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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酥 酥 sū flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky HSK 7
幸亏 幸虧 xìng kuī fortunately; luckily HSK 7
懂事 懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent HSK 7
发抖 發抖 fā dǒu to tremble; to shake; to shiver HSK 7
要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
亲生 親生 qīn shēng one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents) HSK 7
漂 漂 piāo to float; to drift HSK 7
胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
好说 好說 hǎo shuō easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me HSK 7
议 議 yì to comment on; to discuss; to suggest HSK 7
管家 管家 guǎn jiā (old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household HSK 7
当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
牢牢 牢牢 láo láo firmly; safely HSK 7
惯 慣 guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7
巷 巷 xiàng lane; alley HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
得罪 得罪 dé zuì to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪 HSK 7
值钱 值錢 zhí qián valuable; costly; expensive HSK 7
盏 盞 zhǎn a small cup; classifier for lamps HSK 7
人手 人手 rén shǒu manpower; staff; human hand HSK 7
虽说 雖說 suī shuō though; although HSK 7
扒 扒 bā to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig HSK 7
栽 栽 zāi to plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign); to impose sth on sb; to stumble; to fall down HSK 7
招待 招待 zhāo dài to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) HSK 7
非得 非得 fēi děi (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must HSK 7
装扮 裝扮 zhuāng bàn to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to disguise oneself HSK 7
迎 迎 yíng to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face HSK 7
卸 卸 xiè to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of HSK 7
着想 著想 zhuó xiǎng to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zháo xiǎng] HSK 7
一手 一手 yī shǒu a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help HSK 7
查明 查明 chá míng to investigate and find out; to ascertain HSK 7
进出 進出 jìn chū to enter or exit; to go through HSK 7
仇 仇 chóu hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) HSK 7
不妨 不妨 bù fáng there is no harm in; might as well HSK 7
当真 當真 dàng zhēn to take seriously; serious; No joking, really! HSK 7
吩咐 吩咐 fēn fù to tell; to instruct; to command HSK 7
耽误 耽誤 dān wu to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with HSK 7
窒息 窒息 zhì xī to choke; to stifle; to suffocate HSK 7
墨 墨 mò ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead HSK 7
出身 出身 chū shēn to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin HSK 7
下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) HSK 7
枕头 枕頭 zhěn tou pillow HSK 7
盛 盛 chéng to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
眼下 眼下 yǎn xià now; at present; subocular (medicine) HSK 7
瞒 瞞 mán to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark HSK 7
哄 哄 hōng roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) HSK 7
盼 盼 pàn to hope for; to long for; to expect HSK 7
听话 聽話 tīng huà to do what one is told; obedient HSK 7