The Longest Day in Chang'an

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The Knot of Start and End

S1E39 · 丑 纽也 chǒu niǔ yě

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4.09 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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婆媳 婆媳 pó xí mother-in-law and daughter-in-law ∼HSK 6
炸死 炸死 zhà sǐ to kill with an explosion ∼HSK 6
麒麟 麒麟 qí lín (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe ∼HSK 6
十二时辰 十二時辰 shí èr shí chen twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy ∼HSK 6
玄妙 玄妙 xuán miào mysterious; profound; abstruse ∼HSK 6
老儿 老兒 lǎo ér old man (familiar) ∼HSK 6
大计 大計 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance; project of paramount importance; to think big; annual national audit ∼HSK 6
坑害 坑害 kēng hài to trap; to frame ∼HSK 6
人犯 人犯 rén fàn criminal; culprit; suspect (old) ∼HSK 6
锈蚀 鏽蝕 xiù shí to rust away ∼HSK 6
御敌 禦敵 yù dí armed enemy of the nation; enemy of the Emperor; fig. championship challenger; contender opposing champion in sporting contest ∼HSK 6
磨刀石 磨刀石 mó dāo shí whetstone (for honing knives) ∼HSK 6
上峰 上峰 shàng fēng peak; summit; (old) higher authorities; superiors ∼HSK 6
屁话 屁話 pì huà bullshit; nonsense ∼HSK 6
图谋不轨 圖謀不軌 tú móu bù guǐ to plot and scheme treacherously (idiom); to harbor evil intentions; to conspire ∼HSK 6
公出 公出 gōng chū to be away on business ∼HSK 6
险情 險情 xiǎn qíng peril; dangerous circumstance ∼HSK 6
舍命 捨命 shě mìng to risk one's life ∼HSK 6
大功 大功 dà gōng great merit; great service ∼HSK 6
蒙蔽 矇蔽 méng bì to deceive; to hoodwink ∼HSK 6
嫌隙 嫌隙 xián xì hostility; animosity ∼HSK 6
尽心 盡心 jìn xīn with all of one's heart ∼HSK 6
功过 功過 gōng guò merits and demerits; contributions and errors ∼HSK 6
御批 御批 yù pī imperial rescript; emperor's written instructions in response to a report ∼HSK 6
特赦令 特赦令 tè shè lìng decree to grant a special pardon ∼HSK 6
尊驾 尊駕 zūn jià lit. your honored carriage; your highness; honored Sir (also sarcastic); you ∼HSK 6
凶险 兇險 xiōng xiǎn dangerous; ruthless; treacherous ∼HSK 6
死罪 死罪 sǐ zuì capital offense; crime punishable by death; my deepest apologies ∼HSK 6
将功折罪 將功折罪 jiāng gōng zhé zuì see 將功贖罪|将功赎罪[jiang1 gong1 shu2 zui4] ∼HSK 6
尽职 盡職 jìn zhí to discharge one's duties; conscientious ∼HSK 6
传颂 傳頌 chuán sòng to eulogize; to pass on praise ∼HSK 6
功德 功德 gōng dé achievements and virtue ∼HSK 6
徒手 徒手 tú shǒu with bare hands; unarmed; fighting hand-to-hand; freehand (drawing) ∼HSK 6
难解 難解 nán jiě hard to solve; hard to dispel; hard to understand; hard to undo ∼HSK 6
筋骨 筋骨 jīn gǔ muscles and bones; physique; strength; courage ∼HSK 6
同党 同黨 tóng dǎng to belong to the same party or organization; member of the same party or organization; (derog.) confederate; accomplice ∼HSK 6
送礼 送禮 sòng lǐ to give a present HSK 6
要好 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
往来 往來 wǎng lái dealings; contacts; to go back and forth HSK 6
昏 昏 hūn muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness HSK 6
缘故 緣故 yuán gù reason; cause HSK 6
要不然 要不然 yào bù rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
枝 枝 zhī branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc HSK 6
臂 臂 bì arm HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
出路 出路 chū lù a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products) HSK 6
撤离 撤離 chè lí to withdraw from; to evacuate HSK 6
特意 特意 tè yì specially; intentionally HSK 6
牢 牢 láo firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison HSK 6
挨 挨 āi in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to HSK 6