//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/25 words - 2 min
卯时[卯時]	mao3 shi2	5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)	6
刻[刻]	ke4	quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals	31
旧[舊]	jiu4	old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)	25
积雪[積雪]	ji1 xue3	snow; snow cover; snow mantle	3
未[未]	wei4	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°	53
化[化]	hua4	to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]	14
添[添]	tian1	to add; to increase; to replenish	27
衣[衣]	yi1	clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145	6
妳[妳]	ni3	you (female); variant of 你[ni3]	5811
去取[去取]	qu4 qu3	to accept or reject	2
炭[炭]	tan4	wood charcoal; coal	43
工夫[工夫]	gong1 fu5	period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort	24
娘[娘]	niang2	mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate	779
厨房[廚房]	chu2 fang2	kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1]	58
咱们[咱們]	zan2 men5	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]	586
例[例]	li4	example; precedent; rule; case; instance	12
娘子[娘子]	niang2 zi3	(dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman	1157
筐[筐]	kuang1	basket; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	10
拽[拽]	ye4	to drag; to haul	6
屋[屋]	wu1	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]	204
赶紧[趕緊]	gan3 jin3	hurriedly; without delay	72
捣[搗]	dao3	pound; beat; hull; attack; disturb; stir	1
周[周]	zhou1	to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially	21
妆[妝]	zhuang1	(of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume	29
不快[不快]	bu4 kuai4	unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp	18
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/50 words - 3 min
免得[免得]	mian3 de5	so as not to; so as to avoid	38
惹[惹]	re3	to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems)	44
恼怒[惱怒]	nao3 nu4	resentful; angry; to enrage sb	1
平时[平時]	ping2 shi2	ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime	13
克扣[剋扣]	ke4 kou4	to dock; to deduct; to embezzle	4
饭食[飯食]	fan4 shi2	food	2
定例[定例]	ding4 li4	usual practice; routine	1
斤[斤]	jin1	catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g	14
现[現]	xian4	to appear; present; now; existing; current	22
而今[而今]	er2 jin1	now; at the present (time)	5
姐姐[姐姐]	jie3 jie5	older sister; CL:個|个[ge4]	507
林[林]	lin2	woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things)	170
评[評]	ping2	to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal)	5
评理[評理]	ping2 li3	to judge between right and wrong; to reason things out	6
胆子[膽子]	dan3 zi5	courage; nerve; guts	17
如今[如今]	ru2 jin1	nowadays; now	387
卫[衛]	wei4	to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet	56
身孕[身孕]	shen1 yun4	pregnancy; pregnant	22
这些个[這些個]	zhe4 xie1 ge5	these	5
下贱[下賤]	xia4 jian4	humble; lowly; depraved; contemptible	13
坯子[坯子]	pi1 zi5	base; semifinished product; (fig.) the makings of (a talented actor etc)	2
竟敢[竟敢]	jing4 gan3	to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to	22
前些[前些]	qian2 xie1	a few (days, years etc) ago	11
院[院]	yuan4	courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4]	150
领[領]	ling3	neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc	36
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/75 words - 3 min
发放[發放]	fa1 fang4	to provide; to give; to grant	2
拿走[拿走]	na2 zou3	to take away	17
昨日[昨日]	zuo2 ri4	yesterday	36
核[核]	he2	pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify	1
帐[帳]	zhang4	covering veil; canopy; screen; tent; variant of 賬|账[zhang4]	96
对不上[對不上]	dui4 bu4 shang4	to disagree; I can't agree with that.	2
坑[坑]	keng1	hole; pit; tunnel; to defraud	8
填[填]	tian2	to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in	10
想来[想來]	xiang3 lai2	it may be assumed that	29
蝶[蝶]	die2	butterfly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	38
姑娘[姑娘]	gu1 niang5	girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]	1250
日后[日後]	ri4 hou4	sometime; someday (in the future)	163
每日[每日]	mei3 ri4	daily; (soup etc) of the day	31
里头[裡頭]	li3 tou5	inside; interior	106
扣[扣]	kou4	to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code	15
头绳[頭繩]	tou2 sheng2	string to tie hair	1
扯[扯]	che3	to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey	25
胡说[胡說]	hu2 shuo1	to talk nonsense; drivel	69
取[取]	qu3	to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	22
按下[按下]	an4 xia4	to press down; to press a button	1
印[印]	yin4	to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image	8
何必[何必]	he2 bi4	there is no need; why should	70
平日[平日]	ping2 ri4	ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually	78
今日[今日]	jin1 ri4	today	226
便是[便是]	bian4 shi4	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as	101
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/100 words - 4 min
定[定]	ding4	to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order	196
份量[份量]	fen4 liang5	see 分量[fen4 liang5]	2
呗[唄]	bei5	modal particle indicating indicating lack of enthusiasm; modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way	18
究竟[究竟]	jiu1 jing4	to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result	61
纳[納]	na4	to receive; to accept; to enjoy; to bring into; to pay (tax etc); nano- (one billionth); to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing	33
征[徵]	zheng1	to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence	4
多如牛毛[多如牛毛]	duo1 ru2 niu2 mao2	as many as the hair of the ox (idiom); great amount of; countless	2
岂[豈]	qi3	how? (emphatic question)	85
容[容]	rong2	to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance	20
撒野[撒野]	sa1 ye3	to display shockingly bad behavior; to behave atrociously	7
既有[既有]	ji4 you3	existing	2
冤情[冤情]	yuan1 qing2	facts of an injustice; circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice	4
官家[官家]	guan1 jia1	emperor; government; official	196
门口[門口]	men2 kou3	doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]	13
登[登]	deng1	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)	39
闻[聞]	wen2	to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at	27
鼓[鼓]	gu3	drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell	25
敲[敲]	qiao1	to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge	21
大娘[大娘]	da4 niang2	(coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address)	411
板子[板子]	ban3 zi5	board; plank; bamboo or birch for corporal punishment	34
拖[拖]	tuo1	to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on	54
申冤[申冤]	shen1 yuan1	to appeal for justice; to demand redress for a grievance	3
不许[不許]	bu4 xu3	not to allow; must not; can't	57
干嘛[幹嘛]	gan4 ma2	what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth?	44
起开[起開]	qi3 kai5	(dialect) to step aside; Get out of the way!	10
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/125 words - 6 min
杀人[殺人]	sha1 ren2	homicide; to murder; to kill (a person)	41
不成[不成]	bu4 cheng2	won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?	131
告[告]	gao4	to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue	66
石[石]	shi2	rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]	13
灶[灶]	zao4	kitchen stove; kitchen	17
小人[小人]	xiao3 ren2	person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character	48
这就[這就]	zhe4 jiu4	immediately; at once	50
多多[多多]	duo1 duo1	many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more	15
耽误[耽誤]	dan1 wu5	to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with	30
喜宴[喜宴]	xi3 yan4	wedding banquet	7
何苦[何苦]	he2 ku3	why bother?; is it worth the trouble?	15
足足[足足]	zu2 zu2	fully; no less than; as much as; extremely	3
取走[取走]	qu3 zou3	to remove; to take away	2
不该[不該]	bu4 gai1	should not; to owe nothing	41
毫[毫]	hao2	hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth; currency unit, 0.1 yuan	11
院子[院子]	yuan4 zi5	courtyard; garden; yard; patio; CL:個|个[ge4]; (old) servant	134
仗[仗]	zhang4	weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle	32
蛮横[蠻橫]	man2 heng4	rude and unreasonable	4
苦头[苦頭]	ku3 tou5	sufferings	5
若非[若非]	ruo4 fei1	were it not for; if not for	7
惊动[驚動]	jing1 dong4	to alarm; to startle; to disturb	12
聘礼[聘禮]	pin4 li3	betrothal gift	19
袁[袁]	yuan2	long robe (old)	53
花头[花頭]	hua1 tou5	trick; pattern; novel idea; knack	1
聘[聘]	pin4	to engage (a teacher etc); to hire; to betroth; betrothal gift; to get married (of woman)	29
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/150 words - 6 min
船[船]	chuan2	boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]	26
靠岸[靠岸]	kao4 an4	(of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore; landfall	1
掉头[掉頭]	diao4 tou2	to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about	9
父亲[父親]	fu4 qin1	father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	371
盛[盛]	sheng4	flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively	545
稀罕[稀罕]	xi1 han5	rare; uncommon; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3]	10
伯爵[伯爵]	bo2 jue2	earl; count; earldom or countship (old)	117
府[府]	fu3	seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)	440
姻缘[姻緣]	yin1 yuan2	a marriage predestined by fate	23
胡扯[胡扯]	hu2 che3	to chatter; nonsense; blather	6
若[若]	ruo4	to seem; like; as; if	656
华[華]	hua2	magnificent; splendid; flowery	82
儿[兒]	er2	child; son	640
墨[墨]	mo4	ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead	199
兰[蘭]	lan2	orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)	457
怠慢[怠慢]	dai4 man4	to slight; to neglect	12
心尖[心尖]	xin1 jian1	bottom tip of the heart; fig. innermost feelings; coll. my darling	5
噙[噙]	qin2	to hold in (usually refers the mouth or eyes)	32
霜[霜]	shuang1	frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting; (skin) cream	55
咱[咱]	zan2	I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)	65
婚事[婚事]	hun1 shi4	wedding; marriage; CL:門|门[men2],樁|桩[zhuang1]	65
说定[說定]	shuo1 ding4	to agree on; to settle on	3
夫妇[夫婦]	fu1 fu4	a (married) couple; husband and wife; CL:對|对[dui4]	45
扬州[揚州]	Yang2 zhou1	Yangzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu	57
下聘[下聘]	xia4 pin4	to send the betrothal gifts; (fig.) to conclude a marriage	8
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/175 words - 7 min
现下[現下]	xian4 xia4	now; at this moment	24
支配[支配]	zhi1 pei4	to control; to dominate; to allocate	1
郎[郎]	lang2	(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth	223
文[文]	wen2	language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67	92
纯[純]	chun2	pure; simple; unmixed; genuine	17
打发[打發]	da3 fa5	to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)	57
东京[東京]	Dong1 jing1	Tokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)	45
立[立]	li4	to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately	81
嗣[嗣]	si4	succession (to a title); to inherit; continuing (a tradition); posterity	25
团[團]	tuan2	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)	23
搅和[攪和]	jiao3 huo5	to mix; to blend; (fig.) to spoil; to mess up things; to run around with (sb); to get involved with; to mix (with other people)	7
门户[門戶]	men2 hu4	door; strategic gateway; portal; faction; sect; family status; family; web portal; (old) brothel	26
结亲[結親]	jie2 qin1	to marry	16
忠[忠]	zhong1	loyal; devoted; honest	30
勤[勤]	qin2	diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant	26
冷落[冷落]	leng3 luo4	desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder	4
子孙[子孫]	zi3 sun1	offspring; posterity	13
便[便]	bian4	plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards	278
能干[能幹]	neng2 gan4	capable; competent	19
懂事[懂事]	dong3 shi4	sensible; thoughtful; intelligent	41
绍[紹]	shao4	to continue; to carry on	6
沉稳[沉穩]	chen2 wen3	steady; calm; unflustered	5
识[識]	shi2	to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]	15
礼[禮]	li3	gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy	76
威风凛凛[威風凜凜]	wei1 feng1 lin3 lin3	majestic; awe-inspiring presence; impressive power	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/200 words - 8 min
刻薄[刻薄]	ke4 bo2	unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions	16
簪[簪]	zan1	hairpin	35
番[番]	fan1	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	68
话说[話說]	hua4 shuo1	It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount	21
伤心[傷心]	shang1 xin1	to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt	38
官[官]	guan1	government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]	404
灵[靈]	ling2	quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin	14
州[州]	zhou1	prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland)	18
苦寒[苦寒]	ku3 han2	bitter cold	1
咱家[咱家]	zan2 jia1	I; me; we; my home; our house	15
里里外外[裡裡外外]	li3 li3 wai4 wai4	inside and out	3
操持[操持]	cao1 chi5	to manage; to handle	13
生下[生下]	sheng1 xia4	to give birth to	3
苦[苦]	ku3	bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly	61
偏[偏]	pian1	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	34
当中[當中]	dang1 zhong1	among; in the middle; in the center	3
听话[聽話]	ting1 hua4	to do what one is told; obedient	29
疼爱[疼愛]	teng2 ai4	to love dearly	12
伯[伯]	bo2	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]	20
原[原]	yuan2	former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	48
担当[擔當]	dan1 dang1	to take upon oneself; to assume	5
郎君[郎君]	lang2 jun1	my husband and master (archaic); playboy of rich family; pimp	21
夫妻[夫妻]	fu1 qi1	husband and wife; married couple	43
和睦[和睦]	he2 mu4	peaceful relations; harmonious	12
琴瑟和鸣[琴瑟和鳴]	qin2 se4 he2 ming2	in perfect harmony; in sync; lit. qin and se sing in harmony	1
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生儿育女[生兒育女]	sheng1 er2 yu4 nu:3	to bear and raise children	8
一生[一生]	yi1 sheng1	all one's life; throughout one's life	21
和顺[和順]	he2 shun4	sweet-tempered; acquiescent	4
何尝[何嘗]	he2 chang2	(rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that...	6
失信[失信]	shi1 xin4	to break a promise	3
码头[碼頭]	ma3 tou2	dock; pier; wharf; CL:個|个[ge4]	10
卸[卸]	xie4	to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of	10
柏[柏]	bai3	cedar; cypress; Taiwan pr. [bo2]	109
哥儿[哥兒]	ge1 r5	brothers; boys	407
迎[迎]	ying2	to welcome; to meet; to face; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)	10
绝不[絕不]	jue2 bu4	in no way; not in the least; absolutely not	47
眼下[眼下]	yan3 xia4	now; at present; subocular (medicine)	43
恐怕[恐怕]	kong3 pa4	fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe	60
围[圍]	wei2	to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)	21
圈[圈]	quan1	circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle	21
眷[眷]	juan4	concern; wife and children	34
爵位[爵位]	jue2 wei4	order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]	33
护着[護著]	hu4 zhe5	to protect; to guard; to shield	15
往后[往後]	wang3 hou4	from now on; in the future; time to come	18
仕途[仕途]	shi4 tu2	official career (formal)	18
不顺[不順]	bu4 shun4	unfavorable; adverse	4
依附[依附]	yi1 fu4	to adhere; to attach oneself to; to append	2
倘若[倘若]	tang3 ruo4	provided that; supposing that; if	27
争气[爭氣]	zheng1 qi4	to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short	12
荣华富贵[榮華富貴]	rong2 hua2 fu4 gui4	glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom); high position and great wealth	8
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富贵[富貴]	fu4 gui4	riches and honor	29
不在乎[不在乎]	bu4 zai4 hu5	not to care	11
拚命[拚命]	pan4 ming4	see 拼命[pin1 ming4]	8
何止[何止]	he2 zhi3	far more than; not just	11
愣[愣]	leng4	to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly	16
穿戴[穿戴]	chuan1 dai4	to dress; clothing	2
湿[濕]	shi1	moist; wet	2
烟[煙]	yan1	cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke	7
使[使]	shi3	to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger	154
灰[灰]	hui1	ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected	10
天冷[天冷]	tian1 leng3	cold weather	3
窗户[窗戶]	chuang1 hu5	window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4]	3
封[封]	feng1	to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters	59
严实[嚴實]	yan2 shi5	(sealed) tight; close; (hidden) safely; securely	2
盆[盆]	pen2	basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
热水[熱水]	re4 shui3	hot water	5
灌[灌]	guan4	to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)	5
汤[湯]	tang1	soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled	50
婆[婆]	po2	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)	88
榻[榻]	ta4	couch	1
塞[塞]	sai1	to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper	43
桃[桃]	tao2	peach	108
嫁妆[嫁妝]	jia4 zhuang5	dowry	48
典当[典當]	dian3 dang4	to pawn; pawnshop	5
剩[剩]	sheng4	to remain; to be left; to have as remainder	17
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/275 words - 14 min
婆婆[婆婆]	po2 po5	husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma	64
镯子[鐲子]	zhuo2 zi5	bracelet; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	8
爹爹[爹爹]	die1 die5	daddy; granddad	234
斥责[斥責]	chi4 ze2	to lash out; to reprimand	7
发给[發給]	fa1 gei3	to issue; to grant; to distribute	1
若是[若是]	ruo4 shi4	if	282
典[典]	dian3	canon; law; standard work of scholarship; literary quotation or allusion; ceremony; to be in charge of; to mortgage or pawn	9
明日[明日]	ming2 ri4	tomorrow	80
老太太[老太太]	lao3 tai4 tai5	elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother; CL:位[wei4]	364
伺候[伺候]	ci4 hou4	to serve; to wait upon	75
抬举[抬舉]	tai2 ju3	to lift sth up; to elevate sb; to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc); to show great regard; to speak highly	9
大事[大事]	da4 shi4	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]	46
青睐[青睞]	qing1 lai4	(lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor	2
寄[寄]	ji4	to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)	10
银[銀]	yin2	silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency	13
骨炭[骨炭]	gu3 tan4	bone black; animal charcoal	1
暖和[暖和]	nuan3 huo5	warm; nice and warm	4
着呢[著呢]	zhe5 ne5	comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather	95
哪怕[哪怕]	na3 pa4	even; even if; even though; no matter how	20
敷衍[敷衍]	fu1 yan3	to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by	4
一阵子[一陣子]	yi1 zhen4 zi5	a while; a spell; a short time; a burst	9
明[明]	ming2	bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods	341
衣裳[衣裳]	yi1 shang5	clothes	36
装扮[裝扮]	zhuang1 ban4	to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to disguise oneself	3
大姐[大姐]	da4 jie3	big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)	12
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/300 words - 17 min
特[特]	te4	special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex	27
塞外[塞外]	sai4 wai4	beyond the Great Wall	1
大雁[大雁]	da4 yan4	wild goose; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	2
活禽[活禽]	huo2 qin2	poultry; live fowl	1
一对[一對]	yi1 dui4	couple; pair	10
无数[無數]	wu2 shu4	countless; numberless; innumerable	8
欲[欲]	yu4	to wish for; to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yu4]	7
嫡[嫡]	di2	first wife; son of first wife	141
次子[次子]	ci4 zi3	second son	6
娇[嬌]	jiao1	lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail	13
矜[矜]	jin1	to boast; to esteem; to sympathize	1
恭[恭]	gong1	respectful	8
应允[應允]	ying4 yun3	to give one's assent; to consent	2
允[允]	yun3	just; fair; to permit; to allow	14
贺喜[賀喜]	he4 xi3	to congratulate	3
万千[萬千]	wan4 qian1	myriad; multitudinous; multifarious	5
喜[喜]	xi3	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	13
贵府[貴府]	gui4 fu3	your home (honorific)	3
长女[長女]	zhang3 nu:3	eldest daughter	4
姻亲[姻親]	yin1 qin1	affinity; in-laws	2
答[答]	da2	reply; answer; return; respond; echo	14
代[代]	dai4	to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon	19
尊长[尊長]	zun1 zhang3	one's superior; one's elders and betters	13
筹[籌]	chou2	chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds); resource; means	18
小女[小女]	xiao3 nu:3	my daughter (humble)	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/325 words - 18 min
通判[通判]	tong1 pan4	local magistrate	13
豪门[豪門]	hao2 men2	rich and powerful (families); aristocratic; big shots	12
显贵[顯貴]	xian3 gui4	dignitary; distinguished person; royalty; nobleman; big shot	6
款待[款待]	kuan3 dai4	to entertain; to be hospitable to	4
不周[不周]	bu4 zhou1	not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate	9
尽兴[盡興]	jin4 xing4	to enjoy oneself to the full; to one's heart's content	2
性格[性格]	xing4 ge2	nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
坚韧[堅韌]	jian1 ren4	tough and durable; tenacious	1
盘算[盤算]	pan2 suan4	to plot; to scheme; to calculate	21
压[壓]	ya1	to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure	19
箱[箱]	xiang1	box; trunk; chest	4
底[底]	di3	background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base	13
越[越]	yue4	to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more	75
年前[年前]	nian2 qian2	before the end of the year; before the new year	11
石鼓[石鼓]	Dan4 gu3	Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan	1
巷[巷]	xiang4	lane; alley	17
隔壁[隔壁]	ge2 bi4	next door; neighbor	39
王家[王家]	wang2 jia1	princely	118
妹妹[妹妹]	mei4 mei5	younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4]	372
亲戚[親戚]	qin1 qi5	a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	46
敬[敬]	jing4	to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer	56
客人[客人]	ke4 ren2	visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4]	7
投壶[投壺]	tou2 hu2	ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment	25
快要[快要]	kuai4 yao4	almost; nearly; almost all	6
畜生[畜生]	chu4 sheng5	domestic animal; brute; bastard	16
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/350 words - 21 min
糟[糟]	zao1	dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined	17
姐[姐]	jie3	older sister	125
雁[雁]	yan4	wild goose	17
斗气[鬥氣]	dou4 qi4	to have a grudge against	4
博[博]	bo2	extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble	3
祖母[祖母]	zu3 mu3	father's mother; paternal grandmother	418
枫[楓]	feng1	maple (genus Acer)	51
几次[幾次]	ji3 ci4	several times	18
既[既]	ji4	already; since; both... (and...)	99
胜[勝]	sheng4	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)	14
上阵[上陣]	shang4 zhen4	to go into battle	4
下场[下場]	xia4 chang5	the end; to conclude	12
颜面[顏面]	yan2 mian4	face; prestige	37
全都[全都]	quan2 dou1	all; without exception	35
孙女[孫女]	sun1 nu:3	son's daughter; granddaughter	78
做主[做主]	zuo4 zhu3	see 作主[zuo4 zhu3]	51
大姑[大姑]	da4 gu1	father's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law	48
从此[從此]	cong2 ci3	from now on; since then; henceforth	21
拿主意[拿主意]	na2 zhu3 yi5	to make a decision; to make up one's mind	4
箭[箭]	jian4	arrow; CL:支[zhi1]	11
必[必]	bi4	certainly; must; will; necessarily	35
瞧见[瞧見]	qiao2 jian4	to see	26
君[君]	jun1	monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler	242
虽说[雖說]	sui1 shuo1	though; although	20
把戏[把戲]	ba3 xi4	acrobatics; jugglery; cheap trick; game	10
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/375 words - 21 min
不止[不止]	bu4 zhi3	incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to	16
有失[有失]	you3 shi1	to fail or lose (used in fixed expressions)	6
光彩[光彩]	guang1 cai3	luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance	9
确实[確實]	que4 shi2	indeed; really; reliable; real; true	38
姻[姻]	yin1	marriage connections	1
叔父[叔父]	shu1 fu4	father's younger brother; uncle	17
立即[立即]	li4 ji2	immediately	4
喝止[喝止]	he4 zhi3	to shout at sb to stop	1
贤[賢]	xian2	worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation	32
侄[侄]	zhi2	variant of 姪|侄[zhi2]	7
出面[出面]	chu1 mian4	to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up	11
阻止[阻止]	zu3 zhi3	to prevent; to block	1
烨[燁]	ye4	blaze of fire; glorious	189
有名[有名]	you3 ming2	famous; well-known	6
人物[人物]	ren2 wu4	person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; CL:個|个[ge4]	17
规矩[規矩]	gui1 ju5	lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved	80
一时[一時]	yi1 shi2	a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time	36
技[技]	ji4	skill	4
痒[癢]	yang3	to itch; to tickle	1
不动[不動]	bu4 dong4	motionless	6
贼[賊]	zei2	thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely	68
妇[婦]	fu4	woman	62
未必[未必]	wei4 bi4	not necessarily; maybe not	35
场面[場面]	chang3 mian4	scene; spectacle; occasion; situation	16
应酬[應酬]	ying4 chou5	social niceties; social interaction; a dinner party	13
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/400 words - 23 min
为何[為何]	wei4 he2	why	81
销魂[銷魂]	xiao1 hun2	ecstasy; rapture; to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow	1
窟[窟]	ku1	cave; hole	1
投[投]	tou2	to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of	28
非要[非要]	fei1 yao4	to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something)	58
丢人[丟人]	diu1 ren2	to lose face	20
席[席]	xi2	woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc	38
云[雲]	yun2	cloud; CL:朵[duo3]	59
栽[栽]	zai1	to grow; to plant; to insert; to force on sb; to fall head first	28
花园[花園]	hua1 yuan2	garden; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]	14
成器[成器]	cheng2 qi4	to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect	8
客[客]	ke4	customer; visitor; guest	29
不便[不便]	bu4 bian4	inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash	22
上前[上前]	shang4 qian2	to advance; to step forward	4
便宜[便宜]	pian2 yi5	cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly	15
舍弟[舍弟]	she4 di4	my younger brother (humble term)	1
猎[獵]	lie4	hunting	5
摆[擺]	bai3	to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum	43
案[案]	an4	(legal) case; incident; record; file; table	19
桌[桌]	zhuo1	table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc	6
外人[外人]	wai4 ren2	outsider; foreigner; stranger	25
自个儿[自個兒]	zi4 ge3 r5	(dialect) oneself; by oneself	7
上门[上門]	shang4 men2	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	38
执意[執意]	zhi2 yi4	to be determined to; to insist on	7
此[此]	ci3	this; these	140
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/425 words - 24 min
意[意]	yi4	idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate	30
话说回来[話說回來]	hua4 shuo1 hui2 lai5	returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...; in this connection; in passing; nevertheless,...; anyhow	3
终[終]	zhong1	end; finish	18
归[歸]	gui1	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	42
出风头[出風頭]	chu1 feng1 tou5	to push oneself forward; to seek fame; to be in the limelight; same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chu1 feng1 tou5]	6
插手[插手]	cha1 shou3	to get involved in; to meddle; interference	5
合适[合適]	he2 shi4	suitable; fitting; appropriate	12
叨[叨]	dao1	garrulous	6
扰[擾]	rao3	to disturb	12
惶恐[惶恐]	huang2 kong3	terrified	4
屁[屁]	pi4	fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing	3
醉[醉]	zui4	intoxicated	22
受不了[受不了]	shou4 bu4 liao3	unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand	6
激[激]	ji1	to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent	3
桥[橋]	qiao2	bridge; CL:座[zuo4]	6
招待[招待]	zhao1 dai4	to receive (guests); to entertain; reception	10
得罪[得罪]	de2 zui5	to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4]	30
息怒[息怒]	xi1 nu4	to calm down; to quell one's anger	18
佯[佯]	yang2	to feign; to pretend	1
插花[插花]	cha1 hua1	flower arranging; ikebana	10
品茶[品茶]	pin3 cha2	to taste tea; to sip tea	2
把持[把持]	ba3 chi2	to control; to dominate; to monopolize	7
竟[竟]	jing4	unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed	97
事务[事務]	shi4 wu4	(political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)	6
住手[住手]	zhu4 shou3	to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand	26
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/450 words - 26 min
保不住[保不住]	bao3 bu5 zhu4	cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well	8
扒[扒]	ba1	to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig	6
皮[皮]	pi2	leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty	33
母[母]	mu3	mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female	257
前院[前院]	qian2 yuan4	front courtyard; front yard	11
认错[認錯]	ren4 cuo4	to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake	13
痛斥[痛斥]	tong4 chi4	to criticize harshly; to denounce; to attack viciously	1
年少[年少]	nian2 shao4	young; junior	10
轻狂[輕狂]	qing1 kuang2	frivolous	2
切[切]	qie1	to cut; to slice; tangent (math)	12
切[切]	qie4	definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; close to; eager; to correspond to; see also 反切[fan3 qie4]	12
情面[情面]	qing2 mian4	feelings and sensibilities; sentiment and face; sensitivity to other's feelings	10
纮[紘]	hong2	cord for hat; vast	106
冬[冬]	dong1	winter	20
荣[榮]	rong2	glory; honor; thriving	61
素[素]	su4	raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever	10
交情[交情]	jiao1 qing5	friendship; friendly relations	19
打听[打聽]	da3 ting5	to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around	69
闯[闖]	chuang3	to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships)	41
祸[禍]	huo4	disaster; misfortune; calamity	26
包庇[包庇]	bao1 bi4	to shield; to harbor; to cover up	2
狠狠[狠狠]	hen3 hen3	resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly	23
皮开肉绽[皮開肉綻]	pi2 kai1 rou4 zhan4	flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)	4
出气[出氣]	chu1 qi4	to give vent to anger	15
母亲[母親]	mu3 qin1	mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	686
线[線]	xian4	thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)	16
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/475 words - 27 min
不打紧[不打緊]	bu4 da3 jin3	unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind	15
虚[虛]	xu1	emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain	14
图[圖]	tu2	diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek	25
有趣[有趣]	you3 qu4	interesting; fascinating; amusing	10
纵容[縱容]	zong4 rong2	to indulge; to connive at	9
他人[他人]	ta1 ren2	another; sb else; other people	19
赌[賭]	du3	to bet; to gamble	10
丢脸[丟臉]	diu1 lian3	to lose face; humiliation	10
横竖[橫豎]	heng2 shu5	anyway	39
啥[啥]	sha2	dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]; also pr. [sha4]	12
大不了[大不了]	da4 bu4 liao3	at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming	13
一家[一家]	yi1 jia1	the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group	32
当场[當場]	dang1 chang3	at the scene; on the spot	11
城[城]	cheng2	city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]	63
笑话[笑話]	xiao4 hua4	joke; jest; CL:個|个[ge4]; to laugh at; to mock	84
孽畜[孽畜]	nie4 chu4	evil creature (multipurpose curse); evil domestic animal	7
一条心[一條心]	yi1 tiao2 xin1	to be of one mind; to think or act alike	6
瞧[瞧]	qiao2	to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit	333
事事[事事]	shi4 shi4	everything	17
辜负[辜負]	gu1 fu4	to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint	10
不清[不清]	bu4 qing1	unclear	4
书房[書房]	shu1 fang2	study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1]	35
边疆[邊疆]	bian1 jiang1	border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region	29
堪舆[堪輿]	kan1 yu2	geomancy	2
读书[讀書]	du2 shu1	to read a book; to study; to attend school	38
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/500 words - 29 min
能耐[能耐]	neng2 nai4	ability; capability	12
统[統]	tong3	to gather; to unite; to unify; whole	7
二郎[二郎]	Er4 lang2	see 二郎神[Er4 lang2 shen2]	184
寸[寸]	cun4	a unit of length; inch; thumb	7
怎[怎]	zen3	how	38
上都[上都]	Shang4 du1	Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)	4
这儿[這兒]	zhe4 r5	here	232
咋[咋]	za3	dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]	2
样[樣]	yang4	manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type	21
看准[看準]	kan4 zhun3	to observe and make sure; to check	2
喽[嘍]	lou5	(final particle equivalent to 了[le5]); (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation)	1
打死[打死]	da3 si3	to kill; to beat to death	65
认输[認輸]	ren4 shu1	to concede; to admit defeat	1
接着[接著]	jie1 zhe5	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	11
算数[算數]	suan4 shu4	to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important)	5
投中[投中]	tou2 zhong4	to hit the target with one's throw; (basketball) to score	1
小妹妹[小妹妹]	xiao3 mei4 mei5	little sister; little girl; (coll.) vulva	3
娃娃[娃娃]	wa2 wa5	baby; small child; doll	17
胜之不武[勝之不武]	sheng4 zhi1 bu4 wu3	(fig.) to fight a one-sided battle; to have an unfair advantage in a contest	1
兴起[興起]	xing1 qi3	to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue	1
方才[方才]	fang1 cai2	just now; then	60
好些[好些]	hao3 xie1	a good deal of; quite a lot	45
有志气[有志氣]	you3 zhi4 qi4	ambitious	5
明儿[明兒]	ming2 r5	(coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day	88
贯[貫]	guan4	to pierce through; to pass through; to be stringed together; string of 1000 cash	8
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/525 words - 33 min
耳[耳]	er3	ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)	11
一手[一手]	yi1 shou3	a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help	13
壶[壺]	hu2	pot; classifier for bottled liquid	7
平[平]	ping2	flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]	57
眼看[眼看]	yan3 kan4	soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens	26
输给[輸給]	shu1 gei3	to lose to (sb); to be outdone by	5
小姑[小姑]	xiao3 gu1	husband's younger sister; sister-in-law	10
这下[這下]	zhe4 xia4	this time	17
赶不上[趕不上]	gan3 bu4 shang4	can't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake	8
法子[法子]	fa3 zi5	way; method; Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5]	34
不要紧[不要緊]	bu4 yao4 jin3	unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but	18
依[依]	yi1	to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of	21
竿[竿]	gan1	pole	5
北[北]	bei3	north; to be defeated (classical)	17
一阵[一陣]	yi1 zhen4	a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)	6
喝酒[喝酒]	he1 jiu3	to drink (alcohol)	15
技艺[技藝]	ji4 yi4	skill; art	1
高超[高超]	gao1 chao1	excellent; superlative	1
用得上[用得上]	yong4 de5 shang4	needed; to come in useful	6
衙内[衙內]	ya2 nei4	child of an official; palace bodyguard	1
做客[做客]	zuo4 ke4	to be a guest or visitor	6
尽心尽力[盡心盡力]	jin4 xin1 jin4 li4	making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out; to do one's utmost	2
砸[砸]	za2	to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle	19
场子[場子]	chang3 zi5	(coll.) gathering place; public venue	4
有脸[有臉]	you3 lian3	lit. having face; to have prestige; to command respect; to have the nerve (e.g. to ask sth outrageous); to have the gall; not ashamed to	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/550 words - 34 min
鸟[鳥]	niao3	bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam	5
到处[到處]	dao4 chu4	everywhere	15
不送[不送]	bu4 song4	don't bother to see me out	3
大哥[大哥]	da4 ge1	eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss	34
搅乱[攪亂]	jiao3 luan4	to disrupt; to throw into disorder	2
婚宴[婚宴]	hun1 yan4	wedding reception	2
对不住[對不住]	dui4 bu5 zhu4	to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal)	9
燕[燕]	yan4	swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴[yan4]	22
十六[十六]	shi2 liu4	sixteen; 16	6
夺回[奪回]	duo2 hui2	to take back (forcibly); to recapture; to win back	3
朝后[朝後]	chao2 hou4	backwards; facing back	1
患[患]	huan4	to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry	4
无穷[無窮]	wu2 qiong2	endless; boundless; inexhaustible	2
一个个[一個個]	yi1 ge4 ge4	each and every one	11
猫[貓]	mao1	cat; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem	11
逗[逗]	dou4	to stay; to stop; to tease (play with); amusing; short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 讀|读[dou4])	3
不务正业[不務正業]	bu4 wu4 zheng4 ye4	not to engage in honest work; to ignore one's proper occupation; not to attend to one's proper duties	2
徒[徒]	tu2	disciple; apprentice; believer; on foot; bare or empty; to no avail; only; prison sentence	4
痴人说梦[痴人說夢]	chi1 ren2 shuo1 meng4	lunatic ravings; nonsense; pipe dream	1
愿[願]	yuan4	to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing	35
发誓[發誓]	fa1 shi4	to vow; to pledge; to swear	19
亡母[亡母]	wang2 mu3	deceased mother	18
誓[誓]	shi4	oath; vow; to swear; to pledge	10
不必[不必]	bu4 bi4	need not; does not have to; not necessarily	81
仲[仲]	zhong4	second month of a season; middle; intermediate; second amongst brothers	52
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/575 words - 37 min
怀[懷]	huai2	bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)	78
则[則]	ze2	(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items	38
诚[誠]	cheng2	sincere; authentic; really; truly	9
行事[行事]	xing2 shi4	to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct	18
稳重[穩重]	wen3 zhong4	steady; earnest; staid	9
拔尖[拔尖]	ba2 jian1	top-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front	4
出头[出頭]	chu1 tou2	to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than	28
娘家[娘家]	niang2 jia5	married woman's parents' home	56
势[勢]	shi4	power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals	12
尊贵[尊貴]	zun1 gui4	respected; respectable; honorable	17
得宠[得寵]	de2 chong3	to be a favorite; favor	6
体面[體面]	ti3 mian4	dignity; face (as in "losing face"); honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable	22
主人[主人]	zhu3 ren2	master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]	11
得病[得病]	de2 bing4	to fall ill; to contract a disease	2
卖身[賣身]	mai4 shen1	to prostitute oneself; to sell oneself into slavery	12
要紧[要緊]	yao4 jin3	important; urgent	50
事理[事理]	shi4 li3	reason; logic	8
好歹[好歹]	hao3 dai3	good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever	35
斗篷[斗篷]	dou3 peng5	cloak; mantle	2
眼睁睁[眼睜睜]	yan3 zheng1 zheng1	to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly	9
皮毛[皮毛]	pi2 mao2	fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge	1
骨血[骨血]	gu3 xue4	flesh and blood; one's offspring	7
里[里]	li3	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	20
仇[仇]	chou2	hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)	12
出息[出息]	chu1 xi5	future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up	19
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/600 words - 38 min
不中用[不中用]	bu4 zhong4 yong4	unfit for anything; no good; useless; (of a sick person) beyond hope	3
罢了[罷了]	ba4 le5	a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)	73
好话[好話]	hao3 hua4	friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions	10
糊涂[糊塗]	hu2 tu5	muddled; silly; confused	52
清醒[清醒]	qing1 xing3	clear-headed; sober; awake	8
孩儿[孩兒]	hai2 er2	child	8
奴婢[奴婢]	nu2 bi4	slave servant	131
恩德[恩德]	en1 de2	benevolence; favor	2
报答[報答]	bao4 da2	to repay; to requite	17
当着[當著]	dang1 zhe5	in front of; in the presence of	21
满城[滿城]	Man3 cheng2	Mancheng county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei	1
文武[文武]	wen2 wu3	civil and military	4
年幼[年幼]	nian2 you4	young; underage	11
不知[不知]	bu4 zhi1	not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)	118
深浅[深淺]	shen1 qian3	deep or shallow; depth (of the sea); limits of decorum	1
旁人[旁人]	pang2 ren2	other people; bystanders; onlookers; outsiders	33
架不住[架不住]	jia4 bu5 zhu4	(coll.) unable to withstand; cannot bear; can't stand it; no match for	3
醉醺醺[醉醺醺]	zui4 xun1 xun1	drunk; intoxicated	1
向来[向來]	xiang4 lai2	always (previously)	18
宽宥[寬宥]	kuan1 you4	to pardon; to forgive	6
仁慈[仁慈]	ren2 ci2	benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful	3
闺[閨]	gui1	small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; by ext. women	11
帏[幃]	wei2	curtain; women's apartment; tent	4
之中[之中]	zhi1 zhong1	inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during	10
饶恕[饒恕]	rao2 shu4	to forgive; to pardon; to spare	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/625 words - 40 min
装出[裝出]	zhuang1 chu1	to assume (an air of)	5
发落[發落]	fa1 luo4	to deal with (an offender)	9
显得[顯得]	xian3 de5	to seem; to look; to appear	25
教养[教養]	jiao4 yang3	to train; to educate; to bring up; to nurture; education; culture; upbringing; early conditioning	13
鞭[鞭]	bian1	whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food)	1
绝[絕]	jue2	to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means	29
二话[二話]	er4 hua4	objection; differing opinion	3
罚[罰]	fa2	to punish; to penalize	77
废[廢]	fei4	to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste	14
只顾[只顧]	zhi3 gu4	solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect	5
出人命[出人命]	chu1 ren2 ming4	fatal; resulting in sb's death	5
住嘴[住嘴]	zhu4 zui3	to hold one's tongue; Shut up!	7
慈悲[慈悲]	ci2 bei1	mercy	5
辱[辱]	ru3	disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4]	16
家门[家門]	jia1 men2	house door; family clan	16
擅[擅]	shan4	without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at	6
专[專]	zhuan1	for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized	7
掌[掌]	zhang3	palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield	14
刑[刑]	xing2	punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment	17
示[示]	shi4	to show; to reveal	2
公正[公正]	gong1 zheng4	just; fair; equitable	2
教子[教子]	jiao4 zi3	to educate one's children; godson	5
严[嚴]	yan2	tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father	18
只管[只管]	zhi3 guan3	solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth)	30
牢牢[牢牢]	lao2 lao2	firmly; safely	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep01/644 words - 41 min
挨[挨]	ai1	in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to	16
挨[挨]	ai2	to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle	16
刁钻[刁鑽]	diao1 zuan1	crafty; tricky	5
半点[半點]	ban4 dian3	the least bit	20
错处[錯處]	cuo4 chu5	fault	8
乖顺[乖順]	guai1 shun4	obedient (colloquial)	2
心肝宝贝[心肝寶貝]	xin1 gan1 bao3 bei4	precious darling (often refers to one's child); sweetheart	1
趁机[趁機]	chen4 ji1	to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation	2
钥匙[鑰匙]	yao4 shi5	key; CL:把[ba3]	12
牌[牌]	pai2	mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]	9
空隙[空隙]	kong4 xi4	crack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events	2
出口[出口]	chu1 kou3	an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port	8
想不通[想不通]	xiang3 bu5 tong1	unable to understand; unable to get over	2
狠[狠]	hen3	ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3]	32
保[保]	bao3	to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)	29
帅[帥]	shuai4	handsome; graceful; smart; commander in chief; (coll.) cool!; sweet!	5
打下[打下]	da3 xia4	to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc)	1
不但[不但]	bu4 dan4	not only (... but also...)	23
消[消]	xiao1	to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need	14
心疼[心疼]	xin1 teng2	to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed	40
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/25 words - 3 min
昨夜[昨夜]	zuo2 ye4	last night	15
閒[閒]	jian1	variant of 間|间[jian1]	83
潭[潭]	tan2	deep pool; pond; pit (dialect); depression	5
落[落]	luo4	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	67
春[春]	chun1	spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life	38
春江花月夜[春江花月夜]	Chun1 jiang1 hua1 yue4 ye4	River on a spring night, long yuefu poem by 張若虛|张若虚[Zhang1 Ruo4 xu1]	1
张若虚[張若虛]	Zhang1 Ruo4 xu1	Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜	1
才子[才子]	cai2 zi3	gifted scholar	1
才气[才氣]	cai2 qi4	talent (usually literary or artistic)	1
亲生[親生]	qin1 sheng1	one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents)	33
先前[先前]	xian1 qian2	before; previously	19
请安[請安]	qing3 an1	to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])	43
酥[酥]	su1	flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky	18
饼[餅]	bing3	round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry; CL:張|张[zhang1]	13
早饭[早飯]	zao3 fan4	breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]	9
偏要[偏要]	pian1 yao4	to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything	14
爹[爹]	die1	dad	100
赶走[趕走]	gan3 zou3	to drive out; to turn back	12
跟前[跟前]	gen1 qian2	the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date)	22
早些[早些]	zao3 xie1	a bit earlier	11
原本[原本]	yuan2 ben3	originally; original	27
教育[教育]	jiao4 yu4	to educate; to teach; education	3
受教[受教]	shou4 jiao4	to receive instruction; to benefit from advice	1
郎中[郎中]	lang2 zhong1	doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful)	106
轻[輕]	qing1	light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage	30
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/50 words - 4 min
郁结[鬱結]	yu4 jie2	to suffer from pent-up frustrations; mental knot; emotional issue	1
寡[寡]	gua3	few; scant; widowed	11
欢[歡]	huan1	joyous; happy; pleased	7
闷[悶]	men4	bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed	7
缘故[緣故]	yuan2 gu4	reason; cause	3
玩意儿[玩意兒]	wan2 yi4 r5	erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4]	18
折腾[折騰]	zhe1 teng5	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)	28
清净[清淨]	qing1 jing4	peaceful; quiet; tranquil; purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism)	8
着急[著急]	zhao2 ji2	to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2]	38
九[九]	jiu3	nine; 9	31
摔[摔]	shuai1	to throw down; to fall; to drop and break	36
碗[碗]	wan3	bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]	37
盏[盞]	zhan3	a small cup; classifier for lamps	51
苦楚[苦楚]	ku3 chu3	suffering; misery; pain (esp. psychological)	5
心肠[心腸]	xin1 chang2	heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood	10
软[軟]	ruan3	soft; flexible	29
日头[日頭]	ri4 tou2	sun (dialect); daytime; date	2
下雨[下雨]	xia4 yu3	to rain	5
雾气[霧氣]	wu4 qi4	fog; mist; vapor	1
晒[曬]	shai4	(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	2
慌[慌]	huang1	to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly	19
哄[哄]	hong1	roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)	28
高高兴兴[高高興興]	gao1 gao1 xing4 xing4	cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily	3
教训[教訓]	jiao4 xun5	lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb	37
爱子[愛子]	ai4 zi3	beloved son	10
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/75 words - 9 min
需[需]	xu1	to require; to need; to want; necessity; need	18
风范[風範]	feng1 fan4	air; manner; model; paragon; demeanor	6
母女[母女]	mu3 nu:3	mother-daughter	15
疏忽[疏忽]	shu1 hu5	to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness	6
看一看[看一看]	kan4 yi1 kan4	to have a look	3
来得及[來得及]	lai2 de5 ji2	there's still time; able to do sth in time	3
一准[一准]	yi1 zhun3	certainly; also written 一準|一准[yi1 zhun3]	3
吃食[吃食]	chi1 shi5	food; edibles	7
行令[行令]	xing2 ling4	to issue orders; to order sb to drink in a drinking game	1
宴[宴]	yan4	feast; repose	27
进出[進出]	jin4 chu1	to enter or exit; to go through	4
物件[物件]	wu4 jian4	object	14
浓烟[濃煙]	nong2 yan1	thick smoke	2
值钱[值錢]	zhi2 qian2	valuable; costly; expensive	4
当心[當心]	dang1 xin1	to take care; to look out	23
枕头[枕頭]	zhen3 tou5	pillow	3
里边[裡邊]	li3 bian5	inside	41
窗子[窗子]	chuang1 zi5	window	2
家父[家父]	jia1 fu4	(polite) my father	1
曾[曾]	ceng2	once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)	29
冤狱[冤獄]	yuan1 yu4	unjust charge or verdict; miscarriage of justice; frame-up	1
庄[莊]	zhuang1	farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)	94
学究[學究]	xue2 jiu1	pedant	41
儒[儒]	ru2	scholar; Confucian	3
兄[兄]	xiong1	elder brother	26
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/100 words - 12 min
何[何]	he2	what; how; why; which; carry	66
同窗[同窗]	tong2 chuang1	schoolmate; fellow student	6
一并[一併]	yi1 bing4	to lump together; to treat along with all the others	15
科考[科考]	ke1 kao3	preliminary round of imperial examinations; abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 cha2], scientific exploration	24
伍[伍]	wu3	squad of five soldiers; to associate with; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)	3
出身[出身]	chu1 shen1	to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin	54
性子[性子]	xing4 zi5	temper	32
不耐烦[不耐煩]	bu4 nai4 fan2	impatience; impatient	1
不妨[不妨]	bu4 fang2	there is no harm in; might as well	41
武[武]	wu3	martial; military	10
建功立业[建功立業]	jian4 gong1 li4 ye4	to achieve or accomplish goals	2
收复[收復]	shou1 fu4	to recover (lost territory etc); to recapture	4
有朝一日[有朝一日]	you3 zhao1 yi1 ri4	one day; sometime in the future	7
出兵[出兵]	chu1 bing1	to send troops	2
故土[故土]	gu4 tu3	native country; one's homeland	2
憾[憾]	han4	regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)	3
公子[公子]	gong1 zi3	son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific)	271
救命[救命]	jiu4 ming4	to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!	31
恕[恕]	shu4	to forgive	6
