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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神来之笔 神來之筆 shén lái zhī bǐ lit. a stroke of the brush from the gods (idiom); fig. a brilliant, inspired touch in writing or art; a masterstroke Idiom ∼HSK 7
龙蟠凤逸 龍蟠鳳逸 lóng pán fèng yì lit. a coiled dragon and a soaring phoenix (idiom); fig. a talented person living in obscurity awaiting recognition Idiom ∼HSK 7
挫骨扬灰 挫骨揚灰 cuò gǔ yáng huī lit. to grind the bones and scatter the ashes (idiom); fig. to destroy utterly out of bitter hatred Idiom ∼HSK 7
鸿鹄之志 鴻鵠之志 hóng hú zhī zhì lit. the aspiration of the swan (idiom); fig. lofty, far-reaching ambitions Idiom ∼HSK 7
活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
耻笑 恥笑 chǐ xiào to sneer at sb; to ridicule HSK 7
痴心 痴心 chī xīn infatuation HSK 7
阎王 閻王 Yán wáng (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person HSK 7
富足 富足 fù zú rich; plentiful HSK 7
孝敬 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents HSK 7
过半 過半 guò bàn over fifty percent; more than half HSK 7
功臣 功臣 gōng chén minister who has given outstanding service HSK 7
屯 屯 tún to station (soldiers); to store up; village HSK 7
暂且 暫且 zàn qiě for now; for the time being; temporarily HSK 7
减免 減免 jiǎn miǎn to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc) HSK 7
冤 冤 yuān injustice; grievance; wrong HSK 7
棋子 棋子 qí zǐ chess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) HSK 7
违约 違約 wéi yuē to break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract) HSK 7
闹事 鬧事 nào shì to cause trouble; to create a disturbance HSK 7
抠 摳 kōu to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; to lift one's clothes; stingy; miserly HSK 7
动荡 動蕩 dòng dàng variant of 动荡 HSK 7
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation HSK 7
风波 風波 fēng bō disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness HSK 7
收买 收買 shōu mǎi to purchase; to bribe HSK 7
当众 當眾 dāng zhòng in public; in front of everybody HSK 7
筹划 籌劃 chóu huà to plan and prepare HSK 7
着实 著實 zhuó shí truly; indeed; severely; harshly HSK 7
小路 小路 xiǎo lù minor road; lane; pathway; trail HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
讲解 講解 jiǎng jiě to explain HSK 7
莫非 莫非 mò fēi can it be possible that; could it be HSK 7
责怪 責怪 zé guài to blame; to rebuke HSK 7
卑鄙 卑鄙 bēi bǐ base; mean; contemptible; despicable HSK 7
贪 貪 tān to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt HSK 7
上任 上任 shàng rèn to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor HSK 7
预先 預先 yù xiān beforehand; in advance HSK 7
野心 野心 yě xīn ambition; wild schemes; careerism HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
亩 畝 mǔ classifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare HSK 7
营救 營救 yíng jiù to rescue HSK 7
斩 斬 zhǎn to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop HSK 7
深受 深受 shēn shòu to receive in no small measure HSK 7
一心 一心 yī xīn wholeheartedly; heart and soul HSK 7
逆 逆 nì contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel HSK 7
大局 大局 dà jú overall situation; the big picture HSK 7
压制 壓制 yā zhì to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle HSK 7
好比 好比 hǎo bǐ to be just like; can be compared to HSK 7
必定 必定 bì dìng to be bound to; to be sure to HSK 7