The Longest Day in Chang'an

Episode review

The Sun at Its Highest

S1E2 · 午初 阳气炽盛 wǔ chū yáng qì chìshèng

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4.83 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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短时间 短時間 duǎn shí jiān short term; short time ∼HSK 3
势 勢 shì power, force; tendency ∼HSK 3
亲信 親信 qīn xìn (often pejorative) trusted aide; confidant; to put one's trust in (sb) ∼HSK 3
交由 交由 jiāo yóu to hand over (responsibility for sth) to (sb); to leave it to (sb else to take charge of the next stage of a process) ∼HSK 3
代行 代行 dài xíng to act as a substitute; to act on sb's behalf ∼HSK 3
敌 敵 dí enemy, foe, rival; resist ∼HSK 3
正时 正時 zhèng shí timing (of an engine) ∼HSK 3
之上 之上 zhī shàng above ∼HSK 3
马脚 馬腳 mǎ jiǎo sth one wishes to conceal; the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag") ∼HSK 3
头目 頭目 tóu mù ringleader; gang leader; chieftain ∼HSK 3
连累 連累 lián lei to implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4] ∼HSK 3
金银 金銀 jīn yín gold and silver ∼HSK 3
火气 火氣 huǒ qì anger; internal heat (TCM) ∼HSK 3
升起 升起 shēng qǐ to raise; to hoist; to rise ∼HSK 3
有办法 有辦法 yǒu bàn fǎ can find methods; resourceful; creative ∼HSK 3
修道 修道 xiū dào to practice Daoism ∼HSK 3
籍 籍 Jí record, register, list; census ∼HSK 3
使馆 使館 shǐ guǎn consulate; diplomatic mission ∼HSK 3
赶工 趕工 gǎn gōng to work against the clock; to hurry with work to get it done in time ∼HSK 3
帮派 幫派 bāng pài gang; faction ∼HSK 3
家传 家傳 jiā chuán handed down in a family; family traditions ∼HSK 3
证物 證物 zhèng wù exhibit (law) ∼HSK 3
退下 退下 tuì xià to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down ∼HSK 3
牛马 牛馬 niú mǎ oxen and horses; beasts of burden; (fig.) drudge; laborer ∼HSK 3
馆 館 guǎn variant of 館|馆[guan3] ∼HSK 3
报备 報備 bào bèi to report a proposed activity to an authority (to obtain approval or register one's intentions) ∼HSK 3
死伤 死傷 sǐ shāng casualties; dead and injured ∼HSK 3
初三 初三 chū sān third year in junior middle school ∼HSK 3
万物 萬物 wàn wù all things; all that exists ∼HSK 3
大典 大典 dà diǎn ceremony; collection of classical writings ∼HSK 3
陆 陸 Lù land, continental; army ∼HSK 3
干系 干係 gān xì responsibility ∼HSK 3
乐土 樂土 lè tǔ happy place; paradise; haven ∼HSK 3
荣耀 榮耀 róng yào honor; glory ∼HSK 3
有朝一日 有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì one day; sometime in the future ∼HSK 3
干吗 幹嗎 gàn má see 干嘛 HSK 3
早已 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past HSK 3
巧 巧 qiǎo opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely HSK 3
春 旾 chūn old variant of 春 HSK 3
天空 天空 tiān kōng sky HSK 3
能不能 能不能 néng bùnéng Can you HSK 3
福 福 Fú surname Fu; abbr. for Fujian province 省 HSK 3
将来 將來 jiāng lái in the future; future; the future HSK 3
主动 主動 zhǔ dòng to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc) HSK 3
背后 背後 bèi hòu behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back HSK 3
快速 快速 kuài sù fast; high-speed; rapid HSK 3
恐怕 恐怕 kǒng pà fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe HSK 3
游 遊 Yóu surname You HSK 3
生意 生意 shēng yì life force; vitality HSK 3
烟 煙 yān cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke HSK 3