//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/25 words - 2 min
江湖[江湖]	jiānghú	rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]); (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde; (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld
有志[有志]	yǒuzhì	to be ambitious
士[士]	shì	member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker
怀[懷]	huái	bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)
揣[揣]	chuāi	to put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. [chuai3]
揣[揣]	chuǎi	to estimate; to guess; to figure; to surmise
英雄[英雄]	yīngxióng	hero; CL:個|个[ge4]
建立[建立]	jiànlì	to establish; to set up; to found
理想[理想]	lǐxiǎng	an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect
然而[然而]	rán'ér	however; yet; but
名叫[名叫]	míngjiào	called; named
剑[劍]	jiàn	double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword
杀人狂[殺人狂]	shārénkuáng	homicidal maniac
魔[魔]	mó	devil; magic
尸体[屍體]	shītǐ	dead body; corpse; carcass; CL:具[ju4]
秋天[秋天]	qiūtiān	autumn; CL:個|个[ge4]
枯叶[枯葉]	kūyè	dead leaf; withered leaf
覆盖[覆蓋]	fùgài	to cover
半个[半個]	bànge	half of sth
江面[江面]	jiāngmiàn	the surface of the river
人称[人稱]	rénchēng	person (first person, second person etc in grammar); called; known as
江[江]	jiāng	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]
眼见[眼見]	yǎnjiàn	to see with one's own eyes; very soon
生灵涂炭[生靈塗炭]	shēnglíngtútàn	people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
豪侠[豪俠]	háoxiá	brave and chivalrous
必[必]	bì	certainly; must; will; necessarily
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/50 words - 3 min
决心[決心]	juéxīn	determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
应援[應援]	yìngyuán	(originally) to provide assistance; (more recently) to show one's support (for a singing idol etc)
机[機]	jī	machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:臺|台[tai2]
谷[谷]	gǔ	valley
魔头[魔頭]	mótóu	monster; devil
决[決]	jué	to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly
战[戰]	zhàn	to fight; fight; war; battle
横尸遍野[橫屍遍野]	héngshībiànyě	corpses strew the field; deadly (conflict)
血流成河[血流成河]	xuèliúchénghé	rivers of blood (idiom); bloodbath
大哥[大哥]	dàgē	eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss
简[簡]	jiǎn	simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)
尽[儘]	jǐn	to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to
欢[歡]	huān	joyous; happy; pleased
同归于尽[同歸於盡]	tóngguīyújìn	to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself; to end in mutual destruction
至此[至此]	zhìcǐ	up until now; so far
不知[不知]	bùzhī	not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
踪[蹤]	zōng	footprint; trace; tracks
此[此]	cǐ	this; these
讳莫如深[諱莫如深]	huìmòrúshēn	important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!
秘密[秘密]	mìmì	secret; CL:個|个[ge4]
埋藏[埋藏]	máicáng	to bury; to hide by burying; hidden
等待[等待]	děngdài	to wait; to wait for
后辈[後輩]	hòubèi	younger generation
揭开[揭開]	jiēkāi	to uncover; to open
真相[真相]	zhēnxiàng	the truth about sth; the actual facts
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/75 words - 5 min
面[麵]	miàn	flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless
客官[客官]	kèguān	(polite appellation for a guest at a hotel etc)
慢用[慢用]	mànyòng	same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1]
小二[小二]	xiǎo'èr	waiter
加满[加滿]	jiāmǎn	to top up; to fill to the brim
赶路[趕路]	gǎnlù	to hasten on with one's journey; to hurry on
佛[佛]	Fó	Buddha; Buddhism
咱[咱]	zán	I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)
个把[個把]	gèbǎ	one or two; a couple of
墓[墓]	mù	grave; tomb; mausoleum
里弄[里弄]	lǐlòng	lanes and alleys; neighborhood; lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families
保管[保管]	bǎoguǎn	to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator
哪儿[哪兒]	nǎr5	where?; wherever; anywhere
赶紧[趕緊]	gǎnjǐn	hurriedly; without delay
老大[老大]	lǎodà	old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang
狡辩[狡辯]	jiǎobiàn	to quibble
生意[生意]	shēngyì	life force; vitality
一边[一邊]	yībiān	one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
爷们[爺們]	yémen	menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc
出手[出手]	chūshǒu	to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task
姑娘[姑娘]	gūniang	girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]
听不懂[聽不懂]	tīngbudǒng	unable to make sense of what one is hearing
着呢[著呢]	zhene	comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather
看热闹[看熱鬧]	kànrènao	to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are
出人命[出人命]	chūrénmìng	fatal; resulting in sb's death
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/100 words - 6 min
当中[當中]	dāngzhōng	among; in the middle; in the center
说谎[說謊]	shuōhuǎng	to lie; to tell an untruth
葱[蔥]	cōng	scallion; green onion
诈[詐]	zhà	to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff
其中[其中]	qízhōng	among; in; included among these
全都[全都]	quándōu	all; without exception
唯独[唯獨]	wéidú	only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique
竹筒[竹筒]	zhútǒng	bamboo tube; bamboo pipe
桌子[桌子]	zhuōzi	table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]
拼命[拼命]	pīnmìng	to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
口渴[口渴]	kǒukě	thirsty
店小二[店小二]	diànxiǎo'èr	(old) (in a tavern or inn etc) waiter; attendant
说明[說明]	shuōmíng	to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]
显然[顯然]	xiǎnrán	clear; evident; obvious(ly)
两相[兩相]	liǎngxiāng	both sides
矛盾[矛盾]	máodùn	contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory
要不[要不]	yàobù	otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)
肩[肩]	jiān	shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
扛[扛]	káng	to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)
每当[每當]	měidāng	whenever; every time; on every
提起[提起]	tíqǐ	to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)
情不自禁[情不自禁]	qíngbùzìjīn	unable to restrain emotions; cannot help
掂[掂]	diān	to weigh in the hand; to estimate
袋子[袋子]	dàizi	bag
破绽[破綻]	pòzhàn	hole or tear in cloth; mistake or gap in a speech or theory
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/125 words - 8 min
勒[勒]	lè	to rein in; to compel; to force; to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead; bridle; (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1], lux
痕[痕]	hén	scar; traces
这就[這就]	zhèjiù	immediately; at once
沉[沉]	chén	to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy
里[里]	lǐ	li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
二哥[二哥]	èrgē	second brother
多管闲事[多管閒事]	duōguǎnxiánshì	meddling in other people's business
抓住[抓住]	zhuāzhù	to grab; to capture
多谢[多謝]	duōxiè	many thanks; thanks a lot
干嘛[幹嘛]	gànmá	what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth?
探[探]	tàn	to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward
案件[案件]	ànjiàn	case; instance; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3]
忍不住[忍不住]	rěnbuzhù	cannot help; unable to bear
在下[在下]	zàixià	under; myself (humble)
屋[屋]	wū	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]
山[山]	shān	mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable
赵[趙]	zhào	to surpass (old)
侠[俠]	xiá	knight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero; heroic
仗义执言[仗義執言]	zhàngyìzhíyán	to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
尊[尊]	zūn	senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel
大名[大名]	dàmíng	famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name
复命[復命]	fùmìng	to report on completion of a mission; debriefing
来日[來日]	láirì	future days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days
登门[登門]	dēngmén	to visit sb at home
拜访[拜訪]	bàifǎng	to pay a visit; to call on
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/150 words - 10 min
举手之劳[舉手之勞]	jǔshǒuzhīláo	lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); fig. a very slight effort
不谢[不謝]	bùxiè	don't mention it; not at all
恩[恩]	ēn	favor; grace; kindness
言[言]	yán	words; speech; to say; to talk
使不得[使不得]	shǐbude	cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable
告辞[告辭]	gàocí	to say goodbye; to take one's leave
后会有期[後會有期]	hòuhuìyǒuqī	I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom); Hope to see you again.
兄[兄]	xiōng	elder brother
寒[寒]	hán	cold; poor; to tremble
庄[莊]	zhuāng	farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)
没错[沒錯]	méicuò	that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong
比武[比武]	bǐwǔ	martial arts competition; tournament; to compete in a contest
咱们[咱們]	zánmen	we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [za2 men5]
这儿[這兒]	zhèr5	here
比试[比試]	bǐshì	to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring
武功[武功]	wǔgōng	martial art; military accomplishments; (Peking opera) martial arts feats
兵刃[兵刃]	bīngrèn	(bladed) weapons
证物[證物]	zhèngwù	exhibit (law)
何必[何必]	hébì	there is no need; why should
啰嗦[囉嗦]	luōsuo	long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky; also pr. [luo1 suo1]
黑水[黑水]	Hēishuǐ	Heishui county (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
堂[堂]	táng	(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture
掌[掌]	zhǎng	palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
扇子[扇子]	shànzi	fan; CL:把[ba3]
杰[傑]	jié	hero; heroic; outstanding person; prominent; distinguished
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/175 words - 12 min
没完没了[沒完沒了]	méiwánméiliǎo	without end; incessantly; on and on
哪怕[哪怕]	nǎpà	even; even if; even though; no matter how
心肠[心腸]	xīncháng	heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood
脑子[腦子]	nǎozi	brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
使[使]	shǐ	to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
不该[不該]	bùgāi	should not; to owe nothing
退出[退出]	tuìchū	to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing)
兄台[兄臺]	xiōngtái	brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
李氏[李氏]	Lǐshì	the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
刀[刀]	dāo	knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; CL:把[ba3]; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs
李[李]	lǐ	plum
迟[遲]	chí	late; delayed; slow
年前[年前]	niánqián	before the end of the year; before the new year
暗杀[暗殺]	ànshā	to assassinate
弟弟[弟弟]	dìdi	younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
爷[爺]	yé	grandpa; old gentleman
瞎[瞎]	xiā	blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose
估计[估計]	gūjì	to estimate; to reckon; CL:個|个[ge4]; (coll.) to suppose
放出[放出]	fàngchū	to let off; to give out
打擂台[打擂臺]	dǎlèitái	(old) to fight on the leitai; (fig.) to enter a contest
山庄[山莊]	shānzhuāng	manor house; villa; (used in hotel names)
继承人[繼承人]	jìchéngrén	heir; successor
顺路[順路]	shùnlù	by the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently
华[華]	huá	magnificent; splendid; flowery
好久不见[好久不見]	hǎojiǔbujiàn	long time no see
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/200 words - 16 min
请柬[請柬]	qǐngjiǎn	invitation card; written invitation
弟子[弟子]	dìzǐ	disciple; follower
登记[登記]	dēngjì	to register (one's name)
师父[師父]	shīfu	used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker
前辈[前輩]	qiánbèi	senior; older generation; precursor
世[世]	shì	life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble
侄[姪]	zhí	nephew by the male line
爹[爹]	diē	dad
生死[生死]	shēngsǐ	life or death
长成[長成]	zhǎngchéng	to grow up
小伙子[小伙子]	xiǎohuǒzi	young man; young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4]
血战[血戰]	xuèzhàn	bloody battle
召[召]	zhào	to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
阻击[阻擊]	zǔjī	to check; to stop
剧毒[劇毒]	jùdú	highly toxic; extremely poisonous
远行[遠行]	yuǎnxíng	a long journey; far from home
脑袋[腦袋]	nǎodài	head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
重伤[重傷]	zhòngshāng	seriously hurt; serious injury
醒来[醒來]	xǐnglái	to waken
惨[慘]	cǎn	miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy
惨案[慘案]	cǎn'àn	massacre; tragedy; CL:起[qi3]
活着[活著]	huózhe	alive
亲眼目睹[親眼目睹]	qīnyǎnmùdǔ	to see for oneself; to see with one's own eyes
学会[學會]	xuéhuì	to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
放不下[放不下]	fàngbuxià	not to have room to put sth; to be unable to let go
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/225 words - 17 min
职责[職責]	zhízé	duty; responsibility; obligation
找出[找出]	zhǎochū	to find; to search out
模[模]	mó	to imitate; model; norm; pattern
模糊[模糊]	móhu	vague; indistinct; fuzzy
糊[糊]	hú	muddled; paste; scorched
书信[書信]	shūxìn	letter; epistle
一共[一共]	yīgòng	altogether
宁[寧]	níng	peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)
宁[寧]	nìng	would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2]
州[州]	zhōu	prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland)
草[草]	cǎo	grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
折[折]	zhé	to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book
大侠[大俠]	dàxiá	knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero
乐[樂]	lè	happy; cheerful; to laugh
乐[樂]	yuè	music
赌[賭]	dǔ	to bet; to gamble
坊[坊]	fáng	workshop; mill; Taiwan pr. [fang1]
巧手[巧手]	qiǎoshǒu	skillful hands; dexterous; a dab hand
唐[唐]	táng	to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗[tang2]
三通[三通]	sāntōng	T-joint; T-piece; T-pipe; three links
镖[鏢]	biāo	throwing weapon; dart; goods sent under the protection of an armed escort
局[局]	jú	office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc
完完全全[完完全全]	wánwánquánquán	completely
确实[確實]	quèshí	indeed; really; reliable; real; true
擂台[擂臺]	lèitái	elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held; arena; ring
详[詳]	xiáng	detailed; comprehensive
反[反]	fǎn	contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/250 words - 19 min
正是[正是]	zhèngshì	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as
年岁[年歲]	niánsuì	years of age; age
金盆洗手[金盆洗手]	jīnpénxǐshǒu	lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom); fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
子嗣[子嗣]	zǐsì	son; heir
胜[勝]	shèng	victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task)
见证[見證]	jiànzhèng	to be witness to; witness; evidence
武[武]	wǔ	martial; military
老头[老頭]	lǎotóu	old fellow; old man; father; husband
地契[地契]	dìqì	deed (for land); CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]
想必[想必]	xiǎngbì	presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely
准[准]	zhǔn	to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of
准[準]	zhǔn	accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para-
别来无恙[別來無恙]	biéláiwúyàng	(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met
大胆[大膽]	dàdǎn	brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless
儿[兒]	ér	child; son
自己人[自己人]	zìjǐrén	those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us
叫花子[叫花子]	jiàohuāzi	beggar
半辈子[半輩子]	bànbèizi	half of a lifetime
庙[廟]	miào	temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial
度[度]	dù	to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences
晚年[晚年]	wǎnnián	one's later years
花都[花都]	Huādū	Huadu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
心思[心思]	xīnsi	mind; thoughts; inclination; mood
威望[威望]	wēiwàng	prestige
热闹[熱鬧]	rènao	bustling with noise and excitement; lively
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/275 words - 21 min
尸[屍]	shī	corpse
匠[匠]	jiàng	craftsman
沈[沈]	chén	variant of 沉[chen2]
麟[麟]	lín	female unicorn; see 麒麟
江湖骗子[江湖騙子]	jiānghúpiànzi	swindler; itinerant con-man
扮[扮]	bàn	to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression)
僵尸[殭屍]	jiāngshī	gyonshi; jiang shi; Chinese vampire; zombie
吓唬[嚇唬]	xiàhu	to scare; to frighten
言辞[言辭]	yáncí	words; expression; what one says
勾当[勾當]	gòudàng	shady business
得罪[得罪]	dézui	to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4]
不少[不少]	bùshǎo	many; a lot; not few
碰倒[碰倒]	pèngdǎo	to knock sth over
倒霉[倒霉]	dǎoméi	to have bad luck; to be out of luck
财产[財產]	cáichǎn	property; assets; estate; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
擅长[擅長]	shàncháng	to be good at; to be expert in
娘子[娘子]	niángzǐ	(dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman
名号[名號]	mínghào	name; good reputation; title
可不是[可不是]	kěbushì	that's just the way it is; exactly!
擂台赛[擂臺賽]	lèitáisài	single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)
一早[一早]	yīzǎo	early in the morning; at dawn
举行[舉行]	jǔxíng	to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
展[展]	zhǎn	to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition
狼[狼]	láng	wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
耽误[耽誤]	dānwu	to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with
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浑身[渾身]	húnshēn	all over; from head to foot
站住[站住]	zhànzhù	to stand
遭到[遭到]	zāodào	to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)
袭击[襲擊]	xíjī	attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack
马[馬]	mǎ	horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
毫发[毫髮]	háofà	a hair; the slightest
却是[卻是]	quèshì	nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...
遍体鳞伤[遍體鱗傷]	biàntǐlínshāng	covered all over with cuts and bruises; beaten black and blue; be a mass of bruises
人群[人群]	rénqún	crowd
公子[公子]	gōngzǐ	son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific)
条件[條件]	tiáojiàn	condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4]
管住[管住]	guǎnzhù	to take control of; to manage; to curb
乱说[亂說]	luànshuō	to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks
关门[關門]	guānmén	to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently)
无常[無常]	wúcháng	variable; changeable; fickle; impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya); ghost taking away the soul after death; to pass away; to die
墙[牆]	qiáng	wall; CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]
血[血]	xuè	blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]
不速之客[不速之客]	bùsùzhīkè	uninvited or unexpected guest
见怪不怪[見怪不怪]	jiànguàibùguài	to keep one's calm in the face of the unexpected; not to wonder at strange sights
败[敗]	bài	to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither
一会儿[一會兒]	yīhuìr5	a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
擦掉[擦掉]	cādiào	to wipe
顺序[順序]	shùnxù	sequence; order
抽[抽]	chōu	to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash
签[簽]	qiān	to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1]
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/325 words - 29 min
规则[規則]	guīzé	rule; regulation; rules and regulations
为止[為止]	wéizhǐ	until; (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
小姑[小姑]	xiǎogū	husband's younger sister; sister-in-law
娘[娘]	niáng	mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate
本事[本事]	běnshi	ability; skill
惭愧[慚愧]	cánkuì	ashamed
迷路[迷路]	mílù	to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear)
夺[奪]	duó	to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose
宽[寬]	kuān	lenient; wide; broad
前来[前來]	qiánlái	to come (formal); before; previously
比赛[比賽]	bǐsài	competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete
报[報]	bào	to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]
少年[少年]	shàonián	early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man
当做[當做]	dàngzuò	to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as
对手[對手]	duìshǒu	opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match
作为[作為]	zuòwéi	one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
事先[事先]	shìxiān	in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
有名[有名]	yǒumíng	famous; well-known
高手[高手]	gāoshǒu	expert; past master; dab hand
全力以赴[全力以赴]	quánlìyǐfù	to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort
大刀[大刀]	dàdāo	broadsword; large knife; machete
抡[掄]	lún	to select
何[何]	hé	what; how; why; which; carry
自学成才[自學成才]	zìxuéchéngcái	a self-made genius
手腕子[手腕子]	shǒuwànzi	wrist
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/350 words - 31 min
吃得消[吃得消]	chīdexiāo	to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc); to be able to afford
压[壓]	yā	to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure
顶[頂]	dǐng	apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
浮夸[浮誇]	fúkuā	to exaggerate; to be boastful; pompous; grandiose
废话[廢話]	fèihuà	nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
泻[瀉]	xiè	to flow out swiftly; to flood; a torrent; diarrhea; laxative
卷[捲]	juǎn	to roll (up); to sweep up; to carry on; roll
残[殘]	cán	to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus
云[雲]	yún	cloud; CL:朵[duo3]
策[策]	cè	policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy
扬鞭[揚鞭]	yángbiān	to whip on; to raise a whip; by ext. to swagger
排山倒海[排山倒海]	páishāndǎohǎi	lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering; fig. gigantic; of spectacular significance
横扫千军[橫掃千軍]	héngsǎoqiānjūn	total annihilation
同样[同樣]	tóngyàng	same; equal; equivalent
使用[使用]	shǐyòng	to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of
第二次[第二次]	dì'èrcì	the second time; second; number two
否则[否則]	fǒuzé	if not; otherwise; else; or else
提前[提前]	tíqián	to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance
拆[拆]	chāi	to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open
天赋[天賦]	tiānfù	gift; innate skill
学习[學習]	xuéxí	to learn; to study
一套[一套]	yītào	suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior
法[法]	fǎ	law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist
前途无量[前途無量]	qiántúwúliàng	to have boundless prospects
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/375 words - 33 min
经验[經驗]	jīngyàn	experience; to experience
尚[尚]	shàng	still; yet; to value; to esteem
浅[淺]	qiǎn	shallow; light (color)
诡计[詭計]	guǐjì	trick; ruse; crafty scheme
承让[承讓]	chéngràng	you let me win (said politely after winning a game)
胡[胡]	hú	non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])
八月[八月]	Bāyuè	August; eighth month (of the lunar year)
戏法[戲法]	xìfǎ	magic trick
乞丐[乞丐]	qǐgài	beggar
手心[手心]	shǒuxīn	palm (of one's hand); control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand)
食人[食人]	shírén	man-eating (beast); to eat people; fig. to oppress the people
蛊[蠱]	gǔ	arch. legendary venomous insect; to poison; to bewitch; to drive to insanity; to harm by witchcraft; intestinal parasite
毒[毒]	dú	poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics
虫[蟲]	chóng	lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]; person with a particular undesirable characteristic
血肉[血肉]	xuèròu	flesh
扎根[扎根]	zhāgēn	to take root
皮[皮]	pí	leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty
把手[把手]	bǎshou	handle; grip; knob
剁[剁]	duò	to chop up (meat etc); to chop off (sb's hand etc)
没用[沒用]	méiyòng	useless
除非[除非]	chúfēi	only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless
认输[認輸]	rènshū	to concede; to admit defeat
恐怕[恐怕]	kǒngpà	fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
没命[沒命]	méimìng	to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately
享受[享受]	xiǎngshòu	to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3]
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/400 words - 35 min
天下[天下]	tiānxià	land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
丐帮[丐幫]	gàibāng	beggars' union; a group of beggars
搜集[搜集]	sōují	to gather; to collect
情报[情報]	qíngbào	information; intelligence
自愿[自願]	zìyuàn	voluntary
不巧[不巧]	bùqiǎo	too bad; unfortunately; as luck would have it
逼供[逼供]	bīgòng	to extort a confession
方面[方面]	fāngmiàn	respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4]
体验[體驗]	tǐyàn	to experience for oneself
万一[萬一]	wànyī	just in case; if by any chance; contingency
岂[豈]	qǐ	how? (emphatic question)
人财两空[人財兩空]	réncáiliǎngkōng	loss of life and property; to lose the beauty and her possessions
解药[解藥]	jiěyào	antidote
耳朵[耳朵]	ěrduo	ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup)
防止[防止]	fángzhǐ	to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
脑[腦]	nǎo	brain; mind; head; essence
夜里[夜裡]	yèli	during the night; at night; nighttime
笛[笛]	dí	flute
响[響]	xiǎng	echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises
倒立[倒立]	dàolì	a handstand; to turn upside down; to stand on one's head; upside down
右[右]	yòu	right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old)
运动[運動]	yùndòng	to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign; CL:場|场[chang3]
干吗[幹嗎]	gànmá	see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2]
大厅[大廳]	dàtīng	hall; lounge
仔细[仔細]	zǐxì	careful; attentive; cautious
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep01/421 words - 38 min
看一看[看一看]	kànyīkàn	to have a look
天色[天色]	tiānsè	color of the sky; time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky; weather
用来[用來]	yònglái	to be used for
写字[寫字]	xiězì	to write characters
新鲜[新鮮]	xīnxiān	fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon
脑筋[腦筋]	nǎojīn	brains; mind; head; way of thinking
有种[有種]	yǒuzhǒng	to have guts; to have courage; to be brave
预感[預感]	yùgǎn	to have a premonition; premonition
者[者]	zhě	(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
善[善]	shàn	good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect
恐怖[恐怖]	kǒngbù	terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
传说[傳說]	chuánshuō	legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
可怕[可怕]	kěpà	awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly
冤[冤]	yuān	injustice; grievance; wrong
死鬼[死鬼]	sǐguǐ	devil; You devil! (as joke or insult); the departed
各种[各種]	gèzhǒng	every kind of; all kinds of; various kinds
报仇[報仇]	bàochóu	to take revenge; to avenge
凡是[凡是]	fánshì	each and every; every; all; any
取[取]	qǔ	to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
性命[性命]	xìngmìng	life
纸[紙]	zhǐ	paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc
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三月[三月]	Sānyuè	March; third month (of the lunar year)
初[初]	chū	at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic
落款[落款]	luòkuǎn	inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc
邀请函[邀請函]	yāoqǐnghán	invitation letter; CL:封[feng1]
老朋友[老朋友]	lǎopéngyou	old friend; (slang) period; menstruation
祸[禍]	huò	disaster; misfortune; calamity
观[觀]	guān	to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook
其[其]	qí	his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
踏实[踏實]	tāshi	firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2]
大有[大有]	dàyǒu	there is much; (literary) abundance
蹊跷[蹊蹺]	qīqiāo	odd; queer; strange; fishy; Taiwan pr. [xi1 qiao1]
私底下[私底下]	sīdǐxia	privately; secretly; confidentially
掌握[掌握]	zhǎngwò	to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
分寸[分寸]	fēncun	propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms
找不着[找不著]	zhǎobuzháo	to be unable to find
跪[跪]	guì	to kneel
杀人[殺人]	shārén	homicide; to murder; to kill (a person)
水落石出[水落石出]	shuǐluòshíchū	as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light
致命伤[致命傷]	zhìmìngshāng	mortal wound; (fig.) fatal weakness; Achilles' heel
胸口[胸口]	xiōngkǒu	pit of the stomach
刺[刺]	cì	thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder
多余[多餘]	duōyú	superfluous; unnecessary; surplus
伤痕[傷痕]	shānghén	scar; bruise
激烈[激烈]	jīliè	(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme
搏斗[搏鬥]	bódòu	to wrestle; to fight; to struggle
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep02/50 words - 7 min
凶手[兇手]	xiōngshǒu	murderer; assassin
极[極]	jí	extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
杀死[殺死]	shāsǐ	to kill
防备[防備]	fángbèi	to guard against
熟人[熟人]	shúrén	acquaintance; friend
断定[斷定]	duàndìng	to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment
内部[內部]	nèibù	interior; inside (part, section); internal
凶[兇]	xiōng	terrible; fearful
案[案]	àn	(legal) case; incident; record; file; table
现场[現場]	xiànchǎng	the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site
案发[案發]	ànfā	to investigate a crime on the spot; to occur (of a crime); to be discovered (of a crime)
地点[地點]	dìdiǎn	place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4]
血迹[血跡]	xuèjì	bloodstain
擦[擦]	cā	to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish
所见所闻[所見所聞]	suǒjiànsuǒwén	what one hears and sees (idiom)
细节[細節]	xìjié	details; particulars
落下[落下]	luòxià	to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)
今儿[今兒]	jīnr5	(coll.) today
大爷[大爺]	dàye	(coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man
起床[起床]	qǐchuáng	to get out of bed; to get up
太阳[太陽]	tàiyang	sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]
敲门[敲門]	qiāomén	to knock on a door
门闩[門閂]	ménshuān	horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal); door bolt
平常[平常]	píngcháng	ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily
神出鬼没[神出鬼沒]	shénchūguǐmò	lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom); fig. elusive
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在意[在意]	zàiyì	to care about; to mind
四处[四處]	sìchù	all over the place; everywhere and all directions
祠堂[祠堂]	cítáng	ancestral hall; memorial hall
然[然]	rán	correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
僵硬[僵硬]	jiāngyìng	stiff; rigid
程度[程度]	chéngdù	degree (level or extent); level; CL:個|个[ge4]
昨晚[昨晚]	zuówǎn	yesterday evening; last night
深夜[深夜]	shēnyè	very late at night
屋子[屋子]	wūzi	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]
冒犯[冒犯]	màofàn	to offend
药房[藥房]	yàofáng	pharmacy; drugstore
拣[揀]	jiǎn	to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up
晒[曬]	shài	(of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine); to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun; (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share"); (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
药材[藥材]	yàocái	medicinal ingredient
大半夜[大半夜]	dàbànyè	the middle of the night
孤苦伶仃[孤苦伶仃]	gūkǔlíngdīng	solitary and impoverished (idiom)
能干[能幹]	nénggàn	capable; competent
确凿[確鑿]	quèzáo	definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr. [que4 zuo4]
在场[在場]	zàichǎng	to be present; to be on the scene
打坐[打坐]	dǎzuò	to sit in meditation; to meditate
一阵[一陣]	yīzhèn	a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)
运[運]	yùn	to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate
功[功]	gōng	meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
驱[驅]	qū	to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly
命案[命案]	mìng'àn	homicide case; murder case
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep02/100 words - 12 min
如实[如實]	rúshí	as things really are; realistic
寄[寄]	jì	to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)
字体[字體]	zìtǐ	calligraphic style; typeface; font
明显[明顯]	míngxiǎn	clear; distinct; obvious
出自[出自]	chūzì	to come from
阴魂不散[陰魂不散]	yīnhúnbùsàn	lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom); fig. the influence still lingers on; the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
参与[參與]	cānyù	to participate (in sth)
凑[湊]	còu	to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity
誓[誓]	shì	oath; vow; to swear; to pledge
赛[賽]	sài	to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel
内讧[內訌]	nèihòng	internal strife
对付[對付]	duìfu	to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with
不妥[不妥]	bùtuǒ	not proper; inappropriate
好自为之[好自為之]	hǎozìwéizhī	to do one's best; to shape up; to behave; to fend for oneself; you're on your own
他杀[他殺]	tāshā	homicide (law)
放屁[放屁]	fàngpì	to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense; Utter rubbish!
劈[劈]	pī	to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike
右手[右手]	yòushǒu	right hand; right-hand side
食指[食指]	shízhǐ	index finger; mouths to feed
沾[沾]	zhān	to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch
写完[寫完]	xiěwán	to finish writing
冒昧[冒昧]	màomèi	bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of
丫头[丫頭]	yātou	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
怎[怎]	zěn	how
往后[往後]	wǎnghòu	from now on; in the future; time to come
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep02/125 words - 13 min
偿命[償命]	chángmìng	to pay with one's life
线索[線索]	xiànsuǒ	trail; clues; thread (of a story)
结论[結論]	jiélùn	conclusion; verdict; CL:個|个[ge4]; to conclude; to reach a verdict
提供[提供]	tígōng	to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish
组织[組織]	zǔzhī	to organize; organization; organized system; nerve; tissue; CL:個|个[ge4]
啥[啥]	shá	dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]; also pr. [sha4]
专门[專門]	zhuānmén	specialist; specialized; customized
执行[執行]	zhíxíng	to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run
任务[任務]	rènwu	mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
排[排]	pái	a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc
兵器[兵器]	bīngqì	weaponry; weapons; arms
改造[改造]	gǎizào	to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold
日常[日常]	rìcháng	daily; everyday
用品[用品]	yòngpǐn	articles for use; products; goods
杀手[殺手]	shāshǒu	killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player
棒槌[棒槌]	bàngchuí	wooden club (used to beat clothes in washing)
见多识广[見多識廣]	jiànduōshíguǎng	experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)
妹妹[妹妹]	mèimei	younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4]
认栽[認栽]	rènzāi	to admit defeat
的确[的確]	díquè	really; indeed
十七[十七]	shíqī	seventeen; 17
伙[夥]	huǒ	companion; partner; group; classifier for groups of people; to combine; together
栽赃[栽贓]	zāizāng	to frame sb (by planting sth on them)
胆[膽]	dǎn	gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
杀人如麻[殺人如麻]	shārénrúmá	to kill people like scything flax (idiom); human life as grass; a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep02/150 words - 16 min
人人[人人]	rénrén	everyone; every person
诛[誅]	zhū	to put (a criminal) to death; to punish
亏[虧]	kuī	deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that...
目前[目前]	mùqián	at the present time; currently
证据[證據]	zhèngjù	evidence; proof; testimony
不足[不足]	bùzú	insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
是非[是非]	shìfēi	right and wrong; quarrel
尚无[尚無]	shàngwú	not yet; not so far
定论[定論]	dìnglùn	final conclusion; accepted argument
区别[區別]	qūbié	difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4]
杀人不眨眼[殺人不眨眼]	shārénbùzhǎyǎn	to murder without blinking an eye (idiom); ruthless; cold-blooded
身份[身份]	shēnfèn	identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank
未必[未必]	wèibì	not necessarily; maybe not
明摆着[明擺著]	míngbǎizhe	evident; clear; undoubted
通过[通過]	tōngguò	by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc); to switch over
草草[草草]	cǎocǎo	carelessly; hastily
结案[結案]	jié'àn	to conclude a case; to wind up
可疑[可疑]	kěyí	suspicious; dubious
除掉[除掉]	chúdiào	to eliminate
着急[著急]	zháojí	to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2]
乱七八糟[亂七八糟]	luànqībāzāo	everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens
迷住[迷住]	mízhu	to fascinate; to strongly attract; to obsess; to infatuate; to captivate; to enchant
搅局[攪局]	jiǎojú	to upset the apple cart; to disrupt things
戏弄[戲弄]	xìnòng	to play tricks on; to make fun of; to tease
怀恨在心[懷恨在心]	huáihènzàixīn	to harbor hard feelings
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep02/175 words - 18 min
人情世故[人情世故]	rénqíngshìgù	worldly wisdom; the ways of the world; to know how to get on in the world
懂得[懂得]	dǒngde	to understand; to know; to comprehend
利害关系[利害關係]	lìhàiguānxi	stake; vital interest; concern
好处[好處]	hǎochu	benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4]
架[架]	jià	to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
据[據]	jù	according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy
一派胡言[一派胡言]	yīpàihúyán	a bunch of nonsense
诡辩[詭辯]	guǐbiàn	specious arguments; sophistry
棍子[棍子]	gùnzi	stick; rod
敲[敲]	qiāo	to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge
烂[爛]	làn	soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad
搭[搭]	dā	to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡[da1]
冤枉[冤枉]	yuānwang	to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile
罔[罔]	wǎng	to deceive; there is none; old variant of 網|网[wang3]
顾[顧]	gù	to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
不愧[不愧]	bùkuì	to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be
在理[在理]	zàilǐ	reasonable; sensible
昨夜[昨夜]	zuóyè	last night
嫌疑[嫌疑]	xiányí	suspicion; to have suspicions
排除[排除]	páichú	to eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out
近亲[近親]	jìnqīn	close relative; near relation
供词[供詞]	gòngcí	confession; statement; Taiwan pr. [gong1 ci2]
作[作]	zuò	to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works
不得[不得]	bùdé	must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
至亲[至親]	zhìqīn	next of kin; closely related
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep02/200 words - 21 min
人才[人才]	réncái	talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks
包庇[包庇]	bāobì	to shield; to harbor; to cover up
坏人[壞人]	huàirén	bad person; villain
真相大白[真相大白]	zhēnxiàngdàbái	the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
情绪[情緒]	qíngxù	mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3]
搁置[擱置]	gēzhì	to shelve; to set aside
贤[賢]	xián	worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
天网恢恢[天網恢恢]	tiānwǎnghuīhuī	lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can't run from the long arm of the law
疏而不漏[疏而不漏]	shū'érbùlòu	loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
早晚[早晚]	zǎowǎn	morning and evening; sooner or later
异议[異議]	yìyì	objection; dissent
选出[選出]	xuǎnchū	to pick out; to select; to elect
嚷嚷[嚷嚷]	rāngrang	to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach
老夫[老夫]	lǎofū	I (spoken by an old man)
真凶[真兇]	zhēnxiōng	culprit
案子[案子]	ànzi	long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case
进行[進行]	jìnxíng	to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute
流血[流血]	liúxuè	to bleed; to shed blood
期间[期間]	qījiān	period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
封闭[封閉]	fēngbì	to seal; to close; to confine; to seal off; to close down; sealed; confined; closed; unreceptive
外人[外人]	wàirén	outsider; foreigner; stranger
临[臨]	lín	to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
表达[表達]	biǎodá	to express; to convey
范围[範圍]	fànwéi	range; scope; limit; extent; CL:個|个[ge4]
接着[接著]	jiēzhe	to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep02/225 words - 24 min
念[念]	niàn	to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)
果然[果然]	guǒrán	really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed
刁钻[刁鑽]	diāozuān	crafty; tricky
一说[一說]	yīshuō	an expression of opinion; according to some
人们[人們]	rénmen	people
绰号[綽號]	chuòhào	nickname
本名[本名]	běnmíng	original name; real name; personal name
元[元]	yuán	currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon
民[民]	mín	the people; nationality; citizen
杠[槓]	gàng	thick pole; bar; rod; thick line; to mark with a thick line; to sharpen (knife); (old) coffin-bearing pole
难不成[難不成]	nánbùchéng	Is it possible that ... ?
