Investigating the Xue residence

S1E3 · 薛府查案 xuē fǔ zhā àn

HSK 1

4.26 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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送佛送到西送佛送到西 sòng fó sòng dào xī	lit. when seeing the Buddha off, see him all the way to the West (idiom); fig. if you help someone, finish the job; see it through to the end	Idiom ∼HSK 7
东张西望東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng	to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around	Idiom HSK 7
万无一失萬無一失 wàn wú yī shī	surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)	Idiom HSK 7
想方设法想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ	to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other	Idiom HSK 7
理所当然理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán	as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right	Idiom HSK 7
留神留神 liú shén	to take care; to be careful	Xiehouyu HSK 7
闺女閨女 guī ˙nu:	maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter	Colloquialism HSK 7
损損 sǔn	to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to ridicule; to deride; (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨	Colloquialism HSK 7
娘娘 niáng	mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate	Colloquialism HSK 7
馅儿餡兒 xiàn r	erhua variant of 馅; (of food) filling; stuffing	HSK 7
过奖過獎 guò jiǎng	to overpraise; to flatter	HSK 7
娇气嬌氣 jiāo qì	delicate; squeamish; finicky	HSK 7
外向外向 wài xiàng	extroverted (personality); (economics etc) export-oriented	HSK 7
了却了卻 liǎo què	to resolve; to settle	HSK 7
推辞推辭 tuī cí	to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)	HSK 7
姥爷姥爺 lǎo ye	maternal grandfather (dialectal)	HSK 7
庙会廟會 miào huì	temple fair	HSK 7
勤快勤快 qín kuài	diligent; hardworking	HSK 7
忌讳忌諱 jì huì	taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from	HSK 7
怨气怨氣 yuàn qì	grievance; resentment; complaint	HSK 7
衍生衍生 yǎn shēng	to give rise to; to derive; derivative; derivation	HSK 7
生怕生怕 shēng pà	to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to	HSK 7
门路門路 mén lù	way of doing sth; the right social connection	HSK 7
渊源淵源 yuān yuán	origin; source; relationship	HSK 7
祸害禍害 huò hài	disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck	HSK 7
隐约隱約 yǐn yuē	vague; faint; indistinct	HSK 7
瞧不起瞧不起 qiáo bù qǐ	to look down upon; to hold in contempt	HSK 7
合计合計 hé jì	to add up the total; to figure what sth amounts to; to consider	HSK 7
糟蹋糟蹋 zāo tà	to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zāo ta]	HSK 7
能耐能耐 néng nài	ability; capability	HSK 7
妥当妥當 tuǒ dang	appropriate; proper; ready	HSK 7
宠爱寵愛 chǒng ài	to dote on sb	HSK 7
严谨嚴謹 yán jǐn	rigorous; strict; careful; (of writing) well organized; meticulous	HSK 7
辨别辨別 biàn bié	to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell	HSK 7
结识結識 jié shí	to get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time	HSK 7
追问追問 zhuī wèn	to question closely; to investigate in detail; to examine minutely; to get to the heart of the matter	HSK 7
流露流露 liú lù	to reveal (indirectly, implicitly); to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc	HSK 7
向来向來 xiàng lái	always (previously)	HSK 7
领悟領悟 lǐng wù	to understand; to comprehend	HSK 7
葬塟 zàng	to bury (the dead); to inter	HSK 7
当着當著 dāng zhe	in front of; in the presence of	HSK 7
担当擔當 dān dāng	to take upon oneself; to assume	HSK 7
冒充冒充 mào chōng	to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as	HSK 7
插手插手 chā shǒu	to get involved in; to meddle; interference	HSK 7
不肯不肯 bù kěn	Refuse	HSK 7
帮手幫手 bāng shǒu	helper; assistant	HSK 7
推理推理 tuī lǐ	reasoning; inference; to infer; to deduce	HSK 7
庙廟 miào	temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial	HSK 7
漂漂 piāo	to float; to drift	HSK 7
苦难苦難 kǔ nàn	suffering	HSK 7