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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刺杀 刺殺 cì shā to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner) ∼HSK 5
晨 晨 chén early morning, daybreak ∼HSK 5
弹劾 彈劾 tán hé to impeach (an official) ∼HSK 5
豪 豪 háo brave, heroic, chivalrous ∼HSK 5
速 速 sù fast ∼HSK 5
垦 墾 kěn cultivate, reclaim, to farm land ∼HSK 5
农户 農戶 nóng hù farmer; farmer household ∼HSK 5
习武 習武 xí wǔ to practice martial arts ∼HSK 5
寇 㓂 kòu bandits, thieves; enemy; invade ∼HSK 5
策 策 Cè scheme, plan; to whip; urge ∼HSK 5
将官 將官 jiàng guān general ∼HSK 5
陇 隴 Lǒng mountain located between Shanxi ∼HSK 5
慎言 慎言 shèn yán to speak cautiously; to guard one's tongue ∼HSK 5
无妨 無妨 wú fáng no harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother ∼HSK 5
护卫 護衛 hù wèi to guard; to protect; bodyguard (for officials in ancient times) ∼HSK 5
器重 器重 qì zhòng to regard sth as valuable; to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) ∼HSK 5
汜 汜 sì a stream which leaves the main branch then later returns ∼HSK 5
骨肉 骨肉 gǔ ròu blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood ∼HSK 5
胡椒 胡椒 hú jiāo pepper ∼HSK 5
青楼 青樓 qīng lóu (literary) brothel; pleasure quarters ∼HSK 5
谒 謁 yè visit, pay respects ∼HSK 5
府邸 府邸 fǔ dǐ mansion house; official residence ∼HSK 5
抬头不见低头见 抬頭不見低頭見 tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn (idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly ∼HSK 5
伏 伏 Fú crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal ∼HSK 5
贸然 貿然 mào rán rashly; hastily; without careful consideration ∼HSK 5
突袭 突襲 tū xí to raid; to storm; surprise attack ∼HSK 5
府上 府上 fǔ shàng (courteous) home; residence (not one's own) ∼HSK 5
侮 侮 wǔ insult, ridicule, disgrace ∼HSK 5
外刚内柔 外剛內柔 wài gāng nèi róu soft on the inside despite one's hard shell; appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability; also written 內柔外剛|内柔外刚[nei4 rou2 wai4 gang1] ∼HSK 5
大器 大器 dà qì very capable person; precious object ∼HSK 5
喏 喏 nuò respectful reply of assent to superiors ∼HSK 5
追杀 追殺 zhuī shā to chase to kill ∼HSK 5
储 儲 Chǔ save money, store, reserve; heir ∼HSK 5
新政 新政 xīn zhèng new policy; New Deal (Roosevelt's 1933 policy to deal with the Great Depression) ∼HSK 5
吏 吏 lì government official, magistrate ∼HSK 5
伟 偉 wěi great, robust; extraordinary ∼HSK 5
辱 辱 rǔ humiliate, insult, abuse ∼HSK 5
传令 傳令 chuán lìng to transmit an order ∼HSK 5
髯 髥 rán beard; mustache ∼HSK 5
委派 委派 wěi pài to appoint ∼HSK 5
翦 翦 Jiǎn scissors; cut, clip; annhilate ∼HSK 5
韫 韞 yùn secrete, hide, conceal ∼HSK 5
弑 弒 shì to murder a superior; to murder one's parent ∼HSK 5
举荐 舉薦 jǔ jiàn to recommend ∼HSK 5
什么话 什麼話 shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
骁 驍 xiāo excellent horse; brave, valiant ∼HSK 5
肆 肆 sì indulge; excess; numeral four; particle meaning now, therefore; shop ∼HSK 5
交与 交與 jiāo yǔ to hand over ∼HSK 5
宴 宴 yàn banquet ∼HSK 5
亥 亥 hài 12th terrestrial branch ∼HSK 5