咬[咬]	yǎo	to bite; to nip
公布[公佈]	gōngbù	to announce; to make public; to publish
血淋淋[血淋淋]	xuèlínlín	dripping with blood; bloody (tragedy)
冤魂[冤魂]	yuānhún	ghost of one who died unjustly; departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances
讨[討]	tǎo	to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study
世上[世上]	shìshàng	on earth
活人[活人]	huórén	living person
作怪[作怪]	zuòguài	(of a ghost) to make strange things happen; to act up; to act behind the scenes; to make mischief; odd; to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)
嫌疑人[嫌疑人]	xiányírén	a suspect
讨论[討論]	tǎolùn	to discuss; to talk over; CL:個|个[ge4]
糊涂[糊塗]	hútu	muddled; silly; confused
乌[烏]	wū	crow; black
铃[鈴]	líng	(small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
背后[背後]	bèihòu	behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep02/250 words - 26 min
主人[主人]	zhǔrén	master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]
似乎[似乎]	sìhū	apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly
礼貌[禮貌]	lǐmào	courtesy; manners
外边[外邊]	wàibian	outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home
瞟[瞟]	piǎo	to cast a glance
回避[迴避]	huíbì	to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)
花园[花園]	huāyuán	garden; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
大师[大師]	dàshī	great master; master
伯[伯]	bó	father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
木棉[木棉]	mùmián	cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
种子[種子]	zhǒngzi	seed; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]
亲自[親自]	qīnzì	personally; in person; oneself
栽[栽]	zāi	to grow; to plant; to insert; to force on sb; to fall head first
独木桥[獨木橋]	dúmùqiáo	single-log bridge; (fig.) difficult path
修[修]	xiū	to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)
粉[粉]	fěn	powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink
误伤[誤傷]	wùshāng	to injure accidentally; accidental injury
痒[癢]	yǎng	to itch; to tickle
三五[三五]	sānwǔ	several; three or five
对面[對面]	duìmiàn	(sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face
勺[勺]	sháo	spoon; ladle; CL:把[ba3]; abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume)
座[座]	zuò	seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
桥[橋]	qiáo	bridge; CL:座[zuo4]
叫做[叫做]	jiàozuò	to be called; to be known as
对岸[對岸]	duì'àn	opposite bank (of a body of water)
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep02/275 words - 28 min
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
即便[即便]	jíbiàn	even if; even though; right away; immediately
呗[唄]	bei	modal particle indicating indicating lack of enthusiasm; modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way
修筑[修築]	xiūzhù	to build
篱笆[籬笆]	líba	fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)
题[題]	tí	topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
谜[謎]	mí	riddle
反手[反手]	fǎnshǒu	to turn a hand over; to put one's hand behind one's back; fig. easily done
联手[聯手]	liánshǒu	lit. to join hands; to act together
遍[遍]	biàn	everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time
创立[創立]	chuànglì	to establish; to set up; to found
性格[性格]	xìnggé	nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4]
孤僻[孤僻]	gūpì	antisocial; reclusive; eccentric
不愿[不願]	bùyuàn	unwilling; unwillingness
徒[徒]	tú	disciple; apprentice; believer; on foot; bare or empty; to no avail; only; prison sentence
为人[為人]	wéirén	to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character
慷慨[慷慨]	kāngkǎi	vehement; fervent; generous; giving; liberal
无私[無私]	wúsī	selfless; unselfish; disinterested; altruistic
惨遭[慘遭]	cǎnzāo	to suffer (defeat, death etc)
毒手[毒手]	dúshǒu	deadly blow; vicious attack; treacherous assault
同一[同一]	tóngyī	identical; the same
不久[不久]	bùjiǔ	not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
并不[並不]	bìngbù	not at all; emphatically not
建功立业[建功立業]	jiàngōnglìyè	to achieve or accomplish goals
游山玩水[遊山玩水]	yóushānwánshuǐ	to go on a scenic tour
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep02/300 words - 30 min
游玩[遊玩]	yóuwán	to amuse oneself; to have fun; to go sightseeing; to take a stroll
拖[拖]	tuō	to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on
身子[身子]	shēnzi	body; pregnancy; health
种花[種花]	zhònghuā	to grow flowers; floriculture
种草[種草]	zhòngcǎo	(Internet slang) to recommend a product to sb
接到[接到]	jiēdào	to receive (letter etc)
帖[帖]	tiē	fitting snugly; appropriate; suitable; variant of 貼|贴[tie1]; to paste; to obey
前往[前往]	qiánwǎng	to leave for; to proceed towards; to go
中毒[中毒]	zhòngdú	to be poisoned; poisoning
经常[經常]	jīngcháng	frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
发作[發作]	fāzuò	to flare up; to break out
独自[獨自]	dúzì	alone
老家[老家]	lǎojiā	native place; place of origin; home state or region
守孝[守孝]	shǒuxiào	to observe mourning for one's parents
下葬[下葬]	xiàzàng	to bury; to inter
生前[生前]	shēngqián	(of a deceased) during one's life; while living
有关[有關]	yǒuguān	to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning
来往[來往]	láiwǎng	to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
好事[好事]	hǎoshì	good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
到头来[到頭來]	dàotóulái	in the end; finally; as a result
灵[靈]	líng	quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin
龛[龕]	kān	niche; shrine
缅怀[緬懷]	miǎnhuái	to commemorate; to recall fondly; to think of the past
赎罪[贖罪]	shúzuì	to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement
清理[清理]	qīnglǐ	to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep02/315 words - 32 min
最终[最終]	zuìzhōng	final; ultimate
愿望[願望]	yuànwàng	desire; wish
仪式[儀式]	yíshì	ceremony
仇恨[仇恨]	chóuhèn	to hate; hatred; enmity; hostility
有罪[有罪]	yǒuzuì	guilty
致命[致命]	zhìmìng	fatal; mortal; deadly; to sacrifice one's life
伤口[傷口]	shāngkǒu	wound; cut
刀剑[刀劍]	dāojiàn	sword
刀口[刀口]	dāokǒu	the edge of a knife; cut; incision
寸[寸]	cùn	a unit of length; inch; thumb
吻合[吻合]	wěnhé	to be a good fit; to be identical with; to adjust oneself to; to fit in
门派[門派]	ménpài	sect; school (group of followers of a particular doctrine)
摆脱[擺脫]	bǎituō	to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself
无可[無可]	wúkě	can't
辩驳[辯駁]	biànbó	to dispute; to refute
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep03/25 words - 3 min
上午[上午]	shàngwǔ	morning; CL:個|个[ge4]
不利[不利]	bùlì	unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental
围攻[圍攻]	wéigōng	to besiege; to beleaguer; to attack from all sides; to jointly speak or write against sb
身不由己[身不由己]	shēnbùyóujǐ	without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself
名誉[名譽]	míngyù	fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor)
父子[父子]	fùzǐ	father and son
看出[看出]	kànchū	to make out; to see
端倪[端倪]	duānní	boundary; clue; indication; to obtain clues; to infer
为何[為何]	wèihé	why
当众[當眾]	dāngzhòng	in public; in front of everybody
疑惑[疑惑]	yíhuò	to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions
露出[露出]	lùchū	to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1]
模仿[模仿]	mófǎng	to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model
嫁祸[嫁禍]	jiàhuò	to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else
隐瞒[隱瞞]	yǐnmán	to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth
点破[點破]	diǎnpò	to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word; to point out bluntly
某[某]	mǒu	some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such
说破[說破]	shuōpò	to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc); to reveal
引起[引起]	yǐnqǐ	to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
不必要[不必要]	bùbìyào	needless; unnecessary
骚乱[騷亂]	sāoluàn	disturbance; riot; to create a disturbance
足以[足以]	zúyǐ	sufficient to...; so much so that; so that
破案[破案]	pò'àn	to solve a case; shabby old table
查出[查出]	cháchū	to find out; to discover
枉[枉]	wǎng	to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep03/50 words - 8 min
做法[做法]	zuòfǎ	way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]
灭口[滅口]	mièkǒu	to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb
武器[武器]	wǔqì	weapon; arms; CL:種|种[zhong3]
非得[非得]	fēiděi	(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
天天[天天]	tiāntiān	every day
农家[農家]	nóngjiā	peasant family
铡刀[鍘刀]	zhádāo	lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc)
合适[合適]	héshì	suitable; fitting; appropriate
将就[將就]	jiāngjiu	to accept (a bit reluctantly); to put up with
看错[看錯]	kàncuò	to misinterpret what one sees or reads; to misjudge (sb); to mistake (sb for sb else); to misread (a document)
各式各样[各式各樣]	gèshìgèyàng	(of) all kinds and sorts; various
点穴[點穴]	diǎnxué	to hit a pressure point (martial arts); dim mak; see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4]
说实话[說實話]	shuōshíhuà	to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
稍微[稍微]	shāowēi	a little bit
练[練]	liàn	to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise
玩儿[玩兒]	wánr5	to play; to have fun; to hang out
生疏[生疏]	shēngshū	unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed
具体[具體]	jùtǐ	concrete; definite; specific
细说[細說]	xìshuō	to tell in detail
肉[肉]	ròu	meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130
作用[作用]	zuòyòng	to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization; CL:個|个[ge4]
白天[白天]	báitiān	daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]
料事如神[料事如神]	liàoshìrúshén	to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom); to have an incredible foresight
行凶[行兇]	xíngxiōng	violent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder)
手札[手札]	shǒuzhá	(literary) personal letter
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep03/75 words - 14 min
越[越]	yuè	to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
死亡[死亡]	sǐwáng	to die; death
杀气[殺氣]	shāqì	murderous spirit; aura of death; to vent one's anger
消失[消失]	xiāoshī	to disappear; to fade away
看清[看清]	kànqīng	to see clearly
剑法[劍法]	jiànfǎ	fencing; sword-play
治[治]	zhì	to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
要紧[要緊]	yàojǐn	important; urgent
烫伤[燙傷]	tàngshāng	to scald
消毒[消毒]	xiāodú	to disinfect; to sterilize
止血[止血]	zhǐxuè	to staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug)
止[止]	zhǐ	to stop; to prohibit; until; only
想不到[想不到]	xiǎngbudào	unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that
有两下子[有兩下子]	yǒuliǎngxiàzi	to have real skill; to know one's stuff
修炼[修煉]	xiūliàn	(of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism
精[精]	jīng	essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)
敏感[敏感]	mǐngǎn	sensitive; susceptible
今[今]	jīn	today; modern; present; current; this; now
冲[沖]	chōng	(of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with
引[引]	yǐn	to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
肩膀[肩膀]	jiānbǎng	shoulder
旧[舊]	jiù	old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)
家常便饭[家常便飯]	jiāchángbiànfàn	simple home-style meal; common occurrence; nothing out of the ordinary
不在意[不在意]	bùzàiyì	to pay no attention to; not to mind
化脓[化膿]	huànóng	to fester; to suppurate; to be infected
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep03/100 words - 16 min
忍[忍]	rěn	to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself
苦练[苦練]	kǔliàn	to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears
本领[本領]	běnlǐng	skill; ability; capability; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
准确[準確]	zhǔnquè	accurate; exact; precise
无误[無誤]	wúwù	verified; unmistaken
瞬间[瞬間]	shùnjiān	in an instant; in a flash
鲜血[鮮血]	xiānxuè	blood
溅[濺]	jiàn	to splash
手臂[手臂]	shǒubì	arm; helper
滚烫[滾燙]	gǔntàng	boiling; scalding
沸水[沸水]	fèishuǐ	boiling water
渐渐[漸漸]	jiànjiàn	gradually
一身[一身]	yīshēn	whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes
暗处[暗處]	ànchù	secret place
用命[用命]	yòngmìng	to follow orders; to abide by; to obey
五颜六色[五顏六色]	wǔyánliùsè	multi-colored; every color under the sun
配饰[配飾]	pèishì	ornament (jewelry, accoutrements etc); decorations
它们[它們]	tāmen	they (for inanimate objects)
格格不入[格格不入]	gégébùrù	(idiom) inharmonious; incompatible
总之[總之]	zǒngzhī	in a word; in short; in brief
行动[行動]	xíngdòng	operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile
残酷[殘酷]	cánkù	cruel; cruelty
伤痛[傷痛]	shāngtòng	pain (from wound); sorrow
绝不[絕不]	juébù	in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
尽管[儘管]	jǐnguǎn	despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep03/125 words - 21 min
光滑[光滑]	guānghuá	glossy; sleek; smooth
白皙[白皙]	báixī	fair; white; blonde
皮肤[皮膚]	pífū	skin; CL:層|层[ceng2],塊|块[kuai4]
余[餘]	yú	extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me
逃亡[逃亡]	táowáng	to flee; flight (from danger); fugitive
度过[度過]	dùguò	to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through
上都[上都]	Shàngdū	Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
北[北]	běi	north; to be defeated (classical)
燕山[燕山]	Yānshān	Yan mountain range across north Hebei
南[南]	nán	south
轻易[輕易]	qīngyì	easily; lightly; rashly
闯[闖]	chuǎng	to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships)
便[便]	biàn	plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
名义[名義]	míngyì	name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose
养伤[養傷]	yǎngshāng	to heal a wound; to recuperate (from an injury)
完了[完了]	wánle	to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no
犹豫[猶豫]	yóuyù	to hesitate
眼神[眼神]	yǎnshén	expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)
犀利[犀利]	xīlì	sharp; incisive; penetrating
屁[屁]	pì	fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing
简直[簡直]	jiǎnzhí	simply; at all; practically
柔情似水[柔情似水]	róuqíngsìshuǐ	tender and soft as water; deeply attached to sb
以身相许[以身相許]	yǐshēnxiāngxǔ	to give one's heart to; to devote one's life to
长得[長得]	zhǎngde	to look (pretty, the same etc)
英俊[英俊]	yīngjùn	handsome
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep03/150 words - 24 min
不好惹[不好惹]	bùhǎorě	not to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense
图[圖]	tú	diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek
险恶[險惡]	xiǎn'è	dangerous; sinister; vicious
留神[留神]	liúshén	to take care; to be careful
贞操[貞操]	zhēncāo	(usually of women) chastity; virginity; virtue; honor; loyalty; moral integrity
不许[不許]	bùxǔ	not to allow; must not; can't
鸡[雞]	jī	fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute
烤[烤]	kǎo	to roast; to bake; to broil
说来话长[說來話長]	shuōláihuàcháng	start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
未解[未解]	wèijiě	unsolved (problem)
姐[姐]	jiě	older sister
碗[碗]	wǎn	bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
异域[異域]	yìyù	foreign country; alien land
血洗[血洗]	xuèxǐ	blood purge; massacre
武林[武林]	wǔlín	martial arts (social) circles
打败[打敗]	dǎbài	to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated
各方[各方]	gèfāng	all parties (in a dispute etc); all sides; all directions
鼎[鼎]	dǐng	ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs; pot (dialect); to enter upon a period of (classical); Kangxi radical 206; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
返[返]	fǎn	to return (to)
可笑[可笑]	kěxiào	funny; ridiculous
亲身[親身]	qīnshēn	personal; oneself
经历[經歷]	jīnglì	experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through
记忆[記憶]	jìyì	to remember; to recall; memory; CL:個|个[ge4]
中原[中原]	Zhōngyuán	Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
一无所知[一無所知]	yīwúsuǒzhī	not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep03/175 words - 27 min
医术[醫術]	yīshù	medical expertise; art of healing
恢复[恢復]	huīfù	to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate
邀请[邀請]	yāoqǐng	to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4]
基本上[基本上]	jīběnshang	basically; on the whole
传言[傳言]	chuányán	rumor; hearsay
幸存[倖存]	xìngcún	to survive (a disaster)
燕[燕]	yàn	swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴[yan4]
辽东[遼東]	Liáodōng	Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea; east and south of Liaoning province; east of Liao river 遼河|辽河
打听[打聽]	dǎting	to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around
来龙去脉[來龍去脈]	láilóngqùmài	the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
一言难尽[一言難盡]	yīyánnánjìn	hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
呐[吶]	na	sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊[ne5 a5] or variant of 哪[na5])
卖关子[賣關子]	màiguānzi	to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling); to keep people on tenterhooks
备[備]	bèi	to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip
棵[棵]	kē	classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
大树[大樹]	Dàshù	Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
底下[底下]	dǐxia	the location below sth; afterwards
手里[手裡]	shǒulǐ	in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
刻[刻]	kè	quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals
玉[玉]	yù	jade
珏[玨]	jué	gems mounted together
漫无目的[漫無目的]	mànwúmùdì	aimless; at random
村庄[村莊]	cūnzhuāng	village; hamlet; CL:座[zuo4]
村民[村民]	cūnmín	villager
厨房[廚房]	chúfáng	kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1]
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep03/200 words - 28 min
填饱[填飽]	tiánbǎo	to feed to the full; to cram
力气[力氣]	lìqi	strength; CL:把[ba3]
模样[模樣]	múyàng	look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [mo2 yang4]
头发[頭髮]	tóufa	hair (on the head)
红色[紅色]	hóngsè	red (color); revolutionary
害死[害死]	hàisǐ	to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death
充满[充滿]	chōngmǎn	full of; brimming with; very full; permeated
愤怒[憤怒]	fènnù	angry; indignant; wrath; ire
恨不得[恨不得]	hènbude	wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth
抄[抄]	chāo	to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms
木桶[木桶]	mùtǒng	cask
狠狠[狠狠]	hěnhěn	resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly
砸[砸]	zá	to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle
那时候[那時候]	nàshíhou	at that time
意识[意識]	yìshí	consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize
处置[處置]	chǔzhì	to handle; to take care of; to punish
打的[打的]	dǎdī	(coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi
精疲力尽[精疲力盡]	jīngpílìjìn	spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out
扔[扔]	rēng	to throw; to throw away
树林[樹林]	shùlín	woods; grove; forest
喂[餵]	wèi	to feed
身世[身世]	shēnshì	one's life experience; one's lot; one's past history
那儿[那兒]	nàr5	there
书房[書房]	shūfáng	study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1]
神功[神功]	shéngōng	amazing powers; miraculous skill
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep03/225 words - 31 min
秘籍[秘籍]	mìjí	rare book; cheat code (video games)
文武双全[文武雙全]	wénwǔshuāngquán	well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier; master of pen and sword
幸好[幸好]	xìnghǎo	fortunately
遗失[遺失]	yíshī	to lose; lost
纵横[縱橫]	zònghéng	lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
绝[絕]	jué	to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means
按照[按照]	ànzhào	according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of
仁[仁]	rén	humane; kernel
炸[炸]	zhá	to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zha4]
炸[炸]	zhà	to explode
练功[練功]	liàngōng	to practice work skill
巨大[巨大]	jùdà	huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous
错误[錯誤]	cuòwù	error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]; mistaken; false; wrong
隐藏[隱藏]	yǐncáng	to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting)
寻找[尋找]	xúnzhǎo	to seek; to look for
蒙蔽[蒙蔽]	méngbì	to deceive; to hoodwink
莫非[莫非]	mòfēi	can it be possible that; could it be
恰恰[恰恰]	qiàqià	exactly; just; precisely
相反[相反]	xiāngfǎn	opposite; contrary
西域[西域]	Xīyù	Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1])
诺[諾]	nuò	to consent; to promise; (literary) yes!
邪[邪]	xié	demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal
一遍[一遍]	yībiàn	one time (all the way through); once through
尸骨[屍骨]	shīgǔ	skeleton of the dead
对照[對照]	duìzhào	to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts); to check
足够[足夠]	zúgòu	enough; sufficient
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep03/241 words - 38 min
推断[推斷]	tuīduàn	to infer; to deduce; to predict; to extrapolate
喝酒[喝酒]	hējiǔ	to drink (alcohol)
下雨[下雨]	xiàyǔ	to rain
扫兴[掃興]	sǎoxìng	to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed
斧子[斧子]	fǔzi	axe; hatchet; CL:把[ba3]
大清早[大清早]	dàqīngzǎo	early in the morning
唬[唬]	hǔ	a tiger's roar; to scare
插[插]	chā	to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
真真[真真]	zhēnzhēn	really; in fact; genuinely; scrupulously
腰[腰]	yāo	waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins
搬走[搬走]	bānzǒu	to carry
自杀[自殺]	zìshā	to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
没脸[沒臉]	méiliǎn	ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame)
诈尸[詐屍]	zhàshī	sudden movement of a corpse (superstition); fig. sudden torrent of abuse
腿[腿]	tuǐ	leg; CL:條|条[tiao2]
马车[馬車]	mǎchē	cart; chariot; carriage; buggy
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep04/25 words - 5 min
塑像[塑像]	sùxiàng	(molded or modeled) statue
住嘴[住嘴]	zhùzuǐ	to hold one's tongue; Shut up!
功夫[功夫]	gōngfu	skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort
兰花指[蘭花指]	lánhuāzhǐ	hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended)
复[復]	fù	to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out
节[節]	jié	festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses; CL:個|个[ge4]
哀[哀]	āi	sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole
死者[死者]	sǐzhě	the dead; the deceased
安慰[安慰]	ānwèi	to comfort; to console; CL:個|个[ge4]
瞎眼[瞎眼]	xiāyǎn	to be blind
老头子[老頭子]	lǎotóuzi	(coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man
束手无策[束手無策]	shùshǒuwúcè	lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
侄儿[姪兒]	zhí'ér	see 姪子|侄子[zhi2 zi5]
指望[指望]	zhǐwàng	to hope for sth; to count on; hope
仇家[仇家]	chóujiā	enemy; foe
高强[高強]	gāoqiáng	excellent; outstanding
谦虚[謙虛]	qiānxū	modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
打断[打斷]	dǎduàn	to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone)
告[告]	gào	to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue
变故[變故]	biàngù	an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune
掺[摻]	shǎn	to grasp
归[歸]	guī	to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
日后[日後]	rìhòu	sometime; someday (in the future)
且慢[且慢]	qiěmàn	to wait a moment; do not go too soon
一年半载[一年半載]	yīniánbànzǎi	about a year
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep04/50 words - 8 min
定[定]	dìng	to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order
拦[攔]	lán	to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
承诺[承諾]	chéngnuò	to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment
之内[之內]	zhīnèi	inside; within
天黑[天黑]	tiānhēi	to get dark; dusk
兑现[兌現]	duìxiàn	(of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment
任由[任由]	rènyóu	to let (sb do sth); to allow; regardless of
一言九鼎[一言九鼎]	yīyánjiǔdǐng	one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
担[擔]	dān	to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility
成全[成全]	chéngquán	to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off
虫子[蟲子]	chóngzi	insect; bug; worm; CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]
灼[灼]	zhuó	luminous; burning; to burn; to cauterize
暂时[暫時]	zànshí	temporary; provisional; for the time being
体温[體溫]	tǐwēn	(body) temperature
孵化[孵化]	fūhuà	breeding; to incubate; innovation (esp. in commerce and marketing)
时辰[時辰]	shíchen	time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day
心肝[心肝]	xīngān	darling; (in negative sentences) heart; humanity
心口[心口]	xīnkǒu	pit of the stomach; solar plexus; words and thoughts
灼热[灼熱]	zhuórè	burning hot; scorching; worried
解[解]	jiě	to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection
养料[養料]	yǎngliào	nutriment; nourishment
不要紧[不要緊]	bùyàojǐn	unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but
心服口服[心服口服]	xīnfúkǒufú	to accept wholeheartedly; to embrace; to be won over
不打紧[不打緊]	bùdǎjǐn	unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind
处境[處境]	chǔjìng	situation (of a person)
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep04/75 words - 10 min
赌注[賭注]	dǔzhù	stake (in a gamble); (what is at) stake
公平[公平]	gōngpíng	fair; impartial
复杂[複雜]	fùzá	complicated; complex
疑点[疑點]	yídiǎn	a doubtful point
汗[汗]	hàn	perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)
潮[潮]	cháo	tide; current; damp; moist; humid
出汗[出汗]	chūhàn	to perspire; to sweat
掀开[掀開]	xiānkāi	to lift open; to tear open
内向[內向]	nèixiàng	reserved (personality); introverted; (economics etc) domestic-oriented
渗透[滲透]	shèntòu	to permeate; to infiltrate; to pervade; osmosis
内衣[內衣]	nèiyī	undergarment; underwear; CL:件[jian4]
外套[外套]	wàitào	coat; jacket; CL:件[jian4]
则[則]	zé	(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
湿[濕]	shī	moist; wet
不合理[不合理]	bùhélǐ	unreasonable
口供[口供]	kǒugòng	oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bi3 gong4]); statement; deposition
赶到[趕到]	gǎndào	to hurry (to some place)
转移[轉移]	zhuǎnyí	to shift; to divert or distract (attention etc); to change; to transform; metastasis (medicine); to evacuate (people)
中间[中間]	zhōngjiān	between; intermediate; mid; middle
环节[環節]	huánjié	(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process), etc
必经之路[必經之路]	bìjīngzhīlù	the road one must follow or take; the only way; same as 必由之路[bi4 you2 zhi1 lu4]
承受[承受]	chéngshòu	to bear; to support; to inherit
重量[重量]	zhòngliàng	weight; CL:個|个[ge4]
擦伤[擦傷]	cāshāng	to abrade; to scrape; to chafe; to graze; abrasion; friction burn; scratch
或[或]	huò	maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep04/100 words - 13 min
摔伤[摔傷]	shuāishāng	to injure oneself in a fall
痕迹[痕跡]	hénjì	vestige; mark; trace
谜团[謎團]	mítuán	riddle; enigma; unpredictable situation; elusive matters
本身[本身]	běnshēn	itself; in itself; per se
武艺[武藝]	wǔyì	martial art; military skill
弱[弱]	ruò	weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
且[且]	qiě	and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)
诡计多端[詭計多端]	guǐjìduōduān	deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous; full of craft and cunning
下山[下山]	xiàshān	(of the sun) to set
不止[不止]	bùzhǐ	incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to
钻[鑽]	zuān	to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain
钻[鑽]	zuàn	an auger; diamond
密林[密林]	mìlín	jungle
出山[出山]	chūshān	to leave the mountain (of a hermit); to come out of obscurity to a government job; to take a leading position
沿[沿]	yán	along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge
正路[正路]	zhènglù	the right way
骑马[騎馬]	qímǎ	to ride a horse
搜查[搜查]	sōuchá	to search
一旦[一旦]	yīdàn	in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day
烟火[煙火]	yānhuǒ	smoke and fire; fireworks
迅速[迅速]	xùnsù	rapid; speedy; fast
合围[合圍]	héwéi	to surround; to close in around (one's enemy, prey etc)
落[落]	luò	to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement
惹麻烦[惹麻煩]	rěmáfan	to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome
挺住[挺住]	tǐngzhù	to stand firm; to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)
骗子[騙子]	piànzi	swindler; a cheat
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep04/125 words - 16 min
逃跑[逃跑]	táopǎo	to flee from sth; to run away; to escape
地儿[地兒]	dìr5	place; space
女子[女子]	nǚzǐ	woman; female
怜香惜玉[憐香惜玉]	liánxiāngxīyù	to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
小瞧[小瞧]	xiǎoqiáo	(coll.) to look down on; to underestimate
生存[生存]	shēngcún	to exist; to survive
咱俩[咱倆]	zánliǎ	the two of us
遇见[遇見]	yùjiàn	to meet
咋[咋]	zǎ	dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]
福气[福氣]	fúqi	good fortune; a blessing
不祥[不祥]	bùxiáng	ominous; inauspicious
姐姐[姐姐]	jiějie	older sister; CL:個|个[ge4]
猛[猛]	měng	ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome
叫化子[叫化子]	jiàohuāzi	variant of 叫花子[jiao4 hua1 zi5]
腿脚[腿腳]	tuǐjiǎo	legs and feet; ability to walk; strides
掉队[掉隊]	diàoduì	to fall behind; to drop out
伴[伴]	bàn	partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
这时[這時]	zhèshí	at this time; at this moment
候[候]	hòu	to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
要死[要死]	yàosǐ	extremely; awfully
天生[天生]	tiānshēng	nature; disposition; innate; natural
打交道[打交道]	dǎjiāodào	to come into contact with; to have dealings
悬而未决[懸而未決]	xuán'érwèijué	pending a decision; hanging in the balance
未卜[未卜]	wèibǔ	not foreseen; unpredictable; not on the cards
寡妇[寡婦]	guǎfu	widow
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep04/150 words - 21 min
皮肉[皮肉]	píròu	skin and flesh; superficial; physical (suffering); bodily
苦[苦]	kǔ	bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
吓一跳[嚇一跳]	xiàyītiào	startled; to frighten; scared out of one's skin
另[另]	lìng	other; another; separate; separately
相比[相比]	xiāngbǐ	to compare
想象[想象]	xiǎngxiàng	to imagine; to fancy; CL:個|个[ge4]
抓紧[抓緊]	zhuājǐn	to grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of
冷水[冷水]	lěngshuǐ	cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans)
嘞[嘞]	lei	sentence-final particle similar to 了[le5], but carrying a tone of approval
解开[解開]	jiěkāi	to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)
事到如今[事到如今]	shìdàorújīn	as matters stand; things having reached this stage
大会[大會]	dàhuì	general assembly; general meeting; convention; CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4]
装神弄鬼[裝神弄鬼]	zhuāngshénnòngguǐ	lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify; to deceive people; to scam
明[明]	míng	bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
暗[暗]	àn	dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark
首先[首先]	shǒuxiān	first (of all); in the first place
放水[放水]	fàngshuǐ	to turn on the water; to let water out; to throw a game (sports)
不成[不成]	bùchéng	won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
剩[剩]	shèng	to remain; to be left; to have as remainder
交易[交易]	jiāoyì	(business) transaction; business deal; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
套[套]	tào	to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)
败露[敗露]	bàilù	(of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed
分赃[分贓]	fēnzāng	to share the booty; to divide ill-gotten gains
不均[不均]	bùjūn	uneven; distributed unevenly
汗水[汗水]	hànshuǐ	sweat; perspiration
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep04/175 words - 23 min
外衣[外衣]	wàiyī	outer clothing; semblance; appearance
脱掉[脫掉]	tuōdiào	to remove; to take off; to strip off; to discard; to shed; to come off; to fall off
受害者[受害者]	shòuhàizhě	casualty; victim; those injured and wounded
撇[撇]	piē	to cast away; to fling aside
鹿[鹿]	lù	deer
招人[招人]	zhāorén	to be infectious; to recruit
待见[待見]	dàijian	(coll.) to like
晕[暈]	yūn	confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out
晕[暈]	yùn	dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun
丧尽天良[喪盡天良]	sàngjìntiānliáng	devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
假扮[假扮]	jiǎbàn	to impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else
插嘴[插嘴]	chāzuǐ	to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation
巫蛊[巫蠱]	wūgǔ	witchcraft
铁[鐵]	tiě	iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)
布[布]	bù	cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known
衫[衫]	shān	garment; jacket with open slits in place of sleeves
饶命[饒命]	ráomìng	to spare sb's life
雾[霧]	wù	fog; mist; CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4]
娘娘[娘娘]	niángniang	queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt
千里[千里]	qiānlǐ	a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance
之外[之外]	zhīwài	outside; excluding
岭[嶺]	lǐng	mountain range; mountain ridge
井[井]	jǐng	a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly
冻[凍]	dòng	to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly
熬[熬]	áo	to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure
今晚[今晚]	jīnwǎn	tonight
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep04/200 words - 27 min
陪葬[陪葬]	péizàng	to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)
无辜[無辜]	wúgū	innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)
穴[穴]	xué	cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4]
冰[冰]	bīng	ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine
深入[深入]	shēnrù	to penetrate deeply; thorough
骨髓[骨髓]	gǔsuǐ	bone marrow (medulla ossea)
五脏六腑[五臟六腑]	wǔzàngliùfǔ	five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
冰冷[冰冷]	bīnglěng	ice-cold
天气[天氣]	tiānqì	weather
棉袄[棉襖]	mián'ǎo	cotton-padded jacket
了结[了結]	liǎojié	to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up
回顾[回顧]	huígù	to look back; to review
来到[來到]	láidào	to come; to arrive
安然无恙[安然無恙]	ānránwúyàng	safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
第二天[第二天]	dì'èrtiān	next day; the morrow
字条[字條]	zìtiáo	brief note
桌[桌]	zhuō	table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
未[未]	wèi	not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
昨儿[昨兒]	zuór5	(coll.) yesterday
由于[由於]	yóuyú	due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
再次[再次]	zàicì	one more time; again; one more; once again
制造[製造]	zhìzào	to manufacture; to make
事件[事件]	shìjiàn	event; happening; incident; CL:個|个[ge4]
搅乱[攪亂]	jiǎoluàn	to disrupt; to throw into disorder
心智[心智]	xīnzhì	wisdom
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep04/225 words - 29 min
琢磨[琢磨]	zuómo	to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]
神秘[神秘]	shénmì	mysterious; mystery
力量[力量]	lìliang	power; force; strength
令[令]	lìng	to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old)
产生[產生]	chǎnshēng	to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate; to appear; appearance; emergence; generation; production; yield
恐惧[恐懼]	kǒngjù	to be frightened; fear; dread
分歧[分歧]	fēnqí	divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement; bifurcation (math.)
追查[追查]	zhuīchá	to try to find out; to trace; to track down
坚信[堅信]	jiānxìn	to believe firmly; without any doubt
面纱[面紗]	miànshā	veil
破解[破解]	pòjiě	to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain; to unravel; to decipher; to decode; to crack (software)
也就是说[也就是說]	yějiùshìshuō	in other words; that is to say; so; thus
百思不得其解[百思不得其解]	bǎisībùdéqíjiě	see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]
满身[滿身]	mǎnshēn	covered all over
大汗[大汗]	dàhàn	profuse perspiration
启发[啟發]	qǐfā	to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation
眼前[眼前]	yǎnqián	before one's eyes; now; at present
鼻梁[鼻梁]	bíliáng	bridge of the nose
矮[矮]	ǎi	low; short (in length)
单眼皮[單眼皮]	dānyǎnpí	single eyelid
双眼皮[雙眼皮]	shuāngyǎnpí	double eyelid
睫毛[睫毛]	jiémáo	eyelashes
疏忽[疏忽]	shūhu	to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness
判断[判斷]	pànduàn	to judge; to determine; judgment
动弹不得[動彈不得]	dòngtanbudé	to be unable to move a single step
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep04/250 words - 31 min
验尸[驗屍]	yànshī	autopsy; postmortem examination
翘[翹]	qiáo	outstanding; to raise
传达[傳達]	chuándá	to pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit; transmission
信息[信息]	xìnxī	information; news; message
掐[掐]	qiā	to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight
真实[真實]	zhēnshí	true; real
过程[過程]	guòchéng	course of events; process; CL:個|个[ge4]
潜入[潛入]	qiánrù	to submerge; to infiltrate; to steal into
制[製]	zhì	to manufacture; to make
穿上[穿上]	chuānshang	to put on (clothes etc)
连夜[連夜]	liányè	that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row
偷偷[偷偷]	tōutōu	stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly
立马[立馬]	lìmǎ	at once; immediately; promptly; swiftly
升起[升起]	shēngqǐ	to raise; to hoist; to rise
早晨[早晨]	zǎochén	early morning; CL:個|个[ge4]
干活[幹活]	gànhuó	to work; to be employed
人选[人選]	rénxuǎn	choice of person; candidate
亲眼[親眼]	qīnyǎn	with one's own eyes; personally
假象[假象]	jiǎxiàng	false appearance; facade
距离[距離]	jùlí	distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from
立即[立即]	lìjí	immediately
起身[起身]	qǐshēn	to get up; to leave; to set forth
返回[返回]	fǎnhuí	to return to; to come (or go) back
消耗[消耗]	xiāohào	to use up; to consume
超越[超越]	chāoyuè	to surpass; to exceed; to transcend
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep04/275 words - 34 min
轻轻[輕輕]	qīngqīng	lightly; softly
松[鬆]	sōng	loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)
此时[此時]	cǐshí	now; this moment
一路[一路]	yīlù	the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind
疯狂[瘋狂]	fēngkuáng	crazy; frantic; extreme popularity
奔跑[奔跑]	bēnpǎo	to run
来自[來自]	láizì	to come from (a place); From: (in email header)
捅[捅]	tǒng	to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose
神不知鬼不觉[神不知鬼不覺]	shénbùzhīguǐbùjué	top secret; hush-hush
气喘吁吁[氣喘吁吁]	qìchuǎnxūxū	to pant; to gasp for breath
拍[拍]	pāi	to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)
扇[扇]	shān	to fan; to slap sb on the face
扇[扇]	shàn	fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc
噩耗[噩耗]	èhào	news of sb's death; grievous news
早已[早已]	zǎoyǐ	long ago; for a long time
假装[假裝]	jiǎzhuāng	to feign; to pretend
叫醒[叫醒]	jiàoxǐng	to awaken; to wake sb up; to rouse
完美[完美]	wánměi	perfect; perfection; perfectly
谋杀案[謀殺案]	móushā'àn	murder case
有条有理[有條有理]	yǒutiáoyǒulǐ	everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
搞错[搞錯]	gǎocuò	mistake; to make a mistake; to blunder; mistaken
挠[撓]	náo	to scratch; to thwart; to yield
可否[可否]	kěfǒu	is it possible or not?
