The Longest Day in Chang'an

Episode review

Noon Time

S1E5 · 午 日中 wǔ rìzhōng

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4.15 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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攀附 攀附 pān fù to climb (of climbing plants); to creep; to cling on to; fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful); social climbing ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
吃席 吃席 chī xí to attend a banquet (funeral, wedding etc); (neologism c. 2020) (slang) (jocular) lit. to attend sb's funeral banquet (used to imply that things are going to go badly for sb) ∼HSK 6
善后 善後 shàn hòu to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); funeral arrangements; reparations ∼HSK 6
抠门 摳門 kōu mén (dialect) stingy ∼HSK 6
故而 故而 gù ér therefore ∼HSK 6
调制 調制 tiáo zhì to modulate; modulation ∼HSK 6
颇为 頗為 pō wéi rather; quite ∼HSK 6
铺位 鋪位 pù wèi bunk; berth ∼HSK 6
不睦 不睦 bù mù to not get along well; to be at odds ∼HSK 6
堪忧 堪憂 kān yōu worrying; bleak ∼HSK 6
国策 國策 guó cè a national policy ∼HSK 6
莫不 莫不 mò bù none doesn't; there is none who isn't; everyone ∼HSK 6
仰慕 仰慕 yǎng mù to admire ∼HSK 6
分忧 分憂 fēn yōu to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties ∼HSK 6
殿下 殿下 diàn xià Your Highness ∼HSK 6
余年 餘年 yú nián one's remaining years ∼HSK 6
仓皇 倉皇 cāng huáng in a panic; flurried ∼HSK 6
招惹 招惹 zhāo rě to court (trouble); to attract (attention); to provoke (sb) ∼HSK 6
黎民 黎民 lí mín the common people; the great unwashed ∼HSK 6
卷宗 卷宗 juàn zōng file; folder; dossier ∼HSK 6
大功 大功 dà gōng great merit; great service ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
耳报神 耳報神 ě bào shén lit. ear-reporting god (idiom); fig. an informant; a well-informed person who hears everything ∼HSK 6
顽劣 頑劣 wán liè stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous ∼HSK 6
诬告 誣告 wū gào to frame sb; to accuse falsely ∼HSK 6
军情 軍情 jūn qíng military situation; military intelligence ∼HSK 6
贩子 販子 fàn zi trafficker; dealer; monger; peddler ∼HSK 6
刮目相看 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) ∼HSK 6
恩公 恩公 ēn gōng benefactor ∼HSK 6
宅院 宅院 zhái yuàn house; house with a courtyard ∼HSK 6
清扫 清掃 qīng sǎo to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime) ∼HSK 6
临门 臨門 lín mén to arrive home; facing one's home; home-coming; (soccer) facing the goalmouth ∼HSK 6
战功 戰功 zhàn gōng outstanding military service ∼HSK 6
踩踏 踩踏 cǎi tà to trample on ∼HSK 6
横过 橫過 héng guò to traverse ∼HSK 6
清剿 清剿 qīng jiǎo to suppress (insurgents); clean-up operation ∼HSK 6
遭拒 遭拒 zāo jù to meet with a refusal (e.g. visa); to have an application rejected ∼HSK 6
滥用职权 濫用職權 làn yòng zhí quán abuse of power ∼HSK 6
打探 打探 dǎ tàn to make discreet inquiries; to scout out ∼HSK 6
刊印 刊印 kān yìn to set in print; to diffuse; to publish ∼HSK 6
女伴 女伴 nǚ bàn female companion ∼HSK 6
邀约 邀約 yāo yuē to invite; invitation ∼HSK 6
入夜 入夜 rù yè at nightfall ∼HSK 6
说辞 說辭 shuō cí excuse; pretext; entreaties; arguments ∼HSK 6
公卿 公卿 gōng qīng high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor ∼HSK 6
王公 王公 wáng gōng princes and dukes; aristocrat ∼HSK 6
妄动 妄動 wàng dòng to rush indiscriminately into action ∼HSK 6
不好惹 不好惹 bù hǎo rě not to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense ∼HSK 6
堂堂 堂堂 táng táng grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance ∼HSK 6