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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4.4 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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郁结 鬱結 yù jié to suffer from pent-up frustrations; mental knot; emotional issue ∼HSK 6
雾气 霧氣 wù qì fog; mist; vapor ∼HSK 6
若非 若非 ruò fēi were it not for; if not for ∼HSK 6
冤狱 冤獄 yuān yù unjust charge or verdict; miscarriage of justice; frame-up ∼HSK 6
同窗 同窗 tóng chuāng schoolmate; fellow student ∼HSK 6
建功立业 建功立業 jiàn gōng lì yè to achieve or accomplish goals ∼HSK 6
故土 故土 gù tǔ native country; one's homeland ∼HSK 6
逗人 逗人 dòu rén amusing; funny; entertaining ∼HSK 6
怀胎 懷胎 huái tāi to become pregnant; to carry a child in the womb ∼HSK 6
贵客 貴客 guì kè honored guest ∼HSK 6
隐忍 隱忍 yǐn rěn to bear patiently; to endure silently; to forbear ∼HSK 6
贪嘴 貪嘴 tān zuǐ gluttonous ∼HSK 6
受宠 受寵 shòu chǒng to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered ∼HSK 6
撒泼 撒潑 sā pō to make an unreasonable scene ∼HSK 6
有良心 有良心 yǒu liáng xīn conscientious ∼HSK 6
诸般 諸般 zhū bān various; many different kinds of ∼HSK 6
桩桩件件 樁樁件件 zhuāng zhuāng - jiàn jiàn each and every one ∼HSK 6
账目 賬目 zhàng mù an item in accounts; an entry ∼HSK 6
燕窝 燕窩 yàn wō edible bird's nest ∼HSK 6
账册 賬冊 zhàng cè an account book; a ledger; a bill ∼HSK 6
账簿 賬簿 zhàng bù an account book; a ledger ∼HSK 6
和善 和善 hé shàn good-natured ∼HSK 6
分辩 分辯 fēn biàn to explain the facts; to defend against an accusation ∼HSK 6
看不清 看不清 kàn bu qīng not able to see clearly ∼HSK 6
打探 打探 dǎ tàn to make discreet inquiries; to scout out ∼HSK 6
主子 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) ∼HSK 6
冤死 冤死 yuān sǐ to suffer an unjust death ∼HSK 6
门廊 門廊 mén láng stoop; parvis; portico; patio; veranda ∼HSK 6
偷盗 偷盜 tōu dào to steal ∼HSK 6
惊扰 驚擾 jīng rǎo to alarm; to agitate ∼HSK 6
不清 不清 bù qīng unclear ∼HSK 6
蹊跷 蹊蹺 qī qiāo odd; queer; strange; fishy ∼HSK 6
差役 差役 chāi yì forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée); bailiff of feudal yamen ∼HSK 6
定夺 定奪 dìng duó to make a decision; to determine ∼HSK 6
丛生 叢生 cóng shēng growing as a thicket; overgrown; breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disorder etc) ∼HSK 6
宠妾灭妻 寵妾滅妻 chǒng qiè miè qī favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom); spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife ∼HSK 6
息怒 息怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger ∼HSK 6
仰慕 仰慕 yǎng mù to admire ∼HSK 6
好生之德 好生之德 hào shēng zhī dé 好: good, excellent, fine; well · 生: life, living, lifetime; birth · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 德: ethics, morality, virtue ∼HSK 6
聘礼 聘禮 pìn lǐ betrothal gift ∼HSK 6
通判 通判 tōng pàn local magistrate ∼HSK 6
祸事 禍事 huò shì disaster; doom ∼HSK 6
如若 如若 rú ruò if ∼HSK 6
鄙人 鄙人 bǐ rén your humble servant; I ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
担待 擔待 dān dài to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility ∼HSK 6
搭理 搭理 dā li variant of 答理[da1li5] ∼HSK 6
瞎子 瞎子 xiā zi blind person ∼HSK 6
露脸 露臉 lòu liǎn to show one's face; to make one's good name; to become successful and well known; to shine ∼HSK 6
懒骨头 懶骨頭 lǎn gǔ tou lazybones; beanbag ∼HSK 6