Vocabulary

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苦衷 苦衷 kǔ zhōng secret trouble; sorrow; difficulties ∼HSK 6
功名 功名 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory ∼HSK 6
张罗 張羅 zhāng luo to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc) ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
哭丧 哭喪 kū sāng to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed ∼HSK 6
姨娘 姨娘 yí niáng maternal aunt; father's concubine (old) ∼HSK 6
添麻烦 添麻煩 tiān má fan to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience ∼HSK 6
捕快 捕快 bǔ kuài bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China) ∼HSK 6
媳妇儿 媳婦兒 xí fù r erhua variant of ∼HSK 6
宅子 宅子 zhái zi house; residence ∼HSK 6
解药 解藥 jiě yào antidote ∼HSK 6
小婿 小婿 xiǎo xù humble son-in-law ∼HSK 6
岂能 豈能 qǐ néng how could it be (that)...? ; how can...? (rhetorical) ∼HSK 6
德行 德行 dé xíng morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4] ∼HSK 6
现如今 現如今 xiàn rú jīn nowadays; now ∼HSK 6
俸禄 俸祿 fèng lù official's salary (in feudal times) ∼HSK 6
嬷嬷 嬤嬤 mó mo (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun ∼HSK 6
假扮 假扮 jiǎ bàn to impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else ∼HSK 6
卖命 賣命 mài mìng to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause) ∼HSK 6
复命 復命 fù mìng to report on completion of a mission; debriefing ∼HSK 6
国师 國師 guó shī national preceptor ∼HSK 6
在理 在理 zài lǐ reasonable; sensible ∼HSK 6
足足 足足 zú zú fully; no less than; as much as; extremely ∼HSK 6
提携 提攜 tí xié to lead by the hand; to guide; to support ∼HSK 6
撇下 撇下 piē xia to cast away ∼HSK 6
迎亲 迎親 yíng qīn (of the groom's family) to send a bridal sedan chair 花轎|花轿 to fetch the bride; to send a party to escort the bride to the groom's house ∼HSK 6
欠债 欠債 qiàn zhài to owe a debt; the sum owed ∼HSK 6
捉拿 捉拿 zhuō ná to arrest; to catch a criminal ∼HSK 6
撑腰 撐腰 chēng yāo to support; to brace ∼HSK 6
颇为 頗為 pō wéi rather; quite ∼HSK 6
但凡 但凡 dàn fán every single; as long as ∼HSK 6
磨磨蹭蹭 磨磨蹭蹭 mó mó cèng cèng to dillydally; slow-going ∼HSK 6
生死之交 生死之交 shēng sǐ zhī jiāo a friendship to the death (idiom); sworn friends who would die for each other ∼HSK 6
凑齐 湊齊 còu qí to collect all the bits to make a whole ∼HSK 6
婚嫁 婚嫁 hūn jià marriage ∼HSK 6
少安毋躁 少安毋躁 shǎo ān wú zào keep calm, don't get excited; don't be impatient ∼HSK 6
捎信 捎信 shāo xìn to take a letter; to send word ∼HSK 6
上钩 上鉤 shàng gōu to take the bait ∼HSK 6
赖账 賴賬 lài zhàng to renege on a debt ∼HSK 6
清炖 清燉 qīng dùn to stew meat without seasoning ∼HSK 6
盛德 盛德 shèng dé splendid virtue; majestic moral character; great kindness ∼HSK 6
堂屋 堂屋 táng wū central room of a traditional Chinese house ∼HSK 6
窝窝头 窩窩頭 wō wo tóu a kind of a bread ∼HSK 6
不咋的 不咋的 bù zǎ de (dialect) not that great; not up to much; nothing special ∼HSK 6
白眼狼 白眼狼 bái yǎn láng thankless wretch; an ingrate ∼HSK 6
赚大钱 賺大錢 zhuàn dà qián to earn a fortune ∼HSK 6
招牌菜 招牌菜 zhāo pái cài signature dish; a restaurant’s most famous dish ∼HSK 6
开矿 開礦 kāi kuàng to mine; to open a seam ∼HSK 6
之恩 之恩 zhī ēn kindness; favor; debt of gratitude (as in 救命之恩 the kindness of saving one's life) ∼HSK 6
捕头 捕頭 bǔ tóu constable ∼HSK 6