前厅[前廳]	qian2 ting1	anteroom; vestibule; lobby (of a hotel etc)	16
逗人[逗人]	dou4 ren2	amusing; funny; entertaining	1
热闹[熱鬧]	re4 nao5	bustling with noise and excitement; lively	35
丫头[丫頭]	ya1 tou5	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)	193
说明[說明]	shuo1 ming2	to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]	13
亲自[親自]	qin1 zi4	personally; in person; oneself	74
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/125 words - 14 min
洗手[洗手]	xi3 shou3	to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet	2
全家[全家]	quan2 jia1	whole family	66
争[爭]	zheng1	to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)	59
口气[口氣]	kou3 qi4	tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone	20
见识[見識]	jian4 shi5	to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight	23
盼[盼]	pan4	to hope for; to long for; to expect	21
爱护[愛護]	ai4 hu4	to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect	1
看上[看上]	kan4 shang4	to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for	35
福分[福分]	fu2 fen5	one's happy lot; good fortune	12
正是[正是]	zheng4 shi4	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as	32
当日[當日]	dang1 ri4	on that day	22
在世[在世]	zai4 shi4	to be alive	15
乡下人[鄉下人]	xiang1 xia4 ren2	country folk; rustic; rural folk	2
同人[同人]	tong2 ren2	people from the same workplace or profession; co-worker; colleague; pop culture enthusiasts who create fan fiction etc	3
君子[君子]	jun1 zi3	nobleman; person of noble character	9
六艺[六藝]	Liu4 Yi4	the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4]); another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1]	1
射[射]	she4	to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)	4
其[其]	qi2	his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	45
宝[寶]	bao3	jewel; gem; treasure; precious	13
擂[擂]	lei2	beat; to grind	4
发汗[發汗]	fa1 han4	to sweat	2
女子[女子]	nu:3 zi3	woman; female	58
怀胎[懷胎]	huai2 tai1	to become pregnant; to carry a child in the womb	4
体[體]	ti3	body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)	17
雪[雪]	xue3	snow; snowfall; CL:場|场[chang2]; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean	19
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/150 words - 16 min
熄[熄]	xi1	to extinguish; to put out (fire); to quench; to stop burning; to go out (of fire, lamp etc); to come to an end; to wither away; to die out; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	2
窗[窗]	chuang1	shutter; window; CL:扇[shan4]	3
着凉[著涼]	zhao2 liang2	to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2]	10
万万[萬萬]	wan4 wan4	absolutely; wholly	22
足[足]	zu2	foot; to be sufficient; ample	16
可怜见[可憐見]	ke3 lian2 jian4	(coll.) pitiable; to have pity on sb	5
发抖[發抖]	fa1 dou3	to tremble; to shake; to shiver	3
小孩子[小孩子]	xiao3 hai2 zi5	child	12
当真[當真]	dang4 zhen1	to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!	14
讨[討]	tao3	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	25
屋子[屋子]	wu1 zi5	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]	49
眼前[眼前]	yan3 qian2	before one's eyes; now; at present	11
今晚[今晚]	jin1 wan3	tonight	13
琐事[瑣事]	suo3 shi4	trifle	2
繁多[繁多]	fan2 duo1	many and varied; of many different kinds	2
存[存]	cun2	to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive	12
舍得[捨得]	she3 de5	to be willing to part with sth	13
拿出[拿出]	na2 chu1	to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)	10
餐[餐]	can1	meal; to eat; classifier for meals	3
饱[飽]	bao3	to eat till full; satisfied	8
从未[從未]	cong2 wei4	never	16
一味[一味]	yi1 wei4	blindly; invariably	8
隐忍[隱忍]	yin3 ren3	to bear patiently; to endure silently; to forbear	5
贪嘴[貪嘴]	tan1 zui3	gluttonous	3
是否[是否]	shi4 fou3	whether (or not); if; is or isn't	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/175 words - 19 min
委屈[委屈]	wei3 qu5	to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance	40
四方[四方]	si4 fang1	four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere	4
本事[本事]	ben3 shi5	ability; skill	27
逛[逛]	guang4	to stroll; to visit	9
彩[彩]	cai3	(bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize	13
环[環]	huan2	ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in	10
气冲冲[氣沖沖]	qi4 chong1 chong1	furious; enraged	1
倒像[倒像]	dao4 xiang4	inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down)	6
做大[做大]	zuo4 da4	arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale	3
德[德]	de2	virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind	41
妒忌[妒忌]	du4 ji4	to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy	3
平白无故[平白無故]	ping2 bai2 wu2 gu4	without good cause	5
糟践[糟踐]	zao1 jian5	to waste; to spoil; to destroy; to insult grievously	21
口吃[口吃]	kou3 chi1	to stammer; to stutter; also pr. [kou3 ji2]	2
唆[唆]	suo1	to suck; to incite	14
受宠[受寵]	shou4 chong3	to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered	2
风头[風頭]	feng1 tou2	wind direction; the way the wind blows; fig. trend; direction of events; how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself); public opinion (concerning one's actions); publicity (usually derog.); limelight	9
骑[騎]	qi2	to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses	14
头上[頭上]	tou2 shang4	overhead; above	32
朝[朝]	chao2	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	156
朝[朝]	zhao1	morning	156
龙[龍]	long2	dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial	12
凡[凡]	fan2	ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale	3
土[土]	tu3	earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]	15
脚下[腳下]	jiao3 xia4	under the foot	10
泥[泥]	ni2	mud; clay; paste; pulp	13
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/200 words - 22 min
也罢[也罷]	ye3 ba4	(reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)	22
妾[妾]	qie4	concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)	150
撒泼[撒潑]	sa1 po1	to make an unreasonable scene	11
良心[良心]	liang2 xin1	conscience	14
晓得[曉得]	xiao3 de5	to know	8
那儿[那兒]	na4 r5	there	100
冰窖[冰窖]	bing1 jiao4	icehouse	2
脾气[脾氣]	pi2 qi5	character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4]	65
奴[奴]	nu2	slave	20
议[議]	yi4	to comment on; to discuss; to suggest	34
诸般[諸般]	zhu1 ban1	various; many different kinds of	4
幸亏[幸虧]	xing4 kui1	fortunately; luckily	8
本分[本分]	ben3 fen4	(to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role	11
读[讀]	du2	to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]	23
昧[昧]	mei4	to conceal; dark	2
山[山]	shan1	mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable	39
空口白话[空口白話]	kong1 kou3 bai2 hua4	empty promises	2
污[污]	wu1	dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth	8
清白[清白]	qing1 bai2	pure; innocent	17
侮[侮]	wu3	to insult; to ridicule; to disgrace	1
茶水[茶水]	cha2 shui3	tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves	10
寒[寒]	han2	cold; poor; to tremble	8
蠢货[蠢貨]	chun3 huo4	blockhead; idiot; dunce; moron; fool	8
瞒[瞞]	man2	to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark	45
活活[活活]	huo2 huo2	while still alive; simply; totally	23
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/225 words - 23 min
逼死[逼死]	bi1 si3	to hound sb to death	15
欺瞒[欺瞞]	qi1 man2	to fool; to hoodwink; to dupe	9
分内[分內]	fen4 nei4	one's job or duty; within one's remit	3
桩[樁]	zhuang1	stump; stake; pile; classifier for items	24
帐目[帳目]	zhang4 mu4	account	15
册[冊]	ce4	book; booklet; classifier for books	15
下面[下面]	xia4 mian4	below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]	14
周到[周到]	zhou1 dao4	thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5]	11
吩咐[吩咐]	fen1 fu4	to tell; to instruct; to command	51
分发[分發]	fen1 fa1	to distribute; distribution; to assign (sb) to a job	1
因[因]	yin1	cause; reason; because	20
身子[身子]	shen1 zi5	body; pregnancy; health	72
每月[每月]	mei3 yue4	each month	4
凑[湊]	cou4	to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity	11
贴[貼]	tie1	to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip	14
燕窝[燕窩]	yan4 wo1	edible bird's nest	5
体己[體己]	ti1 ji5	intimate; private saving of family members	2
公[公]	gong1	public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)	339
目[目]	mu4	eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title	6
不曾[不曾]	bu4 ceng2	hasn't yet; hasn't ever	16
造[造]	zao4	to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops	10
君主[君主]	jun1 zhu3	monarch; sovereign	6
帐簿[帳簿]	zhang4 bu4	account book	10
氏[氏]	shi4	clan name; maiden name	125
攀诬[攀誣]	pan1 wu1	to frame; to accuse unjustly	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/250 words - 26 min
和善[和善]	he2 shan4	good-natured	8
中间[中間]	zhong1 jian1	between; intermediate; mid; middle	5
差错[差錯]	cha1 cuo4	mistake; slip-up; fault; error (in data transmission); accident; mishap	12
蠢[蠢]	chun3	stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion	32
念头[念頭]	nian4 tou5	thought; idea; intention	9
分辩[分辯]	fen1 bian4	to explain the facts; to defend against an accusation	6
没用[沒用]	mei2 yong4	useless	25
凭空[憑空]	ping2 kong1	baseless (lie); without foundation	2
指[指]	zhi3	finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end	23
搭[搭]	da1	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]	14
力[力]	li4	power; force; strength; ability; strenuously	23
哪儿[哪兒]	na3 r5	where?; wherever; anywhere	118
天黑[天黑]	tian1 hei1	to get dark; dusk	10
打捞[打撈]	da3 lao1	to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)	2
半天[半天]	ban4 tian1	half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4]	14
打探[打探]	da3 tan4	to make discreet inquiries; to scout out	17
遭[遭]	zao1	to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident	27
搜[搜]	sou1	to search	19
真真[真真]	zhen1 zhen1	really; in fact; genuinely; scrupulously	8
底下[底下]	di3 xia5	the location below sth; afterwards	15
贱[賤]	jian4	inexpensive; lowly	39
自家[自家]	zi4 jia1	oneself; one's own family	21
主子[主子]	zhu3 zi5	Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine)	3
多亏[多虧]	duo1 kui1	thanks to; luckily	11
英明[英明]	ying1 ming2	wise; brilliant	16
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/275 words - 28 min
决断[決斷]	jue2 duan4	to make a decision; resolution; decisiveness; resolute	16
断案[斷案]	duan4 an4	to judge a case	4
否则[否則]	fou3 ze2	if not; otherwise; else; or else	19
非得[非得]	fei1 dei3	(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must	17
冤死[冤死]	yuan1 si3	to die of persecution	3
前日[前日]	qian2 ri4	day before yesterday	21
角门[角門]	jiao3 men2	corner gate	4
奉[奉]	feng4	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)	10
厮[廝]	si1	mutually; with one another; manservant; boy servant; guy (derog.)	31
打翻[打翻]	da3 fan1	to overturn; to overthrow; to strike down (an enemy)	4
徽墨[徽墨]	Hui1 mo4	Anhui ink (known for its quality)	2
门廊[門廊]	men2 lang2	stoop; parvis; portico; patio; veranda	1
一口[一口]	yi1 kou3	readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite	35
惯[慣]	guan4	accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)	20
怎能[怎能]	zen3 neng2	how can?	19
偷盗[偷盜]	tou1 dao4	to steal	2
财物[財物]	cai2 wu4	property; belongings	2
诬蔑[誣衊]	wu1 mie4	to slander; to smear; to vilify	19
说嘴[說嘴]	shuo1 zui3	to boast	1
忠心[忠心]	zhong1 xin1	good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication	11
莫非[莫非]	mo4 fei1	can it be possible that; could it be	5
另[另]	ling4	other; another; separate; separately	17
聪慧[聰慧]	cong1 hui4	bright; witty; intelligent	8
善[善]	shan4	good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect	21
查明[查明]	cha2 ming2	to investigate and find out; to ascertain	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/300 words - 30 min
真相[真相]	zhen1 xiang4	the truth about sth; the actual facts	7
心软[心軟]	xin1 ruan3	to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted	10
今儿[今兒]	jin1 r5	(coll.) today	26
明儿个[明兒個]	ming2 r5 ge5	(coll.) tomorrow	2
不定[不定]	bu4 ding4	indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious	14
房[房]	fang2	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)	211
做事[做事]	zuo4 shi4	to work; to handle matters; to have a job	7
赔[賠]	pei2	to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss	22
忠心耿耿[忠心耿耿]	zhong1 xin1 geng3 geng3	loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true	3
冤枉[冤枉]	yuan1 wang5	to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile	40
省得[省得]	sheng3 de5	to avoid; so as to save (money or time)	11
惊扰[驚擾]	jing1 rao3	to alarm; to agitate	3
各执一词[各執一詞]	ge4 zhi2 yi1 ci2	each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf	1
报官[報官]	bao4 guan1	to report a case to the authorities (old)	9
报[報]	bao4	to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]	46
倒霉[倒霉]	dao3 mei2	to have bad luck; to be out of luck	5
响[響]	xiang3	echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises	2
俗语[俗語]	su2 yu3	common saying; proverb; colloquial speech	1
厨子[廚子]	chu2 zi5	cook	5
肥[肥]	fei2	fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure	4
揩油[揩油]	kai1 you2	to take advantage of sb; to freeload	1
油[油]	you2	oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning	32
蹊跷[蹊蹺]	qi1 qiao1	odd; queer; strange; fishy; Taiwan pr. [xi1 qiao1]	8
责[責]	ze2	duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame	10
悉数[悉數]	xi1 shu3	to enumerate in detail; to explain clearly	3
悉数[悉數]	xi1 shu4	all; every single one; the entire sum	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/325 words - 31 min
居[居]	ju1	to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms	22
差役[差役]	chai1 yi4	forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée); bailiff of feudal yamen	2
合家[合家]	he2 jia1	whole family; entire household	7
上下[上下]	shang4 xia4	up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about	23
彻[徹]	che4	thorough; penetrating; to pervade; to pass through	4
定夺[定奪]	ding4 duo2	to make a decision; to determine	7
疑窦[疑竇]	yi2 dou4	(literary) doubts; suspicions; cause for suspicion	2
丛生[叢生]	cong2 sheng1	growing as a thicket; overgrown; breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disorder etc)	1
苦主[苦主]	ku3 zhu3	victim's family (esp. in murder case)	4
赃物[贓物]	zang1 wu4	booty; stolen property	1
反[反]	fan3	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	22
大一[大一]	da4 yi1	first-year university student	10
管家[管家]	guan3 jia1	housekeeper; butler; manage one's household	53
责骂[責罵]	ze2 ma4	to scold	4
贱人[賤人]	jian4 ren2	slut; cheap person	86
模样[模樣]	mu2 yang4	look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [mo2 yang4]	17
宠[寵]	chong3	to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor	25
灭[滅]	mie4	to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown	19
妻[妻]	qi1	wife	48
仰慕[仰慕]	yang3 mu4	to admire	2
家破人亡[家破人亡]	jia1 po4 ren2 wang2	family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless	3
投靠[投靠]	tou2 kao4	to rely on help from sb	3
无处[無處]	wu2 chu4	nowhere	4
险些[險些]	xian3 xie1	narrowly; almost; nearly	31
害死[害死]	hai4 si3	to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death	27
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/350 words - 34 min
随[隨]	sui2	to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently	29
两下[兩下]	liang3 xia4	twice; for a little while	2
泼妇[潑婦]	po1 fu4	shrew; vixen	13
活生生[活生生]	huo2 sheng1 sheng1	real (people); living (artist); while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)	9
抵[抵]	di3	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)	9
偷窃[偷竊]	tou1 qie4	to steal; to pilfer	1
妇人[婦人]	fu4 ren2	married woman	69
脏[髒]	zang1	dirty; filthy	14
虽[雖]	sui1	although; even though	73
做错[做錯]	zuo4 cuo4	to make an error	12
了事[了事]	liao3 shi4	to dispose of a matter; to be done with it	15
方[方]	fang1	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	22
怀孕[懷孕]	huai2 yun4	pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy	1
冲撞[衝撞]	chong1 zhuang4	to collide; jerking motion; to impinge; to offend; to provoke	6
有道是[有道是]	you3 dao4 shi4	as they say, ...; as the saying goes, ...	6
好生[好生]	hao3 sheng1	(dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly	9
馀[餘]	yu2	variant of 餘|余[yu2], remainder	147
庆[慶]	qing4	to celebrate	7
贵人[貴人]	gui4 ren2	nobility; person of high rank	12
份儿[份兒]	fen4 r5	degree; extent; allotted share	18
尾[尾]	wei3	tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish	9
大喜[大喜]	da4 xi3	exultation	9
天下[天下]	tian1 xia4	land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule	79
快报[快報]	kuai4 bao4	bulletin board	1
老弟[老弟]	lao3 di4	(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/375 words - 35 min
催[催]	cui1	to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite	18
马车[馬車]	ma3 che1	cart; chariot; carriage; buggy	15
天大[天大]	tian1 da4	gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous	17
祸事[禍事]	huo4 shi4	disaster; doom	14
找不着[找不著]	zhao3 bu5 zhao2	to be unable to find	6
宁远[寧遠]	Ning2 yuan3	Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan	18
侯爵[侯爵]	hou2 jue2	marquis	31
顾[顧]	gu4	to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to	472
廷[廷]	ting2	palace courtyard	204
行路[行路]	xing2 lu4	to travel; transport	2
更名[更名]	geng1 ming2	to change name	1
如若[如若]	ru2 ruo4	if	18
不测[不測]	bu4 ce4	unexpected; measureless; unexpected circumstance; contingency; mishap	3
鄙人[鄙人]	bi3 ren2	your humble servant; I	1
罪[罪]	zui4	guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin	70
赎[贖]	shu2	to redeem; to ransom	9
相助[相助]	xiang1 zhu4	to help one another; to come to sb's help	8
铭记[銘記]	ming2 ji4	to engrave in one's memory	1
多谢[多謝]	duo1 xie4	many thanks; thanks a lot	33
嫡子[嫡子]	di2 zi3	son of first wife	32
翻[翻]	fan1	to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross	33
个儿[個兒]	ge4 r5	size; height; stature	5
南城[南城]	Nan2 cheng2	Nancheng county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi	2
街道[街道]	jie1 dao4	street; CL:條|条[tiao2]; subdistrict; residential district	1
一遍[一遍]	yi1 bian4	one time (all the way through); once through	22
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/400 words - 37 min
加派[加派]	jia1 pai4	to reinforce; to dispatch troops	1
人手[人手]	ren2 shou3	manpower; staff; human hand	13
分头[分頭]	fen1 tou2	separately; severally; parted hair	2
劳神[勞神]	lao2 shen2	to be a tax on (one's mind); to bother; to trouble; to be concerned	1
耗[耗]	hao4	to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally	6
惊[驚]	jing1	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	8
动气[動氣]	dong4 qi4	to get angry	4
静养[靜養]	jing4 yang3	to convalesce; to recuperate; to fully relax	3
定神[定神]	ding4 shen2	to compose oneself; to concentrate one's attention	1
重重[重重]	chong2 chong2	layer upon layer; one after another	3
好说[好說]	hao3 shuo1	easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me	9
惊吓[驚嚇]	jing1 xia4	to frighten; to horrify; to terrify	10
不妥[不妥]	bu4 tuo3	not proper; inappropriate	14
只怕[只怕]	zhi3 pa4	I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely	96
思虑[思慮]	si1 lu:4	to think sth through; to consider carefully	4
担待[擔待]	dan1 dai4	to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility	4
是的[是的]	shi4 de5	yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5]	5
机灵[機靈]	ji1 ling5	clever; quick-witted	11
送去[送去]	song4 qu4	to send to; to deliver to; to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car)	3
朱[朱]	zhu1	vermilion	25
楼[樓]	lou2	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]	55
绿[綠]	lu:4	green	9
萝[蘿]	luo2	radish	3
要不[要不]	yao4 bu4	otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)	73
朝三暮四[朝三暮四]	zhao1 san1 mu4 si4	lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive; to blow hot and cold	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/425 words - 41 min
搭理[搭理]	da1 li5	variant of 答理[da1 li5]	13
一心[一心]	yi1 xin1	wholeheartedly; heart and soul	17
着想[著想]	zhuo2 xiang3	to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]	26
果子[果子]	guo3 zi5	fruit	40
安稳[安穩]	an1 wen3	smooth and steady	24
稳[穩]	wen3	settled; steady; stable	31
水下[水下]	shui3 xia4	under the water; submarine	2
洗衣[洗衣]	xi3 yi1	laundry	3
熨[熨]	yun4	an iron; to iron	2
粗鲁[粗魯]	cu1 lu3	coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish	4
瞎子[瞎子]	xia1 zi5	blind person	2
没落[沒落]	mo4 luo4	to decline; to wane	5
转手[轉手]	zhuan3 shou3	to pass on; to resell; to change hands	1
连累[連累]	lian2 lei3	to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc)	21
傍[傍]	bang4	near; approaching; to depend on; (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb; Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4]	8
保重[保重]	bao3 zhong4	to take care of oneself	14
没错[沒錯]	mei2 cuo4	that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong	43
泡[泡]	pao4	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	5
割[割]	ge1	to cut; to cut apart	9
头发[頭髮]	tou2 fa5	hair (on the head)	11
赏[賞]	shang3	to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)	42
鸡[雞]	ji1	fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute	17
鸭[鴨]	ya1	duck; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) male prostitute	2
露脸[露臉]	lou4 lian3	to show one's face; to make one's good name; to become successful and well known; to shine	4
懒骨头[懶骨頭]	lan3 gu3 tou5	lazybones; beanbag	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep02/450 words - 43 min
煮[煮]	zhu3	to cook; to boil	7
黄芪[黃芪]	huang2 qi2	huangqi; milk vetch root (used in TCM); Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus mongholicus	2
尽管[儘管]	jin3 guan3	despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating	23
冰[冰]	bing1	ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine	17
湖里[湖里]	Hu2 li3	Huli district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 shi4] (Amoy), Fujian	1
一路[一路]	yi1 lu4	the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind	30
漂[漂]	piao1	to float; to drift	3
漂[漂]	piao4	elegant; polished	3
伤口[傷口]	shang1 kou3	wound; cut	6
血[血]	xue4	blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]	49
皮肉[皮肉]	pi2 rou4	skin and flesh; superficial; physical (suffering); bodily	3
下水[下水]	xia4 shui3	downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot	3
挣扎[掙扎]	zheng1 zha2	to struggle	8
一会儿[一會兒]	yi1 hui4 r5	a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]	54
窒息[窒息]	zhi4 xi1	to choke; to stifle; to suffocate	1
死亡[死亡]	si3 wang2	to die; death	1
发胀[發脹]	fa1 zhang4	to swell up; swelling	1
面目[面目]	mian4 mu4	appearance; facial features; look	2
模糊[模糊]	mo2 hu5	vague; indistinct; fuzzy	4
侯[侯]	hou2	marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; nobleman or high official	658
族[族]	zu2	race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)	21
耆[耆]	qi2	man of sixty or seventy	10
绅[紳]	shen1	member of gentry	1
后天[後天]	hou4 tian1	the day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate); a posteriori	1
良辰吉日[良辰吉日]	liang2 chen2 ji2 ri4	fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity	2
发丧[發喪]	fa1 sang1	to hold a funeral	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/25 words - 2 min
祭[祭]	ji4	to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield	14
孝子[孝子]	xiao4 zi3	filial son	2
孙[孫]	sun1	grandson; descendant	48
回礼[回禮]	hui2 li3	to return a greeting; to send a gift in return	2
讬[託]	tuo1	variant of 託|托[tuo1]	47
亲家[親家]	qing4 jia5	parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law; relatives by marriage	19
办事[辦事]	ban4 shi4	to handle (affairs); to work	17
断送[斷送]	duan4 song4	to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc); ruined	19
平白[平白]	ping2 bai2	for no reason; gratuitously	2
担[擔]	dan1	to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility	10
干系[干係]	gan1 xi4	responsibility	8
属下[屬下]	shu3 xia4	subordinate; affiliated to; subsidiary	1
忧[憂]	you1	to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning	8
俱[俱]	ju4	entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together; to be alike	25
知情[知情]	zhi1 qing2	to know the facts; to understand; to be familiar with the situation	2
今[今]	jin1	today; modern; present; current; this; now	22
英灵[英靈]	ying1 ling2	spirit of a martyr; spirit of the brave departed; person of remarkable talent	1
仍[仍]	reng2	still; yet; to remain	4
福[福]	fu2	good fortune; happiness; luck	46
庇佑[庇佑]	bi4 you4	to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine)	12
吾[吾]	wu2	I; my (old)	6
幡[幡]	fan1	banner	4
引路[引路]	yin3 lu4	to guide; to show the way	4
碎[碎]	sui4	to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary	21
瓦[瓦]	wa3	roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]	19
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/50 words - 4 min
死绝[死絕]	si3 jue2	to die out; to be exterminated; to become extinct	2
奶妈[奶媽]	nai3 ma1	wet nurse	11
浑[渾]	hun2	muddy; to mix	16
大爷[大爺]	da4 ye5	(coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man	3
二房[二房]	er4 fang2	second branch of an extended family; concubine	5
长子[長子]	zhang3 zi3	eldest son	19
相干[相干]	xiang1 gan1	relevant; to have to do with; coherent (Physics: light etc)	5
捆[捆]	kun3	a bunch; to tie together; bundle	25
活着[活著]	huo2 zhe5	alive	17
灵堂[靈堂]	ling2 tang2	mourning hall; funeral hall	6
嬉笑[嬉笑]	xi1 xiao4	to be laughing and playing; to giggle	2
用意[用意]	yong4 yi4	intention; purpose	3
王八羔子[王八羔子]	wang2 ba1 gao1 zi5	son of a bitch; bastard	5
无法无天[無法無天]	wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1	regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick; undisciplined and out of control	8
谋[謀]	mou2	to plan; to seek; scheme	27
夺[奪]	duo2	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	26
财产[財產]	cai2 chan3	property; assets; estate; CL:筆|笔[bi3]	10
出殡[出殯]	chu1 bin4	funeral; funeral procession	2
干[干]	gan1	to concern; to interfere; shield; stem	11
停下[停下]	ting2 xia4	to stop	2
之上[之上]	zhi1 shang4	above	15
隔[隔]	ge2	to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of	14
堂[堂]	tang2	(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	101
舅[舅]	jiu4	maternal uncle	34
不容[不容]	bu4 rong2	must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/75 words - 5 min
外孙[外孫]	wai4 sun1	daughter's son; grandson; descendant via the female line	2
祭祀[祭祀]	ji4 si4	to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors	3
祖[祖]	zu3	ancestor; forefather; grandparents	30
亲笔[親筆]	qin1 bi3	in one's own handwriting	4
书信[書信]	shu1 xin4	letter; epistle	8
言明[言明]	yan2 ming2	to state clearly	1
继[繼]	ji4	to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards	24
放屁[放屁]	fang4 pi4	to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense; Utter rubbish!	6
异[異]	yi4	different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate	4
父兄[父兄]	fu4 xiong1	father and elder brother(s); head of the family; patriarch	4
功勋[功勛]	gong1 xun1	achievement; meritorious deed; contributions (for the good of society)	4
产业[產業]	chan3 ye4	industry; estate; property; industrial	11
诸位[諸位]	zhu1 wei4	(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs	32
宗[宗]	zong1	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	40
论断[論斷]	lun4 duan4	to infer; to judge; inference; judgment; conclusion	1
即[即]	ji2	namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near	11
惟[惟]	wei2	-ism; only	2
望[望]	wang4	full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards	29
汝[汝]	ru3	thou	8
家业[家業]	jia1 ye4	family property	8
亡[亡]	wang2	to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased	13
兹[茲]	zi1	now; here; this; time; year	1
遗书[遺書]	yi2 shu1	posthumous writing; testament; suicide note; ancient literature	1
简直[簡直]	jian3 zhi2	simply; at all; practically	27
胡说八道[胡說八道]	hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4	to talk rubbish	9
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/100 words - 6 min
头份[頭份]	Tou2 fen4	Toufen town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan	1
盐[鹽]	yan2	salt; CL:粒[li4]	86
总有[總有]	zong3 you3	inevitably there will be	14
信函[信函]	xin4 han2	letter; piece of correspondence (incl. email)	1
见证[見證]	jian4 zheng4	to be witness to; witness; evidence	7
对照[對照]	dui4 zhao4	to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts); to check	1
字迹[字跡]	zi4 ji4	handwriting	3
真假[真假]	zhen1 jia3	genuine or fake; true or false	2
赠[贈]	zeng4	to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old)	2
诗句[詩句]	shi1 ju4	verse; CL:行[hang2]	2
焚[焚]	fen2	to burn	3
慰[慰]	wei4	to comfort; to console; to reassure	2
在天之灵[在天之靈]	zai4 tian1 zhi1 ling2	soul and spirit of the deceased	3
用场[用場]	yong4 chang3	use; application; Taiwan pr. [yong4 chang2]	4
伯父[伯父]	bo2 fu4	father's elder brother; term of respect for older man; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
临终[臨終]	lin2 zhong1	approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave	3
坚毅[堅毅]	jian1 yi4	firm and persistent; unswerving determination	1
亲手[親手]	qin1 shou3	personally; with one's own hands	15
交付[交付]	jiao1 fu4	to hand over; to deliver	2
灵位[靈位]	ling2 wei4	memorial tablet	4
天上[天上]	tian1 shang4	celestial; heavenly	17
虚假[虛假]	xu1 jia3	false; phony; pretense	4
在内[在內]	zai4 nei4	(included) in it; among them	6
祠[祠]	ci2	shrine; to offer a sacrifice	18
震荡[震盪]	zhen4 dang4	to shake up; to jolt; to vibrate; to oscillate; to fluctuate	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/125 words - 8 min
不安[不安]	bu4 an1	unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried	13
九泉[九泉]	jiu3 quan2	the nine springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; Hades	4
宁[寧]	ning2	peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)	41
宁[寧]	ning4	would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2]	41
祭奠[祭奠]	ji4 dian4	to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service	3
官官相护[官官相護]	guan1 guan1 xiang1 hu4	officials shield one another (idiom); a cover-up	1
属实[屬實]	shu3 shi2	to turn out to be true; verified; true	6
震动[震動]	zhen4 dong4	to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration	1
泼[潑]	po1	to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish	30
苍天[蒼天]	cang1 tian1	firmament	4
后[后]	hou4	empress; queen	25
过往[過往]	guo4 wang3	to come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past; previous	4
神明[神明]	shen2 ming2	deities; gods	8
值日[值日]	zhi2 ri4	on day duty	1
功[功]	gong1	meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)	27
曹[曹]	cao2	class or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old); government department (old)	45
亭[亭]	ting2	pavilion; booth; kiosk; erect	2
预[預]	yu4	to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare	1
实[實]	shi2	real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely	59
言[言]	yan2	words; speech; to say; to talk	67
住口[住口]	zhu4 kou3	shut up; shut your mouth; stop talking	35
汴[汴]	Bian4	name of a river in Henan; Henan	33
京城[京城]	jing1 cheng2	capital of a country	85
出名[出名]	chu1 ming2	well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark	2
浪荡[浪蕩]	lang4 dang4	to loiter; to hang around; dissolute; licentious	7
堆[堆]	dui1	to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount	17
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/150 words - 9 min
汉[漢]	han4	man	4
亵渎[褻瀆]	xie4 du2	to blaspheme; to profane	1
宗庙[宗廟]	zong1 miao4	temple; ancestral shrine	3
圣贤书[聖賢書]	sheng4 xian2 shu1	holy book	1
白读[白讀]	bai2 du2	colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character	1
拚[拚]	pin1	variant of 拼[pin1]	5
无赖[無賴]	wu2 lai4	hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly	8
伪[偽]	wei3	false; fake; forged; bogus; (prefix) pseudo-; Taiwan pr. [wei4]	2
先贤[先賢]	xian1 xian2	worthy predecessor; distinguished person of the past; former sage	1
圣人[聖人]	sheng4 ren2	saint; sage; refers to Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]; the current reigning Emperor	2
乡里[鄉里]	xiang1 li3	one's home town or village	2
宅子[宅子]	zhai2 zi5	house; residence	17
物[物]	wu4	thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理	17
什[什]	shen2	what	3
所在[所在]	suo3 zai4	place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located	4
任凭[任憑]	ren4 ping2	no matter what; despite; to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)	5
信口雌黄[信口雌黃]	xin4 kou3 ci2 huang2	to speak off the cuff; to casually opine	2
撑[撐]	cheng1	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	45
肆意[肆意]	si4 yi4	wantonly; recklessly; willfully	2
抄家[抄家]	chao1 jia1	to search a house and confiscate possessions	8
尸体[屍體]	shi1 ti3	dead body; corpse; carcass; CL:具[ju4]	6
踩[踩]	cai3	to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote	18
契[契]	qi4	to carve; carved words; to agree; a contract; a deed	49
世[世]	shi4	life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble	23
抢走[搶走]	qiang3 zou3	to snatch (esp related to a robbery)	9
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/175 words - 11 min
头面人物[頭面人物]	tou2 mian4 ren2 wu4	leading figure; bigwig	1
禅[禪]	chan2	dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism)	1
禅[禪]	shan4	to abdicate	1
智[智]	zhi4	wisdom; knowledge	9
寺[寺]	si4	Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)	15
何不[何不]	he2 bu4	why not?; why not do (sth)?	4
一同[一同]	yi1 tong2	along; together	30
野[野]	ye3	field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral	9
趣[趣]	qu4	interesting; to interest	2
稚[稚]	zhi4	infantile; young	1
阙[闕]	que4	Imperial city watchtower (old); fault; deficiency	1
替换[替換]	ti4 huan4	to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch	1
李代桃僵[李代桃僵]	li3 dai4 tao2 jiang1	lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree; to substitute one thing for another; to carry the can for sb	1
囫囵[囫圇]	hu2 lun2	complete; whole	5
觉[覺]	jiao4	a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2]	39
觉[覺]	jue2	to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware	39
凶险[兇險]	xiong1 xian3	dangerous; ruthless; treacherous	12
露面[露面]	lou4 mian4	to show one's face; to appear (in public)	4
真相大白[真相大白]	zhen1 xiang4 da4 bai2	the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear	3
无妨[無妨]	wu2 fang2	no harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother	11
笠[笠]	li4	bamboo rain hat	1
相似[相似]	xiang1 si4	to resemble; similar; like; resemblance; similarity	2
难以[難以]	nan2 yi3	hard to (predict, imagine etc)	9
辨认[辨認]	bian4 ren4	to recognize; to identify	3
无可[無可]	wu2 ke3	can't	7
辩驳[辯駁]	bian4 bo2	to dispute; to refute	2
可笑[可笑]	ke3 xiao4	funny; ridiculous	12
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/200 words - 11 min
生计[生計]	sheng1 ji4	livelihood	1
四时[四時]	si4 shi2	the four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬	2
祭拜[祭拜]	ji4 bai4	to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)	1
茔[塋]	ying2	a grave	1
学童[學童]	xue2 tong2	schoolchild	1
塾[塾]	shu2	private school	20
义[義]	yi4	justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship	9
子弟[子弟]	zi3 di4	child; the younger generation	13
大伯[大伯]	da4 bo2	husband's older brother; brother-in-law	11
困[困]	kun4	to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute	10
病榻[病榻]	bing4 ta4	sickbed	4
想必[想必]	xiang3 bi4	presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely	32
论[論]	lun4	opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)	33
叙[敘]	xu4	to narrate; to chat	6
腌臜[腌臢]	a1 za1	dirty; filthy; awkward; disgusting; nauseating; Taiwan pr. [ang1 zang1]	6
产[產]	chan3	to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property	20
独自[獨自]	du2 zi4	alone	5
立下[立下]	li4 xia4	to set up; to establish	2
风光[風光]	feng1 guang1	scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect)	20
纷纷[紛紛]	fen1 fen1	one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell	2
家产[家產]	jia1 chan3	family property	15
欺压[欺壓]	qi1 ya1	to bully; to push around	3
保全[保全]	bao3 quan2	to save from damage; to preserve; to maintain; to keep in good repair; (Tw) security guard	10
长辈[長輩]	zhang3 bei4	one's elders; older generation	50
尚[尚]	shang4	still; yet; to value; to esteem	19
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/225 words - 13 min
只好[只好]	zhi3 hao3	without any better option; to have to; to be forced to	6
观[觀]	guan1	to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook	41
知州[知州]	zhi1 zhou1	senior provincial government official in dynastic China	2
鉴[鑒]	jian4	variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]	15
大族[大族]	da4 zu2	large and influential family; clan	5
幼年[幼年]	you4 nian2	childhood; infancy	2
丧父[喪父]	sang4 fu4	to be orphaned of one's father	1
孀[孀]	shuang1	widow	1
抚育[撫育]	fu3 yu4	to nurture; to raise; to foster; to tend	1
叔伯[叔伯]	shu1 bai5	(of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather	2
先父[先父]	xian1 fu4	deceased father; my late father	8
遗[遺]	yi2	to lose; to leave behind; to omit; to bequeath; sth lost; involuntary discharge (of urine etc)	6
田[田]	tian2	field; farm; CL:片[pian4]	25
亩[畝]	mu3	classifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare	10
逐[逐]	zhu2	to pursue; to chase; individually; one by one	2
母子[母子]	mu3 zi3	mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest	22
乡[鄉]	xiang1	country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)	7
谱[譜]	pu3	chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music	12
除名[除名]	chu2 ming2	to strike off (the rolls); to remove from a list; to expunge; to expel	1
朽[朽]	xiu3	rotten	3
证[證]	zheng4	certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4]	16
笔迹[筆跡]	bi3 ji4	handwriting	1
千真万确[千真萬確]	qian1 zhen1 wan4 que4	absolutely true (idiom); manifold; true from many points of view	3
用得着[用得著]	yong4 de5 zhao2	to be able to use; useable; to have a use for sth; (in interrogative sentence) to be necessary to	10
莲花[蓮花]	lian2 hua1	lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/250 words - 15 min
告退[告退]	gao4 tui4	to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused	3
范[范]	Fan4	surname Fan	4
族谱[族譜]	zu2 pu3	genealogical record; family history; lineage	9
私[私]	si1	personal; private; selfish	46
御[御]	yu4	to resist; imperial; (classical) to drive (a chariot); to manage; to govern	44
状[狀]	zhuang4	accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great; -shaped	16
章[章]	zhang1	chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order	26
外甥[外甥]	wai4 sheng1	sister's son; wife's sibling's son	5
祠堂[祠堂]	ci2 tang2	ancestral hall; memorial hall	35
一时半会儿[一時半會兒]	yi1 shi2 ban4 hui4 r5	a short time; a little while	7
齐[齊]	qi2	neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out	79
先发[先發]	xian1 fa1	initial; arising first; same as 首先發起|首先发起	1
丧[喪]	sang1	mourning; funeral; (old) corpse	23
丧[喪]	sang4	to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged	23
葬[葬]	zang4	to bury (the dead); to inter	5
笔[筆]	bi3	pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]	73
苦力[苦力]	ku3 li4	bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times	1
使得[使得]	shi3 de5	usable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause	6
山上[山上]	Shan1 shang4	Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan	5
真人[真人]	zhen1 ren2	a real person; Daoist spiritual master	22
润州[潤州]	Run4 zhou1	Runzhou district of Zhenjiang city 鎮江市|镇江市[Zhen4 jiang1 shi4], Jiangsu	2
辞行[辭行]	ci2 xing2	to say goodbye; leave-taking; farewells	3
松快[鬆快]	song1 kuai5	less crowded; relieved; relaxed; to relax	8
悬[懸]	xuan2	to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation	7
开口[開口]	kai1 kou3	to open one's mouth; to start to talk	27
必然[必然]	bi4 ran2	inevitable; certain; necessity	8
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/275 words - 17 min
拔[拔]	ba2	to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize	5
流水[流水]	liu2 shui3	running water; (business) turnover	3
珍[珍]	zhen1	precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value highly	5
补品[補品]	bu3 pin3	tonic	3
无功不受禄[無功不受祿]	wu2 gong1 bu4 shou4 lu4	Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)	1
反常[反常]	fan3 chang2	unusual; abnormal	2
妖[妖]	yao1	goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon	4
触[觸]	chu4	to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions	4
计[計]	ji4	to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge	19
深远[深遠]	shen1 yuan3	far-reaching; profound and long-lasting	8
太后[太后]	tai4 hou4	Empress Dowager	160
幼[幼]	you4	young	12
贪图[貪圖]	tan1 tu2	to covet; to seek (riches, fame)	8
不顾[不顧]	bu4 gu4	in spite of; regardless of	9
前程[前程]	qian2 cheng2	future (career etc) prospects	43
倔[倔]	jue2	crabby; tough	3
猢狲[猢猻]	hu2 sun1	macaque	8
冒[冒]	mao4	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	12
尖[尖]	jian1	point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed	7
名下[名下]	ming2 xia4	under sb's name	11
铁了心[鐵了心]	tie3 le5 xin1	determined; unshakable	4
白白[白白]	bai2 bai2	in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white	13
厌恶[厭惡]	yan4 wu4	to loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth	2
记恨[記恨]	ji4 hen4	to bear grudges	9
不得了[不得了]	bu4 de2 liao3	desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/300 words - 19 min
十月[十月]	Shi2 yue4	October; tenth month (of the lunar year)	2
分娩[分娩]	fen1 mian3	labor; parturition; delivery	6
用力[用力]	yong4 li4	to exert oneself physically	16
憋[憋]	bie1	to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)	15
自有[自有]	zi4 you3	to possess; to own; to have	21
嬷嬷[嬤嬤]	mo2 mo5	(dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun	271
晓[曉]	xiao3	dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit	5
一眼[一眼]	yi1 yan3	a glance; a quick look; a glimpse	26
奶奶[奶奶]	nai3 nai5	(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; CL:位[wei4]; (coll.) boobies; breasts	5
懂得[懂得]	dong3 de5	to understand; to know; to comprehend	5
接生[接生]	jie1 sheng1	to deliver (a newborn child)	4
迷路[迷路]	mi2 lu4	to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear)	2
认得[認得]	ren4 de5	to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know	12
别着急[別著急]	bie2 zhao2 ji2	Don't worry!	12
凉[涼]	liang2	cool; cold	13
舔[舔]	tian3	to lick; to lap	2
暖[暖]	nuan3	warm; to warm	11
肠胃[腸胃]	chang2 wei4	stomach and intestine; digestive system	2
冷水[冷水]	leng3 shui3	cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans)	3
刺激[刺激]	ci4 ji1	to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant	1
渴[渴]	ke3	thirsty	4
时辰[時辰]	shi2 chen5	time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day	37
胎[胎]	tai1	fetus; litter; tire; abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎	17
平平[平平]	ping2 ping2	average; mediocre	22
带路[帶路]	dai4 lu4	to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; fig. to instruct	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/325 words - 21 min
长廊[長廊]	chang2 lang2	promenade; long hallway; Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2]	1
拐弯[拐彎]	guai3 wan1	to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction	1
受累[受累]	shou4 lei3	to get dragged into; to get involved (on sb else's account)	10
糕饼[糕餅]	gao1 bing3	cakes; pastries	7
气力[氣力]	qi4 li4	strength; energy; vigor; talent	2
不及[不及]	bu4 ji2	to fall short of; not as good as; too late	2
婢[婢]	bi4	slave girl; maid servant	12
勾栏[勾欄]	gou1 lan2	brothel; theater; carved balustrade	11
千疮百孔[千瘡百孔]	qian1 chuang1 bai3 kong3	see 百孔千瘡|百孔千疮[bai3 kong3 qian1 chuang1]	1
烂[爛]	lan4	soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad	28
瞎[瞎]	xia1	blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose	19
力气[力氣]	li4 qi5	strength; CL:把[ba3]	21
糕[糕]	gao1	cake	11
应当[應當]	ying1 dang1	should; ought to	12
喘[喘]	chuan3	to gasp; to pant; asthma	9
待会儿[待會兒]	dai1 hui4 r5	in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]	15
帕子[帕子]	pa4 zi5	kerchief; handkerchief; headscarf	15
馊[餿]	sou1	rancid; soured (as food)	2
透[透]	tou4	to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show	14
透气[透氣]	tou4 qi4	to flow freely (of air); to ventilate; to breathe (of fabric etc); to take a breath of fresh air; to divulge	3
稳婆[穩婆]	wen3 po2	midwife (old term)	15
烧水[燒水]	shao1 shui3	to heat water; to boil water	3
攒[攢]	zan3	to collect; to hoard; to accumulate; to save	5
赵[趙]	zhao4	to surpass (old)	50
李[李]	li3	plum	27
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/350 words - 26 min
嬷[嬤]	mo2	dialectal or obsolete equivalent of 媽|妈[ma1]; Taiwan pr. [ma1]	6
老人[老人]	lao3 ren2	old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents	13
孙子[孫子]	sun1 zi5	grandson; son's son	10
桶[桶]	tong3	bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	11
贪[貪]	tan1	to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt	12
青[青]	qing1	green; blue; black; youth; young (of people)	12
梅[梅]	mei2	plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)	2
玉皇大帝[玉皇大帝]	Yu4 huang2 Da4 di4	Jade Emperor	1
仙姑[仙姑]	xian1 gu1	female immortal; sorceress	2
治[治]	zhi4	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	17
抬[抬]	tai2	to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry	24
死人[死人]	si3 ren2	dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen	10
请教[請教]	qing3 jiao4	to ask for guidance; to consult	3
妇科[婦科]	fu4 ke1	gynecology	2
圣手[聖手]	sheng4 shou3	divine physician; sage doctor; highly skilled practitioner	2
琵琶[琵琶]	pi2 pa5	pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard	1
益[益]	yi4	benefit; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the more	5
寿[壽]	shou4	long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary	32
上车[上車]	shang4 che1	to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)	17
让开[讓開]	rang4 kai1	to get out of the way; to step aside	32
停车[停車]	ting2 che1	to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall	8
马[馬]	ma3	horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess	54
解[解]	jie3	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	12
匹[匹]	pi3	classifier for horses, mules etc; Taiwan pr. [pi1]; ordinary person; classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower	8
套[套]	tao4	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)	24
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/375 words - 30 min
接人[接人]	jie1 ren2	to meet a person	4
睡午觉[睡午覺]	shui4 wu3 jiao4	to have a nap	1
嚷嚷[嚷嚷]	rang1 rang5	to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach	8
师父[師父]	shi1 fu5	used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker	5
方子[方子]	fang1 zi5	prescription (of medicine)	6
上马[上馬]	shang4 ma3	to get on a horse; to mount	4
看好[看好]	kan4 hao3	optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support	9
少顷[少頃]	shao3 qing3	in a short while; presently	1
夥计[夥計]	huo3 ji5	variant of 伙計|伙计[huo3 ji5]	1
速[速]	su4	fast; rapid; quick; velocity	15
老夫[老夫]	lao3 fu1	I (spoken by an old man)	3
老骨头[老骨頭]	lao3 gu3 tou5	weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently)	6
颠[顛]	dian1	top (of the head); apex; to fall forwards; inverted; to jolt	5
达[達]	da2	to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent	16
散[散]	san3	scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine	32
散[散]	san4	to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack	32
驴[驢]	lu:2	donkey; CL:頭|头[tou2]	2
马太[馬太]	Ma3 tai4	Matthew (name)	1
强盗[強盜]	qiang2 dao4	to rob (with force); bandit; robber; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
光天化日[光天化日]	guang1 tian1 hua4 ri4	the full light of day (idiom); fig. peace and prosperity; in broad daylight	3
墙[牆]	qiang2	wall; CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]	19
像话[像話]	xiang4 hua4	proper	4
修[修]	xiu1	to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)	18
擅闯[擅闖]	shan4 chuang3	to enter without permission; to trespass	5
女眷[女眷]	nu:3 juan4	the females in a family; womenfolk	11
宅[宅]	zhai2	residence; (coll.) to stay in at home; to hang around at home	39
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/400 words - 33 min
介[介]	jie4	to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor	4
草民[草民]	cao3 min2	the grass roots; the hoi polloi	1
拿下[拿下]	na2 xia4	to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc)	8
顾家[顧家]	gu4 jia1	to take care of one's family	252
青天白日[青天白日]	qing1 tian1 bai2 ri4	in broad daylight; in the middle of the day; KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background	3
信口胡说[信口胡說]	xin4 kou3 hu2 shuo1	to speak without thinking; to blurt sth out	1
使不得[使不得]	shi3 bu5 de5	cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable	12
产妇[產婦]	chan3 fu4	woman recuperating after childbirth; woman in childbirth	2
气息[氣息]	qi4 xi1	breath; smell; odor; flavor	1
弱[弱]	ruo4	weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than	25
侮辱[侮辱]	wu3 ru3	to insult; to humiliate; dishonor	5
内眷[內眷]	nei4 juan4	the females in a family; womenfolk	3
