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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俯首听命 俯首聽命 fǔ shǒu tīng mìng to bow one's head and obey (idiom); to submit meekly; to be docilely obedient Idiom ∼HSK 7
息息相关 息息相關 xī xī xiāng guān closely bound up (idiom); intimately related Idiom HSK 7
相提并论 相提並論 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) Idiom HSK 7
高明 高明 Gāo míng Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong Xiehouyu HSK 7
着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out Xiehouyu HSK 7
各抒己见 各抒己見 gè shū jǐ jiàn everyone gives their own view HSK 7
隐情 隱情 yǐn qíng sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided HSK 7
纵然 縱然 zòng rán even if; even though HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
一概 一概 yī gài all; without any exceptions; categorically HSK 7
过半 過半 guò bàn over fifty percent; more than half HSK 7
遗物 遺物 yí wù remnant HSK 7
死心 死心 sǐ xīn to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about HSK 7
拉拢 拉攏 lā lǒng to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice HSK 7
休养 休養 xiū yǎng to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce HSK 7
偏差 偏差 piān chā bias; deviation HSK 7
固然 固然 gù rán admittedly (it's true that...) HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
岳父 岳父 yuè fù wife's father, father-in-law HSK 7
去处 去處 qù chù place; destination HSK 7
恰到好处 恰到好處 qià dào hǎo chù it's just perfect; it's just right HSK 7
耽搁 耽擱 dān ge to tarry; to delay; to stop over HSK 7
纵容 縱容 zòng róng to indulge; to connive at HSK 7
当日 當日 dāng rì on that day HSK 7
宠爱 寵愛 chǒng ài to dote on sb HSK 7
重任 重任 zhòng rèn heavy responsibility HSK 7
均衡 均衡 jūn héng equal; balanced; harmony; equilibrium HSK 7
贵重 貴重 guì zhòng precious HSK 7
着实 著實 zhuó shí truly; indeed; severely; harshly HSK 7
脑筋 腦筋 nǎo jīn brains; mind; head; way of thinking HSK 7
疏忽 疏忽 shū hu to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness HSK 7
参军 參軍 cān jūn to join the army HSK 7
矣 矣 yǐ classical final particle, similar to modern 了 HSK 7
危及 危及 wēi jí to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc) HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
一举 一舉 yī jǔ a move; an action; in one move; at a stroke; in one go HSK 7
生机 生機 shēng jī opportunity to live; to reprieve from death; life force; vitality HSK 7
好歹 好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever HSK 7
备份 備份 bèi fèn backup HSK 7
无须 無須 wú xū need not; not obliged to; not necessarily HSK 7
牵扯 牽扯 qiān chě to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated HSK 7
插手 插手 chā shǒu to get involved in; to meddle; interference HSK 7
指点 指點 zhǐ diǎn to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at HSK 7
听从 聽從 tīng cóng to listen and obey; to comply with; to heed; to hearken HSK 7
让步 讓步 ràng bù to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive HSK 7
务必 務必 wù bì must; to need to; to be sure to HSK 7
委屈 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
皇上 皇上 huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7
关照 關照 guān zhào to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind HSK 7
顾虑 顧慮 gù lǜ misgivings; apprehensions HSK 7