Vocabulary

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niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt ∼HSK 6
guān to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) ∼HSK 6
móu shì skilled manipulator; tactician; strategist; advisor; counsellor ∼HSK 6
zhì qiàn to apologize; to express regret ∼HSK 6
yǒu what is there ∼HSK 6
bèn stupid; clumsy ∼HSK 6
xiè zuì to apologize for an offense; to offer one's apology for a fault ∼HSK 6
宿 宿 mìng predestination; karma ∼HSK 6
piē kāi to disregard; to leave aside ∼HSK 6
zhǔ to invade and take control of (a territory); to take the helm at (an organization); (of a company) to take control of (another company) ∼HSK 6
wèi imperial throne ∼HSK 6
jiào cáng to store in a cellar ∼HSK 6
chàng kuài carefree ∼HSK 6
ròu the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence; CL:條|条[tiao2] ∼HSK 6
jìng wèi to revere ∼HSK 6
móu to seek; to strive for; to obtain; see also 牟取[mou2 qu3] ∼HSK 6
personal gain; (one's own) selfish interest ∼HSK 6
xiāo to wear down; to sap; to whittle away; to while away; to idle away ∼HSK 6
àn jiàn attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back ∼HSK 6
nèi dòu internal strife; power struggle; (of members of an organization) to fight each other ∼HSK 6
móu chén imperial strategic adviser; expert on strategy ∼HSK 6
good fortune ∼HSK 6
zhāo jià to resist; to ward off; to hold one's own ∼HSK 6
wéi guó wéi mín 为: do, handle, govern, act; be · 国: nation, country, nation-state · 为: do, handle, govern, act; be · 民: people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 6
chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
ēn chǒng special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite ∼HSK 6
piān to practice favoritism ∼HSK 6
chì to lash out; to reprimand ∼HSK 6
used in expressions of the form 照V不誤|照V不误[zhao4 xx5 bu4 wu4], in which V is a verb, 照[zhao4] means "as before", and the overall meaning is "carry on (doing sth) regardless" or "continue (to do sth) in spite of changed circumstances", e.g. 照 ∼HSK 6
dǎn wàng wéi daring; presumptuous; daredevil ∼HSK 6
wěi zhèng perjury ∼HSK 6
zhǐ decree ∼HSK 6
shěn to commit sb for trial; to bring sb for interrogation ∼HSK 6
jīn muscles and bones; physique; strength; courage ∼HSK 6
how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
wàng zhī zāi 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 妄: absurd, foolish, reckless; false · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 灾: calamity, disaster, catastrophe ∼HSK 6
wèi to console; to comfort; to soothe ∼HSK 6
lǒng luò to coax; to beguile; to win over ∼HSK 6
ēn shī (greatly respected) teacher ∼HSK 6
qīng unclear ∼HSK 6
xiōng zhǎng elder brother ∼HSK 6
zhǔ fàn culprit ∼HSK 6
gòu xiàn to frame; to bring false charges against ∼HSK 6
jié dǎng to form a clique ∼HSK 6
xiǎn xiē narrowly; almost; nearly ∼HSK 6
shàng qiě (not) even; yet; still ∼HSK 6
āi one by one; in turn ∼HSK 6
zūn zhǐ obey the decree ∼HSK 6
wáng zhě the deceased ∼HSK 6
zài zhè zhī qián before then; up until that point ∼HSK 6