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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谋划 謀劃 móu huà to scheme; to plot; conspiracy ∼HSK 6
臂膀 臂膀 bì bǎng arm ∼HSK 6
尽如人意 盡如人意 jìn rú rén yì to be just as one wishes (idiom); usu. negated: not everything turns out as one would like ∼HSK 6
切莫 切莫 qiè mò you must not; Please don't...; be sure not to; on no account (do it) ∼HSK 6
除掉 除掉 chú diào to eliminate ∼HSK 6
何来 何來 hé lái wherefore ∼HSK 6
坐镇 坐鎮 zuò zhèn (of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee ∼HSK 6
图谋不轨 圖謀不軌 tú móu bù guǐ to plot and scheme treacherously (idiom); to harbor evil intentions; to conspire ∼HSK 6
清高 清高 qīng gāo noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits ∼HSK 6
自持 自持 zì chí to control onself; to exercise self-restraint; self-sustaining ∼HSK 6
表露 表露 biǎo lù to show; to reveal (one's feelings etc) ∼HSK 6
亲善 親善 qīn shàn goodwill ∼HSK 6
费尽心思 費盡心思 fèi jìn xīn si to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through ∼HSK 6
筹谋 籌謀 chóu móu to work out a strategy; to come up with a plan for ∼HSK 6
理当 理當 lǐ dāng should; ought ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
招人 招人 zhāo rén to be infectious; to recruit ∼HSK 6
护甲 護甲 hù jiǎ armor; bulletproof vest ∼HSK 6
皇恩 皇恩 huáng ēn imperial kindness; benevolence from the emperor ∼HSK 6
商议 商議 shāng yì to negotiate; discussion; proposal ∼HSK 6
名帖 名帖 míng tiě name card; business card ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
主犯 主犯 zhǔ fàn culprit ∼HSK 6
有道理 有道理 yǒu dào li to make sense; reasonable ∼HSK 6
一臂之力 一臂之力 yī bì zhī lì a helping hand (idiom); to lend assistance; lit. the strength of one arm ∼HSK 6
人犯 人犯 rén fàn criminal; culprit; suspect (old) ∼HSK 6
情有可原 情有可原 qíng yǒu kě yuán pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc) ∼HSK 6
从轻发落 從輕發落 cóng qīng fā luò to deal with leniently (idiom); to give a lighter punishment ∼HSK 6
承蒙 承蒙 chéng méng to be indebted (to sb) ∼HSK 6
玉露 玉露 yù lù gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea); (old) early-morning autumn dew; fine liquor ∼HSK 6
人人皆知 人人皆知 rén rén jiē zhī known to everyone ∼HSK 6
逝者 逝者 shì zhě the dead; the deceased ∼HSK 6
失礼 失禮 shī lǐ discourteous ∼HSK 6
侍郎 侍郎 shì láng (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards; (also an official title in earlier dynasties) ∼HSK 6
告退 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused ∼HSK 6
常年 常年 cháng nián all year round; for years on end; average year HSK 6
外头 外頭 wài tou outside; out HSK 6
造反 造反 zào fǎn to rebel; to revolt HSK 6
近日 近日 jìn rì (in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days HSK 6
晾 晾 liàng to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder HSK 6
送礼 送禮 sòng lǐ to give a present HSK 6
打发 打發 dǎ fa to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc) HSK 6
书房 書房 shū fáng study (room); studio HSK 6
奏 奏 zòu to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old) HSK 6
一代 一代 yī dài generation HSK 6
明日 明日 míng rì tomorrow HSK 6
联手 聯手 lián shǒu lit. to join hands; to act together 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
官司 官司 guān si lawsuit HSK 6
原告 原告 yuán gào complainant; plaintiff HSK 6