占[占]	zhàn	to take possession of; to occupy; to take up
老娘[老娘]	lǎoniáng	my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife
便宜[便宜]	piányi	cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep04/300 words - 36 min
直[直]	zhí	straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
绕[繞]	rào	to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex
弯子[彎子]	wānzi	bend; turn; curve
胳膊[胳膊]	gēbo	arm; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1]
疹子[疹子]	zhěnzi	rash
风疹[風疹]	fēngzhěn	rubella; urticaria
症状[症狀]	zhèngzhuàng	symptom (of an illness)
蝴蝶[蝴蝶]	húdié	butterfly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
毒性[毒性]	dúxìng	toxicity
不大[不大]	bùdà	not very; not too; not often
进入[進入]	jìnrù	to enter; to join; to go into
网[網]	wǎng	net; network
状[狀]	zhuàng	accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great; -shaped
红斑[紅斑]	hóngbān	erythema (pathol.); rash in red patches
消[消]	xiāo	to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need
袖子[袖子]	xiùzi	sleeve
终究[終究]	zhōngjiū	in the end; after all is said and done
密[密]	mì	secret; confidential; close; thick; dense
疏[疏]	shū	to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin; sparse; scanty; distant (relation); not close; to neglect; negligent; to present a memorial to the Emperor; commentary; annotation
小小[小小]	xiǎoxiǎo	very small; very few; very minor
逃[逃]	táo	to escape; to run away; to flee
伞[傘]	sǎn	umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3]
飞过[飛過]	fēiguò	to fly over; to fly past
脖子[脖子]	bózi	neck; CL:個|个[ge4]
喷[噴]	pēn	to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep04/307 words - 37 min
出血[出血]	chūxuè	to bleed; bleeding; (fig.) to spend money in large amounts
话说[話說]	huàshuō	It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount
什[什]	shén	what
仇[仇]	chóu	hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)
何止[何止]	hézhǐ	far more than; not just
未婚夫[未婚夫]	wèihūnfū	fiancé
新郎[新郎]	xīnláng	bridegroom; groom
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep05/25 words - 4 min
春天[春天]	chūntiān	spring (season); CL:個|个[ge4]
江南[江南]	Jiāngnán	south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south; Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
时节[時節]	shíjié	season; time
遍地[遍地]	biàndì	everywhere; all over
开满[開滿]	kāimǎn	to bloom abundantly
火红[火紅]	huǒhóng	fiery; blazing
映衬[映襯]	yìngchèn	to set off by contrast; antithesis; analogy parallelism (linguistics)
更加[更加]	gèngjiā	more (than sth else); even more
苍白[蒼白]	cāngbái	pale; wan
娶[娶]	qǔ	to take a wife; to marry (a woman)
临走[臨走]	línzǒu	before leaving; on departure
玉佩[玉佩]	yùpèi	jade pendant; jade ornament
颜色[顏色]	yánsè	color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff
树[樹]	shù	tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
原本[原本]	yuánběn	originally; original
守[守]	shǒu	to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining
林[林]	lín	woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things)
重金[重金]	zhòngjīn	huge money; extremely rich; very expensive
买通[買通]	mǎitōng	to bribe
录[錄]	lù	diary; record; to hit; to copy
院[院]	yuàn	courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4]
身亡[身亡]	shēnwáng	to die
偷袭[偷襲]	tōuxí	to mount a sneak attack; to raid
血债[血債]	xuèzhài	debt of blood (after killing sb)
偿[償]	cháng	to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep05/50 words - 8 min
苦苦[苦苦]	kǔkǔ	strenuously; persistently; hard; painful
讽刺[諷刺]	fěngcì	to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm
做梦[做夢]	zuòmèng	to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream
想来[想來]	xiǎnglái	it may be assumed that
如今[如今]	rújīn	nowadays; now
请帖[請帖]	qǐngtiě	invitation card; written invitation
目标[目標]	mùbiāo	target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4]
丝[絲]	sī	silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; CL:條|条[tiao2]; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc
相对[相對]	xiāngduì	relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart
轻松[輕鬆]	qīngsōng	light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously
混淆视听[混淆視聽]	hùnxiáoshìtīng	to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods
移动[移動]	yídòng	to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable
丝毫不差[絲毫不差]	sīháobùchā	accurate to perfection (idiom); precise to the finest detail
合谋[合謀]	hémóu	to conspire; to plot together
匆匆[匆匆]	cōngcōng	hurriedly
蠢货[蠢貨]	chǔnhuò	blockhead; idiot; dunce; moron; fool
绝佳[絕佳]	juéjiā	exceptionally good
死有余辜[死有餘辜]	sǐyǒuyúgū	death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even after the perpetrator is dead
罪有应得[罪有應得]	zuìyǒuyīngdé	guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement; the punishment fits the crime
滴水不漏[滴水不漏]	dīshuǐbùlòu	lit. not one drop of water can leak out; watertight; rigorous (argument)
天衣无缝[天衣無縫]	tiānyīwúfèng	lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless
半路[半路]	bànlù	halfway; midway; on the way
绝非[絕非]	juéfēi	absolutely not
等闲之辈[等閒之輩]	děngxiánzhībèi	(in the negative) (not) to be trifled with
不至于[不至於]	bùzhìyú	unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep05/75 words - 14 min
滥杀无辜[濫殺無辜]	lànshāwúgū	willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)
凡心[凡心]	fánxīn	reluctance to leave this world; heart set on the mundane
二流[二流]	èrliú	second-rate; second-tier
哪些[哪些]	nǎxiē	which ones?; who?; what?
伤疤[傷疤]	shāngbā	scar; CL:道[dao4]
一眼[一眼]	yīyǎn	a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
传承[傳承]	chuánchéng	to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance
百年[百年]	bǎinián	hundred years; century; lifetime
集[集]	jí	to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
完整[完整]	wánzhěng	complete; intact
齐名[齊名]	qímíng	equally famous
抛弃[拋棄]	pāoqì	to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb)
贴身[貼身]	tiēshēn	worn next to the skin; close-fitting; personal (servant etc)
抛下[拋下]	pāoxià	to throw down; to dump; to abandon; thrown down
尝[嘗]	cháng	to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once
认命[認命]	rènmìng	to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate; to be resigned to sth
师[師]	shī	teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops
合葬[合葬]	hézàng	to bury husband and wife together; joint interment
杀掉[殺掉]	shādiào	to kill
路过[路過]	lùguò	to pass by or through
朵[朵]	duǒ	flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc
囚[囚]	qiú	prisoner
困[困]	kùn	to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute
黯[黯]	àn	deep black; dark; dull (color)
交错[交錯]	jiāocuò	to crisscross; to intertwine
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep05/100 words - 17 min
枝[枝]	zhī	branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
女孩[女孩]	nǚhái	girl; lass
想见[想見]	xiǎngjiàn	to infer; to gather
总有[總有]	zǒngyǒu	inevitably there will be
保重[保重]	bǎozhòng	to take care of oneself
何时[何時]	héshí	when
微笑[微笑]	wēixiào	smile; CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]; to smile
天寒地冻[天寒地凍]	tiānhándìdòng	cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
永生[永生]	yǒngshēng	to live forever; eternal life; all one's life
灭[滅]	miè	to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
笑容[笑容]	xiàoróng	smile; smiling expression; CL:副[fu4]
银河[銀河]	Yínhé	Milky Way; our galaxy
闪烁[閃爍]	shǎnshuò	flickering; twinkling; evasive; vague (of speech)
停止[停止]	tíngzhǐ	to stop; to halt; to cease
传世[傳世]	chuánshì	handed down from ancient times; family heirloom
宝[寶]	bǎo	jewel; gem; treasure; precious
毕生[畢生]	bìshēng	all one's life; lifetime
正反[正反]	zhèngfǎn	positive and negative; pros and cons; inside and outside
改进[改進]	gǎijìn	to improve; to make better; CL:個|个[ge4]
罪人[罪人]	zuìrén	sinner
官府[官府]	guānfǔ	authorities; feudal official
自首[自首]	zìshǒu	to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities)
谱[譜]	pǔ	chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music
传给[傳給]	chuángěi	to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; to pass to (in football etc)
膝下[膝下]	xīxià	at the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep05/125 words - 22 min
老天[老天]	lǎotiān	God; Heavens
惩罚[懲罰]	chéngfá	penalty; punishment; to punish
吩咐[吩咐]	fēnfù	to tell; to instruct; to command
下面[下面]	xiàmiàn	below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]
心愿[心願]	xīnyuàn	cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration
执着[執著]	zhízhuó	to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to
何况[何況]	hékuàng	let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more
虚弱[虛弱]	xūruò	weak; in poor health
当下[當下]	dāngxià	immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment
亲情[親情]	qīnqíng	affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children
爱情[愛情]	àiqíng	romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4]
凉[涼]	liáng	cool; cold
接近[接近]	jiējìn	to approach; to get close to
游侠[遊俠]	yóuxiá	knight-errant
役[役]	yì	forced labor; corvée; obligatory task; military service; to use as servant; to enserf; servant (old); war; campaign; battle
幸存者[倖存者]	xìngcúnzhě	survivor
明月[明月]	míngyuè	bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark; CL:輪|轮[lun2]
十五[十五]	shíwǔ	fifteen; 15
留给[留給]	liúgěi	to set aside for
黑暗[黑暗]	hēi'àn	dark; darkly; darkness
照亮[照亮]	zhàoliàng	to illuminate; to light up; lighting
分为[分為]	fēnwéi	to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
组成[組成]	zǔchéng	to form; to make up; to constitute
刺杀[刺殺]	cìshā	to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner)
广泛[廣泛]	guǎngfàn	extensive; wide range
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep05/150 words - 24 min
头脑[頭腦]	tóunǎo	brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss
叛逃[叛逃]	pàntáo	to defect; to desert; to betray and flee
派出[派出]	pàichū	to send; to dispatch
追杀[追殺]	zhuīshā	to chase to kill
明儿[明兒]	míngr5	(coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day
印象[印象]	yìnxiàng	impression
听话[聽話]	tīnghuà	to do what one is told; obedient
叛徒[叛徒]	pàntú	traitor; turncoat; rebel; renegade; insurgent
损[損]	sǔn	to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to speak sarcastically; to deride; caustic; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷨)
排名[排名]	páimíng	to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
之上[之上]	zhīshàng	above
失手[失手]	shīshǒu	a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated
行尸走肉[行屍走肉]	xíngshīzǒuròu	walking corpse (idiom); zombie; person who lives only on the material level
愿闻其详[願聞其詳]	yuànwénqíxiáng	I'd like to hear the details
等于[等於]	děngyú	to equal; to be tantamount to
白白[白白]	báibái	in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
送死[送死]	sòngsǐ	to throw away one's life
从来不[從來不]	cóngláibù	never
缺[缺]	quē	deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
补缺[補缺]	bǔquē	to fill a vacancy; to make up for a shortage; to supply a deficiency
管不着[管不著]	guǎnbuzháo	to have no right or ability to interfere in sth; it's none of your business!
懒得[懶得]	lǎndé	not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to
费口舌[費口舌]	fèikǒushé	to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining
区区[區區]	qūqū	insignificant; trifling; merely
出马[出馬]	chūmǎ	to set out (on a campaign); to stand for election; to throw one's cap in the ring
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep05/175 words - 26 min
不必[不必]	bùbì	need not; does not have to; not necessarily
十二[十二]	shí'èr	twelve; 12
一手[一手]	yīshǒu	a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help
暗器[暗器]	ànqì	concealed weapon
棘手[棘手]	jíshǒu	thorny (problem); intractable
死去[死去]	sǐqù	to die
南下[南下]	nánxià	to go down south
撑[撐]	chēng	to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support
查明[查明]	chámíng	to investigate and find out; to ascertain
脚步[腳步]	jiǎobù	footstep; step
锦[錦]	jǐn	brocade; embroidered work; bright
衣[衣]	yī	clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145
蓝[藍]	lán	blue; indigo plant
袍[袍]	páo	gown (lined)
青年[青年]	qīngnián	youth; youthful years; young person; the young
踏[踏]	tà	to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot
有待[有待]	yǒudài	not yet (done); pending
嘀咕[嘀咕]	dígu	to mutter; to feel apprehensive
手指[手指]	shǒuzhǐ	finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
行事[行事]	xíngshì	to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct
粗鲁[粗魯]	cūlǔ	coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish
详细[詳細]	xiángxì	detailed; in detail; minute
说说[說說]	shuōshuo	to say sth
判官[判官]	pànguān	magistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties); mythological underworld judge
笔[筆]	bǐ	pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep05/200 words - 27 min
书生[書生]	shūshēng	scholar; intellectual; egghead
帽[帽]	mào	hat; cap
札[札]	zhá	thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China); a kind of official document (in former times); letter; note; plague
鬓角[鬢角]	bìnjiǎo	sideburns; temples; hair on the temples
记性[記性]	jìxing	memory (ability to retain information)
笨[笨]	bèn	stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy
大王[大王]	dàwáng	king; magnate; person having expert skill in something
酒楼[酒樓]	jiǔlóu	restaurant
说书[說書]	shuōshū	folk art consisting of storytelling to music
好些[好些]	hǎoxiē	a good deal of; quite a lot
素材[素材]	sùcái	source material (in literature and art)
记载[記載]	jìzǎi	to write down; to record; written account
大小[大小]	dàxiǎo	dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority
人物[人物]	rénwù	person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; CL:個|个[ge4]
传记[傳記]	zhuànjì	biography; CL:篇[pian1],部[bu4]
物[物]	wù	thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理
篇幅[篇幅]	piānfu	length (of a piece of writing); space occupied on a printed page
列传[列傳]	lièzhuàn	historical biography
世家[世家]	shìjiā	family influential for generations; aristocratic family
小人物[小人物]	xiǎorénwù	nonentity; a nobody
史官[史官]	shǐguān	scribe; court recorder; historian; historiographer
到场[到場]	dàochǎng	to show up; present (at the scene)
二手[二手]	èrshǒu	indirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc); assistant
见闻[見聞]	jiànwén	what one has seen and heard; knowledge; one's experience
核实[核實]	héshí	to verify; to check
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep05/225 words - 29 min
绝大部分[絕大部分]	juédàbùfen	overwhelming majority
无能为力[無能為力]	wúnéngwéilì	impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless
长老[長老]	zhǎnglǎo	elder; term of respect for a Buddhist monk
级别[級別]	jíbié	(military) rank; level; grade
记事[記事]	jìshì	to keep a record of events; record; to start to form memories (after one's infancy)
灾难[災難]	zāinàn	disaster; catastrophe
不相上下[不相上下]	bùxiāngshàngxià	equally matched; about the same
俊俏[俊俏]	jùnqiào	attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant
脸色[臉色]	liǎnsè	complexion; look
过奖[過獎]	guòjiǎng	to overpraise; to flatter
男子[男子]	nánzǐ	a man; a male
司马[司馬]	Sīmǎ	Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states); two-character surname Sima
搞笑[搞笑]	gǎoxiào	to get people to laugh; funny; hilarious
死马当活马医[死馬當活馬醫]	sǐmǎdànghuómǎyī	lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom); fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
轻[輕]	qīng	light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage
满口[滿口]	mǎnkǒu	a full mouth of (sth physical); to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc); (to agree etc) unreservedly
历史[歷史]	lìshǐ	history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
建议[建議]	jiànyì	to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3]
赖[賴]	lài	to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on
带上[帶上]	dàishàng	to take along with one
有用[有用]	yǒuyòng	useful
多多[多多]	duōduō	many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more
傀儡[傀儡]	kuǐlěi	puppet
岛[島]	dǎo	island; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]
出海[出海]	chūhǎi	to go out to sea
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep05/250 words - 31 min
小半[小半]	xiǎobàn	a portion smaller than a half; the lesser part; the smaller part
据说[據說]	jùshuō	it is said that; reportedly
暴露[暴露]	bàolù	to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pu4 lu4]
不仅[不僅]	bùjǐn	not only (this one); not just (...) but also
正派[正派]	zhèngpài	upright
赶尽杀绝[趕盡殺絕]	gǎnjìnshājué	to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless
死路一条[死路一條]	sǐlùyītiáo	(idiom) dead end; road to ruin
仅[僅]	jǐn	barely; only; merely
名册[名冊]	míngcè	roll (of names); register; CL:本[ben3]
若是[若是]	ruòshì	if
挖[挖]	wā	to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
水晶[水晶]	shuǐjīng	crystal
代[代]	dài	to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
之下[之下]	zhīxià	under; beneath; less than
二十[二十]	èrshí	twenty; 20
平息[平息]	píngxī	to settle (a dispute); to quieten down; to suppress
隐居[隱居]	yǐnjū	to live in seclusion
东海[東海]	DōngHǎi	East China Sea; East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography)
小岛[小島]	xiǎodǎo	isle
信任[信任]	xìnrèn	to trust; to have confidence in
究竟[究竟]	jiūjìng	to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result
杳[杳]	yǎo	dark and quiet; disappear
音[音]	yīn	sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)
讯[訊]	xùn	to question; to ask; to interrogate; rapid; speedy; fast; news; information
怪不得[怪不得]	guàibude	no wonder!; so that's why!
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep05/275 words - 33 min
不论[不論]	bùlùn	whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss
漂流[漂流]	piāoliú	to float on the current; to drift along or about; rafting
在外[在外]	zàiwài	outer; excluded
始终[始終]	shǐzhōng	from beginning to end; all along
悬[懸]	xuán	to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation
一线[一線]	yīxiàn	front line
十六[十六]	shíliù	sixteen; 16
冒险[冒險]	màoxiǎn	to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
员[員]	yuán	person; employee; member
父亲[父親]	fùqīn	father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
努力[努力]	nǔlì	great effort; to strive; to try hard
好用[好用]	hǎoyòng	useful; serviceable; effective; handy; easy to use
棋子[棋子]	qízǐ	chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]
甘愿[甘願]	gānyuàn	willingly
领罪[領罪]	lǐngzuì	to confess one's fault; to accept one's punishment
格[格]	gé	square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively
勿[勿]	wù	do not
论[論]	lùn	opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)
胖[胖]	pàng	fat; plump
金银[金銀]	jīnyín	gold and silver
财宝[財寶]	cáibǎo	money and valuables
无名指[無名指]	wúmíngzhǐ	ring finger
工夫[工夫]	gōngfu	period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort
船[船]	chuán	boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
谜题[謎題]	mítí	puzzle; riddle
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep05/300 words - 35 min
财[財]	cái	money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
饰品[飾品]	shìpǐn	ornament; item of jewelry; accessory
首饰[首飾]	shǒushì	jewelry; head ornament
拿走[拿走]	názǒu	to take away
视[視]	shì	to look at; to regard; to inspect
金钱[金錢]	jīnqián	money; currency
粪土[糞土]	fèntǔ	dirty soil; dung; muck
多边[多邊]	duōbiān	multilateral
不住[不住]	bùzhù	repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc)
最多[最多]	zuìduō	at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal
白跑一趟[白跑一趟]	báipǎoyītàng	to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase
发誓[發誓]	fāshì	to vow; to pledge; to swear
苗[苗]	miáo	sprout
疆[疆]	jiāng	border; boundary
变卦[變卦]	biànguà	to change one's mind; to go back on one's word
妖魔鬼怪[妖魔鬼怪]	yāomóguǐguài	demons and ghosts; ghouls and bogies
钩[鉤]	gōu	to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch
阎王爷[閻王爺]	Yánwángyé	same as 閻羅王|阎罗王; Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
勾[勾]	gōu	to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook
魂[魂]	hún	soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body
小鬼[小鬼]	xiǎoguǐ	little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp
腻子[膩子]	nìzi	putty (same as 泥子); frequent caller; hanger-on
再生[再生]	zàishēng	to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling; regeneration
净[淨]	jìng	clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role
鸳鸯[鴛鴦]	yuānyāng	(bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep05/311 words - 36 min
背包袱[背包袱]	bēibāofú	to have a weight on one's mind; to take on a mental burden
以貌取人[以貌取人]	yǐmàoqǔrén	to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
股[股]	gǔ	thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (stock) share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]; classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc; classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff; classifier for bands of people, gangs etc; classifier for sudden forceful actions
歉[歉]	qiàn	to apologize; to regret; deficient
吐[吐]	tù	to vomit; to throw up
舔[舔]	tiǎn	to lick; to lap
躲开[躲開]	duǒkāi	to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb)
有意思[有意思]	yǒuyìsi	interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun
和气生财[和氣生財]	héqìshēngcái	(idiom) amiability makes you rich
发财[發財]	fācái	to get rich
消气[消氣]	xiāoqì	to cool one's temper
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep06/25 words - 5 min
脏[髒]	zāng	dirty; filthy
主要[主要]	zhǔyào	main; principal; major; primary
宅子[宅子]	zháizi	house; residence
不易[不易]	bùyì	not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging
打扫[打掃]	dǎsǎo	to clean; to sweep
灰[灰]	huī	ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected
铜[銅]	tóng	copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
片子[片子]	piānzi	film; movie; film reel; phonograph record; X-ray image
琐[瑣]	suǒ	fragmentary; trifling
阵[陣]	zhèn	disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration
降[降]	jiàng	to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend
降[降]	xiáng	to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame
妖[妖]	yāo	goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon
除[除]	chú	to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including
瞎说[瞎說]	xiāshuō	to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about
打仗[打仗]	dǎzhàng	to fight a battle; to go to war
降妖[降妖]	xiángyāo	to subdue monsters
战国[戰國]	Zhànguó	the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
时期[時期]	shíqī	period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4]
古字[古字]	gǔzì	old character; archaic form of a Chinese character
墨家[墨家]	Mòjiā	Mohist School of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子[Mo4 zi3]
典籍[典籍]	diǎnjí	ancient books or records
传人[傳人]	chuánrén	to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant
秦[秦]	Qín	surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]; abbr. for 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1]
国[國]	guó	country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4]
诸子百家[諸子百家]	zhūzǐbǎijiā	the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep06/50 words - 8 min
国事[國事]	guóshì	affairs of the nation; politics
精通[精通]	jīngtōng	to be proficient in; to master (a subject)
机关[機關]	jīguān	mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick; CL:個|个[ge4]
术[術]	shù	method; technique
天下第一[天下第一]	tiānxiàdìyī	first under heaven; number one in the country
史家[史家]	shǐjiā	historian
胡说八道[胡說八道]	húshuōbādào	to talk rubbish
对了[對了]	duìle	Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ...
来得[來得]	láide	to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to
阴[陰]	yīn	overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia
赏[賞]	shǎng	to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
规矩[規矩]	guīju	lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
有的是[有的是]	yǒudeshì	have plenty of; there's no lack of
说话算话[說話算話]	shuōhuàsuànhuà	to do as promised; to be as good as one's word; to honor one's word; to mean what one says
谣言[謠言]	yáoyán	rumor
心爱[心愛]	xīn'ài	beloved
恳请[懇請]	kěnqǐng	to request earnestly
要钱[要錢]	yàoqián	to charge; to demand payment
清净[清淨]	qīngjìng	peaceful; quiet; tranquil; purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism)
债[債]	zhài	debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
到处[到處]	dàochù	everywhere
解谜[解謎]	jiěmí	to solve the riddle
允许[允許]	yǔnxǔ	to permit; to allow
寻宝[尋寶]	xúnbǎo	treasure hunt
游戏[遊戲]	yóuxì	game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep06/75 words - 11 min
空手而归[空手而歸]	kōngshǒu'érguī	to return empty-handed; to fail to win anything
灵活[靈活]	línghuó	flexible; nimble; agile
志[誌]	zhì	sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote
必得[必得]	bìděi	must; have to
遗憾[遺憾]	yíhàn	regret; to regret; to be sorry that
宝物[寶物]	bǎowù	treasure; CL:件[jian4]
冲动[衝動]	chōngdòng	to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge
破坏[破壞]	pòhuài	destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
飞刀[飛刀]	fēidāo	a throwing knife; fly cutter (machine tool)
迫[迫]	pò	to force; to compel; to approach or go towards; urgent; pressing
不得已而为之[不得已而為之]	bùdéyǐ'érwéizhī	to have no other choice; to be the last resort
对不住[對不住]	duìbuzhù	to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal)
遭殃[遭殃]	zāoyāng	to suffer a calamity
互相[互相]	hùxiāng	each other; mutually; mutual
体谅[體諒]	tǐliàng	to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate
玩笑[玩笑]	wánxiào	to joke; joke; jest
过后[過後]	guòhòu	after the event
账[賬]	zhàng	account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3]
木偶[木偶]	mù'ǒu	puppet
人身[人身]	rénshēn	person; personal; human body
碎片[碎片]	suìpiàn	chip; fragment; splinter; tatter
找齐[找齊]	zhǎoqí	to make uniform; to even up; to make good a deficiency
满足[滿足]	mǎnzú	to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content
胜利者[勝利者]	shènglìzhě	victor; winner
精致[精緻]	jīngzhì	delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep06/100 words - 14 min
限[限]	xiàn	limit; bound; to set a limit (on)
后院[後院]	hòuyuàn	rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.)
郝[郝]	Hǎo	ancient place name; surname Hao
走运[走運]	zǒuyùn	to have good luck; lucky; in luck
明智[明智]	míngzhì	sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious
开船[開船]	kāichuán	to set sail
船家[船家]	chuánjiā	person who lives and makes a living on a boat; boatman; boat dweller
安顿[安頓]	āndùn	to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful
扶[扶]	fú	to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help
工匠[工匠]	gōngjiàng	artisan; smith
鬼斧神工[鬼斧神工]	guǐfǔshéngōng	supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods; uncanny workmanship; superlative craftsmanship
惊艳[驚艷]	jīngyàn	stunning; breathtaking
同时[同時]	tóngshí	at the same time; simultaneously
失踪[失蹤]	shīzōng	to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for
去向[去向]	qùxiàng	the position of sth; whereabouts
猜测[猜測]	cāicè	to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
证实[證實]	zhèngshí	to confirm (sth to be true); to verify
偶[偶]	ǒu	accidental; image; pair; mate
人偶[人偶]	rén'ǒu	puppet; figure
雕像[雕像]	diāoxiàng	sculpture; (carved) statue; CL:尊[zun1]
草药[草藥]	cǎoyào	herbal medicine
敷[敷]	fū	to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough
拔[拔]	bá	to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize
穴道[穴道]	xuédào	acupuncture point; acupoint
封[封]	fēng	to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep06/125 words - 16 min
肤[膚]	fū	skin
白体[白體]	báitǐ	lean type
眉[眉]	méi	eyebrow; upper margin
鼠[鼠]	shǔ	rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
左手[左手]	zuǒshǒu	left hand; left-hand side
诸葛[諸葛]	Zhūgě	two-character surname Zhuge
苏[蘇]	sū	Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration
观音[觀音]	Guānyīn	Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
宋[宋]	Sòng	surname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279); also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)
婆婆[婆婆]	pópo	husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma
猎手[獵手]	lièshǒu	hunter
紫[紫]	zǐ	purple; violet
仙姑[仙姑]	xiāngū	female immortal; sorceress
浪子[浪子]	làngzǐ	loafer; wastrel; prodigal son
吴[吳]	Wú	surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods
影[影]	yǐng	picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace
妖术[妖術]	yāoshù	sorcery
半天[半天]	bàntiān	half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4]
黑店[黑店]	hēidiàn	lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); fig. a scam; protection racket; daylight robbery
扳指[扳指]	bānzhǐ	ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
祖传[祖傳]	zǔchuán	passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation
黄金[黃金]	huángjīn	gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time)
暗藏[暗藏]	àncáng	to hide; to conceal
毒针[毒針]	dúzhēn	to inject poison
行走[行走]	xíngzǒu	to walk
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep06/150 words - 19 min
意味着[意味著]	yìwèizhe	to signify; to mean; to imply
摆[擺]	bǎi	to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum
连环[連環]	liánhuán	chain
杀人案[殺人案]	shārén'àn	murder case; homicide case
葫芦[葫蘆]	húlu	calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house
视而不见[視而不見]	shì'érbùjiàn	to turn a blind eye to; to ignore
死人[死人]	sǐrén	dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen
保不齐[保不齊]	bǎobuqí	more likely than not; quite possible; on the cards
了解[了解]	liǎojiě	to understand; to realize; to find out
速度[速度]	sùdù	speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo; CL:個|个[ge4]
九天[九天]	jiǔtiān	the Ninth Heaven; the highest of the heavens
贼[賊]	zéi	thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely
惦记[惦記]	diànjì	to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about
沉迷[沉迷]	chénmí	to be engrossed; to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in; to be addicted to
正事[正事]	zhèngshì	one's proper business
打草惊蛇[打草驚蛇]	dǎcǎojīngshé	lit. beat the grass to scare the snake; to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others (idiom)
某处[某處]	mǒuchù	somewhere
观察[觀察]	guānchá	to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4]
往往[往往]	wǎngwǎng	usually; in many cases; more often than not
有效[有效]	yǒuxiào	effective; in effect; valid
自然而然[自然而然]	zìrán'érrán	involuntary; automatically
配合[配合]	pèihé	matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine
别管[別管]	biéguǎn	no matter (who, what etc)
逗[逗]	dòu	to stay; to stop; to tease (play with); amusing; short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 讀|读[dou4])
职业[職業]	zhíyè	occupation; profession; vocation; professional
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep06/175 words - 22 min
记录[記錄]	jìlù	to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
尴尬[尷尬]	gāngà	awkward; embarrassed
起开[起開]	qǐkai	(dialect) to step aside; Get out of the way!
盗[盜]	dào	to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber
了得[了得]	liǎode	exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling
可谓[可謂]	kěwèi	it could even be said
艺[藝]	yì	skill; art
高人[高人]	gāorén	very able person
胆大[膽大]	dǎndà	daring; bold; audacious
词[詞]	cí	word; statement; speech; lyrics; CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2]; CL:首[shou3]
警告[警告]	jǐnggào	to warn; to admonish
仇人[仇人]	chóurén	foe; one's personal enemy
饶[饒]	ráo	rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although
高级[高級]	gāojí	high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking
碰上[碰上]	pèngshàng	to run into; to come upon; to meet
比如[比如]	bǐrú	for example; for instance; such as
值钱[值錢]	zhíqián	valuable; costly; expensive
骨头[骨頭]	gǔtou	bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness
想起[想起]	xiǎngqǐ	to recall; to think of; to call to mind
升[升]	shēng	to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3]
仙子[仙子]	xiānzǐ	fairy
通缉[通緝]	tōngjī	to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted
人士[人士]	rénshì	person; figure; public figure
无数[無數]	wúshù	countless; numberless; innumerable
变态[變態]	biàntài	to metamorphose (biology); abnormal; perverted; hentai; (slang) pervert
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep06/200 words - 25 min
切[切]	qiē	to cut; to slice; tangent (math)
切[切]	qiè	definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; close to; eager; to correspond to; see also 反切[fan3 qie4]
因此[因此]	yīncǐ	thus; consequently; as a result
推测[推測]	tuīcè	speculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate
收集[收集]	shōují	to gather; to collect
怪僻[怪僻]	guàipì	eccentric; peculiar
农民[農民]	nóngmín	peasant; farmer; CL:個|个[ge4]
伯伯[伯伯]	bóbo	father's elder brother; uncle
祈祷[祈禱]	qídǎo	to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer
赢得[贏得]	yíngdé	to win; to gain
走出[走出]	zǒuchū	to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
出发[出發]	chūfā	to set off; to start (on a journey)
局面[局面]	júmiàn	aspect; phase; situation
乐观[樂觀]	lèguān	optimistic; hopeful
看家[看家]	kānjiā	to look after the house; (of skill, ability) special; outstanding
伪装[偽裝]	wěizhuāng	to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise; (military) to camouflage; camouflage
堂堂[堂堂]	tángtáng	grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance
当家[當家]	dāngjiā	to manage the household; to be the one in charge of the family; to call the shots; to be in charge
哑巴[啞巴]	yǎba	mute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb
除暴安良[除暴安良]	chúbào'ānliáng	to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
风险[風險]	fēngxiǎn	risk; hazard
树敌[樹敵]	shùdí	to antagonize people; to make an enemy of sb
恶势力[惡勢力]	èshìlì	evil forces; criminal elements
造谣[造謠]	zàoyáo	to start a rumor
惹[惹]	rě	to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems)
百姓[百姓]	bǎixìng	common people
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep06/225 words - 26 min
误解[誤解]	wùjiě	to misunderstand; to misread; misunderstanding
甚[甚]	shén	variant of 什[shen2]
甚[甚]	shèn	what; very; extremely; any
心酸[心酸]	xīnsuān	to feel sad
侠客[俠客]	xiákè	chivalrous person; knight-errant
收入[收入]	shōurù	to take in; income; revenue; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]
护[護]	hù	to protect
身价[身價]	shēnjià	social status; price of a slave; price of a person (a sportsman etc); worth; value (of stocks, valuables etc)
屡屡[屢屢]	lǚlǚ	again and again; repeatedly
找上门[找上門]	zhǎoshàngmén	to come to sb's door; to call on sb
被迫[被迫]	bèipò	to be compelled; to be forced
流浪[流浪]	liúlàng	to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant
吃喝[吃喝]	chīhē	to eat and drink; food and drink
愁[愁]	chóu	to worry about
美女[美女]	měinǚ	beautiful woman
方才[方才]	fāngcái	just now; then
本来面目[本來面目]	běnláimiànmù	true colors; true features
弱肉强食[弱肉強食]	ruòròuqiángshí	lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior; the law of the jungle
成王败寇[成王敗寇]	chéngwángbàikòu	see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]
老虎[老虎]	lǎohǔ	tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
兔子[兔子]	tùzi	hare; rabbit; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
所谓[所謂]	suǒwèi	so-called; what is called
仁义道德[仁義道德]	rényìdàodé	compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues; mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
吃饱[吃飽]	chībǎo	to eat one's fill
消遣[消遣]	xiāoqiǎn	to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of
达到[達到]	dádào	to reach; to achieve; to attain
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep06/250 words - 29 min
手段[手段]	shǒuduàn	method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:個|个[ge4]
法则[法則]	fǎzé	law; rule; code
木头[木頭]	mùtou	slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc); CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]
总得[總得]	zǒngděi	must; have to; be bound to
胜算[勝算]	shèngsuàn	odds of success; stratagem that ensures success; to be sure of success
增加[增加]	zēngjiā	to raise; to increase
几分[幾分]	jǐfēn	somewhat; a bit
一部分[一部分]	yībùfen	portion; part of; subset
恶心[噁心]	ěxīn	variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]
酒兴[酒興]	jiǔxìng	interest in wine; passion for drinking
酒鬼[酒鬼]	jiǔguǐ	drunkard
少管闲事[少管閒事]	shǎoguǎnxiánshì	Mind your own business!; Don't interfere!
