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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Vocabulary

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列队 列隊 liè duì in formation (military) ∼HSK 4
一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while; a spell; a short time; a burst ∼HSK 4
落脚 落腳 luò jiǎo to stay for a time; to stop over; to lodge; to sink down (into soft ground); leftovers ∼HSK 4
私 私 sī private, personal; secret ∼HSK 4
今夜 今夜 jīnyè tonight ∼HSK 4
安禄山 安祿山 Ān Lù shān An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4] ∼HSK 4
严苛 嚴苛 yán kē severe; harsh ∼HSK 4
全副 全副 quán fù completely ∼HSK 4
荷 荷 Hé lotus, water lily, holland ∼HSK 4
粮 糧 liáng food, grain, provisions ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
案牍 案牘 àn dú official documents or correspondence ∼HSK 4
抱不平 抱不平 bào bù píng to be outraged by an injustice (done to sb else) ∼HSK 4
苦头 苦頭 kǔ tou sufferings ∼HSK 4
弃子 棄子 qì zǐ sacrificed piece (in chess or Go); abandoned child; (fig.) sth that has been abandoned or sacrificed (an ally, a product, employees etc); (in expressions such as 拋家棄子|抛家弃子[pao1jia1-qi4zi3]) to abandon one's child(ren) ∼HSK 4
丰 豐 fēng abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty ∼HSK 4
规 規 guī rules, regulations, customs, law ∼HSK 4
薄片 薄片 báo piàn thin slice; thin section; flake; Taiwan pr. [bo2 pian4] ∼HSK 4
为啥 為啥 wèi shá dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5] ∼HSK 4
旗 旂 qí banner, flag, streamer ∼HSK 4
守住 守住 shǒu zhu to hold on to; to defend; to keep; to guard ∼HSK 4
济 濟 Jǐ help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross ∼HSK 4
艺 藝 yì art; talent, ability; craft ∼HSK 4
才艺 才藝 cái yì talent ∼HSK 4
落败 落敗 luò bài to suffer a defeat; to fail; to fall behind ∼HSK 4
获胜者 獲勝者 huò shèng zhě victor ∼HSK 4
子民 子民 zǐ mín people ∼HSK 4
议论 議論 yì lùn to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion HSK 4
难免 難免 nán miǎn hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably HSK 4
老家 老家 lǎo jiā native place; place of origin; home state or region HSK 4
骨头 骨頭 gǔ tou bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gú tou] HSK 4
办事 辦事 bàn shì to handle (affairs); to work HSK 4
说不定 說不定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure; maybe HSK 4
喜爱 喜愛 xǐ ài to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite HSK 4
各个 各個 gè gè every; various; separately, one by one HSK 4
末 末 mò tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man HSK 4
盐 鹽 yán salt HSK 4
大哥 大哥 dà gē eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss HSK 4
隔 隔 gé to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of HSK 4
散 㪚 sàn variant of 散 HSK 4
遇 遇 Yù surname Yu HSK 4
登 登 dēng to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) HSK 4
松 松 Sōng surname Song HSK 4
守 守 shǒu to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining HSK 4
暗 晻 àn variant of 暗 HSK 4
兵 兵 bīng soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike HSK 4
背景 背景 bèi jǐng background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer HSK 4
登记 登記 dēng jì to register (one's name) HSK 4
挑 挑 tiāo to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick HSK 4
脱 脫 tuō to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from HSK 4