The Longest Day in Chang'an

Episode review

Sun Begins to Fall

S1E8 · 未初 日中而昃 wèi chū rìzhōng ér zè

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4.3 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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望楼 望樓 wàng lóu watchtower; lookout tower ∼HSK 6
暗桩 暗樁 àn zhuāng submerged piles installed to prevent the passage of boats; (fig.) informer; spy ∼HSK 6
援军 援軍 yuán jūn (military) reinforcements ∼HSK 6
驰援 馳援 chí yuán to rush to the rescue ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
死罪 死罪 sǐ zuì capital offense; crime punishable by death; my deepest apologies ∼HSK 6
窥探 窺探 kuī tàn to pry into or spy on; to snoop; to peep; to poke one's nose into; to peer; to get a glimpse of ∼HSK 6
夫君 夫君 fū jūn my husband ∼HSK 6
旗子 旗子 qí zi flag; banner; CL:面[mian4] ∼HSK 6
活命 活命 huó mìng life; to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living ∼HSK 6
烽燧 烽燧 fēng suì fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night) ∼HSK 6
商铺 商鋪 shāng pù shop; store ∼HSK 6
凶神 兇神 xiōng shén demon; fiend ∼HSK 6
自幼 自幼 zì yòu from childhood ∼HSK 6
亡故 亡故 wáng gù to die; to pass away ∼HSK 6
宰相 宰相 zǎi xiàng prime minister (in feudal China) ∼HSK 6
原籍 原籍 yuán jí ancestral home (town); birthplace ∼HSK 6
速去 速去 sù qù go quickly ∼HSK 6
梳妆 梳妝 shū zhuāng to dress and groom oneself ∼HSK 6
梳洗 梳洗 shū xǐ to make oneself presentable; to freshen up ∼HSK 6
宫观 宮觀 gōng guàn Taoist temple ∼HSK 6
横行 橫行 héng xíng to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck ∼HSK 6
串联 串聯 chuàn lián to establish ties; to contact; (electricity) to connect (components) in series ∼HSK 6
贩运 販運 fàn yùn to transport (for sale); to traffic (in sth) ∼HSK 6
盗卖 盜賣 dào mài to steal sth and sell it ∼HSK 6
要犯 要犯 yào fàn major criminal ∼HSK 6
保护伞 保護傘 bǎo hù sǎn protective umbrella; fig. person affording protection (esp. corrupt) ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
待命 待命 dài mìng to be on call; to be on standby ∼HSK 6
捉捕 捉捕 zhuō bǔ to arrest; to seize; to capture ∼HSK 6
唾弃 唾棄 tuò qì to spurn; to disdain ∼HSK 6
速速 速速 sù sù quickly ∼HSK 6
增援 增援 zēng yuán to reinforce ∼HSK 6
孤身 孤身 gū shēn alone; lonely ∼HSK 6
伙计 伙計 huǒ ji partner; fellow; mate; waiter; servant; shop assistant ∼HSK 6
不良人 不良人 bù liáng rén (Tang dynasty) official responsible for tracking down and arresting lawbreakers ∼HSK 6
拖进 拖進 tuō jìn to drag in ∼HSK 6
拐骗 拐騙 guǎi piàn swindle; abduct ∼HSK 6
隐姓埋名 隱姓埋名 yǐn xìng mái míng to conceal one's identity; living incognito ∼HSK 6
闹腾 鬧騰 nào teng to disturb; to create confusion; to make a din ∼HSK 6
揍死 揍死 zòu sǐ to beat to death ∼HSK 6
卖命 賣命 mài mìng to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause) ∼HSK 6
旋舞 旋舞 xuán wǔ whirling dance ∼HSK 6
入伍 入伍 rù wǔ to enter the army; to enlist ∼HSK 6
约略 約略 yuē lüè approximate; rough ∼HSK 6
惨烈 慘烈 cǎn liè bitter; desperate ∼HSK 6
拆毁 拆毀 chāi huǐ to demolish; to tear down ∼HSK 6
户主 戶主 hù zhǔ head of the household ∼HSK 6
仗义 仗義 zhàng yì to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by ∼HSK 6
铜钱 銅錢 tóng qián copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China) ∼HSK 6