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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兄弟 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal HSK 4
王 王 Wáng surname Wang HSK 4
而是 而是 ér shì rather HSK 4
方 方 Fāng surname Fang HSK 4
应 應 Yīng surname Ying; Taiwan pr. [Yìng] HSK 4
不管 不管 bù guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
表示 表示 biǎo shì to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean HSK 4
看来 看來 kàn lai apparently; it seems that HSK 4
局 侷 jú narrow HSK 4
法 㳒 fǎ variant of 法 HSK 4
些 些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
定 定 dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
研究 研究 yán jiū research; a study; to research; to look into HSK 4
自 自 zì self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely HSK 4
曾 曾 Zēng surname Zeng HSK 4
处 處 chǔ to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish HSK 4
对于 對於 duì yú regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to HSK 4
之前 之前 zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
此 此 cǐ this; these HSK 4
选择 選擇 xuǎn zé to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative HSK 4
之后 之後 zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
担心 擔心 dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
却 卻 què old variant of 却 HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
高升 高升 gāo shēng to get a promotion Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
心里有数 心裡有數 xīn lǐ yǒu shù to know the score (idiom); to be well aware of the situation Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
乱套 亂套 luàn tào in a mess; upside down Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
没用 沒用 méi yòng useless Xiehouyu HSK 3
亲 親 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
吏部 吏部 Lì bù Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
工部 工部 Gōng Bù Ministry of Works (in imperial China) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
父 父 fù father; KangXi radical 88 ∼HSK 3
兰 蘭 Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
调派 調派 diào pài to send on assignment; to deploy (troops) ∼HSK 3
军方 軍方 jūn fāng military ∼HSK 3
京城 京城 jīng chéng capital of a country ∼HSK 3
朝廷 朝廷 cháo tíng court; imperial household; dynasty ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
一应 一應 yī yīng all; every ∼HSK 3
出缺 出缺 chū quē to fall vacant; a job opening at a high level ∼HSK 3
相争 相爭 xiāng zhēng to vie against one another; to fight each other; mutual aggression ∼HSK 3
保不住 保不住 bǎo bu zhù cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well ∼HSK 3
保住 保住 bǎo zhù to preserve; to save ∼HSK 3
敌 敵 dí enemy, foe, rival; resist ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
失 失 shī lose; make mistake, neglect ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
有的时候 有的時候 yǒu de shí hòu sometimes; at times ∼HSK 3