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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大家风范 大家風範 dà jiā fēng fàn 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 家: house, home, residence; family · 风: wind; air; manners, atmosphere · 范: surname; bee-like insect Idiom ∼HSK 7
安安稳稳 安安穩穩 ān ān wěn wěn 安: peaceful, tranquil, quiet · 安: peaceful, tranquil, quiet · 稳: stable, firm, solid, steady · 稳: stable, firm, solid, steady Idiom ∼HSK 7
朝三暮四 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive; to blow hot and cold Idiom HSK 7
不定 不定 bù dìng indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
俗语 俗語 sú yǔ common saying; proverb; colloquial speech Colloquialism HSK 7
耗 耗 hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
同人 同人 tóng rén people from the same workplace or profession; co-worker; colleague; pop culture enthusiasts who create fan fiction etc HSK 7
边疆 邊疆 biān jiāng border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region HSK 7
口吃 口吃 kǒu chī to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kǒu jí] HSK 7
收复 收復 shōu fù to recover (lost territory etc); to recapture HSK 7
怠慢 怠慢 dài màn to slight; to neglect HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
本分 本分 běn fèn (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role HSK 7
一味 一味 yī wèi blindly; invariably HSK 7
没落 沒落 mò luò to decline; to wane HSK 7
熨 熨 yù reconciled; smooth HSK 7
冲撞 衝撞 chōng zhuàng to collide; jerking motion; to impinge; to offend; to provoke HSK 7
心肠 心腸 xīn cháng heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood HSK 7
筐 筐 kuāng basket HSK 7
机灵 機靈 jī ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
惊动 驚動 jīng dòng to alarm; to startle; to disturb HSK 7
英明 英明 yīng míng wise; brilliant HSK 7
粗鲁 粗魯 cū lǔ coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish HSK 7
算数 算數 suàn shù to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important) HSK 7
打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea) HSK 7
当日 當日 dāng rì on that day HSK 7
妒忌 妒忌 dù jì to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy HSK 7
炭 炭 tàn wood charcoal; coal HSK 7
铭记 銘記 míng jì to engrave in one's memory HSK 7
疏忽 疏忽 shū hu to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness HSK 7
做主 做主 zuò zhǔ see 主 HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
伺候 伺候 cì hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
多亏 多虧 duō kuī thanks to; luckily HSK 7
赎 贖 shú to redeem; to ransom HSK 7
财物 財物 cái wù property; belongings HSK 7
莫非 莫非 mò fēi can it be possible that; could it be HSK 7
差错 差錯 chā cuò mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap HSK 7
君子 君子 jūn zǐ nobleman; person of noble character HSK 7
出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than HSK 7
辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint HSK 7
周到 周到 zhōu dào thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao] HSK 7
委屈 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
聘 聘 pìn to engage (a teacher etc); to hire; to betroth; betrothal gift; to get married (of woman) HSK 7
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