A Thousand Years of Huizhou

Episode review

No Town Without Huizhou Merchants

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

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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 skilled craftsmen (idiom); master artisans ∼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 to be passed on as a much-admired tale; to become a celebrated story (idiom) ∼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