The Ingenious One

Episode review

Three Heroes Gather in Yangzhou

S1E2 · 三侠会洋州 sān xiá huì yáng zhōu

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4.84 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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接踵而至 接踵而至 jiē zhǒng ér zhì to arrive one after another (idiom); to come in quick succession Idiom ∼HSK 7
立足之地 立足之地 lì zú zhī dì a place to stand (idiom); a foothold; even the smallest space to establish oneself Idiom ∼HSK 7
新仇旧恨 新仇舊恨 xīn chóu jiù hèn new grievances piled on old grudges (idiom); accumulated resentment, both recent and longstanding Idiom ∼HSK 7
直上青云 直上青雲 zhí shàng qīng yún lit. to rise straight into the blue clouds (idiom); fig. to have a meteoric rise to high office or success Idiom ∼HSK 7
侠肝义胆 俠肝義膽 xiá gān yì dǎn chivalrous and loyal (idiom); having a noble, righteous and courageous spirit Idiom ∼HSK 7
斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely Idiom HSK 7
倾家荡产 傾家蕩產 qīng jiā dàng chǎn to lose a family fortune (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger Idiom HSK 7
一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling Xiehouyu HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
拜会 拜會 bài huì (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on HSK 7
出山 出山 chū shān to leave the mountain (of a hermit); to come out of obscurity to a government job; to take a leading position HSK 7
苦力 苦力 kǔ lì bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times HSK 7
相传 相傳 xiāng chuán to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend HSK 7
插嘴 插嘴 chā zuǐ to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation HSK 7
跟上 跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with; to keep pace with HSK 7
枢纽 樞紐 shū niǔ hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum HSK 7
周折 周折 zhōu zhé twists and turns; vicissitude; complication; difficulty; effort HSK 7
剔除 剔除 tī chú to reject; to discard; to get rid of HSK 7
渊源 淵源 yuān yuán origin; source; relationship HSK 7
刨 刨 bào carpenter's plane; to plane (woodwork); to shave off; to peel (with a potato peeler etc) HSK 7
盘算 盤算 pán suàn to plot; to scheme; to calculate HSK 7
官兵 官兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
情谊 情誼 qíng yì friendship; camaraderie HSK 7
偏远 偏遠 piān yuǎn remote; far from civilization HSK 7
当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí top priority job; matter of vital importance HSK 7
繁华 繁華 fán huá flourishing; bustling HSK 7
偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn to goof off; to be lazy HSK 7
算计 算計 suàn ji to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme HSK 7
逼迫 逼迫 bī pò to force; to compel; to coerce HSK 7
往日 往日 wǎng rì former days; the past HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
做主 做主 zuò zhǔ see 主 HSK 7
言行 言行 yán xíng words and actions; what one says and what one does HSK 7
丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth; silk HSK 7
恩怨 恩怨 ēn yuàn gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances HSK 7
趁着 趁著 chènzhe while HSK 7
惊慌 驚慌 jīng huāng to panic; to be alarmed HSK 7
调度 調度 diào dù to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc); to schedule; to manage; dispatcher; scheduler HSK 7
反过来 反過來 fǎn guo lái conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction HSK 7
去除 去除 qù chú to remove; to dislodge HSK 7
精通 精通 jīng tōng to be proficient in; to master (a subject) HSK 7
尽早 儘早 jǐn zǎo as early as possible HSK 7
真情 真情 zhēn qíng real situation; the truth HSK 7
雇主 僱主 gù zhǔ employer HSK 7
看似 看似 kàn sì to look as if; to seem HSK 7
张扬 張揚 Zhāng Yáng Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter HSK 7
无形 無形 wú xíng incorporeal; virtual; formless; invisible (assets); intangible HSK 7
有幸 有幸 yǒu xìng fortunately HSK 7