The Longest Day in Chang'an

Episode review

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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全军覆灭 全軍覆滅 quán jūn fù miè (of an army) to be completely wiped out; total annihilation (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
气味相投 氣味相投 qì wèi xiāng tóu to be congenial; to hit it off; like-minded and well-suited to each other (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
照办 照辦 zhào bàn to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request Xiehouyu HSK 7
不定 不定 bù dìng indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious Xiehouyu HSK 7
闺女 閨女 guī ˙nu: maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter Colloquialism HSK 7
好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad Colloquialism HSK 7
逮 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
松绑 鬆綁 sōng bǎng to untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions 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
慈祥 慈祥 cí xiáng kindly; benevolent (often of older person) HSK 7
一概 一概 yī gài all; without any exceptions; categorically HSK 7
功臣 功臣 gōng chén minister who has given outstanding service HSK 7
变故 變故 biàn gù an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune HSK 7
爱惜 愛惜 ài xī to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly HSK 7
境遇 境遇 jìng yù circumstance HSK 7
遇上 遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb); to run into HSK 7
督促 督促 dū cù to supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on HSK 7
花纹 花紋 huā wén decorative design HSK 7
香料 香料 xiāng liào spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume HSK 7
吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately HSK 7
果真 果真 guǒ zhēn really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really... HSK 7
算计 算計 suàn ji to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme HSK 7
羞愧 羞愧 xiū kuì ashamed HSK 7
手艺 手藝 shǒu yì craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade HSK 7
坟 墳 fén grave; tomb; embankment; mound; ancient book HSK 7
传授 傳授 chuán shòu to impart; to pass on; to teach HSK 7
埋伏 埋伏 mái fú to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush HSK 7
善意 善意 shàn yì goodwill; benevolence; kindness HSK 7
玄 玄 xuán black; mysterious HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
无私 無私 wú sī selfless; unselfish; disinterested; altruistic HSK 7
胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
起草 起草 qǐ cǎo to make a draft; to draw up (plans) HSK 7
筋 筋 jīn muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable) HSK 7
核实 核實 hé shí to verify; to check HSK 7
黑白 黑白 hēi bái black and white; right and wrong; monochrome HSK 7
惯 慣 guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7
揉 揉 róu to knead; to massage; to rub HSK 7
人手 人手 rén shǒu manpower; staff; human hand HSK 7
疏散 疏散 shū sàn to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; to relax HSK 7
必定 必定 bì dìng to be bound to; to be sure to HSK 7
懒得 懶得 lǎn dé not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to HSK 7
上报 上報 shàng bào to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter HSK 7
宠 寵 chǒng to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor HSK 7
钓鱼 釣魚 diào yú to fish (with line and hook); to dupe HSK 7
报仇 報仇 bào chóu to take revenge; to avenge HSK 7
借助 借助 jiè zhù to draw support from; with the help of HSK 7
嗓子 嗓子 sǎng zi throat; voice HSK 7