不要脸[不要臉]	bùyàoliǎn	to have no sense of shame; shameless
锁定[鎖定]	suǒdìng	to lock (a door); to close with a latch; to lock into place; a lock; a latch; to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten); to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection); to focus attention on; to target
打哆嗦[打哆嗦]	dǎduōsuo	to tremble; to shiver (of cold); to shudder
处事[處事]	chǔshì	to handle affairs; to deal with
食[食]	shí	to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse
人间[人間]	rénjiān	the human world; the earth
接触[接觸]	jiēchù	to touch; to contact; access; in touch with
困难[困難]	kùnnan	difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
克星[剋星]	kèxīng	nemesis; bane; fated to be ill-matched
揪[揪]	jiū	to seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull
拽[拽]	yè	to drag; to haul
劲[勁]	jìn	strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]
挣[掙]	zhèng	to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep06/275 words - 34 min
前言[前言]	qiányán	preface; forward; introduction
语[語]	yǔ	dialect; language; speech
挣钱[掙錢]	zhèngqián	to make money
鲁莽[魯莽]	lǔmǎng	hot-headed; impulsive; reckless
突破[突破]	tūpò	to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount or break the back of (a task etc); (of ball sports) to break through a defense
松开[鬆開]	sōngkāi	to release; to let go; to loosen; to untie; to come loose
杆[桿]	gǎn	stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns
摇钱树[搖錢樹]	yáoqiánshù	a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken; a source of easy money (idiom)
砍[砍]	kǎn	to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb
缺心眼[缺心眼]	quēxīnyǎn	stupid; senseless; dim-witted
修好[修好]	xiūhǎo	to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds
打折[打折]	dǎzhé	to give a discount
手艺[手藝]	shǒuyì	craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade
真棒[真棒]	zhēnbàng	super!; really great; wonderful
好听[好聽]	hǎotīng	pleasant to hear
挂彩[掛彩]	guàcǎi	to decorate for festive occasions; to be wounded in action
砍断[砍斷]	kǎnduàn	to chop off
桅杆[桅杆]	wéigān	mast
弄伤[弄傷]	nòngshāng	to bruise; to hurt (something)
哑[啞]	yǎ	dumb; mute; hoarse; husky; unexploded (of artillery shell etc)
包扎[包扎]	bāozā	variant of 包紮|包扎[bao1 za1]
两句[兩句]	liǎngjù	(say) a few words
任意[任意]	rènyì	any; arbitrary; at will; at random
妄为[妄為]	wàngwéi	to take rash action
助纣为虐[助紂為虐]	zhùZhòuwéinüè	lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom); fig. to take the side of the evildoer; giving succor to the enemy
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep06/300 words - 37 min
形容[形容]	xíngróng	to describe; description; appearance; look
不太好[不太好]	bùtàihǎo	not so good; not too well
人心[人心]	rénxīn	popular feeling; the will of the people
思[思]	sī	to think; to consider
恶毒[惡毒]	èdú	malicious
挑拨离间[挑撥離間]	tiǎobōlíjiàn	to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
抬[抬]	tái	to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
什么的[什麼的]	shénmede	and so on; and what not
今年[今年]	jīnnián	this year
多大[多大]	duōdà	how big; how much; how old etc
婚配[婚配]	hūnpèi	to marry
朋友妻不可欺[朋友妻不可欺]	péngyouqībùkěqī	you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
妻子[妻子]	qīzi	wife; CL:個|个[ge4]
歪[歪]	wāi	askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side
主意[主意]	zhǔyi	plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
撕[撕]	sī	to tear
承[承]	chéng	to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive
见色忘义[見色忘義]	jiànsèwàngyì	to forget loyalty when in love; hoes before bros
姜[姜]	jiāng	variant of 薑|姜[jiang1]
岑[岑]	cén	small hill
闻[聞]	wén	to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at
血腥[血腥]	xuèxīng	reeking of blood; bloody (events)
浓[濃]	nóng	concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc)
酒味[酒味]	jiǔwèi	smell of alcohol; flavoring of rum or other liquor in food; aroma or nose (of wine)
掳[擄]	lǔ	to capture; to seize
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep06/308 words - 38 min
时尚[時尚]	shíshàng	fashion; fad; fashionable
来得及[來得及]	láidejí	there's still time; able to do sth in time
分头[分頭]	fēntóu	separately; severally; parted hair
扔下[扔下]	rēngxià	to throw down; to drop (bomb)
轻饶[輕饒]	qīngráo	to forgive easily; to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it)
动机[動機]	dòngjī	motor; locomotive; motive; motivation; intention
合理[合理]	hélǐ	rational; reasonable; fair
唆[唆]	suō	to suck; to incite
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep07/25 words - 6 min
听见[聽見]	tīngjiàn	to hear
吊[吊]	diào	to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person
铁链[鐵鏈]	tiěliàn	iron chain
海边[海邊]	hǎibiān	coast; seaside; seashore; beach
触犯[觸犯]	chùfàn	to violate; to offend
咎由自取[咎由自取]	jiùyóuzìqǔ	to have only oneself to blame (idiom); to bring trouble through one's own actions
残忍[殘忍]	cánrěn	cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless
客人[客人]	kèrén	visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4]
缘[緣]	yuán	cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along
寂寞[寂寞]	jìmò	lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent
原则[原則]	yuánzé	principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4]
石[石]	shí	rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
柳[柳]	liǔ	willow
一句话[一句話]	yījùhuà	in a word; in short
龙[龍]	lóng	dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial
尾[尾]	wěi	tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish
依我看[依我看]	yīwǒkàn	in my opinion
尽快[儘快]	jǐnkuài	as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed
宝藏[寶藏]	bǎozàng	precious mineral deposits; hidden treasure; (fig.) treasure; (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law
屁股[屁股]	pìgu	buttocks; bottom; butt; back part
走人[走人]	zǒurén	(coll.) to leave; to beat it
相识[相識]	xiāngshí	to get to know each other; acquaintance
并且[並且]	bìngqiě	and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
犯嘀咕[犯嘀咕]	fàndígu	to hesitate; to have second thoughts; to be concerned; to brood (over sth); to complain
白花花[白花花]	báihuāhuā	shining white
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep07/50 words - 9 min
银子[銀子]	yínzi	money; silver
蒙[蒙]	méng	to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat
甘心[甘心]	gānxīn	to be willing to; to resign oneself to
可能性[可能性]	kěnéngxìng	possibility; probability
货[貨]	huò	goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4]
例子[例子]	lìzi	case; (for) instance; example; CL:個|个[ge4]
团结[團結]	tuánjié	to unite; unity; solidarity; united
一致[一致]	yīzhì	unanimous; identical (views or opinions)
相互[相互]	xiānghù	each other; mutual
提议[提議]	tíyì	proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest
道具[道具]	dàojù	prop (theater); paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact
集中[集中]	jízhōng	to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together
大不了[大不了]	dàbùliǎo	at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming
平分[平分]	píngfēn	to divide evenly; to bisect (geometry); deuce (tennis); tied score
清醒[清醒]	qīngxǐng	clear-headed; sober; awake
勾心斗角[勾心鬥角]	gōuxīndòujiǎo	to fight and scheme against each other (idiom); (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
意见[意見]	yìjiàn	idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]
齐心协力[齊心協力]	qíxīnxiélì	to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one
齐心[齊心]	qíxīn	to be of one mind; to work as one
来着[來著]	láizhe	auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
人格[人格]	réngé	personality; integrity; dignity
担保[擔保]	dānbǎo	to guarantee; to vouch for
私心[私心]	sīxīn	selfishness; selfish motives
利益[利益]	lìyì	benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:個|个[ge4]
动不动[動不動]	dòngbudòng	(typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep07/75 words - 14 min
娄子[婁子]	lóuzi	trouble; blunder
兜[兜]	dōu	pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old)
骨[骨]	gǔ	bone
拐杖[拐杖]	guǎizhàng	crutches; crutch; walking stick
人头[人頭]	réntóu	person; number of people; (per) capita; (a person's) head; (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)
价值[價值]	jiàzhí	value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
十万[十萬]	shíwàn	hundred thousand
通缉犯[通緝犯]	tōngjīfàn	wanted criminal; fugitive (from the law)
金平[金平]	Jīnpíng	Jinping district of Shantou city 汕头市, Guangdong
缺钱[缺錢]	quēqián	shortage of money
独[獨]	dú	alone; independent; single; sole; only
挨揍[挨揍]	áizòu	to be beaten; to take a drubbing; buffeted; knocked about
规定[規定]	guīdìng	provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL:個|个[ge4]
纷争[紛爭]	fēnzhēng	to dispute
人命[人命]	rénmìng	human life; CL:條|条[tiao2]
齐[齊]	qí	neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out
孤独[孤獨]	gūdú	lonely; solitary
终老[終老]	zhōnglǎo	to spend one's last years
要挟[要挾]	yāoxié	to threaten; to blackmail
如愿以偿[如願以償]	rúyuànyǐcháng	to have one's wish fulfilled
依着[依著]	yīzhe	in accordance with
顶级[頂級]	dǐngjí	top-notch; first-rate
短板[短板]	duǎnbǎn	short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape); (fig.) shortcoming; weak point
棋谱[棋譜]	qípǔ	kifu (record of a game of go or shogi)
洞悉[洞悉]	dòngxī	to clearly understand
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep07/100 words - 16 min
人性[人性]	rénxìng	human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes
情感[情感]	qínggǎn	feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally)
棋手[棋手]	qíshǒu	chess player
心态[心態]	xīntài	attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality
依靠[依靠]	yīkào	to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on
计算[計算]	jìsuàn	to count; to calculate; to compute; CL:個|个[ge4]
打架[打架]	dǎjià	to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2]
下棋[下棋]	xiàqí	to play chess
聊天[聊天]	liáotiān	to chat; to gossip
思维[思維]	sīwéi	(line of) thought; thinking
碍眼[礙眼]	àiyǎn	to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there)
挫败[挫敗]	cuòbài	to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat
别扭[彆扭]	bièniu	awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche
醉[醉]	zuì	intoxicated
后怕[後怕]	hòupà	lingering fear; fear after the event; post-traumatic stress
趴[趴]	pā	to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent
墙根[牆根]	qiánggēn	foot of a wall
小偷[小偷]	xiǎotōu	thief
轻举妄动[輕舉妄動]	qīngjǔwàngdòng	to act blindly without thinking (idiom)
泡妞[泡妞]	pàoniū	to pick up girls; to play around with girls; to chase after girls
好奇[好奇]	hàoqí	inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity
缜密[縝密]	zhěnmì	meticulous; careful; deliberate; delicate; fine (texture)
说起[說起]	shuōqǐ	to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for
招数[招數]	zhāoshù	move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4]
变幻莫测[變幻莫測]	biànhuànmòcè	to change unpredictably; unpredictable; erratic; treacherous
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep07/125 words - 18 min
防不胜防[防不勝防]	fángbùshèngfáng	you can't guard against it (idiom); impossible to defend effectively; not much one can do about it; It can't be prevented.
出招[出招]	chūzhāo	to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively)
一瞬间[一瞬間]	yīshùnjiān	split second
预[預]	yù	to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare
判[判]	pàn	to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; obviously (different)
针锋相对[針鋒相對]	zhēnfēngxiāngduì	to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure
截击[截擊]	jiéjī	to intercept (military)
进攻[進攻]	jìngōng	to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports)
纵然[縱然]	zòngrán	even if; even though
特定[特定]	tèdìng	special; specific; designated; particular
倒下[倒下]	dǎoxià	to collapse; to topple over
必然[必然]	bìrán	inevitable; certain; necessity
喽[嘍]	lou	(final particle equivalent to 了[le5]); (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation)
大量[大量]	dàliàng	great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous
练习[練習]	liànxí	to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]
死穴[死穴]	sǐxué	lethal point (acupuncture); vulnerable spot; Achilles' heel
妙手[妙手]	miàoshǒu	miraculous hands of a healer; highly skilled person; brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋
罢了[罷了]	bàle	a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
当成[當成]	dàngchéng	to consider as; to take to be
弥补[彌補]	míbǔ	to complement; to make up for a deficiency
书香门第[書香門第]	shūxiāngméndì	family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
代代[代代]	dàidài	from generation to generation; generation after generation
考取[考取]	kǎoqǔ	to pass an entrance exam; to be admitted to
功名[功名]	gōngmíng	scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory
做官[做官]	zuòguān	to take an official post; to become a government employee
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep07/150 words - 21 min
读书[讀書]	dúshū	to read a book; to study; to attend school
考上[考上]	kǎoshàng	to pass a university entrance exam
状元[狀元]	zhuàngyuán	top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]; top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light
于是[於是]	yúshì	thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
不辞而别[不辭而別]	bùcí'érbié	to leave without saying good-bye
京城[京城]	jīngchéng	capital of a country
穷追[窮追]	qióngzhuī	to pursue relentlessly
猛打[猛打]	měngdǎ	to strike; wham!
劣迹[劣跡]	lièjì	bad record (esp. of a public official); unsavory track record
斑斑[斑斑]	bānbān	full of stains or spots
赌徒[賭徒]	dǔtú	gambler
刺客[刺客]	cìkè	assassin
步子[步子]	bùzi	step; pace
迈[邁]	mài	to take a step; to stride
老老[老老]	lǎolao	maternal grandmother; same as 姥姥
实[實]	shí	real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely
本子[本子]	běnzi	book; notebook; edition; CL:本[ben3]
茅塞顿开[茅塞頓開]	máosèdùnkāi	murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
错觉[錯覺]	cuòjué	misconception; illusion; misperception
猝不及防[猝不及防]	cùbùjífáng	to be caught off guard; without warning
绝世[絕世]	juéshì	unique; exceptional
打伤[打傷]	dǎshāng	to injure; to wound; to damage
属[屬]	shǔ	category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute
推辞[推辭]	tuīcí	to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)
尝试[嘗試]	chángshì	to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4]
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep07/175 words - 23 min
优势[優勢]	yōushì	superiority; dominance; advantage
好歹[好歹]	hǎodǎi	good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever
力[力]	lì	power; force; strength; ability; strenuously
弹[彈]	dàn	crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball
弹[彈]	tán	to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials)
张开[張開]	zhāngkāi	to open up; to spread; to extend
张嘴[張嘴]	zhāngzuǐ	to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape
散[散]	sǎn	scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine
散[散]	sàn	to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack
小子[小子]	xiǎozi	(coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow
以防[以防]	yǐfáng	(so as) to avoid; to prevent; (just) in case
比划[比劃]	bǐhua	to gesture; to gesticulate; to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher; to fight; to come to blows
习[習]	xí	to practice; to study; habit
奇葩[奇葩]	qípā	exotic flower; (fig.) marvel; prodigy; (slang) weirdo; outlandish
无奈[無奈]	wúnài	helpless; without choice; for lack of better option; grudgingly; willy-nilly; nolens volens; abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]
平时[平時]	píngshí	ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
憋[憋]	biē	to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)
效[效]	xiào	effect; efficacy; to imitate
见识[見識]	jiànshi	to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight
虚[虛]	xū	emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain
攻[攻]	gōng	to attack; to accuse; to study
盘[盤]	pán	plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess
将计就计[將計就計]	jiāngjìjiùjì	to beat sb at their own game (idiom)
回合[回合]	huíhé	one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents; round (boxing etc); rally (tennis etc); frame (billiards etc); inning; (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg; round (of negotiations)
跨[跨]	kuà	to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span
千锤百炼[千錘百鍊]	qiānchuíbǎiliàn	after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom); the vicissitudes of life
掩饰[掩飾]	yǎnshì	to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep07/200 words - 26 min
采取[採取]	cǎiqǔ	to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
主动[主動]	zhǔdòng	to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
太阴[太陰]	tàiyīn	the Moon (esp. in Daoism)
总能[總能]	zǒngnéng	total energy
西边[西邊]	xībiān	west; west side; western part; to the west of
探查[探查]	tànchá	to examine; to probe; to scout out; to nose around
藏人[藏人]	Zàngrén	Tibetan (person)
山洞[山洞]	shāndòng	cavern; cave
南边[南邊]	nánbian	south; south side; southern part; to the south of
东北[東北]	dōngběi	northeast
方向[方向]	fāngxiàng	direction; orientation; path to follow; CL:個|个[ge4]
藏身[藏身]	cángshēn	to hide; to go into hiding; to take refuge
绊住[絆住]	bànzhù	to entangle; to hinder; to impede movement
共同[共同]	gòngtóng	common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative
角[角]	jiǎo	angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]
角[角]	jué	role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale
东边[東邊]	dōngbian	east; east side; eastern part; to the east of
事不宜迟[事不宜遲]	shìbùyíchí	the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose
赶走[趕走]	gǎnzǒu	to drive out; to turn back
计划[計劃]	jìhuà	plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
好意思[好意思]	hǎoyìsi	to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
流[流]	liú	to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
挡[擋]	dǎng	to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
救命[救命]	jiùmìng	to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!
安危[安危]	ānwēi	safety and danger; safety
特意[特意]	tèyì	specially; intentionally
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep07/225 words - 32 min
补[補]	bǔ	to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
转达[轉達]	zhuǎndá	to pass on; to convey; to communicate
当面[當面]	dāngmiàn	to sb's face; in sb's presence
看上[看上]	kànshàng	to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for
名门望族[名門望族]	míngménwàngzú	offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding; blue blood
福[福]	fú	good fortune; happiness; luck
置于[置于]	zhìyú	to place; to put (at or in a position); to be located
险[險]	xiǎn	danger; dangerous; rugged
无名[無名]	wúmíng	nameless; obscure
一代[一代]	yīdài	generation
能耐[能耐]	néngnài	ability; capability
一惊一乍[一驚一乍]	yījīngyīzhà	frightened; flustered
好强[好強]	hàoqiáng	eager to be first
威胁[威脅]	wēixié	to threaten; to menace
处处[處處]	chùchù	everywhere; in all respects
境界[境界]	jìngjiè	boundary; state; realm
层[層]	céng	layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.)
谨慎[謹慎]	jǐnshèn	cautious; prudent
半夜[半夜]	bànyè	midnight; in the middle of the night
打探[打探]	dǎtàn	to make discreet inquiries; to scout out
牙[牙]	yá	tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
脚趾[腳趾]	jiǎozhǐ	toe
胖子[胖子]	pàngzi	fat person; fatty
壮[壯]	zhuàng	to strengthen; strong; robust
汉[漢]	hàn	man
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep07/250 words - 35 min
鼻子[鼻子]	bízi	nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
眼珠子[眼珠子]	yǎnzhūzi	eyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
后边[後邊]	hòubian	back; rear; behind
信心[信心]	xìnxīn	confidence; faith (in sb or sth); CL:個|个[ge4]
闯荡江湖[闖蕩江湖]	chuǎngdàngjiānghú	to travel around the country
山脚[山腳]	shānjiǎo	foot of a mountain
山村[山村]	shāncūn	mountain village
常年[常年]	chángnián	all year round; for years on end; average year
村[村]	cūn	village
惩[懲]	chéng	to punish; to reprimand; to warn
奸[姦]	jiān	to fornicate; to defile; adultery; rape
恶[惡]	è	evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm
恶[惡]	wù	to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander
大事[大事]	dàshì	major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
尊重[尊重]	zūnzhòng	to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper
加上[加上]	jiāshàng	plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
神力[神力]	shénlì	occult force; the power of a God or spirit
骄傲[驕傲]	jiāo'ào	pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth
直到[直到]	zhídào	until
村子[村子]	cūnzi	village
酒馆[酒館]	jiǔguǎn	tavern; pub; wine shop
编成[編成]	biānchéng	to organize; to put together; to edit
闯荡[闖蕩]	chuǎngdàng	to leave home to make one's way in the world; to leave the life one knows to seek success
行侠仗义[行俠仗義]	xíngxiázhàngyì	to be chivalrous
地痞[地痞]	dìpǐ	bully; local ruffian
无赖[無賴]	wúlài	hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep07/275 words - 37 min
教训[教訓]	jiàoxun	lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb
塌[塌]	tā	to collapse; to droop; to settle down
用尽[用盡]	yòngjìn	to exhaust; to use up completely
自学[自學]	zìxué	self-study; to study on one's own
真传[真傳]	zhēnchuán	authentic tradition; handed-down teachings or techniques
早日[早日]	zǎorì	soon; shortly; on a day quite soon; promptly
传闻[傳聞]	chuánwén	rumor
屈辱[屈辱]	qūrǔ	to humiliate; humiliating
以至于[以至於]	yǐzhìyú	down to; up to; to the extent that...
久而久之[久而久之]	jiǔ'érjiǔzhī	over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time
攻击[攻擊]	gōngjī	to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)
招致[招致]	zhāozhì	to recruit (followers); to scout for (talent etc); to incur; to lead to
原形毕露[原形畢露]	yuánxíngbìlù	original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
番[番]	fān	foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance); classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc); classifier for situations: kind, sort
手无缚鸡之力[手無縛雞之力]	shǒuwúfùjīzhīlì	lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom); fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work
坚定[堅定]	jiāndìng	firm; steady; staunch; resolute
胜败[勝敗]	shèngbài	victory or defeat; result
乃[乃]	nǎi	to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
兵[兵]	bīng	soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4]
家常[家常]	jiācháng	the daily life of a family
心意[心意]	xīnyì	regard; kindly feelings; intention
第一眼[第一眼]	dìyīyǎn	at first glance; at first sight
血泊[血泊]	xuèpō	bloodbath; pool of blood
猜想[猜想]	cāixiǎng	to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; to suspect
勾起[勾起]	gōuqǐ	to evoke; to induce; to call to mind; to pick up with a hook
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep07/294 words - 40 min
伤心[傷心]	shāngxīn	to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt
往事[往事]	wǎngshì	past events; former happenings
结拜[結拜]	jiébài	to become sworn brothers or sisters; sworn (brothers)
名门[名門]	míngmén	famous family; prestigious house
介意[介意]	jièyì	to care about; to take offense; to mind
结义[結義]	jiéyì	to swear brotherhood
人品[人品]	rénpǐn	moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing
缘分[緣分]	yuánfèn	fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny
结交[結交]	jiéjiāo	to make friends with
做生意[做生意]	zuòshēngyì	to do business
义气[義氣]	yìqì	spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice; code of brotherhood; also pr. [yi4 qi5]
天底下[天底下]	tiāndǐxia	in this world; under the sun
苍天[蒼天]	cāngtiān	firmament
结[結]	jié	knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)
托[托]	tuō	prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set; torr (unit of pressure)
吉凶[吉凶]	jíxiōng	good and bad luck (in astrology)
有福[有福]	yǒufú	to be blessed
享[享]	xiǎng	to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of
氏[氏]	shì	clan name; maiden name
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep08/25 words - 8 min
妙[妙]	miào	clever; wonderful
开窍[開竅]	kāiqiào	to get it straight; to start to understand things properly; enlightenment dawns
判若两人[判若兩人]	pànruòliǎngrén	to be a different person; not to be one's usual self
长进[長進]	zhǎngjìn	to make progress; progress
何方[何方]	héfāng	where?
神圣[神聖]	shénshèng	divine; hallow; holy; sacred
恋战[戀戰]	liànzhàn	to zealously continue fighting
全力[全力]	quánlì	with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support)
异样[異樣]	yìyàng	difference; peculiar
果不其然[果不其然]	guǒbùqírán	just as expected; told you so
家伙[傢伙]	jiāhuo	variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5]
椅背[椅背]	yǐbèi	the back of a chair
洞[洞]	dòng	cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]
镶嵌[鑲嵌]	xiāngqiàn	to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation
别着急[別著急]	biézháojí	Don't worry!
手法[手法]	shǒufǎ	technique; trick; skill
打斗[打鬥]	dǎdòu	to fight
一一[一一]	yīyī	one by one; one after another
确认[確認]	quèrèn	to confirm; to verify; confirmation
所为[所為]	suǒwéi	what one does; doings
毫无[毫無]	háowú	not in the least; to completely lack
遭受[遭受]	zāoshòu	to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
击[擊]	jī	to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2]
不合[不合]	bùhé	to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out
耍赖[耍賴]	shuǎlài	to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep08/50 words - 15 min
臆测[臆測]	yìcè	assumption; guess
分开[分開]	fēnkāi	to separate; to part
淡定[淡定]	dàndìng	calm and collected; unperturbed
堆积[堆積]	duījī	to pile up; to heap; accumulation
白骨[白骨]	báigǔ	bones of the dead
腐蚀[腐蝕]	fǔshí	corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption
批[批]	pī	to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)
持续[持續]	chíxù	to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation
颈[頸]	jǐng	neck
断裂[斷裂]	duànliè	fracture; rupture; to break apart
亲手[親手]	qīnshǒu	personally; with one's own hands
回礼[回禮]	huílǐ	to return a greeting; to send a gift in return
成人[成人]	chéngrén	adult
供[供]	gōng	to provide; to supply
冒险者[冒險者]	màoxiǎnzhě	adventurer
普通[普通]	pǔtōng	common; ordinary; general; average
敌人[敵人]	dírén	enemy; CL:個|个[ge4]
遭遇[遭遇]	zāoyù	to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience
形势[形勢]	xíngshì	circumstances; situation; terrain; CL:個|个[ge4]
现身[現身]	xiànshēn	to show oneself; to appear; (of a deity) to appear in the flesh
针[針]	zhēn	needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
活命[活命]	huómìng	life; to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living
干掉[幹掉]	gàndiào	to get rid of
不值[不值]	bùzhí	not worth
着想[著想]	zhuóxiǎng	to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep08/75 words - 17 min
成熟[成熟]	chéngshú	mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]
说到[說到]	shuōdào	to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for
被动[被動]	bèidòng	passive
既[既]	jì	already; since; both... (and...)
提高[提高]	tígāo	to raise; to increase; to improve
效率[效率]	xiàolǜ	efficiency
避免[避免]	bìmiǎn	to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from
分化[分化]	fēnhuà	to split apart; differentiation
一条心[一條心]	yītiáoxīn	to be of one mind; to think or act alike
全身而退[全身而退]	quánshēn'értuì	to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece
诚意[誠意]	chéngyì	sincerity; good faith
信不过[信不過]	xìnbùguò	to distrust; to be suspicious
最为[最為]	zuìwéi	the most
妥当[妥當]	tuǒdang	appropriate; proper; ready
年轻人[年輕人]	niánqīngrén	young people; youngster
指头[指頭]	zhǐtou	finger; toe; CL:個|个[ge4]
眼珠[眼珠]	yǎnzhū	one's eyes; eyeball
胜利在望[勝利在望]	shènglìzàiwàng	victory is in sight
逍遥自在[逍遙自在]	xiāoyáozìzai	free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; outside the reach of the law (of criminal); at large
丑话[醜話]	chǒuhuà	ugly talk; vulgarity; obscenity
添麻烦[添麻煩]	tiānmáfan	to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience
分享[分享]	fēnxiǎng	to share (let others have some of sth good)
翼[翼]	yì	wing; area surrounding the bullseye of a target; to assist; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; old variant of 翌
钱庄[錢莊]	qiánzhuāng	money farm (dealing in illegal foreign currency of money laundering)
丰[豐]	fēng	abundant; plentiful; fertile; plump; great
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep08/100 words - 20 min
金印[金印]	jīnyìn	golden seal; characters tattooed on a convict's face
宴[宴]	yàn	feast; repose
混进[混進]	hùnjìn	to infiltrate; to sneak into
把玩[把玩]	bǎwán	to turn around in one's hands; to play with; to fiddle with
不但[不但]	bùdàn	not only (... but also...)
报官[報官]	bàoguān	to report a case to the authorities (old)
风平浪静[風平浪靜]	fēngpínglàngjìng	lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm (at sea)
操办[操辦]	cāobàn	to arrange matters
喜事[喜事]	xǐshì	happy occasion; wedding
婚宴[婚宴]	hūnyàn	wedding reception
犯罪[犯罪]	fànzuì	to commit a crime; crime; offense
想象力[想象力]	xiǎngxiànglì	imagination
牢[牢]	láo	firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison
牢头[牢頭]	láotóu	jailer (old)
半年[半年]	bànnián	half a year
设[設]	shè	to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display
自投罗网[自投羅網]	zìtóuluówǎng	to walk right into the trap
严肃[嚴肅]	yánsù	solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe
进步[進步]	jìnbù	progress; improvement; to improve; to progress; CL:個|个[ge4]
神速[神速]	shénsù	lightning speed; amazingly rapid; incredible pace of development
身手[身手]	shēnshǒu	skill; talent; agility
计策[計策]	jìcè	stratagem
定情[定情]	dìngqíng	to exchange love tokens or vows; to pledge one's love; to get engaged
信物[信物]	xìnwù	keepsake; token
毛[毛]	máo	hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep08/125 words - 24 min
琉璃[琉璃]	liúli	colored glass; ceramic glaze
聚[聚]	jù	to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize
原理[原理]	yuánlǐ	principle; theory
舌头[舌頭]	shétou	tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
麻药[麻藥]	máyào	anesthetic
知觉[知覺]	zhījué	perception; consciousness
一家[一家]	yījiā	the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
畜生[畜生]	chùsheng	domestic animal; brute; bastard
胳膊肘[胳膊肘]	gēbozhǒu	elbow
碎[碎]	suì	to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary
里头[裡頭]	lǐtou	inside; interior
流星[流星]	liúxīng	meteor; shooting star
锤[鎚]	chuí	variant of 錘|锤[chui2]
陶瓷[陶瓷]	táocí	pottery and porcelain; ceramics
废[廢]	fèi	to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste
贱[賤]	jiàn	inexpensive; lowly
一无所有[一無所有]	yīwúsuǒyǒu	not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together
研究[研究]	yánjiū	research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into
机械[機械]	jīxiè	machine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning; scheming
战争[戰爭]	zhànzhēng	war; conflict; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]
城[城]	chéng	city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
务农[務農]	wùnóng	farming; to work the land
水利[水利]	shuǐlì	water conservancy; irrigation works
设施[設施]	shèshī	facilities; installation
设计[設計]	shèjì	plan; design; to design; to plan; CL:個|个[ge4]
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep08/150 words - 33 min
手肘[手肘]	shǒuzhǒu	elbow
一向[一向]	yīxiàng	always (previously); a period of time in the recent past
成性[成性]	chéngxìng	to become second nature; by nature
另有[另有]	lìngyǒu	to have some other (reason etc)
出声[出聲]	chūshēng	to utter; to give voice
再不[再不]	zàibù	if not, then; otherwise
木[木]	mù	tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
向来[向來]	xiànglái	always (previously)
说一不二[說一不二]	shuōyībù'èr	to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
忍耐[忍耐]	rěnnài	to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance
有限[有限]	yǒuxiàn	limited; finite
搜[搜]	sōu	to search
活路[活路]	huólù	through road; way out; way to survive; means of subsistence
往前[往前]	wǎngqián	to move forwards
个数[個數]	gèshù	number of items or individuals
状况[狀況]	zhuàngkuàng	condition; state; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]
之所以[之所以]	zhīsuǒyǐ	the reason why
称为[稱為]	chēngwéi	called; to call sth (by a name); to name
运气[運氣]	yùnqi	luck (good or bad)
仗[仗]	zhàng	weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle
赌局[賭局]	dǔjú	game of chance; gambling party; gambling joint
左[左]	zuǒ	left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3]
双腿[雙腿]	shuāngtuǐ	legs; both legs; two legs
指使[指使]	zhǐshǐ	to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth)
几乎[幾乎]	jīhū	almost; nearly; practically
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep08/167 words - 38 min
挖洞[挖洞]	wādòng	to dig a hole
躲避[躲避]	duǒbì	to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties)
曾[曾]	céng	once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
枕头[枕頭]	zhěntou	pillow
发觉[發覺]	fājué	to become aware; to detect; to realize; to perceive
足[足]	zú	foot; to be sufficient; ample
齿[齒]	chǐ	tooth; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
谈判[談判]	tánpàn	to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference; CL:個|个[ge4]
口才[口才]	kǒucái	eloquence
生擒[生擒]	shēngqín	to capture alive
祝贺[祝賀]	zhùhè	to congratulate; congratulations; CL:個|个[ge4]
小事一桩[小事一樁]	xiǎoshìyīzhuāng	trivial matter; a piece of cake
挂齿[掛齒]	guàchǐ	to mention (e.g. "don't mention it")
本人[本人]	běnrén	the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal
干尸[乾屍]	gānshī	mummy; dried corpse
最少[最少]	zuìshǎo	at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal
闹鬼[鬧鬼]	nàoguǐ	haunted
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep09/25 words - 4 min
具[具]	jù	tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
肉身[肉身]	ròushēn	corporeal body
自在[自在]	zìzai	free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease
束缚[束縛]	shùfù	to bind; to restrict; to tie; to commit; fetters
无处不在[無處不在]	wúchùbùzài	to be everywhere
执迷不悟[執迷不悟]	zhímíbùwù	to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom)
撕碎[撕碎]	sīsuì	to tear to shreds
魔鬼[魔鬼]	móguǐ	devil
防腐[防腐]	fángfǔ	rotproof; antiseptic; anti-corrosion
内脏[內臟]	nèizàng	internal organs; viscera
掏空[掏空]	tāokōng	to hollow out; to empty out; to use up; (finance) tunneling
泡[泡]	pào	bubble; foam; blister (i.e. skin bubble); to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to shilly-shally; to hang about; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions
碱[鹼]	jiǎn	base; alkali; soda (chemistry)
一同[一同]	yītóng	along; together
思路[思路]	sīlù	train of thought; thinking; reason; reasoning
海滩[海灘]	hǎitān	beach; CL:片[pian4]
争执[爭執]	zhēngzhí	to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle
存在[存在]	cúnzài	to exist; to be; existence
事实上[事實上]	shìshíshàng	in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto
先入为主[先入為主]	xiānrùwéizhǔ	lit. first impression is strongest
设定[設定]	shèdìng	to set; to set up; to install; setting; preferences
偏[偏]	piān	to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations; left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical
因[因]	yīn	cause; reason; because
惧怕[懼怕]	jùpà	to be afraid
报复[報復]	bàofù	to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep09/50 words - 8 min
屋顶[屋頂]	wūdǐng	roof; CL:個|个[ge4]
院子[院子]	yuànzi	courtyard; garden; yard; patio; CL:個|个[ge4]; (old) servant
仅仅[僅僅]	jǐnjǐn	barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)
远远[遠遠]	yuǎnyuǎn	distant; by far
发出[發出]	fāchū	to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
腹语术[腹語術]	fùyǔshù	ventriloquism
做买卖[做買賣]	zuòmǎimài	to buy and sell; to do business; to trade; to deal
行家[行家]	hángjiā	connoisseur; expert; veteran
标记[標記]	biāojì	sign; mark; symbol; to mark up; (computing) token
引导[引導]	yǐndǎo	to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer
好运[好運]	hǎoyùn	good luck
到头[到頭]	dàotóu	to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end
善心[善心]	shànxīn	kindness; benevolence; philanthropy; virtuous intentions
堆[堆]	duī	to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount
葬[葬]	zàng	to bury (the dead); to inter
做鬼[做鬼]	zuòguǐ	to play tricks; to cheat; to get up to mischief; to become a ghost; to give up the ghost
仗义[仗義]	zhàngyì	to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by
邪恶[邪惡]	xié'è	sinister; vicious; wicked; evil
孤魂[孤魂]	gūhún	lonely soul
野[野]	yě	field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral
坟头[墳頭]	féntóu	burial mound
诸位[諸位]	zhūwèi	(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs
入土为安[入土為安]	rùtǔwéi'ān	buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
明日[明日]	míngrì	tomorrow
鬼魂[鬼魂]	guǐhún	ghost
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep09/75 words - 22 min
凭空[憑空]	píngkōng	baseless (lie); without foundation
柴[柴]	chái	firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)
房[房]	fáng	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)
窗户[窗戶]	chuānghu	window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4]
出口[出口]	chūkǒu	an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port
器[器]	qì	device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2]
关联[關聯]	guānlián	related; linked; affiliated
刨[刨]	páo	to dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude; not to count; to deduct; to subtract
坟墓[墳墓]	fénmù	grave; tomb
老子[老子]	lǎozi	father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
甩掉[甩掉]	shuǎidiào	to throw off; to abandon; to cast off; to get rid of; to dump
甩[甩]	shuǎi	to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb)
坟[墳]	fén	grave; tomb; CL:座[zuo4]; embankment; mound; ancient book
造化[造化]	zàohuà	good luck; Nature (as the mother of all things)
压力[壓力]	yālì	pressure
待会儿[待會兒]	dāihuìr5	in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]
可恶[可惡]	kěwù	repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable
毁灭[毀滅]	huǐmiè	to perish; to ruin; to destroy
阳光[陽光]	yángguāng	sunshine; CL:線|线[xian4]; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
埋葬[埋葬]	máizàng	to bury
在于[在於]	zàiyú	to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with
冒[冒]	mào	to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover
有所[有所]	yǒusuǒ	somewhat; to some extent
雷[雷]	léi	thunder; mine (weapon); (Internet slang) terrifying; terrific
轰[轟]	hōng	explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep09/100 words - 29 min
环境[環境]	huánjìng	environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient
坛子[罈子]	tánzi	jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)
梨子[梨子]	lízi	pear; CL:個|个[ge4]
不一定[不一定]	bùyīdìng	not necessarily; maybe
架子[架子]	jiàzi	shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance
心中[心中]	xīnzhōng	central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
集合[集合]	jíhé	to gather; to assemble; set (math.)
