Vocabulary

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乱臣贼子 亂臣賊子 luàn chén zéi zǐ rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel Idiom ∼HSK 6
死有余辜 死有餘辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū (idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment Idiom ∼HSK 6
坐以待毙 坐以待斃 zuò yǐ dài bì to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate Idiom ∼HSK 6
权宜之策 權宜之策 quán yí zhī cè stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure; makeshift plan; interim step Idiom ∼HSK 6
痛不欲生 痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng to be so in pain as to not want to live; to be so grieved as to wish one were dead Idiom ∼HSK 6
情投意合 情投意合 qíng tóu - yì hé (idiom) to have an affinity with each other; to find each other congenial Idiom ∼HSK 6
东征西讨 東征西討 dōng zhēng xī tǎo war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters Idiom ∼HSK 6
束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis Idiom ∼HSK 6
命在旦夕 命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī to be at death's door (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
汗马功劳 汗馬功勞 hàn mǎ gōng láo war exploits; (fig.) heroic contribution Idiom ∼HSK 6
宽宏大量 寬宏大量 kuān hóng dà liàng magnanimous (idiom); generous Idiom ∼HSK 6
伶牙俐齿 伶牙俐齒 líng yá lì chǐ clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab Idiom ∼HSK 6
耀武扬威 耀武揚威 yào wǔ yáng wēi to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around; to bluff; to bluster Idiom ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
殿下 殿下 diàn xià Your Highness ∼HSK 6
陛下 陛下 bìxià Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
娘娘 娘娘 niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt ∼HSK 6
父王 父王 fù wáng Father (royal address) ∼HSK 6
圣上 聖上 shèng shàng Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
铁矿 鐵礦 tiě kuàng iron ore; iron ore mine ∼HSK 6
欺君罔上 欺君罔上 qī jūn wǎng shàng to dupe one's sovereign ∼HSK 6
嫁祸 嫁禍 jià huò to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else ∼HSK 6
手印 手印 shǒu yìn handprint; fingerprint; thumbprint ∼HSK 6
私吞 私吞 sī tūn to misappropriate (public funds etc); to embezzle ∼HSK 6
兵权 兵權 bīng quán military leadership; military power ∼HSK 6
背负 背負 bēi fù to bear; to carry on one's back; to shoulder ∼HSK 6
行凶 行兇 xíng xiōng violent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder) ∼HSK 6
绝笔 絕筆 jué bǐ words written on one’s deathbed; an artist's final work; swansong ∼HSK 6
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
臣子 臣子 chén zǐ official in feudal court; subject ∼HSK 6
真凶 真兇 zhēn xiōng culprit ∼HSK 6
清白 清白 qīng bái pure; innocent ∼HSK 6
赴任 赴任 fù rèn to travel to take up a new post ∼HSK 6
姑母 姑母 gū mǔ father's sister; paternal aunt ∼HSK 6
纵使 縱使 zòng shǐ even if; even though ∼HSK 6
求情 求情 qiú qíng to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor ∼HSK 6
逃狱 逃獄 táo yù to escape (from prison); to jump bail ∼HSK 6
狡辩 狡辯 jiǎo biàn to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story; to make excuses ∼HSK 6
以假乱真 以假亂真 yǐ jiǎ - luàn zhēn (idiom) to pass off the fake as genuine; to blur the line between fake and real so convincingly that the fake is mistaken for the real thing ∼HSK 6
供词 供詞 gòng cí confession; statement; Taiwan pr. [gong1ci2] ∼HSK 6
查探 查探 chá tàn to check; to investigate; to probe (into) ∼HSK 6
死罪 死罪 sǐ zuì capital offense; crime punishable by death; my deepest apologies ∼HSK 6
更名改姓 更名改姓 gèng míng gǎi xìng to change one's name and surname (idiom); to assume a new identity ∼HSK 6
朝臣 朝臣 cháo chén court councilor ∼HSK 6
意欲 意欲 yì yù to intend to; intention; desire ∼HSK 6
从实招来 從實招來 cóng shí zhāo lái to own up to the facts ∼HSK 6
苦于 苦於 kǔ yú to suffer from (a disadvantage) ∼HSK 6
族诛 族誅 zú zhū to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old) ∼HSK 6
杀灭 殺滅 shā miè to exterminate ∼HSK 6