Nirvana in Fire

Episode review

The Eastern Palace Strikes

S1E15 · 后宫起火 皇后受责 hòugōng qǐhuǒ huánghòu shòu zé

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4.59 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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急功近利 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return Idiom HSK 7
理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right Idiom HSK 7
使唤 使喚 shǐ huan to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shǐ huàn] Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo variant of 伙 HSK 7
汤圆 湯圓 tāng yuán boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival HSK 7
赐教 賜教 cì jiào (honorific) to impart one's wisdom; to enlighten HSK 7
改日 改日 gǎi rì another day; some other day HSK 7
伸张 伸張 shēn zhāng to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote HSK 7
耍赖 耍賴 shuǎ lài to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened HSK 7
拜年 拜年 bài nián to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year HSK 7
正月 正月 Zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year HSK 7
整数 整數 zhěng shù whole number; integer (math.); round figure HSK 7
出任 出任 chū rèn to take up a post; to start in a new job HSK 7
相传 相傳 xiāng chuán to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend HSK 7
不平 不平 bù píng uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied HSK 7
忌讳 忌諱 jì huì taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from HSK 7
火候 火候 huǒ hou heat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
索性 索性 suǒ xìng you might as well (do it); simply; just HSK 7
下棋 下棋 xià qí to play chess HSK 7
清静 清靜 qīng jìng quiet; peaceful and quiet HSK 7
抗衡 抗衡 kàng héng to compete with; to vie with; to counter HSK 7
洁净 潔淨 jié jìng clean; to cleanse HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
功力 功力 gōng lì merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power HSK 7
动荡 動蕩 dòng dàng variant of 动荡 HSK 7
阻拦 阻攔 zǔ lán to stop; to obstruct HSK 7
昔日 昔日 xī rì former days; in the past HSK 7
耽搁 耽擱 dān ge to tarry; to delay; to stop over HSK 7
掌管 掌管 zhǎng guǎn in charge of; to control HSK 7
比起 比起 bǐ qǐ compared with HSK 7
风范 風範 fēng fàn air; manner; model; paragon; demeanor HSK 7
纵容 縱容 zòng róng to indulge; to connive at HSK 7
当众 當眾 dāng zhòng in public; in front of everybody HSK 7
触犯 觸犯 chù fàn to violate; to offend HSK 7
兴致 興致 xìng zhì mood; spirits; interest HSK 7
接见 接見 jiē jiàn to receive sb; to grant an interview HSK 7
贵重 貴重 guì zhòng precious HSK 7
劣势 劣勢 liè shì inferior; disadvantaged HSK 7
责备 責備 zé bèi to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach HSK 7
无非 無非 wú fēi only; nothing else HSK 7
做主 做主 zuò zhǔ see 主 HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
风流 風流 fēng liú distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose HSK 7
贯穿 貫穿 guàn chuān to run through; a connecting thread from beginning to end; to link HSK 7
接替 接替 jiē tì to replace; to take over (a position or post) HSK 7
削弱 削弱 xuē ruò to weaken; to impair; to cripple HSK 7
事态 事態 shì tài situation; existing state of affairs HSK 7
指点 指點 zhǐ diǎn to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at HSK 7
不知不觉 不知不覺 bù zhī bù jué unconsciously; unwittingly HSK 7