敬[敬]	jìng	to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer
离谱[離譜]	lípǔ	excessive; beyond reasonable limits; irregular
震惊[震驚]	zhènjīng	to shock; to astonish
不可思议[不可思議]	bùkěsīyì	inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable
无非[無非]	wúfēi	only; nothing else
活生生[活生生]	huóshēngshēng	real (people); living (artist); while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)
分身[分身]	fēnshēn	to spare time for a separate task; doppelgänger; sockpuppet (Internet slang)
不通[不通]	bùtōng	to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical
回想[回想]	huíxiǎng	to recall; to recollect; to think back
登[登]	dēng	to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
幌子[幌子]	huǎngzi	shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense
发号施令[發號施令]	fāhàoshīlìng	to boss people around (idiom)
纹丝不动[紋絲不動]	wénsībùdòng	to not move a single jot (idiom)
真人[真人]	zhēnrén	a real person; Daoist spiritual master
披[披]	pī	to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out
斗篷[斗篷]	dǒupeng	cloak; mantle
猛地[猛地]	měngde	suddenly
幕[幕]	mù	curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play)
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep09/125 words - 32 min
本能[本能]	běnnéng	instinct
联想[聯想]	liánxiǎng	to associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection; mental association; word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs
有力[有力]	yǒulì	powerful; forceful; vigorous
印证[印證]	yìnzhèng	to seal; to confirm; to corroborate; to verify
一来[一來]	yīlái	firstly, ...
反射[反射]	fǎnshè	to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
工具[工具]	gōngjù	tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)
靠近[靠近]	kàojìn	near; to approach
压低[壓低]	yādī	to lower (one's voice)
大声[大聲]	dàshēng	loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
震动[震動]	zhèndòng	to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration
高高在上[高高在上]	gāogāozàishàng	set up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality; aloof and remote
视线[視線]	shìxiàn	line of sight
证人[證人]	zhèngrén	witness
残杀[殘殺]	cánshā	to massacre; to slaughter
上访[上訪]	shàngfǎng	to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for sth
客[客]	kè	customer; visitor; guest
冯[馮]	píng	to gallop; to assist; to attack; to wade; great; old variant of 憑|凭[ping2]
划船[划船]	huáchuán	to row a boat; rowing boat; rowing (sport)
回忆[回憶]	huíyì	to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4]
巧妙[巧妙]	qiǎomiào	ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice
运用[運用]	yùnyòng	to use; to put to use
钱袋[錢袋]	qiándài	purse; wallet
遮住[遮住]	zhēzhù	to cover (up); to block; to obstruct; to shade
胡子[鬍子]	húzi	beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1]; (coll.) bandit
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep09/150 words - 35 min
非要[非要]	fēiyào	to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something)
荒唐[荒唐]	huāngtáng	beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated
当着[當著]	dāngzhe	in front of; in the presence of
刚一[剛一]	gāngyī	to be just about to; to have just started to
把门[把門]	bǎmén	to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate
死死[死死]	sǐsǐ	rigid; unwavering; unbendable; firm (hold on sth); tenacious
密不透风[密不透風]	mìbùtòufēng	sealed off; impenetrable
烟雾[煙霧]	yānwù	smoke; mist; vapor; smog; fumes
遮挡[遮擋]	zhēdǎng	to shelter; to shelter from
其次[其次]	qícì	next; secondly
搬出去[搬出去]	bānchūqù	to move out (vacate); to shift sth out
缝隙[縫隙]	fèngxì	small crack; chink
眼皮子[眼皮子]	yǎnpízi	eyelid
空空如也[空空如也]	kōngkōngrúyě	as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous; hollow; empty (argument, head etc)
大一[大一]	dàyī	first-year university student
穿着[穿著]	chuānzhuó	attire; clothes; dress
柴火[柴火]	cháihuo	firewood
一堆[一堆]	yīduī	pile
人形[人形]	rénxíng	human shape; in human form; of human appearance; doll; puppet
易如反掌[易如反掌]	yìrúfǎnzhǎng	easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all
无从[無從]	wúcóng	not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; sth one has no way of doing
分辨[分辨]	fēnbiàn	to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
弥漫[瀰漫]	mímàn	variant of 彌漫|弥漫[mi2 man4]
脱去[脫去]	tuōqù	to throw off
团[團]	tuán	round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep09/174 words - 38 min
推倒[推倒]	tuīdǎo	to push over; to overthrow
支架[支架]	zhījià	trestle; support; frame; to prop sth up
地上[地上]	dìshang	on the ground; on the floor
这样一来[這樣一來]	zhèyàngyīlái	thus; if this happens then
硕大[碩大]	shuòdà	big; huge; massive
清爽[清爽]	qīngshuǎng	fresh and cool; relaxed
酒壶[酒壺]	jiǔhú	wine pot; wine cup
酒量[酒量]	jiǔliàng	capacity for liquor; how much one can drink
宝剑[寶劍]	bǎojiàn	(double-edged) sword; CL:把[ba3],方[fang1]
刷[刷]	shuā	to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job
漆[漆]	qī	paint; lacquer; CL:道[dao4]; to paint (furniture, walls etc)
闻到[聞到]	wéndào	to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling
油漆[油漆]	yóuqī	oil paints; lacquer; to paint; CL:層|层[ceng2]
味儿[味兒]	wèir5	taste
往外[往外]	wǎngwài	out; outbound; departing
窜[竄]	cuàn	to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish; to amend or edit
随身[隨身]	suíshēn	to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one
携带[攜帶]	xiédài	to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4]
泡汤[泡湯]	pàotāng	to dawdle; to go slow deliberately; to fizzle out; to have all one's hopes dashed; (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring
好说[好說]	hǎoshuō	easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me
十几[十幾]	shíjǐ	more than ten; a dozen or more
徒弟[徒弟]	túdì	apprentice; disciple
意义[意義]	yìyì	sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4]
消散[消散]	xiāosàn	to dissipate
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep11/25 words - 4 min
坏话[壞話]	huàihuà	unpleasant talk; malicious words
银针[銀針]	yínzhēn	silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture)
医[醫]	yī	medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
自家[自家]	zìjiā	oneself; one's own family
妖女[妖女]	yāonǚ	beautiful woman
共处[共處]	gòngchǔ	to coexist; to get along (with others)
室[室]	shì	room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
羞耻[羞恥]	xiūchǐ	(a feeling of) shame
治病[治病]	zhìbìng	to treat an illness
病人[病人]	bìngrén	sick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[ge4]
某些[某些]	mǒuxiē	some; certain (things)
生怕[生怕]	shēngpà	to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to
嘴巴[嘴巴]	zuǐba	mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4]
利落[利落]	lìluo	agile; nimble; all settled; in order
扎[扎]	zhā	to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer)
让开[讓開]	ràngkāi	to get out of the way; to step aside
臭名昭著[臭名昭著]	chòumíngzhāozhù	notorious; infamous; egregious (bandits)
嫌弃[嫌棄]	xiánqì	to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore
淫[淫]	yín	excess; excessive; wanton; lewd; lascivious; obscene; depraved
不满[不滿]	bùmǎn	resentful; discontented; dissatisfied
便是[便是]	biànshì	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as
尹[尹]	yǐn	to administer; to oversee; to run; magistrate (old)
熏[薰]	xūn	fragrance; warm; to educate; variant of 熏[xun1]; to smoke; to fumigate
告别[告別]	gàobié	to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to
阁下[閣下]	géxià	your distinguished self; your majesty; sire
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep11/50 words - 6 min
叶[葉]	yè	leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats
至今[至今]	zhìjīn	so far; to this day; until now
未能[未能]	wèinéng	cannot; to fail to; unable to
久等[久等]	jiǔděng	to wait for a long time
薄面[薄面]	bómiàn	my meager sensibilities; blushing face; please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my face)(humble)
相聚[相聚]	xiāngjù	to meet together; to assemble
会诊[會診]	huìzhěn	consultation (medical); to meet for diagnosis; (by extension) consultation of different specialists
不妨[不妨]	bùfáng	there is no harm in; might as well
病情[病情]	bìngqíng	state of an illness; patient's condition
是否[是否]	shìfǒu	whether (or not); if; is or isn't
摇头[搖頭]	yáotóu	to shake one's head
即使[即使]	jíshǐ	even if; even though
客栈[客棧]	kèzhàn	tavern; guest house; inn; hotel
之中[之中]	zhīzhōng	inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during
随着[隨著]	suízhe	along with; in the wake of; following
脉[脈]	mài	arteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)
冰凉[冰涼]	bīngliáng	ice-cold
四肢[四肢]	sìzhī	the four limbs of the body
麻痹[麻痺]	mábì	paralysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb; (fig.) to lull; negligent; apathetic
处于[處於]	chǔyú	to be in (some state, position, or condition)
冻死[凍死]	dòngsǐ	to freeze to death; to die off in winter
边缘[邊緣]	biānyuán	edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline
过冬[過冬]	guòdōng	to get through the winter
抓紧时间[抓緊時間]	zhuājǐnshíjiān	to snatch time; to rush; to hurry (up); to seize the moment
驱除[驅除]	qūchú	to drive off; to dispel; to expel
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep11/75 words - 10 min
体内[體內]	tǐnèi	within the body; in vivo (vs in vitro); internal to
肺[肺]	fèi	lung; CL:個|个[ge4]
俱[俱]	jù	entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together; to be alike
焚[焚]	fén	to burn
亡[亡]	wáng	to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased
说出[說出]	shuōchū	to speak out; to declare (one's view)
湘江[湘江]	Xiāngjiāng	the Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
颇[頗]	pō	rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3]
渊源[淵源]	yuānyuán	origin; source; relationship
或许[或許]	huòxǔ	perhaps; maybe
答复[答覆]	dáfù	to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)
偏方[偏方]	piānfāng	folk remedy; home remedy
病患[病患]	bìnghuàn	illness; disease; patient; sufferer
背景[背景]	bèijǐng	background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; CL:種|种[zhong3]
香囊[香囊]	xiāngnáng	spice bag
分离[分離]	fēnlí	to separate
攥[攥]	zuàn	to hold; to grip; to grasp
假设[假設]	jiǎshè	to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture
变戏法[變戲法]	biànxìfǎ	to perform conjuring tricks; to conjure; to juggle
分别[分別]	fēnbié	to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually
心碎[心碎]	xīnsuì	heartbroken; extreme depth of sorrow
食言[食言]	shíyán	lit. to eat one's words; to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege; unsworn testimony
相见[相見]	xiāngjiàn	to see each other; to meet in person
亦[亦]	yì	also
无力[無力]	wúlì	powerless; lacking strength
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep11/100 words - 13 min
君[君]	jūn	monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
西[西]	xī	west
阳[陽]	yáng	positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]
无故[無故]	wúgù	without cause or reason
长江[長江]	ChángJiāng	Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
日日[日日]	rìrì	every day
共[共]	gòng	common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party
饮[飲]	yǐn	to drink
江水[江水]	jiāngshuǐ	river water
欲绝[欲絕]	yùjué	heartbroken; inconsolable
随手[隨手]	suíshǒu	conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing
怀里[懷裡]	huáilǐ	embrace; bosom
原[原]	yuán	former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
飓风[颶風]	jùfēng	hurricane
失败[失敗]	shībài	to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4]
不等[不等]	bùděng	unequal; varied
相约[相約]	xiāngyuē	to agree (on a meeting place, date etc); to reach agreement; to make an appointment
身为[身為]	shēnwéi	in the capacity of; as
逢场作戏[逢場作戲]	féngchǎngzuòxì	lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun; to play along according to local conditions
办好[辦好]	bànhǎo	to manage well
理应[理應]	lǐyīng	should; ought to
罚[罰]	fá	to punish; to penalize
领[領]	lǐng	neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
失陪[失陪]	shīpéi	goodbye (modest formula); Excuse me, I must leave.
回回[回回]	huíhuí	time and again; every time
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep11/125 words - 20 min
嫁人[嫁人]	jiàrén	to get married (of woman)
不动[不動]	bùdòng	motionless
热水[熱水]	rèshuǐ	hot water
费工夫[費工夫]	fèigōngfu	to spend a great deal of time and effort; (of a task) demanding; exacting
身后[身後]	shēnhòu	posthumous; one's social background; behind the body
姿势[姿勢]	zīshì	posture; position
大意[大意]	dàyi	careless
摸清[摸清]	mōqīng	to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain
底细[底細]	dǐxì	inside information; the ins and outs of the matter; how things stand; what's up
贸然[貿然]	màorán	rashly; hastily; without careful consideration
动手[動手]	dòngshǒu	to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch
忌[忌]	jì	to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth
低级[低級]	dījí	low level; rudimentary; vulgar; low; inferior
宁可[寧可]	nìngkě	preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
夺取[奪取]	duóqǔ	to seize; to capture; to wrest control of
关键[關鍵]	guānjiàn	crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal
无论如何[無論如何]	wúlùnrúhé	whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
阿弥陀佛[阿彌陀佛]	ĒmítuóFó	Amitabha Buddha; the Buddha of the Western paradise; may the lord Buddha preserve us!; merciful Buddha!
扁鹊[扁鵲]	BiǎnQuè	秦越人[Qin2 Yue4 ren2] (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] era
愈合[愈合]	yùhé	to heal; to fuse
崩[崩]	bēng	to collapse; to fall into ruins; death of king or emperor; demise
可比[可比]	kěbǐ	comparable
行医[行醫]	xíngyī	to practice medicine (esp. in private practice)
价格[價格]	jiàgé	price; CL:個|个[ge4]
之一[之一]	zhīyī	one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep11/150 words - 23 min
稍等[稍等]	shāoděng	to wait a moment
银票[銀票]	yínpiào	(in former times) banknote with a value in silver
数目[數目]	shùmù	amount; number
各地[各地]	gèdì	in all parts of (a country); various regions
分号[分號]	fēnhào	semicolon (punct.)
取出[取出]	qǔchū	to take out; to extract; to draw out
不治[不治]	bùzhì	to die of illness or injury despite receiving medical help
缝[縫]	féng	to sew; to stitch
缝[縫]	fèng	seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4]
蚕丝[蠶絲]	cánsī	natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
天山[天山]	Tiānshān	Tianshan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan
蚕[蠶]	cán	silkworm
缝合[縫合]	fénghé	to sew together; suture (in surgery); to sew up (a wound)
线[線]	xiàn	thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
拆线[拆線]	chāixiàn	to remove stitches (from a wound)
疤[疤]	bā	scar; scab
疼痛[疼痛]	téngtòng	pain; ache; sore
密集[密集]	mìjí	concentrated; crowded together; intensive; compressed
负担[負擔]	fùdān	burden; to bear a burden
啄木鸟[啄木鳥]	zhuómùniǎo	woodpecker
不停[不停]	bùtíng	incessant
爽[爽]	shuǎng	bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate
炼[鍊]	liàn	variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain; variant of 煉|炼[lian4]
瞧[瞧]	qiáo	to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit
看病[看病]	kànbìng	to visit a doctor; to see a patient
单[單]	dān	bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4]
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep11/175 words - 26 min
把脉[把脈]	bǎmài	to feel the pulse; to take sb's pulse
乌烟瘴气[烏煙瘴氣]	wūyānzhàngqì	billowing smoke (idiom); foul atmosphere; (fig.) murky atmosphere; in a turmoil
带路[帶路]	dàilù	to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; fig. to instruct
宫[宮]	gōng	palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale
施主[施主]	shīzhǔ	benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson); donor (semiconductor)
贫僧[貧僧]	pínsēng	poor monk (humble term used by monk of himself)
针灸[針灸]	zhēnjiǔ	acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
机理[機理]	jīlǐ	mechanism
请教[請教]	qǐngjiào	to ask for guidance; to consult
学海无涯[學海無涯]	xuéhǎiwúyá	sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn; ars longa, vita brevis
勤[勤]	qín	diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant
拙[拙]	zhuō	awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
失礼[失禮]	shīlǐ	lacking in manners
原先[原先]	yuánxiān	originally; original; former
剪刀[剪刀]	jiǎndāo	scissors; CL:把[ba3]
人治[人治]	rénzhì	rule of man
活下去[活下去]	huóxiàqù	to survive; to keep on living
牵连[牽連]	qiānlián	to implicate; implicated; to link together
亲近[親近]	qīnjìn	intimate; to get close to
赚[賺]	zhuàn	to earn; to make a profit
交换[交換]	jiāohuàn	to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute
完工[完工]	wángōng	to finish work; to complete a project
涂[塗]	tú	to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street
家传[家傳]	jiāchuán	handed down in a family; family traditions
这天[這天]	zhètiān	today; this day
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep11/200 words - 30 min
哦[哦]	o	sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy; may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of
认账[認賬]	rènzhàng	to own up to a fault; to admit the truth; to acknowledge a debt
毛病[毛病]	máobìng	fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4]
肝火[肝火]	gānhuǒ	irascibility; irritability; (TCM) inflammation of the liver
旺[旺]	wàng	prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring
操心[操心]	cāoxīn	to worry about
是的[是的]	shìde	yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5]
药方[藥方]	yàofāng	prescription
头疼[頭疼]	tóuténg	headache
老板娘[老闆娘]	lǎobǎnniáng	female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife
爽快[爽快]	shuǎngkuai	refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward
打开天窗说亮话[打開天窗說亮話]	dǎkāitiānchuāngshuōliànghuà	not to mince words; not to beat about the bush
姿色[姿色]	zīsè	good looks (of a woman)
男女[男女]	nánnǚ	male-female; male and female
煎[煎]	jiān	to pan fry; to sauté
反复[反覆]	fǎnfù	repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return
奇迹[奇跡]	qíjì	miracle; miraculous; wonder; marvel
教会[教會]	jiàohuì	Christian church
饿死[餓死]	èsǐ	to starve to death; to be very hungry
不送[不送]	bùsòng	don't bother to see me out
老师[老師]	lǎoshī	teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
挑战[挑戰]	tiǎozhàn	to challenge; challenge
治好[治好]	zhìhǎo	to cure
垃圾[垃圾]	lājī	trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]
试一试[試一試]	shìyīshì	to have a try
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep11/225 words - 34 min
理解[理解]	lǐjiě	to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding
苦衷[苦衷]	kǔzhōng	secret trouble; sorrow; difficulties
羞辱[羞辱]	xiūrǔ	to baffle; to humiliate; shame; dishonor; humiliation
宣布[宣布]	xuānbù	to declare; to announce; to proclaim
活该[活該]	huógāi	(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should
报应[報應]	bàoyìng	retribution; judgment
吓跑[嚇跑]	xiàpǎo	to scare away
死不了[死不了]	sǐbùliǎo	Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)
反过来说[反過來說]	fǎnguòláishuō	on the other hand
不拘一格[不拘一格]	bùjūyīgé	not stick to one pattern
亏待[虧待]	kuīdài	to treat sb unfairly
房子[房子]	fángzi	house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]
妻[妻]	qī	wife
妾[妾]	qiè	concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
花天酒地[花天酒地]	huātiānjiǔdì	to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures; life of debauchery
浪[浪]	làng	wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble
实验[實驗]	shíyàn	experiment; test; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; experimental; to experiment
治愈[治癒]	zhìyù	to cure
疯子[瘋子]	fēngzi	madman; lunatic
歇息[歇息]	xiēxi	to have a rest; to stay for the night; to go to bed; to sleep
欺人太甚[欺人太甚]	qīréntàishèn	to bully intolerably (idiom)
残废[殘廢]	cánfèi	deformity; handicapped
设立[設立]	shèlì	to set up; to establish
盼头[盼頭]	pàntou	hopes; good prospects
白骨精[白骨精]	Báigǔjīng	White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]); (fig.) sly and cunning person
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep11/246 words - 39 min
难听[難聽]	nántīng	unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful
见谅[見諒]	jiànliàng	please forgive me
善哉[善哉]	shànzāi	excellent
价钱[價錢]	jiàqian	price
七十[七十]	qīshí	seventy; 70
避开[避開]	bìkāi	to avoid; to evade; to keep away from
要害[要害]	yàohài	vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial
青春永驻[青春永駐]	qīngchūnyǒngzhù	to stay young forever
保养[保養]	bǎoyǎng	to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance
貌美如花[貌美如花]	màoměirúhuā	(of a woman) lovely as a flower (idiom); beautiful
乱跑[亂跑]	luànpǎo	to run around all over the place
下手[下手]	xiàshǒu	to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest
泻药[瀉藥]	xièyào	laxative
拉肚子[拉肚子]	lādùzi	(coll.) to have diarrhea
支开[支開]	zhīkāi	to send (sb) away; to change the subject; to open (an umbrella etc)
老太婆[老太婆]	lǎotàipó	old woman (at times contemptuous)
和尚[和尚]	héshang	Buddhist monk
面色[面色]	miànsè	complexion
异常[異常]	yìcháng	exceptional; abnormal; an anomaly
习性[習性]	xíxìng	character acquired through long habit; habits and properties
掐死[掐死]	qiāsǐ	to throttle; to choke to death
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep12/25 words - 3 min
咳嗽[咳嗽]	késou	to cough; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
大夫[大夫]	dàifu	doctor; physician
到齐[到齊]	dàoqí	to be all present
见笑[見笑]	jiànxiào	to mock; to be ridiculed; to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble)
斗笠[斗笠]	dǒulì	conical bamboo hat
以毒攻毒[以毒攻毒]	yǐdúgōngdú	to cure ills with poison (TCM); to fight evil with evil; set a thief to catch a thief; to fight fire with fire
筋脉[筋脈]	jīnmài	veins
堵塞[堵塞]	dǔsè	to clog up; blockage
五脏[五臟]	wǔzàng	five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei4] and kidneys 腎|肾[shen4]
瘀血[瘀血]	yūxuè	clotted blood; extravasated blood (leaking into surrounding tissue); thrombosis
过多[過多]	guòduō	too many; excessive
秘制[秘製]	mìzhì	to prepare (food etc) using a secret recipe
活血[活血]	huóxuè	to improve blood circulation (Chinese medicine)
方子[方子]	fāngzi	prescription (of medicine)
极了[極了]	jíle	extremely; exceedingly
不下[不下]	bùxià	to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
三十[三十]	sānshí	thirty; 30
各个[各個]	gègè	every; various; separately, one by one
秘方[祕方]	mìfāng	secret recipe
旁门左道[旁門左道]	pángménzuǒdào	dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion; dissident group
擦屁股[擦屁股]	cāpìgu	(lit.) to wipe one’s ass; (coll.) to clear up sb else's mess
饱尝[飽嘗]	bǎocháng	to enjoy fully; to experience to the full over a long period
疾苦[疾苦]	jíkǔ	pain and difficulties; suffering (of the people)
超出[超出]	chāochū	to exceed; to overstep; to go too far; to encroach
常人[常人]	chángrén	ordinary person
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep12/50 words - 4 min
何不[何不]	hébù	why not?; why not do (sth)?
俗事[俗事]	súshì	everyday routine; ordinary affairs
皈依[皈依]	guīyī	to convert to (a religion)
延续[延續]	yánxù	to continue; to go on; to last
生命[生命]	shēngmìng	life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]
众生[眾生]	zhòngshēng	all living things
皆[皆]	jiē	all; each and every; in all cases
只不过[只不過]	zhǐbuguò	only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...
若[若]	ruò	to seem; like; as; if
世间[世間]	shìjiān	world; earth
众[眾]	zhòng	many; numerous; crowd; multitude
般[般]	bān	sort; kind; class; way; manner
苦难[苦難]	kǔnàn	suffering
烟消云散[煙消雲散]	yānxiāoyúnsàn	to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
早年[早年]	zǎonián	early years; adolescence
东瀛[東瀛]	Dōngyíng	East China Sea; Japan
脱出[脫出]	tuōchū	to break away; to extricate; to escape; to leave the confines of
终生[終生]	zhōngshēng	throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong
未免[未免]	wèimiǎn	unavoidably; can't help; really; rather
气色[氣色]	qìsè	complexion
经[經]	jīng	classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
辅助[輔助]	fǔzhù	to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary; subsidiary
略[略]	lüè	plan; strategy; outline; summary; slightly; rather; to rob; to plunder; to summarize; to omit
保[保]	bǎo	to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)
健康[健康]	jiànkāng	health; healthy
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep12/75 words - 6 min
岁数[歲數]	suìshu	age (number of years old)
嘎[嘎]	gá	cackling sound
嘣[嘣]	bēng	sound of an explosion; sound of sth throbbing or bursting
研制[研製]	yánzhì	to manufacture; to develop
况且[況且]	kuàngqiě	moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore
不断[不斷]	bùduàn	unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
哈哈[哈哈]	hāhā	(onom.) laughing out loud
哈[哈]	hā	(interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore; abbr. for 哈士奇[ha1 shi4 qi2], husky (dog)
坑[坑]	kēng	hole; pit; tunnel; to defraud
试炼[試煉]	shìliàn	to refine with fire
嫖[嫖]	piáo	to visit a prostitute
尤其[尤其]	yóuqí	especially; particularly
胡说[胡說]	húshuō	to talk nonsense; drivel
妞[妞]	niū	girl
花钱[花錢]	huāqián	to spend money
吃不消[吃不消]	chībuxiāo	to be unable to tolerate or endure; to find sth difficult to manage
恕[恕]	shù	to forgive
当真[當真]	dàngzhēn	to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!
在座[在座]	zàizuò	to be present
肌理[肌理]	jīlǐ	texture (of skin, surface etc)
药物[藥物]	yàowù	medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug
调养[調養]	tiáoyǎng	to take care of (sb's health); to nurse
杯水车薪[杯水車薪]	bēishuǐchēxīn	lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
好在[好在]	hǎozài	luckily; fortunately
瘀[瘀]	yū	hematoma (internal blood clot); extravasated blood (spilt into surrounding tissue); contusion
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep12/100 words - 10 min
积[積]	jī	to amass; to accumulate; to store; measured quantity (such as area of volume); product (the result of multiplication); to integrate (math.); to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.); old; long-standing
形成[形成]	xíngchéng	to form; to take shape
病灶[病灶]	bìngzào	focus of infection; lesion; nidus
通通[通通]	tōngtōng	all; entire; complete
去除[去除]	qùchú	to remove; to dislodge
痊愈[痊癒]	quányù	to recover completely (from illness or injury)
实际[實際]	shíjì	reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual
挨[挨]	āi	in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to
挨[挨]	ái	to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle
他人[他人]	tārén	another; sb else; other people
开刀[開刀]	kāidāo	(of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation; to decapitate; to behead; to single out as a point of attack
用不着[用不著]	yòngbuzháo	not need; have no use for
针对[針對]	zhēnduì	to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
火烧[火燒]	huǒshāo	to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake
两下[兩下]	liǎngxià	twice; for a little while
欺[欺]	qī	to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat
负[負]	fù	to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)
乱动[亂動]	luàndòng	to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about
极端[極端]	jíduān	extreme
斤[斤]	jīn	catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
藜[藜]	lí	name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album
芦[蘆]	lú	rush; reed; Phragmites communis
一二[一二]	yī'èr	one or two; a few
铺[鋪]	pū	to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker
铺[鋪]	pù	plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station
此地[此地]	cǐdì	here; this place
上楼[上樓]	shànglóu	to go upstairs
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep12/125 words - 14 min
一般见识[一般見識]	yībānjiànshi	to lower oneself to sb's level; to argue with sb less well-informed
扭[扭]	niǔ	to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips
抑制[抑制]	yìzhì	to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress
逐渐[逐漸]	zhújiàn	gradually
侵蚀[侵蝕]	qīnshí	to erode; to corrode
吸[吸]	xī	to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale
慢走[慢走]	mànzǒu	Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care!
凭什么[憑什麼]	píngshénme	(spoken) why?; for which reason?
小人得志[小人得志]	xiǎoréndézhì	lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom); fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
小肚鸡肠[小肚雞腸]	xiǎodùjīcháng	lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded; petty
早死[早死]	zǎosǐ	early demise; untimely death
糟[糟]	zāo	dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined
噬[噬]	shì	to devour; to bite
下毒[下毒]	xiàdú	to put poison in sth; to poison
功力[功力]	gōnglì	merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power
暖和[暖和]	nuǎnhuo	warm; nice and warm
扯[扯]	chě	to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey
大道理[大道理]	dàdàoli	major principle; general truth; sermon (reproof); bombastic talk
牺牲[犧牲]	xīshēng	to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
晚点[晚點]	wǎndiǎn	(of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner
事儿[事兒]	shìr5	one's employment; business; matter that needs to be settled; (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding; trying; troublesome; erhua variant of 事[shi4]; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
方[方]	fāng	square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter
哀号[哀號]	āiháo	to cry piteously; anguished wailing; same as 哀嚎
上天[上天]	shàngtiān	Heaven; Providence; God; the day before; the sky above; to fly to the sky; to take off and fly into space; to die; to pass away
好生[好生]	hǎoshēng	(dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep12/150 words - 20 min
德[德]	dé	virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind
医学[醫學]	yīxué	medicine; medical science; study of medicine
贡献[貢獻]	gòngxiàn	to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution; CL:個|个[ge4]
拯救[拯救]	zhěngjiù	to save; to rescue
要饭[要飯]	yàofàn	to beg (for food or money)
一生[一生]	yīshēng	all one's life; throughout one's life
幸亏[幸虧]	xìngkuī	fortunately; luckily
有幸[有幸]	yǒuxìng	fortunately
献身[獻身]	xiànshēn	to commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to; to sacrifice one's life for; (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to
折磨[折磨]	zhémó	to torment; to torture
甜[甜]	tián	sweet
口福[口福]	kǒufú	happy knack for chancing upon fine food
歪打正着[歪打正著]	wāidǎzhèngzháo	to succeed by a lucky stroke
极其[極其]	jíqí	extremely
寒冷[寒冷]	hánlěng	cold (climate); frigid; very cold
但愿如此[但願如此]	dànyuànrúcǐ	if only it were so; I hope so (idiom)
凶器[兇器]	xiōngqì	lethal weapon; murder weapon
正面[正面]	zhèngmiàn	front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open
呼救[呼救]	hūjiù	to call for help
作案[作案]	zuò'àn	to commit a crime
楼[樓]	lóu	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
基本[基本]	jīběn	basic; fundamental; main; elementary
排出[排出]	páichū	to discharge
衣裳[衣裳]	yīshang	clothes
染[染]	rǎn	to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep12/175 words - 24 min
取暖[取暖]	qǔnuǎn	to warm oneself (by a fire etc)
下边[下邊]	xiàbian	under; the underside; below
茅房[茅房]	máofáng	toilet (rural euphemism); thatched hut or house
调戏[調戲]	tiáoxì	to take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities
借机[借機]	jièjī	to seize the opportunity
楼下[樓下]	lóuxià	downstairs
拦住[攔住]	lánzhù	to stop; to bar the way
无话可说[無話可說]	wúhuàkěshuō	to have nothing to say (idiom)
某人[某人]	mǒurén	someone; a certain person; some people; I (self-address after one's surname)
身高[身高]	shēngāo	(a person's) height
必定[必定]	bìdìng	to be bound to; to be sure to
向上[向上]	xiàngshàng	upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress
斜[斜]	xié	inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting
朝[朝]	cháo	imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards
朝[朝]	zhāo	morning
平[平]	píng	flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
个子[個子]	gèzi	height; stature; build; size
熟悉[熟悉]	shúxī	to be familiar with; to know well
地板[地板]	dìbǎn	floor
滴[滴]	dī	a drop; to drip
进展[進展]	jìnzhǎn	to make headway; to make progress
传来[傳來]	chuánlái	(of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive
傻人有傻福[傻人有傻福]	shǎrényǒushǎfú	fortune favors fools (idiom); fool's luck
悲哀[悲哀]	bēi'āi	grieved; sorrowful
一动不动[一動不動]	yīdòngbùdòng	motionless
得了[得了]	déle	all right!; that's enough!
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep12/200 words - 29 min
抽风[抽風]	chōufēng	to ventilate; to induce a draft; spasm; convulsion
笑话[笑話]	xiàohuà	joke; jest; CL:個|个[ge4]; to laugh at; to mock
页[頁]	yè	page; leaf
盲人[盲人]	mángrén	blind person
武士[武士]	wǔshì	warrior; samurai
类似[類似]	lèisì	similar; analogous
瞎子[瞎子]	xiāzi	blind person
盲[盲]	máng	blind
锋利[鋒利]	fēnglì	sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point
分毫[分毫]	fēnháo	fraction; slightest difference; hairsbreadth
瓢[瓢]	piáo	dipper; ladle
形状[形狀]	xíngzhuàng	form; shape; CL:個|个[ge4]
万世[萬世]	wànshì	all ages
万物[萬物]	wànwù	all living things
变化[變化]	biànhuà	change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[ge4]
逃走[逃走]	táozǒu	to escape; to flee; to run away
搞砸[搞砸]	gǎozá	to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil
乱来[亂來]	luànlái	to act recklessly; to mess around
手下[手下]	shǒuxià	under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; to take action
功勋[功勛]	gōngxūn	achievement; meritorious deed; contributions (for the good of society)
大将[大將]	dàjiàng	a general or admiral
大材小用[大材小用]	dàcáixiǎoyòng	using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom); a sledgehammer to crack a nut
亲自动手[親自動手]	qīnzìdòngshǒu	to do the job oneself
凉快[涼快]	liángkuai	nice and cold; pleasantly cool
掏[掏]	tāo	to fish out (from pocket); to scoop
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep12/225 words - 35 min
收获[收穫]	shōuhuò	to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward
差点[差點]	chàdiǎn	almost; nearly
刻薄[刻薄]	kèbó	unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions
眼皮底下[眼皮底下]	yǎnpídǐxia	in front of one's eyes
对象[對象]	duìxiàng	target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4]
铁了心[鐵了心]	tiělexīn	determined; unshakable
人世间[人世間]	rénshìjiān	the secular world
无情[無情]	wúqíng	pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless
情爱[情愛]	qíng'ài	affection; friendly feelings towards sb; love
美好[美好]	měihǎo	beautiful; fine
体会[體會]	tǐhuì	to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience
嫉妒[嫉妒]	jídù	to be jealous; to envy; to hate
滋味[滋味]	zīwèi	taste; flavor; feeling
师徒[師徒]	shītú	master and disciple
情分[情分]	qíngfèn	mutual affection; friendship
神仙[神仙]	shénxiān	Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person
眷[眷]	juàn	concern; wife and children
侣[侶]	lǚ	companion
课[課]	kè	subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination
眉目[眉目]	méimù	general facial appearance; features; arrangement; sequence of ideas; logic (of writing); rough sketch or general idea of things
眉目[眉目]	méimu	progress; prospect of solution; sign of positive outcome
隔壁[隔壁]	gébì	next door; neighbor
当天[當天]	dāngtiān	on that day
无不[無不]	wúbù	none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception
动静[動靜]	dòngjìng	(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness
摆弄[擺弄]	bǎinòng	to move back and forth; to fiddle with
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep12/237 words - 37 min
瓶[瓶]	píng	bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids
罐[罐]	guàn	can; jar; pot
跟人[跟人]	gēnrén	to marry (of woman)
嗓门[嗓門]	sǎngmén	voice; windpipe
受不了[受不了]	shòubùliǎo	unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand
被子[被子]	bèizi	quilt; CL:床[chuang2]
证词[證詞]	zhèngcí	testimony
缺乏[缺乏]	quēfá	to lack; to be short of; lack; shortage
跳出[跳出]	tiàochū	to jump out; fig. to appear suddenly
雀[雀]	què	small bird; sparrow; also pr. [qiao3]
称呼[稱呼]	chēnghu	to call; to address as; appellation
私事[私事]	sīshì	personal matters
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep13/25 words - 12 min
存货[存貨]	cúnhuò	stock; inventory (of material)
应门[應門]	yìngmén	to answer the door
高喊[高喊]	gāohǎn	to shout loudly; to raise a cry; to yell
冤案[冤案]	yuān'àn	miscarriage of justice
袖口[袖口]	xiùkǒu	cuff
沾满[沾滿]	zhānmǎn	muddy; covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc); daubed in
反常[反常]	fǎncháng	unusual; abnormal
富[富]	fù	rich; abundant; wealthy
子弟[子弟]	zǐdì	child; the younger generation
凉水[涼水]	liángshuǐ	cool water; unboiled water
分析[分析]	fēnxī	to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4]
医治[醫治]	yīzhì	to treat (an illness); medical treatment
终止[終止]	zhōngzhǐ	to stop; to terminate (law)
饭碗[飯碗]	fànwǎn	rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living
收拾[收拾]	shōushi	to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb
松手[鬆手]	sōngshǒu	to relinquish one's grip; to let go
狂人[狂人]	kuángrén	madman
不顾[不顧]	bùgù	in spite of; regardless of
只顾[只顧]	zhǐgù	solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect
钱财[錢財]	qiáncái	wealth; money
觉[覺]	jiào	a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2]
觉[覺]	jué	to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware
财路[財路]	cáilù	livelihood
由来[由來]	yóulái	origin
已久[已久]	yǐjiǔ	already a long time
极限[極限]	jíxiàn	limit; extreme boundary
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep13/50 words - 18 min
冥冥之中[冥冥之中]	míngmíngzhīzhōng	in the unseen world of spirits; mysteriously and inexorably
臭钱[臭錢]	chòuqián	dirty money
皮囊[皮囊]	pínáng	leather bag
得饶人处且饶人[得饒人處且饒人]	déráorénchùqiěráorén	where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
半途而废[半途而廢]	bàntú'érfèi	to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
手术[手術]	shǒushù	(surgical) operation; surgery; CL:個|个[ge4]
刀具[刀具]	dāojù	cutting tool
烹煮[烹煮]	pēngzhǔ	to cook; to boil
能否[能否]	néngfǒu	whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible?
