Nirvana in Fire

Episode review

A Time to Cut Ties

S1E9 · 折翼断羽 游刃有余 shé yì duàn yǔ yóurènyǒuyú

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4.75 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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密函 密函 mì hán secret letter ∼HSK 4
兄 兄 xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
宁 寧 nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
爪牙 爪牙 zhǎo yá pawn; lackey; accomplice (in crime); collaborator; henchman; claws and teeth ∼HSK 4
言明 言明 yán míng to state clearly ∼HSK 4
幸 倖 xìng luck(ily), favor, fortunately ∼HSK 4
没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
延迟 延遲 yán chí to delay; to postpone; to keep putting sth off; to procrastinate; (computing) to lag ∼HSK 4
恐 恐 kǒng fear; fearful, apprehensive ∼HSK 4
移送 移送 yí sòng to transfer (a case, a person, files etc) ∼HSK 4
何曾 何曾 hé céng did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc) ∼HSK 4
法子 法子 fǎ zi way; method; Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5] ∼HSK 4
自问 自問 zì wèn to ask oneself; to search one's soul; to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter ∼HSK 4
错失 錯失 cuò shī fault; mistake; to miss (a chance) ∼HSK 4
全盘 全盤 quán pán overall; comprehensive ∼HSK 4
江湖 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]); ( ∼HSK 4
森严 森嚴 sēn yán strict; rigid; tight (security) ∼HSK 4
多言 多言 duō yán wordy; talkative ∼HSK 4
际遇 際遇 jì yù circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise); stroke of luck; opportunity ∼HSK 4
单单 單單 dān dān only; merely; just ∼HSK 4
此类 此類 cǐ lèi this kind; these kinds; such ∼HSK 4
顶上 頂上 dǐng shàng on top of; at the summit ∼HSK 4
御 御 yù drive, ride; chariot; manage ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
奋起 奮起 fèn qǐ to rise vigorously; a spirited start ∼HSK 4
安危 安危 ān wēi safety and danger; safety ∼HSK 4
寒 寒 hán cold, wintry, chilly ∼HSK 4
缜密 縝密 zhěn mì meticulous; careful; deliberate; delicate; fine (texture) ∼HSK 4
甜瓜 甜瓜 tián guā muskmelon ∼HSK 4
官场 官場 guān chǎng officialdom; bureaucracy ∼HSK 4
咱俩 咱倆 zán liǎ the two of us ∼HSK 4
何等 何等 hé děng what kind?; how, what; somewhat ∼HSK 4
贺 賀 Hè congratulate; send present ∼HSK 4
见谅 見諒 jiàn liàng please forgive me ∼HSK 4
来示 來示 lái shì (polite) your letter ∼HSK 4
怎么能 怎麼能 zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
犯人 犯人 fàn rén convict; prisoner; criminal ∼HSK 4
沙场 沙場 shā chǎng sandpit; battleground; battlefield ∼HSK 4
结盟 結盟 jié méng to form an alliance; to ally oneself with; allied with; aligned; to bond with ∼HSK 4
达不到 達不到 dá bù dào cannot achieve; cannot reach ∼HSK 4
示 示 shì show, manifest; demonstrate ∼HSK 4
本应 本應 běn yīng should have; ought to have ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
肥肉 肥肉 féi ròu fat (e.g. pork fat); fatty meat; (fig.) a gold mine; cash cow ∼HSK 4
示好 示好 shì hǎo to express goodwill; to be friendly ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
陌生人 陌生人 mò shēng rén stranger ∼HSK 4
杰 傑 jié hero; heroic, outstanding ∼HSK 4
适 適 kuò go, reach; appropriate, suitable ∼HSK 4
入狱 入獄 rù yù to go to jail; to be sent to prison ∼HSK 4