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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是以 是以 shì yǐ therefore; thus; so ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
回京 回京 huí Jīng to return to the capital ∼HSK 1
从来没有 從來沒有 cóng lái méi yǒu there has never been; has never had; (before a verb) has never ∼HSK 1
达 達 Dá arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery ∼HSK 1
想来 想來 xiǎng lái it may be assumed that ∼HSK 1
多大 多大 duō dà how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much ∼HSK 1
最多 最多 zuì duō at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal ∼HSK 1
半个 半個 bàn ge half of sth ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1]) ∼HSK 1
一语中的 一語中的 yī yǔ - zhòng dì (idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on ∼HSK 1
不是吗 不是嗎 bù shì ma isn't that so? ∼HSK 1
拿人 拿人 ná rén making things awkward; to cause difficulties; to exert influence; to attract ∼HSK 1
女眷 女眷 nǚ juàn the females in a family; womenfolk ∼HSK 1
听候 聽候 tīng hòu to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment) ∼HSK 1
对本 對本 duì běn (a return) equal to the capital; 100 percent profit ∼HSK 1
多重 多重 duō chóng multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc) ∼HSK 1
别有 別有 bié yǒu to have other...; to have a special ... ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
哪里哪里 哪裡哪裡 nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ you're too kind; you flatter me ∼HSK 1
试问 試問 shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically); one might well ask ∼HSK 1
太过 太過 tài guò excessively; too ∼HSK 1
慢走 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
要人 要人 yào rén important person ∼HSK 1
外放 外放 wài fàng extroverted; outgoing; to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones); (old) to appoint to a post outside the capital ∼HSK 1
小半 小半 xiǎo bàn a portion smaller than a half; the lesser part; the smaller part ∼HSK 1
要说 要說 yào shuō as for; when it comes to ∼HSK 1
小子 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) ∼HSK 1
昨日 昨日 zuó rì yesterday ∼HSK 1
几分 幾分 jǐ fēn somewhat; a bit ∼HSK 1
手写 手寫 shǒu xiě to write by hand ∼HSK 1
中师 中師 zhōng shī secondary normal school (abbr. for 中等師範學校|中等师范学校[zhong1 deng3 shi1 fan4 xue2 xiao4]) ∼HSK 1
昨晚 昨晚 zuó wǎn yesterday evening; last night ∼HSK 1
先机 先機 xiān jī critical opportunity ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
手下 手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; when taking action ∼HSK 1
了事 了事 liǎo shì to dispose of a matter; to be done with it ∼HSK 1
大用 大用 dà yòng to put sb in powerful position; to empower ∼HSK 1
大半 大半 dà bàn more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
着呢 著呢 zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather ∼HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
弟 弟 dì younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) HSK 1
请问 請問 qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...? HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
弟弟 弟弟 dì di younger brother HSK 1
那边 那邊 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1
生气 生氣 shēng qì to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness HSK 1