午时[午時]	wǔshí	11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
就此[就此]	jiùcǐ	at this point; thus; from then on
喜鹊[喜鵲]	xǐquè	(bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
招呼[招呼]	zhāohu	to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not
行李[行李]	xíngli	luggage; CL:件[jian4]
打跑[打跑]	dǎpǎo	to run off rebuffed; to fend off; (to fight off and make sb) run off
何处[何處]	héchù	whence; where
话题[話題]	huàtí	subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
难以启齿[難以啟齒]	nányǐqǐchǐ	to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom); to find it hard to speak about sth
意中人[意中人]	yìzhōngrén	sweetheart; one's true love; the person of one's thoughts
担当[擔當]	dāndāng	to take upon oneself; to assume
挑明[挑明]	tiǎomíng	to illuminate; to open up (a topic)
天各一方[天各一方]	tiāngèyīfāng	(of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other
从此[從此]	cóngcǐ	from now on; since then; henceforth
破例[破例]	pòlì	to make an exception
为难[為難]	wéinán	to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep13/75 words - 23 min
有意[有意]	yǒuyì	to intend; intentionally; interested in
流水[流水]	liúshuǐ	running water; (business) turnover
坚强[堅強]	jiānqiáng	staunch; strong
小女人[小女人]	xiǎonǚrén	dainty and delicate girl; concubine
本色[本色]	běnsè	inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character; true qualities
时机[時機]	shíjī	fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity
到来[到來]	dàolái	to arrive; arrival; advent
闲聊[閑聊]	xiánliáo	to chat; idle gossip
开外[開外]	kāiwài	over and above (some amount); beyond (budget)
十四[十四]	shísì	fourteen; 14
背叛[背叛]	bèipàn	to betray
孤儿[孤兒]	gū'ér	orphan
旁[旁]	páng	beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic
鹜[鶩]	wù	duck
姓名[姓名]	xìngmíng	surname and given name; full name
特点[特點]	tèdiǎn	characteristic (feature); trait; feature; CL:個|个[ge4]
烟枪[煙槍]	yānqiāng	opium pipe
梳子[梳子]	shūzi	comb; CL:把[ba3]
鱼竿[魚竿]	yúgān	fishing rod
渔网[漁網]	yúwǎng	fishing net; fishnet
痒痒挠[癢癢撓]	yǎngyangnáo	backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
部分[部分]	bùfen	part; share; section; piece; CL:個|个[ge4]
无论[無論]	wúlùn	no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
对待[對待]	duìdài	to treat; treatment
低[低]	dī	low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep13/100 words - 35 min
凶多吉少[凶多吉少]	xiōngduōjíshǎo	everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious; everything points to disaster
起死回生[起死回生]	qǐsǐhuíshēng	to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
有缘[有緣]	yǒuyuán	related; brought together by fate
终成眷属[終成眷屬]	zhōngchéngjuànshǔ	see 有情人終成眷屬|有情人终成眷属[you3 qing2 ren2 zhong1 cheng2 juan4 shu3]
好奇心[好奇心]	hàoqíxīn	interest in sth; curiosity; inquisitive
坏事[壞事]	huàishì	bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things
喝茶[喝茶]	hēchá	(fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")
急急忙忙[急急忙忙]	jíjímángmáng	hurriedly
妖精[妖精]	yāojing	evil spirit; alluring woman
整整[整整]	zhěngzhěng	whole; full
炷[炷]	zhù	wick of an oil lamp; to burn (incense etc); classifier for lit incense sticks
后人[後人]	hòurén	later generation
安静[安靜]	ānjìng	quiet; peaceful; calm
一阵子[一陣子]	yīzhènzi	a while; a spell; a short time; a burst
睡着[睡著]	shuìzháo	to fall asleep
惊雷[驚雷]	jīngléi	sudden clap of thunder; fig. surprising turn of events
听清[聽清]	tīngqīng	to hear clearly
前后[前後]	qiánhòu	around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear
足足[足足]	zúzú	fully; no less than; as much as; extremely
叫唤[叫喚]	jiàohuan	to cry out; to bark out a sound
血雨[血雨]	xuèyǔ	rain of blood; heavy rain colored by loess sandstorm
房顶[房頂]	fángdǐng	housetop; roof
自有[自有]	zìyǒu	to possess; to own; to have
几时[幾時]	jǐshí	what time?; when?
盘缠[盤纏]	pánchán	to twine; to coil
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep13/118 words - 38 min
天亮[天亮]	tiānliàng	dawn; daybreak
太平[太平]	tàipíng	peace and security
激励[激勵]	jīlì	to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive
紧要关头[緊要關頭]	jǐnyàoguāntóu	urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
紧迫[緊迫]	jǐnpò	pressing; urgent
闯进[闖進]	chuǎngjìn	to burst in
遇害[遇害]	yùhài	to be murdered
雨水[雨水]	Yǔshuǐ	Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March
血水[血水]	xuèshuǐ	thin blood; watery blood
鬼鬼祟祟[鬼鬼祟祟]	guǐguǐsuìsuì	sneaky; secretive; furtive
误[誤]	wù	mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly
蛛丝马迹[蛛絲馬跡]	zhūsīmǎjì	lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces; clue
查证[查證]	cházhèng	investigate; check out (a story)
劫杀[劫殺]	jiéshā	to rob and kill
吵闹声[吵鬧聲]	chǎonàoshēng	noise
得知[得知]	dézhī	to find out; to know; to learn about
尽早[儘早]	jǐnzǎo	as early as possible
通往[通往]	tōngwǎng	to lead to
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep14/25 words - 4 min
断案[斷案]	duàn'àn	to judge a case
胜利[勝利]	shènglì	victory; CL:個|个[ge4]
昏[昏]	hūn	muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness
行为[行為]	xíngwéi	action; conduct; behavior; activity
困扰[困擾]	kùnrǎo	to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications
故交[故交]	gùjiāo	former acquaintance; old friend
切磋[切磋]	qiēcuō	to compare notes; to learn from one another; to swap pointers
写信[寫信]	xiěxìn	to write a letter
且不说[且不說]	qiěbùshuō	not to mention; leaving aside
明确[明確]	míngquè	clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
够意思[夠意思]	gòuyìsi	wonderful; great; delightful; very kind; generous
悲[悲]	bēi	sad; sadness; sorrow; grief
滞[滯]	zhì	sluggish
万里[萬里]	wànlǐ	far away; thousands of miles; 10000 li
况[況]	kuàng	moreover; situation
黄[黃]	huáng	yellow; pornographic; to fall through
诗[詩]	shī	poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse
三更半夜[三更半夜]	sāngēngbànyè	in the depth of the night; very late at night
不请自来[不請自來]	bùqǐngzìlái	to turn up without being invited; unsolicited
认定[認定]	rèndìng	to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with
无双[無雙]	wúshuāng	incomparable; matchless; unique
直率[直率]	zhíshuài	candid; frank
陌生人[陌生人]	mòshēngrén	stranger
直言不讳[直言不諱]	zhíyánbùhuì	to speak bluntly (idiom); not to mince words
酒缸[酒缸]	jiǔgāng	wine jar; (dialect) drinking house
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep14/50 words - 7 min
爆发[爆發]	bàofā	to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
犬[犬]	quǎn	dog; Kangxi radical 94
大风[大風]	dàfēng	gale; CL:場|场[chang2]
处世[處世]	chǔshì	to conduct oneself in society
深深[深深]	shēnshēn	deep; profound
震撼[震撼]	zhènhàn	to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock
怀念[懷念]	huáiniàn	to cherish the memory of; to think of; reminisce
也罢[也罷]	yěbà	(reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
相貌[相貌]	xiàngmào	appearance
风格[風格]	fēnggé	style
缺陷[缺陷]	quēxiàn	defect; flaw; physical defect
提到[提到]	tídào	to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to
一诺千金[一諾千金]	yīnuòqiānjīn	a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
栾[欒]	luán	Koelreuteria paniculata
癫[癲]	diān	mentally deranged; crazy
飞腿[飛腿]	fēituǐ	kick
妖人[妖人]	yāorén	magician; sorcerer
竹叶青[竹葉青]	zhúyèqīng	Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
夷[夷]	yí	non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out; to exterminate; to tear down; to raze
屠[屠]	tú	to slaughter (animals for food); to massacre
无形[無形]	wúxíng	incorporeal; virtual; formless; invisible (assets); intangible
剑客[劍客]	jiànkè	fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
铁拳[鐵拳]	Tiěquán	Tekken (video game)
无敌[無敵]	wúdí	unequalled; without rival; a paragon
孙山[孫山]	SūnShān	Sun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep14/75 words - 14 min
魅影[魅影]	mèiyǐng	phantom (esp. of Western fantasy)
弓[弓]	gōng	a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc)
刘[劉]	Liú	surname Liu
雪[雪]	xuě	snow; snowfall; CL:場|场[chang2]; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean
六十[六十]	liùshí	sixty; 60
失[失]	shī	to lose; to miss; to fail
认错[認錯]	rèncuò	to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake
三长两短[三長兩短]	sānchángliǎngduǎn	unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death
保准[保準]	bǎozhǔn	variant of 保准[bao3 zhun3]
困惑[困惑]	kùnhuò	bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity
久仰[久仰]	jiǔyǎng	honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last.
浪得虚名[浪得虛名]	làngdéxūmíng	to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
味[味]	wèi	taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM)
门口[門口]	ménkǒu	doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]
心想[心想]	xīnxiǎng	to think to oneself; to think; to assume
扮演[扮演]	bànyǎn	to play the role of; to act
棉布[棉布]	miánbù	cotton cloth
召集[召集]	zhàojí	to convene; to gather
所料[所料]	suǒliào	expectation; what one anticipates
描述[描述]	miáoshù	to describe; description
相当[相當]	xiāngdāng	equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite
误导[誤導]	wùdǎo	to mislead; to misguide; misleading
事实[事實]	shìshí	fact; CL:個|个[ge4]
验[驗]	yàn	to examine; to test; to check
十一[十一]	shíyī	eleven; 11
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep14/100 words - 17 min
狠[狠]	hěn	ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3]
数量[數量]	shùliàng	amount; quantity; CL:個|个[ge4]; quantitative
部位[部位]	bùwèi	position; place
根据[根據]	gēnjù	according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]
争吵[爭吵]	zhēngchǎo	to quarrel; dispute
气急败坏[氣急敗壞]	qìjíbàihuài	flustered and exasperated; utterly discomfited
楼上[樓上]	lóushàng	upstairs
上门[上門]	shàngmén	to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
口角[口角]	kǒujiǎo	corner of the mouth
摘[摘]	zhāi	to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc)
帽子[帽子]	màozi	hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name; CL:頂|顶[ding3]
口罩[口罩]	kǒuzhào	mask (surgical etc)
柜子[櫃子]	guìzi	cupboard; cabinet
彻底[徹底]	chèdǐ	thorough; thoroughly; complete
布置[佈置]	bùzhì	to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy
约定[約定]	yuēdìng	to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange; to promise; to stipulate; to make an appointment; stipulated (time, amount, quality etc); an arrangement; a deal; appointment; undertaking; commitment; understanding; engagement; stipulation
治疗[治療]	zhìliáo	to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy
引诱[引誘]	yǐnyòu	to coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap); to seduce
误杀[誤殺]	wùshā	to mistakenly kill; manslaughter
软[軟]	ruǎn	soft; flexible
甲[甲]	jiǎ	first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
体[體]	tǐ	body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)
刀子[刀子]	dāozi	knife; CL:把[ba3]
刺中[刺中]	cìzhòng	to hit with a piercing blow
刺死[刺死]	cìsǐ	to stab to death
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep14/125 words - 21 min
面罩[面罩]	miànzhào	mask; visor; facepiece (e.g. diving suit, gas mask)
试探[試探]	shìtàn	to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out
鼻息[鼻息]	bíxī	breath
脱[脫]	tuō	to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from
假死[假死]	jiǎsǐ	suspended animation; feigned death; to play dead
奋力[奮力]	fènlì	to do everything one can; to spare no effort; to strive
阻止[阻止]	zǔzhǐ	to prevent; to block
砚台[硯臺]	yàntái	ink stone; ink slab; CL:方[fang1]
额头[額頭]	étóu	forehead
忍痛[忍痛]	rěntòng	to suffer; fig. reluctantly
相同[相同]	xiāngtóng	identical; same
说法[說法]	shuōfa	way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation
血衣[血衣]	xuèyī	bloody garment
就地[就地]	jiùdì	locally; on the spot
销毁[銷毀]	xiāohuǐ	to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate
火盆[火盆]	huǒpén	brazier; fire pan; hibachi
灰烬[灰燼]	huījìn	ashes
残留[殘留]	cánliú	to remain; left over; surplus; remnant
案情[案情]	ànqíng	details of a case; case
惊讶[驚訝]	jīngyà	amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe
穷[窮]	qióng	poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
前一天[前一天]	qiányītiān	the day before (an event)
买好[買好]	mǎihǎo	to ingratiate oneself
爬[爬]	pá	to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up
窗[窗]	chuāng	shutter; window; CL:扇[shan4]
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep14/150 words - 26 min
淋湿[淋濕]	línshī	to get soaked
猫腻[貓膩]	māonì	(coll.) something fishy; shenanigans
药店[藥店]	yàodiàn	pharmacy
讲理[講理]	jiǎnglǐ	to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable
撒[撒]	sā	to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to
撒[撒]	sǎ	to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill
谎[謊]	huǎng	lies; to lie
过人[過人]	guòrén	to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent
贵人多忘事[貴人多忘事]	guìrénduōwàngshì	see 貴人多忘|贵人多忘[gui4 ren2 duo1 wang4]
楼梯[樓梯]	lóutī	stair; staircase; CL:個|个[ge4]
磕[磕]	kē	to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc)
头上[頭上]	tóushàng	overhead; above
摔[摔]	shuāi	to throw down; to fall; to drop and break
所致[所致]	suǒzhì	to be caused by
上衣[上衣]	shàngyī	jacket; upper outer garment; CL:件[jian4]
刺伤[刺傷]	cìshāng	to stab
硬生生[硬生生]	yìngshēngshēng	stiff; rigid; inflexible; forcibly
刻意[刻意]	kèyì	meticulous; painstaking; deliberate
发白[發白]	fābái	to turn pale; to lose color; to go white
精神[精神]	jīngshén	spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]
风寒[風寒]	fēnghán	wind chill; cold weather; common cold (medicine)
失血[失血]	shīxuè	blood loss
一模一样[一模一樣]	yīmúyīyàng	exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4]
该死[該死]	gāisǐ	Damn it!; damned; wretched
罪孽[罪孽]	zuìniè	sin; crime; wrongdoing
深重[深重]	shēnzhòng	very serious; grave; profound
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep14/175 words - 31 min
云游[雲遊]	yúnyóu	to wander (typically of an errant priest)
山东[山東]	Shāndōng	Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lu3], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2]
里边[裡邊]	lǐbian	inside
奇特[奇特]	qítè	peculiar; unusual; queer
奇[奇]	qí	strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually
不可磨灭[不可磨滅]	bùkěmómiè	indelible
只好[只好]	zhǐhǎo	without any better option; to have to; to be forced to
馆[館]	guǎn	building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1]
成果[成果]	chéngguǒ	result; achievement; gain; profit; CL:個|个[ge4]
引子[引子]	yǐnzi	introduction; primer; opening words
进度[進度]	jìndù	pace; tempo; degree of progress (on project); work schedule
不值钱[不值錢]	bùzhíqián	of little value
杂[雜]	zá	mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix
少不了[少不了]	shǎobuliǎo	cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many
河北[河北]	Héběi	Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
打点[打點]	dǎdian	to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in)
有钱[有錢]	yǒuqián	well-off; wealthy
耐[耐]	nài	capable of enduring; able to tolerate; patient; durable; hardy; resistant
折腾[折騰]	zhēteng	to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money)
世道[世道]	shìdào	the ways of the world; the morals of the time
不景气[不景氣]	bùjǐngqì	slack; in a slump
哀嚎[哀嚎]	āiháo	to howl in grief; anguished wailing; same as 哀号
修行[修行]	xiūxíng	to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism); to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
压抑[壓抑]	yāyì	to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression
出家人[出家人]	chūjiārén	monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist)
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep14/200 words - 37 min
诀窍[訣竅]	juéqiào	secret; trick; knack; key
辜负[辜負]	gūfù	to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint
安心[安心]	ānxīn	at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth
任[任]	rèn	to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
崇拜[崇拜]	chóngbài	to worship; adoration
赞美[讚美]	zànměi	to admire; to praise; to eulogize
山上[山上]	Shānshàng	Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
容[容]	róng	to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance
揪出[揪出]	jiūchū	to uncover; to ferret out (the culprit)
难受[難受]	nánshòu	to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear
心疼[心疼]	xīnténg	to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed
好不容易[好不容易]	hǎobùróngyì	with great difficulty; very difficult
屠刀[屠刀]	túdāo	butcher's knife; abattoir hatchet
本意[本意]	běnyì	original idea; real intention; etymon
这不[這不]	zhèbu	(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
自私自利[自私自利]	zìsīzìlì	everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish; mercenary
一个个[一個個]	yīgègè	each and every one
双手[雙手]	shuāngshǒu	both hands
合情合理[合情合理]	héqínghélǐ	reasonable and fair (idiom)
秉公[秉公]	bǐnggōng	justly; impartially
隐秘[隱秘]	yǐnmì	secret; hidden
刺激[刺激]	cìjī	to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
胡言乱语[胡言亂語]	húyánluànyǔ	babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch
添[添]	tiān	to add; to increase; to replenish
保守[保守]	bǎoshǒu	conservative; to guard; to keep
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep14/201 words - 37 min
实不相瞒[實不相瞞]	shíbùxiāngmán	truth to tell; to be quite honest...
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep15/25 words - 6 min
侬[儂]	nóng	you (Wu dialect); I, me (classical)
卿卿我我[卿卿我我]	qīngqīngwǒwǒ	to bill and coo (idiom); to whisper sweet nothings to one another; to be very much in love
传染[傳染]	chuánrǎn	to infect; contagious
睦[睦]	mù	amicable; harmonious
故人[故人]	gùrén	old friend; the deceased
终[終]	zhōng	end; finish
幼[幼]	yòu	young
所长[所長]	suǒcháng	what one is good at
鳏寡孤独[鰥寡孤獨]	guānguǎgūdú	lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless; fig. people with no one left to rely on
疾[疾]	jí	sickness; disease; hate; envy; swift
问路[問路]	wènlù	to ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place)
色[色]	sè	color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex
下地[下地]	xiàdì	to go down to the fields; to get up from bed; to leave one's sickbed; to be born
做饭[做飯]	zuòfàn	to prepare a meal; to cook
炊烟[炊煙]	chuīyān	smoke from kitchen chimneys
闻见[聞見]	wénjiàn	to smell; to hear; knowledge; information
品[品]	pǐn	article; commodity; product; goods; kind; grade; rank; character; disposition; nature; temperament; variety; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute)
小屋[小屋]	xiǎowū	cabin; lodge; cottage; chalet; hut; shed
简陋[簡陋]	jiǎnlòu	simple and crude
不争气[不爭氣]	bùzhēngqì	to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations
买卖[買賣]	mǎimài	buying and selling; business; business transactions; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]
农活[農活]	nónghuó	farm work
书呆子[書呆子]	shūdāizi	bookworm; pedant; bookish fool
腼腆[靦腆]	miǎntiǎn	shy; bashful
镰刀[鐮刀]	liándāo	sickle; curved blade to cut grain
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep15/50 words - 16 min
我去[我去]	wǒqù	(slang) dang!; shoot!
脏乱[髒亂]	zāngluàn	dirty and disordered; in a mess
过日子[過日子]	guòrìzi	to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along
肩并肩[肩並肩]	jiānbìngjiān	shoulder to shoulder; abreast; side by side
日出[日出]	rìchū	sunrise
不能不[不能不]	bùnéngbù	have to; cannot but
忘不了[忘不了]	wàngbùliǎo	cannot forget
怜[憐]	lián	to pity
悯[憫]	mǐn	to sympathize; to pity; to feel compassion for
好喝[好喝]	hǎohē	tasty (drinks)
奢望[奢望]	shēwàng	an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations
舍身[捨身]	shěshēn	to give one's life
动听[動聽]	dòngtīng	pleasant to listen to
惊喜[驚喜]	jīngxǐ	nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
苦命[苦命]	kǔmìng	hard lot; bitter fate; unfortunate
团聚[團聚]	tuánjù	to reunite; to have a reunion
病号[病號]	bìnghào	sick personnel; person on the sick list; patient
中计[中計]	zhòngjì	to fall into a trap; taken in by a stratagem; cheated; ripped off
使命[使命]	shǐmìng	mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling
送人[送人]	sòngrén	to give away; to accompany; to see sb off
上西天[上西天]	shàngxītiān	to enter heaven; to rise to the Western Paradise
废物[廢物]	fèiwù	rubbish; waste material; useless person
追求[追求]	zhuīqiú	to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo
人情[人情]	rénqíng	human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn
不分[不分]	bùfēn	not divided; irrespective; not distinguishing between
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep15/75 words - 21 min
好坏[好壞]	hǎohuài	good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality
杀人犯[殺人犯]	shārénfàn	murderer; homicide
身无分文[身無分文]	shēnwúfēnwén	penniless (idiom)
稀罕[稀罕]	xīhan	rare; uncommon; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3]
女神[女神]	nǚshén	goddess; nymph
游历[遊歷]	yóulì	to tour; to travel
民间[民間]	mínjiān	among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments
中医[中醫]	Zhōngyī	traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
验方[驗方]	yànfāng	a tried and tested medical prescription
后会无期[後會無期]	hòuhuìwúqī	to meet again at unspecified date; meeting postponed indefinitely
梦想[夢想]	mèngxiǎng	(fig.) to dream of; dream
成真[成真]	chéngzhēn	to come true
自身[自身]	zìshēn	itself; oneself; one's own
难保[難保]	nánbǎo	hard to say; can't guarantee; difficult to protect; difficult to preserve
奉陪[奉陪]	fèngpéi	(honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company
筹码[籌碼]	chóumǎ	bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token
穴位[穴位]	xuéwèi	acupuncture point
动怒[動怒]	dòngnù	to get angry
生机[生機]	shēngjī	opportunity to live; to reprieve from death; life force; vitality
烟斗[煙斗]	yāndǒu	(smoking) pipe
蒙面[蒙面]	méngmiàn	masked; covered face
角色[角色]	juésè	role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiao3 se4]
休想[休想]	xiūxiǎng	don't think (that); don't imagine (that)
嘴里[嘴裡]	zuǐlǐ	mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words
套话[套話]	tàohuà	polite phrase; conventional greetings; cliché; to try to worm facts out of sb
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep15/100 words - 35 min
突然间[突然間]	tūránjiān	suddenly
保住[保住]	bǎozhù	to preserve; to save
羡慕[羨慕]	xiànmù	to envy; to admire
现[現]	xiàn	to appear; present; now; existing; current
媳妇[媳婦]	xífù	daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman
呆[呆]	dāi	foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay
附属品[附屬品]	fùshǔpǐn	accessory; affiliated material; adjunct
一路平安[一路平安]	yīlùpíng'ān	to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage!
见证人[見證人]	jiànzhèngrén	eyewitness (to an incident); witness (to a legal transaction)
一言为定[一言為定]	yīyánwéidìng	one word and it's settled (idiom); It's a deal!; That's settled then.
浪迹天涯[浪跡天涯]	làngjìtiānyá	to roam far and wide (idiom); to travel the world
四海为家[四海為家]	sìhǎiwéijiā	to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom); to feel at home anywhere; to roam about unconstrained; to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
心上人[心上人]	xīnshàngrén	sweetheart; one's beloved
若即若离[若即若離]	ruòjíruòlí	lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom); fig. to keep one's distance; (of a relationship) lukewarm; vague
比起[比起]	bǐqǐ	compared with
动身[動身]	dòngshēn	to go on a journey; to leave
迫不及待[迫不及待]	pòbùjídài	impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it
自责[自責]	zìzé	to blame oneself
匹[匹]	pǐ	classifier for horses, mules etc; Taiwan pr. [pi1]; ordinary person; classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower
值[值]	zhí	value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty
概念[概念]	gàiniàn	concept; idea; CL:個|个[ge4]
澡[澡]	zǎo	bath
天上[天上]	tiānshàng	celestial; heavenly
响雷[響雷]	xiǎngléi	to be thundering; thunder clap; CL:個|个[ge4]
惊[驚]	jīng	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep15/125 words - 37 min
热茶[熱茶]	rèchá	hot tea
歇[歇]	xiē	to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while
店家[店家]	diànjiā	proprietor of a shop or restaurant; landlord; shop
大路[大路]	dàlù	avenue; CL:條|条[tiao2]
山路[山路]	shānlù	mountain road
小道[小道]	xiǎodào	bypath; trail; bribery as a means of achieving a goal; minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
山贼[山賊]	shānzéi	brigand
老百姓[老百姓]	lǎobǎixìng	ordinary people; the "person in the street"; CL:個|个[ge4]
符合[符合]	fúhé	in keeping with; in accordance with; tallying with; in line with; to agree with; to accord with; to conform to; to correspond with; to manage; to handle
周边[周邊]	zhōubiān	periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs
窝[窩]	wō	nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods
骚扰[騷擾]	sāorǎo	to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass
良家[良家]	liángjiā	good family; innocent people
妇女[婦女]	fùnǚ	woman
民怨[民怨]	mínyuàn	popular grievance; complaints of the people
剿匪[剿匪]	jiǎofěi	to send armed forces to suppress
锄头[鋤頭]	chútou	hoe; CL:把[ba3]
够受的[夠受的]	gòushòude	to be quite an ordeal; to be hard to bear
逢年过节[逢年過節]	féngniánguòjié	at the Chinese New Year or other festivities
礼[禮]	lǐ	gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy
身着[身著]	shēnzhuó	to wear
华丽[華麗]	huálì	gorgeous
不明[不明]	bùmíng	not clear; unknown; to fail to understand
陷阱[陷阱]	xiànjǐng	pitfall; snare; trap
迷魂[迷魂]	míhún	to bewitch; to enchant; to cast a spell over sb
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep15/130 words - 39 min
山寨[山寨]	shānzhài	fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) knockoff (goods); counterfeit; imitation
迷晕[迷暈]	míyūn	to knock sb out with a drug; to render sb unconscious
晕倒[暈倒]	yūndǎo	to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious
打死[打死]	dǎsǐ	to kill; to beat to death
爷爷[爺爺]	yéye	(coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4]
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep16/25 words - 4 min
放走[放走]	fàngzǒu	to release; to set free; to allow (a person or an animal) to go; to liberate
围[圍]	wéi	to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
罗[羅]	luó	gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift
寨[寨]	zhài	stronghold; stockade; camp; (stockaded) village
大棒[大棒]	dàbàng	big stick (policy etc)
眼熟[眼熟]	yǎnshú	familiar-looking; to seem familiar
喽罗[嘍羅]	lóuluo	variant of 嘍囉|喽啰[lou2 luo5]
更次[更次]	gēngcì	one watch (i.e. two-hour period during night)
出生入死[出生入死]	chūshēngrùsǐ	from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk life and limb
幸会[幸會]	xìnghuì	nice to meet you
自家人[自家人]	zìjiārén	sb with whom one is on familiar terms; sb from the same place (same house, same town etc); one of us
寻思[尋思]	xúnsī	to consider; to ponder
帮帮忙[幫幫忙]	bāngbangmáng	to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break!
每人[每人]	měirén	each person; everybody; per person
斗[鬥]	dòu	to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together
米[米]	mǐ	rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier)
忌讳[忌諱]	jìhuì	taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
狐[狐]	hú	fox
抓走[抓走]	zhuāzǒu	to arrest
猎[獵]	liè	hunting
户[戶]	hù	a household; door; family
使得[使得]	shǐde	usable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause
一带[一帶]	yīdài	region; district
阎罗[閻羅]	Yánluó	Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
箭[箭]	jiàn	arrow; CL:支[zhi1]
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep16/50 words - 6 min
飞禽走兽[飛禽走獸]	fēiqínzǒushòu	birds and animals; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air
上山[上山]	shàngshān	to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away
夜晚[夜晚]	yèwǎn	night; CL:個|个[ge4]
坛[壇]	tán	platform; rostrum; altar
底[底]	dǐ	background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base
刮[刮]	guā	to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort
妖风[妖風]	yāofēng	evil wind
唰[唰]	shuā	(onom.) swishing; rustling
扭头[扭頭]	niǔtóu	to turn one's head; to turn around
裹[裹]	guǒ	to bind; to wrap; a bundle; a parcel
蹭[蹭]	cèng	to rub against; to walk slowly; (coll.) to freeload
踪影[蹤影]	zōngyǐng	trace; vestige; presence
废弃[廢棄]	fèiqì	to discard; to abandon (old ways); to invalidate
狐狸[狐狸]	húli	fox; fig. sly and treacherous person
鞋[鞋]	xié	shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
妖怪[妖怪]	yāoguài	monster; devil
渣[渣]	zhā	slag (in mining or smelting); dregs
上边[上邊]	shàngbian	the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up
竞争[競爭]	jìngzhēng	to compete; competition
老弟[老弟]	lǎodì	(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal
充[充]	chōng	to fill; to satisfy; to fulfill; to act in place of; substitute; sufficient; full
人数[人數]	rénshù	number of people
拉拉[拉拉]	lālā	lesbian (Internet slang); Labrador retriever
票[票]	piào	ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
投票[投票]	tóupiào	to vote; vote
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep16/75 words - 10 min
文书[文書]	wénshū	document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat
投[投]	tóu	to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of
圈[圈]	quān	circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle
标[標]	biāo	mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); prize; award; bid; target; quota; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; visible symptom; classifier for military units
两边[兩邊]	liǎngbian	either side; both sides
护送[護送]	hùsòng	to escort; to accompany
山头[山頭]	shāntóu	mountain top
遇[遇]	yù	to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance
探险[探險]	tànxiǎn	to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure
置身事外[置身事外]	zhìshēnshìwài	not to get involved; to stay out of it
篝火[篝火]	gōuhuǒ	bonfire
山鸡[山雞]	shānjī	Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii); (dialect) pheasant
野兔[野兔]	yětù	hare
鱼[魚]	yú	fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]
挨个[挨個]	āigè	one by one; in turn
庆幸[慶幸]	qìngxìng	to rejoice; to be glad
蛮[蠻]	mán	barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless
恩公[恩公]	ēngōng	benefactor
实现[實現]	shíxiàn	to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
颠倒[顛倒]	diāndǎo	to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front; confused; deranged; crazy
摇摆不定[搖擺不定]	yáobǎibùdìng	indecisive; wavering
胜负[勝負]	shèngfù	victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle
因素[因素]	yīnsù	element; factor; CL:個|个[ge4]
同情[同情]	tóngqíng	to sympathize with; sympathy
操控[操控]	cāokòng	to control; to manipulate
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep16/100 words - 15 min
损失[損失]	sǔnshī	loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage
把握[把握]	bǎwò	to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
九[九]	jiǔ	nine; 9
接应[接應]	jiēyìng	to provide support; to come to the rescue
拖住[拖住]	tuōzhù	to hold up; to hinder; to stall
界[界]	jiè	boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
此次[此次]	cǐcì	this time
先进[先進]	xiānjìn	advanced (technology); to advance
寄予[寄予]	jìyǔ	to place (hope, importance etc) on; to express; to show; to give
毫[毫]	háo	hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth; currency unit, 0.1 yuan
厘[釐]	lí	one hundredth; centi-
首级[首級]	shǒují	severed head
屈指可数[屈指可數]	qūzhǐkěshǔ	can be counted on one's fingers (idiom); very few
义薄云天[義薄雲天]	yìbóyúntiān	supremely honorable and righteous
亲历[親歷]	qīnlì	personal experience
浮出[浮出]	fúchū	to emerge
水面[水面]	shuǐmiàn	water surface
迷迷糊糊[迷迷糊糊]	mímíhūhū	in a daze; bewildered
隔[隔]	gé	to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of
转悠[轉悠]	zhuànyou	to roll; to wander around; to appear repeatedly
防范[防範]	fángfàn	to be on guard; wariness; to guard against; preventive
糖葫芦[糖葫蘆]	tánghúlu	sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a stick; tanghulu
小朋友[小朋友]	xiǎopéngyǒu	child; CL:個|个[ge4]
文[文]	wén	language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67
酝酿[醞釀]	yùnniàng	(of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue); to hold exploratory discussions
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep16/125 words - 23 min
团队[團隊]	tuánduì	team
我行我素[我行我素]	wǒxíngwǒsù	to continue in one's own way (idiom)
指挥[指揮]	zhǐhuī	to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4]
歧视[歧視]	qíshì	to discriminate against; discrimination
斤斤计较[斤斤計較]	jīnjīnjìjiào	to haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs
俏丽[俏麗]	qiàolì	handsome; pretty
看好[看好]	kànhǎo	optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support
结账[結賬]	jiézhàng	to pay the bill; to settle accounts; also written 結帳|结帐
逛逛[逛逛]	guàngguang	to roam around; to have a stroll
女装[女裝]	nǚzhuāng	women's clothes
包括[包括]	bāokuò	to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of
猎物[獵物]	lièwù	prey
舍不得[捨不得]	shěbude	to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge
这下[這下]	zhèxià	this time
受苦[受苦]	shòukǔ	to suffer hardship
吃完[吃完]	chīwán	to finish eating
太原[太原]	Tàiyuán	Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China
气势[氣勢]	qìshì	imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor
偷盗[偷盜]	tōudào	to steal
劫[劫]	jié	to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]
汗毛[汗毛]	hànmáo	hair; soft hair; down
闪电[閃電]	shǎndiàn	lightning; CL:道[dao4]
落地[落地]	luòdì	to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land
手脚[手腳]	shǒujiǎo	hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4])
外来[外來]	wàilái	external; foreign; outside
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep16/150 words - 24 min
自讨苦吃[自討苦吃]	zìtǎokǔchī	to ask for trouble (idiom); to make a rod for one's own back
普[普]	pǔ	general; popular; everywhere; universal
剑术[劍術]	jiànshù	fencing
每年[每年]	měinián	every year; each year; yearly
白狐[白狐]	báihú	arctic fox
智慧[智慧]	zhìhuì	wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence
超群[超群]	chāoqún	surpassing; preeminent; outstanding
风度[風度]	fēngdù	elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace; poise
翩翩[翩翩]	piānpiān	elegant; graceful; smart; to dance lightly
霹雳[霹靂]	pīlì	clap of thunder; thunderbolt; (slang) awesome; shocking; terrifying
威[威]	wēi	power; might; prestige
震[震]	zhèn	to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder; ☳
四方[四方]	sìfāng	four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere
偏偏[偏偏]	piānpiān	(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people
经营[經營]	jīngyíng	to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
家产[家產]	jiāchǎn	family property
一心[一心]	yīxīn	wholeheartedly; heart and soul
杜鹃[杜鵑]	dùjuān	cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟); Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花)
湾[灣]	wān	bay; gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat)
家业[家業]	jiāyè	family property
后继无人[後繼無人]	hòujìwúrén	to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
列[列]	liè	to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row
祖[祖]	zǔ	ancestor; forefather; grandparents
宗[宗]	zōng	school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
基业[基業]	jīyè	foundation; base; family estate
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep16/175 words - 27 min
荒废[荒廢]	huāngfèi	to abandon (cultivated fields); no longer cultivated; to lie waste; wasted; to neglect (one's work or study)
产业[產業]	chǎnyè	industry; estate; property; industrial
感兴趣[感興趣]	gǎnxìngqù	to be interested
拿主意[拿主意]	názhǔyi	to make a decision; to make up one's mind
样[樣]	yàng	manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
为富不仁[為富不仁]	wéifùbùrén	the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).
