The Story of Ming Lan

Episode review

Minglan Tells Her Father the Truth

S1E2 · 明兰向父亲告状 míng lán xiàng fùqīn gàozhuàng

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Vocabulary

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兰 蘭 Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
一并 一並 yī bìng variant of 一併|一并[yi1bing4] ∼HSK 3
分内 分內 fèn nèi within one's area of responsibility ∼HSK 3
每月 每月 měi yuè each month ∼HSK 3
连累 連累 lián lei to implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4] ∼HSK 3
赶走 趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out; to turn back ∼HSK 3
受教 受教 shòu jiào to receive instruction; to benefit from advice ∼HSK 3
一准 一準 yī zhǔn variant of 一準|一准[yi1zhun3] ∼HSK 3
物件 物件 wù jiàn object ∼HSK 3
性子 性子 xìng zi temper ∼HSK 3
福分 福分 fú fen one's happy lot; good fortune ∼HSK 3
在世 在世 zài shì to be alive ∼HSK 3
把门 把門 bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate ∼HSK 3
非要 非要 fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
空口白话 空口白話 kōng kǒu bái huà empty promises ∼HSK 3
活活 活活 huó huó while still alive; simply; totally ∼HSK 3
体己钱 體己錢 tī ji qián private saved money of close family members ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
决断 決斷 jué duàn to make a decision; resolution; decisiveness; resolute ∼HSK 3
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
赃物 贓物 zāng wù booty; stolen property ∼HSK 3
板子 板子 bǎn zi board; plank; bamboo or birch for corporal punishment ∼HSK 3
活生生 活生生 huó shēng shēng real (people); living (artist); while still alive (e.g. skinned alive) ∼HSK 3
赶出 趕出 gǎn chū to drive away ∼HSK 3
快报 快報 kuài bào bulletin board ∼HSK 3
加派 加派 jiā pài to reinforce; to dispatch troops ∼HSK 3
静养 靜養 jìng yǎng to convalesce; to recuperate; to fully relax ∼HSK 3
伤身 傷身 shāng shēn to be harmful to one's health ∼HSK 3
朱 朱 Zhū cinnabar, vermilion; surname ∼HSK 3
转手 轉手 zhuǎn shǒu to pass on; to resell; to change hands ∼HSK 3
皮肉 皮肉 pí ròu skin and flesh; superficial; physical (suffering); bodily ∼HSK 3
面目 面目 miàn mù appearance; facial features; look ∼HSK 3
有朝一日 有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì one day; sometime in the future ∼HSK 3
打听 打聽 dǎ ting to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around HSK 3
老太太 老太太 lǎo tài tai elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother HSK 3
底下 底下 dǐ xia the location below sth; afterwards HSK 3
本事 本事 běn shì source material; original story HSK 3
冬 冬 dōng winter HSK 3
早已 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past HSK 3
屋子 屋子 wū zi house; room HSK 3
春 旾 chūn spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life HSK 3
年纪 年紀 nián jì age HSK 3
争 爭 zhēng to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) HSK 3
围 圍 wéi to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) HSK 3
赶快 趕快 gǎn kuài quickly; at once HSK 3
环 環 huán ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in HSK 3
造 造 zào to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops HSK 3
眼前 眼前 yǎn qián before one's eyes; now; at present HSK 3
伤心 傷心 shāng xīn to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt HSK 3