The Longest Day in Chang'an

Episode review

Night Begins

S1E30 · 子初 子夜 zǐ chū zǐyè

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4.27 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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沽名钓誉 沽名釣譽 gū míng diào yù to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments Idiom HSK 7
不定 不定 bù dìng indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious Xiehouyu HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo variant of 伙 HSK 7
顾不上 顧不上 gù bu shàng cannot attend to or manage HSK 7
柳树 柳樹 liǔ shù willow HSK 7
巴结 巴結 bā jie to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to 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
正月 正月 Zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year HSK 7
崇敬 崇敬 chóng jìng to revere; to venerate; high esteem HSK 7
生怕 生怕 shēng pà to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to HSK 7
暂且 暫且 zàn qiě for now; for the time being; temporarily HSK 7
死心 死心 sǐ xīn to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about HSK 7
字迹 字跡 zì jì handwriting HSK 7
嘱咐 囑咐 zhǔ fù to tell; to exhort; injunction HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
下山 下山 xià shān to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set HSK 7
瞧不起 瞧不起 qiáo bù qǐ to look down upon; to hold in contempt HSK 7
修订 修訂 xiū dìng to revise HSK 7
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation HSK 7
眯 眯 mí to blind (as with dust); Taiwan pr. [mǐ] HSK 7
香料 香料 xiāng liào spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume HSK 7
知足 知足 zhī zú content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness) HSK 7
私自 私自 sī zì private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval HSK 7
趁机 趁機 chèn jī to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation HSK 7
揽 攬 lǎn to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace; to fasten (with a rope etc); to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass HSK 7
颁布 頒布 bān bù to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws, decrees etc) HSK 7
莫非 莫非 mò fēi can it be possible that; could it be HSK 7
放纵 放縱 fàng zòng to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish HSK 7
扳 扳 bān to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
责怪 責怪 zé guài to blame; to rebuke HSK 7
帮手 幫手 bāng shǒu helper; assistant HSK 7
破案 破案 pò àn to solve a case; shabby old table HSK 7
劫持 劫持 jié chí to kidnap; to hijack; to abduct; to hold under duress HSK 7
分明 分明 fēn míng clear; distinct; evidently; clearly HSK 7
议 議 yì to comment on; to discuss; to suggest 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
巷 巷 xiàng lane; alley HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
得罪 得罪 dé zuì to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪 HSK 7
逆 逆 nì contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel HSK 7
销毁 銷毀 xiāo huǐ to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate HSK 7
正经 正經 zhèng jīng decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards HSK 7
暂 暫 zàn temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhàn] HSK 7
相识 相識 xiāng shí to get to know each other; acquaintance HSK 7
大臣 大臣 dà chén chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister HSK 7
动用 動用 dòng yòng to utilize; to put sth to use HSK 7
棋 棊 qí variant of 棋 HSK 7
心目 心目 xīn mù mind HSK 7