当地[當地]	dāngdì	local
恨透[恨透]	hèntòu	to hate bitterly
分给[分給]	fēngěi	to divide (and give to others)
名声[名聲]	míngshēng	reputation
家臣[家臣]	jiāchén	counselor of king or feudal warlord; henchman
有备而来[有備而來]	yǒubèi'érlái	to come prepared
动粗[動粗]	dòngcū	to use violence (against sb); to strong-arm sb; to manhandle
绑[綁]	bǎng	to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap
硬来[硬來]	yìnglái	to use force
作风[作風]	zuòfēng	style; style of work; way
师弟[師弟]	shīdì	young disciple (of the same master); younger or junior male schoolmate
白头翁[白頭翁]	báitóuwēng	root of Chinese pulsatilla; Chinese bulbul
师兄[師兄]	shīxiōng	senior male fellow student or apprentice; son (older than oneself) of one's teacher
转转[轉轉]	zhuànzhuan	to stroll
愣[愣]	lèng	to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly
投师[投師]	tóushī	to join a guru for instruction
入门[入門]	rùmén	entrance door; to enter a door; introduction (to a subject)
精湛[精湛]	jīngzhàn	consummate; exquisite
城外[城外]	chéngwài	outside of a city
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep16/200 words - 31 min
凶神恶煞[兇神惡煞]	xiōngshén'èshà	fiends (idiom); devils and monsters
非但[非但]	fēidàn	not only
美人[美人]	měirén	beauty; belle
白鹤[白鶴]	báihè	(bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
跟随[跟隨]	gēnsuí	to follow
才学[才學]	cáixué	talent and learning; scholarship
截[截]	jié	to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length
脾气[脾氣]	píqi	character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4]
古怪[古怪]	gǔguài	eccentric; grotesque; oddly; queer
私下[私下]	sīxià	in private
不着[不著]	bùzháo	no need; need not
打住[打住]	dǎzhù	to stop; to halt
闭关[閉關]	bìguān	to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)
通报[通報]	tōngbào	to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal
自报家门[自報家門]	zìbàojiāmén	to introduce oneself; originally a theatrical device in which a character explains his own role
师姐[師姐]	shījiě	senior female fellow student or apprentice; daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher
从长计议[從長計議]	cóngchángjìyì	to take one's time making a decision (idiom); to consider at length
阎王[閻王]	Yánwáng	same as 閻羅王|阎罗王; Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
缠[纏]	chán	to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy
争分夺秒[爭分奪秒]	zhēngfēnduómiǎo	lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
绕过[繞過]	ràoguò	to detour; to bypass; to circumvent; to avoid; to wind around (of a road etc)
硬[硬]	yìng	hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person)
茬[茬]	chá	stubble land after crop has been taken; a second crop obtained by rotation of land; an opportunity
难缠[難纏]	nánchán	(usu. of people) difficult; demanding; troublesome; unreasonable; hard to deal with
通风[通風]	tōngfēng	airy; ventilation; to ventilate; to disclose information
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep16/225 words - 34 min
报信[報信]	bàoxìn	to notify; to inform
绝顶聪明[絕頂聰明]	juédǐngcōngming	extremely bright (idiom)
悄悄[悄悄]	qiāoqiāo	quietly; secretly; stealthily; quiet; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3]
潜[潛]	qián	hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive
在行[在行]	zàiháng	to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession
丰富[豐富]	fēngfù	to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant
心事[心事]	xīnshì	a load on one's mind; worry; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1]
重重[重重]	chóngchóng	layer upon layer; one after another
鸽子[鴿子]	gēzi	pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae
强烈[強烈]	qiángliè	intense; (violently) strong
眼见为实[眼見為實]	yǎnjiànwéishí	seeing is believing
裘[裘]	qiú	fur; fur coat
看上去[看上去]	kànshangqu	it would appear; it seems (that)
伤风[傷風]	shāngfēng	to catch cold
寒战[寒戰]	hánzhàn	shiver
凶巴巴[凶巴巴]	xiōngbābā	harsh; savage; fierce
走路[走路]	zǒulù	to walk; to go on foot
轻飘飘[輕飄飄]	qīngpiāopiāo	light as a feather
严厉[嚴厲]	yánlì	severe; strict
报上[報上]	bàoshàng	in the newspaper
谨[謹]	jǐn	cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)
遵[遵]	zūn	to observe; to obey; to follow; to comply with
命令[命令]	mìnglìng	order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
仙[仙]	xiān	immortal
撒手不管[撒手不管]	sāshǒubùguǎn	to stand aside and do nothing (idiom); to take no part in
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep16/241 words - 39 min
顺着[順著]	shùnzhe	to follow; following; along
绳子[繩子]	shéngzi	cord; string; rope; CL:條|条[tiao2]
说了算[說了算]	shuōlesuàn	to have the final say; to be the one in charge
三条[三條]	sāntiáo	three of a kind (poker)
架不住[架不住]	jiàbuzhù	(coll.) unable to withstand; cannot bear; can't stand it; no match for
塞[塞]	sāi	to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper
包子[包子]	bāozi	steamed stuffed bun; CL:個|个[ge4]
医生[醫生]	yīshēng	doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
开黑店[開黑店]	kāihēidiàn	lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); fig. to carry out a scam; to run a protection racket; daylight robbery
麻[麻]	má	generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb
暮[暮]	mù	evening; sunset
阁[閣]	gé	pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber; rack; shelf
反锁[反鎖]	fǎnsuǒ	locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
火把[火把]	huǒbǎ	torch; CL:把[ba3]
消停[消停]	xiāotíng	to calm down; to stop; to pause; calmly; peaceful; restful
门栓[門栓]	ménshuān	variant of 門閂|门闩[men2 shuan1]
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep17/25 words - 8 min
手滑[手滑]	shǒuhuá	to do sth by mistake (with one's hand); to make a slip of the hand (e.g. click the wrong button)
信号[信號]	xìnhào	signal
瞄[瞄]	miáo	to take aim; (fig.) to aim one's looks at; to glance at
八成[八成]	bāchéng	eighty percent; most probably; most likely
迷[迷]	mí	to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused
劳驾[勞駕]	láojià	excuse me
街[街]	jiē	street; CL:條|条[tiao2]
擅闯[擅闖]	shànchuǎng	to enter without permission; to trespass
小看[小看]	xiǎokàn	to look down on; to underestimate
弩[弩]	nǔ	crossbow
刺猬[刺蝟]	cìwei	hedgehog
会见[會見]	huìjiàn	to meet with (sb who is paying a visit); CL:次[ci4]
行踪[行蹤]	xíngzōng	whereabouts; (lose) track (of)
不定[不定]	bùdìng	indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious
办事[辦事]	bànshì	to handle (affairs); to work
极好[極好]	jíhǎo	fabulous; superb; excellent
割[割]	gē	to cut; to cut apart
死因[死因]	sǐyīn	cause of death
瞒[瞞]	mán	to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark
杀害[殺害]	shāhài	to murder
死讯[死訊]	sǐxùn	news of sb's death
引得[引得]	yǐndé	index (loanword)
请求[請求]	qǐngqiú	to request; to ask; request; CL:個|个[ge4]
棺[棺]	guān	coffin
亲人[親人]	qīnrén	one's close relatives
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep17/50 words - 15 min
亚门[亞門]	yàmén	subdivision; subphylum (taxonomy)
难以[難以]	nányǐ	hard to (predict, imagine etc)
察觉[察覺]	chájué	to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect
猜疑[猜疑]	cāiyí	to suspect; to have misgivings; suspicious; misgivings
魔掌[魔掌]	mózhǎng	the power of sb or sth evil; the clutches (of a bad person etc)
留后路[留後路]	liúhòulù	to leave oneself a way out
单独[單獨]	dāndú	alone; by oneself; on one's own
谈谈[談談]	tántán	to discuss; to have a chat
有心[有心]	yǒuxīn	to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate
命名[命名]	mìngmíng	to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming
从不[從不]	cóngbù	never
时刻[時刻]	shíkè	time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always
蓝色[藍色]	lánsè	blue (color)
类[類]	lèi	kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble
平易近人[平易近人]	píngyìjìnrén	amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going; modest and unassuming; (of writing) plain and simple; easy to understand
活泼[活潑]	huópo	lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive
怦怦[怦怦]	pēngpēng	thumping sound (onom.); to be eager and anxious (to do sth); faithful and upright
听不见[聽不見]	tīngbujiàn	not be able to hear
话本[話本]	huàběn	Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories
情景[情景]	qíngjǐng	scene; spectacle; circumstances; situation
花前月下[花前月下]	huāqiányuèxià	see 月下花前[yue4 xia4 hua1 qian2]
质疑[質疑]	zhìyí	to call into question; to question (truth or validity)
一面[一面]	yīmiàn	one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
灰色[灰色]	huīsè	gray; ash gray; grizzly; pessimistic; gloomy; dispirited; ambiguous
羽毛[羽毛]	yǔmáo	feather; plumage; plume
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep17/75 words - 22 min
揭穿[揭穿]	jiēchuān	to expose; to uncover
拆穿[拆穿]	chāichuān	to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc)
遵守[遵守]	zūnshǒu	to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
笔记[筆記]	bǐjì	to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3]
感激[感激]	gǎnjī	to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful
转化[轉化]	zhuǎnhuà	to change; to transform; isomerization (chemistry)
周旋[周旋]	zhōuxuán	to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with; to contend
问心无愧[問心無愧]	wènxīnwúkuì	lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
通缉令[通緝令]	tōngjīlìng	order for arrest; wanted circular; wanted poster
榜首[榜首]	bǎngshǒu	top of the list
通信[通信]	tōngxìn	to correspond (by letter etc); to communicate; communication
联系[聯繫]	liánxì	connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch
生涯[生涯]	shēngyá	career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life
哈喇子[哈喇子]	hālázi	(dialect) saliva
补血[補血]	bǔxuè	to enrich the blood
赶不上[趕不上]	gǎnbùshàng	can't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake
放血[放血]	fàngxuè	to let blood (Chinese medicine); to bleed; to stab sb (slang)
超过[超過]	chāoguò	to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
缺血[缺血]	quēxuè	lack of blood
耽搁[耽擱]	dānge	to tarry; to delay; to stop over
以内[以內]	yǐnèi	within; less than
接手[接手]	jiēshǒu	to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc)
得救[得救]	déjiù	to be saved
保暖[保暖]	bǎonuǎn	to stay warm; to protect against the cold
上好[上好]	shànghǎo	first-rate; top-notch
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep17/100 words - 28 min
马匹[馬匹]	mǎpǐ	horse
几率[幾率]	jīlǜ	probability; odds
错过[錯過]	cuòguò	to miss (train, opportunity etc)
不光[不光]	bùguāng	not the only one; not only
死于非命[死於非命]	sǐyúfēimìng	violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster; an unnatural death
表明[表明]	biǎomíng	to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known
兴许[興許]	xìngxǔ	perhaps
人缘[人緣]	rényuán	relations with other people
严防[嚴防]	yánfáng	to take strict precautions; on your guard
死守[死守]	sǐshǒu	to defend one's property to the death; to cling obstinately to old habits; die-hard
虽[雖]	suī	although; even though
青山[青山]	qīngshān	green hills; (the good) life
丢人[丟人]	diūrén	to lose face
烤肉[烤肉]	kǎoròu	barbecue (lit. roast meat)
端[端]	duān	end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular
吹[吹]	chuī	to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through
尿[尿]	niào	to urinate; urine; CL:泡[pao1]
放松[放鬆]	fàngsōng	to loosen; to relax
困境[困境]	kùnjìng	predicament; plight
出神[出神]	chūshén	spellbound; entranced; lost in thought
直觉[直覺]	zhíjué	intuition
说服[說服]	shuōfú	to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
步步[步步]	bùbù	step by step; at every step
逼近[逼近]	bījìn	to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near
阴阳[陰陽]	yīnyáng	yin and yang
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep17/118 words - 36 min
相隔[相隔]	xiānggé	separated by (distance or time etc)
命运[命運]	mìngyùn	fate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4]
戛然而止[戛然而止]	jiárán'érzhǐ	with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
满怀[滿懷]	mǎnhuái	to have one's heart filled with; (to collide) full on; (of farm animals) heavy with young
嘲弄[嘲弄]	cháonòng	to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of
多么[多麼]	duōme	how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent
弱小[弱小]	ruòxiǎo	small and weak; puny; the small and weak; children; women and children
向前[向前]	xiàngqián	forward; onward
谎言[謊言]	huǎngyán	lie
亏欠[虧欠]	kuīqiàn	to fall short of; to have a deficit; deficit; deficiency
思念[思念]	sīniàn	to think of; to long for; to miss
脑海[腦海]	nǎohǎi	the mind; the brain
晨[晨]	chén	morning; dawn; daybreak
绚丽多彩[絢麗多彩]	xuànlìduōcǎi	bright and colorful; gorgeous
物尽其用[物盡其用]	wùjìnqíyòng	to use sth to the full; to make the best use of everything
一大早[一大早]	yīdàzǎo	at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning
搞定[搞定]	gǎodìng	to fix; to settle; to wangle
满意[滿意]	mǎnyì	satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep18/25 words - 9 min
不得不[不得不]	bùdébù	have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
保命[保命]	bǎomìng	to save one's life; to survive
自作主张[自作主張]	zìzuòzhǔzhāng	to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative
昏睡[昏睡]	hūnshuì	sleep; drowse when unconscious; lethargic sleep; lethargy
干脆[乾脆]	gāncuì	straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply
不见不散[不見不散]	bùjiànbùsàn	lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom); fig. Be sure to wait!; See you there!
来讲[來講]	láijiǎng	as to; considering; for
美色[美色]	měisè	charm; loveliness (of a woman)
出卖[出賣]	chūmài	to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray
以此[以此]	yǐcǐ	with this; thereby; thus; because of this
换取[換取]	huànqǔ	to obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else)
获得[獲得]	huòdé	to obtain; to receive; to get
拿起[拿起]	náqǐ	to pick up
火炉[火爐]	huǒlú	stove
冰天雪地[冰天雪地]	bīngtiānxuědì	a world of ice and snow
管用[管用]	guǎnyòng	efficacious; useful
送命[送命]	sòngmìng	to lose one's life; to get killed
眼睁睁[眼睜睜]	yǎnzhēngzhēng	to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly
要命[要命]	yàomìng	to cause sb's death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying
比方[比方]	bǐfang	analogy; instance; for instance
成立[成立]	chénglì	to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water
延缓[延緩]	yánhuǎn	to defer; to postpone; to put off; to retard; to slow sth down
慌[慌]	huāng	to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly
放手[放手]	fàngshǒu	to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand
不再[不再]	bùzài	no more; no longer
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep18/50 words - 17 min
强迫[強迫]	qiǎngpò	to compel; to force
天命[天命]	Tiānmìng	Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span
四季如春[四季如春]	sìjìrúchūn	four seasons like spring; favorable climate throughout the year
平安[平安]	píng'ān	safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace
个别[個別]	gèbié	individual; specific; respective; just one or two
赖账[賴賬]	làizhàng	to renege on a debt
丢脸[丟臉]	diūliǎn	to lose face; humiliation
酒逢知己千杯少[酒逢知己千杯少]	jiǔféngzhījǐqiānbēishǎo	a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom); when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down
要事[要事]	yàoshì	important matter
在身[在身]	zàishēn	to possess; to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)
分道扬镳[分道揚鑣]	fēndàoyángbiāo	lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom); fig. to part ways
相助[相助]	xiāngzhù	to help one another; to come to sb's help
值得一提[值得一提]	zhídeyītí	to be worth mentioning
痛恨[痛恨]	tònghèn	to detest; to loathe; to abhor
决斗[決鬥]	juédòu	to duel; a duel; decisive struggle
回报[回報]	huíbào	(in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate
恩情[恩情]	ēnqíng	kindness; affection; grace; favor
敬重[敬重]	jìngzhòng	to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem
过招[過招]	guòzhāo	to fight; to exchange blows
使出[使出]	shǐchū	to use; to exert
式[式]	shì	type; form; pattern; style
舍得[捨得]	shěde	to be willing to part with sth
忠心耿耿[忠心耿耿]	zhōngxīngěnggěng	loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true
敬佩[敬佩]	jìngpèi	to esteem; to admire
忠心[忠心]	zhōngxīn	good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep18/75 words - 30 min
忠义[忠義]	zhōngyì	loyal and righteous; fealty; loyalty
两全[兩全]	liǎngquán	to satisfy both sides; to accommodate both (demands)
门户[門戶]	ménhù	door; strategic gateway; portal; faction; sect; family status; family; web portal; (old) brothel
来年[來年]	láinián	next year; the coming year
碰见[碰見]	pèngjiàn	to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into
珍贵[珍貴]	zhēnguì	precious
病重[病重]	bìngzhòng	seriously ill
痛快[痛快]	tòngkuài	delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tong4 kuai5]
一清二楚[一清二楚]	yīqīng'èrchǔ	to be very clear about sth (idiom)
头皮[頭皮]	tóupí	scalp
闪躲[閃躲]	shǎnduǒ	to dodge; to evade
多变[多變]	duōbiàn	fickle; multi-variate (math.)
痛痛快快[痛痛快快]	tòngtongkuàikuài	immediately; without a moment's hesitation; with alacrity; firing from the hip
缩头乌龟[縮頭烏龜]	suōtóuwūguī	person who refuses to face reality or confront a problem; ostrich
美的[美的]	Měidí	Midea (brand)
月亮[月亮]	yuèliang	the moon
绣[繡]	xiù	to embroider; embroidery
不知好歹[不知好歹]	bùzhīhǎodǎi	unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one; unable to recognize others' good intentions
赶车[趕車]	gǎnchē	to drive a cart
碍[礙]	ài	to hinder; to obstruct; to block
程序[程序]	chéngxù	procedures; sequence; order; computer program
新手[新手]	xīnshǒu	new hand; novice; raw recruit
歹[歹]	dǎi	bad; wicked; evil; Kangxi radical 78
横[橫]	héng	horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent
举动[舉動]	jǔdòng	act; action; activity; move; movement
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep18/96 words - 37 min
自称[自稱]	zìchēng	to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title
大义[大義]	dàyì	righteousness; virtuous cause; a woman's marriage; main points of a piece of writing
孤身[孤身]	gūshēn	alone; lonely
承蒙[承蒙]	chéngméng	to be indebted (to sb)
差事[差事]	chāishi	errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5]
奉命[奉命]	fèngmìng	to receive orders; to follow orders; to act under orders
以北[以北]	yǐběi	to the north of (suffix)
里外[裡外]	lǐwài	inside and out; or so
收买[收買]	shōumǎi	to purchase; to bribe
英明[英明]	yīngmíng	wise; brilliant
野心[野心]	yěxīn	ambition; wild schemes; careerism
迟早[遲早]	chízǎo	sooner or later
退位[退位]	tuìwèi	to abdicate
付[付]	fù	to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things
老二[老二]	lǎo'èr	second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis
名正言顺[名正言順]	míngzhèngyánshùn	in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate
愿[願]	yuàn	to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing
安好[安好]	ānhǎo	safe and sound; well
排查[排查]	páichá	to inspect; to run through a checklist; to take stock; to audit
进城[進城]	jìnchéng	to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work)
不闻不问[不聞不問]	bùwénbùwèn	not to hear, not to question (idiom); to show no interest in sth; uncritical; not in the least concerned
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep19/25 words - 10 min
惊扰[驚擾]	jīngrǎo	to alarm; to agitate
后患无穷[後患無窮]	hòuhuànwúqióng	it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
恕罪[恕罪]	shùzuì	please forgive me
下跪[下跪]	xiàguì	to kneel; to go down on one's knees
护着[護著]	hùzhe	to protect; to guard; to shield
四大[四大]	sìdà	the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
煞[煞]	shā	to terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop; to squeeze; to tighten; to damage; variant of 殺|杀[sha1]
患[患]	huàn	to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry
弟[弟]	dì	younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
马虎[馬虎]	mǎhu	careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy
梅[梅]	méi	plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
近来[近來]	jìnlái	recently; lately
住处[住處]	zhùchù	residence; dwelling; dwelling place
对劲[對勁]	duìjìn	suitable; to one's liking; to get along together
省心[省心]	shěngxīn	to cause no trouble; to be spared worry; worry-free
内乱[內亂]	nèiluàn	internal disorder; civil strife; civil unrest
帮派[幫派]	bāngpài	gang; faction
捆[捆]	kǔn	a bunch; to tie together; bundle
用心[用心]	yòngxīn	motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful
远走高飞[遠走高飛]	yuǎnzǒugāofēi	to go far; to escape to faraway places
尊敬[尊敬]	zūnjìng	to respect; to revere
捧[捧]	pěng	to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter
土[土]	tǔ	earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
拗[拗]	ào	to bend in two so as to break; to defy; to disobey; also pr. [ao3]
疗[療]	liáo	to treat; to cure; therapy
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep19/50 words - 18 min
先前[先前]	xiānqián	before; previously
下属[下屬]	xiàshǔ	subordinate; underling
刚愎自用[剛愎自用]	gāngbìzìyòng	obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
固执[固執]	gùzhí	obstinate; stubborn
稳坐钓鱼台[穩坐釣魚臺]	wěnzuòdiàoyútái	lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation; a cool head in a crisis
造反[造反]	zàofǎn	to rebel; to revolt
是非之地[是非之地]	shìfēizhīdì	trouble spot; sketchy area
重任[重任]	zhòngrèn	heavy responsibility
逍遥[逍遙]	xiāoyáo	free and unfettered
快活[快活]	kuàihuo	happy; cheerful
尚未[尚未]	shàngwèi	not yet; still not
娶妻[娶妻]	qǔqī	to take a wife; to get married (man)
私生子[私生子]	sīshēngzǐ	illegitimate child (male); bastard; love child
缺点[缺點]	quēdiǎn	weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; CL:個|个[ge4]
风流[風流]	fēngliú	distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose
项[項]	xiàng	back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
专一[專一]	zhuānyī	single-minded; concentrated
争取[爭取]	zhēngqǔ	to fight for; to strive for; to win over
一号[一號]	yīhào	first day of the month; toilet; (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
全天[全天]	quántiān	whole day
情人眼里出西施[情人眼裡出西施]	qíngrényǎnlǐchūXīshī	lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xi1 shi1] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
口气[口氣]	kǒuqì	tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone
口德[口德]	kǒudé	propriety in speech
专[專]	zhuān	for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized
从没[從沒]	cóngméi	never (in the past); never did
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep19/75 words - 27 min
看不见[看不見]	kànbujiàn	unseen; to be invisible
甭[甭]	béng	contraction of 不用; need not; please don't
交出[交出]	jiāochū	to hand over
解毒[解毒]	jiědú	to detoxify; to relieve fever (in Chinese medicine)
罪[罪]	zuì	guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
密使[密使]	mìshǐ	secret envoy
此处[此處]	cǐchù	this place; here (literary)
不宜[不宜]	bùyí	not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
久留[久留]	jiǔliú	to stay for a long time
厉[厲]	lì	strict; severe
活活[活活]	huóhuó	while still alive; simply; totally
斧[斧]	fǔ	hatchet
栋梁[棟梁]	dòngliáng	ridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization); pillar (of state)
助[助]	zhù	to help; to assist
纣[紂]	zhòu	saddle crupper (harness strap on horse's back)
虐[虐]	nüè	oppressive; tyrannical
神色[神色]	shénsè	expression; look
驴唇不对马嘴[驢唇不對馬嘴]	lǘchúnbùduìmǎzuǐ	lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom); fig. beside the point; incongruous
脖领[脖領]	bólǐng	shirt collar
眼色[眼色]	yǎnsè	signal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance
劫持[劫持]	jiéchí	to kidnap; to hijack; to abduct; to hold under duress
言不由衷[言不由衷]	yánbùyóuzhōng	to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek; saying one thing but meaning sth different
或多或少[或多或少]	huòduōhuòshǎo	more or less
听从[聽從]	tīngcóng	to listen and obey; to comply with; to heed; to hearken
霸道[霸道]	bàdào	the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep19/100 words - 29 min
凌[凌]	líng	to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat
布满[布滿]	bùmǎn	to be covered with; to be filled with
老茧[老繭]	lǎojiǎn	callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 老趼
拥有[擁有]	yōngyǒu	to have; to possess
凶狠[兇狠]	xiōnghěn	variant of 凶狠[xiong1 hen3]
载[載]	zài	to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously
佩服[佩服]	pèifú	to admire
回春[回春]	huíchūn	return of spring
圣手[聖手]	shèngshǒu	divine physician; sage doctor; highly skilled practitioner
治病救人[治病救人]	zhìbìngjiùrén	to treat the disease to save the patient; to criticize a person in order to help him
钻研[鑽研]	zuānyán	to study meticulously; to delve into
变脸[變臉]	biànliǎn	to turn hostile suddenly; face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc
返老还童[返老還童]	fǎnlǎohuántóng	to recover one's youthful vigor; to feel rejuvenated (idiom)
手笔[手筆]	shǒubǐ	sth written or painted in one's own hand; (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill; style; hand; (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc; scale
不及[不及]	bùjí	to fall short of; not as good as; too late
陆续[陸續]	lùxù	in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit
服用[服用]	fúyòng	to take (medicine)
化[化]	huà	to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
落得[落得]	luòde	ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total
地步[地步]	dìbù	stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway
实力[實力]	shílì	strength
太过[太過]	tàiguò	excessively; too
委屈[委屈]	wěiqu	to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance
势力[勢力]	shìli	power; (ability to) influence
延伸[延伸]	yánshēn	to extend; to spread
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep19/125 words - 32 min
雄踞[雄踞]	xióngjù	to be perched high; to be located prominently; to be preeminent
认同[認同]	rèntóng	to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with
表面[表面]	biǎomiàn	surface; face; outside; appearance
违抗[違抗]	wéikàng	to disobey
小动作[小動作]	xiǎodòngzuò	bad habit (e.g. nose-picking); petty maneuver; dirty trick; gamesmanship
取代[取代]	qǔdài	to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution
霸主[霸主]	bàzhǔ	a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); overlord; hegemon
厌倦[厭倦]	yànjuàn	to be weary of; to be fed up with; tedious
隐退[隱退]	yǐntuì	to retire (from society, esp. from politics); to vanish
得逞[得逞]	déchěng	to prevail; to have one's way; to get away with it
乘[乘]	chéng	to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed
样貌[樣貌]	yàngmào	appearance; manifestation
无权[無權]	wúquán	to have no right; to have no authority
号令[號令]	hàolìng	an order (esp. army); bugle call expressing military order; verbal command
舵[舵]	duò	helm; rudder
短时间[短時間]	duǎnshíjiān	short term; short time
培养[培養]	péiyǎng	to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology)
心腹[心腹]	xīnfù	trusted aide; confidant; reliable agent; to confide
拜托[拜託]	bàituō	to request sb to do sth; please!
逃离[逃離]	táolí	to run out; to escape
陷[陷]	xiàn	pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect
千里迢迢[千里迢迢]	qiānlǐtiáotiáo	from distant parts
大脑[大腦]	dànǎo	brain; cerebrum
损伤[損傷]	sǔnshāng	to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability
亏本[虧本]	kuīběn	to make a loss
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep19/150 words - 36 min
等价[等價]	děngjià	equal; equal in value; equivalent
取回[取回]	qǔhuí	to retrieve
夺回[奪回]	duóhuí	to take back (forcibly); to recapture; to win back
不见兔子不撒鹰[不見兔子不撒鷹]	bùjiàntùzibùsāyīng	you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom); one doesn't act without some incentive
忘恩负义[忘恩負義]	wàng'ēnfùyì	to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth
蠢[蠢]	chǔn	stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion
逞强[逞強]	chěngqiáng	to show off; to try to be brave
耍花样[耍花樣]	shuǎhuāyàng	to play tricks on sb
脖[脖]	bó	neck
领子[領子]	lǐngzi	shirt collar
道谢[道謝]	dàoxiè	to express thanks
冒死[冒死]	màosǐ	to brave death
不足挂齿[不足掛齒]	bùzúguàchǐ	not worth mentioning (idiom)
瞧不起[瞧不起]	qiáobùqǐ	to look down upon; to hold in contempt
送走[送走]	sòngzǒu	to see off; to send off
对外[對外]	duìwài	external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
称[稱]	chēng	to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
抱病[抱病]	bàobìng	to be ill; to be in bad health
掌管[掌管]	zhǎngguǎn	in charge of; to control
下落[下落]	xiàluò	whereabouts; to drop; to fall
常驻[常駐]	chángzhù	resident; permanent (representative)
劣势[劣勢]	lièshì	inferior; disadvantaged
卫[衛]	wèi	to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
狠毒[狠毒]	hěndú	vicious; malicious; savage
辣[辣]	là	hot (spicy); pungent
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep19/166 words - 38 min
毙命[斃命]	bìmìng	to meet violent death; to get killed
弱点[弱點]	ruòdiǎn	weak point; failing
犯错[犯錯]	fàncuò	to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing
以外[以外]	yǐwài	apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond
常常[常常]	chángcháng	frequently; often
不寒而栗[不寒而慄]	bùhán'érlì	shiver all over though not cold; tremble with fear; shudder
少有[少有]	shǎoyǒu	rare; infrequent
敌手[敵手]	díshǒu	opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist; in the enemy's hands
日月[日月]	rìyuè	the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood
星[星]	xīng	star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount
人手[人手]	rénshǒu	manpower; staff; human hand
考验[考驗]	kǎoyàn	to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal
耐心[耐心]	nàixīn	to be patient; patience
倾[傾]	qīng	to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out
巢[巢]	cháo	nest
出动[出動]	chūdòng	to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep20/25 words - 4 min
双方[雙方]	shuāngfāng	bilateral; both sides; both parties involved
差距[差距]	chājù	disparity; gap
悬殊[懸殊]	xuánshū	widely different; large disparity
量[量]	liáng	to measure
量[量]	liàng	capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word
大半[大半]	dàbàn	more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely
起码[起碼]	qǐmǎ	at the minimum; at the very least
遥遥无期[遙遙無期]	yáoyáowúqī	far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever
逃命[逃命]	táomìng	to escape; to flee; to run for one's life
取信[取信]	qǔxìn	to win the trust of
入关[入關]	rùguān	to enter a pass; to go through customs
增设[增設]	zēngshè	to add to existing facilities or services
关卡[關卡]	guānqiǎ	checkpoint (for taxation, security etc); barrier; hurdle; red tape; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
探明[探明]	tànmíng	to ascertain; to verify
敌情[敵情]	díqíng	the situation of the enemy positions; intelligence about the enemy
道路[道路]	dàolù	road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2]
小路[小路]	xiǎolù	minor road; lane; pathway; trail
卡[卡]	kǎ	to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4]; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]); cassette
盘查[盤查]	pánchá	to interrogate; to question (at a roadblock)
设防[設防]	shèfáng	to set up defenses; to fortify
大道[大道]	dàdào	main street; avenue
行不通[行不通]	xíngbutōng	won't work; will get (you) nowhere
翻[翻]	fān	to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross
翻山越岭[翻山越嶺]	fānshānyuèlǐng	to pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey
出入[出入]	chūrù	to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent
兵力[兵力]	bīnglì	military strength; armed forces; troops
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep20/50 words - 10 min
无疑[無疑]	wúyí	no doubt; undoubtedly
调[調]	diào	to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody
调[調]	tiáo	to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite
闯关[闖關]	chuǎngguān	to crash through a barrier
夹击[夾擊]	jiājī	pincer attack; attack from two or more sides; converging attack; attack on a flank; fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks
翅[翅]	chì	wing
防御[防禦]	fángyù	defense; to defend
空虚[空虛]	kōngxū	hollow; emptiness; meaningless
援兵[援兵]	yuánbīng	reinforcement
货物[貨物]	huòwù	goods; commodity; merchandise; CL:宗[zong1]
见面礼[見面禮]	jiànmiànlǐ	gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
解散[解散]	jiěsàn	to dissolve; to disband
性子[性子]	xìngzi	temper
弟兄们[弟兄們]	dìxiōngmen	brothers; comrades; men; brethren
特[特]	tè	special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex
一家人[一家人]	yījiārén	household; the whole family
商队[商隊]	shāngduì	caravan
人参[人參]	rénshēn	ginseng
鹿茸[鹿茸]	lùróng	young deer antler prior to ossification (used in TCM)
堡[堡]	bǎo	an earthwork; castle; position of defense; stronghold; used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"
作证[作證]	zuòzhèng	to bear witness; to testify
瑕疵[瑕疵]	xiácī	blemish; flaw; defect
墨子[墨子]	Mòzǐ	Mozi (c. 470-391 BC), founder of the Mohist School 墨家[Mo4 jia1] of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
远近[遠近]	yuǎnjìn	far and near; distance
故[故]	gù	happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
景[景]	jǐng	bright; circumstance; scenery
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep20/75 words - 16 min
障[障]	zhàng	to block; to hinder; to obstruct
芋头[芋頭]	yùtou	taro
念旧[念舊]	niànjiù	to remember old friends; to cherish old friendships; for old time's sake
扎针[扎針]	zhāzhēn	to give or have an acupuncture treatment
打下手[打下手]	dǎxiàshǒu	to act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle
闻名不如见面[聞名不如見面]	wénmíngbùrújiànmiàn	knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)
绕弯子[繞彎子]	ràowānzi	lit. to go on a long detour; fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush
开门见山[開門見山]	kāiménjiànshān	lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
退下[退下]	tuìxià	to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down
卧病[臥病]	wòbìng	ill in bed; bed-ridden
实情[實情]	shíqíng	actual situation; truth
几年[幾年]	jǐnián	a few years; several years; how many years
取而代之[取而代之]	qǔ'érdàizhī	to substitute for sb; to remove and replace
审时度势[審時度勢]	shěnshíduóshì	to judge the hour and size up the situation; to take stock
铲除[剷除]	chǎnchú	to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish
地盘[地盤]	dìpán	domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth
归还[歸還]	guīhuán	to return sth; to revert
问鼎中原[問鼎中原]	wèndǐngZhōngyuán	to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
人马[人馬]	rénmǎ	men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur
加快[加快]	jiākuài	to accelerate; to speed up
逃往[逃往]	táowǎng	to run away; to go into exile
封锁[封鎖]	fēngsuǒ	to blockade; to seal off
路线[路線]	lùxiàn	itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road); CL:條|条[tiao2]
捉住[捉住]	zhuōzhù	to catch; to grapple with; to hold onto
银耳[銀耳]	yín'ěr	white fungus (Tremella fuciformis); silver tree-ear fungus
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep20/100 words - 26 min
汤[湯]	tāng	soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled
烫[燙]	tàng	to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot
罐子[罐子]	guànzi	jar; pitcher; pot
烟花[煙花]	yānhuā	fireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
太太[太太]	tàitai	married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
耳闻[耳聞]	ěrwén	to hear of; to hear about
眼线[眼線]	yǎnxiàn	informer; snitch; spy; scout; (cosmetics) eye line
情有可原[情有可原]	qíngyǒukěyuán	pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc)
天哪[天哪]	tiānna	Good gracious!; For goodness sake!