名节[名節]	ming2 jie2	reputation and integrity	4
保住[保住]	bao3 zhu4	to preserve; to save	13
性命[性命]	xing4 ming4	life	33
扎[扎]	zha1	to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer)	10
针[針]	zhen1	needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]	10
难为[難為]	nan2 wei5	to bother; to press sb, usu. to do sth; it's a tough job; sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)	7
外头[外頭]	wai4 tou5	outside; out	75
骑马[騎馬]	qi2 ma3	to ride a horse	9
护膝[護膝]	hu4 xi1	kneepad; knee brace	25
绣[綉]	xiu4	variant of 繡|绣[xiu4]	2
幅[幅]	fu2	width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures	12
镇守[鎮守]	zhen4 shou3	(of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect	4
留给[留給]	liu2 gei3	to set aside for	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/425 words - 39 min
活下去[活下去]	huo2 xia4 qu4	to survive; to keep on living	7
一句话[一句話]	yi1 ju4 hua4	in a word; in short	23
凡事[凡事]	fan2 shi4	everything	5
一世[一世]	yi1 shi4	generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of numbered European kings)	6
孤零零[孤零零]	gu1 ling2 ling2	lone; isolated and without help; all alone; solitary	8
独个[獨個]	du2 ge4	alone	1
珍重[珍重]	zhen1 zhong4	precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!	2
毛巾[毛巾]	mao2 jin1	towel; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
出世[出世]	chu1 shi4	to be born; to come into being; to withdraw from worldly affairs	5
王八[王八]	wang2 ba1	tortoise; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel; pimp	2
婆子[婆子]	po2 zi5	old woman	40
架子[架子]	jia4 zi5	shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance	7
反倒[反倒]	fan3 dao4	but on the contrary; but expectedly	28
出生[出生]	chu1 sheng1	to be born	6
货[貨]	huo4	goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4]	17
爹娘[爹娘]	die1 niang2	(dialect) parents	7
半个[半個]	ban4 ge5	half of sth	25
脑子[腦子]	nao3 zi5	brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
消气[消氣]	xiao1 qi4	to cool one's temper	10
牛[牛]	niu2	ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome	6
屎[屎]	shi3	stool; feces; ear wax; nasal mucus	3
费尽心机[費盡心機]	fei4 jin4 xin1 ji1	to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom); to beat one's brains out	2
落得[落得]	luo4 de5	ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total	7
早日[早日]	zao3 ri4	soon; shortly; on a day quite soon; promptly	5
阎王[閻王]	Yan2 wang2	same as 閻羅王|阎罗王; Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/450 words - 42 min
婢女[婢女]	bi4 nu:3	slave girl; servant girl	3
该死[該死]	gai1 si3	Damn it!; damned; wretched	3
无用[無用]	wu2 yong4	useless; worthless	17
误[誤]	wu4	mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly	16
拖走[拖走]	tuo1 zou3	to drag away	2
息[息]	xi1	breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	11
怒[怒]	nu4	anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous	14
经[經]	jing1	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]	15
后事[後事]	hou4 shi4	future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements	9
横街[橫街]	heng2 jie1	side street; road branching from the main street	1
棺材[棺材]	guan1 cai5	coffin; CL:具[ju4],口[kou3]	6
惦记[惦記]	dian4 ji4	to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about	37
枝[枝]	zhi1	branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc	42
叶[葉]	ye4	leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats	14
亡故[亡故]	wang2 gu4	to die; to pass away	5
秀才[秀才]	xiu4 cai5	a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent	28
碑[碑]	bei1	a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele; CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4]	2
银子[銀子]	yin2 zi5	money; silver	60
刘[劉]	Liu2	surname Liu	58
料理[料理]	liao4 li3	to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking	19
作为[作為]	zuo4 wei2	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	8
室[室]	shi4	room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy	87
路数[路數]	lu4 shu4	social connections; stratagem; method; approach; movement (martial arts); (sb's) background story	1
传扬[傳揚]	chuan2 yang2	to spread (by word of mouth)	4
脸面[臉面]	lian3 mian4	face	52
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep03/472 words - 43 min
难看[難看]	nan2 kan4	ugly; unsightly	10
表率[表率]	biao3 shuai4	example; model	3
当家[當家]	dang1 jia1	to manage the household; to be the one in charge of the family; to call the shots; to be in charge	32
今次[今次]	jin1 ci4	this; the present (meeting etc); this time; this once	1
舅舅[舅舅]	jiu4 jiu5	mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal); CL:個|个[ge4]	23
串[串]	chuan4	to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string; bunch; skewer; classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across	4
珊瑚[珊瑚]	shan1 hu2	coral	1
珠子[珠子]	zhu1 zi5	pearl; bead; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]	8
别管[別管]	bie2 guan3	no matter (who, what etc)	12
不能不[不能不]	bu4 neng2 bu4	have to; cannot but	6
发脾气[發脾氣]	fa1 pi2 qi4	to get angry	9
薄[薄]	bo2	meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near	24
宽慰[寬慰]	kuan1 wei4	to console; to soothe; relieved	5
收拾[收拾]	shou1 shi5	to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb	60
行李[行李]	xing2 li5	luggage; CL:件[jian4]	6
行装[行裝]	xing2 zhuang1	clothes and other items packed for traveling; baggage; luggage	3
心力[心力]	xin1 li4	mental and physical efforts	3
厚[厚]	hou4	thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress	28
厚待[厚待]	hou4 dai4	generous treatment	8
家眷[家眷]	jia1 juan4	one's wife and children	13
门外[門外]	men2 wai4	outside the door	8
候[候]	hou4	to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days	20
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/25 words - 4 min
姨妈[姨媽]	yi2 ma1	(coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt	41
总归[總歸]	zong3 gui1	eventually; after all; anyhow	10
庇护[庇護]	bi4 hu4	asylum; shelter; to shield; to put under protection; to take under one's wing	5
置[置]	zhi4	to install; to place; to put; to buy	16
水塘[水塘]	shui3 tang2	pool	1
黑沉沉[黑沉沉]	hei1 chen1 chen1	pitch-black	1
大院[大院]	da4 yuan4	courtyard (surrounded by many buildings); compound; great institution	4
庶[庶]	shu4	numerous; common people (or populace); born of a concubine	119
兄弟姐妹[兄弟姐妹]	xiong1 di4 jie3 mei4	brothers and sisters; siblings	6
娇滴滴[嬌滴滴]	jiao1 di1 di1	sweet; cute; delicately pretty	6
含[含]	han2	to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing)	2
琉球[琉球]	Liu2 qiu2	Ryūkyū; refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan; Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan	1
糖[糖]	tang2	sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4]	24
垂[垂]	chui2	to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach	12
感激[感激]	gan3 ji1	to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful	29
特来[特來]	te4 lai2	to come with a specific purpose in mind	9
成全[成全]	cheng2 quan2	to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off	12
黄泉[黃泉]	Huang2 quan2	the Yellow Springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; the equivalent of Hades or Hell	4
乡下[鄉下]	xiang1 xia5	countryside; rural area; CL:個|个[ge4]	13
养病[養病]	yang3 bing4	to recuperate; to convalesce; to take care of one's health after illness	4
兴许[興許]	xing4 xu3	perhaps	10
气色[氣色]	qi4 se4	complexion	8
之下[之下]	zhi1 xia4	under; beneath; less than	10
为难[為難]	wei2 nan2	to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)	26
参详[參詳]	can1 xiang2	to collate and examine critically (texts etc)	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/50 words - 5 min
无非[無非]	wu2 fei1	only; nothing else	25
嘴巴[嘴巴]	zui3 ba5	mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
口口声声[口口聲聲]	kou3 kou5 sheng1 sheng1	to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again	8
秋[秋]	qiu1	autumn; fall; harvest time	22
铜[銅]	tong2	copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	2
堵[堵]	du3	to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress; wall (literary); (classifier for walls)	22
小看[小看]	xiao3 kan4	to look down on; to underestimate	5
寒心[寒心]	han2 xin1	disillusioned; bitterly disappointed; terrified	1
安康[安康]	an1 kang1	good health	3
头疼[頭疼]	tou2 teng2	headache	17
接到[接到]	jie1 dao4	to receive (letter etc)	6
妥当[妥當]	tuo3 dang5	appropriate; proper; ready	4
习[習]	xi2	to practice; to study; habit	4
早亡[早亡]	zao3 wang2	premature death	3
张嘴[張嘴]	zhang1 zui3	to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape	3
命苦[命苦]	ming4 ku3	to be born under an ill star	7
焉[焉]	yan1	where; how	2
父子[父子]	fu4 zi3	father and son	30
君臣[君臣]	jun1 chen2	a ruler and his ministers (old)	5
内外[內外]	nei4 wai4	inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about	7
有别[有別]	you3 bie2	different; distinct; unequal; variable	2
尚且[尚且]	shang4 qie3	(not) even; yet; still	23
宽裕[寬裕]	kuan1 yu4	comfortably off; ample; plenty	3
子女[子女]	zi3 nu:3	children; sons and daughters	12
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/75 words - 8 min
迟[遲]	chi2	late; delayed; slow	27
忽然[忽然]	hu1 ran2	suddenly; all of a sudden	21
夭折[夭折]	yao1 zhe2	to die young or prematurely; to come to a premature end; to be aborted prematurely	2
折[折]	zhe2	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	15
自古[自古]	zi4 gu3	(since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial	8
生子[生子]	sheng1 zi3	to give birth to a child or children	6
鬼门关[鬼門關]	gui3 men2 guan1	the gates of hell	7
祸福[禍福]	huo4 fu2	disaster and happiness	1
料[料]	liao4	material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess	6
奔[奔]	ben1	to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope	5
街上[街上]	jie1 shang5	on the street; in town	24
听来[聽來]	ting1 lai2	to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc); to ring (true); to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression); to hear from somewhere	2
蠢人[蠢人]	chun3 ren2	fool; imbecile	1
京[京]	jing1	capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old)	44
担子[擔子]	dan4 zi5	carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task; responsibility; CL:副[fu4]	6
谁知[誰知]	shei2 zhi1	lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably	18
疑心[疑心]	yi2 xin1	suspicion; to suspect	5
净[淨]	jing4	clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role	13
计较[計較]	ji4 jiao4	to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem	16
早晚[早晚]	zao3 wan3	morning and evening; sooner or later	11
脉[脈]	mai4	arteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)	7
照料[照料]	zhao4 liao4	to tend; to take care of sb	7
甘心[甘心]	gan1 xin1	to be willing to; to resign oneself to	5
提起[提起]	ti2 qi3	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)	12
吃药[吃藥]	chi1 yao4	to take medicine	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/100 words - 11 min
晚饭[晚飯]	wan3 fan4	evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]	12
端[端]	duan1	end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular	26
梨[梨]	li2	pear; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
急匆匆[急匆匆]	ji2 cong1 cong1	hurried; hasty	3
下山[下山]	xia4 shan1	(of the sun) to set	2
脑门子[腦門子]	nao3 men2 zi5	forehead (dialect)	1
官司[官司]	guan1 si5	lawsuit; CL:場|场[chang2]	10
惭愧[慚愧]	can2 kui4	ashamed	5
手里[手裡]	shou3 li3	in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands	63
一模一样[一模一樣]	yi1 mu2 yi1 yang4	exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4]	5
有用[有用]	you3 yong4	useful	8
循规蹈矩[循規蹈矩]	xun2 gui1 dao3 ju3	to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly; to act according to convention	2
嫡系[嫡系]	di2 xi4	direct line of descent; under one's personal command; school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine	2
尊[尊]	zun1	senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel	33
不至于[不至於]	bu4 zhi4 yu2	unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as	22
家宅[家宅]	jia1 zhai2	home; residence; house	10
生母[生母]	sheng1 mu3	natural mother; birth mother	24
自身难保[自身難保]	zi4 shen1 nan2 bao3	powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless	1
生怕[生怕]	sheng1 pa4	to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to	8
田产[田產]	tian2 chan3	estate; lands	11
过得[過得]	guo4 de2	How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad	25
体恤[體恤]	ti3 xu4	to empathize with; to show solicitude for; T-shirt (loanword)	11
心坎[心坎]	xin1 kan3	bottom of one's heart	1
火暴[火暴]	huo3 bao4	variant of 火爆[huo3 bao4]	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/125 words - 13 min
万事[萬事]	wan4 shi4	all things	16
法[法]	fa3	law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist	19
或[或]	huo4	maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or	26
吓唬[嚇唬]	xia4 hu5	to scare; to frighten	15
章程[章程]	zhang1 cheng2	rules; regulations; constitution; statute; articles of association (of company); articles of incorporation; charter (of a corporation); by-laws	5
职[職]	zhi2	office; duty	13
打从[打從]	da3 cong2	from; (ever) since	3
娇惯[嬌慣]	jiao1 guan4	to pamper; to coddle; to spoil	4
轻慢[輕慢]	qing1 man4	irreverent	8
尊卑[尊卑]	zun1 bei1	superior and subordinate; social ranking	5
乱套[亂套]	luan4 tao4	in a mess; upside down	3
不分[不分]	bu4 fen1	not divided; irrespective; not distinguishing between	1
刁[刁]	diao1	artful; wicked	12
仆[僕]	pu2	servant	19
欺[欺]	qi1	to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat	11
嫩[嫩]	nen4	tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled	6
理事[理事]	li3 shi4	member of council	4
聚在一起[聚在一起]	ju4 zai4 yi1 qi3	to get together	1
耍[耍]	shua3	to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)	18
乐[樂]	le4	happy; cheerful; to laugh	15
乐[樂]	yue4	music	15
或是[或是]	huo4 shi4	or; either one or the other	10
人命[人命]	ren2 ming4	human life; CL:條|条[tiao2]	21
拼[拼]	pin1	to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell	18
一概[一概]	yi1 gai4	all; without any exceptions; categorically	17
依从[依從]	yi1 cong2	to comply with; to obey	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/150 words - 14 min
差事[差事]	chai1 shi5	errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5]	30
可见[可見]	ke3 jian4	it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible	18
终究[終究]	zhong1 jiu1	in the end; after all is said and done	34
打理[打理]	da3 li3	to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order	6
顺畅[順暢]	shun4 chang4	smooth and unhindered; fluent	2
怒气[怒氣]	nu4 qi4	anger	1
每每[每每]	mei3 mei3	often	6
夹[夾]	jia1	to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jia2]	6
枪[槍]	qiang1	gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots	29
痛快[痛快]	tong4 kuai4	delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tong4 kuai5]	14
仔细[仔細]	zi3 xi4	careful; attentive; cautious	26
幼女[幼女]	you4 nu:3	young girl	1
偏偏[偏偏]	pian1 pian1	(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	34
立身[立身]	li4 shen1	to stand up; to conduct oneself	1
忍[忍]	ren3	to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself	51
费心[費心]	fei4 xin1	to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth)	14
歇[歇]	xie1	to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while	95
孝顺[孝順]	xiao4 shun4	filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety	14
照看[照看]	zhao4 kan4	to look after; to attend to; to have in care	15
撇[撇]	pie1	to cast away; to fling aside	17
孤[孤]	gu1	lone; lonely	8
倒把[倒把]	dao3 ba3	to play the market; to speculate (on financial markets); to profiteer	2
弄到[弄到]	nong4 dao4	to get hold of; to obtain; to secure; to come by	4
前来[前來]	qian2 lai2	to come (formal); before; previously	15
县[縣]	xian4	county	23
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/175 words - 17 min
决堤[決隄]	jue2 di1	(of a watercourse) to breach its dike; (of dikes) to collapse	1
衙[衙]	ya2	office; yamen 衙門|衙门	12
乖巧[乖巧]	guai1 qiao3	clever (child); smart; lovable; cute	7
绕[繞]	rao4	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	8
弯子[彎子]	wan1 zi5	bend; turn; curve	1
相安无事[相安無事]	xiang1 an1 wu2 shi4	to live together in harmony	4
汴京[汴京]	Bian4 jing1	Bianjing, Northern Song capital, now called Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan	78
处置[處置]	chu3 zhi4	to handle; to take care of; to punish	39
来历[來歷]	lai2 li4	history; antecedents; origin	1
结了[結了]	jie2 le5	that's that; that's it; that will do	1
仇怨[仇怨]	chou2 yuan4	hatred and desire for revenge	2
前脚[前腳]	qian2 jiao3	one moment ..., (the next ...); leading foot (in walking)	3
奴仆[奴僕]	nu2 pu2	servant	6
眼红[眼紅]	yan3 hong2	to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious	3
人证[人證]	ren2 zheng4	witness testimony	11
参[參]	can1	to take part in; to participate; to join; to attend; to counsel; unequal; varied; irregular; uneven; not uniform; abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House	30
顺[順]	shun4	to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable	15
莽撞[莽撞]	mang3 zhuang4	rude and impetuous	2
浅薄[淺薄]	qian3 bo2	superficial	2
指点[指點]	zhi3 dian3	to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at	7
及[及]	ji2	and; to reach; up to; in time for	5
上好[上好]	shang4 hao3	first-rate; top-notch	7
棺木[棺木]	guan1 mu4	coffin	1
几年[幾年]	ji3 nian2	a few years; several years; how many years	19
享[享]	xiang3	to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of	17
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/200 words - 20 min
享清福[享清福]	xiang3 qing1 fu2	living in ease and comfort	3
况且[況且]	kuang4 qie3	moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore	26
管束[管束]	guan3 shu4	to exercise control over; restriction; control	5
惨祸[慘禍]	can3 huo4	terrible tragedy; grave mishap	1
不大[不大]	bu4 da4	not very; not too; not often	22
小心眼[小心眼]	xiao3 xin1 yan3	narrow-minded; petty	1
良善[良善]	liang2 shan4	good	3
葬礼[葬禮]	zang4 li3	burial; funeral	1
生性[生性]	sheng1 xing4	natural disposition	2
甚[甚]	shen2	variant of 什[shen2]	34
甚[甚]	shen4	what; very; extremely; any	34
烫[燙]	tang4	to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot	9
劳累[勞累]	lao2 lei4	tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil	6
说起[說起]	shuo1 qi3	to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for	15
秉性[秉性]	bing3 xing4	innate character; natural disposition; attitude	4
娇弱[嬌弱]	jiao1 ruo4	delicate	5
磨不开[磨不開]	mo4 bu4 kai1	to feel embarrassed	1
媒[媒]	mei2	medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between; abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media	3
大门[大門]	da4 men2	entrance; door; gate; large and influential family	12
迎娶[迎娶]	ying2 qu3	(of a groom) to escort the bride to the wedding ceremony; fig. to take as one's wife; to marry	7
正房[正房]	zheng4 fang2	central building (in a traditional house); primary wife	10
付给[付給]	fu4 gei3	to deliver; to pay	11
柩[柩]	jiu4	bier	1
且[且]	qie3	and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)	38
一面[一面]	yi1 mian4	one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face	12
劳烦[勞煩]	lao2 fan2	to inconvenience; to trouble (sb with a request)	16
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/225 words - 26 min
通报[通報]	tong1 bao4	to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal	5
篮子[籃子]	lan2 zi5	basket; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	3
樱桃[櫻桃]	ying1 tao2	cherry	9
煎[煎]	jian1	to pan fry; to sauté	18
心意[心意]	xin1 yi4	regard; kindly feelings; intention	12
悄声[悄聲]	qiao3 sheng1	quietly; in a low voice	1
依靠[依靠]	yi1 kao4	to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on	6
学业[學業]	xue2 ye4	studies; schoolwork	3
恩[恩]	en1	favor; grace; kindness	52
永世[永世]	yong3 shi4	eternal; forever	6
难忘[難忘]	nan2 wang4	unforgettable	2
问道[問道]	wen4 dao4	to ask the way; to ask	1
拱[拱]	gong3	to cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch; to dig earth with the snout; arched	3
育[育]	yu4	to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate	1
黎[黎]	li2	(literary) black; dark; many; multitude	1
琴[琴]	qin2	guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general	6
弹琴[彈琴]	tan2 qin2	to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument	1
凤[鳳]	feng4	phoenix	27
凰[凰]	huang2	phoenix	1
章台[章臺]	zhang1 tai2	street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area; red-light district	1
柳[柳]	liu3	willow	13
弹[彈]	dan4	crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball	2
弹[彈]	tan2	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)	2
不厌[不厭]	bu4 yan4	not to tire of; not to object to	1
手艺[手藝]	shou3 yi4	craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade	10
十万八千里[十萬八千里]	shi2 wan4 ba1 qian1 li3	light-years (apart); a million miles (apart); (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/250 words - 28 min
常常[常常]	chang2 chang2	frequently; often	3
许久[許久]	xu3 jiu3	for a long time; for ages	5
戳[戳]	chuo1	to jab; to poke; to stab; to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand sth upright	6
傻子[傻子]	sha3 zi5	idiot; fool	11
胡[胡]	hu2	non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])	14
千字文[千字文]	Qian1 zi4 wen2	Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer	1
功课[功課]	gong1 ke4	homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study; CL:門|门[men2]	7
三番五次[三番五次]	san1 fan1 wu3 ci4	over and over again (idiom)	4
挡[擋]	dang3	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)	16
厌[厭]	yan4	to loathe	2
远远[遠遠]	yuan3 yuan3	distant; by far	5
舒心[舒心]	shu1 xin1	comfortable; happy	4
撞见[撞見]	zhuang4 jian4	to meet by accident	5
求教[求教]	qiu2 jiao4	to ask for advice; seeking instruction	4
这般[這般]	zhe4 ban1	like this; this way	19
殷切[殷切]	yin1 qie4	ardent; eager; earnest	1
探问[探問]	tan4 wen4	to inquire into; to ask after	3
行踪[行蹤]	xing2 zong1	whereabouts; (lose) track (of)	1
带上[帶上]	dai4 shang4	to take along with one	16
顶[頂]	ding3	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	24
公堂[公堂]	gong1 tang2	law court; hall (in castle); CL:家[jia1]	15
辩白[辯白]	bian4 bai2	to offer an explanation; to plead innocence; to try to defend oneself	3
听闻[聽聞]	ting1 wen2	to listen; to hear what sb says; news one has heard	8
精神[精神]	jing1 shen2	spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]	9
夜半[夜半]	ye4 ban4	midnight	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/275 words - 30 min
一头[一頭]	yi1 tou2	one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously	13
撞死[撞死]	zhuang4 si3	to knock down and kill sb with a car; to run over sb; to run sb down	6
寻[尋]	xun2	to search; to look for; to seek	38
觅[覓]	mi4	to seek; to find	8
要死[要死]	yao4 si3	extremely; awfully	8
爽快[爽快]	shuang3 kuai5	refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward	8
侍奉[侍奉]	shi4 feng4	to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs	4
儿女[兒女]	er2 nu:3	children; sons and daughters	20
活人[活人]	huo2 ren2	living person	5
说出[說出]	shuo1 chu1	to speak out; to declare (one's view)	12
满嘴[滿嘴]	man3 zui3	a full mouth of (sth physical); to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc)	6
喷[噴]	pen1	to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt	2
沫[沫]	mo4	foam; suds	4
休[休]	xiu1	to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't	59
胡诌[胡謅]	hu2 zhou1	to invent crazy nonsense; to cook up (excuses); to talk at random; wild babble	2
非[非]	fei1	to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must	80
作死[作死]	zuo4 si3	to court disaster; also pr. [zuo1 si3]	1
手脚不干净[手腳不乾淨]	shou3 jiao3 bu4 gan1 jing4	thieving; light-fingered; prone to stealing	2
裁[裁]	cai2	to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment	9
服侍[服侍]	fu2 shi5	to attend to; to care for (patients etc); to look after; to wait upon; to serve; also written 伏侍, see also 服事[fu2 shi4]	14
衣衫[衣衫]	yi1 shan1	clothing; unlined garment	6
器皿[器皿]	qi4 min3	household utensils	1
光是[光是]	guang1 shi4	solely; just	4
红枣[紅棗]	hong2 zao3	jujube; red date	1
当归[當歸]	dang1 gui1	Angelica sinensis	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/300 words - 33 min
开销[開銷]	kai1 xiao1	to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)	2
对质[對質]	dui4 zhi4	to confront (in court etc); confrontation	13
伶俐[伶俐]	ling2 li4	clever; witty; intelligent	4
口齿[口齒]	kou3 chi3	mouth and teeth; enunciation; to articulate; diction; age (of cattle, horses etc)	2
说不出[說不出]	shuo1 bu5 chu1	unable to say	5
一口气[一口氣]	yi1 kou3 qi4	one breath; in one breath; at a stretch	8
尸[屍]	shi1	corpse	17
谢礼[謝禮]	xie4 li3	honorarium; gift as thanks	1
生产[生產]	sheng1 chan3	to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child	7
大生[大生]	da4 sheng1	university student, abbr. for 大學生|大学生[da4 xue2 sheng1]	1
胆识[膽識]	dan3 shi2	courage and insight	1
近处[近處]	jin4 chu4	nearby	1
丝[絲]	si1	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	24
异心[異心]	yi4 xin1	disloyalty; infidelity	2
奇[奇]	qi2	strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually	6
别处[別處]	bie2 chu4	elsewhere	5
人们[人們]	ren2 men5	people	19
赌钱[賭錢]	du3 qian2	to gamble	2
不服[不服]	bu4 fu2	not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to	8
进门[進門]	jin4 men2	to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage	31
十几[十幾]	shi2 ji3	more than ten; a dozen or more	22
支使[支使]	zhi1 shi3	to order (sb) around; to send on an errand; to order away	3
怨[怨]	yuan4	to blame; to complain	15
恩人[恩人]	en1 ren2	a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else	1
皇天后土[皇天后土]	huang2 tian1 hou4 tu3	heaven and earth (idiom)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/325 words - 35 min
有心[有心]	you3 xin1	to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate	9
棍[棍]	gun4	stick; rod; truncheon	4
永不[永不]	yong3 bu4	never; will never	5
超生[超生]	chao1 sheng1	to exceed the stipulated limit of a birth-control policy; to be reincarnated; to be lenient	1
说书[說書]	shuo1 shu1	folk art consisting of storytelling to music	5
慈[慈]	ci2	compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane	17
手软[手軟]	shou3 ruan3	to be lenient; to relent; to be reluctant to make a hard decision; to think twice	1
紧要关头[緊要關頭]	jin3 yao4 guan1 tou2	urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture	3
动人[動人]	dong4 ren2	touching; moving	1
死不瞑目[死不瞑目]	si3 bu4 ming2 mu4	dead but will not close the eyes (idiom); to die with a remaining grievance	1
千金[千金]	qian1 jin1	thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter	20
善辩[善辯]	shan4 bian4	eloquent; good at arguing	1
辩[辯]	bian4	to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss	7
豁[豁]	huo4	clear; open; exempt (from); liberal-minded	10
正室[正室]	zheng4 shi4	first wife; legal wife	26
耻笑[恥笑]	chi3 xiao4	to sneer at sb; to ridicule	5
唾弃[唾棄]	tuo4 qi4	to spurn; to disdain	2
瞧不起[瞧不起]	qiao2 bu4 qi3	to look down upon; to hold in contempt	10
痴心[痴心]	chi1 xin1	infatuation	4
自抑[自抑]	zi4 yi4	to control oneself	1
厌弃[厭棄]	yan4 qi4	to spurn; to reject	7
小猫[小貓]	xiao3 mao1	kitten	2
小狗[小狗]	xiao3 gou3	pup; puppy	2
缩[縮]	suo1	to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4]	3
时时[時時]	shi2 shi2	often; constantly	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/350 words - 39 min
万人[萬人]	wan4 ren2	ten thousand people; all the people; everyman	3
唾[唾]	tuo4	saliva; to spit	1
无怨无悔[無怨無悔]	wu2 yuan4 wu2 hui3	no complaints; to have no regrets	1
磕头[磕頭]	ke1 tou2	to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)	9
当成[當成]	dang4 cheng2	to consider as; to take to be	8
奸邪[奸邪]	jian1 xie2	crafty and evil; a treacherous villain	1
宽[寬]	kuan1	lenient; wide; broad	8
我方[我方]	wo3 fang1	our side; we	9
妖精[妖精]	yao1 jing5	evil spirit; alluring woman	8
小妖精[小妖精]	xiao3 yao1 jing1	goblin; hussy; floozy	5
亏得[虧得]	kui1 de5	fortunately; luckily; (sarcastic) fancy that, how fortunate!	10
遇[遇]	yu4	to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance	21
扶持[扶持]	fu2 chi2	to help; to assist	9
那时候[那時候]	na4 shi2 hou5	at that time	20
夹缝[夾縫]	jia1 feng4	crack; crevice	1
做人[做人]	zuo4 ren2	to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity	8
偷偷[偷偷]	tou1 tou1	stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly	10
受苦[受苦]	shou4 ku3	to suffer hardship	15
莫[莫]	mo4	do not; there is none who	25
走失[走失]	zou3 shi1	lost; missing; to lose (sb in one's charge); to get lost; to wander away; to lose (flavor, freshness, shape, hair, one's good looks etc); to lose meaning (in translation)	2
安顿[安頓]	an1 dun4	to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful	4
游[遊]	you2	to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel	2
遍[遍]	bian4	everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time	16
汴梁[汴梁]	Bian4 liang2	old name of Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1]	4
告辞[告辭]	gao4 ci2	to say goodbye; to take one's leave	29
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/375 words - 41 min
炜[煒]	wei3	glowing; bright; brilliant	31
一声不吭[一聲不吭]	yi1 sheng1 bu4 keng1	to not say a word	1
掏[掏]	tao1	to fish out (from pocket); to scoop	3
鸟窝[鳥窩]	niao3 wo1	bird's nest	1
风筝[風箏]	feng1 zheng1	kite	4
江浙[江浙]	Jiang1 Zhe4	abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏[Jiang1 su1] and Zhejiang 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1]	2
两湖[兩湖]	Liang3 Hu2	Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces	1
上报[上報]	shang4 bao4	to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter	1
零星[零星]	ling2 xing1	fragmentary; random; bits and pieces; sporadic	1
蝗虫[蝗蟲]	huang2 chong2	locust	1
蝗[蝗]	huang2	locust	3
灾[災]	zai1	disaster; calamity	9
千里[千里]	qian1 li3	a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance	2
赤[赤]	chi4	red; scarlet; bare; naked	2
颗粒无收[顆粒無收]	ke1 li4 wu2 shou1	not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)	1
臣[臣]	chen2	state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131	182
承[承]	cheng2	to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive	24
直[直]	zhi2	straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters	18
台[檯]	tai2	desk; table; counter	1
任[任]	ren4	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)	17
朕[朕]	zhen4	I; we (imperial use); subtle	106
牠[牠]	ta1	it (used for animals)	6
幼虫[幼蟲]	you4 chong2	larva	1
鸭子[鴨子]	ya1 zi5	duck; male prostitute (slang)	1
鹭[鷺]	lu4	heron	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep04/396 words - 42 min
鸶[鷥]	si1	heron	1
吃掉[吃掉]	chi1 diao4	to eat up; to consume	1
气候[氣候]	qi4 hou4	climate; atmosphere; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3]	3
陛下[陛下]	bi4 xia4	Your Majesty; His or Her Majesty	402
奏[奏]	zou4	to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old)	27
螟[螟]	ming2	boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest	1
横生枝节[橫生枝節]	heng2 sheng1 zhi1 jie2	to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)	1
天生[天生]	tian1 sheng1	nature; disposition; innate; natural	10
万物[萬物]	wan4 wu4	all living things	2
枝节[枝節]	zhi1 jie2	branches and knots; fig. side issue; minor peripheral problem	1
繁衍[繁衍]	fan2 yan3	to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity	2
继承[繼承]	ji4 cheng2	to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)	9
帷[帷]	wei2	curtain; screen	11
古[古]	gu3	ancient; old; paleo-	14
心急[心急]	xin1 ji2	anxious; impatient	5
顾不得[顧不得]	gu4 bu5 de5	unable to change sth; unable to deal with	5
树木[樹木]	shu4 mu4	tree	3
百年树人[百年樹人]	bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2	It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom); fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop; cf. 十年樹木，百年樹人|十年树木，百年树人	2
宗室[宗室]	zong1 shi4	imperial clan; member of the imperial clan; clansman; ancestral shrine	16
妙[妙]	miao4	clever; wonderful	3
逼宫[逼宮]	bi1 gong1	to force the king or emperor to abdicate	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/25 words - 4 min
工[工]	gong1	work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor	3
薨[薨]	hong1	death of a prince; swarming	1
过继[過繼]	guo4 ji4	to adopt; to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)	13
考[考]	kao3	to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father	68
品德[品德]	pin3 de2	moral character	1
从中[從中]	cong2 zhong1	from within; therefrom	4
选拔[選拔]	xuan3 ba2	to select the best	1
继嗣[繼嗣]	ji4 si4	to continue; to continue a family line; posterity; heir	4
撕破脸皮[撕破臉皮]	si1 po4 lian3 pi2	see 撕破臉|撕破脸[si1 po4 lian3]	1
政[政]	zheng4	political; politics; government	19
父[父]	fu4	father	61
大殿[大殿]	da4 dian4	main hall of a Buddhist temple	6
威逼[威逼]	wei1 bi1	to threaten; to coerce; to intimidate	1
不得不[不得不]	bu4 de2 bu4	have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid	12
为的是[為的是]	wei4 de5 shi4	for the sake of; for the purpose of	1
节[節]	jie2	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]	15
恳请[懇請]	ken3 qing3	to request earnestly	9
品行[品行]	pin3 xing2	behavior; moral conduct	7
忤逆[忤逆]	wu3 ni4	disobedient to parents	24
挑选[挑選]	tiao1 xuan3	to choose; to select	8
国[國]	guo2	country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4]	113
心甘情愿[心甘情願]	xin1 gan1 qing2 yuan4	delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do	3
可好[可好]	ke3 hao3	good or not?; luckily; fortuitously	18
邀[邀]	yao1	to invite; to request; to intercept; to solicit; to seek	12
储君[儲君]	chu3 jun1	heir apparent to a throne	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/50 words - 7 min
胡子[鬍子]	hu2 zi5	beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1]; (coll.) bandit	4
私心[私心]	si1 xin1	selfishness; selfish motives	4
皇[皇]	huang2	emperor; old variant of 惶[huang2]	85
安危[安危]	an1 wei1	safety and danger; safety	5
系[繫]	xi4	to connect; to arrest; to worry	3
往昔[往昔]	wang3 xi1	the past	1
祸乱[禍亂]	huo4 luan4	calamity and chaos; devastating disorder; great turmoil	1
皆[皆]	jie1	all; each and every; in all cases	13
策[策]	ce4	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	7
决[決]	jue2	to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly	4
总得[總得]	zong3 dei3	must; have to; be bound to	14
皇帝[皇帝]	huang2 di4	emperor; CL:個|个[ge4]	55
莫不是[莫不是]	mo4 bu4 shi4	probably; perhaps; could it be that...?	15
转世[轉世]	zhuan3 shi4	reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)	3
杂[雜]	za2	mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix	13
温[溫]	wen1	warm; lukewarm; temperature; to warm up; mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); fever (TCM); old variant of 瘟[wen1]	5
上课[上課]	shang4 ke4	to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class	7
途[途]	tu2	way; route; road	2
一则[一則]	yi1 ze2	on the one hand	6
殁[歿]	mo4	to end; to die	3
心思[心思]	xin1 si5	mind; thoughts; inclination; mood	26
飘忽[飄忽]	piao1 hu1	swiftly moving; fleet; to sway	1
齐国[齊國]	Qi2 guo2	Qi state of Western Zhou and the Warring states (1122-265 BC), centered in Shandong	30
公府[公府]	gong1 fu3	government post in Han dynasty	48
爷[爺]	ye2	grandpa; old gentleman	626
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/75 words - 8 min
府上[府上]	fu3 shang4	(polite) your home; residence	17
造化[造化]	zao4 hua4	good luck; Nature (as the mother of all things)	6
门第[門第]	men2 di4	family status	8
不像样[不像樣]	bu4 xiang4 yang4	in no shape to be seen; unpresentable; beyond recognition	1
家长[家長]	jia1 zhang3	head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child	5
拖累[拖累]	tuo1 lei3	to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate	9
幸而[幸而]	xing4 er2	by good fortune; luckily	8
鹿[鹿]	lu4	deer	9
洞[洞]	dong4	cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]	19
书院[書院]	shu1 yuan4	academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty)	7
开蒙[開蒙]	kai1 meng2	(old) (of a child) to begin schooling	1
上学[上學]	shang4 xue2	to go to school; to attend school	3
淡忘[淡忘]	dan4 wang4	to be forgotten; to fade from memory	1
清晰[清晰]	qing1 xi1	clear; distinct	4
拜见[拜見]	bai4 jian4	to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior	7
适[適]	shi4	to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue	3
俗[俗]	su2	custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular	3
韵[韻]	yun4	beautiful sound; appeal; charm; vowel; rhyme; in Chinese phonetics, the medial and final sound of a syllable (i.e. excluding the initial consonant)	2
丘[丘]	qiu1	mound; hillock; grave; classifier for fields	1
尘[塵]	chen2	dust; dirt; earth	6
网[網]	wang3	net; network	10
三十[三十]	san1 shi2	thirty; 30	1
羁[羈]	ji1	bridle; halter; to restrain; to detain; to lodge; inn	1
恋旧[戀舊]	lian4 jiu4	see 懷舊|怀旧[huai2 jiu4]	1
池[池]	chi2	pond; reservoir; moat	10
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/100 words - 9 min
鱼[魚]	yu2	fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]	55
思[思]	si1	to think; to consider	15
故[故]	gu4	happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead	10
渊[淵]	yuan1	deep pool; deep; profound	1
开荒[開荒]	kai1 huang1	to open up land (for agriculture)	1
南[南]	nan2	south	20
际[際]	ji4	border; edge; boundary; interval; between; inter-; to meet; time; occasion; to meet with (circumstances)	3
守拙[守拙]	shou3 zhuo1	to remain honest and poor	5
园[園]	yuan2	land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc	62
草屋[草屋]	cao3 wu1	thatched hut	1
榆[榆]	yu2	elm	1
荫[蔭]	yin4	shade	9
檐[檐]	yan2	eaves; ledge or brim	2
罗[羅]	luo2	gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift	5
暧[曖]	ai4	(of daylight) dim; obscure; clandestine; dubious	3
村[村]	cun1	village	6
依依[依依]	yi1 yi1	to regret leaving; reluctant to part; (onom.) young leaves stir gently in the wind	1
墟[墟]	xu1	ruins; (literary) village; variant of 圩[xu1]; country fair	1
狗吠[狗吠]	gou3 fei4	bark; CL:聲|声[sheng1]; to bark	1
鸣[鳴]	ming2	to cry (of birds, animals and insects)	6
桑树[桑樹]	sang1 shu4	mulberry tree, with leaves used to feed silkworms	2
户[戶]	hu4	a household; door; family	40
庭[庭]	ting2	main hall; front courtyard; law court	8
樊笼[樊籠]	fan2 long2	bird cage; (fig.) prison; confinement	1
复[復]	fu4	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	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/125 words - 10 min
返[返]	fan3	to return (to)	1
前朝[前朝]	qian2 chao2	the previous dynasty	3
海陵[海陵]	Hai3 ling2	Hailing district of Taizhou city 泰州市[Tai4 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu	1
天资[天資]	tian1 zi1	innate talent; gift; flair; native resource; dowry	6
丰[丰]	feng1	luxuriant; buxom; variant of 豐|丰[feng1]; variant of 風|风[feng1]; appearance; charm	2
墨迹[墨跡]	mo4 ji4	ink marks; original calligraphy or painting of famous person	2
骏[駿]	jun4	spirited horse	1
逸[逸]	yi4	to escape; leisurely; outstanding	3
平安[平安]	ping2 an1	safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace	24
帖[帖]	tie1	fitting snugly; appropriate; suitable; variant of 貼|贴[tie1]; to paste; to obey	15
右[右]	you4	right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old)	17
军[軍]	jun1	army; military; arms; CL:個|个[ge4]	43
侧锋[側鋒]	ce4 feng1	oblique attack (brush movement in painting)	1
粗细[粗細]	cu1 xi4	thick and thin; coarse and fine; thickness (caliber); coarseness; quality of work	2
合宜[合宜]	he2 yi2	appropriate	1
世上[世上]	shi4 shang4	on earth	44
万难[萬難]	wan4 nan2	countless difficulties; extremely difficult; against all odds	2
衡[衡]	heng2	to weigh; weight; measure	39
揣摩[揣摩]	chuai3 mo2	to analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom	2
至今[至今]	zhi4 jin1	so far; to this day; until now	4
万一[萬一]	wan4 yi1	just in case; if by any chance; contingency	55
何许人[何許人]	he2 xu3 ren2	(literary) what kind of person	1
字帖[字帖]	zi4 tie3	piece of paper with short note; short letter	11
练[練]	lian4	to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise	11
懒[懶]	lan3	lazy	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/150 words - 12 min
托[托]	tuo1	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)	15
硬朗[硬朗]	ying4 lang3	robust; healthy	8
总要[總要]	zong3 yao4	nevertheless	6
嫣然[嫣然]	yan1 ran2	beautiful; sweet; engaging	35
婚配[婚配]	hun1 pei4	to marry	5
回老家[回老家]	hui2 lao3 jia1	to go back to one's roots; to return to one's native place; by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)	6
继母[繼母]	ji4 mu3	stepmother	37
指望[指望]	zhi3 wang4	to hope for sth; to count on; hope	51
传承[傳承]	chuan2 cheng2	to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance	2
性情[性情]	xing4 qing2	nature; temperament	5
草书[草書]	cao3 shu1	grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)	1
相隔[相隔]	xiang1 ge2	separated by (distance or time etc)	1
令[令]	ling4	to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old)	38
独创[獨創]	du2 chuang4	to come up with (an innovation); innovation	1
相连[相連]	xiang1 lian2	to link; to join; link; connection	3
血脉[血脈]	xue4 mai4	blood vessels	10
相通[相通]	xiang1 tong1	interlinked; connected; communicating; in communication; accommodating	1
笔墨[筆墨]	bi3 mo4	pen and ink; words; writing	9
乃[乃]	nai3	to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon	20
天地[天地]	tian1 di4	heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity	15
鬼神[鬼神]	gui3 shen2	supernatural beings	2
幸[幸]	xing4	fortunate; lucky	3
世伯[世伯]	shi4 bo2	uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend	3
更衣[更衣]	geng1 yi1	to change clothes; to go to the toilet (euphemism)	10
停当[停當]	ting2 dang4	settled; accomplished; ready	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/175 words - 14 min
举[舉]	ju3	to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed	27
课[課]	ke4	subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination	17
放浪形骸[放浪形骸]	fang4 lang4 xing2 hai2	to abandon all restraint (idiom)	2
埋头[埋頭]	mai2 tou2	to immerse oneself in; engrossed in sth; to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain); countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)	1
考中[考中]	kao3 zhong4	to pass an exam	8
习字[習字]	xi2 zi4	to practice writing characters	4
一事无成[一事無成]	yi1 shi4 wu2 cheng2	to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere	1
好意思[好意思]	hao3 yi4 si5	to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)	1
元宵[元宵]	yuan2 xiao1	Lantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month; see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4]; sticky rice dumplings	11
文章[文章]	wen2 zhang1	article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]	17
不解[不解]	bu4 jie3	to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble	2
近日[近日]	jin4 ri4	in the past few days; recently; in the last few days	29
长进[長進]	zhang3 jin4	to make progress; progress	5
不少[不少]	bu4 shao3	many; a lot; not few	37
乔[喬]	qiao2	tall	1
诗[詩]	shi1	poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse	41
初二[初二]	chu1 er4	2nd year in junior middle school; 2nd day of a lunar month; 2nd day of lunar New Year	1
拜年[拜年]	bai4 nian2	to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year	2
用饭[用飯]	yong4 fan4	to eat; to have a meal	9
失约[失約]	shi1 yue1	to miss an appointment	1
改日[改日]	gai3 ri4	another day; some other day	6
晚间[晚間]	wan3 jian1	evening; night	1
太师[太師]	tai4 shi1	imperial tutor	33
考生[考生]	kao3 sheng1	exam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an exam	1
前辈[前輩]	qian2 bei4	senior; older generation; precursor	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/200 words - 18 min
单独[單獨]	dan1 du2	alone; by oneself; on one's own	7
娘娘[娘娘]	niang2 niang5	queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt	282
叮嘱[叮囑]	ding1 zhu3	to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again	8
汗[汗]	han4	perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)	10
巾[巾]	jin1	towel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old); Kangxi radical 50	9
帕[帕]	pa4	to wrap; kerchief; handkerchief; headscarf; pascal (SI unit)	3
来路[來路]	lai2 lu4	incoming road; origin; past history	4
去路[去路]	qu4 lu4	the way one is following; outlet	1
铺子[鋪子]	pu4 zi5	store; shop	30
不值[不值]	bu4 zhi2	not worth	8
径直[徑直]	jing4 zhi2	directly	1
大张旗鼓[大張旗鼓]	da4 zhang1 qi2 gu3	with great fanfare	3
贴身[貼身]	tie1 shen1	worn next to the skin; close-fitting; personal (servant etc)	15
全身[全身]	quan2 shen1	whole body; em (typography)	6
绣[繡]	xiu4	to embroider; embroidery	30
元[元]	yuan2	currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon	104
孝心[孝心]	xiao4 xin1	filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents	11
坐下[坐下]	zuo4 xia5	to sit down	30
稍[稍]	shao1	somewhat; a little	12
玫瑰[玫瑰]	mei2 gui1	rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower; CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1]	4
特意[特意]	te4 yi4	specially; intentionally	34
赏脸[賞臉]	shang3 lian3	(polite) do me the honor	3
闹腾[鬧騰]	nao4 teng5	to disturb; to create confusion; to make a din	10
厅堂[廳堂]	ting1 tang2	hall	3
厅[廳]	ting1	(reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department	19
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/225 words - 21 min
素来[素來]	su4 lai2	consistently; always (in the past and now)	12
兴师动众[興師動眾]	xing1 shi1 dong4 zhong4	to muster large forces; to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task)	2
名目[名目]	ming2 mu4	name; designation; item; rubric; (formal usage) fame	4
宣扬[宣揚]	xuan1 yang2	to proclaim; to make public or well known	4
口舌[口舌]	kou3 she2	dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk sb round	13
缜密[縝密]	zhen3 mi4	meticulous; careful; deliberate; delicate; fine (texture)	2
严丝合缝[嚴絲合縫]	yan2 si1 he2 feng4	to fit tightly (idiom); to join seamlessly; to fit snugly	1
窃[竊]	qie4	to steal; secretly; (humble) I	3
财[財]	cai2	money; wealth; riches; property; valuables	6
贪恋[貪戀]	tan1 lian4	to cling to; to be reluctant to give up (sth); to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc)	2
千方百计[千方百計]	qian1 fang1 bai3 ji4	lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means	2
来回[來回]	lai2 hui2	to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly	7
路边[路邊]	lu4 bian1	curb; roadside; wayside	4
这不[這不]	zhe4 bu5	(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)	50
脱[脫]	tuo1	to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from	16
两全其美[兩全其美]	liang3 quan2 qi2 mei3	to satisfy rival demands (idiom); to get the best of both worlds; to have it both ways; to have one's cake and eat it too	5
旁[旁]	pang2	beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic	26
栽赃[栽贓]	zai1 zang1	to frame sb (by planting sth on them)	14
扔[扔]	reng1	to throw; to throw away	15
要塞[要塞]	yao4 sai4	stronghold; fort; fortification	5
路旁[路旁]	lu4 pang2	roadside	1
何况[何況]	he2 kuang4	let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more	16
有损[有損]	you3 sun3	to be harmful (to)	4
火上浇油[火上澆油]	huo3 shang4 jiao1 you2	to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse	2
管用[管用]	guan3 yong4	efficacious; useful	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/250 words - 24 min
铁面[鐵面]	tie3 mian4	iron mask (as defensive armor); fig. upright and selfless person	1
菩萨[菩薩]	Pu2 sa4	Bodhisattva (Buddhism)	21
闺阁[閨閣]	gui1 ge2	lady's chamber	8
似[似]	si4	to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than	20
吏[吏]	li4	minor government official or functionary (old)	4
恕罪[恕罪]	shu4 zui4	please forgive me	8
细说[細說]	xi4 shuo1	to tell in detail	2
上天[上天]	shang4 tian1	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	14
功德[功德]	gong1 de2	achievements and virtue	6
浅[淺]	qian3	shallow; light (color)	5
上苍[上蒼]	shang4 cang1	heaven	2
天色[天色]	tian1 se4	color of the sky; time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky; weather	12
自便[自便]	zi4 bian4	to do as one pleases; to not inconvenience oneself	2
练兵[練兵]	lian4 bing1	to drill troops; army training	3
凿[鑿]	zao2	chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel or dig; certain; authentic; irrefutable; also pr. [zuo4]	2
冶[冶]	ye3	to smelt; to cast; seductive in appearance	2
铁[鐵]	tie3	iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)	22
人心[人心]	ren2 xin1	popular feeling; the will of the people	8
秦[秦]	Qin2	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]	56
诸[諸]	zhu1	all; various	14
易[易]	yi4	easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"	5
苏洵[蘇洵]	Su1 Xun2	Su Xun (1009-1066), Northern Song writer of prose, one of the Three Su 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and also one of Eight Giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 ba1 da4 jia1]	1
贿[賄]	hui4	bribe; bribery	1
苏辙[蘇轍]	Su1 Zhe2	Su Zhe (1039-1112), Northern Song writer and calligrapher, one of the 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and also one of the 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 ba1 da4 jia1]	1
韩[韓]	Han2	Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897; Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国; surname Han	35
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/275 words - 26 min
魏[魏]	wei4	tower over a palace gateway (old)	16
两国[兩國]	liang3 guo2	both countries; two countries	1
地势[地勢]	di4 shi4	terrain; topography relief	1
秦国[秦國]	Qin2 guo2	the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)	1
