Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty

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唐朝诡事录 tángcháo guǐ shì lù

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轻饶 輕饒 qīng ráo to forgive easily; to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it) ∼HSK 6
轮番 輪番 lún fān in turn; one after another ∼HSK 6
出征 出征 chū zhēng to go into battle; to campaign (military) ∼HSK 6
肆意 肆意 sì yì wantonly; recklessly; willfully ∼HSK 6
请功 請功 qǐng gōng to request recognition for sb's merits; to recommend sb for promotion or an award ∼HSK 6
真凶 真兇 zhēn xiōng culprit ∼HSK 6
异域 異域 yì yù foreign country; alien land ∼HSK 6
迎娶 迎娶 yíng qǔ (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony; (fig.) to take as one's wife; to marry (a woman) ∼HSK 6
存入 存入 cún rù to deposit (e.g. in a bank account) ∼HSK 6
丧葬 喪葬 sāng zàng funeral; burial ∼HSK 6
行凶 行兇 xíng xiōng violent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder) ∼HSK 6
伸冤 伸冤 shēn yuān to right wrongs; to redress an injustice ∼HSK 6
原来如此 原來如此 yuán lái rú cǐ (idiom) so that's how it is; I see ∼HSK 6
斩杀 斬殺 zhǎn shā to behead ∼HSK 6
辰时 辰時 chén shí 7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) ∼HSK 6
何罪之有 何罪之有 hé zuì zhī yǒu 何: what, why, where, which, how · 罪: crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 有: have, own, possess; exist ∼HSK 6
持刀 持刀 chí dāo to hold a knife; knife-wielding ∼HSK 6
元凶 元兇 yuán xiōng chief offender; main culprit ∼HSK 6
畏罪潜逃 畏罪潛逃 wèi zuì qián táo to flee to escape punishment; to abscond from justice ∼HSK 6
治罪 治罪 zhì zuì to punish sb (for a crime) ∼HSK 6
为民除害 為民除害 wèi mín - chú hài (idiom) to rid the people of a scourge ∼HSK 6
出言不逊 出言不遜 chū yán bù xùn to speak rudely ∼HSK 6
从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng 从: from, by, since, whence, through · 中: central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain · 作: make; work; compose, write; act, perform · 梗: stem of flower, branch of plant ∼HSK 6
父母双亡 父母雙亡 fù mǔ shuāng wáng to have lost both one's parents ∼HSK 6
出嫁 出嫁 chū jià to get married (of woman) ∼HSK 6
精挑细选 精挑細選 jīng tiāo xì xuǎn to select very carefully ∼HSK 6
情急之下 情急之下 qíng jí zhī xià in a moment of desperation ∼HSK 6
胎记 胎記 tāi jì birthmark ∼HSK 6
人贩子 人販子 rén fàn zi human trafficker ∼HSK 6
幢幢 幢幢 chuáng chuáng (literary) (of light, shadows) flickering; dancing ∼HSK 6
新郎官 新郎官 xīn láng guān bridegroom; groom ∼HSK 6
诸君 諸君 zhū jūn Gentlemen! (start of a speech); Ladies and Gentlemen! ∼HSK 6
拜堂 拜堂 bài táng ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony; same as 拜天地 ∼HSK 6
稀缺 稀缺 xī quē scarce; scarcity ∼HSK 6
矍铄 矍鑠 jué shuò hale and hearty ∼HSK 6
青壮年 青壯年 qīng zhuàng nián the prime of one's life ∼HSK 6
四溢 四溢 sì yì (of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place; (of grease etc) dripping everywhere; flowing all over the place ∼HSK 6
登临 登臨 dēng lín to visit places famous for their scenery ∼HSK 6
迷雾 迷霧 mí wù dense fog; fig. completely misleading ∼HSK 6
闷酒 悶酒 mèn jiǔ alcohol drunk to drown one's sorrows ∼HSK 6
情真意切 情真意切 qíng zhēn - yì qiè (idiom) sincere; heartfelt ∼HSK 6
驻足 駐足 zhù zú to stop (walking); to halt ∼HSK 6
暗中监视 暗中監視 àn zhōng jiān shì to monitor secretly; to spy on ∼HSK 6
疾走 疾走 jí zǒu to scamper; to scurry ∼HSK 6
验货 驗貨 yàn huò inspection of goods ∼HSK 6
杂处 雜處 zá chǔ (of disparate elements) to mix in with one another; (of diverse groups of people) to live in the same area; to coexist ∼HSK 6
集聚 集聚 jí jù to assemble; to gather ∼HSK 6
悬案 懸案 xuán àn unresolved question; unresolved case ∼HSK 6
弥留之际 彌留之際 mí liú zhī jì on one's deathbed; at the point of death ∼HSK 6
常年 常年 cháng nián all year round; for years on end; average year HSK 6