Vocabulary

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lǎo ér old man (familiar) ∼HSK 6
lín cháo to hold a court audience; to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent) ∼HSK 6
duān really; after all; details; particulars ∼HSK 6
yuán yóu reason; cause ∼HSK 6
xiù kǒu cuff ∼HSK 6
zhǐ decree ∼HSK 6
chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
xiōng xiǎn dangerous; ruthless; treacherous ∼HSK 6
jié qiú to break a prisoner out of jail ∼HSK 6
jiàn jià to have an audience (with the emperor) ∼HSK 6
shēn xiàn to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc); deep set (eyes) ∼HSK 6
jiàn zhǐ (fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc) ∼HSK 6
bīng hidden troops; ambush ∼HSK 6
píng shēn rise (to subjects bowing) ∼HSK 6
chén rebellious minister ∼HSK 6
zuì capital offense; crime punishable by death; my deepest apologies ∼HSK 6
méng to deceive; to hoodwink ∼HSK 6
jiǎo xìng luckily; by a fluke ∼HSK 6
niè remaining evil element; surviving members (of an evil former regime); dregs (of a colonial administration) ∼HSK 6
zhǔ shuài (military) commander-in-chief; (sports) team manager; coach ∼HSK 6
zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military); star player (sports); key figure (in an organization) ∼HSK 6
jīng rèn 语: language, words; saying, expression · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 惊: frighten, surprise, startle · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else ∼HSK 6
liè yàn raging flames ∼HSK 6
móu huà to scheme; to plot; conspiracy ∼HSK 6
lín (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe ∼HSK 6
jié jìng shortcut ∼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
fèi chù to depose (a king) ∼HSK 6
miè destruction ∼HSK 6
gòu xiàn to frame; to bring false charges against ∼HSK 6
méng nàn to meet with disaster; killed; in the clutches of the enemy; to fall foul of; in danger ∼HSK 6
zhǔ fàn culprit ∼HSK 6
shǐ unofficial history; history as popular legends ∼HSK 6
yuān hún ghost of one who died unjustly; departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances ∼HSK 6
yǒu dào li to make sense; reasonable ∼HSK 6
yǒu (idiom) to have no basis in fact; to be the product of sb's imagination ∼HSK 6
shèng míng enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler) ∼HSK 6
jié chóu to start a feud; to become enemies ∼HSK 6
chú diào to eliminate ∼HSK 6
tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
jiǎo biàn to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story; to make excuses ∼HSK 6
biǎo zhēng symbol; indicator; representation ∼HSK 6
mài to feel the pulse; to take sb's pulse ∼HSK 6
rèn zāi to admit defeat ∼HSK 6
zhěn mài take pulse (TCM) ∼HSK 6
shì jūn regicide; to commit regicide ∼HSK 6
zhī tán (idiom) complete nonsense ∼HSK 6
lín facing death; at death's door ∼HSK 6
cóng to comply with; to obey ∼HSK 6
xíng xiōng violent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder) ∼HSK 6