苏轼[蘇軾]	Su1 Shi4	Su Shi (1037-1101), also known as Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡[Su1 Dong1 po1] northern Song Dynasty writer and calligrapher; one of the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 Ba1 Da4 jia1]	1
囤[囤]	tun2	to store; hoard	1
士[士]	shi4	member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker	4
自重[自重]	zi4 zhong4	to conduct oneself with dignity; to be dignified; deadweight	3
有所[有所]	you3 suo3	somewhat; to some extent	7
感[感]	gan3	to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~	7
教诲[教誨]	jiao4 hui4	to instruct	6
荷包[荷包]	he2 bao1	embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc; purse; pocket (in clothing)	6
学生[學生]	xue2 sheng5	student; schoolchild	11
永[永]	yong3	forever; always; perpetual	26
法门[法門]	fa3 men2	gate to enlightment (Buddhism); Buddhism; way; method; (old) south gate of a palace	1
抄[抄]	chao1	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	28
苦练[苦練]	ku3 lian4	to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears	1
献[獻]	xian4	to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old)	4
丑[醜]	chou3	shameful; ugly; disgraceful	6
无论[無論]	wu2 lun4	no matter what or how; regardless of whether...	25
甘愿[甘願]	gan1 yuan4	willingly	3
受领[受領]	shou4 ling3	to receive	1
自知之明[自知之明]	zi4 zhi1 zhi1 ming2	knowing oneself (idiom); self-knowledge	3
逞强[逞強]	cheng3 qiang2	to show off; to try to be brave	1
显[顯]	xian3	to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/300 words - 28 min
冤[冤]	yuan1	injustice; grievance; wrong	14
许多[許多]	xu3 duo1	many; a lot of; much	41
饶[饒]	rao2	rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although	30
玉[玉]	yu4	jade	75
莼菜[蒓菜]	chun2 cai4	Brasenia schreberi	1
鲈鱼[鱸魚]	lu2 yu2	bass; perch	2
羹[羹]	geng1	soup	11
鹌鹑[鵪鶉]	an1 chun2	quail	2
笋[筍]	sun3	bamboo shoot	6
一道[一道]	yi1 dao4	together	15
鲜[鮮]	xian1	fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods	9
炸[炸]	zha2	to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zha4]	5
炸[炸]	zha4	to explode	5
浓[濃]	nong2	concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc)	9
命令[命令]	ming4 ling4	order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]	1
两者[兩者]	liang3 zhe3	both sides	2
差别[差別]	cha1 bie2	difference; distinction; disparity	1
永昌[永昌]	Yong3 chang1	Yongchang county in Jinchang 金昌[Jin1 chang1], Gansu 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4]; ancient prefecture in Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2], modern Baoshan 保山[Bao3 shan1]	23
吴[吳]	Wu2	surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods	68
新郑[新鄭]	Xin1 zheng4	Xinzheng county level city in Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1], Henan	2
球场[球場]	qiu2 chang3	stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course; CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4]	6
周围[周圍]	zhou1 wei2	surroundings; environment; to encompass	4
毡[氈]	zhan1	felt (fabric)	1
跑马[跑馬]	pao3 ma3	horse race; to ride a horse at a fast pace; wet dream	2
击球[擊球]	ji1 qiu2	to bat; to hit a ball (sport)	5
球门[球門]	qiu2 men2	goalmouth (in soccer)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/325 words - 32 min
降低[降低]	jiang4 di1	to reduce; to lower; to bring down	1
一半[一半]	yi1 ban4	half	14
博彩[博彩]	bo2 cai3	lottery	2
首饰[首飾]	shou3 shi4	jewelry; head ornament	18
姐妹[姐妹]	jie3 mei4	sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)	40
马球[馬球]	ma3 qiu2	polo	59
下课[下課]	xia4 ke4	to finish class; to get out of class	1
贡[貢]	gong4	to offer tribute; tribute; gifts	13
每年[每年]	mei3 nian2	every year; each year; yearly	5
夏日[夏日]	xia4 ri4	summertime	1
批[批]	pi1	to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)	8
冻[凍]	dong4	to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly	6
新鲜[新鮮]	xin1 xian1	fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon	9
尝[嘗]	chang2	to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once	5
家乡[家鄉]	jia1 xiang1	hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
菱角[菱角]	ling2 jiao3	water caltrop or water chestnut (genus Trapa)	3
剥[剝]	bo1	to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck	2
粉[粉]	fen3	powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink	6
甜[甜]	tian2	sweet	23
傻乎乎[傻乎乎]	sha3 hu1 hu1	feeble-minded; dim-witted	2
写字[寫字]	xie3 zi4	to write characters	10
水里[水里]	Shui3 li3	Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan	9
捞[撈]	lao1	to fish up; to dredge up	5
流星[流星]	liu2 xing1	meteor; shooting star	1
球[球]	qiu2	ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3]	19
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/350 words - 34 min
纸[紙]	zhi3	paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc	29
雄鹰[雄鷹]	xiong2 ying1	male eagle; tercel (male falcon used in falconry)	2
矫健[矯健]	jiao3 jian4	strong and healthy; vigorous	1
崇山峻岭[崇山峻嶺]	chong2 shan1 jun4 ling3	towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)	1
雨燕[雨燕]	yu3 yan4	swift; Apodidae (the swift family)	1
窝[窩]	wo1	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	16
同行[同行]	tong2 hang2	person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry	1
院落[院落]	yuan4 luo4	court; courtyard	1
溶[溶]	rong2	to dissolve; soluble	2
絮[絮]	xu4	cotton wadding; fig. padding; long-winded	2
池塘[池塘]	chi2 tang2	pool; pond	1
淡淡[淡淡]	dan4 dan4	faint; dim; dull; insipid; unenthusiastic; indifferent	3
晏[晏]	yan4	late; quiet	3
叔[叔]	shu1	uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]	118
词[詞]	ci2	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]	15
相公[相公]	xiang4 gong5	lord; master; young gentleman; male prostitute; catamite; mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes; (old form of address for one's husband) husband	62
知音[知音]	zhi1 yin1	intimate friend; soul mate	2
附庸风雅[附庸風雅]	fu4 yong1 feng1 ya3	(of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti; to pose as a culture lover; to be a culture snob; having pretensions to culture	2
栖[棲]	qi1	to perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell; to live; to stay	33
阁[閣]	ge2	pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber; rack; shelf	51
汪汪[汪汪]	wang1 wang1	gleaming with tears; woof woof (sound of a dog barking); (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep	1
不得[不得]	bu4 de2	must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot	119
脸皮[臉皮]	lian3 pi2	face; cheek	5
歪[歪]	wai1	askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side	5
独当一面[獨當一面]	du2 dang1 yi1 mian4	to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/375 words - 36 min
门子[門子]	men2 zi5	door; doorman (old); hanger-on of an aristocrat; social influence; pull; classifier for relatives, marriages etc	3
吟风弄月[吟風弄月]	yin2 feng1 nong4 yue4	lit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art)	1
做派[做派]	zuo4 pai4	way of doing sth; behavior; to act in an affected manner; mannerism; gestures in opera	15
忌妒[忌妒]	ji4 du5	to be jealous of; to envy; jealousy; envy	4
牌匾[牌匾]	pai2 bian3	board (attached to a wall)	1
好不[好不]	hao3 bu4	not at all ...; how very ...	2
畅快[暢快]	chang4 kuai4	carefree	4
说不上[說不上]	shuo1 bu5 shang4	to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning	4
两句[兩句]	liang3 ju4	(say) a few words	26
境[境]	jing4	border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory	5
紫[紫]	zi3	purple; violet	8
形[形]	xing2	to appear; to look; form; shape	4
锋[鋒]	feng1	point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard; forward (in sports team)	2
斗[鬥]	dou4	to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together	12
犀[犀]	xi1	rhinoceros; sharp	1
牛角[牛角]	niu2 jiao3	cow horn	1
脆[脆]	cui4	brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat	2
紫檀[紫檀]	zi3 tan2	red sandalwood	1
怪不得[怪不得]	guai4 bu5 de5	no wonder!; so that's why!	14
恩赐[恩賜]	en1 ci4	favor; to give charity to sb out of pity	9
一向[一向]	yi1 xiang4	always (previously); a period of time in the recent past	14
质朴[質樸]	zhi4 pu3	simple; plain; unadorned; unaffected; unsophisticated; rustic; earthy	1
名贵[名貴]	ming2 gui4	famous and valuable; rare; precious	1
全本[全本]	quan2 ben3	whole edition; whole performance (of Chinese opera)	1
匀[勻]	yun2	even; well-distributed; uniform; to distribute evenly; to share	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/400 words - 40 min
不成体统[不成體統]	bu4 cheng2 ti3 tong3	not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous; bad form; unacceptable behavior	5
体统[體統]	ti3 tong3	decorum; propriety; arrangement or form (of piece of writing)	2
似的[似的]	shi4 de5	seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]	40
沙地[沙地]	sha1 di4	sandy beach or river bank; sand dune; sandy land	2
树枝[樹枝]	shu4 zhi1	branch; twig	3
照样[照樣]	zhao4 yang4	as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless	7
识货[識貨]	shi2 huo4	to know what's what	2
高攀[高攀]	gao1 pan1	social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class	9
公家[公家]	gong1 jia1	the public; the state; society; the public purse	16
独子[獨子]	du2 zi3	only son	7
夺得[奪得]	duo2 de2	to take (after a struggle); to wrest; to seize; to capture; to win (a trophy)	1
头名[頭名]	tou2 ming2	first place; leader (of a race)	2
高看[高看]	gao1 kan4	to attach importance to sth; to value	4
齐家[齊家]	qi2 jia1	to govern one's family; to manage one's household	50
出人头地[出人頭地]	chu1 ren2 tou2 di4	to stand out among one's peers (idiom); to excel	1
石头[石頭]	shi2 tou5	stone; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	89
着手[著手]	zhuo2 shou3	to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out	3
箱子[箱子]	xiang1 zi5	suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]	9
挥霍[揮霍]	hui1 huo4	to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile	2
钱财[錢財]	qian2 cai2	wealth; money	13
崖[崖]	ya2	precipice; cliff; Taiwan pr. [yai2]	1
走投无路[走投無路]	zou3 tou2 wu2 lu4	to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate	7
安放[安放]	an1 fang4	to lay; to place; to put in a certain place	3
住处[住處]	zhu4 chu4	residence; dwelling; dwelling place	4
卯[卯]	mao3	mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east); variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]; to exert one's strength	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep05/421 words - 43 min
开堂[開堂]	kai1 tang2	to open a law court; to set up a mourning hall	2
糊弄[糊弄]	hu4 nong5	to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions	3
手帕[手帕]	shou3 pa4	handkerchief; CL:方[fang1]	3
罕见[罕見]	han3 jian4	rare; rarely seen	2
瞌睡[瞌睡]	ke1 shui4	drowsy; to doze; to nap	5
扇[扇]	shan1	to fan; to slap sb on the face	6
扇[扇]	shan4	fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc	6
辈[輩]	bei4	lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people	11
侄儿[姪兒]	zhi2 er2	see 姪子|侄子[zhi2 zi5]	22
安好[安好]	an1 hao3	safe and sound; well	24
处罚[處罰]	chu3 fa2	to penalize; to punish	8
困[睏]	kun4	sleepy; tired	3
二哥[二哥]	er4 ge1	second brother	31
避嫌[避嫌]	bi4 xian2	to avoid arousing suspicion	3
同路[同路]	tong2 lu4	to go the same way	2
是非[是非]	shi4 fei1	right and wrong; quarrel	14
说说[說說]	shuo1 shuo5	to say sth	36
去年[去年]	qu4 nian2	last year	8
元宵节[元宵節]	Yuan2 xiao1 jie2	Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar	1
花灯[花燈]	hua1 deng1	colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)	5
缠[纏]	chan2	to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy	9
添麻烦[添麻煩]	tian1 ma2 fan5	to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience	8
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep06/25 words - 4 min
迎面[迎面]	ying2 mian4	directly; head-on (collision); in one's face (of wind)	2
棵[棵]	ke1	classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc	8
树[樹]	shu4	tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up	15
丈[丈]	zhang4	measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male	3
随着[隨著]	sui2 zhe5	along with; in the wake of; following	4
今晨[今晨]	jin1 chen2	this morning	2
即刻[即刻]	ji2 ke4	immediately; instant; instantly	7
听课[聽課]	ting1 ke4	to attend a class; to go to a lecture	2
少年[少年]	shao4 nian2	early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man	6
在于[在於]	zai4 yu2	to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with	3
晨[晨]	chen2	morning; dawn; daybreak	1
起步[起步]	qi3 bu4	to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity)	1
入座[入座]	ru4 zuo4	to seat (sb in a restaurant etc); to take one's seat	1
古今[古今]	gu3 jin1	then and now; ancient and modern	4
实属[實屬]	shi2 shu3	(to) really (be)	4
不易[不易]	bu4 yi4	not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging	15
不惑[不惑]	bu4 huo4	without doubt; with full self-confidence; forty years of age	2
彷[彷]	pang2	irresolute	2
眼熟[眼熟]	yan3 shu2	familiar-looking; to seem familiar	1
送人[送人]	song4 ren2	to give away; to accompany; to see sb off	2
笔法[筆法]	bi3 fa3	technique of writing; calligraphy; or drawing	1
挥毫[揮毫]	hui1 hao2	to write or draw with a brush; to put pen to paper; to write	1
赖[賴]	lai4	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	40
狼毫[狼毫]	lang2 hao2	writing brush of weasel bristle	2
辈分[輩分]	bei4 fen4	seniority in the family or clan; position in the family hierarchy	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep06/50 words - 6 min
大多[大多]	da4 duo1	for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly	4
话虽如此[話雖如此]	hua4 sui1 ru2 ci3	be that as it may	6
朝夕[朝夕]	zhao1 xi1	morning and night; all the time	1
乱说[亂說]	luan4 shuo1	to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks	7
近来[近來]	jin4 lai2	recently; lately	8
楚[楚]	chu3	distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)	9
馆[館]	guan3	building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1]	5
常客[常客]	chang2 ke4	frequent visitor; fig. sth that crops up frequently	2
指定[指定]	zhi3 ding4	to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated	3
娶[娶]	qu3	to take a wife; to marry (a woman)	141
时常[時常]	shi2 chang2	often; frequently	13
夸[誇]	kua1	to boast; to exaggerate; to praise	28
心动[心動]	xin1 dong4	heartbeat; heart rate; (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)	1
稀奇[稀奇]	xi1 qi2	rare; strange	8
只不过[只不過]	zhi3 bu5 guo4	only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...	31
浪子[浪子]	lang4 zi3	loafer; wastrel; prodigal son	3
心气[心氣]	xin1 qi4	intention; motive; state of mind; ambition; aspiration; heart 氣|气[qi4] (TCM)	6
官宦[官宦]	guan1 huan4	functionary; official	9
娶亲[娶親]	qu3 qin1	to take a wife	1
娶妻[娶妻]	qu3 qi1	to take a wife; to get married (man)	3
手下[手下]	shou3 xia4	under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; to take action	19
灌醉[灌醉]	guan4 zui4	to fuddle; to befuddle; to inebriate; to get someone drunk	2
男儿[男兒]	nan2 er2	a (real) man; boy; son	5
争取[爭取]	zheng1 qu3	to fight for; to strive for; to win over	1
功名[功名]	gong1 ming2	scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory	18
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep06/75 words - 10 min
封妻荫子[封妻蔭子]	feng1 qi1 yin4 zi3	(of a deserving official) to grant his wife a title and make his son heir to his titles	4
大丈夫[大丈夫]	da4 zhang4 fu5	a manly man; a man of character	5
书本[書本]	shu1 ben3	book; CL:本[ben3]	2
好心[好心]	hao3 xin1	kindness; good intentions	4
医[醫]	yi1	medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat	8
怜[憐]	lian2	to pity	11
贫[貧]	pin2	poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous	4
惜[惜]	xi1	to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	3
点心[點心]	dian3 xin5	light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert	7
歉意[歉意]	qian4 yi4	apology; regret	1
笺[箋]	jian1	letter; note-paper	2
人口[人口]	ren2 kou3	population; people	9
誉[譽]	yu4	to praise; to acclaim; reputation	14
搪塞[搪塞]	tang2 se4	to muddle through; to fob sb off; to beat around the bush; to dodge	3
劳[勞]	lao2	to toil; labor; laborer; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); meritorious deed; to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)	6
愧[愧]	kui4	ashamed	2
掌柜[掌櫃]	zhang3 gui4	shopkeeper	4
碧玉[碧玉]	bi4 yu4	jasper	2
领情[領情]	ling3 qing2	to feel grateful to sb; to appreciate the kindness	2
过惯[過慣]	guo4 guan4	to be accustomed to (a certain lifestyle etc)	2
不怎么[不怎麼]	bu4 zen3 me5	not very; not particularly	6
转眼[轉眼]	zhuan3 yan3	in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance	3
抛[拋]	pao1	to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon	5
羞怯[羞怯]	xiu1 qie4	shy; timid	1
定然[定然]	ding4 ran2	certainly; of course	28
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep06/100 words - 15 min
自作多情[自作多情]	zi4 zuo4 duo1 qing2	to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party	2
主意[主意]	zhu3 yi5	plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]	49
樊[樊]	fan2	cage; fence	31
郡[郡]	jun4	canton; county; region	89
琼[瓊]	qiong2	jasper; fine jade; beautiful; exquisite (e.g. wine, food); abbr. for Hainan province	4
慌慌张张[慌慌張張]	huang1 huang1 zhang1 zhang1	helter-skelter	2
后院[後院]	hou4 yuan4	rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.)	21
杂事[雜事]	za2 shi4	miscellaneous tasks; various chores	4
燎[燎]	liao2	to burn; to set afire	2
角[角]	jiao3	angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]	3
角[角]	jue2	role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale	3
当头[當頭]	dang1 tou2	coming right into one's face; imminent; to put first	2
百十[百十]	bai3 shi2	a hundred or so	3
来得[來得]	lai2 de5	to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to	24
本子[本子]	ben3 zi5	book; notebook; edition; CL:本[ben3]	3
销[銷]	xiao1	to melt (metal); to cancel or annul; to sell; to spend; to fasten with a bolt; bolt or pin	2
赊帐[賒帳]	she1 zhang4	see 賒賬|赊账[she1 zhang4]	2
签[簽]	qian1	to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1]	14
袒护[袒護]	tan3 hu4	to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc; to take sb's side	3
大业[大業]	da4 ye4	great cause; great undertaking	4
折磨[折磨]	zhe2 mo2	to torment; to torture	5
银票[銀票]	yin2 piao4	(in former times) banknote with a value in silver	3
东家[東家]	dong1 jia1	master (i.e. employer); landlord; boss	15
打断[打斷]	da3 duan4	to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone)	4
腿[腿]	tui3	leg; CL:條|条[tiao2]	20
芳[芳]	fang1	fragrant	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep06/125 words - 18 min
用不着[用不著]	yong4 bu5 zhao2	not need; have no use for	21
银钱[銀錢]	yin2 qian2	silver money (in former times)	17
讹[訛]	e2	error; false; to extort	4
友[友]	you3	friend	2
弟[弟]	di4	younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)	12
为虎作伥[為虎作倀]	wei4 hu3 zuo4 chang1	to act as accomplice to the tiger; to help a villain do evil (idiom)	1
榜样[榜樣]	bang3 yang4	example; model; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
信义[信義]	xin4 yi4	good faith; honor; trust and justice	1
全心[全心]	quan2 xin1	with heart and soul	2
护[護]	hu4	to protect	45
倚仗[倚仗]	yi3 zhang4	to lean on; to rely on	8
外公[外公]	wai4 gong1	(coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather	2
商[商]	shang1	commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)	8
禄[祿]	lu4	good fortune; official salary	7
不可救药[不可救藥]	bu4 ke3 jiu4 yao4	incurable; incorrigible; beyond cure; hopeless	1
左右[左右]	zuo3 you4	left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence	10
站住[站住]	zhan4 zhu4	to stand	27
印子[印子]	yin4 zi5	trace; impression (e.g. footprint); abbr. of 印子錢|印子钱[yin4 zi5 qian2], usury	2
花酒[花酒]	hua1 jiu3	drinking party with female entertainers	4
妓[妓]	ji4	prostitute	3
认人[認人]	ren4 ren2	to recognize people (of babies); to be able to tell people apart	1
从前[從前]	cong2 qian2	previously; formerly; once upon a time	7
花天酒地[花天酒地]	hua1 tian1 jiu3 di4	to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures; life of debauchery	4
一掷千金[一擲千金]	yi1 zhi4 qian1 jin1	lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly; extravagant	2
反驳[反駁]	fan3 bo2	to retort; to refute	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep06/150 words - 21 min
改邪归正[改邪歸正]	gai3 xie2 gui1 zheng4	to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf	3
洁身自好[潔身自好]	jie2 shen1 zi4 hao4	clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality; to shun evil influence; to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble; to keep one's hands clean	2
难不成[難不成]	nan2 bu4 cheng2	Is it possible that ... ?	36
足不出户[足不出戶]	zu2 bu4 chu1 hu4	lit. not putting a foot outside; to stay at home	1
指认[指認]	zhi3 ren4	to identify	1
神仙[神仙]	shen2 xian1	Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person	22
祖宗[祖宗]	zu3 zong1	ancestor; forebear	25
押[押]	ya1	to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign	9
廉耻[廉恥]	lian2 chi3	honor and shame; sense of honor	11
叔叔[叔叔]	shu1 shu5	father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	15
堂兄[堂兄]	tang2 xiong1	older male patrilineal cousin	2
堂弟[堂弟]	tang2 di4	younger male patrilineal cousin	1
认定[認定]	ren4 ding4	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	3
尊亲[尊親]	zun1 qin1	(honorific) your parent	4
逆子[逆子]	ni4 zi3	unfilial son	5
稀客[稀客]	xi1 ke4	infrequent visitor	2
大战[大戰]	da4 zhan4	war; to wage war	3
路过[路過]	lu4 guo4	to pass by or through	8
秀美[秀美]	xiu4 mei3	elegant; graceful	1
来访[來訪]	lai2 fang3	to pay a visit	1
唐突[唐突]	tang2 tu1	to be rude; to treat irreverently	4
炙[炙]	zhi4	to broil; to roast	6
羊肉[羊肉]	yang2 rou4	mutton; goat meat	10
小祖宗[小祖宗]	xiao3 zu3 zong1	brat; little devil	1
打扮[打扮]	da3 ban5	to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress	11
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep06/175 words - 23 min
娴静[嫻靜]	xian2 jing4	gentle and refined	8
端庄[端莊]	duan1 zhuang1	dignified; composed	3
叫做[叫做]	jiao4 zuo4	to be called; to be known as	1
梁[梁]	liang2	roof beam; beam (structure); bridge	98
晗[晗]	han2	before daybreak; dawn about to break; (used in given names)	5
相看[相看]	xiang1 kan4	to look at one another; to take a good look at; to look upon	12
为人[為人]	wei2 ren2	to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character	18
嫁女[嫁女]	jia4 nu:3	to marry off a daughter	2
媳[媳]	xi2	daughter-in-law	2
梳[梳]	shu1	a comb; to comb	13
葳蕤[葳蕤]	wei1 rui2	lush (vegetation); lethargic	13
轩[軒]	xuan1	pavilion with a view; high; tall; high fronted, curtained carriage (old)	17
热心[熱心]	re4 xin1	enthusiasm; zeal; zealous; zest; enthusiastic; ardent; warmhearted	2
肠[腸]	chang2	intestines	5
撮合[撮合]	cuo1 he5	to play matchmaker; to act as a middleman	3
匆匆[匆匆]	cong1 cong1	hurriedly	3
为着[為著]	wei4 zhe5	in order to; because of; for the sake of	24
及笄[及笄]	ji2 ji1	to reach marriageable age (a girl's fifteenth birthday)	2
艳[艷]	yan4	colorful; splendid; gaudy; amorous; romantic; to envy	5
群芳[群芳]	qun2 fang1	all flowers; all beauties; all talents	1
比方[比方]	bi3 fang5	analogy; instance; for instance	1
锦[錦]	jin3	brocade; embroidered work; bright	6
不堪[不堪]	bu4 kan1	cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely	19
媳妇[媳婦]	xi2 fu4	daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman	50
万般[萬般]	wan4 ban1	every kind; manifold; extremely	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep06/200 words - 27 min
笃定[篤定]	du3 ding4	certain; confident (of some outcome); calm and unhurried	2
除非[除非]	chu2 fei1	only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless	8
媒妁[媒妁]	mei2 shuo4	matchmaker; go-between (marital)	4
世面[世面]	shi4 mian4	aspects of society; the world	8
天子[天子]	tian1 zi3	the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)	24
反比[反比]	fan3 bi3	inversely proportional; inverse ratio	1
老人家[老人家]	lao3 ren2 jia1	polite term for old woman or man	21
康健[康健]	kang1 jian4	healthy; fit	5
有福[有福]	you3 fu2	to be blessed	1
昔日[昔日]	xi1 ri4	formerly; in olden days	3
勇[勇]	yong3	brave	11
毅[毅]	yi4	firm and resolute; staunch	6
独[獨]	du2	alone; independent; single; sole; only	22
气派[氣派]	qi4 pai4	impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air	10
风姿[風姿]	feng1 zi1	good looks; good figure; graceful bearing; charm	1
花都[花都]	Hua1 du1	Huadu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong	2
扇子[扇子]	shan4 zi5	fan; CL:把[ba3]	5
但凡[但凡]	dan4 fan2	every single; as long as	16
登门[登門]	deng1 men2	to visit sb at home	16
孩子们[孩子們]	hai2 zi5 men5	children	10
说不过去[說不過去]	shuo1 bu5 guo4 qu4	cannot be justified; inexcusable	4
垫[墊]	dian4	pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money)	5
披风[披風]	pi1 feng1	cloak; cape	1
侧面[側面]	ce4 mian4	lateral side; side; aspect; profile	1
妒[妒]	du4	to envy (success, talent); jealous	8
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep06/225 words - 29 min
苦日子[苦日子]	ku3 ri4 zi5	hard times	2
今朝[今朝]	jin1 zhao1	at the present; now	2
祸害[禍害]	huo4 hai4	disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck	15
于事无补[於事無補]	yu2 shi4 wu2 bu3	unhelpful; useless	2
尽力[盡力]	jin4 li4	to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort	7
本人[本人]	ben3 ren2	the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal	2
缝[縫]	feng2	to sew; to stitch	7
缝[縫]	feng4	seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4]	7
投其所好[投其所好]	tou2 qi2 suo3 hao4	to adapt to sb's taste; to fit sb's fancy	1
根据[根據]	gen1 ju4	according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
好端端[好端端]	hao3 duan1 duan1	perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason	2
屏风[屏風]	ping2 feng1	screen	2
未免[未免]	wei4 mian3	unavoidably; can't help; really; rather	9
岔[岔]	cha4	fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times)	2
肠子[腸子]	chang2 zi5	intestines	2
刺绣品[刺繡品]	ci4 xiu4 pin3	embroidery	1
品[品]	pin3	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)	42
推三阻四[推三阻四]	tui1 san1 zu3 si4	to use all sorts of excuses	4
膝[膝]	xi1	knee	2
下厨[下廚]	xia4 chu2	to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal); to cook	4
烤炉[烤爐]	kao3 lu2	oven (PRC)	2
打岔[打岔]	da3 cha4	interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject	1
中饭[中飯]	zhong1 fan4	lunch	1
听凭[聽憑]	ting1 ping2	to allow (sb to do as he pleases)	2
告状[告狀]	gao4 zhuang4	to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit	11
钟[鐘]	zhong1	clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell; CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep06/250 words - 35 min
台阶[臺階]	tai2 jie1	steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)	7
鬼鬼祟祟[鬼鬼祟祟]	gui3 gui3 sui4 sui4	sneaky; secretive; furtive	2
楚辞[楚辭]	Chu3 ci2	Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC)	1
世家[世家]	shi4 jia1	family influential for generations; aristocratic family	19
大志[大志]	da4 zhi4	high aims	5
闻名[聞名]	wen2 ming2	well-known; famous; renowned; eminent	2
般[般]	ban1	sort; kind; class; way; manner	12
走狗[走狗]	zou3 gou3	hunting dog; hound; (fig.) running dog; lackey	4
斗鸡[鬥雞]	dou4 ji1	cock fighting	3
才学[才學]	cai2 xue2	talent and learning; scholarship	3
样貌[樣貌]	yang4 mao4	appearance; manifestation	4
宫[宮]	gong1	palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale	172
公主[公主]	gong1 zhu3	princess	18
攀[攀]	pan1	to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status	34
公公[公公]	gong1 gong5	husband's father; grandpa; eunuch	14
门楣[門楣]	men2 mei2	lintel (of a door); fig. family's social status	11
偷窥[偷窺]	tou1 kui1	to peep; to peek; to act as voyeur	1
前庭[前庭]	qian2 ting2	front courtyard; vestibule	1
学堂[學堂]	xue2 tang2	college; school (old)	6
赋[賦]	fu4	poetic essay; taxation; to bestow on; to endow with	10
孔孟[孔孟]	Kong3 Meng4	Confucius and Mencius	1
作[作]	zuo4	to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works	34
翩翩[翩翩]	pian1 pian1	elegant; graceful; smart; to dance lightly	1
严谨[嚴謹]	yan2 jin3	rigorous; strict; careful; cautious; compact; well-knit	3
露[露]	lou4	to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose	21
露[露]	lu4	dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose	21
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep06/275 words - 37 min
怯[怯]	qie4	timid; cowardly; rustic; Taiwan pr. [que4]	5
十分[十分]	shi2 fen1	very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts	22
地上[地上]	di4 shang5	on the ground; on the floor	3
没品[沒品]	mei2 pin3	lacking in class; tacky; tasteless	1
出嫁[出嫁]	chu1 jia4	to get married (of woman)	12
迷迷糊糊[迷迷糊糊]	mi2 mi2 hu1 hu1	in a daze; bewildered	1
躲躲闪闪[躲躲閃閃]	duo3 duo3 shan3 shan3	to evade; to dodge (out of the way)	1
几时[幾時]	ji3 shi2	what time?; when?	7
小声[小聲]	xiao3 sheng1	in a low voice; (speak) in whispers	8
听见[聽見]	ting1 jian4	to hear	28
跌[跌]	die1	to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [die2]	5
搀[攙]	chan1	to take by the arm and assist; to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate	1
好在[好在]	hao3 zai4	luckily; fortunately	11
礼数[禮數]	li3 shu4	etiquette; (old) gradation of etiquette with social status	10
纵使[縱使]	zong4 shi3	even if; even though	5
恃[恃]	shi4	to rely on; mother (formal)	4
骄[驕]	jiao1	proud; arrogant	5
不住[不住]	bu4 zhu4	repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc)	40
了得[了得]	liao3 de5	exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling	11
扶[扶]	fu2	to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help	30
挨个[挨個]	ai1 ge4	one by one; in turn	2
回话[回話]	hui2 hua4	to reply	16
往日[往日]	wang3 ri4	former days; the past	26
兜[兜]	dou1	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)	8
紧盯[緊盯]	jin3 ding1	to gaze; to stare fixedly	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep06/300 words - 41 min
关切[關切]	guan1 qie4	to be deeply concerned; to be troubled (by)	5
查问[查問]	cha2 wen4	to inquire about	21
扫[掃]	sao3	to sweep	12
扫[掃]	sao4	broom	12
经传[經傳]	jing1 zhuan4	classic work (esp. Confucian classics)	1
召[召]	zhao4	to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)	12
擅自[擅自]	shan4 zi4	without permission	7
闯进[闖進]	chuang3 jin4	to burst in	6
厚此薄彼[厚此薄彼]	hou4 ci3 bo2 bi3	to favour one and discriminate against the other	7
说到[說到]	shuo1 dao4	to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for	11
自打[自打]	zi4 da3	(coll.) since	16
出阁[出閣]	chu1 ge2	(of a girl) to marry (literary)	12
大祸[大禍]	da4 huo4	disaster; calamity	17
责罚[責罰]	ze2 fa2	to punish; to chastise	22
无关[無關]	wu2 guan1	unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)	5
服气[服氣]	fu2 qi4	to be convinced; to accept	2
把手[把手]	ba3 shou5	handle; grip; knob	3
伸出[伸出]	shen1 chu1	to extend	4
伸手[伸手]	shen1 shou3	to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle	3
前头[前頭]	qian2 tou5	in front; at the head; ahead; above	12
说到底[說到底]	shuo1 dao4 di3	in the final analysis; in the end	7
撒谎[撒謊]	sa1 huang3	to tell lies	7
实话实说[實話實說]	shi2 hua4 shi2 shuo1	to tell the truth; to tell it as it is	1
实情[實情]	shi2 qing2	actual situation; truth	7
未能[未能]	wei4 neng2	cannot; to fail to; unable to	2
顺气[順氣]	shun4 qi4	nice; pleasant	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep06/318 words - 42 min
骗子[騙子]	pian4 zi5	swindler; a cheat	9
睁眼[睜眼]	zheng1 yan3	to open one's eyes	4
出丑[出醜]	chu1 chou3	shameful; scandalous; to be humiliated; to make a fool of sb or oneself; to make sb lose face	5
在先[在先]	zai4 xian1	to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly	1
意图[意圖]	yi4 tu2	intent; intention; to intend	1
殴打[毆打]	ou1 da3	to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law)	3
此刻[此刻]	ci3 ke4	this moment; now; at present	7
滔[滔]	tao1	overflow; torrent-dash	4
守规矩[守規矩]	shou3 gui1 ju5	to behave oneself; to abide by the rules	4
唐[唐]	tang2	to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗[tang2]	3
突[突]	tu1	to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out; sudden; Taiwan pr. [tu2]	1
跪[跪]	gui4	to kneel	77
诬陷[誣陷]	wu1 xian4	to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb	6
规[規]	gui1	compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme	9
矩[矩]	ju3	carpenter's square; rule; regulation; pattern; to carve	9
老老[老老]	lao3 lao5	maternal grandmother; same as 姥姥	7
绣花[繡花]	xiu4 hua1	to embroider; to do embroidery	9
讲理[講理]	jiang3 li3	to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep07/25 words - 4 min
手脚[手腳]	shou3 jiao3	hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4])	3
麻利[麻利]	ma2 li5	swift; agile; efficient; quick-witted (colloquial)	2
禀[稟]	bing3	to make a report (to a superior); to give; to endow; to receive; petition	27
想念[想念]	xiang3 nian4	to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again	4
奶[奶]	nai3	breast; milk; to breastfeed	10
忘恩负义[忘恩負義]	wang4 en1 fu4 yi4	to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth	6
好事[好事]	hao3 shi4	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	21
故乡[故鄉]	gu4 xiang1	home; homeland; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
不适[不適]	bu4 shi4	unwell; indisposed; out of sorts	11
领头[領頭]	ling3 tou2	to take the lead; to be first to start	5
再好不过[再好不過]	zai4 hao3 bu4 guo4	couldn't be better; ideal; wonderful	5
禀告[稟告]	bing3 gao4	to report (to one's superior)	4
物色[物色]	wu4 se4	to look for; to seek; to choose; color of object; color of fleece (of domestic animal); to see; to notice; all kinds of things; odds and ends	9
行为[行為]	xing2 wei2	action; conduct; behavior; activity	1
不端[不端]	bu4 duan1	improper; dishonorable	2
助长[助長]	zhu4 zhang3	to encourage; to foster; to foment	2
胡作非为[胡作非為]	hu2 zuo4 fei1 wei2	to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages	1
忌惮[忌憚]	ji4 dan4	to be afraid of the consequences; restraining fear	6
陈年[陳年]	chen2 nian2	old; stored for many years	8
旧事[舊事]	jiu4 shi4	old affair; former matter	7
自怨自艾[自怨自艾]	zi4 yuan4 zi4 yi4	to be full of remorse; to repent and redress one's errors	3
学好[學好]	xue2 hao3	to follow good examples	2
指指点点[指指點點]	zhi3 zhi3 dian3 dian3	to gesticulate; to point out; to point the finger of blame	3
厢房[廂房]	xiang1 fang2	wing (of a traditional house); side room	6
挨着[挨著]	ai1 zhe5	near	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep07/50 words - 7 min
孽障[孽障]	nie4 zhang4	evil creature	16
大大[大大]	da4 da4	greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle	5
不吉[不吉]	bu4 ji2	unlucky; inauspicious; ominous	2
王公[王公]	wang2 gong1	princes and dukes; aristocrat	5
蓄养[蓄養]	xu4 yang3	to raise (animals)	1
比比皆是[比比皆是]	bi3 bi3 jie1 shi4	can be found everywhere	2
不独[不獨]	bu4 du2	not only	3
因此[因此]	yin1 ci3	thus; consequently; as a result	5
情分[情分]	qing2 fen4	mutual affection; friendship	14
迷上[迷上]	mi2 shang4	to become excited with; to be enchanted by	2
伎[伎]	ji4	artistry; talent; skill; (in ancient times) female entertainer	2
下三烂[下三爛]	xia4 san1 lan4	variant of 下三濫|下三滥[xia4 san1 lan4]	5
忍不住[忍不住]	ren3 bu5 zhu4	cannot help; unable to bear	6
杀手锏[殺手鐧]	sha1 shou3 jian3	(fig.) trump card	1
尚未[尚未]	shang4 wei4	not yet; still not	9
一来[一來]	yi1 lai2	firstly, ...	16
闺秀[閨秀]	gui1 xiu4	well-bred young lady	6
名声[名聲]	ming2 sheng1	reputation	53
逐出[逐出]	zhu2 chu1	to expel; to evict; to drive out	1
来往[來往]	lai2 wang3	to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with	15
再犯[再犯]	zai4 fan4	to repeat a crime; persistent offender	2
操[操]	cao1	to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language)	9
服[服]	fu2	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	14
有的是[有的是]	you3 de5 shi4	have plenty of; there's no lack of	9
假意[假意]	jia3 yi4	hypocrisy; insincerity	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep07/75 words - 9 min
劝架[勸架]	quan4 jia4	to mediate in a quarrel; to intervene in a dispute and try to calm things down	1
实则[實則]	shi2 ze2	actually; in fact	12
透露[透露]	tou4 lu4	to leak out; to divulge; to reveal	7
勾结[勾結]	gou1 jie2	to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with	8
安置[安置]	an1 zhi4	to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement	26
何处[何處]	he2 chu4	whence; where	5
屡次[屢次]	lu:3 ci4	repeatedly; time and again	3
未果[未果]	wei4 guo3	to fail to eventuate; (verb suffix) to be unsuccessful in ...ing	1
想出[想出]	xiang3 chu1	to figure out; to work out (a solution etc); to think up; to come up with (an idea etc)	5
招数[招數]	zhao1 shu4	move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4]	4
胡话[胡話]	hu2 hua4	nonsense; ridiculous talk; hogwash	5
牵[牽]	qian1	to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in	6
兄长[兄長]	xiong1 zhang3	elder brother; term of respect for a man of about the same age	23
不争气[不爭氣]	bu4 zheng1 qi4	to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations	11
回头[回頭]	hui2 tou2	to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by	40
岸[岸]	an4	bank; shore; beach; coast; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
诤言[諍言]	zheng4 yan2	to reprove; forthright admonition	1
即将[即將]	ji2 jiang1	on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of	4
赴考[赴考]	fu4 kao3	to go and sit an examination	1
考完[考完]	kao3 wan2	to finish an exam	3
下落[下落]	xia4 luo4	whereabouts; to drop; to fall	10
手段[手段]	shou3 duan4	method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:個|个[ge4]	19
越发[越發]	yue4 fa1	increasingly; more and more; ever more; all the more	11
高明[高明]	gao1 ming2	brilliant; superior; tall and bright	6
逼供[逼供]	bi1 gong4	to extort a confession	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep07/100 words - 15 min
激怒[激怒]	ji1 nu4	to infuriate; to enrage; to exasperate	4
仇恨[仇恨]	chou2 hen4	to hate; hatred; enmity; hostility	3
仇人[仇人]	chou2 ren2	foe; one's personal enemy	4
所愿[所願]	suo3 yuan4	wished-for; desired	2
来日方长[來日方長]	lai2 ri4 fang1 chang2	the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later; We'll cross that bridge when we get there	6
糙[糙]	cao1	rough; coarse (in texture)	2
肉[肉]	rou4	meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130	29
始终[始終]	shi3 zhong1	from beginning to end; all along	13
舍不得[捨不得]	she3 bu5 de5	to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge	17
做梦[做夢]	zuo4 meng4	to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream	18
软骨[軟骨]	ruan3 gu3	cartilage	2
争辩[爭辯]	zheng1 bian4	a dispute; to wrangle	2
果断[果斷]	guo3 duan4	firm; decisive	1
骨头[骨頭]	gu3 tou5	bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness	9
作证[作證]	zuo4 zheng4	to bear witness; to testify	1
形势[形勢]	xing2 shi4	circumstances; situation; terrain; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
忍气吞声[忍氣吞聲]	ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1	to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it	5
颠倒黑白[顛倒黑白]	dian1 dao3 hei1 bai2	lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately; to misrepresent the facts; to invert right and wrong	6
势不两立[勢不兩立]	shi4 bu4 liang3 li4	the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences; incompatible standpoints	1
罢休[罷休]	ba4 xiu1	to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop	5
风声[風聲]	feng1 sheng1	sound of the wind; rumor; talk; news; reputation	9
大会[大會]	da4 hui4	general assembly; general meeting; convention; CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4]	3
鞭子[鞭子]	bian1 zi5	whip; CL:根[gen1]	4
宿[宿]	su4	lodge for the night; old; former	8
难免[難免]	nan2 mian3	hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably	20
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep07/125 words - 20 min
幸好[幸好]	xing4 hao3	fortunately	9
逍遥[逍遙]	xiao1 yao2	free and unfettered	3
偷懒[偷懶]	tou1 lan3	to goof off; to be lazy	1
正要[正要]	zheng4 yao4	to be just about to; to be on the point of	5
祖先[祖先]	zu3 xian1	ancestor; forebears	7
沉不住气[沉不住氣]	chen2 bu4 zhu4 qi4	to lose one's cool; to get impatient; unable to remain calm	4
忒[忒]	te4	to err; to change	4
狠心[狠心]	hen3 xin1	callous; heartless	10
娇嫩[嬌嫩]	jiao1 nen5	tender and lovely; fragile; delicate	1
掌上明珠[掌上明珠]	zhang3 shang4 ming2 zhu1	lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom); fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)	2
甘[甘]	gan1	sweet; willing	3
端午[端午]	Duan1 wu3	see 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2]	1
孟[孟]	meng4	first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers	2
夫子[夫子]	fu1 zi3	Master; (old form of address for teachers, scholars); pedant	2
慕[慕]	mu4	to admire	5
好色[好色]	hao4 se4	to want sex; given to lust; lecherous; lascivious; horny	3
艾[艾]	ai4	Chinese mugwort or wormwood; moxa; to stop or cut short; phonetic "ai" or "i"; abbr. for 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4], AIDS	2
管教[管教]	guan3 jiao4	to discipline; to teach; to guarantee	9
责怪[責怪]	ze2 guai4	to blame; to rebuke	6
诬[誣]	wu1	to accuse falsely	1
宽厚[寬厚]	kuan1 hou4	tolerant; generous; magnanimous; thick and broad (build); thick and deep (voice)	13
慈母[慈母]	ci2 mu3	warm, caring mother	2
败[敗]	bai4	to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither	16
大有[大有]	da4 you3	there is much; (literary) abundance	4
讲究[講究]	jiang3 jiu5	to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep07/150 words - 23 min
分别[分別]	fen1 bie2	to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually	2
有理[有理]	you3 li3	reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational	8
吃完[吃完]	chi1 wan2	to finish eating	10
色[色]	se4	color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex	15
侍[侍]	shi4	to serve; to attend upon	15
大权[大權]	da4 quan2	power; authority	2
握[握]	wo4	to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful	6
气头上[氣頭上]	qi4 tou2 shang4	in a fit of anger (idiom); in a temper	1
求情[求情]	qiu2 qing2	to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor	22
书香门第[書香門第]	shu1 xiang1 men2 di4	family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family	9
宠妾[寵妾]	chong3 qie4	favored concubine	3
地步[地步]	di4 bu4	stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway	7
太太[太太]	tai4 tai5	married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	5
中午[中午]	zhong1 wu3	noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
垫子[墊子]	dian4 zi5	cushion; mat; pad	2
绑[綁]	bang3	to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap	15
直肠[直腸]	zhi2 chang2	rectum (anatomy)	1
子实[子實]	zi3 shi2	variant of 籽實|籽实[zi3 shi2]	1
心眼[心眼]	xin1 yan3	heart; intention; conscience; consideration; cleverness; tolerance	8
躺下[躺下]	tang3 xia4	to lie down	3
变通[變通]	bian4 tong1	pragmatic; flexible; to act differently in different situations; to accommodate to circumstances	1
酸[酸]	suan1	sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid	9
早先[早先]	zao3 xian1	previously; before	1
人事[人事]	ren2 shi4	personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life	3
火腿[火腿]	huo3 tui3	ham; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep07/175 words - 27 min
莲子[蓮子]	lian2 zi3	lotus seed	3
豆腐[豆腐]	dou4 fu5	tofu; bean curd	4
金华[金華]	Jin1 hua2	Jinhua prefecture-level city in Zhejiang	2
时节[時節]	shi2 jie2	season; time	2
公事[公事]	gong1 shi4	work-related matters; documents	8
纵[縱]	zong4	warp (the vertical threads in weaving); vertical; longitudinal; north-south (lines of longitude); lengthwise; to release; to indulge; even if	22
膝盖[膝蓋]	xi1 gai4	knee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)	7
乌青[烏青]	wu1 qing1	bluish black; bruise; bruising; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	4
怎么得了[怎麼得了]	zen3 me5 de2 liao3	how can this be?; what's to be done?; what an awful mess!	3
调皮捣蛋[調皮搗蛋]	tiao2 pi2 dao3 dan4	naughty; mischievous; to act up	2
羡慕[羨慕]	xian4 mu4	to envy; to admire	9
下马威[下馬威]	xia4 ma3 wei1	display of severity immediately on taking office; (fig.) initial show of strength	2
天天[天天]	tian1 tian1	every day	18
偏心[偏心]	pian1 xin1	partial; biased; prejudiced; eccentric	8
亲事[親事]	qin1 shi4	marriage; CL:門|门[men2]	29
对华[對華]	dui4 Hua2	(policy etc) towards China	1
偏向[偏向]	pian1 xiang4	partial towards sth; to prefer; to incline; erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)	2
姑爷[姑爺]	gu1 ye5	son-in-law (used by wife's family); uncle (husband of father's sister)	67
腾[騰]	teng2	to soar; to gallop; to prance; to turn over; to vacate; to clear	3
老伯[老伯]	lao3 bo2	uncle (polite form of address for older male)	2
爵[爵]	jue2	ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility	30
持家[持家]	chi2 jia1	to housekeep; housekeeping	3
纪[紀]	ji4	order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle	1
轻轻[輕輕]	qing1 qing1	lightly; softly	11
同僚[同僚]	tong2 liao2	colleague; fellow-worker	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep07/200 words - 31 min
蹦出来[蹦出來]	beng4 chu1 lai5	to crop up; to pop up; to emerge abruptly	1
尿[尿]	niao4	to urinate; urine; CL:泡[pao1]	4
拉扯[拉扯]	la1 che5	to drag; to pull; to raise a child (through difficulties); to help; to support; to drag in; to chat	2
殚心[殫心]	dan1 xin1	to devote one's entire mind	3
竭[竭]	jie2	to exhaust	4
虑[慮]	lu:4	to think over; to consider; anxiety	4
婆家[婆家]	po2 jia5	husband's family	20
偏心眼[偏心眼]	pian1 xin1 yan3	bias; partiality; to be partial	1
迎亲[迎親]	ying2 qin1	(of the groom's family) to send a bridal sedan chair 花轎|花轿 to fetch the bride; to send a party to escort the bride to the groom's house	2
少不了[少不了]	shao3 bu5 liao3	cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many	5
张罗[張羅]	zhang1 luo5	to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc)	8
失[失]	shi1	to lose; to miss; to fail	23
轻易[輕易]	qing1 yi4	easily; lightly; rashly	7
老天爷[老天爺]	lao3 tian1 ye2	God; Heavens	10
平常[平常]	ping2 chang2	ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily	6
操心[操心]	cao1 xin1	to worry about	30
狐[狐]	hu2	fox	11
媚[媚]	mei4	flatter; charm	17
天分[天分]	tian1 fen4	natural gift; talent	2
拘[拘]	ju1	to capture; to restrain; to constrain; to adhere rigidly to; inflexible	4
受得了[受得了]	shou4 de5 liao3	to put up with; to endure	8
一家之主[一家之主]	yi1 jia1 zhi1 zhu3	master of the house; family head	1
多嘴[多嘴]	duo1 zui3	talkative; to speak out of turn; to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; rumors fly	7
荔枝[荔枝]	li4 zhi1	litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)	1
壳[殼]	qiao4	shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ke2]	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep07/225 words - 34 min
揉[揉]	rou2	to knead; to massage; to rub	5
拣[揀]	jian3	to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up	5
沉[沉]	chen2	to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy	5
木[木]	mu4	tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]	6
身子骨[身子骨]	shen1 zi5 gu3	posture; upright posture	15
练字[練字]	lian4 zi4	to practice writing characters	6
捣乱[搗亂]	dao3 luan4	to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally	2
老子[老子]	lao3 zi5	father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly)	17
受罪[受罪]	shou4 zui4	to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance	8
贺[賀]	he4	to congratulate	94
特地[特地]	te4 di4	specially; for a special purpose	12
医院[醫院]	yi1 yuan4	hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]	9
结识[結識]	jie2 shi2	to get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time	1
夫[夫]	fu1	husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)	51
长于[長於]	chang2 yu2	to be adept in; to excel at	1
症[症]	zheng4	disease; illness	4
夫人[夫人]	fu1 ren5	lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]	130
碍[礙]	ai4	to hinder; to obstruct; to block	13
严严实实[嚴嚴實實]	yan2 yan2 shi2 shi2	(sealed) tightly; (wrapped) closely; (covered) completely	5
嗦[嗦]	suo1	suck	5
谢天谢地[謝天謝地]	xie4 tian1 xie4 di4	Thank heavens!; Thank goodness that's worked out so well!	2
撑腰[撐腰]	cheng1 yao1	to support; to brace	11
顺风[順風]	shun4 feng1	lit. tail wind; Bon voyage!	2
顺水[順水]	shun4 shui3	with the current	2
粗[粗]	cu1	coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude	11
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep07/250 words - 36 min
驳[駁]	bo2	variegated; heterogeneous; to refute; to contradict; to ship by barge; a barge; a lighter (ship)	10
收心[收心]	shou1 xin1	to concentrate on the task; to curb one's evil instincts	1
敛[斂]	lian3	to hold back; to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect; Taiwan pr. [lian4]	1
码[碼]	ma3	weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc	3
跟不上[跟不上]	gen1 bu5 shang4	not able to keep up with	2
之类[之類]	zhi1 lei4	and so on; and such	3
嫂嫂[嫂嫂]	sao3 sao5	older brother's wife; sister-in-law; (polite address to a younger married woman) sister	105
方面[方面]	fang1 mian4	respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
武将[武將]	wu3 jiang4	general; military leader; fierce man	14
风雅[風雅]	feng1 ya3	cultured; sophisticated	3
找碴[找碴]	zhao3 cha2	variant of 找茬[zhao3 cha2]	1
说法[說法]	shuo1 fa5	way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation	16
艰难[艱難]	jian1 nan2	difficult; hard; challenging	8
免[免]	mian3	to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited	17
磨[磨]	mo2	to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist	8
孔[孔]	kong3	hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellings	47
