Episode review

No Town Without Huizhou Merchants

S1E5 · 第5集无徽不成镇 dì jí wú huī bùchéng zhèn

HSK 1

6.13 Advanced

Vocabulary

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蜿蜒蜿蜒 wān yán	(of a snake) to wriggle along; (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind	∼HSK 6
木料木料 mù liào	lumber; timber	∼HSK 6
愈发愈發 yù fā	all the more; increasingly	∼HSK 6
第一桶金第一桶金 dì yī tǒng jīn	the first pot of gold; the initial profits from an economic endeavour	∼HSK 6
故土故土 gù tǔ	native country; one's homeland	∼HSK 6
渺茫渺茫 miǎo máng	uncertain; remote; distant and indistinct; vague	∼HSK 6
荒地荒地 huāng dì	wasteland; uncultivated land	∼HSK 6
仓储倉儲 cāng chǔ	to store in a warehouse	∼HSK 6
远扬遠揚 yuǎn yáng	(fame) spreads far and wide	∼HSK 6
素有素有 sù yǒu	to have; to have always had	∼HSK 6
美誉美譽 měi yù	good name; good reputation	∼HSK 6
鼎盛鼎盛 dǐng shèng	thriving; flourishing	∼HSK 6
走入走入 zǒu rù	to walk into	∼HSK 6
坎坷坎坷 kǎn kě	(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes	∼HSK 6
祭酒祭酒 jì jiǔ	to offer a libation; person who performs the libation before a banquet; senior member of a profession; important government post in imperial China	∼HSK 6
尊崇尊崇 zūn chóng	to revere; to admire; to honor; to venerate	∼HSK 6
作画作畫 zuò huà	to paint	∼HSK 6
抵押贷款抵押貸款 dǐ yā dài kuǎn	mortgage loan	∼HSK 6
无可挑剔無可挑剔 wú kě tiāo ti	excellent in every respect; flawless	∼HSK 6
慈善家慈善家 cí shàn jiā	philanthropist; humanitarian; charity donor	∼HSK 6
宗族宗族 zōng zú	clan; clansman	∼HSK 6
据为己有據為己有 jù wéi jǐ yǒu	(idiom) to illegally take possession of; to appropriate	∼HSK 6
紧闭緊閉 jǐn bì	to close securely; tightly closed; secure	∼HSK 6
攻城攻城 gōng chéng	to besiege (a town)	∼HSK 6
激愤激憤 jī fèn	to stir up emotions; furious; angry; anger	∼HSK 6
经文經文 jīng wén	scripture text	∼HSK 6
斩杀斬殺 zhǎn shā	to behead	∼HSK 6
作乱作亂 zuò luàn	to rebel; to rise in revolt	∼HSK 6
洗冤洗冤 xǐ yuān	to right a wrong; to redress an injustice	∼HSK 6
凋敝凋敝 diāo bì	impoverished; destitute; hard; depressed (of business); tattered; ragged	∼HSK 6
能工巧匠能工巧匠 néng gōng qiǎo jiàng	能: to be able; can, permitted to; ability · 工: labor, work; worker, laborer · 巧: skillful, ingenious, clever · 匠: craftsman, artisan; workman	∼HSK 6
玲珑玲瓏 líng lóng	(onom.) clink of jewels; exquisite; detailed and fine; clever; nimble	∼HSK 6
交融交融 jiāo róng	to blend; to mix	∼HSK 6
传为佳话傳為佳話 chuán wéi jiā huà	传: summon; propagate, transmit · 为: do, handle, govern, act; be · 佳: good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful · 话: speech, talk, language; dialect	∼HSK 6
磨练磨練 mó liàn	to temper oneself; to steel oneself; self-discipline; endurance	∼HSK 6
国粹國粹 guó cuì	national essence; quintessence of national culture	∼HSK 6
大码大碼 dà mǎ	large size	∼HSK 6
繁盛繁盛 fán shèng	prosperous; thriving; (of vegetation) luxuriant	∼HSK 6
芦苇蘆葦 lú wěi	reed	∼HSK 6
盛年盛年 shèng nián	the prime of one's life	∼HSK 6
绵延綿延 mián yán	(esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken	∼HSK 6
专攻專攻 zhuān gōng	to specialize in; to major in	∼HSK 6
故里故里 gù lǐ	home town; native place	∼HSK 6
郎中郎中 láng zhōng	doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful)	∼HSK 6
名不见经传名不見經傳 míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn	(lit.) name not encountered in the classics; unknown (person); nobody	∼HSK 6
夜幕夜幕 yè mù	curtain of night; gathering darkness	∼HSK 6
粉墙粉牆 fěn qiáng	whitewashed wall; to whitewash a wall	∼HSK 6
街巷街巷 jiē xiàng	streets and alleys; street; alley	∼HSK 6
迎新迎新 yíng xīn	to see in the New Year; to welcome new guests; by extension, to receive new students	∼HSK 6
筹钱籌錢 chóu qián	to raise money	∼HSK 6