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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无所作为 無所作為 wú suǒ zuò wéi attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless Idiom HSK 7
心酸 心酸 xīn suān to feel sad Xiehouyu HSK 7
备用 備用 bèi yòng reserve; spare; alternate; backup Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
分外 分外 fèn wài exceptionally; not one's responsibility or job HSK 7
阎王 閻王 Yán wáng (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person HSK 7
立功 立功 lì gōng to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 朽); to make worthy contributions; to distinguish oneself HSK 7
着力 著力 zhuó lì to put effort into sth; to try really hard HSK 7
全长 全長 quán cháng overall length; span HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears HSK 7
就近 就近 jiù jìn nearby; in a close neighborhood HSK 7
跟上 跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with; to keep pace with HSK 7
赶赴 趕赴 gǎn fù to hurry; to rush HSK 7
倡议 倡議 chàng yì to suggest; to initiate; proposal; initiative HSK 7
务实 務實 wù shí pragmatic; dealing with concrete issues HSK 7
柿子 柿子 shì zi persimmon HSK 7
折射 折射 zhé shè to refract; refraction; to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of) HSK 7
售价 售價 shòu jià selling price HSK 7
兴建 興建 xīng jiàn to build; to construct HSK 7
机灵 機靈 jī ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
取而代之 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
嫌弃 嫌棄 xián qì to regard with disdain; to shun HSK 7
勾结 勾結 gōu jié to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with HSK 7
藏匿 藏匿 cáng nì to cover up; to conceal; to go into hiding HSK 7
繁华 繁華 fán huá flourishing; bustling HSK 7
地段 地段 dì duàn section; district HSK 7
连同 連同 lián tóng together with; along with HSK 7
夕阳 夕陽 xī yáng sunset; the setting sun HSK 7
往日 往日 wǎng rì former days; the past HSK 7
趁机 趁機 chèn jī to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation HSK 7
正宗 正宗 zhèng zōng orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine HSK 7
绣 繡 xiù variant of 绣 HSK 7
缓和 緩和 huǎn hé to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild HSK 7
协同 協同 xié tóng to cooperate; in coordination with; coordinated; collaborate; collaboration; collaborative HSK 7
颁布 頒布 bān bù to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws, decrees etc) HSK 7
当着 當著 dāng zhe in front of; in the presence of HSK 7
眨眼 眨眼 zhǎ yǎn to blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye HSK 7
住户 住戶 zhù hù household; inhabitant; householder HSK 7
务必 務必 wù bì must; to need to; to be sure to HSK 7
歌舞 歌舞 gē wǔ singing and dancing HSK 7
裁 裁 cái to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment HSK 7
斩 斬 zhǎn to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop HSK 7
一心 一心 yī xīn wholeheartedly; heart and soul HSK 7
惯 慣 guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7
巷 巷 xiàng lane; alley HSK 7
得罪 得罪 dé zuì to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪 HSK 7
正经 正經 zhèng jīng decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards HSK 7