宫女[宮女]	gong1 nu:3	palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4]	7
二来[二來]	er4 lai2	secondly, ...	6
围魏救赵[圍魏救趙]	wei2 Wei4 jiu4 Zhao4	lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom); fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers	1
兵[兵]	bing1	soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4]	50
打仗[打仗]	da3 zhang4	to fight a battle; to go to war	16
河[河]	he2	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]	4
讨人喜欢[討人喜歡]	tao3 ren2 xi3 huan5	to attract people's affection; charming; delightful	1
喝茶[喝茶]	he1 cha2	(fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")	5
嫔妃[嬪妃]	pin2 fei1	imperial concubine	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep07/275 words - 39 min
鸾凤[鸞鳳]	luan2 feng4	luan and phoenix; husband and wife; virtuous person; sovereign; belle	1
丈夫[丈夫]	zhang4 fu5	husband; CL:個|个[ge4]	18
哀怨[哀怨]	ai1 yuan4	grief; resentment; aggrieved; plaintive	1
嘴脸[嘴臉]	zui3 lian3	features, face (esp. derogatorily); look; appearance; countenance	8
去向[去向]	qu4 xiang4	the position of sth; whereabouts	2
赔罪[賠罪]	pei2 zui4	to apologize	8
日日[日日]	ri4 ri4	every day	16
落下[落下]	luo4 xia4	to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)	6
课程[課程]	ke4 cheng2	course; academic program; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2],門|门[men2]	2
尽快[儘快]	jin3 kuai4	as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed	3
补[補]	bu3	to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement	21
足以[足以]	zu2 yi3	sufficient to...; so much so that; so that	4
夸耀[誇耀]	kua1 yao4	to brag about; to flaunt	3
考上[考上]	kao3 shang4	to pass a university entrance exam	3
更加[更加]	geng4 jia1	more (than sth else); even more	5
发奋[發奮]	fa1 fen4	to make an effort; to push for sth; to work hard	1
自负[自負]	zi4 fu4	conceited; to take responsibility	1
课业[課業]	ke4 ye4	lesson; schoolwork	1
吃亏[吃虧]	chi1 kui1	to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately	7
极[極]	ji2	extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top	17
家事[家事]	jia1 shi4	family matters; domestic affairs; housework	14
科举[科舉]	ke1 ju3	imperial examination	12
本末倒置[本末倒置]	ben3 mo4 dao4 zhi4	lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental; to put the cart before the horse	1
一叶障目[一葉障目]	yi1 ye4 zhang4 mu4	lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom); fig. not seeing the wider picture; can't see the wood for the trees	1
外务[外務]	wai4 wu4	foreign affairs	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep07/300 words - 41 min
牵绊[牽絆]	qian1 ban4	to bind; to yoke; to impede	1
追悔莫及[追悔莫及]	zhui1 hui3 mo4 ji2	too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.	1
谨记[謹記]	jin3 ji4	to remember with reverence; to bear in mind; to keep in mind	5
殿试[殿試]	dian4 shi4	court examination, the top grade imperial exam	3
一一[一一]	yi1 yi1	one by one; one after another	12
详[詳]	xiang2	detailed; comprehensive	2
亲信[親信]	qin1 xin4	trusted aide	7
虎[虎]	hu3	tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	14
狼[狼]	lang2	wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]	13
成天[成天]	cheng2 tian1	(coll.) all day long; all the time	4
算计[算計]	suan4 ji5	to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme	10
骨肉[骨肉]	gu3 rou4	blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood	26
天真[天真]	tian1 zhen1	naive; innocent; artless	1
稚子[稚子]	zhi4 zi3	young child	1
挨打[挨打]	ai2 da3	to take a beating; to get thrashed; to come under attack	9
扭[扭]	niu3	to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips	3
天神[天神]	tian1 shen2	god; deity	4
脖子[脖子]	bo2 zi5	neck; CL:個|个[ge4]	11
一齐[一齊]	yi1 qi2	at the same time; simultaneously	4
授课[授課]	shou4 ke4	to teach; to give lessons	1
在场[在場]	zai4 chang3	to be present; to be on the scene	5
多大[多大]	duo1 da4	how big; how much; how old etc	3
比来[比來]	bi3 lai2	lately; recently	1
课堂[課堂]	ke4 tang2	classroom; CL:間|间[jian1]	5
说了算[說了算]	shuo1 le5 suan4	to have the final say; to be the one in charge	9
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep07/306 words - 42 min
偷偷摸摸[偷偷摸摸]	tou1 tou1 mo1 mo1	surreptitious; sneaky	2
准[準]	zhun3	accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para-	28
奉命[奉命]	feng4 ming4	to receive orders; to follow orders; to act under orders	1
打伤[打傷]	da3 shang1	to injure; to wound; to damage	3
把柄[把柄]	ba3 bing3	handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb	18
做文章[做文章]	zuo4 wen2 zhang1	to make an issue of sth; to fuss; to make a song and dance	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep08/25 words - 4 min
坚韧不拔[堅韌不拔]	jian1 ren4 bu4 ba2	firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding	1
收买[收買]	shou1 mai3	to purchase; to bribe	4
跟踪[跟蹤]	gen1 zong1	to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking	2
认罚[認罰]	ren4 fa2	to accept punishment	5
谋生[謀生]	mou2 sheng1	to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living	2
好喝[好喝]	hao3 he1	tasty (drinks)	2
拳[拳]	quan2	fist; boxing	2
今生[今生]	jin1 sheng1	this life	2
掩[掩]	yan3	to cover up; to close; to surprise	5
曼[曼]	man4	handsome; large; long	64
禀报[稟報]	bing3 bao4	to report (to one's superior)	11
庄子[莊子]	Zhuang1 zi3	Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author	38
发觉[發覺]	fa1 jue2	to become aware; to detect; to realize; to perceive	3
打草惊蛇[打草驚蛇]	da3 cao3 jing1 she2	lit. beat the grass to scare the snake; to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others (idiom)	5
难上加难[難上加難]	nan2 shang4 jia1 nan2	extremely difficult; even more difficult	1
今年[今年]	jin1 nian2	this year	10
逃[逃]	tao2	to escape; to run away; to flee	23
闹市[鬧市]	nao4 shi4	downtown area; city center	1
小事[小事]	xiao3 shi4	trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3]	27
勾引[勾引]	gou1 yin3	to seduce; to tempt	2
交游[交遊]	jiao1 you2	to have friendly relationships; circle of friends	1
广[廣]	guang3	wide; numerous; to spread	19
放荡[放蕩]	fang4 dang4	unconventional; licentious; wanton; easy in one's morals	1
人中[人中]	ren2 zhong1	philtrum; infranasal depression; the "human center" acupuncture point	4
一二[一二]	yi1 er4	one or two; a few	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep08/50 words - 7 min
砚[硯]	yan4	ink-stone	4
什么的[什麼的]	shen2 me5 de5	and so on; and what not	17
不知轻重[不知輕重]	bu4 zhi1 qing1 zhong4	lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things; naive; doesn't know who's who; no sense of priorities	2
结[結]	jie2	knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)	8
社[社]	she4	society; group; club; agency; (old) god of the land	3
不恭[不恭]	bu4 gong1	disrespectful	2
个性[個性]	ge4 xing4	individuality; personality	1
大病[大病]	da4 bing4	serious illness	1
晦气[晦氣]	hui4 qi4	bad luck; unlucky; calamitous; wretched	9
花红柳绿[花紅柳綠]	hua1 hong2 liu3 lu:4	red flowers and green willow; all the colors of spring	1
样儿[樣兒]	yang4 r5	see 樣子|样子[yang4 zi5]	1
不单[不單]	bu4 dan1	not the only; not merely; not simply	5
松[鬆]	song1	loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)	16
发髻[髮髻]	fa4 ji4	hair worn in a bun or coil	3
溜[溜]	liu1	to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate	6
式样[式樣]	shi4 yang4	style	3
明知故犯[明知故犯]	ming2 zhi1 gu4 fan4	deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime	1
一等[一等]	yi1 deng3	first class; grade A	13
牙子[牙子]	ya2 zi5	serrated edge; (old) middleman; broker	6
贱货[賤貨]	jian4 huo4	bitch; slut	4
饶命[饒命]	rao2 ming4	to spare sb's life	11
打的[打的]	da3 di1	(coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi	13
一步登天[一步登天]	yi1 bu4 deng1 tian1	reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success	2
公爵[公爵]	gong1 jue2	duke; dukedom	6
尤其是[尤其是]	you2 qi2 shi4	especially; most of all; above all; in particular	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep08/75 words - 9 min
蹄子[蹄子]	ti2 zi5	hoof; (old) wench; hussy	2
自幼[自幼]	zi4 you4	since childhood	6
手腕[手腕]	shou3 wan4	wrist; trickery; finesse; ability; skill	4
诡计[詭計]	gui3 ji4	trick; ruse; crafty scheme	2
耍花招[耍花招]	shua3 hua1 zhao1	to play tricks on sb	2
卖弄[賣弄]	mai4 nong5	to show off; to make a display of	2
风情[風情]	feng1 qing2	mien; bearing; grace; amorous feelings; flirtatious expressions; local conditions and customs; wind force, direction etc	2
教坏[教壞]	jiao1 huai4	to misguide; to corrupt (sb)	5
竖[豎]	shu4	to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)	3
横[橫]	heng2	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	13
页[頁]	ye4	page; leaf	3
半晌[半晌]	ban4 shang3	half of the day; a long time; quite a while	7
金子[金子]	jin1 zi5	gold	3
题目[題目]	ti2 mu4	subject; title; topic; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
百思不解[百思不解]	bai3 si1 bu4 jie3	to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom); to remain perplexed despite much thought	1
饱读[飽讀]	bao3 du2	to read intensively	1
诗书[詩書]	Shi1 Shu1	the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]	2
学问[學問]	xue2 wen4	learning; knowledge; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
不比[不比]	bu4 bi3	unlike	5
低[低]	di1	low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline	30
哪些[哪些]	na3 xie1	which ones?; who?; what?	2
拜望[拜望]	bai4 wang4	to call to pay one's respect; to call on	1
薄礼[薄禮]	bo2 li3	my meager gift (humble)	1
表[表]	biao3	exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)	18
按理说[按理說]	an4 li3 shuo1	it is reasonable to say that...	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep08/100 words - 13 min
频繁[頻繁]	pin2 fan2	frequently; often	2
往来[往來]	wang3 lai2	dealings; contacts; to go back and forth	10
做作[做作]	zuo4 zuo5	affected; artificial	1
并不[並不]	bing4 bu4	not at all; emphatically not	3
上心[上心]	shang4 xin1	carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on sth	8
另有[另有]	ling4 you3	to have some other (reason etc)	4
内情[內情]	nei4 qing2	inside story; inside information	9
了解[瞭解]	liao3 jie3	to understand; to realize; to find out	3
了[瞭]	liao3	(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly	6
金榜题名[金榜題名]	jin1 bang3 ti2 ming2	to win top marks in the imperial examinations	13
黄[黃]	huang2	yellow; pornographic; to fall through	21
天底下[天底下]	tian1 di3 xia5	in this world; under the sun	10
美的[美的]	Mei3 di2	Midea (brand)	2
专门[專門]	zhuan1 men2	specialist; specialized; customized	4
考试[考試]	kao3 shi4	to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4]	12
专心[專心]	zhuan1 xin1	to concentrate; absorption; concentration; engrossed	1
苗头[苗頭]	miao2 tou5	first signs; development (of a situation)	1
捏[捏]	nie1	to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up	14
瞅[瞅]	chou3	(dialect) to look at	10
廊[廊]	lang2	corridor; veranda; porch	5
耳目[耳目]	er3 mu4	eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies	9
众多[眾多]	zhong4 duo1	numerous	5
嘴里[嘴裡]	zui3 li3	mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words	7
虚言[虛言]	xu1 yan2	empty words; false words	4
干脆[乾脆]	gan1 cui4	straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep08/125 words - 17 min
说实话[說實話]	shuo1 shi2 hua4	to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly	15
处处[處處]	chu4 chu4	everywhere; in all respects	17
顺着[順著]	shun4 zhe5	to follow; following; along	1
一派胡言[一派胡言]	yi1 pai4 hu2 yan2	a bunch of nonsense	1
装神弄鬼[裝神弄鬼]	zhuang1 shen2 nong4 gui3	lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify; to deceive people; to scam	2
实话[實話]	shi2 hua4	truth	14
情义[情義]	qing2 yi4	affection; comradeship	2
出格[出格]	chu1 ge2	to overstep the bounds of what is proper; to take sth too far; (of a measuring device) to go off the scale	2
风水[風水]	feng1 shui3	feng shui; geomancy	3
舟车劳顿[舟車勞頓]	zhou1 che1 lao2 dun4	travel-worn	1
料子[料子]	liao4 zi5	material	14
千里迢迢[千里迢迢]	qian1 li3 tiao2 tiao2	from distant parts	3
分忧[分憂]	fen1 you1	to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties	9
辛辛苦苦[辛辛苦苦]	xin1 xin1 ku3 ku3	painstakingly; with great trouble	2
成人[成人]	cheng2 ren2	adult	3
老婆[老婆]	lao3 po2	(coll.) wife	36
贴心[貼心]	tie1 xin1	intimate; close; considerate	6
缘由[緣由]	yuan2 you2	reason; cause	11
品性[品性]	pin3 xing4	nature; characteristic; moral character	10
良[良]	liang2	good; very; very much	12
实心[實心]	shi2 xin1	sincere; solid	2
实意[實意]	shi2 yi4	sincere; real meaning	1
温柔[溫柔]	wen1 rou2	gentle and soft; tender	13
体贴[體貼]	ti3 tie1	considerate (of other people's needs)	6
不太好[不太好]	bu4 tai4 hao3	not so good; not too well	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep08/150 words - 20 min
窘[窘]	jiong3	distressed; embarrassed	1
大街[大街]	da4 jie1	street; main street; CL:條|条[tiao2]	11
大错[大錯]	da4 cuo4	blunder	8
铸成[鑄成]	zhu4 cheng2	to cast in metal; (fig.) to forge; to fashion	1
无辜[無辜]	wu2 gu1	innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)	3
不光[不光]	bu4 guang1	not the only one; not only	26
敷[敷]	fu1	to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough	7
出血[出血]	chu1 xue4	to bleed; bleeding; (fig.) to spend money in large amounts	2
肿[腫]	zhong3	to swell; swelling; swollen	6
亏[虧]	kui1	deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that...	20
跌打损伤[跌打損傷]	die1 da3 sun3 shang1	injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc	1
伤风[傷風]	shang1 feng1	to catch cold	1
万安[萬安]	wan4 an1	completely secure; a sure thing; rest assured	18
念[念]	nian4	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)	35
调教[調教]	tiao2 jiao4	to instruct; to teach; to train; to raise (livestock)	1
谦[謙]	qian1	modest	6
书香[書香]	shu1 xiang1	literary reputation	5
气度[氣度]	qi4 du4	bearing; manner; presence	3
品格[品格]	pin3 ge2	one's character; fret (on fingerboard of lute or guitar)	2
不凡[不凡]	bu4 fan2	out of the ordinary; out of the common run	3
通晓[通曉]	tong1 xiao3	proficient (in sth); to understand sth through and through	3
必定[必定]	bi4 ding4	to be bound to; to be sure to	22
倾囊[傾囊]	qing1 nang2	to empty one's pocket; to give everything to help sb	1
传授[傳授]	chuan2 shou4	to impart; to pass on; to teach	2
要事[要事]	yao4 shi4	important matter	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep08/175 words - 24 min
知礼[知禮]	zhi1 li3	to be well-mannered	2
踏[踏]	ta4	to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot	5
岂非[豈非]	qi3 fei1	wouldn't it be ... ?	5
嫡亲[嫡親]	di2 qin1	closely related by blood	22
威风[威風]	wei1 feng1	might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive	19
投胎[投胎]	tou2 tai1	to be reincarnated	6
愁[愁]	chou2	to worry about	21
孽[孽]	nie4	son born of a concubine; disaster; sin; evil	9
叠[疊]	die2	to fold; to fold over in layers; to furl; to layer; to pile up; to repeat; to duplicate	5
一堆[一堆]	yi1 dui1	pile	7
伤疤[傷疤]	shang1 ba1	scar; CL:道[dao4]	1
可不是[可不是]	ke3 bu5 shi4	that's just the way it is; exactly!	36
棍子[棍子]	gun4 zi5	stick; rod	5
贞烈[貞烈]	zhen1 lie4	ready to die to preserve one's chastity	1
自杀[自殺]	zi4 sha1	to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide	1
身亡[身亡]	shen1 wang2	to die	3
死无对证[死無對證]	si3 wu2 dui4 zheng4	the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales	1
大狱[大獄]	da4 yu4	jail; prison	1
火坑[火坑]	huo3 keng1	pit of fire; fig. living hell	6
炼狱[煉獄]	lian4 yu4	purgatory	1
存心[存心]	cun2 xin1	deliberately	3
妻子[妻子]	qi1 zi5	wife; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
门当户对[門當戶對]	men2 dang1 hu4 dui4	the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match	5
续[續]	xu4	to continue; to replenish	18
絃[絃]	xian2	variant of 弦; bow string; string of musical instrument; watch spring; chord (straight line joining two points on a curve); hypotenuse	14
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep08/200 words - 26 min
勋爵[勳爵]	xun1 jue2	Lord (UK hereditary nobility); UK life peer	14
丹[丹]	dan1	red; pellet; powder; cinnabar	39
券[券]	quan4	bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds); ticket; voucher; certificate	6
大祸临头[大禍臨頭]	da4 huo4 lin2 tou2	facing imminent catastrophe; calamity looms; all hell will break loose	2
商贾[商賈]	shang1 gu3	merchant	9
孤身[孤身]	gu1 shen1	alone; lonely	4
基业[基業]	ji1 ye4	foundation; base; family estate	8
深知[深知]	shen1 zhi1	to know well; to be fully aware of	1
孤儿[孤兒]	gu1 er2	orphan	2
赶尽杀绝[趕盡殺絕]	gan3 jin4 sha1 jue2	to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless	1
付[付]	fu4	to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things	13
寒门[寒門]	han2 men2	poor and humble family; my family (humble)	3
紧要[緊要]	jin3 yao4	critical; crucial; vital	3
富豪[富豪]	fu4 hao2	rich and powerful person	1
关键[關鍵]	guan1 jian4	crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal	6
这时[這時]	zhe4 shi2	at this time; at this moment	2
贤良[賢良]	xian2 liang2	(of a man) able and virtuous	7
淑[淑]	shu1	warm and virtuous; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shu2]	33
媒婆[媒婆]	mei2 po2	matchmaker	3
天花乱坠[天花亂墜]	tian1 hua1 luan4 zhui4	lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom); fig. extravagant embellishments; hype	2
早已[早已]	zao3 yi3	long ago; for a long time	5
慢走[慢走]	man4 zou3	Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care!	17
寻花问柳[尋花問柳]	xun2 hua1 wen4 liu3	lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom); fig. to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats	1
傲慢[傲慢]	ao4 man4	arrogant; haughty	1
无礼[無禮]	wu2 li3	rude; rudely	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep08/225 words - 29 min
唯有[唯有]	wei2 you3	only	4
偃[偃]	yan3	to lie supine; to stop; to fall down	3
持重[持重]	chi2 zhong4	prudent; cautious; to be in charge of ritual ceremonies; to hold an important office	1
东昌府[東昌府]	Dong1 chang1 fu3	Dongchangfu district of Liaocheng city 聊城市[Liao2 cheng2 shi4], Shandong	2
心头肉[心頭肉]	xin1 tou2 rou4	favorite	3
了结[了結]	liao3 jie2	to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up	3
半年[半年]	ban4 nian2	half a year	10
发妻[髮妻]	fa4 qi1	first wife	2
病逝[病逝]	bing4 shi4	to die of illness	1
匹配[匹配]	pi3 pei4	to mate or marry; to match; matching; compatible	8
定亲[定親]	ding4 qin1	to settle a marriage; betrothal	6
信守[信守]	xin4 shou3	to abide by; to keep (promises etc)	2
承诺[承諾]	cheng2 nuo4	to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment	2
不幸[不幸]	bu4 xing4	misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
预料[預料]	yu4 liao4	to forecast; to anticipate; expectation	2
家主[家主]	jia1 zhu3	head of a household	7
看中[看中]	kan4 zhong4	to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on	7
居丧[居喪]	ju1 sang4	to observe the ritual mourning	1
秀外慧中[秀外慧中]	xiu4 wai4 hui4 zhong1	good-looking and intelligent (idiom)	1
美满[美滿]	mei3 man3	happy; blissful	3
不妙[不妙]	bu4 miao4	(of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring	4
良人[良人]	liang2 ren2	husband (arch.)	2
人大[人大]	Ren2 da4	(Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 min2 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]); Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Da4 xue2])	2
圆房[圓房]	yuan2 fang2	(of a child bride) to consummate marriage	1
府邸[府邸]	fu3 di3	mansion house; official residence	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep08/250 words - 33 min
笑柄[笑柄]	xiao4 bing3	a matter for ridicule; an object of ridicule; laughingstock	1
去世[去世]	qu4 shi4	to pass away; to die	10
承袭[承襲]	cheng2 xi2	to inherit; to follow; to adopt	10
自尊[自尊]	zi4 zun1	self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride	2
自大[自大]	zi4 da4	arrogant	1
煜[煜]	yu4	brilliant; glorious	14
亏空[虧空]	kui1 kong1	in debt; in the red; in deficit	8
攀龙附凤[攀龍附鳳]	pan1 long2 fu4 feng4	see 扳龍附鳳|扳龙附凤[ban1 long2 fu4 feng4]	3
硬是[硬是]	ying4 shi4	just; simply; stubbornly; really	3
祖父[祖父]	zu3 fu4	father's father; paternal grandfather	13
病死[病死]	bing4 si3	to fall ill and die; to die of illness	9
孤苦伶仃[孤苦伶仃]	gu1 ku3 ling2 ding1	solitary and impoverished (idiom)	4
放肆[放肆]	fang4 si4	wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent	7
搬弄[搬弄]	ban1 nong4	to fiddle with; to play and move sth about; to show off (what one can do); to parade (one's capabilities); to cause trouble	2
嚼舌根[嚼舌根]	jiao2 she2 gen1	to gossip; to argue unnecessarily	1
放在心上[放在心上]	fang4 zai4 xin1 shang4	to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart	13
延绵[延綿]	yan2 mian2	to extend continuously	1
子嗣[子嗣]	zi3 si4	son; heir	8
强人所难[強人所難]	qiang3 ren2 suo3 nan2	to force someone to do something	2
钞[鈔]	chao1	money; paper money; variant of 抄[chao1]	4
朝廷[朝廷]	chao2 ting2	court; imperial household; dynasty	58
追问[追問]	zhui1 wen4	to question closely; to investigate in detail; to examine minutely; to get to the heart of the matter	4
勒令[勒令]	le4 ling4	to order; to force	1
下狱[下獄]	xia4 yu4	to imprison	6
过世[過世]	guo4 shi4	to die; to pass away	10
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep08/275 words - 35 min
提亲[提親]	ti2 qin1	to propose marriage	40
休妻[休妻]	xiu1 qi1	to repudiate one's wife	8
事到如今[事到如今]	shi4 dao4 ru2 jin1	as matters stand; things having reached this stage	4
到手[到手]	dao4 shou3	to take possession of; to get hold of	5
逃脱[逃脫]	tao2 tuo1	to run away; to escape	4
动不动[動不動]	dong4 bu5 dong4	(typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat	1
念叨[念叨]	nian4 dao5	to talk about often; to reminisce about; to keep repeating; to keep harping on; to discuss	3
背地里[背地裡]	bei4 di4 li5	behind sb's back	5
低微[低微]	di1 wei1	meager (wages); humble (social status); feeble (voice)	2
不理[不理]	bu4 li3	to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore	5
贤淑[賢淑]	xian2 shu1	(of a woman) virtuous	6
比不上[比不上]	bi3 bu4 shang4	can't compare with	3
认作[認作]	ren4 zuo4	to regard as; to view; to consider sth as; to treat as	1
元凶[元凶]	yuan2 xiong1	chief offender; main culprit	1
疑神疑鬼[疑神疑鬼]	yi2 shen2 yi2 gui3	to suspect everyone; overly suspicious	4
成婚[成婚]	cheng2 hun1	to get married	21
垂头丧气[垂頭喪氣]	chui2 tou2 sang4 qi4	hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen	1
愁眉不展[愁眉不展]	chou2 mei2 bu4 zhan3	with a worried frown	1
牙[牙]	ya2	tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	10
长短[長短]	chang2 duan3	length; duration; accident; right and wrong; good and bad; long and short	1
偏疼[偏疼]	pian1 teng2	to favor a junior; to show favoritism to some juniors	2
黑心[黑心]	hei1 xin1	ruthless and lacking in conscience; vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy; black core (flaw in pottery)	9
恶[惡]	e4	evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm	6
恶[惡]	wu4	to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander	6
婆娘[婆娘]	po2 niang2	woman (derog.)	5
屋外[屋外]	wu1 wai4	outside the room	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep08/300 words - 39 min
耳朵[耳朵]	er3 duo5	ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup)	11
公然[公然]	gong1 ran2	openly; publicly; undisguised	4
背后[背後]	bei4 hou4	behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back	12
血口喷人[血口噴人]	xue4 kou3 pen1 ren2	to spit blood (idiom); venomous slander; malicious attacks	5
无稽之谈[無稽之談]	wu2 ji1 zhi1 tan2	complete nonsense (idiom)	2
胡闹[胡鬧]	hu2 nao4	to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble	9
老家[老家]	lao3 jia1	native place; place of origin; home state or region	25
从长计议[從長計議]	cong2 chang2 ji4 yi4	to take one's time making a decision (idiom); to consider at length	3
走人[走人]	zou3 ren2	(coll.) to leave; to beat it	2
惨[慘]	can3	miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy	8
听错[聽錯]	ting1 cuo4	to mishear	8
亲眼[親眼]	qin1 yan3	with one's own eyes; personally	15
灯[燈]	deng1	lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]	28
美人[美人]	mei3 ren2	beauty; belle	6
别有[別有]	bie2 you3	to have other...; to have a special ...	4
貌美[貌美]	mao4 mei3	good looks; pretty (e.g. young woman)	5
动心[動心]	dong4 xin1	to be moved; to be tempted	1
满腹[滿腹]	man3 fu4	filled with; preoccupied with	2
才华[才華]	cai2 hua2	talent; CL:份[fen4]	11
善解人意[善解人意]	shan4 jie3 ren2 yi4	to be good at understanding others (idiom)	1
占[占]	zhan4	to take possession of; to occupy; to take up	10
做针线[做針線]	zuo4 zhen1 xian4	to do needlework	2
掀[掀]	xian1	to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse	5
帘子[簾子]	lian2 zi5	curtain	1
一身[一身]	yi1 shen1	whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes	14
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep08/317 words - 43 min
茉莉花[茉莉花]	mo4 li5 hua1	jasmine	2
香气[香氣]	xiang1 qi4	fragrance; aroma; incense	2
依旧[依舊]	yi1 jiu4	as before; still	9
羞[羞]	xiu1	shy; ashamed; shame; bashful; variant of 饈|馐[xiu1]; delicacies	10
素日[素日]	su4 ri4	usually	5
勾搭[勾搭]	gou1 da5	to gang up; to fool around with; to make up to	10
人品[人品]	ren2 pin3	moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing	12
贵重[貴重]	gui4 zhong4	precious	9
女孩[女孩]	nu:3 hai2	girl; lass	8
相逢[相逢]	xiang1 feng2	to meet (by chance); to come across	1
受训[受訓]	shou4 xun4	to receive training	2
美差[美差]	mei3 chai1	cushy job; pleasant task	1
姿[姿]	zi1	beauty; disposition; looks; appearance	4
质[質]	zhi4	character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]	3
出众[出眾]	chu1 zhong4	to stand out; outstanding	2
憎恨[憎恨]	zeng1 hen4	to detest; hatred	1
训[訓]	xun4	to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep09/25 words - 6 min
好处[好處]	hao3 chu5	benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4]	21
秉[秉]	bing3	to grasp; to hold; to maintain	5
中正[中正]	zhong1 zheng4	fair and honest	1
责打[責打]	ze2 da3	to punish by flogging	2
务[務]	wu4	affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means	21
调配[調配]	diao4 pei4	to allocate; to deploy	2
调配[調配]	tiao2 pei4	to blend (colors, herbs); to mix	2
蓉[蓉]	rong2	see 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus; food that has been minced, shredded, or ground into a paste, suitable for stuffing or making a sauce	99
昌[昌]	chang1	prosperous; flourishing	56
翠[翠]	cui4	bluish-green; green jade	33
牙齿[牙齒]	ya2 chi3	tooth; dental; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	2
不济[不濟]	bu4 ji4	not good; of no use	4
松软[鬆軟]	song1 ruan3	flexible; not rigid; spongy; soft or runny (not set hard); loose (soil)	1
仆人[僕人]	pu2 ren2	servant	6
福气[福氣]	fu2 qi5	good fortune; a blessing	24
糕点[糕點]	gao1 dian3	cakes; pastries	2
捶[捶]	chui2	to beat with the fist; to hammer; to cudgel	9
捶背[捶背]	chui2 bei4	to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists	1
慇[慇]	yin1	solicitous	4
感激不尽[感激不盡]	gan3 ji1 bu4 jin4	can't thank sb enough (idiom)	4
侯门[侯門]	hou2 men2	noble house	8
介意[介意]	jie4 yi4	to care about; to take offense; to mind	2
籍[籍]	ji2	book or record; registry; roll; place of one's family or ancestral records; membership	16
顺遂[順遂]	shun4 sui4	everything is going smoothly; just as one wishes	8
放低[放低]	fang4 di1	to lower; to be humble	1
冑[冑]	zhou4	variant of 胄[zhou4]	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep09/50 words - 10 min
名分[名分]	ming2 fen4	a person's status	27
守[守]	shou3	to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining	37
不在意[不在意]	bu4 zai4 yi4	to pay no attention to; not to mind	9
雷[雷]	lei2	thunder; mine (weapon); (Internet slang) terrifying; terrific	6
劈[劈]	pi1	to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike	5
威胁[威脅]	wei1 xie2	to threaten; to menace	8
厮守[廝守]	si1 shou3	to stay together; to rely on one another	2
罪名[罪名]	zui4 ming2	criminal charge; accusation	16
通情达理[通情達理]	tong1 qing2 da2 li3	fair and reasonable (idiom); sensible; standing to reason	5
身无分文[身無分文]	shen1 wu2 fen1 wen2	penniless (idiom)	3
流落[流落]	liu2 luo4	to wander about destitute; to be stranded	4
街头[街頭]	jie1 tou2	street	4
妻妾[妻妾]	qi1 qie4	wives and concubines (of a polygamous man); harem	5
轮[輪]	lun2	wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; by turn; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn	13
貌似[貌似]	mao4 si4	to appear to be; to seem as if	3
恳切[懇切]	ken3 qie4	earnest; sincere	1
胁迫[脅迫]	xie2 po4	to coerce; to compel; to force	2
情急[情急]	qing2 ji2	anxious	1
戏[戲]	xi4	trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]	16
团圆[團圓]	tuan2 yuan2	to have a reunion	13
聊天[聊天]	liao2 tian1	to chat; to gossip	3
要好[要好]	yao4 hao3	to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement	6
浮萍[浮萍]	fu2 ping2	duckweed	2
分家[分家]	fen1 jia1	to separate and live apart; division of a large family into smaller groups	10
成家立业[成家立業]	cheng2 jia1 li4 ye4	to get married and start a career (idiom); to settle down; to establish oneself	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep09/75 words - 14 min
成家[成家]	cheng2 jia1	to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert	4
是非之地[是非之地]	shi4 fei1 zhi1 di4	trouble spot; sketchy area	1
清静[清靜]	qing1 jing4	quiet; peaceful and quiet	7
过日子[過日子]	guo4 ri4 zi5	to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along	30
撇下[撇下]	pie1 xia5	to cast away	4
任由[任由]	ren4 you2	to let (sb do sth); to allow; regardless of	6
野种[野種]	ye3 zhong3	(derog.) illegitimate child; bastard	1
精力[精力]	jing1 li4	energy	1
毫无[毫無]	hao2 wu2	not in the least; to completely lack	9
过错[過錯]	guo4 cuo4	mistake; fault; responsibility (for a fault)	7
板[板]	ban3	board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious	8
眼界[眼界]	yan3 jie4	ken; scope	2
犹[猶]	you2	as if; (just) like; just as; still; yet	7
教导[教導]	jiao4 dao3	to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching	11
雨露[雨露]	yu3 lu4	rain and dew; (fig.) favor; grace	2
均[均]	jun1	equal; even; all; uniform	2
正邪[正邪]	zheng4 xie2	opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4] (TCM)	1
颠倒[顛倒]	dian1 dao3	to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front; confused; deranged; crazy	1
王侯[王侯]	wang2 hou2	aristocracy	1
沾[沾]	zhan1	to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch	17
端正[端正]	duan1 zheng4	upright; regular; proper; correct	3
恶毒[惡毒]	e4 du2	malicious	1
见笑[見笑]	jian4 xiao4	to mock; to be ridiculed; to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble)	2
侧室[側室]	ce4 shi4	sideroom; concubine	1
聆听[聆聽]	ling2 ting1	to listen (respectfully)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep09/100 words - 17 min
临[臨]	lin2	to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	10
耳闻[耳聞]	er3 wen2	to hear of; to hear about	2
赛[賽]	sai4	to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel	6
未曾[未曾]	wei4 ceng2	hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever	8
些许[些許]	xie1 xu3	a few; a little; a bit	1
功夫[功夫]	gong1 fu5	skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort	7
桌子[桌子]	zhuo1 zi5	table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]	3
挤[擠]	ji3	to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule)	7
诗文[詩文]	shi1 wen2	poetry and literature	2
指教[指教]	zhi3 jiao4	to give advice or comments	1
诗词[詩詞]	shi1 ci2	verse	5
大通[大通]	Da4 tong1	Datong district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui; Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1 ning2], Qinghai	1
谈不上[談不上]	tan2 bu5 shang4	to be out of the question	2
自谦[自謙]	zi4 qian1	modest; self-deprecating	1
师生[師生]	shi1 sheng1	teachers and students	1
师[師]	shi1	teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops	11
包涵[包涵]	bao1 han2	to excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to contain	2
挪[挪]	nuo2	to shift; to move	6
超过[超過]	chao1 guo4	to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip	2
猖狂[猖狂]	chang1 kuang2	savage; furious	5
劲[勁]	jin4	strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]	18
窃窃私语[竊竊私語]	qie4 qie4 si1 yu3	to whisper	1
姑[姑]	gu1	paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)	17
裱[裱]	biao3	to hang (paper); to mount (painting)	3
再不[再不]	zai4 bu4	if not, then; otherwise	11
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep09/125 words - 22 min
茶经[茶經]	Cha2 jing1	the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽|陆羽[Lu4 Yu3] between 760-780	1
递进[遞進]	di4 jin4	gradual progress; to go forward one stage at a time	1
原先[原先]	yuan2 xian1	originally; original; former	13
绵密[綿密]	mian2 mi4	detailed; meticulous; fine and careful	1
大户[大戶]	da4 hu4	great family; rich family; large landlord; conspicuous spender or consumer	7
依我看[依我看]	yi1 wo3 kan4	in my opinion	11
大智若愚[大智若愚]	da4 zhi4 ruo4 yu2	great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)	1
录[錄]	lu4	diary; record; to hit; to copy	4
少见[少見]	shao3 jian4	rare; not familiar (to the speaker); sth rarely experience; hard to see	4
蠢笨[蠢笨]	chun3 ben4	stupid	5
犯不着[犯不著]	fan4 bu5 zhao2	not worthwhile	4
用心[用心]	yong4 xin1	motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful	14
千辛万苦[千辛萬苦]	qian1 xin1 wan4 ku3	to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations; with difficulty; after some effort	1
手把[手把]	shou3 ba4	handle	1
仍然[仍然]	reng2 ran2	still; yet	1
小鸡[小雞]	xiao3 ji1	chick	2
看不清[看不清]	kan4 bu5 qing1	not able to see clearly	3
导[導]	dao3	to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct	2
太子[太子]	tai4 zi3	crown prince	18
花心思[花心思]	hua1 xin1 si1	to think through; to invest effort in thinking about; to consider thoroughly	1
睡着[睡著]	shui4 zhao2	to fall asleep	12
花样[花樣]	hua1 yang4	pattern; way of doing sth; trick; (sports) fancy-style (as figure skating etc)	10
拎[拎]	lin1	to lift; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [ling1]	2
包袱[包袱]	bao1 fu5	wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny part; punchline	4
看不惯[看不慣]	kan4 bu5 guan4	cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep09/150 words - 25 min
心烦[心煩]	xin1 fan2	to feel agitated; to be troubled; to be annoyed; an upset or distraction	2
狂[狂]	kuang2	mad; wild; violent	7
家伙[傢伙]	jia1 huo5	variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5]	7
骄气[驕氣]	jiao1 qi5	arrogance	1
鞋[鞋]	xie2	shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]	7
袜[襪]	wa4	socks; stockings	1
审[審]	shen3	to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)	12
明朝[明朝]	ming2 zhao1	tomorrow morning; the following morning	1
谨[謹]	jin3	cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)	7
慎[慎]	shen4	careful; cautious	7
微[微]	wei1	tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]	32
如意[如意]	ru2 yi4	as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune	7
从不[從不]	cong2 bu4	never	12
沏[沏]	qi1	to steep (tea)	1
维[維]	wei2	to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])	3
伯伯[伯伯]	bo2 bo5	father's elder brother; uncle	3
玉川[玉川]	Yu4 chuan1	Tamagawa (name); Tamagawa city in Akita prefecture, Japan	4
行礼[行禮]	xing2 li3	to salute; to make one's salutations	4
问答[問答]	wen4 da2	question and answer	1
山水[山水]	shan1 shui3	water from a mountain; mountains and rivers; scenery; landscape	1
咬[咬]	yao3	to bite; to nip	12
昨儿[昨兒]	zuo2 r5	(coll.) yesterday	3
使劲[使勁]	shi3 jin4	to exert all one's strength	11
瓶[瓶]	ping2	bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids	6
讨好卖乖[討好賣乖]	tao3 hao3 mai4 guai1	to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep09/175 words - 28 min
一席之地[一席之地]	yi1 xi2 zhi1 di4	(acknowledged) place; a role to play; niche	3
受气[受氣]	shou4 qi4	to be mistreated; to be bullied	3
普通[普通]	pu3 tong1	common; ordinary; general; average	2
即便[即便]	ji2 bian4	even if; even though; right away; immediately	36
官阶[官階]	guan1 jie1	official rank	1
腰杆子[腰桿子]	yao1 gan3 zi5	waist; small of the back; (fig.) backing	1
硬[硬]	ying4	hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person)	16
拿捏[拿捏]	na2 nie1	to grasp; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; to create difficulties	13
世代[世代]	shi4 dai4	for many generations; generation; era; age	7
缨[纓]	ying1	tassel; sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc); ribbon	2
对得起[對得起]	dui4 de5 qi3	not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of	9
兄妹[兄妹]	xiong1 mei4	brother(s) and sister(s)	15
筹划[籌劃]	chou2 hua4	to plan and prepare	9
犯得上[犯得上]	fan4 de5 shang4	worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)	1
议论[議論]	yi4 lun4	to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion; CL:個|个[ge4]	17
通透[通透]	tong1 tou4	penetrating	5
惺[惺]	xing1	tranquil; understand	14
态[態]	tai4	(bound form); appearance; shape; form; state; attitude; (grammar) voice	7
偏爱[偏愛]	pian1 ai4	to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite	2
诰[誥]	gao4	to enjoin; to grant (a title)	40
耻[恥]	chi3	shame; disgrace	3
出色[出色]	chu1 se4	remarkable; outstanding	2
注[注]	zhu4	to inject; to pour into; to concentrate; to pay attention; stake (gambling); classifier for sums of money; variant of 註|注[zhu4]	1
点水[點水]	dian3 shui3	to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep	1
调[調]	diao4	to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody	6
调[調]	tiao2	to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep09/200 words - 34 min
膏[膏]	gao1	ointment; paste; CL:帖[tie3]	1
击[擊]	ji1	to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2]	8
拂[拂]	fu2	to brush away	4
呆子[呆子]	dai1 zi5	fool; sucker	1
硬生生[硬生生]	ying4 sheng1 sheng1	stiff; rigid; inflexible; forcibly	2
嫌弃[嫌棄]	xian2 qi4	to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore	19
愚笨[愚笨]	yu2 ben4	stupid; clumsy	5
翅膀[翅膀]	chi4 bang3	wing; CL:個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]	4
教授[教授]	jiao4 shou4	professor; to instruct; to lecture on; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	1
橘[橘]	ju2	mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata); tangerine	33
清洗[清洗]	qing1 xi3	to wash; to clean; to purge	1
洁净[潔淨]	jie2 jing4	clean; to cleanse	2
尘土[塵土]	chen2 tu3	dust	2
亮堂[亮堂]	liang4 tang2	bright; clear	2
备[備]	bei4	to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip	38
碰见[碰見]	peng4 jian4	to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into	3
清真[清真]	qing1 zhen1	Islamic; Muslim; halal (of food); clean; pure	2
座[座]	zuo4	seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects	9
一分一毫[一分一毫]	yi1 fen1 yi1 hao2	a tiny bit (idiom); an iota	3
荆棘[荊棘]	jing1 ji2	thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth	4
丛[叢]	cong2	cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket	4
得力[得力]	de2 li4	able; capable; competent; efficient	14
忧心[憂心]	you1 xin1	concerned; worried; disturbed; anxious	5
近乎[近乎]	jin4 hu5	close to; intimate	2
苦差事[苦差事]	ku3 chai1 shi5	see 苦差[ku3 chai1]	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep09/225 words - 36 min
打架[打架]	da3 jia4	to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2]	8
争宠[爭寵]	zheng1 chong3	to strive for favor	4
一类[一類]	yi1 lei4	same type; category 1 (i.e. class A)	1
水深[水深]	shui3 shen1	depth (of waterway); sounding	2
大意[大意]	da4 yi5	careless	1
麻痹[麻痺]	ma2 bi4	paralysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb; (fig.) to lull; negligent; apathetic	1
银针[銀針]	yin2 zhen1	silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture)	3
滚水[滾水]	gun3 shui3	boiling water	3
入口[入口]	ru4 kou3	entrance; to import	1
夜里[夜裡]	ye4 li5	during the night; at night; nighttime	22
屠夫[屠夫]	tu2 fu1	butcher; fig. murderous dictator	3
熬[熬]	ao2	to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure	20
胃口[胃口]	wei4 kou3	appetite; liking	6
做菜[做菜]	zuo4 cai4	to cook; cooking	1
不善[不善]	bu4 shan4	bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive	4
交际[交際]	jiao1 ji4	communication; social intercourse	2
合该[合該]	he2 gai1	ought to; should	3
筷子[筷子]	kuai4 zi5	chopsticks; CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1]	1
时下[時下]	shi2 xia4	at present; right now	3
流行[流行]	liu2 xing2	(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable	1
酥酪[酥酪]	su1 lao4	yogurt; curd cheese	2
凑巧[湊巧]	cou4 qiao3	fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it	2
仓促[倉促]	cang1 cu4	all of a sudden; hurriedly	3
有话要说[有話要說]	you3 hua4 yao4 shuo1	to speak one's mind	1
多变[多變]	duo1 bian4	fickle; multi-variate (math.)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep09/248 words - 40 min
巴巴[巴巴]	ba1 ba1	(suffix) very; extremely	6
焚香[焚香]	fen2 xiang1	to burn incense	4
心静[心靜]	xin1 jing4	tranquil; calm	2
怡[怡]	yi2	harmony; pleased	1
仪态[儀態]	yi2 tai4	bearing; deportment	1
其次[其次]	qi2 ci4	next; secondly	2
陶冶[陶冶]	tao2 ye3	lit. to fire pots and smelt metal; fig. to educate	1
格[格]	ge2	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	2
手边[手邊]	shou3 bian1	on hand; at hand	1
现有[現有]	xian4 you3	currently existing; currently available	1
火候[火候]	huo3 hou4	heat control; maturity; crucial moment	2
掌握[掌握]	zhang3 wo4	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	3
指甲[指甲]	zhi3 jia5	fingernail	1
大小[大小]	da4 xiao3	dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority	5
燃[燃]	ran2	to burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to raise (hopes)	5
经久[經久]	jing1 jiu3	long-lasting; durable	1
木炭[木炭]	mu4 tan4	charcoal	1
沉香[沉香]	chen2 xiang1	Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree (Aquilaria agallocha); lignum aloes	1
糊[糊]	hu2	muddled; paste; scorched	5
笨[笨]	ben4	stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy	9
心细[心細]	xin1 xi4	careful; scrupulous	1
手巧[手巧]	shou3 qiao3	to be skillful with one's hands; to be manually adroit	1
悟性[悟性]	wu4 xing4	perception; wits; power of understanding; comprehension	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep10/25 words - 3 min
雅致[雅致]	ya3 zhi4	elegant; refined; in good taste	2
高深[高深]	gao1 shen1	profound	1
略知皮毛[略知皮毛]	lu:e4 zhi1 pi2 mao2	slight knowledge of sth; superficial acquaintance with a subject; a smattering	1
艺[藝]	yi4	skill; art	1
源[源]	yuan2	root; source; origin	1
哲理[哲理]	zhe2 li3	philosophic theory; philosophy	1
其中[其中]	qi2 zhong1	among; in; included among these	15
高妙[高妙]	gao1 miao4	masterly; subtle and clever (or artwork, writing etc)	1
深奥[深奧]	shen1 ao4	profound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly	1
融会[融會]	rong2 hui4	to blend; to integrate; to amalgamate; to fuse	1
领悟[領悟]	ling3 wu4	to understand; to comprehend	1
型[型]	xing2	mold; type; style; model	1
窈窕[窈窕]	yao3 tiao3	sweet, fair, and graceful (of a woman); a seductive woman; secluded (bower)	1
婀娜[婀娜]	e1 nuo2	(of a woman's bearing) graceful; elegant; lithe	1
欠缺[欠缺]	qian4 que1	to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency	2
浓烈[濃烈]	nong2 lie4	strong (taste, flavor, smell)	1
淡雅[淡雅]	dan4 ya3	simple and elegant	1
互补[互補]	hu4 bu3	complementary; to complement each other	1
引人注目[引人注目]	yin3 ren2 zhu4 mu4	to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous	2
淡[淡]	dan4	insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen	10
雅[雅]	ya3	elegant	3
刺眼[刺眼]	ci4 yan3	to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling; harsh (light); crude (colors); unsightly	1
斟酌[斟酌]	zhen1 zhuo2	to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim	3
绛[絳]	jiang4	purple-red	1
紫色[紫色]	zi3 se4	purple; violet (color)	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep10/50 words - 5 min
绯红[緋紅]	fei1 hong2	crimson; scarlet	1
颜色[顏色]	yan2 se4	color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff	12
夺目[奪目]	duo2 mu4	to dazzle the eyes	1
试试看[試試看]	shi4 shi4 kan4	to give it a try	2
果然[果然]	guo3 ran2	really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed	30
点睛[點睛]	dian3 jing1	to dot in the eyes; fig. to add finishing touch; abbr. for idiom 畫龍點睛|画龙点睛, to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes; the crucial point that brings the subject to life	1
花瓶[花瓶]	hua1 ping2	flower vase; fig. just a pretty face; CL:對|对[dui4]	1
略知一二[略知一二]	lu:e4 zhi1 yi1 er4	slight knowledge of sth; to know very little about a subject; a smattering	1
喉咙[喉嚨]	hou2 long2	throat; larynx	1
干燥[乾燥]	gan1 zao4	to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid	1
润[潤]	run4	to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; moist; glossy; sleek	3
润肺[潤肺]	run4 fei4	to moisten the lungs; to make expectoration easy (medicine)	1
研究[研究]	yan2 jiu1	research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into	2
卖力[賣力]	mai4 li4	to work hard; to do one's very best; to throw oneself into the task at hand	3
女红[女紅]	nu:3 gong1	the feminine arts (e.g. needlework)	2
针织[針織]	zhen1 zhi1	knitting; knitted garment	1
钻研[鑽研]	zuan1 yan2	to study meticulously; to delve into	2
望族[望族]	wang4 zu2	distinguished or prominent family; influential clan (old)	2
宁可[寧可]	ning4 ke3	preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils	13
生来[生來]	sheng1 lai2	from birth; by one's nature	2
识相[識相]	shi2 xiang4	sensitive; tactful	1
一天到晚[一天到晚]	yi1 tian1 dao4 wan3	all day long; the whole day	2
谎称[謊稱]	huang3 cheng1	to claim; to pretend	2
躲开[躲開]	duo3 kai1	to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb)	1
正经[正經]	zheng4 jing1	decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep10/75 words - 11 min
下作[下作]	xia4 zuo5	contemptible; disgusting	6
回回[回回]	hui2 hui2	time and again; every time	4
号丧[號喪]	hao2 sang5	to weep; to howl as if at a funeral	2
出[齣]	chu1	variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)	12
家教[家教]	jia1 jiao4	family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor	7
学习[學習]	xue2 xi2	to learn; to study	2
得不偿失[得不償失]	de2 bu4 chang2 shi1	the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)	2
人人[人人]	ren2 ren2	everyone; every person	18
痴心妄想[痴心妄想]	chi1 xin1 wang4 xiang3	to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom); to labor under a delusion; wishful thinking	4
左[左]	zuo3	left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3]	10
言语[言語]	yan2 yu3	words; speech; (spoken) language	5
松手[鬆手]	song1 shou3	to relinquish one's grip; to let go	7
每人[每人]	mei3 ren2	each person; everybody; per person	5
姊妹[姊妹]	zi3 mei4	(older and younger) sisters; sister (school, city etc)	7
公道[公道]	gong1 dao4	justice; fairness; public highway	14
弯路[彎路]	wan1 lu4	winding road; roundabout route; detour; (fig.) wrong way (of doing sth)	1
无须[無須]	wu2 xu1	need not; not obliged to; not necessarily	1
推诿[推諉]	tui1 wei3	to decline; to avoid; shirking responsibilities; to blame others; to pass the buck; to unload one's responsibilities; to try to get out of a task	2
延误[延誤]	yan2 wu5	to delay; to be held up; to miss (an opportunity); delay; holdup	1
嘴快[嘴快]	zui3 kuai4	to have loose lips	2
争吵[爭吵]	zheng1 chao3	to quarrel; dispute	6
告知[告知]	gao4 zhi1	to inform	7
辨[辨]	bian4	to distinguish; to recognize	3
堤[堤]	di1	dike; Taiwan pr. [ti2]	2
毁[毀]	hui3	to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander	43
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep10/100 words - 14 min
蚁[蟻]	yi3	ant	2
穴[穴]	xue2	cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4]	4
酿成[釀成]	niang4 cheng2	to form gradually; to lead to	4
跪下[跪下]	gui4 xia5	to kneel down	10
垫上[墊上]	dian4 shang4	to pay for sb	1
蒲团[蒲團]	pu2 tuan2	praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail)	2
胡言乱语[胡言亂語]	hu2 yan2 luan4 yu3	babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch	9
粗俗[粗俗]	cu1 su2	vulgar	1
村姑[村姑]	cun1 gu1	village girl; country bumpkin	1
后人[後人]	hou4 ren2	later generation	2
兄弟阋墙[兄弟鬩牆]	xiong1 di4 xi4 qiang2	internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself	3
家法[家法]	jia1 fa3	the rules and discipline that apply within a family; stick used for punishing children or servants; traditions of an artistic or academic school of thought, passed on from master to pupil	5
惩戒[懲戒]	cheng2 jie4	to discipline; reprimand	1
身为[身為]	shen1 wei2	in the capacity of; as	12
涵养[涵養]	han2 yang3	to conserve (e.g. water); self-restraint; self-possession	1
一流[一流]	yi1 liu2	top quality; front ranking	1
大都[大都]	da4 du1	for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan	5
当面[當面]	dang1 mian4	to sb's face; in sb's presence	15
一套[一套]	yi1 tao4	suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior	12
把头[把頭]	ba3 tou2	labor contractor; gangmaster	1
霸[霸]	ba4	hegemon; tyrant; lord; feudal chief; to rule by force; to usurp; (in modern advertising) master	4
难得[難得]	nan2 de2	seldom; rare; hard to come by	15
争光[爭光]	zheng1 guang1	to win an honor; to strive to win a prize	2
聪明伶俐[聰明伶俐]	cong1 ming5 ling2 li4	clever and quick-witted	4
几分[幾分]	ji3 fen1	somewhat; a bit	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep10/125 words - 16 min
须知[須知]	xu1 zhi1	key information; instructions; it must be borne in mind	4
聪明反被聪明误[聰明反被聰明誤]	cong1 ming2 fan3 bei4 cong1 ming2 wu4	a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good	1
拌嘴[拌嘴]	ban4 zui3	to bicker; to squabble; to quarrel	8
闭[閉]	bi4	to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct	19
不久[不久]	bu4 jiu3	not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after	7
不合[不合]	bu4 he2	to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out	4
要死要活[要死要活]	yao4 si3 yao4 huo2	terribly; awfully; desperately	4
抱怨[抱怨]	bao4 yuan4	to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied	4
规范[規範]	gui1 fan4	norm; standard; specification; regulation; rule; within the rules; to fix rules; to regulate; to specify	1
