A Thousand Years of Huizhou

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千年徽州 qiānnián huīzhōu

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一气呵成 一氣呵成 yī qì hē chéng to do something at one go; to flow smoothly Idiom ∼HSK 6
腥风血雨 腥風血雨 xīng fēng xuè yǔ lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom); fig. reign of terror; carnage Idiom ∼HSK 6
咬文嚼字 咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording Idiom ∼HSK 6
浓墨重彩 濃墨重彩 nóng mò zhòng cǎi thick and heavy in colors; to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
生机勃勃 生機勃勃 shēng jī bó bó full of vitality Idiom ∼HSK 6
波澜壮阔 波瀾壯闊 bō lán zhuàng kuò surging forward with great momentum; unfolding on a magnificent scale Idiom ∼HSK 6
心有余悸 心有餘悸 xīn yǒu yú jì to have lingering fears; trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
挥汗如雨 揮汗如雨 huī hàn rú yǔ to drip with sweat; sweat poured off (him) Idiom ∼HSK 6
精雕细刻 精雕細刻 jīng diāo - xì kè lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work (at sth) with extreme care and precision Idiom ∼HSK 6
大功告成 大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
丧胆 喪膽 sàng dǎn panic-stricken; scared out of one's wits Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
非同小可 非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important; no small matter Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
借题发挥 借題發揮 jiè tí fā huī to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas; to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
露头 露頭 lòu tóu to show one's head; to give a sign to show one's presence Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
别具一格 別具一格 bié jù yī gé having a unique or distinctive style Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
悬 懸 xuán to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation Xiehouyu HSK 6
磨牙 磨牙 mó yá to grind one's teeth (during sleep); pointless arguing; (coll.) molar Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
整治 整治 zhěng zhì to bring under control; to regulate; to restore to good condition; (coll.) to fix (a person); to prepare (a meal etc) Colloquialism HSK 6
雷 雷 léi thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
宗族 宗族 zōng zú clan; clansman ∼HSK 6
祠堂 祠堂 cí táng ancestral hall; memorial hall ∼HSK 6
功名 功名 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory ∼HSK 6
藏书 藏書 cáng shū to collect books; library collection ∼HSK 6
族谱 族譜 zú pǔ genealogical record; family history; lineage ∼HSK 6
先祖 先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather; (literary) ancestors ∼HSK 6
精湛 精湛 jīng zhàn consummate; exquisite ∼HSK 6
一族 一族 yī zú social group; subculture; family; clan; see also ∼HSK 6
迁入 遷入 qiān rù to move in (to new lodging) ∼HSK 6
天理 天理 tiān lǐ Heaven's law; the natural order of things ∼HSK 6
繁衍 繁衍 fán yǎn to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity ∼HSK 6
刻印 刻印 kè yìn to engrave a seal; stamp mark; to print with carved type; to leave a deep impression ∼HSK 6
诸子 諸子 zhū zǐ various sages; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism represented by Confucius and Mencius, Daoism by Laozi and Zhuangzi, Mohism by Moz ∼HSK 6
田产 田產 tián chǎn estate; lands ∼HSK 6
织布 織布 zhī bù woven cloth; to weave cloth ∼HSK 6
故里 故里 gù lǐ home town; native place ∼HSK 6
山岳 山嶽 shān yuè mountain; hill; lofty mountain ∼HSK 6
蜿蜒 蜿蜒 wān yán (of a snake) to wriggle along; (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind ∼HSK 6
江畔 江畔 jiāng pàn riverbank ∼HSK 6
自幼 自幼 zì yòu from childhood ∼HSK 6
景致 景緻 jǐng zhì view; scenery; scene ∼HSK 6
宅院 宅院 zhái yuàn house; house with a courtyard ∼HSK 6
重镇 重鎮 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town; (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc) ∼HSK 6
良田 良田 liáng tián good agricultural land; fertile land ∼HSK 6
百余 百餘 bǎi yú a hundred or more ∼HSK 6
绵延 綿延 mián yán (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken ∼HSK 6
迁居 遷居 qiān jū to move (from one residence to another) ∼HSK 6
石碑 石碑 shí bēi stele; stone tablet (for inscription) ∼HSK 6