The Story of Ming Lan

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Season 1 — The Story of Ming Lan

知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 zhī fǒu zhī fǒu yīng shì lǜ féi hóng shòu

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Vocabulary

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闲逛 閑逛 xián guàng to stroll ∼HSK 5
抵 抵 dǐ resist, oppose; deny; off-set ∼HSK 5
惊吓 驚嚇 jīng xià to frighten; to horrify; to terrify ∼HSK 5
也罢 也罷 yě bà (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation) ∼HSK 5
贯 貫 guàn a string of 1000 coins; to go through ∼HSK 5
年幼 年幼 nián yòu young; underage ∼HSK 5
傍 傍 bàng by side of, beside, near, close ∼HSK 5
潭 潭 Tán deep pool, lake; deep, profound ∼HSK 5
诚 誠 chéng (bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly ∼HSK 5
姻 姻 yīn relatives by marriage ∼HSK 5
糟了 糟了 zāo le gosh!; oh no!; darn! ∼HSK 5
毫 毫 háo fine hair; measure of length ∼HSK 5
责骂 責罵 zé mà to scold ∼HSK 5
辈子 輩子 bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
伍 伍 Wǔ five, company of five; troops ∼HSK 5
儒 儒 rú Confucian scholar ∼HSK 5
侮 侮 wǔ insult, ridicule, disgrace ∼HSK 5
猎 獵 liè hunt; field sports ∼HSK 5
隔壁老王 隔壁老王 gé bì Lǎo Wáng Mr Wang from next door (term used jocularly to refer to a neighbor who is supposedly sleeping with one's wife) ∼HSK 5
耆 耆 qí man of sixty; aged, old ∼HSK 5
绅 紳 shēn girdle; tie, bind; gentry ∼HSK 5
偷窃 偷竊 tōu qiè to steal; to pilfer ∼HSK 5
醉醺醺 醉醺醺 zuì xūn xūn drunk; intoxicated ∼HSK 5
行令 行令 xíng lìng to issue orders; to order sb to drink in a drinking game ∼HSK 5
在华 在華 zài Huá within China; during one's visit to China ∼HSK 5
定神 定神 dìng shén to compose oneself; to concentrate one's attention ∼HSK 5
帏 幃 wéi curtain that forms wall ∼HSK 5
萝 蘿 luó type of creeping plant; turnip ∼HSK 5
头绳 頭繩 tóu shéng string to tie hair ∼HSK 5
喜宴 喜宴 xǐ yàn wedding banquet ∼HSK 5
佯 佯 yáng pretend, feign; false, deceitful ∼HSK 5
婚宴 婚宴 hūn yàn wedding reception ∼HSK 5
乡下人 鄉下人 xiāng xià rén country folk; rustic; rural folk ∼HSK 5
软呢 軟呢 ruǎn ní soft, pliable wool fabric ∼HSK 5
帮闲 幫閑 bāng xián to hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by literary hack work etc ∼HSK 5
着凉 著涼 zháo liáng to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhāo liáng] HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
心疼 心疼 xīn téng to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed HSK 5
跟前 跟前 gēn qián the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date) HSK 5
不耐烦 不耐煩 bù nài fán impatient; to lose patience HSK 5
舍得 捨得 shě de to be willing to part with sth HSK 5
报答 報答 bào dá to repay; to requite HSK 5
不曾 不曾 bù céng hasn't yet; hasn't ever HSK 5
册 冊 cè book; booklet; classifier for books HSK 5
支配 支配 zhī pèi to control; to dominate; to allocate HSK 5
先前 先前 xiān qián before; previously HSK 5
交代 交代 jiāo dài to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end HSK 5
再也 再也 zài yě (not) any more HSK 5
桃 桃 táo peach HSK 5
盆 盆 pén basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters HSK 5