各人[各人]	ge4 ren2	each one; everyone	4
缘[緣]	yuan2	cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along	5
看似[看似]	kan4 si4	to look as if; to seem	5
日来[日來]	ri4 lai2	in the past few days; lately	1
争强好胜[爭強好勝]	zheng1 qiang2 hao4 sheng4	competitive; ambitious and aggressive; to desire to beat others	3
哭天抹泪[哭天抹淚]	ku1 tian1 mo3 lei4	to wail and whine; piteous weeping	2
可念[可念]	ke3 nian4	pitiable; likable; memorable	1
恩情[恩情]	en1 qing2	kindness; affection; grace; favor	8
适才[適才]	shi4 cai2	just now; a moment ago	4
故交[故交]	gu4 jiao1	former acquaintance; old friend	2
宁静[寧靜]	ning2 jing4	tranquil; tranquility; serenity	1
互相[互相]	hu4 xiang1	each other; mutually; mutual	4
谦让[謙讓]	qian1 rang4	to modestly decline	2
父女[父女]	fu4 nu:3	father and daughter	4
生出[生出]	sheng1 chu1	to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc); to generate; to produce	10
嫌隙[嫌隙]	xian2 xi4	hostility; animosity	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep10/150 words - 19 min
口无遮拦[口無遮攔]	kou3 wu2 zhe1 lan2	to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; to commit a gaffe	6
肺[肺]	fei4	lung; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
管子[管子]	guan3 zi5	tube; pipe; drinking straw; CL:根[gen1]	1
祸从口出[禍從口出]	huo4 cong2 kou3 chu1	Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.	1
牵连[牽連]	qian1 lian2	to implicate; implicated; to link together	14
一家子[一家子]	yi1 jia1 zi5	the whole family	12
共[共]	gong4	common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party	15
损[損]	sun3	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 (䷨)	16
荣耀[榮耀]	rong2 yao4	honor; glory	10
况[況]	kuang4	moreover; situation	1
训斥[訓斥]	xun4 chi4	to reprimand; to rebuke; to berate; stern criticism	7
牢记[牢記]	lao2 ji4	to keep in mind; to remember	1
单[單]	dan1	bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4]	15
置身事外[置身事外]	zhi4 shen1 shi4 wai4	not to get involved; to stay out of it	1
风气[風氣]	feng1 qi4	general mood; atmosphere; common practice	2
手足[手足]	shou3 zu2	hands and feet; (fig.) brothers; retinue, henchmen, accomplices	3
隔岸观火[隔岸觀火]	ge2 an4 guan1 huo3	to watch the fires burning across the river; to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)	2
一家人[一家人]	yi1 jia1 ren2	household; the whole family	22
大吵大闹[大吵大鬧]	da4 chao3 da4 nao4	to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss; to make a scene	1
缺[缺]	que1	deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	12
家子[家子]	jia1 zi5	household; family	2
两样[兩樣]	liang3 yang4	two kinds; difference	2
家族[家族]	jia1 zu2	family; clan	12
繁盛[繁盛]	fan2 sheng4	prosperous; thriving; (of vegetation) luxuriant	1
必得[必得]	bi4 dei3	must; have to	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep10/175 words - 22 min
齐心协力[齊心協力]	qi2 xin1 xie2 li4	to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one	2
往往[往往]	wang3 wang3	usually; in many cases; more often than not	2
下手[下手]	xia4 shou3	to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest	14
勿[勿]	wu4	do not	3
心中[心中]	xin1 zhong1	central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart	18
愧疚[愧疚]	kui4 jiu4	to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful	1
不吐不快[不吐不快]	bu4 tu3 bu4 kuai4	to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)	1
望见[望見]	wang4 jian4	to espy; to spot	1
谅[諒]	liang4	to show understanding; to excuse; to presume; to expect	1
引[引]	yin3	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	13
尤其[尤其]	you2 qi2	especially; particularly	12
小小[小小]	xiao3 xiao3	very small; very few; very minor	13
过意不去[過意不去]	guo4 yi4 bu4 qu4	to feel very apologetic	3
矣[矣]	yi3	classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]	10
弥补[彌補]	mi2 bu3	to complement; to make up for a deficiency	3
揭[揭]	jie1	to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask	4
过重[過重]	guo4 zhong4	overweight (luggage)	1
更生[更生]	geng1 sheng1	resurrection; rebirth; reinvigorated; rejuvenated; a new lease of life	1
道统[道統]	dao4 tong3	Confucian orthodoxy	1
无知[無知]	wu2 zhi1	ignorant; ignorance	5
连同[連同]	lian2 tong2	together with; along with	3
略略[略略]	lu:e4 lu:e4	slightly; roughly; briefly; very generally	2
补过[補過]	bu3 guo4	to make up for an earlier mistake; to make amends	1
难辞其咎[難辭其咎]	nan2 ci2 qi2 jiu4	cannot escape censure (idiom); has to bear the blame	1
身分[身分]	shen1 fen4	variant of 身份; identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank	21
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep10/200 words - 28 min
谈话[談話]	tan2 hua4	talk; conversation; CL:次[ci4]	2
贸[貿]	mao4	commerce; trade	2
贸然[貿然]	mao4 ran2	rashly; hastily; without careful consideration	4
插嘴[插嘴]	cha1 zui3	to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation	7
一再[一再]	yi1 zai4	repeatedly	1
犯错[犯錯]	fan4 cuo4	to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing	12
随意[隨意]	sui2 yi4	as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious	13
知法犯法[知法犯法]	zhi1 fa3 fan4 fa3	to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules	1
自认[自認]	zi4 ren4	to believe (sth in relation to oneself); to regard oneself as; to acknowledge (sth in relation to oneself); to resign oneself to	1
众人[眾人]	zhong4 ren2	everyone	10
养成[養成]	yang3 cheng2	to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire	4
丢人现眼[丟人現眼]	diu1 ren2 xian4 yan3	to make an exhibition of oneself; to be a disgrace	6
外传[外傳]	wai4 chuan2	to tell others (a secret); to divulge to an outsider; to be rumored	2
外传[外傳]	wai4 zhuan4	unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)	2
盒子[盒子]	he2 zi5	box; case	4
敢情[敢情]	gan3 qing5	actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course	5
不论[不論]	bu4 lun4	whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss	19
训话[訓話]	xun4 hua4	to admonish subordinates	2
滥用[濫用]	lan4 yong4	to misuse; to abuse	2
开恩[開恩]	kai1 en1	to give a favor (used of Christian God)	9
后患无穷[後患無窮]	hou4 huan4 wu2 qiong2	it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)	1
放纵[放縱]	fang4 zong4	to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish	4
为主[為主]	wei2 zhu3	to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to	4
仆役[僕役]	pu2 yi4	servant	2
就是说[就是說]	jiu4 shi4 shuo1	in other words; that is	1
羔[羔]	gao1	lamb	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep10/225 words - 32 min
滚开[滾開]	gun3 kai1	to boil (of liquid); boiling hot; Get out!; Go away!; fuck off (rude)	6
话本[話本]	hua4 ben3	Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories	2
出口气[出口氣]	chu1 kou3 qi4	to take one's revenge; to score off sb	1
撒[撒]	sa1	to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to	9
撒[撒]	sa3	to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill	9
令人[令人]	ling4 ren2	to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc)	1
佩服[佩服]	pei4 fu2	to admire	6
发难[發難]	fa1 nan4	to rise in revolt; to raise difficult questions	3
明争暗斗[明爭暗鬥]	ming2 zheng1 an4 dou4	to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)	1
直到[直到]	zhi2 dao4	until	2
火烧[火燒]	huo3 shao1	to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake	4
主持[主持]	zhu3 chi2	to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor	6
抓住[抓住]	zhua1 zhu4	to grab; to capture	20
忍耐[忍耐]	ren3 nai4	to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance	1
可贵[可貴]	ke3 gui4	to be treasured; praiseworthy	5
下跪[下跪]	xia4 gui4	to kneel; to go down on one's knees	3
手掌[手掌]	shou3 zhang3	palm	3
戒[戒]	jie4	to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)	3
尺[尺]	chi3	a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]	8
疼死[疼死]	teng2 si3	to really hurt	2
韬[韜]	tao1	bow case or scabbard; to hide; military strategy	1
晦[晦]	hui4	last day of a lunar month; dark; night	1
风口浪尖[風口浪尖]	feng1 kou3 lang4 jian1	where the wind and the waves are the fiercest; at the heart of the struggle	2
药膏[藥膏]	yao4 gao1	ointment	4
对手[對手]	dui4 shou3	opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match	4
心头[心頭]	xin1 tou2	heart; thoughts; mind	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep10/250 words - 34 min
关节[關節]	guan1 jie2	joint (physiology); key point; critical phase	2
诉[訴]	su4	to complain; to sue; to tell	2
蒙蔽[蒙蔽]	meng2 bi4	to deceive; to hoodwink	6
明镜[明鏡]	ming2 jing4	mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)	5
揭露[揭露]	jie1 lu4	to expose; to unmask; to ferret out; to disclose; disclosure	1
真面目[真面目]	zhen1 mian4 mu4	true identity; true colors	3
荣辱[榮辱]	rong2 ru3	honor and disgrace; reputation	2
过头[過頭]	guo4 tou2	to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead	5
顶峰[頂峰]	ding3 feng1	peak; summit; fig. high point; masterpiece	1
累及[累及]	lei3 ji2	to involve; to affect	1
擒贼擒王[擒賊擒王]	qin2 zei2 qin2 wang2	to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)	1
次要[次要]	ci4 yao4	secondary	1
学会[學會]	xue2 hui4	to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association	11
要领[要領]	yao4 ling3	main aspects; essentials; gist	2
骄纵[驕縱]	jiao1 zong4	arrogant and willful	2
全然[全然]	quan2 ran2	completely	8
忍让[忍讓]	ren3 rang4	to exercise forbearance; patient and accommodating	2
示弱[示弱]	shi4 ruo4	not to fight back; to take it lying down; to show weakness; to show one's softer side	2
平衡[平衡]	ping2 heng2	balance; equilibrium	2
挟制[挾製]	xie2 zhi4	forced submission; to exploit advantage to force sb to do one's bidding	2
心直口快[心直口快]	xin1 zhi2 kou3 kuai4	frank and outspoken (idiom); straight speaking; to say what one thinks	1
纵情[縱情]	zong4 qing2	to your heart's content	2
恣意[恣意]	zi4 yi4	without restraint; unbridled; reckless	1
眼花[眼花]	yan3 hua1	dimmed eyesight; blurred; vague and unclear vision	1
耳聋[耳聾]	er3 long2	deaf	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep10/275 words - 37 min
姨母[姨母]	yi2 mu3	mother's sister; maternal aunt	111
没脸[沒臉]	mei2 lian3	ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame)	5
见好就收[見好就收]	jian4 hao3 jiu4 shou1	to quit while one is ahead (idiom); to know when to stop	1
坡[坡]	po1	slope; CL:個|个[ge4]; sloping; slanted	2
申斥[申斥]	shen1 chi4	to rebuke; to blame; to denounce	3
好不容易[好不容易]	hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4	with great difficulty; very difficult	15
攥[攥]	zuan4	to hold; to grip; to grasp	6
咽[嚥]	yan4	to swallow	6
庶子[庶子]	shu4 zi3	bastard; commoner son of royalty	15
这下子[這下子]	zhe4 xia4 zi5	this time	2
拦[攔]	lan2	to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)	30
局[局]	ju2	office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc	23
棋[棋]	qi2	chess; chess-like game; a game of chess; CL:盤|盘[pan2]; chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]	6
满盘皆输[滿盤皆輸]	man3 pan2 jie1 shu1	see 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸|一着不慎，满盘皆输[yi1 zhao1 bu4 shen4 , man3 pan2 jie1 shu1]	1
谨慎[謹慎]	jin3 shen4	cautious; prudent	12
得分[得分]	de2 fen1	to score	1
轻重缓急[輕重緩急]	qing1 zhong4 huan3 ji2	slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority	2
说三道四[說三道四]	shuo1 san1 dao4 si4	to make thoughtless remarks (idiom); to criticize; gossip	5
献殷勤[獻殷勤]	xian4 yin1 qin2	to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc); to fawn upon (an influential politician etc); to court sb's favor; to ingratiate oneself	1
奸[奸]	jian1	wicked; crafty; traitor; variant of 姦|奸[jian1]	4
盗[盜]	dao4	to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber	4
城府[城府]	cheng2 fu3	subtle; shrewd; sophisticated	7
勾心斗角[勾心鬥角]	gou1 xin1 dou4 jiao3	to fight and scheme against each other (idiom); (in palace construction) elaborate and refined	2
图谋[圖謀]	tu2 mou2	to conspire	9
安心[安心]	an1 xin1	at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth	28
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep10/300 words - 40 min
露出马脚[露出馬腳]	lu4 chu1 ma3 jiao3	to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away	2
踪影[蹤影]	zong1 ying3	trace; vestige; presence	2
做贼心虚[做賊心虛]	zuo4 zei2 xin1 xu1	to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience	2
稻田[稻田]	dao4 tian2	paddy field; rice paddy	1
有毒[有毒]	you3 du2	poisonous	4
蛇[蛇]	she2	snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2]	11
杆[桿]	gan3	stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns	13
窜[竄]	cuan4	to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish; to amend or edit	3
竹[竹]	zhu2	bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]; Kangxi radical 118	1
差点[差點]	cha4 dian3	almost; nearly	13
半夜三更[半夜三更]	ban4 ye4 san1 geng1	in the depth of night; late at night	1
无人[無人]	wu2 ren2	unmanned; uninhabited	10
路子[路子]	lu4 zi5	method; way; approach	6
崩倒[崩倒]	beng1 dao3	to collapse; to crash down; to fall down in a heap	1
农妇[農婦]	nong2 fu4	peasant woman (in former times); female farm worker	1
太过[太過]	tai4 guo4	excessively; too	8
半截[半截]	ban4 jie2	half (of sth); halfway through	4
入土[入土]	ru4 tu3	to bury; buried; interred	2
相貌[相貌]	xiang4 mao4	appearance	8
心切[心切]	xin1 qie4	eager; impatient; guileless	5
大可不必[大可不必]	da4 ke3 bu4 bi4	need not; unnecessary	1
俗话说[俗話說]	su2 hua4 shuo1	as the proverb says; as they say...	2
遥[遙]	yao2	distant; remote; far; far away	1
马力[馬力]	ma3 li4	horsepower	1
脾[脾]	pi2	spleen	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep10/319 words - 42 min
口碑[口碑]	kou3 bei1	public praise; public reputation; commonly held opinions; current idiom	1
闺女[閨女]	gui1 nu:3	maiden; unmarried woman; daughter	6
人称[人稱]	ren2 cheng1	person (first person, second person etc in grammar); called; known as	1
招牌[招牌]	zhao1 pai5	signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business	4
求学[求學]	qiu2 xue2	to seek knowledge; to study; to attend college	3
拜会[拜會]	bai4 hui4	pay an official call; call on; visit in an official capacity	2
看待[看待]	kan4 dai4	to look upon; to regard	3
顶天立地[頂天立地]	ding3 tian1 li4 di4	lit. able to support both heaven and earth; of indomitable spirit (idiom)	2
问心无愧[問心無愧]	wen4 xin1 wu2 kui4	lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience	5
忠君爱国[忠君愛國]	zhong1 jun1 ai4 guo2	faithful patriots (idiom)	4
于是[於是]	yu2 shi4	thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence	8
礼记[禮記]	Li3 ji4	Classic of Rites	1
大学[大學]	da4 xue2	university; college; CL:所[suo3]	1
者[者]	zhe3	(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	19
问心有愧[問心有愧]	wen4 xin1 you3 kui4	to have a guilty conscience	1
校[校]	jiao4	to proofread; to check; to compare	4
校[校]	xiao4	school; military officer; CL:所[suo3]	4
胆小[膽小]	dan3 xiao3	cowardice; timid	3
苍[蒼]	cang1	dark blue; deep green; ash-gray	10
芥[芥]	jie4	mustard	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/25 words - 4 min
完了[完了]	wan2 le5	to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no	24
颇[頗]	po1	rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3]	15
成效[成效]	cheng2 xiao4	effect; result	1
白费[白費]	bai2 fei4	to waste (one's energy etc)	5
撺掇[攛掇]	cuan1 duo5	to urge sb on	14
偷听[偷聽]	tou1 ting1	to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly)	2
食[食]	shi2	to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse	13
早起[早起]	zao3 qi3	to get up early	4
消磨[消磨]	xiao1 mo2	to wear down; to sap; to whittle away; to while away; to idle away	4
斗胆[斗膽]	dou3 dan3	(courteous) to be so bold as to	3
骗人[騙人]	pian4 ren2	to cheat sb; a scam	2
男子[男子]	nan2 zi3	a man; a male	11
科[科]	ke1	branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4]	13
噩[噩]	e4	startling	1
愚昧[愚昧]	yu2 mei4	ignorant; uneducated; ignorance	1
摆布[擺布]	bai3 bu4	to arrange; to order about; to manipulate	7
精[精]	jing1	essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)	10
豆[豆]	dou4	bean; pea; CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4]; sacrificial vessel	2
不愿[不願]	bu4 yuan4	unwilling; unwillingness	10
短见[短見]	duan3 jian4	short-sighted; suicide	1
历[歷]	li4	to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history	3
历代[歷代]	li4 dai4	successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties	2
明理[明理]	ming2 li3	sensible; reasonable; an obvious reason, truth or fact; to understand the reason or reasoning	1
不置可否[不置可否]	bu4 zhi4 ke3 fou3	decline to comment; not express an opinion; be noncommittal; hedge	1
返家[返家]	fan3 jia1	to return home	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/50 words - 5 min
安分[安分]	an1 fen4	content with one's lot; knowing one's place	1
会试[會試]	hui4 shi4	metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination)	5
临近[臨近]	lin2 jin4	close to; approaching	1
实战[實戰]	shi2 zhan4	real combat; actual combat	1
身手[身手]	shen1 shou3	skill; talent; agility	3
孔子[孔子]	Kong3 zi3	Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]	2
家语[家語]	Jia1 yu3	The School Sayings of Confucius (abbr. for 孔子家語|孔子家语[Kong3 zi3 Jia1 yu3])	1
蓝本[藍本]	lan2 ben3	blueprint; source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based	1
翻开[翻開]	fan1 kai1	to open up	2
题[題]	ti2	topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]	2
进行[進行]	jin4 xing2	to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute	1
策论[策論]	ce4 lun4	essay on current affairs submitted to the emperor as policy advice (old)	2
应景[應景]	ying4 jing3	according with the times; seasonal	2
乎[乎]	hu1	(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)	4
贤能[賢能]	xian2 neng2	sage	1
孰[孰]	shu2	who; which; what	1
佳[佳]	jia1	beautiful; fine; good	6
热门[熱門]	re4 men2	popular; hot; in vogue	1
话题[話題]	hua4 ti2	subject (of a talk or conversation); topic	1
兖[兗]	Yan3	see 兗州|兖州[Yan3 zhou1]	37
邕[邕]	yong1	city surrounded by a moat; old variant of 雍[yong1]; old variant of 壅[yong1]	54
储[儲]	chu3	to store; to save; to have in reserve; heir; Taiwan pr. [chu2]	10
茶馆[茶館]	cha2 guan3	teahouse; CL:家[jia1]	1
相互[相互]	xiang1 hu4	each other; mutual	7
露出[露出]	lu4 chu1	to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1]	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/75 words - 7 min
当今[當今]	dang1 jin1	current; present; now; nowadays	13
大臣[大臣]	da4 chen2	chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister	10
资质[資質]	zi1 zhi4	aptitude; natural endowments	2
平庸[平庸]	ping2 yong1	mediocre; indifferent; commonplace	3
政绩[政績]	zheng4 ji4	(political) achievements; track record	1
优点[優點]	you1 dian3	merit; benefit; strong point; advantage; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]	1
成群[成群]	cheng2 qun2	in groups; large numbers of; grouping	1
日夜[日夜]	ri4 ye4	day and night; around the clock	3
耕耘[耕耘]	geng1 yun2	plowing and weeding; farm work; fig. to work or study diligently	1
眼冒金星[眼冒金星]	yan3 mao4 jin1 xing1	to see stars; dazed	1
小半[小半]	xiao3 ban4	a portion smaller than a half; the lesser part; the smaller part	2
精明强干[精明強幹]	jing1 ming2 qiang2 gan4	intelligent and capable (idiom)	2
贤王[賢王]	xian2 wang2	sage kings	1
国家[國家]	guo2 jia1	country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
社稷[社稷]	she4 ji4	state; country; the Gods of earth and grain	3
越过[越過]	yue4 guo4	to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above	2
幼齿[幼齒]	you4 chi3	(dialect) naive and innocent (girl or boy); underage prostitute; (Minnan iù-khí)	1
序[序]	xu4	order; sequence; preface	1
正则[正則]	zheng4 ze2	regular (figure in geometry)	1
高低[高低]	gao1 di1	height; altitude (aviation); pitch (music); ups and downs (success or failure); whether sth is right or wrong; comparative strength, weight, depth, stature; (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever; eventually, in the end	2
贵贱[貴賤]	gui4 jian4	noble and lowly; high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism	4
轻巧[輕巧]	qing1 qiao3	dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful	5
皇位[皇位]	huang2 wei4	the title of Emperor	7
田地[田地]	tian2 di4	field; farmland; cropland; plight; extent	17
应[應]	ying1	to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall	12
应[應]	ying4	to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with	12
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/100 words - 8 min
秦始皇[秦始皇]	Qin2 Shi3 huang2	Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor	1
苏[蘇]	su1	Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration	7
亥[亥]	hai4	12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar; ancient Chinese compass point: 330°	1
导致[導致]	dao3 zhi4	to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about	1
秦朝[秦朝]	Qin2 chao2	Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)	1
纵观[縱觀]	zong4 guan1	to survey comprehensively; an overall survey	1
朝代[朝代]	chao2 dai4	dynasty; reign (of a king)	1
更替[更替]	geng1 ti4	to take over (from one another); to alternate; to replace; to relay	1
不尽[不盡]	bu4 jin4	not completely; endlessly	4
然[然]	ran2	correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly	5
汉武帝[漢武帝]	Han4 Wu3 di4	Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)	1
即位[即位]	ji2 wei4	to succeed to the throne; accession	2
富国强兵[富國強兵]	fu4 guo2 qiang2 bing1	lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times; Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)	1
匈奴[匈奴]	Xiong1 nu2	Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties	1
建立[建立]	jian4 li4	to establish; to set up; to found	1
坏事[壞事]	huai4 shi4	bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things	8
景[景]	jing3	bright; circumstance; scenery	8
帝[帝]	di4	emperor	44
扶正[扶正]	fu2 zheng4	to set sth upright or straight; to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal); (old) to raise from concubine to wife status	1
皇后[皇后]	huang2 hou4	empress; imperial consort	60
顺理成章[順理成章]	shun4 li3 cheng2 zhang1	logical; only to be expected; rational and clearly structured (of text)	4
由此[由此]	you2 ci3	hereby; from this	1
西[西]	xi1	west	22
晋惠帝[晉惠帝]	Jin4 Hui4 di4	Emperor Hui of Jin (259-307), personal name 司馬衷|司马衷[Si1 ma3 Zhong1], 2nd emperor of Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], reigned 290-307	2
贾[賈]	gu3	merchant; to buy	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/125 words - 10 min
专政[專政]	zhuan1 zheng4	dictatorship	1
皇子[皇子]	huang2 zi3	prince	3
退守[退守]	tui4 shou3	to retreat and defend; to withdraw and maintain one's guard	1
江南[江南]	Jiang1 nan2	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)	13
唐太宗[唐太宗]	Tang2 Tai4 zong1	Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民[Li3 Shi4 min2] (599-649), reigned 626-649	1
开创[開創]	kai1 chuang4	to initiate; to start; to found	1
贞[貞]	zhen1	chaste	1
盛世[盛世]	sheng4 shi4	a flourishing period; period of prosperity; a golden age	2
荒唐[荒唐]	huang1 tang2	beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated	8
隋炀帝[隋煬帝]	Sui2 Yang2 di4	Emperor Yang of Sui (569-618), said to have murdered his father and brother to seize the throne, reigned 604-618	1
例子[例子]	li4 zi5	case; (for) instance; example; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
毁掉[毀掉]	hui3 diao4	to destroy	1
江山[江山]	jiang1 shan1	rivers and mountains; landscape; country	17
众[眾]	zhong4	many; numerous; crowd; multitude	8
语[語]	yu3	dialect; language; speech	13
高见[高見]	gao1 jian4	wise opinion; brilliant idea (honorific)	1
意下如何[意下如何]	yi4 xia4 ru2 he2	how about it?; what do you think?	2
国事[國事]	guo2 shi4	affairs of the nation; politics	3
假如[假如]	jia3 ru2	if	3
碌[碌]	lu4	laborious; small stone; to record; to tape; to write down; to hire; to employ	4
无为[無為]	wu2 wei2	the Daoist doctrine of inaction; let things take their own course; laissez-faire	1
妄[妄]	wang4	absurd; fantastic; presumptuous; rash	5
外强中干[外強中乾]	wai4 qiang2 zhong1 gan1	strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)	2
妨碍[妨礙]	fang2 ai4	to hinder; to obstruct	2
见解[見解]	jian4 jie3	opinion; view; understanding	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/150 words - 13 min
秀[秀]	xiu4	handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears	2
争得[爭得]	zheng1 de2	to obtain by an effort; to strive to get sth	2
面红耳赤[面紅耳赤]	mian4 hong2 er3 chi4	flushed with anger (or excitement)	1
维护[維護]	wei2 hu4	to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain	6
应付[應付]	ying4 fu5	to deal with; to cope	11
或许[或許]	huo4 xu3	perhaps; maybe	17
畅所欲言[暢所欲言]	chang4 suo3 yu4 yan2	lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic; to hold forth to one's heart's content	1
然则[然則]	ran2 ze2	that being the case; then; in that case	5
才华横溢[才華橫溢]	cai2 hua2 heng2 yi4	brimming over with talent (esp. literary); brilliant	2
正派[正派]	zheng4 pai4	upright	2
换成[換成]	huan4 cheng2	to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into	2
长幼[長幼]	zhang3 you4	older and younger; seniority	3
弟弟[弟弟]	di4 di5	younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	37
幼弟[幼弟]	you4 di4	younger brother	1
算不得[算不得]	suan4 bu4 de2	not count as	3
玩笑[玩笑]	wan2 xiao4	to joke; joke; jest	3
淡泊名利[淡泊名利]	dan4 bo2 ming2 li4	not caring about fame and fortune (idiom); indifferent to worldly rewards	1
袭[襲]	xi2	to attack; to inherit; classifier for suits (esp. of funeral robes)	21
族人[族人]	zu2 ren2	clansman; clan members; relatives; ethnic minority	4
蒙羞[蒙羞]	meng2 xiu1	to be shamed; to be humiliated	4
事业[事業]	shi4 ye4	undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
光宗耀祖[光宗耀祖]	guang1 zong1 yao4 zu3	to bring honor to one's ancestors	2
无能[無能]	wu2 neng2	incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless	4
败光[敗光]	bai4 guang1	to squander one's fortune; to dissipate one's wealth	3
辅佐[輔佐]	fu3 zuo3	to assist (usually a ruler)	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/175 words - 14 min
即可[即可]	ji2 ke3	equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth); (do sth) and that will suffice	5
自傲[自傲]	zi4 ao4	arrogance; proud of sth	2
萧墙[蕭牆]	xiao1 qiang2	(literary) screen wall shielding an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture	1
反目[反目]	fan3 mu4	to quarrel; to fall out with sb	3
成败[成敗]	cheng2 bai4	success or failure	1
蠢蠢欲动[蠢蠢欲動]	chun3 chun3 yu4 dong4	to begin to stir (idiom); to get restless; to become threatening	1
心怀[心懷]	xin1 huai2	to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions)	2
妄想[妄想]	wang4 xiang3	to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion	5
谨守[謹守]	jin3 shou3	to adhere strictly (to the rules)	1
延[延]	yan2	to prolong; to extend; to delay	1
奉劝[奉勸]	feng4 quan4	may I offer a bit of advice	1
行善[行善]	xing2 shan4	to do good works; to be merciful	6
定论[定論]	ding4 lun4	final conclusion; accepted argument	5
易于[易于]	yi4 yu2	very likely; prone to	1
伪装[偽裝]	wei3 zhuang1	to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise; (military) to camouflage; camouflage	2
分辨[分辨]	fen1 bian4	to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve	3
一目了然[一目瞭然]	yi1 mu4 liao3 ran2	obvious at a glance (idiom)	2
争执[爭執]	zheng1 zhi2	to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle	9
一己[一己]	yi1 ji3	oneself	2
毁灭[毀滅]	hui3 mie4	to perish; to ruin; to destroy	1
反过来说[反過來說]	fan3 guo4 lai2 shuo1	on the other hand	1
掌权[掌權]	zhang3 quan2	to wield (political etc) power; be in power	1
约束[約束]	yue1 shu4	to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint	7
犯上[犯上]	fan4 shang4	to offend one's superiors	1
造次[造次]	zao4 ci4	(literary) hurried; rash	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/200 words - 18 min
昌盛[昌盛]	chang1 sheng4	prosperous	1
无谓[無謂]	wu2 wei4	pointless; meaningless; unnecessarily	4
咱俩[咱倆]	zan2 lia3	the two of us	19
套子[套子]	tao4 zi5	sheath; case; cover; conventional method; cliché; trick; (coll.) condom	2
不停[不停]	bu4 ting2	incessant	3
袖手旁观[袖手旁觀]	xiu4 shou3 pang2 guan1	to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger	2
见地[見地]	jian4 di4	opinion; view; insight	4
采[采]	cai3	color; complexion; looks; variant of 彩[cai3]; variant of 採|采[cai3]	2
作业[作業]	zuo4 ye4	school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate	1
和稀泥[和稀泥]	huo4 xi1 ni2	to try to smooth things over; to paper over the issues; to gloss things over	1
有成[有成]	you3 cheng2	to succeed; successful	1
宣[宣]	xuan1	to declare (publicly); to announce	22
想见[想見]	xiang3 jian4	to infer; to gather	5
晾[晾]	liang4	to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder	5
知难而退[知難而退]	zhi1 nan2 er2 tui4	to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like	2
必经之路[必經之路]	bi4 jing1 zhi1 lu4	the road one must follow or take; the only way; same as 必由之路[bi4 you2 zhi1 lu4]	2
上等[上等]	shang4 deng3	highest quality; top-notch	2
声东击西[聲東擊西]	sheng1 dong1 ji1 xi1	to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom); to create a diversion	2
前后[前後]	qian2 hou4	around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear	8
长久[長久]	chang2 jiu3	(for a) long time	10
与其[與其]	yu3 qi2	rather than...; 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] A 不如[bu4 ru2] B (rather than A, better to B)	10
轻松[輕鬆]	qing1 song1	light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously	3
悄悄[悄悄]	qiao1 qiao1	quietly; secretly; stealthily; quiet; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3]	5
俊[俊]	jun4	smart; eminent; handsome; talented	2
卓然[卓然]	zhuo2 ran2	outstanding; eminent	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/225 words - 22 min
知足[知足]	zhi1 zu2	content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)	3
考场[考場]	kao3 chang3	exam room	13
起早贪黑[起早貪黑]	qi3 zao3 tan1 hei1	to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late	1
瞎说[瞎說]	xia1 shuo1	to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about	6
夹层[夾層]	jia1 ceng2	interval between two layers; double-layered; mezzanine	1
文房四宝[文房四寶]	wen2 fang2 si4 bao3	Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bi3], 墨[mo4], 紙|纸[zhi3] and 硯|砚[yan4]; the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)	2
磕碰[磕碰]	ke1 peng4	to knock against; to bump into; to have a disagreement; to clash	1
缺角[缺角]	que1 jiao3	(of a square shape, such as a house plan) to have a corner missing; (fig.) to lack something; missing piece	1
缛[縟]	ru4	adorned; beautiful	3
厚实[厚實]	hou4 shi5	thick; substantial; sturdy; solid	2
开春[開春]	kai1 chun1	beginning of spring; the lunar New Year	5
倒春寒[倒春寒]	dao4 chun1 han2	cold snap during the spring	1
月份[月份]	yue4 fen4	month	2
下雪[下雪]	xia4 xue3	to snow	8
锁[鎖]	suo3	to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3]	9
吃喝[吃喝]	chi1 he1	to eat and drink; food and drink	5
着火[著火]	zhao2 huo3	to ignite; to burn	11
成绩[成績]	cheng2 ji4	achievement; performance records; grades; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	1
作废[作廢]	zuo4 fei4	to become invalid; to cancel; to delete; to nullify	2
被子[被子]	bei4 zi5	quilt; CL:床[chuang2]	2
打点[打點]	da3 dian5	to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in)	7
忙活[忙活]	mang2 huo5	to be really busy; pressing business	2
周全[周全]	zhou1 quan2	thorough; to bring one's help; to assist	6
穿上[穿上]	chuan1 shang5	to put on (clothes etc)	4
抵挡[抵擋]	di3 dang3	to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/250 words - 24 min
寒气[寒氣]	han2 qi4	cold air	3
天气[天氣]	tian1 qi4	weather	8
回暖[回暖]	hui2 nuan3	(of the weather) to warm up again	1
库房[庫房]	ku4 fang2	storeroom; warehouse	7
绒[絨]	rong2	velvet; woolen	1
露水[露水]	lu4 shui3	dew; fig. short-lasting; ephemeral	1
两头[兩頭]	liang3 tou2	both ends; both parties to a deal	1
充好[充好]	chong1 hao3	to substitute shoddy goods	1
活儿[活兒]	huo2 r5	work; (lots of) things to do	7
一边[一邊]	yi1 bian1	one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while	9
说风凉话[說風涼話]	shuo1 feng1 liang2 hua4	to sneer; to make cynical remarks; sarcastic talk	1
圆满[圓滿]	yuan2 man3	satisfactory; consummate; perfect	2
玩意[玩意]	wan2 yi4	toy; plaything; thing; act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)	1
穷[窮]	qiong2	poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly	18
味[味]	wei4	taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM)	2
拿不出手[拿不出手]	na2 bu4 chu1 shou3	not presentable; shoddy and too embarrassing to show	1
进士[進士]	jin4 shi4	successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination; palace graduate	13
弗[弗]	fu2	not	16
仨[仨]	sa1	three (colloquial equivalent of 三個|三个)	3
笔力[筆力]	bi3 li4	vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing; vigor of style in literary composition	1
结交[結交]	jie2 jiao1	to make friends with	9
出路[出路]	chu1 lu4	a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products)	4
丧气话[喪氣話]	sang4 qi4 hua4	demoralizing talk	3
乱成一团[亂成一團]	luan4 cheng2 yi1 tuan2	in a great mess; chaotic	4
搬家[搬家]	ban1 jia1	to move house; removal	8
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/275 words - 31 min
恨不能[恨不能]	hen4 bu5 neng2	see 恨不得[hen4 bu5 de5]	4
仓[倉]	cang1	barn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship)	2
讨好[討好]	tao3 hao3	to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor	7
私塾[私塾]	si1 shu2	private school (in former times)	2
上街[上街]	shang4 jie1	to go onto the streets; to go shopping	2
采买[採買]	cai3 mai3	to purchase; to buy; to do one's shopping; purchasing agent; buyer	13
捎[捎]	shao1	to bring sth to sb; to deliver	8
喜爱[喜愛]	xi3 ai4	to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite	2
分心[分心]	fen1 xin1	to distract	2
枉费[枉費]	wang3 fei4	to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain	1
此后[此後]	ci3 hou4	after this; afterwards; hereafter	4
车马[車馬]	che1 ma3	vehicles and horses	6
一早[一早]	yi1 zao3	early in the morning; at dawn	8
舍[舍]	she4	residence	14
狐朋狗友[狐朋狗友]	hu2 peng2 gou3 you3	a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels	2
高中[高中]	gao1 zhong1	senior high school; abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]	14
靠山[靠山]	kao4 shan1	patron; supporter; close to a mountain	6
碍事[礙事]	ai4 shi4	(usu used in the negative) to be of importance or to matter; to be in the way; to be a hindrance	4
酒吧[酒吧]	jiu3 ba1	bar; pub; saloon; CL:家[jia1]	2
诵经[誦經]	song4 jing1	to chant the sutras	3
祈福[祈福]	qi2 fu2	to pray for blessings	14
照管[照管]	zhao4 guan3	to look after; to provide for	1
牵挂[牽掛]	qian1 gua4	to worry about; to be concerned about	1
不安分[不安分]	bu4 an1 fen5	restless; unsettled	2
僵[僵]	jiang1	rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse)	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/300 words - 35 min
半途而废[半途而廢]	ban4 tu2 er2 fei4	to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished	1
外祖父[外祖父]	wai4 zu3 fu4	maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)	2
商人[商人]	shang1 ren2	merchant; businessman	3
赔本[賠本]	pei2 ben3	loss; to sustain losses	2
买卖[買賣]	mai3 mai4	buying and selling; business; business transactions; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]	9
盒[盒]	he2	small box; case	3
砚台[硯臺]	yan4 tai2	ink stone; ink slab; CL:方[fang1]	2
卷子[卷子]	juan4 zi5	test paper; examination paper	1
打赏[打賞]	da3 shang3	to reward; to tip; to give a gratuity	1
吊[吊]	diao4	to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person	11
没法[沒法]	mei2 fa3	at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice	18
裁缝[裁縫]	cai2 feng2	tailor; dressmaker	2
铺[鋪]	pu1	to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker	14
铺[鋪]	pu4	plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station	14
实诚[實誠]	shi2 cheng2	sincere; honest	3
绸子[綢子]	chou2 zi5	silk fabric; silk; CL:匹[pi3]	2
巴结[巴結]	ba1 jie5	to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to	7
元宝[元寶]	yuan2 bao3	a silver or gold ingot; mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship); a name for ancient currency; a rare genius	4
客栈[客棧]	ke4 zhan4	tavern; guest house; inn; hotel	3
赶考[趕考]	gan3 kao3	to go and take an imperial examination	1
喜事[喜事]	xi3 shi4	happy occasion; wedding	12
排场[排場]	pai2 chang5	ostentation; a show of extravagance; grand style; red tape	6
不在话下[不在話下]	bu4 zai4 hua4 xia4	to be nothing difficult; to be a cinch	2
一举[一舉]	yi1 ju3	a move; an action; in one move; at a stroke; in one go	3
跃[躍]	yue4	to jump; to leap	1
蟾宫折桂[蟾宮折桂]	chan2 gong1 zhe2 gui4	lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon); fig. to succeed in the imperial examination	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/325 words - 38 min
吉祥[吉祥]	ji2 xiang2	lucky; auspicious; propitious	2
焦躁[焦躁]	jiao1 zao4	fretful; impatient	1
烦闷[煩悶]	fan2 men4	moody; gloomy	2
水能[水能]	shui3 neng2	hydroelectric power	1
灭火[滅火]	mie4 huo3	to extinguish a fire; firefighting	2
助[助]	zhu4	to help; to assist	3
吉[吉]	ji2	lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)	8
期间[期間]	qi1 jian1	period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
出入[出入]	chu1 ru4	to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent	3
门前[門前]	men2 qian2	in front of the door	2
之内[之內]	zhi1 nei4	inside; within	3
行人[行人]	xing2 ren2	pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor	2
逗留[逗留]	dou4 liu2	to stay at; to stop over	1
圣[聖]	sheng4	holy; sacred; saint; sage	16
曰[曰]	yue1	to speak; to say	7
不语[不語]	bu4 yu3	(literary) not to speak	2
供[供]	gong1	to provide; to supply	10
香火[香火]	xiang1 huo3	incense burning in front of a temple; burning joss sticks	5
保佑[保佑]	bao3 you4	to bless and protect; blessing	15
真才实学[真才實學]	zhen1 cai2 shi2 xue2	solid learning; real ability and learning; genuine talent	1
识字[識字]	shi2 zi4	to learn to read	5
丁[丁]	ding1	fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; fourth in order; letter "D" or Roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; butyl; cubes (of food)	7
天竺[天竺]	Tian1 zhu2	the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)	1
西方[西方]	Xi1 fang1	the West; the Occident; Western countries	1
佛祖[佛祖]	Fo2 zu3	Buddha; founder of a buddhist sect	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/350 words - 41 min
看齐[看齊]	kan4 qi2	to follow sb's example; to emulate; (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation)	2
相国[相國]	xiang4 guo2	prime minister (in ancient China)	1
烧香[燒香]	shao1 xiang1	to burn incense	8
捐[捐]	juan1	to contribute; to donate; contribution; tax; to abandon	1
香油[香油]	xiang1 you2	sesame oil; perfumed oil	4
拜拜[拜拜]	bai2 bai2	(loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)	6
神佛[神佛]	Shen2 Fo2	Gods and Buddhas	1
铺张[鋪張]	pu1 zhang1	ostentation; extravagance	2
神灵[神靈]	shen2 ling2	god; spirit; demon; occult or supernatural entities in general	2
坏处[壞處]	huai4 chu5	harm; troubles; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
公务[公務]	gong1 wu4	official business	3
沐浴[沐浴]	mu4 yu4	to take a bath; to bathe; to immerse	7
斋戒[齋戒]	zhai1 jie4	to fast	3
惯坏[慣壞]	guan4 huai4	to spoil (a child)	3
呼[呼]	hu1	to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale	5
拥[擁]	yong1	to hold; to embrace; to wrap around; to gather around (sb); to throng; to swarm; to support; Taiwan pr. [yong3]	2
连声[連聲]	lian2 sheng1	repeatedly (say something)	1
招呼[招呼]	zhao1 hu5	to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not	8
许[許]	xu3	to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps	31
张扬[張揚]	zhang1 yang2	to display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open; to make public; to spread around; flamboyant; brash	14
嵇[嵇]	Ji1	surname Ji; name of a mountain	2
康[康]	kang1	healthy; peaceful; abundant	180
阮[阮]	ruan3	ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute	2
名士[名士]	ming2 shi4	famous scholar; worthy; celebrity, esp. distinguished literary person having no official post	1
风流[風流]	feng1 liu2	distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep11/363 words - 42 min
不羁[不羈]	bu4 ji1	unruly; uninhibited	1
区区[區區]	qu1 qu1	insignificant; trifling; merely	5
小儿[小兒]	xiao3 er2	young child; (humble) my son	4
相比[相比]	xiang1 bi3	to compare	2
姑且[姑且]	gu1 qie3	for the time being; tentatively	2
暂且[暫且]	zan4 qie3	for now; for the time being; temporarily	2
米[米]	mi3	rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier)	9
一点一点[一點一點]	yi1 dian3 yi1 dian3	little by little; bit by bit; gradually	1
大豆[大豆]	da4 dou4	soybean	1
好玩[好玩]	hao3 wan2	amusing; fun; interesting	7
打鼓[打鼓]	da3 gu3	to beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous	2
道观[道觀]	dao4 guan4	Daoist temple	6
抛头露面[拋頭露面]	pao1 tou2 lou4 mian4	to show your face in public (derog.)	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep12/25 words - 4 min
一下子[一下子]	yi1 xia4 zi5	in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden	3
关门[關門]	guan1 men2	to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently)	4
祷告[禱告]	dao3 gao4	to pray; prayer	1
吵闹[吵鬧]	chao3 nao4	noisy; raucous; to shout and scream	4
释[釋]	shi4	to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); Buddhism	1
拜佛[拜佛]	bai4 Fo2	to worship Buddha	4
易经[易經]	Yi4 jing1	The Book of Changes ("I Ching")	1
揣[揣]	chuai1	to put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. [chuai3]	2
揣[揣]	chuai3	to estimate; to guess; to figure; to surmise	2
罗盘[羅盤]	luo2 pan2	compass	1
殊不知[殊不知]	shu1 bu4 zhi1	little imagined; scarcely realized	2
高贵[高貴]	gao1 gui4	grandeur; noble	7
凑趣[湊趣]	cou4 qu4	to comply in order to please others; to accommodate sb else's taste; to make fun of	1
火气[火氣]	huo3 qi4	anger; internal heat (TCM)	1
和和气气[和和氣氣]	he2 he2 qi4 qi4	polite and amiable	3
太阳[太陽]	tai4 yang5	sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]	10
字眼[字眼]	zi4 yan3	wording	1
长记性[長記性]	zhang3 ji4 xing5	(coll.) to learn one's lesson; to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes	1
小家子气[小家子氣]	xiao3 jia1 zi5 qi4	petty; small-minded	2
忌口[忌口]	ji4 kou3	abstain from certain food (as when ill); avoid certain foods; be on a diet	2
庙[廟]	miao4	temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial	15
和尚[和尚]	he2 shang5	Buddhist monk	2
状元[狀元]	zhuang4 yuan2	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	2
不知羞耻[不知羞恥]	bu4 zhi1 xiu1 chi3	to have no sense of shame; brazen	5
放眼[放眼]	fang4 yan3	to survey; to view broadly	2
这天[這天]	zhe4 tian1	today; this day	26
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep12/50 words - 10 min
宠爱[寵愛]	chong3 ai4	to dote on sb	11
皑[皚]	ai2	white (of snow etc)	1
皎[皎]	jiao3	bright; white	3
破例[破例]	po4 li4	to make an exception	2
抓耳挠腮[抓耳撓腮]	zhua1 er3 nao2 sai1	to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)	1
累坏[累壞]	lei4 huai4	to become exhausted	2
瘦[瘦]	shou4	thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive	10
猜中[猜中]	cai1 zhong4	to guess correctly; to figure out the right answer	1
考题[考題]	kao3 ti2	exam question	1
温习[溫習]	wen1 xi2	to review (a lesson etc)	1
差距[差距]	cha1 ju4	disparity; gap	1
龟壳[龜殼]	gui1 ke2	tortoise shell	1
房子[房子]	fang2 zi5	house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]	11
思念[思念]	si1 nian4	to think of; to long for; to miss	6
不知不觉[不知不覺]	bu4 zhi1 bu4 jue2	unconsciously; unwittingly	1
采办[採辦]	cai3 ban4	to buy on a considerable scale; to purchase; to procure; to stock up	2
榜[榜]	bang3	notice or announcement; list of names; public roll of successful examinees	27
姨[姨]	yi2	mother's sister; aunt	6
看不出[看不出]	kan4 bu5 chu1	can't see; can't make out; unable to tell	1
端倪[端倪]	duan1 ni2	boundary; clue; indication; to obtain clues; to infer	2
假装[假裝]	jia3 zhuang1	to feign; to pretend	2
姨娘[姨娘]	yi2 niang2	maternal aunt; father's concubine (old)	2
深夜[深夜]	shen1 ye4	very late at night	3
钓鱼[釣魚]	diao4 yu2	to fish (with line and hook); to dupe	5
弯[彎]	wan1	to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in the road etc); CL:道[dao4]	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep12/75 words - 13 min
钩[鉤]	gou1	to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch	3
鱼饵[魚餌]	yu2 er3	fish bait	1
炉[爐]	lu2	stove; furnace	3
大吉[大吉]	da4 ji2	very auspicious; extremely lucky	2
兆[兆]	zhao4	omen; to foretell; million; mega-; trillion; tera-; billion (old)	30
估摸[估摸]	gu1 mo5	to reckon; to guess	6
成败在此一举[成敗在此一舉]	cheng2 bai4 zai4 ci3 yi1 ju3	win or lose, it all ends here; this is the moment to shine	1
兔[兔]	tu4	rabbit	2
崽[崽]	zai3	child; young animal	6
名落孙山[名落孫山]	ming2 luo4 Sun1 Shan1	lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom); fig. to fail an exam; to fall behind (in a competition)	1
岁数[歲數]	sui4 shu5	age (number of years old)	6
前夕[前夕]	qian2 xi1	eve; the day before	1
旗号[旗號]	qi2 hao4	military banner; flag signal; (fig.) banner (i.e. false pretenses)	3
送礼[送禮]	song4 li3	to give a present	6
秃子[禿子]	tu1 zi5	bald-headed person; baldy	1
虱子[蝨子]	shi1 zi5	louse (Pediculus humanus)	1
明摆着[明擺著]	ming2 bai3 zhe5	evident; clear; undoubted	5
家世[家世]	jia1 shi4	family background	11
严峻[嚴峻]	yan2 jun4	grim; severe; rigorous	1
其一[其一]	qi2 yi1	one of the given (options etc); the first; firstly	4
其二[其二]	qi2 er4	secondly; the other (usu. of two); the second	6
遭罪[遭罪]	zao1 zui4	to endure hardship; to suffer	3
劫[劫]	jie2	to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]	9
心高气傲[心高氣傲]	xin1 gao1 qi4 ao4	proud and arrogant	1
展望[展望]	zhan3 wang4	outlook; prospect; to look ahead; to look forward to	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep12/100 words - 16 min
远大[遠大]	yuan3 da4	far-reaching; broad; ambitious; promising	1
齐大非偶[齊大非偶]	qi2 da4 fei1 ou3	too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)	2
难受[難受]	nan2 shou4	to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear	7
留神[留神]	liu2 shen2	to take care; to be careful	2
跟头[跟頭]	gen1 tou5	tumble; somersault	6
扭伤[扭傷]	niu3 shang1	a sprain; a crick; to sprain	1
嚷[嚷]	rang3	to blurt out; to shout	2
名次[名次]	ming2 ci4	position in a ranking of names; place; rank	1
抚[撫]	fu3	to comfort; to console; to stroke; to caress; an old term for province or provincial governor	6
代替[代替]	dai4 ti4	to replace; to take the place of	2
名正言顺[名正言順]	ming2 zheng4 yan2 shun4	in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate	3
择[擇]	ze2	to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhai2]	8
婿[婿]	xu4	son-in-law; husband	12
风俗[風俗]	feng1 su2	social custom; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
发榜[發榜]	fa1 bang3	to publish a roll-call of successful candidates	1
多半[多半]	duo1 ban4	most; mostly; most likely	10
市井[市井]	shi4 jing3	marketplace; town; the street (urban milieu); the haunts of the common people	7
江湖[江湖]	jiang1 hu2	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	5
拗[拗]	ao4	to bend in two so as to break; to defy; to disobey; also pr. [ao3]	3
娼[娼]	chang1	prostitute	2
分开[分開]	fen1 kai1	to separate; to part	3
老爷[老爺]	lao3 ye5	(respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather	8
全体[全體]	quan2 ti3	all; entire	1
出动[出動]	chu1 dong4	to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops	2
金榜[金榜]	jin1 bang3	lit. tablet with inscription in gold; pass list for the top imperial examinations; roll of honor	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep12/125 words - 21 min
守卫[守衛]	shou3 wei4	to guard; to defend	2
着实[著實]	zhuo2 shi2	truly; indeed; severely; harshly	13
英俊[英俊]	ying1 jun4	handsome	1
卓尔不群[卓爾不群]	zhuo2 er3 bu4 qun2	standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding; excellent and unrivaled	1
鲁[魯]	lu3	(bound form) crass; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)	4
员外[員外]	yuan2 wai4	landlord (old usage)	13
阵[陣]	zhen4	disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration	10
急先锋[急先鋒]	ji2 xian1 feng1	daring vanguard; pioneer; leading figure	1
牡丹[牡丹]	mu3 dan5	tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)	1
赵子龙[趙子龍]	Zhao4 Zi3 long2	courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云[Zhao4 Yun2], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms	1
宁愿[寧願]	ning4 yuan4	would rather; better	5
女婿[女婿]	nu:3 xu5	daughter's husband; son-in-law	19
大半[大半]	da4 ban4	more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely	9
漏[漏]	lou4	to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)	10
死心[死心]	si3 xin1	to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about	2
十三[十三]	shi2 san1	thirteen; 13	2
才貌双全[才貌雙全]	cai2 mao4 shuang1 quan2	talented and good-looking (idiom)	2
栋[棟]	dong4	classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)	6
材[材]	cai2	material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)	4
报喜[報喜]	bao4 xi3	to announce good news; to report success	3
凤毛麟角[鳳毛麟角]	feng4 mao2 lin2 jiao3	lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom); fig. few and far between	2
本朝[本朝]	ben3 chao2	the current dynasty	4
开国[開國]	kai1 guo2	to found a state; to open a closed country	5
以来[以來]	yi3 lai2	since (a previous event)	15
同堂[同堂]	tong2 tang2	to live under the same roof (of different generations)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep12/150 words - 27 min
理应[理應]	li3 ying1	should; ought to	6
显赫[顯赫]	xian3 he4	illustrious; celebrated	5
搏[搏]	bo2	to fight; to combat; to seize; (of heart) to beat	7
旨[旨]	zhi3	imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose	21
道喜[道喜]	dao4 xi3	to congratulate	6
七老八十[七老八十]	qi1 lao3 ba1 shi2	in one's seventies (age); very old (of people)	1
