The Longest Day in Chang'an

Episode review

Forming Essentials

S1E25 · 亥初 皆坚核 hài chū jiē jiān hé

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4.67 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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锋芒 鋒芒 fēng máng tip (of pencil, spear etc); sharp point; cutting edge; spearhead; vanguard ∼HSK 6
外露 外露 wài lù exposed; appearing on the outside ∼HSK 6
逆臣 逆臣 nì chén rebellious minister ∼HSK 6
私仇 私仇 sī chóu personal grudge ∼HSK 6
御史 御史 yù shǐ imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) ∼HSK 6
结党 結黨 jié dǎng to form a clique ∼HSK 6
赞颂 讚頌 zàn sòng to bless; to praise ∼HSK 6
口无遮拦 口無遮攔 kǒu wú zhē lán to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; to commit a gaffe ∼HSK 6
奔走 奔走 bēn zǒu to run; to rush about; to be on the go ∼HSK 6
朝野上下 朝野上下 cháo yě shàng xià the imperial court and the common people; high and low throughout the realm (idiom) ∼HSK 6
搜罗 搜羅 sōu luó to gather; to collect; to bring together ∼HSK 6
异能 異能 yì néng different function ∼HSK 6
遣散 遣散 qiǎn sàn to disband; to dismiss; demobilization ∼HSK 6
今朝 今朝 jīn zhāo today (literary) ∼HSK 6
喜讯 喜訊 xǐ xùn good news; glad tidings ∼HSK 6
荒地 荒地 huāng dì wasteland; uncultivated land ∼HSK 6
赋税 賦稅 fù shuì taxation ∼HSK 6
功不可没 功不可沒 gōng bù kě mò one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom) ∼HSK 6
臂膀 臂膀 bì bǎng arm ∼HSK 6
福泽 福澤 fú zé good fortune ∼HSK 6
兽类 獸類 shòu lèi animals ∼HSK 6
垦荒 墾荒 kěn huāng to open up land (for agriculture) ∼HSK 6
面圣 面聖 miàn shèng (old) to have an audience with the emperor ∼HSK 6
欺瞒 欺瞞 qī mán to fool; to hoodwink; to dupe ∼HSK 6
险恶 險惡 xiǎn è dangerous; sinister; vicious ∼HSK 6
状告 狀告 zhuàng gào to sue; to take to court; to file a lawsuit ∼HSK 6
专权 專權 zhuān quán autocracy; dictatorship ∼HSK 6
杂役 雜役 zá yì odd jobs; part-time worker ∼HSK 6
京兆 京兆 jīng zhào capital of a country ∼HSK 6
凯旋 凱旋 kǎi xuán to return in triumph; to return victorious ∼HSK 6
名臣 名臣 míng chén important official or statesman (in feudal China) ∼HSK 6
不睦 不睦 bù mù to not get along well; to be at odds ∼HSK 6
素来 素來 sù lái consistently; always (in the past and now) ∼HSK 6
猜忌 猜忌 cāi jì to be suspicious and jealous of ∼HSK 6
孟浪 孟浪 mèng làng hasty; rash; impetuous ∼HSK 6
护着 護著 hù zhe to protect; to guard; to shield ∼HSK 6
腻味 膩味 nì wei tired of; fed up with; sick of; (of a person) to annoy; to be tiresome ∼HSK 6
娘子 娘子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman ∼HSK 6
擅闯 擅闖 shàn chuǎng to enter without permission; to trespass ∼HSK 6
巷子 巷子 xiàng zi alley ∼HSK 6
密谋 密謀 mì móu conspiracy; secret plan; to conspire ∼HSK 6
主使 主使 zhǔ shǐ to mastermind; to orchestrate; to instigate; mastermind; instigator ∼HSK 6
凄惨 悽慘 qī cǎn plaintive; mournful; miserable ∼HSK 6
外柔内刚 外柔內剛 wài róu nèi gāng gentle on the outside but firm within (idiom); soft exterior, strong character ∼HSK 6
酬金 酬金 chóu jīn monetary reward; remuneration ∼HSK 6
眼珠子 眼珠子 yǎn zhū zi eyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person) ∼HSK 6
解乏 解乏 jiě fá to relieve tiredness; to freshen up ∼HSK 6
躲懒 躲懶 duǒ lǎn to shy away from work; to get by without attending duty ∼HSK 6
急吼吼 急吼吼 jí hǒu hǒu impatient ∼HSK 6
重犯 重犯 zhòng fàn serious criminal; felon ∼HSK 6