Tientsin Mystic

Episode review

Investigating the Xue residence

S1E3 · 薛府查案 xuē fǔ zhā àn

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4.26 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
市政府 市政府 shì zhèng fǔ city hall; city government Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
南城 南城 Nán chéng Nancheng county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 3
叔 叔 shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
有线 有線 yǒu xiàn wired; cable (television) ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
石 石 Shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 ∼HSK 3
合体 合體 hé tǐ to combine; combination; composite character (i.e. a synonym of); (of clothes) to be a good fit ∼HSK 3
非要 非要 fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
水性 水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability; characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc); aqueous; water-based (paint etc) ∼HSK 3
人中龙凤 人中龍鳳 rén zhōng lóng fèng a giant among men (idiom) ∼HSK 3
千金 千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter ∼HSK 3
澡 澡 zǎo wash, bathe ∼HSK 3
步子 步子 bù zi step; pace ∼HSK 3
生离死别 生離死別 shēng lí sǐ bié separated in life and death; to part for ever ∼HSK 3
未能 未能 wèi néng cannot; to fail to; unable to ∼HSK 3
另一 另一 lìng yī another; the other ∼HSK 3
说破 說破 shuō pò to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc); to reveal ∼HSK 3
身世 身世 shēn shì one's life experience; one's lot; one's past history ∼HSK 3
一方 一方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case); one side; area; region ∼HSK 3
水土 水土 shuǐ tǔ water and soil; surface water; natural environment (extended meaning); climate ∼HSK 3
转生 轉生 zhuǎn shēng reincarnation (Buddhism) ∼HSK 3
跳河 跳河 tiào hé to drown oneself by jumping into the river ∼HSK 3
总得 總得 zǒng děi must; have to; be bound to ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
深重 深重 shēn zhòng very serious; grave; profound ∼HSK 3
卫 衛 Wèi guard, protect, defend ∼HSK 3
连累 連累 lián lei to implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4] ∼HSK 3
转脸 轉臉 zhuǎn liǎn to turn one's head; in no time; in the twinkling of an eye ∼HSK 3
百般 百般 bǎi bān in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
旧友 舊友 jiù yǒu old friend ∼HSK 3
不合 不合 bù hé to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out ∼HSK 3
干活 幹活 gàn huó to work; to be employed ∼HSK 3
爷们 爺們 yé men menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc ∼HSK 3
分内 分內 fèn nèi within one's area of responsibility ∼HSK 3
世面 世面 shì miàn the wider world; diverse aspects of society ∼HSK 3
世道 世道 shì dào the ways of the world; the morals of the time ∼HSK 3
心眼 心眼 xīn yǎn heart; intention; conscience; consideration; cleverness; tolerance ∼HSK 3
去死 去死 qù sǐ go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
没准 沒準 méi zhǔn not sure; maybe ∼HSK 3
谈不上 談不上 tán bu shàng to be out of the question ∼HSK 3
实话实说 實話實說 shí huà shí shuō to tell the truth; to tell it as it is ∼HSK 3
留学 留學 liú xué to study abroad HSK 3
工夫 工夫 gōng fū (old) laborer HSK 3
打听 打聽 dǎ ting to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around HSK 3
干吗 幹嗎 gàn má see 干嘛 HSK 3
亲人 親人 qīn rén one's close relatives HSK 3