洪亮[洪亮]	hong2 liang4	loud and clear; resonant	1
世人[世人]	shi4 ren2	people (in general); people around the world; everyone	4
气馁[氣餒]	qi4 nei3	to be discouraged	1
欢欣鼓舞[歡欣鼓舞]	huan1 xin1 gu3 wu3	elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed	2
老糊涂[老糊塗]	lao3 hu2 tu5	dotard	4
大多数[大多數]	da4 duo1 shu4	(great) majority	1
下半[下半]	xia4 ban4	second half	4
志气[志氣]	zhi4 qi4	ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit	3
想不开[想不開]	xiang3 bu5 kai1	cannot figure out; to be unable to take a lighter view; to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles	4
不枉[不枉]	bu4 wang3	not in vain	3
增光[增光]	zeng1 guang1	to add luster; to add glory	1
总算[總算]	zong3 suan4	at long last; finally; on the whole	16
期望[期望]	qi1 wang4	to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope	2
犒劳[犒勞]	kao4 lao2	to reward with food and drink; to feast (sb); presents of food etc made to troops; Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4]	2
炮仗[炮仗]	pao4 zhang5	firecracker	3
爆竹[爆竹]	bao4 zhu2	firecracker	3
施[施]	shi1	to grant; to give; to bestow; to act; to carry out	8
粥[粥]	zhou1	congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wan3]	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep12/175 words - 30 min
放爆竹[放爆竹]	fang4 bao4 zhu2	to set off firecrackers	3
庆祝[慶祝]	qing4 zhu4	to celebrate	3
嚣张[囂張]	xiao1 zhang1	rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive	3
不负众望[不負眾望]	bu4 fu4 zhong4 wang4	to live up to expectations (idiom)	1
闹哄哄[鬧哄哄]	nao4 hong1 hong1	clamorous; noisy; sensational; very exciting	1
鞭炮[鞭炮]	bian1 pao4	firecrackers; string of small firecrackers; CL:枚[mei2]	1
憋屈[憋屈]	bie1 qu1	sullen	3
戚[戚]	qi1	relative; parent; grief; sorrow; battle-axe	2
街[街]	jie1	street; CL:條|条[tiao2]	13
脸色[臉色]	lian3 se4	complexion; look	13
扫兴[掃興]	sao3 xing4	to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed	1
关上[關上]	guan1 shang4	to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)	6
备下[備下]	bei4 xia4	to prepare; to arrange (sth to be offered)	1
贺礼[賀禮]	he4 li3	congratulatory gift	2
奉送[奉送]	feng4 song4	(honorific) to give	1
说亲[說親]	shuo1 qin1	to act as a matchmaker	3
中枢[中樞]	zhong1 shu1	center; backbone; hub (e.g. of transport network); the central administration	1
无望[無望]	wu2 wang4	without hope; hopeless; without prospects	3
了不起[了不起]	liao3 bu5 qi3	amazing; terrific; extraordinary	4
大夫[大夫]	dai4 fu5	doctor; physician	9
岳家[岳家]	yue4 jia1	wife's parents' home	2
提携[提攜]	ti2 xie2	to lead by the hand; to guide; to support	10
举人[舉人]	ju3 ren2	graduate; successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination	3
做法[做法]	zuo4 fa3	way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
串门[串門]	chuan4 men2	to call on sb; to drop in; to visit sb's home	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep12/200 words - 33 min
外甥女[外甥女]	wai4 sheng5 nu:3	sister's daughter; wife's sibling's daughter	8
可心[可心]	ke3 xin1	satisfying; to one's liking; to suit sb	1
成亲[成親]	cheng2 qin1	to get married	15
知会[知會]	zhi1 hui4	to inform; to tell; to notify; notification	8
厚礼[厚禮]	hou4 li3	generous gifts	2
斐然[斐然]	fei3 ran2	(literary) remarkable; brilliant	3
商议[商議]	shang1 yi4	to negotiate; discussion; proposal	11
鬼混[鬼混]	gui3 hun4	to hang around; to fool around; to live aimlessly	2
害得[害得]	hai4 de5	to cause or lead to sth bad	8
数落[數落]	shu3 luo5	to enumerate sb's shortcomings; to criticize; to scold; to talk on and on	5
落榜[落榜]	luo4 bang3	to fail the imperial exams; to flunk	6
尾巴[尾巴]	wei3 ba5	tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]	2
翘[翹]	qiao2	outstanding; to raise	2
走路[走路]	zou3 lu4	to walk; to go on foot	2
三军[三軍]	san1 jun1	(in former times) upper, middle and lower army; army of right, center and left; (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force	1
文采[文采]	wen2 cai3	literary talent; literary grace; rich and bright colors	1
烧香拜佛[燒香拜佛]	shao1 xiang1 bai4 Fo2	to burn incense and worship Buddha	2
针线活儿[針線活兒]	zhen1 xian4 huo2 r5	needlework; working for a living as a needleworker	4
吟[吟]	yin2	to chant; to recite; to moan; to groan; cry (of certain animals and insects); song (ancient poem)	5
抢风头[搶風頭]	qiang3 feng1 tou2	to steal the show; to grab the limelight	1
针线[針線]	zhen1 xian4	needle and thread; needlework	7
成日[成日]	cheng2 ri4	all day long; the whole day; the whole time	3
团团转[團團轉]	tuan2 tuan2 zhuan4	to go round and round; running around in circles; fig. frantically busy	2
韫[韞]	yun4	contain	1
半职[半職]	ban4 zhi2	part-time work	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep12/225 words - 36 min
妹夫[妹夫]	mei4 fu5	younger sister's husband	13
好友[好友]	hao3 you3	close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
勋[勛]	xun1	medal; merit	5
老是[老是]	lao3 shi5	always	6
百思不得其解[百思不得其解]	bai3 si1 bu4 de2 qi2 jie3	see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]	2
自视[自視]	zi4 shi4	to view oneself	1
过高[過高]	guo4 gao1	too high	1
拜访[拜訪]	bai4 fang3	to pay a visit; to call on	9
询问[詢問]	xun2 wen4	to inquire	3
和平[和平]	he2 ping2	peace; peaceful	1
恨不得[恨不得]	hen4 bu5 de5	wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth	18
钻[鑽]	zuan1	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	8
钻[鑽]	zuan4	an auger; diamond	8
朝中[朝中]	Chao2 Zhong1	North Korea-China	12
小官[小官]	xiao3 guan1	petty official; minor functionary	6
故作[故作]	gu4 zuo4	to pretend; to feign	3
清高[清高]	qing1 gao1	noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits	2
逢迎[逢迎]	feng2 ying2	to fawn on; to ingratiate oneself; (literary) to meet face to face	1
有种[有種]	you3 zhong3	to have guts; to have courage; to be brave	2
官场[官場]	guan1 chang3	officialdom; bureaucracy	7
寸步难行[寸步難行]	cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2	unable to move a single step (idiom); to be in an (extremely) difficult situation	3
庸碌[庸碌]	yong1 lu4	mediocre; mediocre person	2
不明[不明]	bu4 ming2	not clear; unknown; to fail to understand	3
重臣[重臣]	zhong4 chen2	important minister; major figure in government	10
绵延[綿延]	mian2 yan2	continuous (esp. of mountain ranges); to stretch long and unbroken; a continuous link; sostenuto (sustained, in music)	2
不绝[不絕]	bu4 jue2	unending; uninterrupted	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep12/250 words - 39 min
皇家[皇家]	huang2 jia1	royal; imperial household	6
寒窗[寒窗]	han2 chuang1	a life of strenuous studies (idiom)	1
阖[闔]	he2	door; to close; whole	2
邱[邱]	qiu1	mound	7
宴请[宴請]	yan4 qing3	to entertain (for dinner); to invite to dinner	4
大惊小怪[大驚小怪]	da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4	to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)	4
何时[何時]	he2 shi2	when	12
夜不归宿[夜不歸宿]	ye4 bu4 gui1 su4	to stay out all night (idiom)	1
昨晚[昨晚]	zuo2 wan3	yesterday evening; last night	3
难听[難聽]	nan2 ting1	unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful	9
花魁[花魁]	hua1 kui2	the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom); (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan	1
嫖娼[嫖娼]	piao2 chang1	to visit prostitutes; to go whoring	1
家臣[家臣]	jia1 chen2	counselor of king or feudal warlord; henchman	1
皇上[皇上]	huang2 shang5	the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty	7
基[基]	ji1	base; foundation; basic; radical (chemistry); (slang) gay	2
醒酒[醒酒]	xing3 jiu3	to dissipate the effects of alcohol; to sober up	3
大清早[大清早]	da4 qing1 zao3	early in the morning	1
犬[犬]	quan3	dog; Kangxi radical 94	6
聪颖[聰穎]	cong1 ying3	smart; intelligent	2
花团锦簇[花團錦簇]	hua1 tuan2 jin3 cu4	brightly colored decorations (idiom); splendid	1
钢[鋼]	gang1	steel	1
骨[骨]	gu3	bone	9
再接再厉[再接再厲]	zai4 jie1 zai4 li4	to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts	1
潜心[潛心]	qian2 xin1	to concentrate fully on sth; single-minded	2
磨炼[磨煉]	mo2 lian4	see 磨練|磨练[mo2 lian4]	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep12/275 words - 42 min
可望[可望]	ke3 wang4	can be expected (to); to be expected (to); hopefully (happening)	1
可叹[可嘆]	ke3 tan4	lamentable; sad(ly)	3
令郎[令郎]	ling4 lang2	your esteemed son (honorific)	1
考官[考官]	kao3 guan1	an examiner; an official conducting an exam	1
文辞[文辭]	wen2 ci2	language; words	1
俱佳[俱佳]	ju4 jia1	excellent; wonderful	1
气势[氣勢]	qi4 shi4	imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor	1
恢宏[恢宏]	hui1 hong2	to develop; vast; broad; generous	1
字里行间[字裡行間]	zi4 li3 hang2 jian1	between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning; connotations	1
效仿[傚仿]	xiao4 fang3	see 仿傚|仿效[fang3 xiao4]	1
范[範]	fan4	pattern; model; example	5
志[志]	zhi4	aspiration; ambition; the will	6
过奖[過獎]	guo4 jiang3	to overpraise; to flatter	3
找回[找回]	zhao3 hui2	to retrieve	4
闯祸[闖禍]	chuang3 huo4	to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble	2
杨[楊]	yang2	poplar	7
无端[無端]	wu2 duan1	for no reason at all	9
赴[赴]	fu4	to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc)	1
迷[迷]	mi2	to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused	4
屡[屢]	lu:3	time and again; repeatedly; frequently	1
曲[曲]	qu1	bent; crooked; wrong	15
曲[曲]	qu3	tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]	15
烂醉[爛醉]	lan4 zui4	dead drunk; completely drunk	2
嚼舌头[嚼舌頭]	jiao2 she2 tou2	to gossip; to argue unnecessarily	2
旷[曠]	kuang4	to neglect; to skip (class or work); to waste (time); vast; loose-fitting	1
奇才[奇才]	qi2 cai2	genius	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep12/281 words - 42 min
外边[外邊]	wai4 bian5	outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home	20
鸣不平[鳴不平]	ming2 bu4 ping2	to cry out against injustice; to protest unfairness	4
三甲[三甲]	san1 jia3	3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination	1
刷[刷]	shua1	to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job	4
厥[厥]	jue2	to faint; to lose consciousness; his; her; its; their	2
活路[活路]	huo2 lu4	through road; way out; way to survive; means of subsistence	14
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep13/25 words - 6 min
终身[終身]	zhong1 shen1	lifelong; all one's life; marriage	5
转头[轉頭]	zhuan3 tou2	to turn one's head; to change direction; U-turn; volte face; to repent	3
大逆不道[大逆不道]	da4 ni4 bu4 dao4	disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)	3
怪罪[怪罪]	guai4 zui4	to blame	8
俊俏[俊俏]	jun4 qiao4	attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant	2
手下留情[手下留情]	shou3 xia4 liu2 qing2	lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me; Do not judge me too harshly.; Look favorably on my humble efforts.	3
陷害[陷害]	xian4 hai4	to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against	13
过不去[過不去]	guo4 bu5 qu4	to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through	11
摔倒[摔倒]	shuai1 dao3	to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground	2
发烧[發燒]	fa1 shao1	to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever	5
生病[生病]	sheng1 bing4	to fall ill	16
扳指[扳指]	ban1 zhi3	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)	1
不分青红皂白[不分青紅皂白]	bu4 fen1 qing1 hong2 zao4 bai2	not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong	1
悖[悖]	bei4	to go against; to be contrary to; perverse; rebellious	4
八里[八里]	Ba1 li3	Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan	1
之外[之外]	zhi1 wai4	outside; excluding	5
堂兄弟[堂兄弟]	tang2 xiong1 di4	father's brother's sons; paternal male cousin	6
闯过[闖過]	chuang3 guo4	to crash one's way through	1
浑身上下[渾身上下]	hun2 shen1 shang4 xia4	all over; from head to toe	1
限度[限度]	xian4 du4	limitation; limit	1
喝醉[喝醉]	he1 zui4	to get drunk	3
划掉[劃掉]	hua4 diao4	to cross out; to cross off	4
说情[說情]	shuo1 qing2	to intercede; to plead for sb else	4
年少无知[年少無知]	nian2 shao4 wu2 zhi1	young and inexperienced; unsophisticated	2
巴不得[巴不得]	ba1 bu5 de5	(coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep13/50 words - 13 min
上进[上進]	shang4 jin4	to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards	7
自欺欺人[自欺欺人]	zi4 qi1 qi1 ren2	to deceive others and to deceive oneself; to believe one's own lies	2
事实[事實]	shi4 shi2	fact; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
自立门户[自立門戶]	zi4 li4 men2 hu4	to form one's own group or school of thought; to set up one's own business; to establish oneself	2
光耀[光耀]	guang1 yao4	dazzling; brilliant	4
戏言[戲言]	xi4 yan2	joking matter; to go back on one's words	2
彻底[徹底]	che4 di3	thorough; thoroughly; complete	8
如同[如同]	ru2 tong2	like; as	6
喜乐[喜樂]	xi3 le4	joy	1
放在眼里[放在眼裡]	fang4 zai4 yan3 li3	to pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to	9
久留[久留]	jiu3 liu2	to stay for a long time	4
闹翻[鬧翻]	nao4 fan1	to have a falling out; to have a big argument	2
囚禁[囚禁]	qiu2 jin4	to imprison; captivity	2
漕[漕]	cao2	transport by water; watercourse; canal	15
世外桃源[世外桃源]	shi4 wai4 tao2 yuan2	see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2]	1
问世[問世]	wen4 shi4	to be published; to come out	1
耕[耕]	geng1	to plow; to till	1
织[織]	zhi1	to weave; to knit	3
哉[哉]	zai1	(exclamatory or interrogative particle)	2
遗物[遺物]	yi2 wu4	remnant	8
南下[南下]	nan2 xia4	to go down south	4
卧房[臥房]	wo4 fang2	bedroom; a sleeping compartment (on a train)	2
鞋袜[鞋襪]	xie2 wa4	shoes and socks	1
往外[往外]	wang3 wai4	out; outbound; departing	3
干活[幹活]	gan4 huo2	to work; to be employed	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep13/75 words - 18 min
不爽[不爽]	bu4 shuang3	not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate	4
利[利]	li4	sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit	12
假惺惺[假惺惺]	jia3 xing1 xing1	hypocritical; unctuous; insincerely courteous; to shed crocodile tears	2
各种[各種]	ge4 zhong3	every kind of; all kinds of; various kinds	4
口味[口味]	kou3 wei4	a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor	2
蜂蜜[蜂蜜]	feng1 mi4	honey	3
威武[威武]	wei1 wu3	might; formidable	1
注定[註定]	zhu4 ding4	to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably	4
想不到[想不到]	xiang3 bu5 dao4	unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that	8
门房[門房]	men2 fang2	gatehouse; lodge; gatekeeper; porter	3
真切[真切]	zhen1 qie4	vivid; distinct; clear; sincere; honest	4
当当[當當]	dang4 dang4	to pawn	1
没影[沒影]	mei2 ying3	to vanish; to be nowhere to be found; unfounded (story)	1
锁门[鎖門]	suo3 men2	to lock the door	1
可喜[可喜]	ke3 xi3	making one happy; gratifying; heartening	5
作孽[作孽]	zuo4 nie4	to sin	5
遛[遛]	liu4	to stroll; to walk (an animal)	1
现身[現身]	xian4 shen1	to show oneself; to appear; (of a deity) to appear in the flesh	1
估计[估計]	gu1 ji4	to estimate; to reckon; CL:個|个[ge4]; (coll.) to suppose	7
逮[逮]	dai4	(literary) to arrest; to seize; to overtake; until	9
夭[夭]	yao1	tender; gentle; to die prematurely	1
拍[拍]	pai1	to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)	4
花子[花子]	hua1 zi5	beggar (old term)	3
可怕[可怕]	ke3 pa4	awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly	4
男孩[男孩]	nan2 hai2	boy; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep13/100 words - 23 min
生路[生路]	sheng1 lu4	a way to make a living; a way to survive; a way out of a predicament	12
卑微[卑微]	bei1 wei1	petty and low	4
奢望[奢望]	she1 wang4	an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations	2
侍妾[侍妾]	shi4 qie4	concubine	1
心满意足[心滿意足]	xin1 man3 yi4 zu2	perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied	3
身份[身份]	shen1 fen4	identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank	5
门槛[門檻]	men2 kan3	doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)	2
砖[磚]	zhuan1	brick; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	1
轰[轟]	hong1	explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel	14
松开[鬆開]	song1 kai1	to release; to let go; to loosen; to untie; to come loose	8
指头[指頭]	zhi3 tou5	finger; toe; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
珍惜[珍惜]	zhen1 xi1	to treasure; to value; to cherish	5
前途[前途]	qian2 tu2	prospects; future outlook; journey	7
何妨[何妨]	he2 fang2	what harm is there in (doing sth)	1
眼泪[眼淚]	yan3 lei4	tears; crying; CL:滴[di1]	3
洒[灑]	sa3	to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed	6
走出[走出]	zou3 chu1	to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)	2
屈[屈]	qu1	bent; to feel wronged	6
血崩[血崩]	xue4 beng1	metrorrhagia (vaginal bleeding outside the expected menstrual period)	3
难产[難產]	nan2 chan3	difficult birth; (fig.) difficult to achieve	12
嚼[嚼]	jiao2	to chew; also pr. [jue2]	2
舌头[舌頭]	she2 tou5	tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information	2
同胞[同胞]	tong2 bao1	born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen; compatriot	1
命运[命運]	ming4 yun4	fate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
后继无人[後繼無人]	hou4 ji4 wu2 ren2	to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep13/125 words - 26 min
良家女子[良家女子]	liang2 jia1 nu:3 zi3	woman from a respectable family; respectable woman	1
择日[擇日]	ze2 ri4	to fix a date (for an event); to select an auspicious date	1
芦苇[蘆葦]	lu2 wei3	reed	1
入门[入門]	ru4 men2	entrance door; to enter a door; introduction (to a subject)	15
扳[扳]	ban1	to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup	4
老二[老二]	lao3 er4	second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis	36
留步[留步]	liu2 bu4	(said by departing guest) no need to see me out	8
传话[傳話]	chuan2 hua4	to pass on a story; to communicate a message	12
暂[暫]	zan4	temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]	7
盛大[盛大]	sheng4 da4	grand; majestic; magnificent; Shanda Entertainment (PRC computer game company)	16
在此[在此]	zai4 ci3	hereto; here	2
等候[等候]	deng3 hou4	to wait; to wait for	5
将近[將近]	jiang1 jin4	almost; nearly; close to	2
正午[正午]	zheng4 wu3	midday; noon; noonday	2
耽搁[耽擱]	dan1 ge5	to tarry; to delay; to stop over	8
襻[襻]	pan4	loop; belt; band; to tie together; to stitch together	2
膊[膊]	bo2	shoulder; upper arm	2
最新[最新]	zui4 xin1	latest; newest	1
样式[樣式]	yang4 shi4	type; style	1
丸[丸]	wan2	ball; pellet; pill	7
玩乐[玩樂]	wan2 le4	to play around; to disport oneself	1
孩子气[孩子氣]	hai2 zi5 qi4	boyish; childish	1
打球[打球]	da3 qiu2	to play ball; to play with a ball	6
郊游[郊遊]	jiao1 you2	to go for an outing; to go on an excursion	1
丢掉[丟掉]	diu1 diao4	to lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep13/150 words - 32 min
挣[掙]	zheng4	to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)	6
马马虎虎[馬馬虎虎]	ma3 ma5 hu1 hu1	careless; casual; vague; not so bad; so-so; tolerable; fair	1
午饭[午飯]	wu3 fan4	lunch; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]	8
应声[應聲]	ying4 sheng1	an answering voice; to answer a voice; to respond; to copy a voice; to parrot	1
不对劲[不對勁]	bu4 dui4 jin4	not in good condition; wrong; fishy	4
四处[四處]	si4 chu4	all over the place; everywhere and all directions	30
独奏[獨奏]	du2 zou4	solo	1
找门路[找門路]	zhao3 men2 lu4	to seek help from social connections	1
疮疤[瘡疤]	chuang1 ba1	scar	1
年节[年節]	nian2 jie2	the New Year festival	1
进宫[進宮]	jin4 gong1	to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail	16
叩[叩]	kou4	to knock; to kowtow	5
十有八九[十有八九]	shi2 you3 ba1 jiu3	most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority	1
要命[要命]	yao4 ming4	to cause sb's death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying	7
东昌[東昌]	Dong1 chang1	Dongchang district of Tonghua city 通化市, Jilin	1
远房[遠房]	yuan3 fang2	distantly related; a distant relative	1
瓜葛[瓜葛]	gua1 ge2	intertwined (as melon and vine plants); interconnected; association (of two things)	4
表面[表面]	biao3 mian4	surface; face; outside; appearance	2
上装[上裝]	shang4 zhuang1	upper garment	1
真意[真意]	zhen1 yi4	real intention; true meaning; correct interpretation	1
捅[捅]	tong3	to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose	3
刀子[刀子]	dao1 zi5	knife; CL:把[ba3]	4
盘[盤]	pan2	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	5
碰上[碰上]	peng4 shang4	to run into; to come upon; to meet	7
同年[同年]	tong2 nian2	the same year	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep13/175 words - 35 min
半月[半月]	ban4 yue4	half-moon; fortnight	3
饿死[餓死]	e4 si3	to starve to death; to be very hungry	5
囚犯[囚犯]	qiu2 fan4	prisoner; convict	1
宫人[宮人]	gong1 ren2	imperial concubine or palace maid; imperial secretary (old)	2
出声[出聲]	chu1 sheng1	to utter; to give voice	4
胡乱[胡亂]	hu2 luan4	careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how	8
先例[先例]	xian1 li4	antecedent; precedent	2
来临[來臨]	lai2 lin2	to approach; to come closer	2
的款[的款]	di2 kuan3	reliable funds	5
慌乱[慌亂]	huang1 luan4	frenetic; hurried	5
哭泣[哭泣]	ku1 qi4	to weep	3
灾祸[災禍]	zai1 huo4	disaster	1
篱笆[籬笆]	li2 ba5	fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)	1
自家人[自家人]	zi4 jia1 ren2	sb with whom one is on familiar terms; sb from the same place (same house, same town etc); one of us	9
一层[一層]	yi1 ceng2	layer	5
跳脚[跳腳]	tiao4 jiao3	to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc); to dance on one's feet; hopping mad (anxious, etc)	1
见多识广[見多識廣]	jian4 duo1 shi2 guang3	experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)	1
幸灾乐祸[幸災樂禍]	xing4 zai1 le4 huo4	lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune; Schadenfreude	2
镇定[鎮定]	zhen4 ding4	calm; unperturbed; cool	4
东拉西扯[東拉西扯]	dong1 la1 xi1 che3	to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently	1
偷鸡摸狗[偷雞摸狗]	tou1 ji1 mo1 gou3	to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to pilfer; to dally with women; to have affairs	1
千载难逢[千載難逢]	qian1 zai3 nan2 feng2	extremely rare (idiom); once in a blue moon	1
猪油[豬油]	zhu1 you2	lard	5
安分守己[安分守己]	an1 fen4 shou3 ji3	to be content with one's lot (idiom); to know one's place	2
吹[吹]	chui1	to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through	19
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep13/200 words - 39 min
草[草]	cao3	grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]	23
送信[送信]	song4 xin4	to send word; to deliver a letter	6
一贯[一貫]	yi1 guan4	consistent; constant; from start to finish; all along; persistent	8
微薄[微薄]	wei1 bo2	scanty; meager	2
后头[後頭]	hou4 tou5	behind; the back; the rear; later; afterwards; (in) the future	9
但愿[但願]	dan4 yuan4	if only (sth were possible); I wish (that)	5
哭哭啼啼[哭哭啼啼]	ku1 ku5 ti2 ti2	to weep endlessly; interminable wailing	2
徐[徐]	xu2	slowly; gently	6
签字[簽字]	qian1 zi4	to sign (one's name); signature	6
画押[畫押]	hua4 ya1	to sign; to make one's mark	16
田亩[田畝]	tian2 mu3	field	3
面孔[面孔]	mian4 kong3	face	6
确认[確認]	que4 ren4	to confirm; to verify; confirmation	1
赃[贓]	zang1	stolen goods; booty; spoils	1
摁[摁]	en4	to press (with finger)	6
吉人自有天相[吉人自有天相]	ji2 ren2 zi4 you3 tian1 xiang4	Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)	1
第二天[第二天]	di4 er4 tian1	next day; the morrow	3
流放[流放]	liu2 fang4	banishment; exile	27
第二次[第二次]	di4 er4 ci4	the second time; second; number two	2
存在[存在]	cun2 zai4	to exist; to be; existence	2
脱身[脫身]	tuo1 shen1	to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage	3
名录[名錄]	ming2 lu4	directory	2
登记[登記]	deng1 ji4	to register (one's name)	4
埋[埋]	mai2	to bury	11
埋[埋]	man2	to blame	11
掘[掘]	jue2	to dig	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep13/221 words - 42 min
挖[挖]	wa1	to dig; to excavate; to scoop out	13
充公[充公]	chong1 gong1	to confiscate	2
字据[字據]	zi4 ju4	written pledge; contract; IOU	2
称呼[稱呼]	cheng1 hu5	to call; to address as; appellation	6
不问[不問]	bu4 wen4	to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off	5
姓名[姓名]	xing4 ming2	surname and given name; full name	4
房契[房契]	fang2 qi4	deed (for a house); CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]	1
地契[地契]	di4 qi4	deed (for land); CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]	3
慢行[慢行]	man4 xing2	to walk slowly	2
白银[白銀]	bai2 yin2	silver	2
契约[契約]	qi4 yue1	agreement; contract	1
银两[銀兩]	yin2 liang3	silver currency; currency of the Qing dynasty based on the silver tael 兩|两	4
降[降]	jiang4	to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend	8
降[降]	xiang2	to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame	8
价[價]	jia4	price; value; (chemistry) valence	6
赚[賺]	zhuan4	to earn; to make a profit	5
点头[點頭]	dian3 tou2	to nod	23
转身[轉身]	zhuan3 shen1	(of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)	3
趁火打劫[趁火打劫]	chen4 huo3 da3 jie2	to loot a burning house; to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)	1
谈谈[談談]	tan2 tan2	to discuss; to have a chat	3
放手[放手]	fang4 shou3	to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand	7
把门[把門]	ba3 men2	to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate	9
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep14/25 words - 5 min
汉子[漢子]	han4 zi5	man; fellow; (dialect) husband	6
整齐[整齊]	zheng3 qi2	orderly; neat; even; tidy	2
郊[郊]	jiao1	suburbs; outskirts	9
证词[證詞]	zheng4 ci2	testimony	3
出错[出錯]	chu1 cuo4	to make a mistake; error	3
围攻[圍攻]	wei2 gong1	to besiege; to beleaguer; to attack from all sides; to jointly speak or write against sb	1
来到[來到]	lai2 dao4	to come; to arrive	6
不要脸[不要臉]	bu4 yao4 lian3	to have no sense of shame; shameless	9
货色[貨色]	huo4 se4	goods; (derog.) stuff; trash	7
屈打成招[屈打成招]	qu1 da3 cheng2 zhao1	to obtain confessions under torture	3
眼见[眼見]	yan3 jian4	to see with one's own eyes; very soon	5
密室[密室]	mi4 shi4	a room for keeping sth hidden; secret room; hidden chamber	6
拉拉扯扯[拉拉扯扯]	la1 la1 che3 che3	to tug at; to pull at sb aggressively; to take sb's hand or arm in a too familiar way; (derog.) to hobnob; to consort	6
喊冤[喊冤]	han3 yuan1	to cry out a grievance	2
锣[鑼]	luo2	gong; CL:面[mian4]	7
对面[對面]	dui4 mian4	(sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face	4
一五一十[一五一十]	yi1 wu3 yi1 shi2	lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail	2
地儿[地兒]	di4 r5	place; space	7
阴[陰]	yin1	overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia	5
私事[私事]	si1 shi4	personal matters	6
云英[雲英]	yun2 ying1	muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum	2
一气之下[一氣之下]	yi1 qi4 zhi1 xia4	in a fit of pique; in a fury	1
晕倒[暈倒]	yun1 dao3	to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious	3
全权[全權]	quan2 quan2	full powers; total authority; plenipotentiary powers	1
丑事[醜事]	chou3 shi4	scandal	15
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep14/50 words - 9 min
轻饶[輕饒]	qing1 rao2	to forgive easily; to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it)	3
儿媳[兒媳]	er2 xi2	daughter-in-law	33
遵[遵]	zun1	to observe; to obey; to follow; to comply with	2
训示[訓示]	xun4 shi4	to admonish; instructions; orders	1
称[稱]	cheng1	to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise	30
不宜[不宜]	bu4 yi2	not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate	9
事先[事先]	shi4 xian1	in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior	6
牙行[牙行]	ya2 hang2	middleman (in former times); broker	1
眼中[眼中]	yan3 zhong1	in one's eyes	1
迁怒[遷怒]	qian1 nu4	to take one's anger out on sb (who does not deserve it)	2
偷汉[偷漢]	tou1 han4	(of a woman) to take a lover	2
看样子[看樣子]	kan4 yang4 zi5	it seems; it looks as if	2
生意[生意]	sheng1 yi4	life force; vitality	17
对头[對頭]	dui4 tou2	correct; normal; to be on good terms with; on the right track; right	3
对头[對頭]	dui4 tou5	(longstanding) opponent; enemy; inimical; adversary; opponent	3
卢[盧]	lu2	(old) rice vessel; black; old variant of 廬|庐[lu2]; (slang) (Tw) troublesome; fussy	3
品相[品相]	pin3 xiang4	condition; physical appearance (of a museum piece, item of food produced by a chef, postage stamp etc)	1
据[據]	ju4	according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy	5
生死[生死]	sheng1 si3	life or death	9
怜悯[憐憫]	lian2 min3	to take pity on; pity; mercy	3
解开[解開]	jie3 kai1	to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)	2
捉奸[捉姦]	zhuo1 jian1	to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)	5
奸夫[奸夫]	jian1 fu1	male adulterer	2
开封府[開封府]	Kai1 feng1 fu3	Kaifeng as the capital of Northern Song dynasty	23
抽[抽]	chou1	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	8
筋[筋]	jin1	muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep14/75 words - 12 min
岂有此理[豈有此理]	qi3 you3 ci3 li3	how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd	7
成何体统[成何體統]	cheng2 he2 ti3 tong3	What a scandal!; Whatever next?	9
事关[事關]	shi4 guan1	to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for	6
店铺[店鋪]	dian4 pu4	store; shop	4
通奸[通姦]	tong1 jian1	adultery; to commit adultery	2
相见[相見]	xiang1 jian4	to see each other; to meet in person	9
王法[王法]	wang2 fa3	the law; the law of the land; the law of a state (in former times); criterion	8
慎言[慎言]	shen4 yan2	to speak cautiously; to guard one's tongue	4
难保[難保]	nan2 bao3	hard to say; can't guarantee; difficult to protect; difficult to preserve	3
卑贱[卑賤]	bei1 jian4	lowly; mean and low	3
作践[作踐]	zuo4 jian4	to ill-use; to humiliate; to degrade; to ruin; also pr. [zuo2 jian4]	5
扣上[扣上]	kou4 shang4	to buckle up; to fasten	1
宥[宥]	you4	to forgive; to help; profound	50
阳[陽]	yang2	positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]	49
合[合]	he2	to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2]	12
心服口服[心服口服]	xin1 fu2 kou3 fu2	to accept wholeheartedly; to embrace; to be won over	1
官府[官府]	guan1 fu3	authorities; feudal official	8
大堂[大堂]	da4 tang2	lobby	2
拦住[攔住]	lan2 zhu4	to stop; to bar the way	7
片面[片面]	pian4 mian4	unilateral; one-sided	1
相会[相會]	xiang1 hui4	to meet together	2
浑身[渾身]	hun2 shen1	all over; from head to foot	7
一旦[一旦]	yi1 dan4	in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day	14
衙门[衙門]	ya2 men5	government office in feudal China; yamen	23
区别[區別]	qu1 bie2	difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep14/100 words - 16 min
钉死[釘死]	ding4 si3	to nail securely; to execute by means of impalement; to crucify	3
支应[支應]	zhi1 ying4	to deal with; to wait on; to provide for	4
断定[斷定]	duan4 ding4	to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment	3
出发[出發]	chu1 fa1	to set off; to start (on a journey)	6
案子[案子]	an4 zi5	long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case	13
动手[動手]	dong4 shou3	to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch	14
一律[一律]	yi1 lu:4	same; uniformly; all; without exception	3
腿脚[腿腳]	tui3 jiao3	legs and feet; ability to walk; strides	1
耳聪目明[耳聰目明]	er3 cong1 mu4 ming2	sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom); keen and alert; perceptive	1
废话[廢話]	fei4 hua4	nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)	2
各自[各自]	ge4 zi4	each; respective; apiece	14
禁足[禁足]	jin4 zu2	to forbid sb to go out; to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc); to ground (as disciplinary measure); to gate; to curfew; restriction on movement; ban on visiting a place; out of bounds; off limits; caveat	5
走动[走動]	zou3 dong4	to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to pay a visit (go to the toilet)	13
可知[可知]	ke3 zhi1	evidently; clearly; no wonder; knowable	4
自作主张[自作主張]	zi4 zuo4 zhu3 zhang1	to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative	6
假公济私[假公濟私]	jia3 gong1 ji4 si1	official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position	1
账[賬]	zhang4	account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3]	1
整肃[整肅]	zheng3 su4	strict; serious; solemn; dignified; to tidy up; to clean up; to purge; to adjust	1
外间[外間]	wai4 jian1	outer room; the external world; outside	1
证据[證據]	zheng4 ju4	evidence; proof; testimony	8
确凿[確鑿]	que4 zao2	definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr. [que4 zuo4]	1
私下[私下]	si1 xia4	in private	7
乔装[喬裝]	qiao2 zhuang1	to pretend; to feign; to disguise oneself	2
扮[扮]	ban4	to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression)	7
汤药[湯藥]	tang1 yao4	tisane; decoction (Chinese medicine)	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep14/125 words - 22 min
逆[逆]	ni4	contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel	43
伦[倫]	lun2	human relationship; order; coherence	5
仔[仔]	zi3	meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young	4
细[細]	xi4	thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal	28
莺[鶯]	ying1	oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers	6
压制[壓制]	ya1 zhi4	to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle	1
恶气[惡氣]	e4 qi4	evil smell; resentment; unpleasant manner	1
昏[昏]	hun1	muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness	6
除[除]	chu2	to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including	4
胡来[胡來]	hu2 lai2	to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules; to mess with sth; to make a hash of things; to cause trouble	2
局面[局面]	ju2 mian4	aspect; phase; situation	8
善罢甘休[善罷甘休]	shan4 ba4 gan1 xiu1	to leave the matter at that; to be prepared to let go; to be willing to take things lying down	2
统管[統管]	tong3 guan3	unified administration	4
嫌疑[嫌疑]	xian2 yi2	suspicion; to have suspicions	1
到点[到點]	dao4 dian3	it's time (to do sth); the time has come	1
回娘家[回娘家]	hui2 niang2 jia1	(of a wife) to return to her parental home; (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc	9
讽刺[諷刺]	feng3 ci4	to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm	2
偏袒[偏袒]	pian1 tan3	to bare one shoulder; (fig.) to side with; to discriminate in favor of	6
拱手[拱手]	gong3 shou3	to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive	1
补贴[補貼]	bu3 tie1	to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit	2
用度[用度]	yong4 du4	expense	6
霉运[霉運]	mei2 yun4	ill luck; misfortune	1
凶[凶]	xiong1	vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; famine; variant of 兇|凶[xiong1]	7
未卜[未卜]	wei4 bu3	not foreseen; unpredictable; not on the cards	2
天尊[天尊]	tian1 zun1	(honorific appellation of a deity)	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep14/150 words - 27 min
胳膊[胳膊]	ge1 bo5	arm; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1]	3
揪[揪]	jiu1	to seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull	2
乏[乏]	fa2	short of; tired	4
片刻[片刻]	pian4 ke4	short period of time; a moment	2
急于[急於]	ji2 yu2	eager to; in a hurry to	1
团聚[團聚]	tuan2 ju4	to reunite; to have a reunion	4
时刻[時刻]	shi2 ke4	time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always	4
留宿[留宿]	liu2 su4	to put up a guest; to stay overnight	1
臊[臊]	sao4	shame; bashfulness; to shame; to humiliate	4
眉[眉]	mei2	eyebrow; upper margin	3
耷[耷]	da1	ears hanging down	1
满脸[滿臉]	man3 lian3	across one's whole face	4
八成[八成]	ba1 cheng2	eighty percent; most probably; most likely	3
一族[一族]	yi1 zu2	social group; subculture; family; clan; see also 族[zu2]	1
兴衰[興衰]	xing1 shuai1	prosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall	2
无碍[無礙]	wu2 ai4	without inconvenience; unimpeded; unhindered; unobstructed; unfettered; unhampered	3
坛子[罈子]	tan2 zi5	jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)	2
回门[回門]	hui2 men2	first return of bride to her parental home	4
不足挂齿[不足掛齒]	bu4 zu2 gua4 chi3	not worth mentioning (idiom)	1
人仰马翻[人仰馬翻]	ren2 yang3 ma3 fan1	to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom); in a pitiful state; in a complete mess; to roll (with laughter)	3
上火[上火]	shang4 huo3	to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)	7
一应[一應]	yi1 ying1	all; every	3
儿媳妇[兒媳婦]	er2 xi2 fu5	daughter-in-law	10
杂役[雜役]	za2 yi4	odd jobs; part-time worker	1
老妈子[老媽子]	lao3 ma1 zi5	older female servant; amah	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep14/175 words - 34 min
报忧[報憂]	bao4 you1	to report bad news; to announce failure, shortcoming or disaster	2
记性[記性]	ji4 xing5	memory (ability to retain information)	3
苦苦[苦苦]	ku3 ku3	strenuously; persistently; hard; painful	4
央求[央求]	yang1 qiu2	to implore; to plead; to ask earnestly	2
琼浆玉液[瓊漿玉液]	qiong2 jiang1 yu4 ye4	bejeweled nectar (idiom); ambrosia of the immortals; superb liquor; top quality wine	1
不知好歹[不知好歹]	bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3	unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one; unable to recognize others' good intentions	5
反话[反話]	fan3 hua4	irony; ironic remark	1
半条命[半條命]	ban4 tiao2 ming4	half a life; only half alive; barely alive; (scared, beaten etc) half to death	4
狎妓[狎妓]	xia2 ji4	(old) to visit prostitutes	1
塌[塌]	ta1	to collapse; to droop; to settle down	13
参与[參與]	can1 yu4	to participate (in sth)	4
结党[結黨]	jie2 dang3	to form a clique	5
敲山震虎[敲山震虎]	qiao1 shan1 zhen4 hu3	a deliberate show of strength as a warning	1
杀鸡儆猴[殺雞儆猴]	sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2	lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); fig. to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres	1
偏殿[偏殿]	pian1 dian4	side palace hall; side chamber	1
召见[召見]	zhao4 jian4	call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview	1
滋味[滋味]	zi1 wei4	taste; flavor; feeling	11
利剑[利劍]	li4 jian4	sharp sword	1
一线[一線]	yi1 xian4	front line	3
煎熬[煎熬]	jian1 ao2	to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment	1
冠[冠]	guan1	hat; crown; crest; cap	10
卿[卿]	qing1	high ranking official (old); term of endearment between spouses (old); (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old); honorific (old)	12
否[否]	fou3	to negate; to deny; not	1
坐立不安[坐立不安]	zuo4 li4 bu4 an1	lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom); restless; fidgety	3
辗转反侧[輾轉反側]	zhan3 zhuan3 fan3 ce4	to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep14/200 words - 37 min
入睡[入睡]	ru4 shui4	to fall asleep	4
明示[明示]	ming2 shi4	to state explicitly; to clearly indicate	1
焦头烂额[焦頭爛額]	jiao1 tou2 lan4 e2	lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom); fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)	1
彻夜[徹夜]	che4 ye4	the whole night	5
眠[眠]	mian2	to sleep; to hibernate	5
酒楼[酒樓]	jiu3 lou2	restaurant	2
高谈阔论[高談闊論]	gao1 tan2 kuo4 lun4	to harangue; loud arrogant talk; to spout	1
闱[闈]	wei2	door to women's room; gate to palace	4
谈到[談到]	tan2 dao4	to refer to; to speak about; to talk about	1
熏染[熏染]	xun1 ran3	to exert a gradual influence; to nurture; a corrupting influence	1
酒后[酒後]	jiu3 hou4	after drinking; under the influence of alcohol	2
仁厚[仁厚]	ren2 hou4	kindhearted; tolerant; honest and generous	4
民[民]	min2	the people; nationality; citizen	7
大有裨益[大有裨益]	da4 you3 bi4 yi4	bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful; of great service; to help greatly; to serve one well	1
交友[交友]	jiao1 you3	to make friends	1
不慎[不慎]	bu4 shen4	incautious; inattentive	3
大力[大力]	da4 li4	energetically; vigorously	2
鞭笞[鞭笞]	bian1 chi1	to flog; to lash; to whip; to urge or goad along	1
多嘴多舌[多嘴多舌]	duo1 zui3 duo1 she2	to gossip and meddle; to shoot one's mouth off; talkative	2
在座[在座]	zai4 zuo4	to be present	1
往死里[往死裡]	wang3 si3 li3	(coll.) (to beat etc) to death	2
好过[好過]	hao3 guo4	to have an easy time; (feel) well	16
送命[送命]	song4 ming4	to lose one's life; to get killed	1
高官[高官]	gao1 guan1	high official	2
嫉妒[嫉妒]	ji2 du4	to be jealous; to envy; to hate	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep14/225 words - 41 min
搬弄是非[搬弄是非]	ban1 nong4 shi4 fei1	to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischief	5
圣上[聖上]	sheng4 shang4	courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor	7
清流[清流]	Qing1 liu2	Qingliu county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian	16
何等[何等]	he2 deng3	what kind?; how, what; somewhat	18
森严[森嚴]	sen1 yan2	strict; rigid; tight (security)	1
大肚[大肚]	Da4 du4	Tatu township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan	2
密会[密會]	mi4 hui4	secret meeting; to meet secretly	1
细软[細軟]	xi4 ruan3	fine and soft; valuables	2
私奔[私奔]	si1 ben1	to elope	3
朗[朗]	lang3	clear; bright	4
乾坤[乾坤]	qian2 kun1	yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe	2
印子钱[印子錢]	yin4 zi5 qian2	usury; high interest loan (in former times)	6
个案[個案]	ge4 an4	a case; an individual case; case-by-case	1
狗屁[狗屁]	gou3 pi4	bullshit; nonsense	4
郊外[郊外]	jiao1 wai4	outskirts	5
水田[水田]	shui3 tian2	paddy field; rice paddy	3
得以[得以]	de2 yi3	able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view	5
平息[平息]	ping2 xi1	to settle (a dispute); to quieten down; to suppress	3
有无[有無]	you3 wu2	to have or have not; surplus and shortfall; tangible and intangible; corporeal and incorporeal	2
有意[有意]	you3 yi4	to intend; intentionally; interested in	7
借钱[借錢]	jie4 qian2	to borrow money; to lend money	3
放贷[放貸]	fang4 dai4	to provide loans	1
利钱[利錢]	li4 qian2	interest (on a loan etc)	2
生财[生財]	sheng1 cai2	to make money	1
亏损[虧損]	kui1 sun3	deficit; (financial) loss	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep14/234 words - 43 min
堂堂[堂堂]	tang2 tang2	grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance	6
收地[收地]	shou1 di4	to confiscate land for redistribution (China, 1947-52); (of a government) to acquire land (with compensation)	1
罢官[罷官]	ba4 guan1	to dismiss from office; to resign from office	1
刺字[刺字]	ci4 zi4	to tattoo	1
流[流]	liu2	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	7
诛[誅]	zhu1	to put (a criminal) to death; to punish	6
蛊惑[蠱惑]	gu3 huo4	to entice; to lead astray	4
脑袋[腦袋]	nao3 dai4	head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]	12
狗咬狗[狗咬狗]	gou3 yao3 gou3	dog-eat-dog; dogfight	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep15/25 words - 4 min
少来[少來]	shao3 lai2	refrain (from doing sth); (coll.) Come on!; Give me a break!; Save it!	2
私卖[私賣]	si1 mai4	to sell illicitly; to bootleg; to sell privately	1
重任[重任]	zhong4 ren4	heavy responsibility	2
恶人[惡人]	e4 ren2	evil person; vile creature; ugly man	8
锅[鍋]	guo1	pot; pan; boiler; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]	5
无地自容[無地自容]	wu2 di4 zi4 rong2	ashamed and unable to show one's face	2
说笑[說笑]	shuo1 xiao4	to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter	8
茹[茹]	ru2	to eat; (extended meaning) to endure; putrid smell; vegetables; roots (inextricably attached to the plant)	2
册子[冊子]	ce4 zi5	a book; a volume	2
偌大[偌大]	ruo4 da4	so big; such a big	12
划[劃]	hua4	to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character	3
各处[各處]	ge4 chu4	every place	3
日常[日常]	ri4 chang2	daily; everyday	3
开支[開支]	kai1 zhi1	expenditures; expenses; CL:筆|笔[bi3], 項|项[xiang4]; to spend money; (coll.) to pay wages	2
理财[理財]	li3 cai2	financial management; finance	2
耳濡目染[耳濡目染]	er3 ru2 mu4 ran3	to be influenced	1
留心[留心]	liu2 xin1	to be careful; to pay attention to	2
二分[二分]	er4 fen1	second part; the equinox	1
查出[查出]	cha2 chu1	to find out; to discover	2
好手[好手]	hao3 shou3	expert; professional	4
皇宫[皇宮]	huang2 gong1	imperial palace	6
自立[自立]	zi4 li4	independent; self-reliant; self-sustaining; to stand on one's own feet; to support oneself	2
派头[派頭]	pai4 tou2	manner; style; panache	4
嫁人[嫁人]	jia4 ren2	to get married (of woman)	17
今后[今後]	jin1 hou4	hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on	11
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep15/50 words - 7 min
苦心[苦心]	ku3 xin1	painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains	1
信得过[信得過]	xin4 de5 guo4	trustworthy; reliable	5
试一试[試一試]	shi4 yi1 shi4	to have a try	3
葳[葳]	wei1	luxuriant	4
蕤[蕤]	rui2	fringe; overladen with flowers	4
分寸[分寸]	fen1 cun5	propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms	10
力度[力度]	li4 du4	strength; vigor; efforts; (music) dynamics	1
装傻[裝傻]	zhuang1 sha3	to act stupid; to pretend to be naive	5
孩童[孩童]	hai2 tong2	child	1
难处[難處]	nan2 chu5	trouble; difficulty; problem	14
差遣[差遣]	chai1 qian3	to send (on errand)	7
顺心[順心]	shun4 xin1	happy; satisfactory	5
求援[求援]	qiu2 yuan2	to ask for help	2
暗中[暗中]	an4 zhong1	in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously	8
寻访[尋訪]	xun2 fang3	to inquire after; to look for (sb)	1
诊[診]	zhen3	to examine or treat medically	13
着落[著落]	zhuo2 luo4	whereabouts; place to settle; reliable source (of funds etc); (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb; settlement; solution	10
四邻[四鄰]	si4 lin2	one's nearest neighbors	3
确是[確是]	que4 shi4	certainly	2
踪[蹤]	zong1	footprint; trace; tracks	1
姨父[姨父]	yi2 fu5	husband of mother's sister; uncle	15
探听[探聽]	tan4 ting1	to make inquiries; to try to find out; to pry	2
尚无[尚無]	shang4 wu2	not yet; not so far	1
音信[音信]	yin1 xin4	message	2
恪[恪]	ke4	respectful; scrupulous	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep15/75 words - 13 min
窑[窯]	yao2	kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel	2
箍[箍]	gu1	hoop; to bind with hoops	1
舐犊情深[舐犢情深]	shi4 du2 qing2 shen1	lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom); fig. to show deep affection towards one's children	2
好意[好意]	hao3 yi4	good intention; kindness	3
夜夜[夜夜]	ye4 ye4	every night	4
加上[加上]	jia1 shang4	plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that	9
一共[一共]	yi1 gong4	altogether	5
闪失[閃失]	shan3 shi1	mishap; accident; accidental loss	2
木工[木工]	mu4 gong1	woodwork; carpentry; woodworker; carpenter	1
修整[修整]	xiu1 zheng3	to spruce up; to renovate; to tend (a garden); to groom (one's hair); to finish (a rough surface); to trim (a lawn); to touch up (a photo)	2
权[權]	quan2	authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary	19
祖坟[祖墳]	zu3 fen2	ancestral tomb	3
银杏[銀杏]	yin2 xing4	ginkgo (tree with fan-shaped leaves and yellow seeds); maidenhair tree	30
笼络[籠絡]	long3 luo4	to coax; to beguile; to win over	2
哪像[哪像]	na3 xiang4	unlike; in contrast to	2
旗子[旗子]	qi2 zi5	flag; banner; CL:面[mian4]	1
不依不饶[不依不饒]	bu4 yi1 bu4 rao2	not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive; to treat severely without listening to excuses	2
雕[雕]	diao1	to carve; to engrave; shrewd; bird of prey	1
坐定[坐定]	zuo4 ding4	to be seated	1
久等[久等]	jiu3 deng3	to wait for a long time	2
独立[獨立]	du2 li4	independent; independence; to stand alone	1
欣慰[欣慰]	xin1 wei4	to be gratified	5
顶用[頂用]	ding3 yong4	to be of use	6
二等[二等]	er4 deng3	second class; second-rate	1
耐劳[耐勞]	nai4 lao2	hardy; able to resist hardship	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep15/100 words - 18 min
使唤[使喚]	shi3 huan4	to order sb about; to use sb	20
立院[立院]	Li4 yuan4	Legislative Yuan (Tw); abbr. for 立法院[Li4 fa3 yuan4]	2
肩膀[肩膀]	jian1 bang3	shoulder	2
移去[移去]	yi2 qu4	to move away	1
笨手笨脚[笨手笨腳]	ben4 shou3 ben4 jiao3	clumsy; all thumbs	2
敬重[敬重]	jing4 zhong4	to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem	2
要脸[要臉]	yao4 lian3	to save sb's face	3
排[排]	pai2	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	5
丢面子[丟面子]	diu1 mian4 zi5	to lose face	2
传话人[傳話人]	chuan2 hua4 ren2	messenger; communicator; relay	1
口甜[口甜]	kou3 tian2	soft-spoken; affable; full of honeyed words	1
舌[舌]	she2	tongue	2
滑[滑]	hua2	to slip; to slide; smooth; slippery; cunning	6
怜惜[憐惜]	lian2 xi1	to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward	5
回击[回擊]	hui2 ji1	to fight back; to return fire; to counterattack	1
玲珑[玲瓏]	ling2 long2	(onom.) clink of jewels; exquisite; detailed and fine; clever; nimble	3
七窍[七竅]	qi1 qiao4	the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth	1
遮遮掩掩[遮遮掩掩]	zhe1 zhe1 yan3 yan3	to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)	1
寡淡[寡淡]	gua3 dan4	insipid; bland; indifferent	3
低头[低頭]	di1 tou2	to bow the head; to yield; to give in	8
同病相怜[同病相憐]	tong2 bing4 xiang1 lian2	fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company	6
接济[接濟]	jie1 ji4	to give material assistance to	4
不依[不依]	bu4 yi1	not to comply; not to go along with; not to let off easily; not to let sb get away with it	4
幌子[幌子]	huang3 zi5	shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense	3
恭敬[恭敬]	gong1 jing4	deferential; respectful	9
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep15/125 words - 24 min
回心转意[回心轉意]	hui2 xin1 zhuan3 yi4	to change one's mind (idiom)	1
皮子[皮子]	pi2 zi5	skin; fur	10
专断[專斷]	zhuan1 duan4	to act arbitrarily; to make decisions without consulting others	1
独行[獨行]	du2 xing2	solitary	2
乌涂[烏塗]	wu1 tu5	unclear; not straightforward; (of drinking water) lukewarm; tepid	2
飘零[飄零]	piao1 ling2	to fall and wither (like autumn leaves); (fig.) drifting and homeless	2
无依无靠[無依無靠]	wu2 yi1 wu2 kao4	no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own; orphaned; left to one's own devices	7
饥寒交迫[飢寒交迫]	ji1 han2 jiao1 po4	beset by hunger and cold (idiom); starving and freezing; in desperate poverty	2
乞讨[乞討]	qi3 tao3	to beg; to go begging	1
卷[卷]	juan3	to roll up; roll; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)	2
卷[卷]	juan4	scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll	2
下葬[下葬]	xia4 zang4	to bury; to inter	1
有时[有時]	you3 shi2	sometimes; now and then	3
半夜[半夜]	ban4 ye4	midnight; in the middle of the night	6
醒来[醒來]	xing3 lai2	to waken	1
