Episode review

Dimming of the Sun

S1E9 · 未正阳向幽 wèi zhēng yáng xiàng yōu

HSK 1

4.35 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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安西安西 Ān xī	Anxi county, former name of Guazhou county 瓜州縣\|瓜州县[Gua1 zhou1 xian4] in Jiuquan 酒泉[Jiu3 quan2], Gansu	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
兵部兵部 Bīng bù	Ministry of War (in imperial China)	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
扶桑扶桑 Fú sāng	Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
北斗北斗 Běi dǒu	Great Bear; Big Dipper; Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣\|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
曲江曲江 Qǔ jiāng	Qujiang district of Shaoguan City 韶關市\|韶关市, Guangdong	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
安康安康 Ān kāng	see 安康市[An1kang1 Shi4]	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
尚书尚書 Shàng shū	same as 書經\|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of History	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
塞外塞外 Sài wài	(old) territories beyond the Great Wall	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
翰林翰林 Hàn lín	refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
户部戶部 Hù bù	Ministry of Revenue in imperial China	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西域西域 Xī yù	Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關\|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1])	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
武侯武侯 Wǔ hóu	Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan	Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
徐徐 Xú	slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified	∼HSK 4
坊坊 Fāng	surname Fang	∼HSK 4
案牍案牘 àn dú	official documents or correspondence	∼HSK 4
永永 yǒng	long, perpetual, eternal, forever	∼HSK 4
相相 Xiāng	mutually	∼HSK 4
堡堡 bǎo	fort, fortress; town, village	∼HSK 4
圣人聖人 shèng rén	sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius); (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty; (religion) saint	∼HSK 4
谢謝 Xiè	thank	∼HSK 4
嘉嘉 Jiā	excellent; joyful; auspicious	∼HSK 4
郎郎 Láng	gentleman, young man; husband	∼HSK 4
另有另有 lìng yǒu	to have some other (reason etc)	∼HSK 4
结案結案 jié àn	to conclude a case; to wind up	∼HSK 4
四方四方 sì fāng	four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere	∼HSK 4
知知 zhī	know	∼HSK 4
不若不若 bù ruò	not as good as; not equal to; inferior	∼HSK 4
玉女玉女 yù nǚ	beautiful woman; fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals; (polite) sb else's daughter; Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM	∼HSK 4
吾吾 Wú	i, my, our; resist, impede	∼HSK 4
方才方才 fāng cái	just now; then	∼HSK 4
前程前程 qián chéng	future (career etc) prospects	∼HSK 4
官场官場 guān chǎng	officialdom; bureaucracy	∼HSK 4
打杀打殺 dǎ shā	to kill	∼HSK 4
围观圍觀 wéi guān	to stand in a circle and watch	∼HSK 4
雄雄 xióng	male of species; hero; manly	∼HSK 4
责成責成 zé chéng	to charge (an entity) with (a task); to assign (sb) the task of	∼HSK 4
律律 Lǜ	statute, principle, regulation	∼HSK 4
结伙結伙 jié huǒ	to form a gang	∼HSK 4
刺死刺死 cì sǐ	to stab to death	∼HSK 4
曹曹 Cáo	ministry officials; surname	∼HSK 4
桑桑 Sāng	mulberry tree; surname	∼HSK 4
全身而退全身而退 quán shēn ér tuì	to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece	∼HSK 4
宁寧 nìng	calm, peaceful, serene; healthy	∼HSK 4
大伙大夥 dà huǒ	everybody; everyone; we all	∼HSK 4
役役 yì	service; a servant, laborer; to serve	∼HSK 4
虑慮 lǜ	be concerned, worry about	∼HSK 4
自首自首 zì shǒu	to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities)	∼HSK 4
温溫 Wēn	lukewarm	∼HSK 4
今夜今夜 jīnyè	tonight	∼HSK 4
办案辦案 bàn àn	to handle a (criminal) case	∼HSK 4