Nirvana in Fire

Episode review

Sons of Two Families

S1E3 · 雪庐结盟 黑马异起 xuě lú jiéméng hēimǎ yì qǐ

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4.39 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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旨 旨 zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 5
太监 太監 tài jiàn court eunuch; palace eunuch ∼HSK 5
入围 入圍 rù wéi to get past the qualifying round; to make it to the finals ∼HSK 5
战绩 戰績 zhàn jì military achievements; (fig.) record of performance in a competitive field (esp. win-loss record in sports) ∼HSK 5
隐 隱 yǐn hide, conceal; hidden, secret ∼HSK 5
巴掌 巴掌 bā zhang palm of the hand; classifier: slap ∼HSK 5
所愿 所願 suǒ yuàn wished-for; desired ∼HSK 5
燕 燕 Yān swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy ∼HSK 5
尼姑 尼姑 ní gū Buddhist nun ∼HSK 5
庵 庵 ān Buddhist monastery or nunnery ∼HSK 5
慈 慈 cí kind, charitable, benevolent ∼HSK 5
事务繁忙 事務繁忙 shì wù fán máng busy; bustling ∼HSK 5
军务 軍務 jūn wù military affairs ∼HSK 5
怎能 怎能 zěn néng how can ∼HSK 5
琦 琦 qí gem, precious stone, jade ∼HSK 5
廊 廊 láng corridor, porch, veranda ∼HSK 5
委任 委任 wěi rèn to appoint ∼HSK 5
尊 尊 zūn honored ∼HSK 5
殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
后宫 後宮 hòu gōng harem; chambers of imperial concubines ∼HSK 5
圣 聖 kū holy, sage ∼HSK 5
巡 巡 xún patrol ∼HSK 5
寡 寡 guǎ widowed; alone, friendless ∼HSK 5
宴饮 宴飲 yàn yǐn to wine and dine; to feast; banquet ∼HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
正如 正如 zhèng rú just as; precisely as HSK 5
亏 虧 kuī deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... HSK 5
看成 看成 kàn chéng to regard as HSK 5
人力 人力 rén lì manpower; labor power HSK 5
泉 泉 quán spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic) HSK 5
再也 再也 zài yě (not) any more HSK 5
边境 邊境 biān jìng frontier; border HSK 5
面子 面子 miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
隔壁 隔壁 gé bì next door; neighbor HSK 5
糟 糟 zāo dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined HSK 5
难得 難得 nán dé seldom; rare; hard to come by HSK 5
打扰 打擾 dǎ rǎo to disturb; to bother; to trouble HSK 5
献 獻 xiàn to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) HSK 5
一向 一向 yī xiàng always (previously); a period of time in the recent past HSK 5
倒是 倒是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you HSK 5
过于 過於 guò yú too much; excessively HSK 5
丑 丑 Chǒu surname Chou HSK 5
得了 得了 dé le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5
抬 抬 tái to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry HSK 5
大事 大事 dà shì major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way HSK 5
艰难 艱難 jiān nán difficult; hard; challenging HSK 5
除非 除非 chú fēi only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless HSK 5
认 認 rèn to recognize; to know; to admit HSK 5
今日 今日 jīn rì today HSK 5
展现 展現 zhǎn xiàn to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display HSK 5