Nirvana in Fire

Episode review

Paving the Way

S1E41 · 静妃上位 誉王被贬 jìng fēi shàngwèi yù wáng bèi biǎn

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Vocabulary

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擅权 擅權 shàn quán to arrogate power ∼HSK 6
娴雅 嫻雅 xián yǎ refined; graceful; elegant; serene ∼HSK 6
即日 即日 jí rì this or that very day; in the next few days ∼HSK 6
吉日 吉日 jí rì propitious day; lucky day ∼HSK 6
岔开 岔開 chà kāi to diverge; to branch off the road; to change (the subject) ∼HSK 6
护短 護短 hù duǎn to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong ∼HSK 6
怒气 怒氣 nù qì anger ∼HSK 6
打消 打消 dǎ xiāo to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on ∼HSK 6
委以重任 委以重任 wěi yǐ zhòng rèn (literary) to entrust (sb) with an important task ∼HSK 6
情义 情義 qíng yì affection; comradeship ∼HSK 6
重臣 重臣 zhòng chén important minister; major figure in government ∼HSK 6
不枉 不枉 bù wǎng not in vain ∼HSK 6
这般 這般 zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
唯恐 唯恐 wéi kǒng for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐 ∼HSK 6
恩宠 恩寵 ēn chǒng special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite ∼HSK 6
虚无 虛無 xū wú nothingness ∼HSK 6
忧思 憂思 yōu sī to be anxious and worried; agitated; pensive ∼HSK 6
绝境 絕境 jué jìng desperate straits ∼HSK 6
大势已去 大勢已去 dà shì yǐ qù the tide has turned (idiom); the situation is hopeless; all is lost ∼HSK 6
刑律 刑律 xíng lǜ criminal law ∼HSK 6
征询 徵詢 zhēng xún to consult; to solicit the opinion of ∼HSK 6
岂能 豈能 qǐ néng how could ...?; how can it be that ...? (rhetorical) ∼HSK 6
有心无力 有心無力 yǒu xīn wú lì to have the will but not the strength (idiom); willing but unable to help ∼HSK 6
党羽 黨羽 dǎng yǔ henchmen ∼HSK 6
良机 良機 liáng jī a good chance; a golden opportunity ∼HSK 6
主子 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) ∼HSK 6
担纲 擔綱 dān gāng to play the leading role ∼HSK 6
歪风 歪風 wāi fēng unhealthy trend; noxious influence ∼HSK 6
私心杂念 私心雜念 sī xīn zá niàn selfish motives and distracting thoughts; private and impure thoughts (idiom) ∼HSK 6
故旧 故舊 gù jiù old friends ∼HSK 6
迫于 迫於 pò yú constrained; restricted; forced to; under pressure to do sth ∼HSK 6
意下如何 意下如何 yì xià rú hé how about it?; what do you think? ∼HSK 6
清白 清白 qīng bái pure; innocent ∼HSK 6
遥不可及 遙不可及 yáo bù kě jí unattainable; far-fetched; out of reach; exceedingly remote or distant ∼HSK 6
喘气 喘氣 chuǎn qì to breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp; to take a breather; to catch one's breath HSK 6
盛行 盛行 shèng xíng to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
只管 只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth) HSK 6
大批 大批 dà pī large quantities of HSK 6
整顿 整頓 zhěng dùn to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify HSK 6
背着 背著 bēi zhe carrying on one's back HSK 6
奏 奏 zòu to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old) HSK 6
明日 明日 míng rì tomorrow HSK 6
残疾 殘疾 cán jí disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal HSK 6
凡是 凡是 fán shì each and every; every; all; any HSK 6
来往 來往 lái wǎng to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with HSK 6
一道 一道 yī dào together HSK 6
不至于 不至於 bù zhì yú unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as HSK 6
便是 便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as HSK 6
师父 師父 shī fu used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker HSK 6