大烟[大煙]	dàyān	opium
玩意儿[玩意兒]	wányìr5	erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4]
千真万确[千真萬確]	qiānzhēnwànquè	absolutely true (idiom); manifold; true from many points of view
严[嚴]	yán	tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father
严严实实[嚴嚴實實]	yányánshíshí	(sealed) tightly; (wrapped) closely; (covered) completely
无路可逃[無路可逃]	wúlùkětáo	no way out; nowhere to go; trapped beyond hope of rescue; painted into a corner
倍[倍]	bèi	(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply
死对头[死對頭]	sǐduìtou	arch-enemy; sworn enemy
奔袭[奔襲]	bēnxí	long-range raid
埋伏[埋伏]	máifú	to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush
骑兵[騎兵]	qíbīng	cavalry
包围[包圍]	bāowéi	to surround; to encircle; to hem in
突围[突圍]	tūwéi	to break a siege; to break out of an enclosure
地图[地圖]	dìtú	map; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]
反其道而行之[反其道而行之]	fǎnqídào'érxíngzhī	to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way
擒[擒]	qín	to capture
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep20/125 words - 30 min
深思熟虑[深思熟慮]	shēnsīshúlǜ	mature reflection; after careful deliberations
十成[十成]	shíchéng	completely
反攻[反攻]	fǎngōng	to counterattack; a counteroffensive
强攻[強攻]	qiánggōng	dominant; controlling; strong; opposite: weak, yielding 弱受; to take by storm (military)
侍卫[侍衛]	shìwèi	Imperial bodyguard
措手不及[措手不及]	cuòshǒubùjí	no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
拿下[拿下]	náxià	to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc)
擅[擅]	shàn	without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at
应对[應對]	yìngduì	response; to answer; to reply
拼[拼]	pīn	to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell
号召[號召]	hàozhào	to call; to appeal
亮出[亮出]	liàngchū	to suddenly reveal; to flash (one's ID, a banknote etc)
扭转[扭轉]	niǔzhuǎn	to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion
密切[密切]	mìqiè	close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention
送货[送貨]	sònghuò	to deliver goods
车夫[車夫]	chēfū	cart driver; coachman
劳力[勞力]	láolì	labor; able-bodied worker; laborer; work force
代替[代替]	dàitì	to replace; to take the place of
去取[去取]	qùqǔ	to accept or reject
货车[貨車]	huòchē	truck; van; freight wagon
测[測]	cè	to survey; to measure; to conjecture
切换[切換]	qiēhuàn	to switch over; to switch modes or data streams; to cut (to a new scene)
匕首[匕首]	bǐshǒu	dagger
灵敏[靈敏]	língmǐn	smart; clever; sensitive; keen; quick; sharp
死后[死後]	sǐhòu	after death; posthumous
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep20/150 words - 34 min
创始人[創始人]	chuàngshǐrén	creator; founder; initiator
创造[創造]	chuàngzào	to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)
完美无瑕[完美無瑕]	wánměiwúxiá	flawless; immaculate; perfect
融合[融合]	rónghé	a mixture; an amalgam; fusion; welding together; to be in harmony with (nature); to harmonize with; to fit in
手刀[手刀]	shǒudāo	hand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop
内敛[內斂]	nèiliǎn	introverted; reserved; (artistic style) understated
失明[失明]	shīmíng	to lose one's eyesight; to become blind; blindness
稀里糊涂[稀裏糊塗]	xīlihútu	muddleheaded; careless
误打误撞[誤打誤撞]	wùdǎwùzhuàng	accidentally; to act before thinking
壁垒[壁壘]	bìlěi	rampart; barrier
在世[在世]	zàishì	to be alive
祖宗[祖宗]	zǔzōng	ancestor; forebear
兼备[兼備]	jiānbèi	have both
最佳[最佳]	zuìjiā	optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc)
状态[狀態]	zhuàngtài	state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]
期待[期待]	qīdài	to look forward to; to await; expectation
吉利[吉利]	jílì	auspicious; lucky; propitious
寂静[寂靜]	jìjìng	quiet
九死一生[九死一生]	jiǔsǐyīshēng	nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape; new lease of life
珍惜[珍惜]	zhēnxī	to treasure; to value; to cherish
朝不保夕[朝不保夕]	zhāobùbǎoxī	at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state; imminent crisis; living from hand to mouth
回事[回事]	huíshì	(old) to report to one's master
两回事[兩回事]	liǎnghuíshì	two quite different things; two unrelated matters
吞没[吞沒]	tūnmò	to embezzle; to swallow up; to engulf
心动[心動]	xīndòng	heartbeat; heart rate; (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep20/159 words - 36 min
恶霸[惡霸]	èbà	evil tyrant
取笑[取笑]	qǔxiào	to tease; to make fun of
容貌[容貌]	róngmào	one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features
想像[想像]	xiǎngxiàng	to imagine; to conceive of; to visualize; imagination
纯真[純真]	chúnzhēn	innocent and unaffected; pure and unadulterated
相爱[相愛]	xiāng'ài	to love each other
远游[遠遊]	yuǎnyóu	to travel far; distant wanderings
想家[想家]	xiǎngjiā	homesick
亡命之徒[亡命之徒]	wángmìngzhītú	runaway (idiom); desperate criminal; fugitive
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep21/25 words - 9 min
到此为止[到此為止]	dàocǐwéizhǐ	to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day
噩梦[噩夢]	èmèng	nightmare
优柔寡断[優柔寡斷]	yōuróuguǎduàn	indecisive; irresolute
透[透]	tòu	to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show
艰难[艱難]	jiānnán	difficult; hard; challenging
眼光[眼光]	yǎnguāng	gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things
彼此彼此[彼此彼此]	bǐcǐbǐcǐ	no better (or worse) than each other; both in the same boat
打猎[打獵]	dǎliè	to go hunting
擅自[擅自]	shànzì	without permission
佛像[佛像]	fóxiàng	Buddhist image; statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva; CL:尊[zun1], 張|张[zhang1]
前方[前方]	qiánfāng	ahead; the front
箱[箱]	xiāng	box; trunk; chest
削[削]	xiāo	to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
削[削]	xuē	to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4]
泥[泥]	ní	mud; clay; paste; pulp
枯[枯]	kū	dried up
争得[爭得]	zhēngdé	to obtain by an effort; to strive to get sth
你死我活[你死我活]	nǐsǐwǒhuó	lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist
权力[權力]	quánlì	power; authority
常用[常用]	chángyòng	in common usage
火器[火器]	huǒqì	firearm; CL:架[jia4]
方圆[方圓]	fāngyuán	perimeter; range; (within) a radius of ...
丈[丈]	zhàng	measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male
寸草不生[寸草不生]	cùncǎobùshēng	lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom); fig. barren
壮士[壯士]	zhuàngshì	hero; fighter; brave strong guy; warrior (in armor)
头儿[頭兒]	tóur5	leader
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep21/50 words - 17 min
混乱[混亂]	hùnluàn	confusion; chaos; disorder
趁机[趁機]	chènjī	to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation
药丸[藥丸]	yàowán	pill; CL:粒[li4]
苦寒[苦寒]	kǔhán	bitter cold
加剧[加劇]	jiājù	to intensify; to sharpen; to accelerate; to aggravate; to exacerbate; to embitter
老狐狸[老狐狸]	lǎohúli	old fox; fig. cunning person
被绑[被綁]	bèibǎng	kidnap victim; kidnapped (person)
蹚[蹚]	tāng	to wade; to trample
浑[渾]	hún	muddy; to mix
拷问[拷問]	kǎowèn	to question via torture
打倒[打倒]	dǎdǎo	to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... !
协助[協助]	xiézhù	to provide assistance; to aid
北边[北邊]	běibiān	north; north side; northern part; to the north of
好过[好過]	hǎoguò	to have an easy time; (feel) well
左右[左右]	zuǒyòu	left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
坚决[堅決]	jiānjué	firm; resolute; determined
万无一失[萬無一失]	wànwúyīshī	surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
对抗[對抗]	duìkàng	to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism; confrontation
串通[串通]	chuàntōng	to collude; to collaborate; to gang up
苦力[苦力]	kǔlì	bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times
混入[混入]	hùnrù	to sneak into
地形[地形]	dìxíng	topography; terrain; landform
护卫[護衛]	hùwèi	to guard; to protect; bodyguard (for officials in ancient times)
直捣黄龙[直搗黃龍]	zhídǎoHuángLóng	lit. to directly attack Huanglong; fig. to directly combat the root of a problem
拐弯[拐彎]	guǎiwān	to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep21/75 words - 23 min
出其不意[出其不意]	chūqíbùyì	to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
联[聯]	lián	to ally; to unite; to join; (poetry) antithetical couplet
内奸[內奸]	nèijiān	undiscovered traitor; enemy within one's own ranks
了如指掌[了如指掌]	liǎorúzhǐzhǎng	to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
取消[取消]	qǔxiāo	to cancel; cancellation
不稳[不穩]	bùwěn	unstable; unsteady
奸细[奸細]	jiānxi	a spy; a crafty person
可好[可好]	kěhǎo	good or not?; luckily; fortuitously
一石二鸟[一石二鳥]	yīshí'èrniǎo	to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
多亏[多虧]	duōkuī	thanks to; luckily
易[易]	yì	easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"
卸货[卸貨]	xièhuò	to unload; to discharge cargo
卸[卸]	xiè	to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of
分部[分部]	fēnbù	branch; subsection; to subdivide
混蛋[混蛋]	húndàn	scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch
不近人情[不近人情]	bùjìnrénqíng	not amenable to reason; unreasonable
周到[周到]	zhōudào	thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
做事[做事]	zuòshì	to work; to handle matters; to have a job
专横[專橫]	zhuānhèng	imperious; peremptory
乎[乎]	hū	(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
立[立]	lì	to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately
冷酷[冷酷]	lěngkù	grim; unfeeling; callous
风光[風光]	fēngguāng	scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect)
威震天下[威震天下]	wēizhèntiānxià	to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
深谋[深謀]	shēnmóu	forethought
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep21/100 words - 28 min
远虑[遠慮]	yuǎnlǜ	long-term considerations; to take the long view
原有[原有]	yuányǒu	original; former
千年[千年]	qiānnián	millennium
羹[羹]	gēng	soup
崩盘[崩盤]	bēngpán	(finance) to crash; to collapse; crash
自古以来[自古以來]	zìgǔyǐlái	since ancient times
大门[大門]	dàmén	entrance; door; gate; large and influential family
覆灭[覆滅]	fùmiè	destruction
局势[局勢]	júshì	situation; state (of affairs)
小聪明[小聰明]	xiǎocōngming	clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded
吃大亏[吃大虧]	chīdàkuī	to cost one dearly; to end disastrously; to pay bitterly
阶[階]	jiē	rank or step; stairs
认得[認得]	rènde	to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know
帮手[幫手]	bāngshǒu	helper; assistant
势[勢]	shì	power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals
服[服]	fú	clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes
低估[低估]	dīgū	to underestimate; to underrate
计[計]	jì	to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge
跪下[跪下]	guìxia	to kneel down
事态[事態]	shìtài	situation; existing state of affairs
发展[發展]	fāzhǎn	development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
家务[家務]	jiāwù	household duties; housework
不便[不便]	bùbiàn	inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash
留步[留步]	liúbù	(said by departing guest) no need to see me out
烂摊子[爛攤子]	làntānzi	terrible mess; shambles
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep21/125 words - 32 min
今后[今後]	jīnhòu	hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on
仰仗[仰仗]	yǎngzhàng	to rely on; to depend on
帮衬[幫襯]	bāngchèn	to help; to assist financially
大气[大氣]	dàqì	atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish
彼此[彼此]	bǐcǐ	each other; one another
神机妙算[神機妙算]	shénjīmiàosuàn	divine strategy and wonderful planning (idiom); clever scheme; supremely clever in his schemes
不得已[不得已]	bùdéyǐ	to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must
棋[棋]	qí	chess; chess-like game; a game of chess; CL:盤|盘[pan2]; chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]
会合[會合]	huìhé	to meet; to rendezvous; to merge; to link up; meeting; confluence
针法[針法]	zhēnfǎ	stitch
元气[元氣]	yuánqì	strength; vigor; vitality; (TCM) vital energy
支出[支出]	zhīchū	to spend; to pay out; expense
演戏[演戲]	yǎnxì	to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign
清闲[清閒]	qīngxián	idle; leisurely
撒谎[撒謊]	sāhuǎng	to tell lies
蒙在鼓里[蒙在鼓裡]	méngzàigǔlǐ	lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark
连累[連累]	liánlěi	to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc)
无所谓[無所謂]	wúsuǒwèi	to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be
看似[看似]	kànsì	to look as if; to seem
不经意[不經意]	bùjīngyì	not paying attention; carelessly; by accident
迫切[迫切]	pòqiè	urgent; pressing
检验[檢驗]	jiǎnyàn	to inspect; to examine; to test
为此[為此]	wèicǐ	for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end
搭档[搭檔]	dādàng	to cooperate; partner
粗心[粗心]	cūxīn	careless; thoughtless
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep21/150 words - 36 min
警惕[警惕]	jǐngtì	to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn
搭讪[搭訕]	dāshàn	to hit on someone; to strike up a conversation; to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation
反过来[反過來]	fǎnguolái	conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction
盯梢[盯梢]	dīngshāo	to follow sb; to tail; to shadow
接头[接頭]	jiētóu	to join; to connect; connection; junction; fitting (plumbing); connector; terminal (electrical engineering)
探子[探子]	tànzi	intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil
仍然[仍然]	réngrán	still; yet
掌控[掌控]	zhǎngkòng	to control; in control of
畅通[暢通]	chàngtōng	unimpeded; free-flowing; straight path; unclogged; move without obstruction
阻[阻]	zǔ	to hinder; to block; to obstruct
牵绊[牽絆]	qiānbàn	to bind; to yoke; to impede
请君入瓮[請君入甕]	qǐngjūnrùwèng	lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom); fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine
实际上[實際上]	shíjìshàng	in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice
引狼入室[引狼入室]	yǐnlángrùshì	to show the wolf into the house (idiom); to introduce a potential source of trouble
杀进[殺進]	shājìn	to storm (a city etc); to raid
毁掉[毀掉]	huǐdiào	to destroy
付出[付出]	fùchū	to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
代价[代價]	dàijià	price; cost; consideration (in share dealing)
撅[噘]	juē	(dialect) to abuse (verbally); variant of 撅[jue1]; to pout
屎[屎]	shǐ	stool; feces; ear wax; nasal mucus
扑[撲]	pū	to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over
咔嚓[咔嚓]	kāchā	(onom.) breaking or snapping; (coll.) cut it out; stop it; also written 喀嚓[ka1 cha1]
体能[體能]	tǐnéng	physical capability; stamina
断气[斷氣]	duànqì	to stop breathing; to breathe one's last; to die; to cut the gas supply
薄[薄]	bó	meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep21/156 words - 38 min
晃[晃]	huǎng	to dazzle; to flash past
晃[晃]	huàng	to sway; to shake; to wander about
阴谋诡计[陰謀詭計]	yīnmóuguǐjì	crafty plots and machinations (idiom)
螳螂捕蝉[螳螂捕蟬]	tánglángbǔchán	the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
黄雀[黃雀]	huángquè	(bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)
戒备[戒備]	jièbèi	to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)
查询[查詢]	cháxún	to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc); inquiry; query
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep22/25 words - 5 min
楷模[楷模]	kǎimó	model; example
更为[更為]	gèngwéi	even more
显赫[顯赫]	xiǎnhè	illustrious; celebrated
轻盈[輕盈]	qīngyíng	graceful; lithe; light and graceful; lighthearted; relaxed
泰斗[泰斗]	tàidǒu	leading scholar of his time; magnate
取走[取走]	qǔzǒu	to remove; to take away
骨骸[骨骸]	gǔhái	bones; skeleton
一度[一度]	yīdù	for a time; at one time; one time; once
棺木[棺木]	guānmù	coffin
动摇[動搖]	dòngyáo	to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to
确信[確信]	quèxìn	to be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believe; to be positive that; definite news
虎口[虎口]	hǔkǒu	tiger's den; dangerous place; the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
指[指]	zhǐ	finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
肚[肚]	dù	belly
生出[生出]	shēngchū	to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc); to generate; to produce
厚[厚]	hòu	thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress
茧子[繭子]	jiǎnzi	callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 趼子
拇指[拇指]	mǔzhǐ	thumb; big toe
射箭[射箭]	shèjiàn	archery; to shoot an arrow
棺材[棺材]	guāncai	coffin; CL:具[ju4],口[kou3]
闭[閉]	bì	to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct
弓箭[弓箭]	gōngjiàn	bow and arrow
牵扯[牽扯]	qiānchě	to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated
一连串[一連串]	yīliánchuàn	a succession of; a series of
失策[失策]	shīcè	to blunder; to miscalculate; miscalculation; unwise (move)
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep22/50 words - 9 min
卷入[捲入]	juǎnrù	to be drawn into; to be involved in
斗争[鬥爭]	dòuzhēng	a struggle; fight; battle
尤其是[尤其是]	yóuqíshì	especially; most of all; above all; in particular
疏于防范[疏於防範]	shūyúfángfàn	to neglect to take precautions; relaxed vigilance
得手[得手]	déshǒu	to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
恍然大悟[恍然大悟]	huǎngrándàwù	to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light
回头[回頭]	huítóu	to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
当日[當日]	dāngrì	on that day
今日[今日]	jīnrì	today
如出一辙[如出一轍]	rúchūyīzhé	to be precisely the same; to be no different
串联[串聯]	chuànlián	to establish ties or contact; in series connection (electricity)
一线希望[一線希望]	yīxiànxīwàng	a gleam of hope
宁愿[寧願]	nìngyuàn	would rather; better
风景[風景]	fēngjǐng	scenery; landscape; CL:個|个[ge4]
肝[肝]	gān	liver; CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4]
义[義]	yì	justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship
生死关头[生死關頭]	shēngsǐguāntóu	the critical moment; life and death crisis
遥[遙]	yáo	distant; remote; far; far away
先后[先後]	xiānhòu	early or late; priority; in succession; one after another
崛起[崛起]	juéqǐ	to rise abruptly (to a towering position); to tower over; to spring up; to emerge suddenly; the emergence (e.g. of a power)
不凡[不凡]	bùfán	out of the ordinary; out of the common run
五湖四海[五湖四海]	wǔhúsìhǎi	all parts of the country
扫除[掃除]	sǎochú	to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.)
庞大[龐大]	pángdà	huge; enormous; tremendous
敌[敵]	dí	enemy; to be a match for; to rival; to resist; to withstand
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep22/75 words - 12 min
无限[無限]	wúxiàn	unlimited; unbounded
谁知[誰知]	shéizhī	lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably
冷血[冷血]	lěngxuè	cold-blood; cold-blooded (animal)
眼看[眼看]	yǎnkàn	soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens
坐视不理[坐視不理]	zuòshìbùlǐ	to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
广[廣]	guǎng	wide; numerous; to spread
豪杰[豪傑]	háojié	hero; towering figure
要么[要麼]	yàome	or; either one or the other
拼死[拼死]	pīnsǐ	to go all out for sth at risk of one's life
葬身[葬身]	zàngshēn	to bury a corpse; to be buried; (fig.) to die (at sea, in a fire etc)
壮烈[壯烈]	zhuàngliè	brave; heroic
高于[高於]	gāoyú	greater than; to exceed
并非[並非]	bìngfēi	really isn't
眉心[眉心]	méixīn	(the space) between the eyebrows
拳[拳]	quán	fist; boxing
制服[制服]	zhìfú	to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees); CL:套[tao4]
体面[體面]	tǐmiàn	dignity; face (as in "losing face"); honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable
不体面[不體面]	bùtǐmiàn	to not appear to be decent or respectful; shameful
歼灭[殲滅]	jiānmiè	to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate
誓死[誓死]	shìsǐ	to pledge one's life
预想[預想]	yùxiǎng	to anticipate; to expect
决战[決戰]	juézhàn	decisive battle
全军覆没[全軍覆沒]	quánjūnfùmò	total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
战场[戰場]	zhànchǎng	battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4]
目睹[目睹]	mùdǔ	to witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep22/100 words - 16 min
强大[強大]	qiángdà	large; formidable; powerful; strong
一道[一道]	yīdào	together
压迫[壓迫]	yāpò	to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)
口鼻[口鼻]	kǒubí	mouth and nose
喘气[喘氣]	chuǎnqì	to breathe deeply; to pant
泪水[淚水]	lèishuǐ	teardrop; tears
横扫[橫掃]	héngsǎo	to sweep away; to sweep across
丧[喪]	sāng	mourning; funeral; (old) corpse
丧[喪]	sàng	to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged
猛虎[猛虎]	měnghǔ	fierce tiger
捕食[捕食]	bǔshí	to prey on; to catch and feed on; to hunt for food
对视[對視]	duìshì	to look face to face
那时[那時]	nàshí	then; at that time; in those days
怕死鬼[怕死鬼]	pàsǐguǐ	afraid to die (contemptuous term)
左边[左邊]	zuǒbian	left; the left side; to the left of
右边[右邊]	yòubian	right side; right, to the right
发起[發起]	fāqǐ	to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time)
掩护[掩護]	yǎnhù	to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover; CL:面[mian4]
停留[停留]	tíngliú	to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over
勇气[勇氣]	yǒngqì	courage; valor
退却[退卻]	tuìquè	to retreat; to shrink back
一决雌雄[一決雌雄]	yījuécíxióng	to have a show-down; to fight for mastery; to compete for a championship
苟[苟]	gǒu	if; supposing; careless; negligent; temporarily
背负[背負]	bēifù	to bear; to carry on one's back; to shoulder
悔恨[悔恨]	huǐhèn	remorse; repentance
尽力[盡力]	jìnlì	to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep22/125 words - 25 min
恳求[懇求]	kěnqiú	to beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreaty
荣幸[榮幸]	róngxìng	honored (to have the privilege of ...)
封存[封存]	fēngcún	to sequester; to seal up (for safe keeping); to freeze (an account); to mothball
气死[氣死]	qìsǐ	to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger
昏迷[昏迷]	hūnmí	to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented
梦到[夢到]	mèngdào	to dream of; to dream about
安葬[安葬]	ānzàng	to bury (the dead)
三次[三次]	sāncì	third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
交情[交情]	jiāoqing	friendship; friendly relations
期限[期限]	qīxiàn	time limit; deadline; allotted time
应[應]	yīng	to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
应[應]	yìng	to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with
好话[好話]	hǎohuà	friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions
稀世[稀世]	xīshì	rare
黄酒[黃酒]	huángjiǔ	"yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)
阿胶[阿膠]	ējiāo	donkey-hide gelatin (used in TCM); Taiwan pr. [a1 jiao1]
遗言[遺言]	yíyán	words of the deceased; last words of the dying; wisdom of past sages
生平[生平]	shēngpíng	life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life
总结[總結]	zǒngjié	to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; CL:個|个[ge4]
呸[呸]	pēi	pah!; bah!; pooh!; to spit (in contempt)
冒失鬼[冒失鬼]	màoshiguǐ	reckless person; hothead
拉倒[拉倒]	lādǎo	to pull down; (coll.) to let it go; to drop it
表哥[表哥]	biǎogē	older male cousin via female line
亲戚[親戚]	qīnqi	a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
丧气话[喪氣話]	sàngqìhuà	demoralizing talk
诅咒[詛咒]	zǔzhòu	to curse
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep22/150 words - 30 min
眼力[眼力]	yǎnlì	eyesight; strength of vision; the ability to make discerning judgments
尖[尖]	jiān	point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed
利[利]	lì	sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit
接待[接待]	jiēdài	to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter)
别离[別離]	biélí	to take leave of; to leave; separation
总算[總算]	zǒngsuàn	at long last; finally; on the whole
顺[順]	shùn	to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable
哪门子[哪門子]	nǎménzi	(coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what; what kind; why on earth
乱写[亂寫]	luànxiě	to write without basis
猜中[猜中]	cāizhòng	to guess correctly; to figure out the right answer
乡[鄉]	xiāng	country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)
化干戈为玉帛[化干戈為玉帛]	huàgāngēwéiyùbó	lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom); fig. to turn hostility into friendship
招待[招待]	zhāodài	to receive (guests); to entertain; reception
冷清[冷清]	lěngqīng	cold and cheerless; fig. lonely; unfrequented
似的[似的]	shìde	seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
又名[又名]	yòumíng	also known as; alternative name; to also be called
侯[侯]	hóu	marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; nobleman or high official
邪门歪道[邪門歪道]	xiéménwāidào	lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices; crooked methods; dishonesty
阴阳怪气[陰陽怪氣]	yīnyángguàiqì	eccentric; peculiar; mystifying
标志性[標誌性]	biāozhìxìng	iconic
外号[外號]	wàihào	nickname
自私[自私]	zìsī	selfish; selfishness
记仇[記仇]	jìchóu	to hold a grudge
刁难[刁難]	diāonàn	to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult
蛇[蛇]	shé	snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2]
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep22/175 words - 33 min
蝎[蠍]	xiē	scorpion
暴躁[暴躁]	bàozào	irascible; irritable; violent
屁话[屁話]	pìhuà	shit; nonsense
小本[小本]	xiǎoběn	small capital; on a shoestring
抹黑[抹黑]	mǒhēi	to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name; to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc); to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage); to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)
诬陷[誣陷]	wūxiàn	to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb
害得[害得]	hàide	to cause or lead to sth bad
势利眼[勢利眼]	shìlìyǎn	to be self-interested
恶气[惡氣]	èqì	evil smell; resentment; unpleasant manner
理会[理會]	lǐhuì	to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of
小人[小人]	xiǎorén	person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character
事理[事理]	shìlǐ	reason; logic
像样[像樣]	xiàngyàng	presentable; decent; up to par
歪瓜裂枣[歪瓜裂棗]	wāiguālièzǎo	ugly; repulsive
大个儿[大個兒]	dàgèr5	tall person
傻子[傻子]	shǎzi	idiot; fool
自个儿[自個兒]	zìgěr5	(dialect) oneself; by oneself
笔下[筆下]	bǐxià	the wording and purport of what one writes
桩[樁]	zhuāng	stump; stake; pile; classifier for items
点心[點心]	diǎnxin	light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert
别理[別理]	biélǐ	don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to
深明大义[深明大義]	shēnmíngdàyì	to have a high notion of one's duty; to be highly principled
高明[高明]	gāomíng	brilliant; superior; tall and bright
疑难杂症[疑難雜症]	yínánzázhèng	dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine); hard cases
进门[進門]	jìnmén	to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep22/185 words - 37 min
匆忙[匆忙]	cōngmáng	hasty; hurried
周全[周全]	zhōuquán	thorough; to bring one's help; to assist
单薄[單薄]	dānbó	weak; frail; thin; flimsy
高贵[高貴]	gāoguì	grandeur; noble
情义[情義]	qíngyì	affection; comradeship
中途[中途]	zhōngtú	midway
裸奔[裸奔]	luǒbēn	to streak (run naked)
外传[外傳]	wàichuán	to tell others (a secret); to divulge to an outsider; to be rumored
外传[外傳]	wàizhuàn	unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)
诱人[誘人]	yòurén	attractive; alluring; captivating; to attract; to captivate
绝活[絕活]	juéhuó	specialty; unique skill
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep23/25 words - 6 min
修改[修改]	xiūgǎi	to amend; to alter; to modify
改成[改成]	gǎichéng	to convert; to turn into (sth else); to adapt (a story to another medium)
玉树[玉樹]	Yùshù	Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
身材[身材]	shēncái	stature; build (height and weight); figure
伟岸[偉岸]	wěi'àn	imposing; upright and tall; outstanding; gigantic in stature
人见人爱[人見人愛]	rénjiànrén'ài	loved by all; to have universal appeal
心胸[心胸]	xīnxiōng	breadth of mind
宽广[寬廣]	kuānguǎng	wide; broad; extensive; vast
光明磊落[光明磊落]	guāngmínglěiluò	open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
善良[善良]	shànliáng	good and honest; kindhearted
敬仰[敬仰]	jìngyǎng	to revere; highly esteemed
百年不遇[百年不遇]	bǎiniánbùyù	only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
润色[潤色]	rùnsè	to polish (a piece of writing); to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc)
想得美[想得美]	xiǎngdéměi	in your dreams!; as if!; You wish!; I wish that were so
抵[抵]	dǐ	to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to equal; to balance; to make up for; to mortgage; to arrive at; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)
谈不拢[談不攏]	tánbùlǒng	can't come to an agreement
夸[誇]	kuā	to boast; to exaggerate; to praise
送客[送客]	sòngkè	to see a visitor out
反倒[反倒]	fǎndào	but on the contrary; but expectedly
上头[上頭]	shàngtou	above; on top of; on the surface of
催[催]	cuī	to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite
不耐烦[不耐煩]	bùnàifán	impatience; impatient
家谱[家譜]	jiāpǔ	genealogy; family tree
气头上[氣頭上]	qìtóushàng	in a fit of anger (idiom); in a temper
好转[好轉]	hǎozhuǎn	to improve; to take a turn for the better; improvement
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep23/50 words - 16 min
少来[少來]	shǎolái	refrain (from doing sth); (coll.) Come on!; Give me a break!; Save it!
先礼后兵[先禮後兵]	xiānlǐhòubīng	peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
溜[溜]	liū	to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate
吃亏[吃虧]	chīkuī	to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately
气人[氣人]	qìrén	to anger; to annoy
唱白脸[唱白臉]	chàngbáiliǎn	to play the role of the villain (idiom)
唱红脸[唱紅臉]	chànghóngliǎn	to play the role of the hero (idiom); to play the good cop
看着办[看著辦]	kànzhebàn	to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)
操劳[操勞]	cāoláo	to work hard; to look after
过度[過度]	guòdù	excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue
明处[明處]	míngchù	clear place; out in the open
底牌[底牌]	dǐpái	cards in one's hand; (fig.) undisclosed strength or information; hidden trump
山穷水尽[山窮水盡]	shānqióngshuǐjìn	mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line; nowhere to go
出头[出頭]	chūtóu	to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than
将会[將會]	jiānghuì	auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to
透露[透露]	tòulù	to leak out; to divulge; to reveal
忽略[忽略]	hūlüè	to neglect; to overlook; to ignore
遇刺[遇刺]	yùcì	to be attacked by an assassin
路数[路數]	lùshù	social connections; stratagem; method; approach; movement (martial arts); (sb's) background story
以上[以上]	yǐshàng	that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
找回[找回]	zhǎohuí	to retrieve
好玩[好玩]	hǎowán	amusing; fun; interesting
解脱[解脫]	jiětuō	to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries
阴差阳错[陰差陽錯]	yīnchāyángcuò	an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors
同伙[同伙]	tónghuǒ	colleague; co-conspirator; accomplice
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep23/75 words - 25 min
救治[救治]	jiùzhì	to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant)
叠纸[疊紙]	diézhǐ	to fold paper; origami
逃避[逃避]	táobì	to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk
泡影[泡影]	pàoyǐng	lit. froth and shadows; fig. illusion; mirage
答[答]	dá	reply; answer; return; respond; echo
趁火打劫[趁火打劫]	chènhuǒdǎjié	to loot a burning house; to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)
改写[改寫]	gǎixiě	to revise; to edit
不仅如此[不僅如此]	bùjǐnrúcǐ	not only that, but ...
胸襟[胸襟]	xiōngjīn	lapel of jacket; heart; aspiration; vision
宽阔[寬闊]	kuānkuò	expansive; wide; width; thickness
心地善良[心地善良]	xīndìshànliáng	kindhearted; good-natured
独一无二[獨一無二]	dúyīwú'èr	unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it
内心[內心]	nèixīn	heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter
柔软[柔軟]	róuruǎn	soft
天性[天性]	tiānxìng	nature; innate tendency
男子汉大丈夫[男子漢大丈夫]	nánzǐhàndàzhàngfu	(coll.) he-man
泪[淚]	lèi	tears
合格[合格]	hégé	to meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc)
污点[污點]	wūdiǎn	stain; taint
一团和气[一團和氣]	yītuánhéqì	to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom); warm and affable
两肋插刀[兩肋插刀]	liǎnglèichādāo	lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom); fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
难得[難得]	nándé	seldom; rare; hard to come by
救活[救活]	jiùhuó	to bring back to life
心脏[心臟]	xīnzàng	heart; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
蜂[蜂]	fēng	bee; wasp
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep23/100 words - 31 min
贪吃[貪吃]	tānchī	gluttonous; voracious
挑食[挑食]	tiāoshí	to be picky about food
尿液[尿液]	niàoyè	urine
体外[體外]	tǐwài	outside the body; in vitro
正午[正午]	zhèngwǔ	midday; noon; noonday
集体[集體]	jítǐ	collective (decision); joint (effort); a group; a team; en masse; as a group
通力合作[通力合作]	tōnglìhézuò	to join forces; to give full cooperation
傻大个[傻大個]	shǎdàgè	idiot; blockhead; clod; oaf
不解[不解]	bùjiě	to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble
庆祝[慶祝]	qìngzhù	to celebrate
提亲[提親]	tíqīn	to propose marriage
彩礼[彩禮]	cǎilǐ	betrothal gift; bride price
爹娘[爹娘]	diēniáng	(dialect) parents
放荡不羁[放蕩不羈]	fàngdàngbùjī	wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
阅[閱]	yuè	to inspect; to review; to read; to peruse; to go through; to experience
坐牢[坐牢]	zuòláo	to be imprisoned
爱上[愛上]	àishàng	to fall in love with; to be in love with
后半生[後半生]	hòubànshēng	latter half of one's life
美食[美食]	měishí	culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food
美景[美景]	měijǐng	beautiful scenery
夫人[夫人]	fūren	lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]
仙女[仙女]	xiānnǚ	fairy
般配[般配]	bānpèi	to be well matched; to suit
绝配[絕配]	juépèi	perfect match
镯子[鐲子]	zhuózi	bracelet; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep23/105 words - 33 min
戴上[戴上]	dàishang	to put on (hat etc)
恋人[戀人]	liànrén	lover; sweetheart
双喜临门[雙喜臨門]	shuāngxǐlínmén	two simultaneous happy events in the family
岳父[岳父]	yuèfù	wife's father, father-in-law
岳母[岳母]	yuèmǔ	wife's mother, mother-in-law
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep24/25 words - 20 min
照看[照看]	zhàokàn	to look after; to attend to; to have in care
剪[剪]	jiǎn	scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把[ba3]; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate
灵芝[靈芝]	língzhī	lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
接替[接替]	jiētì	to replace; to take over (a position or post)
暖洋洋[暖洋洋]	nuǎnyángyáng	warm; comfortably warm
贪恋[貪戀]	tānliàn	to cling to; to be reluctant to give up (sth); to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc)
艘[艘]	sōu	classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sao1]
时光[時光]	shíguāng	time; era; period of time
猪[豬]	zhū	hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2]
输入[輸入]	shūrù	to import; to input
绷[繃]	bēng	to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); embroidery hoop; woven bed mat
耗尽[耗盡]	hàojìn	to exhaust; to use up; to deplete; to drain
散尽[散盡]	sànjìn	to be totally dispersed (crowd)
奉[奉]	fèng	to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem; to revere; to believe in (a religion); to wait upon; to accept orders (from superior)
兔崽子[兔崽子]	tùzǎizi	brat; bastard
程[程]	chéng	rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence
毁[毀]	huǐ	to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander
暗号[暗號]	ànhào	secret signal (sign); countersign; password
忠[忠]	zhōng	loyal; devoted; honest
孝[孝]	xiào	filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel
解除[解除]	jiěchú	to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)
救火[救火]	jiùhuǒ	to put out a fire; firefighting
醉醺醺[醉醺醺]	zuìxūnxūn	drunk; intoxicated
从头[從頭]	cóngtóu	anew; from the start
骗人[騙人]	piànrén	to cheat sb; a scam
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep24/50 words - 33 min
自作多情[自作多情]	zìzuòduōqíng	to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party
眼泪[眼淚]	yǎnlèi	tears; crying; CL:滴[di1]
戏[戲]	xì	trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]
单纯[單純]	dānchún	simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely
上当[上當]	shàngdàng	taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped
一厢情愿[一廂情願]	yīxiāngqíngyuàn	one's own wishful thinking
正邪[正邪]	zhèngxié	opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4] (TCM)
两立[兩立]	liǎnglì	to coexist; coexistence
安插[安插]	ānchā	to place in a certain position; to assign to a job; to plant; resettlement (old)
清洗[清洗]	qīngxǐ	to wash; to clean; to purge
浩劫[浩劫]	hàojié	calamity; catastrophe; apocalypse
侠义[俠義]	xiáyì	chivalrous; chivalry; knight-errantry
悲天悯人[悲天憫人]	bēitiānmǐnrén	to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind
着实[著實]	zhuóshí	truly; indeed; severely; harshly
豆腐[豆腐]	dòufu	tofu; bean curd
性情[性情]	xìngqíng	nature; temperament
勇敢[勇敢]	yǒnggǎn	brave; courageous
讲义[講義]	jiǎngyì	teaching materials
音容[音容]	yīnróng	voice and features; (sb's) appearance
笑貌[笑貌]	xiàomào	smiling face
媲美[媲美]	pìměi	to match; is comparable with
无知[無知]	wúzhī	ignorant; ignorance
现实[現實]	xiànshí	reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested
正直[正直]	zhèngzhí	upright; upstanding; honest
纯粹[純粹]	chúncuì	pure; unadulterated; purely; completely
//Ancient Detective - S1/Ep24/64 words - 35 min
怜悯[憐憫]	liánmǐn	to take pity on; pity; mercy
仿佛[彷彿]	fǎngfú	to seem; as if; alike; similar
悲剧[悲劇]	bēijù	tragedy; CL:齣|出[chu1]
怯懦[怯懦]	qiènuò	timid; gutless; weakling
今生[今生]	jīnshēng	this life
正确[正確]	zhèngquè	correct; proper
抹去[抹去]	mǒqù	to erase
自以为是[自以為是]	zìyǐwéishì	to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated
尊严[尊嚴]	zūnyán	dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty
半生[半生]	bànshēng	half a lifetime
抱头鼠窜[抱頭鼠竄]	bàotóushǔcuàn	to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
神志[神志]	shénzhì	consciousness; state of mind; compos mentis
摄[攝]	shè	to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to act for; to take a photo; photo shoot; photo; to conserve (one's health)
失效[失效]	shīxiào	to fail; to lose effectiveness