侧[側]	ce4	the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side	1
得救[得救]	de2 jiu4	to be saved	4
再生父母[再生父母]	zai4 sheng1 fu4 mu3	like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor	1
迟迟[遲遲]	chi2 chi2	late (with a task etc); slow	7
吉利[吉利]	ji2 li4	auspicious; lucky; propitious	4
官僚[官僚]	guan1 liao2	bureaucrat; bureaucracy; bureaucratic	1
疏通[疏通]	shu1 tong1	to unblock; to dredge; to clear the way; to get things flowing; to facilitate; to mediate; to lobby; to explicate (a text)	2
时局[時局]	shi2 ju2	current political situation	2
蠢材[蠢材]	chun3 cai2	idiot	5
央[央]	yang1	center; end; to beg; to plead	2
有益处[有益處]	you3 yi4 chu5	beneficial	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep15/150 words - 29 min
惹事[惹事]	re3 shi4	to cause trouble	2
唤[喚]	huan4	to call	2
可儿[可兒]	ke3 er2	a person after one's heart (charming person); capable person	13
粗陋[粗陋]	cu1 lou4	crude; coarse; unsophisticated; shallow	6
收下[收下]	shou1 xia4	to accept; to receive	4
派上用场[派上用場]	pai4 shang4 yong4 chang3	to put to good use; to come in handy	1
不舍[不捨]	bu4 she3	reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of	2
最为[最為]	zui4 wei2	the most	3
哟[喲]	yo5	(sentence-final particle expressing exhortation); (syllable filler in a song)	4
嗓子[嗓子]	sang3 zi5	throat; voice; CL:把[ba3]	2
后脚[後腳]	hou4 jiao3	(one moment ...,) the next ...; trailing foot (in walking)	2
心机[心機]	xin1 ji1	thinking; scheme	12
婆媳[婆媳]	po2 xi2	mother-in-law and daughter-in-law	3
打擂台[打擂臺]	da3 lei4 tai2	(old) to fight on the leitai; (fig.) to enter a contest	2
高位[高位]	gao1 wei4	high position; eminent status; top job; raised position; upper (limbs); a high (i.e. local maximum); high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc	3
主管[主管]	zhu3 guan3	in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager	1
暮[暮]	mu4	evening; sunset	9
斋[齋]	zhai1	to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room; building; to give alms (to a monk)	11
一举一动[一舉一動]	yi1 ju3 yi1 dong4	every movement; each and every move	1
当值[當值]	dang1 zhi2	to be on duty	2
尽职[盡職]	jin4 zhi2	to discharge one's duties; conscientious	1
司[司]	si1	to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)	20
叫作[叫作]	jiao4 zuo4	to call; to be called	10
威[威]	wei1	power; might; prestige	17
恭顺[恭順]	gong1 shun4	deferential; respectful	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep15/175 words - 33 min
触犯[觸犯]	chu4 fan4	to violate; to offend	1
佛[佛]	Fo2	Buddha; Buddhism	18
偈[偈]	jie2	forceful; martial	1
伙[伙]	huo3	meals (abbr. for 伙食[huo3 shi2]); variant of 夥|伙[huo3]	9
看顾[看顧]	kan4 gu4	to watch over	2
缘分[緣分]	yuan2 fen4	fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny	10
年龄[年齡]	nian2 ling2	(a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]	4
镟[鏇]	xuan4	to shape on a lathe; to peel with a knife; to turn in (a screw)	1
冷天[冷天]	leng3 tian1	cold weather; cold season	1
风味[風味]	feng1 wei4	distinctive flavor; distinctive style	1
连环[連環]	lian2 huan2	chain	1
警告[警告]	jing3 gao4	to warn; to admonish	1
拨弄[撥弄]	bo1 nong4	to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc); to fiddle with; to stir up	1
荤[葷]	hun1	strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc); non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc); vulgar; obscene	1
爬[爬]	pa2	to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up	9
紫云[紫雲]	Zi3 yun2	Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[An1 shun4], Guizhou	1
千秋万代[千秋萬代]	qian1 qiu1 wan4 dai4	throughout the ages	2
铺路[鋪路]	pu1 lu4	to pave (with paving stones); to lay a road; (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth); to give a present to sb to ensure success	3
对冲[對衝]	dui4 chong1	hedging (finance)	1
牢[牢]	lao2	firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison	11
囡囡[囡囡]	nan1 nan1	little darling; baby	1
诓[誆]	kuang1	to mislead; to swindle	9
进京[進京]	jin4 Jing1	to enter the capital; to go to Beijing	5
弘[弘]	hong2	great; liberal	34
缎子[緞子]	duan4 zi5	satin	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep15/200 words - 37 min
直爽[直爽]	zhi2 shuang3	straightforward; outspoken	2
搁[擱]	ge1	to place; to put aside; to shelve	7
绕弯子[繞彎子]	rao4 wan1 zi5	lit. to go on a long detour; fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush	3
卧床[臥床]	wo4 chuang2	to lie in bed; bedridden; bed	3
自古以来[自古以來]	zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2	since ancient times	3
讳疾忌医[諱疾忌醫]	hui4 ji2 ji4 yi1	hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism; to keep one's shortcomings secret; to refuse to listen to advice	1
恶疾[惡疾]	e4 ji2	unpleasant ailment; foul disease	1
无异[無異]	wu2 yi4	nothing other than; to differ in no way from; the same as; to amount to	2
刀枪[刀槍]	dao1 qiang1	sword and spear; weapons	5
剑[劍]	jian4	double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword	14
戟[戟]	ji3	halberd; long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade; combined spear and battle-ax	2
殊[殊]	shu1	different; unique; special; very; (classical) to behead; to die; to cut off; to separate; to surpass	2
陡[陡]	dou3	steep; precipitous; abrubtly; suddenly; unexpectedly	1
窄[窄]	zhai3	narrow; narrow-minded; badly off	1
今世[今世]	jin1 shi4	this life; this age	1
名医[名醫]	ming2 yi1	famous doctor	3
满身[滿身]	man3 shen1	covered all over	1
家务[家務]	jia1 wu4	household duties; housework	4
最多[最多]	zui4 duo1	at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal	5
生意兴隆[生意興隆]	sheng1 yi4 xing1 long2	thriving and prosperous business or trade	1
恭喜发财[恭喜發財]	gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2	May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)	1
谬[謬]	miu4	to deceive; to confuse; to cheat; absurd; erroneous	3
在下[在下]	zai4 xia4	under; myself (humble)	4
灶王爷[灶王爺]	Zao4 wang2 ye2	Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen; also written 灶神	1
再生[再生]	zai4 sheng1	to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling; regeneration	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep15/225 words - 40 min
务必[務必]	wu4 bi4	must; to need to; to be sure to	13
调理[調理]	tiao2 li3	to nurse one's health; to recuperate; to take care of; to look after; to discipline; to educate; to train; to prepare food; (dialect) to make fun of; (medicine) to opsonize	1
揽[攬]	lan3	to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace; to fasten (with a rope etc); to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass	2
装病[裝病]	zhuang1 bing4	to feign illness; to malinger	1
由头[由頭]	you2 tou5	pretext; excuse; justification; reason	7
年华[年華]	nian2 hua2	years; time; age	1
心血[心血]	xin1 xue4	heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care	4
得了[得了]	de2 le5	all right!; that's enough!	5
含糊[含糊]	han2 hu5	ambiguous; vague; careless; perfunctory	2
铺平[鋪平]	pu1 ping2	to spread out (material); to pave (the way, a road etc)	1
套车[套車]	tao4 che1	to harness (a horse to a cart)	2
理论[理論]	li3 lun4	theory; CL:個|个[ge4]; to argue; to take notice of	4
太平[太平]	tai4 ping2	peace and security	14
潢[潢]	huang2	dye paper; lake; pond; mount scroll	2
龌龊[齷齪]	wo4 chuo4	dirty; filthy; vile; despicable; narrow-minded; petty	2
甩[甩]	shuai3	to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb)	9
正事[正事]	zheng4 shi4	one's proper business	7
往前[往前]	wang3 qian2	to move forwards	9
复[覆]	fu4	variant of 復|复[fu4]; to reply to a letter	6
迂腐[迂腐]	yu1 fu3	pedantic; trite; inflexible; adherence to old ideas	3
金明[金明]	Jin1 ming2	Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 shi4], Henan	2
䌽[綵]	cai3	variant of 彩[cai3]	15
龙门[龍門]	Long2 men2	Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Hui4 zhou1], Guangdong; mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon	1
阊[閶]	chang1	gate of heaven; gate of palace	1
左近[左近]	zuo3 jin4	near by	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep15/233 words - 41 min
玩耍[玩耍]	wan2 shua3	to play (as children do); to amuse oneself	3
男女[男女]	nan2 nu:3	male-female; male and female	7
直愣愣[直愣愣]	zhi2 leng4 leng4	staring blankly	1
吐[吐]	tu4	to vomit; to throw up	17
谋划[謀劃]	mou2 hua4	to scheme; to plot; conspiracy	13
未有[未有]	wei4 you3	is not; has never been; never occurring; unprecedented	1
不惜[不惜]	bu4 xi1	not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)	3
怀里[懷裡]	huai2 li3	embrace; bosom	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep16/25 words - 7 min
绮云[綺雲]	qi3 yun2	beautiful clouds	1
芸[芸]	yun2	common rue (Ruta graveolens); books and libraries	1
弃[棄]	qi4	to abandon; to relinquish; to discard; to throw away	16
转脸[轉臉]	zhuan3 lian3	to turn one's head; in no time; in the twinkling of an eye	3
翰林院[翰林院]	Han4 lin2 yuan4	Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911	3
百鸟朝凤[百鳥朝鳳]	bai3 niao3 chao2 feng4	lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix; fig. peace under a wise ruler	3
胶[膠]	jiao1	to glue; glue; gum; rubber	1
这样一来[這樣一來]	zhe4 yang4 yi1 lai2	thus; if this happens then	9
针法[針法]	zhen1 fa3	stitch	1
嘉[嘉]	jia1	excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend	14
成县[成縣]	Cheng2 xian4	Cheng county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu	6
蜂[蜂]	feng1	bee; wasp	1
腰[腰]	yao1	waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins	4
翅[翅]	chi4	wing	1
宿醉[宿醉]	su4 zui4	hangover	2
酲[酲]	cheng2	(literary) inebriated; hungover	1
相符[相符]	xiang1 fu2	to match; to tally	1
庚[庚]	geng1	age; seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; seventh in order; letter "G" or Roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 255°; hepta	1
羹汤[羹湯]	geng1 tang1	soup	2
刀[刀]	dao1	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	41
铅[鉛]	qian1	lead (chemistry)	1
宜[宜]	yi2	proper; should; suitable; appropriate	3
散发[散發]	san4 fa1	to distribute; to emit; to issue	1
来生[來生]	lai2 sheng1	next life	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep16/50 words - 10 min
锋利[鋒利]	feng1 li4	sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point	1
青黄[青黃]	qing1 huang2	greenish yellow; sallow (of complexion)	1
少女[少女]	shao4 nu:3	girl; young lady	1
梳妆[梳妝]	shu1 zhuang1	to dress and groom oneself	3
镜[鏡]	jing4	mirror; lens	1
双关[雙關]	shuang1 guan1	pun; play on words	1
凄清[淒清]	qi1 qing1	somber; cheerless	1
改成[改成]	gai3 cheng2	to convert; to turn into (sth else); to adapt (a story to another medium)	2
芜[蕪]	wu2	overgrown with weeds	3
积[積]	ji1	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	9
英[英]	ying1	hero; outstanding; excellent; (literary) flower; blossom	13
想起[想起]	xiang3 qi3	to recall; to think of; to call to mind	8
妹[妹]	mei4	younger sister	10
冒犯[冒犯]	mao4 fan4	to offend	3
探[探]	tan4	to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward	5
渊源[淵源]	yuan1 yuan2	origin; source; relationship	2
举办[舉辦]	ju3 ban4	to conduct; to hold	1
游[游]	you2	to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2]	6
打猎[打獵]	da3 lie4	to go hunting	1
可比[可比]	ke3 bi3	comparable	14
白玉[白玉]	bai2 yu4	white jade; tofu (by analogy)	4
混元[混元]	hun4 yuan2	time immemorial; origin of the universe; the world	1
镯[鐲]	zhuo2	bracelet	2
开局[開局]	kai1 ju2	opening (chess etc); early stage of game, match, work, activity etc	2
枚[枚]	mei2	classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip; wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old)	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep16/75 words - 19 min
陪嫁[陪嫁]	pei2 jia4	dowry	16
外放[外放]	wai4 fang4	extroverted; outgoing; to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones); (old) to appoint to a post outside the capital	5
经常[經常]	jing1 chang2	frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily	8
选手[選手]	xuan3 shou3	athlete; contestant	1
组队[組隊]	zu3 dui4	to team up (with); to put a team together	1
回见[回見]	hui2 jian4	See you later!	2
队[隊]	dui4	squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4]	25
排行[排行]	pai2 hang2	to rank; ranking; seniority (among siblings)	3
继室[繼室]	ji4 shi4	second wife (of a widower)	3
细心[細心]	xi4 xin1	careful; attentive	3
人设[人設]	ren2 she4	the design of a character (in games, manga etc) (abbr. for 人物設定|人物设定); (fig.) (a celebrity or other public figure's) image in the eyes of the public; public persona	1
拒[拒]	ju4	to resist; to repel; to refuse	9
备考[備考]	bei4 kao3	(an appendix, note etc) for reference	1
担保[擔保]	dan1 bao3	to guarantee; to vouch for	3
抢夺[搶奪]	qiang3 duo2	to plunder; to pillage; to forcibly take	3
纪念[紀念]	ji4 nian4	to commemorate; to remember; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
爱上[愛上]	ai4 shang4	to fall in love with; to be in love with	1
罢[罷]	ba4	to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish	5
入球[入球]	ru4 qiu2	to score a goal; goal	2
还乡[還鄉]	huan2 xiang1	to return home; fig. to retire from public life	3
怂[慫]	song3	terrified	1
帖子[帖子]	tie3 zi5	card; invitation; message; (forum) post	23
料想[料想]	liao4 xiang3	to expect; to presume; to think (sth is likely)	1
七夕[七夕]	Qi1 xi1	double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month; girls' festival; Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting	1
乞[乞]	qi3	to beg	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep16/100 words - 29 min
醉酒[醉酒]	zui4 jiu3	to get drunk	4
至此[至此]	zhi4 ci3	up until now; so far	4
大方[大方]	da4 fang5	generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed	5
传给[傳給]	chuan2 gei3	to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; to pass to (in football etc)	3
眉梢[眉梢]	mei2 shao1	tip of brow	1
摔伤[摔傷]	shuai1 shang1	to injure oneself in a fall	1
塞给[塞給]	sai1 gei3	to slip sb sth; to press sb to accept sth; to insert surreptitiously; to foist sth off on sb	4
凳子[凳子]	deng4 zi5	stool; small seat	1
公平[公平]	gong1 ping2	fair; impartial	6
左手[左手]	zuo3 shou3	left hand; left-hand side	4
上场[上場]	shang4 chang3	on stage; to go on stage; to take the field	4
唯[唯]	wei2	-ism; only; alone	5
没意思[沒意思]	mei2 yi4 si5	boring; of no interest	5
意见[意見]	yi4 jian4	idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]	2
输赢[輸贏]	shu1 ying2	win or loss; outcome	1
吵吵[吵吵]	chao1 chao5	to make a racket; to quarrel	2
可蠢[可蠢]	ke3 chun3	(dialect) unbearable; embarrassing	1
固然[固然]	gu4 ran2	admittedly (it's true that...)	6
固[固]	gu4	hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly	2
欣然[欣然]	xin1 ran2	gladly; cheerfully	1
亦[亦]	yi4	also	3
无疑[無疑]	wu2 yi2	no doubt; undoubtedly	3
束[束]	shu4	to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control	2
袖[袖]	xiu4	sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve	1
怎么着[怎麼著]	zen3 me5 zhao1	what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5]	18
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep16/125 words - 39 min
谪[謫]	zhe2	to relegate a high official to a minor post in an outlying region (punishment in imperial China); to banish or exile; (of immortals) to banish from Heaven; to censure; to blame	2
仙[仙]	xian1	immortal	26
人儿[人兒]	ren2 r5	figurine	1
见异思迁[見異思遷]	jian4 yi4 si1 qian1	to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty; never satisfied with what one has	1
坚[堅]	jian1	strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute	4
圆[圓]	yuan2	circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)	6
星[星]	xing1	star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount	10
杖[杖]	zhang4	a staff; a rod; cane; walking stick; to flog with a stick (old)	5
拟[擬]	ni3	to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate; to assess; to compare; pseudo-	1
博得[博得]	bo2 de2	to win; to gain	2
全无[全無]	quan2 wu2	none; completely without	3
地位[地位]	di4 wei4	position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
后母[後母]	hou4 mu3	stepmother	8
檀[檀]	tan2	sandalwood; hardwood; purple-red	1
柜子[櫃子]	gui4 zi5	cupboard; cabinet	1
气死[氣死]	qi4 si3	to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger	13
暗[暗]	an4	dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark	7
度[度]	du4	to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences	6
陈[陳]	chen2	to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale	8
看球[看球]	kan4 qiu2	to watch a football game (or other ball game); Fore! (golf); Watch out for the ball!	3
不怎么样[不怎麼樣]	bu4 zen3 me5 yang4	not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it; nothing good to be said about it	1
赢得[贏得]	ying2 de2	to win; to gain	4
头衔[頭銜]	tou2 xian2	title; rank; appellation	1
有意思[有意思]	you3 yi4 si5	interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun	6
牌子[牌子]	pai2 zi5	sign; trademark; brand	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep16/145 words - 42 min
却是[卻是]	que4 shi4	nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...	7
多么[多麼]	duo1 me5	how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent	4
索性[索性]	suo3 xing4	you might as well (do it); simply; just	7
少有[少有]	shao3 you3	rare; infrequent	1
临阵脱逃[臨陣脫逃]	lin2 zhen4 tuo1 tao2	see 臨陣退縮|临阵退缩[lin2 zhen4 tui4 suo1]	1
霸道[霸道]	ba4 dao4	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	8
膝下[膝下]	xi1 xia4	at the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)	9
思慕[思慕]	si1 mu4	to cherish the memory of sb; to think of with respect	2
感怀[感懷]	gan3 huai2	to recall with emotion; to feel sentiments	4
身世[身世]	shen1 shi4	one's life experience; one's lot; one's past history	4
大小姐[大小姐]	da4 xiao3 jie5	eldest daughter of an affluent family; (polite) your daughter; bossy or indulged young woman; Miss High and Mighty	1
端方[端方]	duan1 fang1	upright; honest; proper; correct	3
嫉[嫉]	ji2	jealousy; to be jealous of	2
落单[落單]	luo4 dan1	to be on one's own; to be left alone; to be left out	2
援手[援手]	yuan2 shou3	assistance; a helping hand; to lend a hand	2
劝说[勸說]	quan4 shuo1	to persuade; persuasion; to advise	4
歇息[歇息]	xie1 xi5	to have a rest; to stay for the night; to go to bed; to sleep	17
口风[口風]	kou3 feng1	meaning behind the words; what sb really means to say; one's intentions as revealed in one's words; tone of speech	3
交差[交差]	jiao1 chai1	to report back after completion of one's mission	1
和盘托出[和盤托出]	he2 pan2 tuo1 chu1	lit. to put everything out including the tray; to reveal everything; to make a clean breast of it all	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep17/25 words - 7 min
孙女婿[孫女婿]	sun1 nu:3 xu5	son's daughter's husband; granddaughter's husband	3
胡思乱想[胡思亂想]	hu2 si1 luan4 xiang3	to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild	2
海[海]	hai3	ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous	38
叽叽喳喳[嘰嘰喳喳]	ji1 ji1 zha1 zha1	(onom.) chirp; twitter; buzzing; to chatter continuously	1
赌气[賭氣]	du3 qi4	to act in a fit of pique; to get in a huff; to be peeved	1
挂念[掛念]	gua4 nian4	concerned	5
吃醋[吃醋]	chi1 cu4	to feel jealous	13
妯娌[妯娌]	zhou2 li5	wives of brothers; sisters-in-law	4
姑姑[姑姑]	gu1 gu5	paternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4]	14
婶婶[嬸嬸]	shen3 shen5	wife of father's younger brother; aunt	72
吃苦[吃苦]	chi1 ku3	to bear hardships	3
妥[妥]	tuo3	suitable; adequate; ready; settled	5
妥贴[妥貼]	tuo3 tie1	properly; satisfactorily; firmly; very fitting; appropriate; proper; to be in good order; also written 妥帖	4
吭声[吭聲]	keng1 sheng1	to utter a word	2
斋饭[齋飯]	zhai1 fan4	food given to Buddhist monks as alms	1
童[童]	tong2	child	3
轴[軸]	zhou2	axis; axle; spool (for thread); roller (for scrolls); classifier for calligraphy rolls etc	1
急急忙忙[急急忙忙]	ji2 ji2 mang2 mang2	hurriedly	1
独处[獨處]	du2 chu3	to live alone; to spend time alone (or with a significant other)	2
暗室[暗室]	an4 shi4	darkroom	2
杂乱[雜亂]	za2 luan4	in a mess; in a jumble; chaotic	2
偏见[偏見]	pian1 jian4	prejudice	1
避[避]	bi4	to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from	11
蝎[蝎]	xie1	variant of 蠍|蝎[xie1]	3
苦处[苦處]	ku3 chu5	suffering; distress	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep17/50 words - 10 min
付出[付出]	fu4 chu1	to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)	1
代价[代價]	dai4 jia4	price; cost; consideration (in share dealing)	4
动辄[動輒]	dong4 zhe2	easily; readily; frequently; at every turn; at the slightest pretext	4
身败名裂[身敗名裂]	shen1 bai4 ming2 lie4	to lose one's standing; to have one's reputation swept away; a complete defeat and fall from grace	3
决裂[決裂]	jue2 lie4	to rupture; to burst open; to break; to break off relations with; a rupture	1
浪子回头[浪子回頭]	lang4 zi3 hui2 tou2	the return of a prodigal son (idiom)	2
向上[向上]	xiang4 shang4	upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress	1
众口铄金[眾口鑠金]	zhong4 kou3 shuo4 jin1	lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom); fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth; mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong	3
唾沫星子[唾沫星子]	tuo4 mo4 xing1 zi5	sputter	1
淹死[淹死]	yan1 si3	to drown	1
起头[起頭]	qi3 tou2	to start; at first; beginning	3
御史[御史]	yu4 shi3	imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)	3
当作[當作]	dang4 zuo4	to treat as; to regard as	5
风流韵事[風流韻事]	feng1 liu2 yun4 shi4	poetic and passionate (idiom); romance; love affair	1
同一[同一]	tong2 yi1	identical; the same	4
悬殊[懸殊]	xuan2 shu1	widely different; large disparity	1
回禀[回稟]	hui2 bing3	to report back to one's superior	5
堵住[堵住]	du3 zhu4	to block up	2
悠悠[悠悠]	you1 you1	lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space; unhurried; a great number (of events); preposterous; pensive	2
乡间[鄉間]	xiang1 jian1	in the country; rural; pastoral	1
捧[捧]	peng3	to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter	8
粒[粒]	li4	grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)	2
心愿[心願]	xin1 yuan4	cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration	7
视[視]	shi4	to look at; to regard; to inspect	7
眼珠[眼珠]	yan3 zhu1	one's eyes; eyeball	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep17/75 words - 16 min
宝贵[寶貴]	bao3 gui4	valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by	1
盟誓[盟誓]	meng2 shi4	oath of alliance	1
农[農]	nong2	peasant; to farm; agriculture; diligent (old); government field official (old)	1
趁早[趁早]	chen4 zao3	as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late	4
求得[求得]	qiu2 de2	to ask for sth and receive it; to try to obtain; to look for and obtain	1
轿[轎]	jiao4	sedan chair; palanquin; litter	13
吆[吆]	yao1	to shout; to bawl; to yell (to urge on an animal); to hawk (one's wares)	3
品貌[品貌]	pin3 mao4	behavior and appearance	2
攀附[攀附]	pan1 fu4	to climb (of climbing plants); to creep; to cling on to; fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful); social climbing	12
轮到[輪到]	lun2 dao4	to be (sb's or sth's) turn	5
嘱咐[囑咐]	zhu3 fu4	to tell; to exhort; injunction	7
三言两语[三言兩語]	san1 yan2 liang3 yu3	in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly	2
得意[得意]	de2 yi4	proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent	6
绳子[繩子]	sheng2 zi5	cord; string; rope; CL:條|条[tiao2]	2
拴[拴]	shuan1	to tie up	1
所见所闻[所見所聞]	suo3 jian4 suo3 wen2	what one hears and sees (idiom)	1
处事[處事]	chu3 shi4	to handle affairs; to deal with	3
猜不透[猜不透]	cai1 bu5 tou4	to be unable to guess or make out	1
绸[綢]	chou2	(light) silk; CL:匹[pi3]	5
猪[豬]	zhu1	hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2]	3
粗笨[粗笨]	cu1 ben4	awkward; clumsy; unwieldy; heavy-handed	2
襟[襟]	jin1	lapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions); to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom	1
外来[外來]	wai4 lai2	external; foreign; outside	2
横行[橫行]	heng2 xing2	to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck	3
杂活[雜活]	za2 huo2	odd jobs	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep17/100 words - 23 min
仁义[仁義]	ren2 yi4	benevolence and righteousness	3
湖[湖]	hu2	lake; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]	4
缎[緞]	duan4	satin	1
僭[僭]	jian4	to usurp	2
门阀[門閥]	men2 fa2	rich and powerful family	1
忍心[忍心]	ren3 xin1	to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task	7
在外[在外]	zai4 wai4	outer; excluded	10
多次[多次]	duo1 ci4	many times; repeatedly	2
恳求[懇求]	ken3 qiu2	to beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreaty	3
无奈[無奈]	wu2 nai4	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]	8
明察[明察]	ming2 cha2	to note clearly; to perceive	7
偶尔[偶爾]	ou3 er3	occasionally; once in a while; sometimes	3
反叛[反叛]	fan3 pan4	to rebel; to revolt	2
吃官司[吃官司]	chi1 guan1 si1	to face legal action; to get sued	1
无量[無量]	wu2 liang4	measureless; immeasurable	3
温文尔雅[溫文爾雅]	wen1 wen2 er3 ya3	cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated	1
九流[九流]	jiu3 liu2	the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1]	1
人士[人士]	ren2 shi4	person; figure; public figure	1
礼贤下士[禮賢下士]	li3 xian2 xia4 shi4	respect for the wise	1
满意[滿意]	man3 yi4	satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction	10
促成[促成]	cu4 cheng2	to facilitate; to effect	2
验[驗]	yan4	to examine; to test; to check	1
说得上[說得上]	shuo1 de5 shang4	can be counted or regarded as; to be able to tell or answer; to deserve mention	3
未成[未成]	wei4 cheng2	minor (i.e. person under 18); incomplete; unachieved; failed; abortive	1
损人[損人]	sun3 ren2	to harm others; to mock people; to taunt; humiliating	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep17/125 words - 29 min
枕边人[枕邊人]	zhen3 bian1 ren2	the person who shares your bed; partner; spouse	5
媒人[媒人]	mei2 ren5	go-between; matchmaker	2
主次[主次]	zhu3 ci4	the important and the less important; primary and secondary	1
轻重[輕重]	qing1 zhong4	severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether sth is slight or serious	5
动荡[動盪]	dong4 dang4	variant of 動蕩|动荡[dong4 dang4]	2
糊糊涂涂[糊糊塗塗]	hu2 hu5 tu2 tu5	confused; muddled; stupid; dumb	1
善于[善於]	shan4 yu2	to be good at; to be adept at	1
泛[泛]	fan4	to float; to be suffused with; general; extensive; non-specific; flood; pan- (prefix)	1
金针[金針]	jin1 zhen1	needle used in embroidery or sewing; acupuncture needle; orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)	1
主动[主動]	zhu3 dong4	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)	3
找上门[找上門]	zhao3 shang4 men2	to come to sb's door; to call on sb	6
挽留[挽留]	wan3 liu2	to urge to stay; to detain	1
首都[首都]	shou3 du1	capital (city); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
抛弃[拋棄]	pao1 qi4	to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb)	1
消停[消停]	xiao1 ting2	to calm down; to stop; to pause; calmly; peaceful; restful	8
狗血淋头[狗血淋頭]	gou3 xue4 lin2 tou2	lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom); fig. torrent of abuse	4
办好[辦好]	ban4 hao3	to manage well	5
细作[細作]	xi4 zuo4	police spy; secret agent	3
筛子[篩子]	shai1 zi5	sieve; CL:面[mian4]	2
刮[刮]	gua1	to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort	5
黄昏[黃昏]	huang2 hun1	dusk; evening; nightfall	2
发作[發作]	fa1 zuo4	to flare up; to break out	7
三天两头[三天兩頭]	san1 tian1 liang3 tou2	lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day; frequently	8
软弱[軟弱]	ruan3 ruo4	weak; feeble; flabby	7
建阳[建陽]	Jian4 yang2	Jianyang county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep17/150 words - 33 min
编排[編排]	bian1 pai2	to arrange; to lay out	2
上个月[上個月]	shang4 ge4 yue4	last month	3
掸[撣]	dan3	to brush away; to dust off; brush; duster; CL:把[ba3]	1
碾子[碾子]	nian3 zi5	roller (used for milling or crushing)	1
筅[筅]	xian3	bamboo brush for utensils	2
残[殘]	can2	to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus	4
羞辱[羞辱]	xiu1 ru3	to baffle; to humiliate; shame; dishonor; humiliation	8
心里有数[心裡有數]	xin1 li3 you3 shu4	to know the score (idiom); to be well aware of the situation	9
威仪[威儀]	wei1 yi2	majestic presence; awe-inspiring manner	1
遮掩[遮掩]	zhe1 yan3	to cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)	8
讨论[討論]	tao3 lun4	to discuss; to talk over; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
位居[位居]	wei4 ju1	to be located at	1
一品[一品]	yi1 pin3	superb; first-rate; (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank	1
授勋[授勛]	shou4 xun1	to award an honor	1
柴[柴]	chai2	firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)	6
对亲[對親]	dui4 qin1	courting; meeting for purpose of marriage; to settle into a relationship	1
美色[美色]	mei3 se4	charm; loveliness (of a woman)	1
纨裤子弟[紈褲子弟]	wan2 ku4 zi3 di4	dandy; fop; lounge lizard	2
龙凤[龍鳳]	long2 feng4	dragon and phoenix	2
眼珠子[眼珠子]	yan3 zhu1 zi5	eyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)	1
传出[傳出]	chuan2 chu1	to transmit outwards; to disseminate; efferent (nerve)	6
红妆[紅妝]	hong2 zhuang1	splendid gay female clothing	4
家用[家用]	jia1 yong4	home-use; domestic; family expenses; housekeeping money	3
姐夫[姐夫]	jie3 fu5	(coll.) older sister's husband	39
连襟[連襟]	lian2 jin1	husbands of sisters; brothers-in-law; extremely close (of a relationship)	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep17/175 words - 40 min
终身大事[終身大事]	zhong1 shen1 da4 shi4	major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)	2
留意[留意]	liu2 yi4	to be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note of	5
弯弯[彎彎]	Wan1 wan1	Wan Wan (1981-), Taiwanese blogger and cartoonist	4
绕绕[繞繞]	rao4 rao4	twisting and turning; involved and tricky	2
百倍[百倍]	bai3 bei4	a hundredfold; a hundred times	3
同样[同樣]	tong2 yang4	same; equal; equivalent	5
不当[不當]	bu4 dang4	unsuitable; improper; inappropriate	8
单单[單單]	dan1 dan1	only; merely; just	1
输不起[輸不起]	shu1 bu4 qi3	to take defeat with bad grace; to be a sore loser; cannot afford to lose	1
机缘[機緣]	ji1 yuan2	chance; opportunity; destiny	4
留有[留有]	liu2 you3	to remain in existence; to retain	1
后路[後路]	hou4 lu4	escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative course of action; room for maneuver	4
独苗[獨苗]	du2 miao2	only child; sole scion	2
吊死[吊死]	diao4 si3	death by hanging; to hang oneself	3
私房钱[私房錢]	si1 fang2 qian2	secret purse; secret stash of money	5
烦请[煩請]	fan2 qing3	(courteous) would you please ...	3
绘画[繪畫]	hui4 hua4	drawing; painting	1
复[複]	fu4	to repeat; to double; to overlap; complex (not simple); compound; composite; double; diplo-; duplicate; overlapping; to duplicate	4
秤[秤]	cheng4	steelyard; Roman balance; CL:臺|台[tai2]	3
眼神[眼神]	yan3 shen2	expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)	2
不复[不復]	bu4 fu4	no longer; no more	3
极其[極其]	ji2 qi2	extremely	2
吆喝[吆喝]	yao1 he5	to shout; to bawl; to yell (to urge on an animal); to hawk (one's wares); to denounce loudly; to shout slogans	2
抛下[拋下]	pao1 xia4	to throw down; to dump; to abandon; thrown down	1
旧情[舊情]	jiu4 qing2	old affection	9
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep17/188 words - 43 min
死缠烂打[死纏爛打]	si3 chan2 lan4 da3	(coll.) to pester; to harass	2
面皮[面皮]	mian4 pi2	cheek; face; leather covering (for handbags etc)	2
编[編]	bian1	to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate	4
眼皮子[眼皮子]	yan3 pi2 zi5	eyelid	2
晃悠[晃悠]	huang4 you5	to swing; to sway; to wobble; to hang around; to hover around	1
缠绕[纏繞]	chan2 rao4	twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother	1
邀功[邀功]	yao1 gong1	to take the credit for sb's achievement	4
据我所知[據我所知]	ju4 wo3 suo3 zhi1	as far as I know; to the best of my knowledge	1
尚书[尚書]	shang4 shu1	high official; government minister	2
正当年[正當年]	zheng4 dang1 nian2	to be in the prime of life	1
令堂[令堂]	ling4 tang2	(honorific) your mother	2
茶钱[茶錢]	cha2 qian2	tip; gratuity; money for tea	1
出游[出遊]	chu1 you2	to go on a tour; to have an outing	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep18/25 words - 8 min
数不清[數不清]	shu3 bu4 qing1	countless; innumerable	2
扫地[掃地]	sao3 di4	to sweep the floor; to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low	1
嫣红[嫣紅]	yan1 hong2	bright red	6
常言[常言]	chang2 yan2	common saying	3
婚姻[婚姻]	hun1 yin1	matrimony; wedding; marriage; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]	6
羊[羊]	yang2	sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]	5
衫[衫]	shan1	garment; jacket with open slits in place of sleeves	1
怒气冲冲[怒氣沖沖]	nu4 qi4 chong1 chong1	spitting anger (idiom); in a rage	2
总之[總之]	zong3 zhi1	in a word; in short; in brief	6
婚嫁[婚嫁]	hun1 jia4	marriage	5
平阳[平陽]	Ping2 yang2	Pingyang county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang	2
昭[昭]	zhao1	bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly	8
仰仗[仰仗]	yang3 zhang4	to rely on; to depend on	6
百万[百萬]	bai3 wan4	million; millions	5
雄[雄]	xiong2	male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence	1
典范[典範]	dian3 fan4	model; example; paragon	2
竭力[竭力]	jie2 li4	to do one's utmost	2
热心肠[熱心腸]	re4 xin1 chang2	warmhearted; willing to help others	3
婚约[婚約]	hun1 yue1	engagement; wedding contract	1
可行[可行]	ke3 xing2	feasible	1
鞠[鞠]	ju1	to bring up; to rear; Taiwan pr. [ju2]	3
拖油瓶[拖油瓶]	tuo1 you2 ping2	(derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage; children by a previous marriage	1
长吁短叹[長吁短嘆]	chang2 xu1 duan3 tan4	long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain	2
临到[臨到]	lin2 dao4	to befall	2
祖父母[祖父母]	zu3 fu4 mu3	paternal grandparents	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep18/50 words - 16 min
打滚[打滾]	da3 gun3	to roll about	4
血缘关系[血緣關係]	xue4 yuan2 guan1 xi4	blood relationship; consanguinity	2
胸口[胸口]	xiong1 kou3	pit of the stomach	5
乙[乙]	yi3	second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105°	2
算卦[算卦]	suan4 gua4	fortune telling	1
须[須]	xu1	must; to have to; to wait	6
拖延[拖延]	tuo1 yan2	to delay; to put off; to procrastinate	4
老头子[老頭子]	lao3 tou2 zi5	(coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man	3
晚辈[晚輩]	wan3 bei4	the younger generation; those who come after	13
许婚[許婚]	xu3 hun1	to become engaged; to affiance (a daughter)	3
修饰[修飾]	xiu1 shi4	to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to polish (a written piece); to qualify or modify (grammar)	1
亲近[親近]	qin1 jin4	intimate; to get close to	14
决意[決意]	jue2 yi4	to be determined	3
改过自新[改過自新]	gai3 guo4 zi4 xin1	to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf	1
烟花柳巷[煙花柳巷]	yan1 hua1 liu3 xiang4	red-light district	1
修身[修身]	xiu1 shen1	to cultivate one's moral character; (fashion) slim-fit; body-hugging	4
双倍[雙倍]	shuang1 bei4	twofold; double	1
敬意[敬意]	jing4 yi4	respect; tribute	1
无名[無名]	wu2 ming2	nameless; obscure	3
武官[武官]	wu3 guan1	military official; military attaché	2
未及[未及]	wei4 ji2	to not have had time; to have not yet; not to touch upon	1
中举[中舉]	zhong4 ju3	to pass the provincial level imperial examination	1
速度[速度]	su4 du4	speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
温和[溫和]	wen1 he2	mild; gentle; moderate	4
温和[溫和]	wen1 huo5	lukewarm	4
厮杀[廝殺]	si1 sha1	to fight at close quarters; hand-to-hand	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep18/75 words - 21 min
搬出去[搬出去]	ban1 chu1 qu4	to move out (vacate); to shift sth out	7
乱七八糟[亂七八糟]	luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1	everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens	1
侧门[側門]	ce4 men2	side door	4
仗势[仗勢]	zhang4 shi4	to rely on power	3
长跪[長跪]	chang2 gui4	to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels)	1
晕[暈]	yun1	confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out	27
晕[暈]	yun4	dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun	27
姑子[姑子]	gu1 zi5	husband's sister; (coll.) Buddhist nun	6
截[截]	jie2	to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length	4
巷子[巷子]	xiang4 zi5	alley	1
宅院[宅院]	zhai2 yuan4	house; house with a courtyard	7
敬茶[敬茶]	jing4 cha2	to serve tea (to guests)	2
素不相识[素不相識]	su4 bu4 xiang1 shi2	to be total strangers (idiom)	1
大地[大地]	da4 di4	earth; mother earth	1
容身[容身]	rong2 shen1	to find a place where one can fit in; to make one's home; to seek shelter	6
免受[免受]	mian3 shou4	to avoid suffering; to prevent (sth bad); to protect against (damage); immunity (from prosecution); freedom (from pain, damage etc); exempt from punishment	1
何人[何人]	he2 ren2	who	8
娘家姓[娘家姓]	niang2 jia5 xing4	maiden name (of married woman)	1
苦命[苦命]	ku3 ming4	hard lot; bitter fate; unfortunate	3
寻常[尋常]	xun2 chang2	usual; common; ordinary	8
熊[熊]	xiong2	bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable	1
豹[豹]	bao4	leopard; panther	1
胆[膽]	dan3	gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)	5
金枝玉叶[金枝玉葉]	jin1 zhi1 yu4 ye4	golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty	3
纳妾[納妾]	na4 qie4	to take a concubine	16
填房[填房]	tian2 fang2	second wife (of a widower)	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep18/100 words - 25 min
籍贯[籍貫]	ji2 guan4	one's native place; place of ancestry; registered birthplace	1
何方[何方]	he2 fang1	where?	1
统统[統統]	tong3 tong3	totally	8
胞[胞]	bao1	placenta; womb; born of the same parents	1
相依为命[相依為命]	xiang1 yi1 wei2 ming4	mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent	2
营生[營生]	ying2 sheng1	to earn a living	2
扛[扛]	kang2	to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)	9
经营[經營]	jing1 ying2	to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate	4
班[班]	ban1	team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups	3
唱戏[唱戲]	chang4 xi4	to perform in opera	4
做活[做活]	zuo4 huo2	to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker); life of a group of stones in Go 圍棋|围棋[wei2 qi2]	3
容纳[容納]	rong2 na4	to hold; to contain; to accommodate; to tolerate (different opinions)	2
过门[過門]	guo4 men2	to pass through a doorway; (of a woman) to marry; orchestral music interlude in an opera	9
心计[心計]	xin1 ji4	scheming; shrewdness	2
级[級]	ji2	level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level	2
浮[浮]	fu2	to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus	5
屠[屠]	tu2	to slaughter (animals for food); to massacre	22
从命[從命]	cong2 ming4	to obey an order; to comply; to do sb's bidding; to do as requested	3
秽[穢]	hui4	dirt; filth	1
豪[豪]	hao2	grand; heroic	5
凌[凌]	ling2	to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat	1
叫屈[叫屈]	jiao4 qu1	to complain of an injustice; to lament sb's misfortune	1
招法[招法]	zhao1 fa3	move; method of use; trick for success	1
接纳[接納]	jie1 na4	to admit (to membership)	4
陷[陷]	xian4	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	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep18/125 words - 29 min
不孝[不孝]	bu4 xiao4	unfilial	27
不义[不義]	bu4 yi4	injustice	5
张口[張口]	zhang1 kou3	to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc); to gape; to start talking (esp. to make a request)	5
空口[空口]	kong1 kou3	incomplete meal of a single dish; meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine; rice without meat or vegetables	1
血口[血口]	xue4 kou3	bloody mouth (from devouring freshly killed prey)	1
要么[要麼]	yao4 me5	or; either one or the other	19
侠义[俠義]	xia2 yi4	chivalrous; chivalry; knight-errantry	1
宠坏[寵壞]	chong3 huai4	to spoil (a child etc)	1
腹[腹]	fu4	abdomen; stomach; belly	2
婚[婚]	hun1	to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife	18
孝[孝]	xiao4	filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel	24
心事[心事]	xin1 shi4	a load on one's mind; worry; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1]	6
收支[收支]	shou1 zhi1	cash flow; financial balance; income and expenditure	1
萧规曹随[蕭規曹隨]	Xiao1 gui1 Cao2 sui2	lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[Xiao1 He2] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[Cao2 Can1] (idiom); fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor; to follow precedent	2
惯例[慣例]	guan4 li4	convention; usual practice	2
碰面[碰面]	peng4 mian4	to meet; to run into (sb); to get together (with sb)	1
大肆[大肆]	da4 si4	wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled	1
紧紧[緊緊]	jin3 jin3	closely; tightly	2
曝露[曝露]	pu4 lu4	to expose (to the air, light etc); to leave uncovered; exposure	1
不日[不日]	bu4 ri4	within the next few days; in a few days time	7
折回[折回]	zhe2 hui2	to turn back; to retrace one's steps	1
湮灭[湮滅]	yin1 mie4	to destroy; to disappear; annihilation	2
其三[其三]	qi2 san1	thirdly; the third	1
泥菩萨[泥菩薩]	ni2 pu2 sa4	clay Bodhisattva	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep18/150 words - 33 min
己[己]	ji3	self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa	5
不利[不利]	bu4 li4	unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental	1
口实[口實]	kou3 shi2	food; salary (old); a pretext; a cause for gossip	1
吃不下[吃不下]	chi1 bu5 xia4	not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more	4
钓鱼台[釣魚臺]	Diao4 yu2 tai2	Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands between Taiwan and Okinawa (administered by Japan), also known as the Pinnacle Islands	1
烧死[燒死]	shao1 si3	to burn to death	3
名门[名門]	ming2 men2	famous family; prestigious house	7
朝不保夕[朝不保夕]	zhao1 bu4 bao3 xi1	at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state; imminent crisis; living from hand to mouth	1
蜜[蜜]	mi4	honey	5
柰[柰]	nai4	crab-apple; how can one help	3
甑[甑]	zeng4	cauldron; rice pot	1
粱[粱]	liang2	sorghum	2
挟[挾]	xie2	to clasp under the arm; to coerce	2
情谊[情誼]	qing2 yi4	friendship; camaraderie	3
恩将仇报[恩將仇報]	en1 jiang1 chou2 bao4	to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)	1
搅[攪]	jiao3	to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir	5
凶巴巴[凶巴巴]	xiong1 ba1 ba1	harsh; savage; fierce	4
黄毛丫头[黃毛丫頭]	huang2 mao2 ya1 tou5	silly little girl	1
温顺[溫順]	wen1 shun4	docile; meek	9
容忍[容忍]	rong2 ren3	to put up with; to tolerate	3
宽广[寬廣]	kuan1 guang3	wide; broad; extensive; vast	1
任意[任意]	ren4 yi4	any; arbitrary; at will; at random	3
翱翔[翱翔]	ao2 xiang2	to soar; to wheel about in the sky	1
三分[三分]	san1 fen1	somewhat; to some degree	6
琢磨[琢磨]	zuo2 mo5	to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep18/175 words - 37 min
下决心[下決心]	xia4 jue2 xin1	to determine; to resolve	1
善待[善待]	shan4 dai4	to treat well	4
亏待[虧待]	kui1 dai4	to treat sb unfairly	3
世间[世間]	shi4 jian1	world; earth	3
考量[考量]	kao3 liang2	to consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration	4
节骨眼[節骨眼]	jie1 gu5 yan3	(dialect) critical juncture; crucial moment; Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]	3
柔弱[柔弱]	rou2 ruo4	weak; delicate	3
不见得[不見得]	bu4 jian4 de5	not necessarily; not likely	5
哭诉[哭訴]	ku1 su4	to lament; to complain tearfully; to wail accusingly	3
欲擒故纵[欲擒故縱]	yu4 qin2 gu4 zong4	In order to capture, one must let loose.; to loosen the reins only to grasp them better	1
糟蹋[糟蹋]	zao1 ta4	to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zao1 ta5]	4
内心[內心]	nei4 xin1	heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter	1
污秽[污穢]	wu1 hui4	nasty; sordid; filthy	2
舒坦[舒坦]	shu1 tan5	comfortable; at ease	4
许配[許配]	xu3 pei4	to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages)	3
山头[山頭]	shan1 tou2	mountain top	1
有水[有水]	you3 shui3	supplied with water (of a house)	1
比丘尼[比丘尼]	bi3 qiu1 ni2	Buddhist nun (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksuni")	1
道姑[道姑]	dao4 gu1	Daoist nun	2
陇[隴]	Long3	short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]	1
耕田[耕田]	geng1 tian2	to cultivate soil; to till fields	1
轻薄[輕薄]	qing1 bo2	light (weight); frivolous; a philanderer; to scorn; disrespectful	1
得出[得出]	de2 chu1	to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion)	8
病病歪歪[病病歪歪]	bing4 bing5 wai1 wai1	sick and weak; feeble and listless	1
手头[手頭]	shou3 tou2	in hand (e.g. cash)	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep18/192 words - 42 min
划拉[划拉]	hua2 la5	to sweep; to brush away	1
木头[木頭]	mu4 tou5	slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc); CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]	6
可看[可看]	ke3 kan4	worth seeing	2
尽心[盡心]	jin4 xin1	with all of one's heart	7
绝迹[絕跡]	jue2 ji4	to be eradicated; to vanish; extinct; to break off relations	1
请罪[請罪]	qing3 zui4	to apologize humbly; to beg forgiveness	16
顾及[顧及]	gu4 ji2	to take into consideration; to attend to	3
声张[聲張]	sheng1 zhang1	to make public; to disclose	5
泼辣[潑辣]	po1 la5	shrewish; pungent; forceful; bold and vigorous	1
自问[自問]	zi4 wen4	to ask oneself; to search one's soul; to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter	1
不满[不滿]	bu4 man3	resentful; discontented; dissatisfied	3
爷们[爺們]	ye2 men5	menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc	3
讨生活[討生活]	tao3 sheng1 huo2	to eke out a living; to live from hand to mouth; to drift aimlessly	4
卑下[卑下]	bei1 xia4	base; low	1
老天[老天]	lao3 tian1	God; Heavens	9
不灵[不靈]	bu4 ling2	not work; be ineffective	4
等于[等於]	deng3 yu2	to equal; to be tantamount to	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep19/25 words - 9 min
吃豆腐[吃豆腐]	chi1 dou4 fu5	to eat tofu; to flirt; to tease	1
乱跑[亂跑]	luan4 pao3	to run around all over the place	4
照应[照應]	zhao4 ying4	to correlate with; to correspond to	10
照应[照應]	zhao4 ying5	to look after; to take care of; to attend to	10
孝敬[孝敬]	xiao4 jing4	to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents	10
体会[體會]	ti3 hui4	to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience	1
半辈子[半輩子]	ban4 bei4 zi5	half of a lifetime	4
登上[登上]	deng1 shang4	to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount	1
教书[教書]	jiao1 shu1	to teach (in a school)	1
育人[育人]	yu4 ren2	to educate people (esp morally)	1
言重[言重]	yan2 zhong4	to speak seriously; to exaggerate	9
心上人[心上人]	xin1 shang4 ren2	sweetheart; one's beloved	3
摊子[攤子]	tan1 zi5	booth; vendor's stall; organizational structure; scale of operations	1
犯得着[犯得著]	fan4 de5 zhao2	worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile); also written 犯得上	1
不止一次[不止一次]	bu4 zhi3 yi1 ci4	many times; on more than one occasion	1
包管[包管]	bao1 guan3	to assure; to guarantee	3
踏实[踏實]	ta1 shi5	firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2]	4
这么着[這麼著]	zhe4 me5 zhe5	thus; in this way; like this	4
个头[個頭]	ge4 tou2	size; height	8
多事[多事]	duo1 shi4	meddlesome; eventful	7
赫赫[赫赫]	he4 he4	brilliant; impressive; outstanding	1
几样[幾樣]	ji3 yang4	several kinds	5
咧[咧]	lie5	modal particle expressing exclamation	2
会客[會客]	hui4 ke4	to receive a visitor	1
送走[送走]	song4 zou3	to see off; to send off	6
成就[成就]	cheng2 jiu4	accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep19/50 words - 15 min
何故[何故]	he2 gu4	what for?; what's the reason?	3
码子[碼子]	ma3 zi5	number (e.g. page or house number); numeral (e.g. Arabic or Chinese numeral); code sign; plus or minus sound; counter; chip (e.g. in gambling games); price tag; ready cash at one's disposal (old)	1
自理[自理]	zi4 li3	to take care of oneself; to provide for oneself	1
活不下去[活不下去]	huo2 bu4 xia4 qu5	impossible to make a living	1
归入[歸入]	gui1 ru4	to assign (to a class); to classify as; to include	2
补偿[補償]	bu3 chang2	to compensate; to make up	3
岁入[歲入]	sui4 ru4	annual revenue; annual income	5
网开一面[網開一面]	wang3 kai1 yi1 mian4	open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment	4
撵走[攆走]	nian3 zou3	to drive out; to oust	1
废止[廢止]	fei4 zhi3	to repeal (a law); to put an end to; abolition; annulled	1
二十[二十]	er4 shi2	twenty; 20	3
分明[分明]	fen1 ming2	clear; distinct; evidently; clearly	12
蹚[蹚]	tang1	to wade; to trample	9
孽种[孽種]	nie4 zhong3	bane of one's existence; vile spawn	1
呸[呸]	pei1	pah!; bah!; pooh!; to spit (in contempt)	6
举世[舉世]	ju3 shi4	throughout the world; world ranking (e.g. first)	1
读书人[讀書人]	du2 shu1 ren2	scholar; intellectual	10
压根[壓根]	ya4 gen1	from the start; absolutely; entirely; simply	4
淋[淋]	lin2	to sprinkle; to drip; to pour; to drench	3
有罪[有罪]	you3 zui4	guilty	3
冤孽[冤孽]	yuan1 nie4	sin (in Buddhism); enmity leading to sin	6
找出[找出]	zhao3 chu1	to find; to search out	3
顽劣[頑劣]	wan2 lie4	stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous	2
椅[椅]	yi3	chair	1
全天[全天]	quan2 tian1	whole day	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep19/75 words - 28 min
搏命[搏命]	bo2 ming4	to fight with all one has	10
世事[世事]	shi4 shi4	affairs of life; things of the world	3
艰辛[艱辛]	jian1 xin1	hardships; arduous; difficult	4
恶少[惡少]	e4 shao4	young thug; malicious young ruffian	1
魔[魔]	mo2	devil; magic	6
喷出[噴出]	pen1 chu1	spout; spray; belch; to well up; to puff out; to spurt out	1
不赖[不賴]	bu4 lai4	(coll.) not bad; good; fine	1
济[濟]	ji4	to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help	2
太医[太醫]	tai4 yi1	imperial physician	50
情形[情形]	qing2 xing5	circumstances; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
闪开[閃開]	shan3 kai1	to get out of the way	4
犯不上[犯不上]	fan4 bu5 shang4	see 犯不著|犯不着[fan4 bu5 zhao2]	4
动静[動靜]	dong4 jing4	(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness	16
好转[好轉]	hao3 zhuan3	to improve; to take a turn for the better; improvement	2
夹道[夾道]	jia1 dao4	a narrow street (lined with walls); to line the street	2
官差[官差]	guan1 chai1	official business; government workmen; odd-job men	1
阵势[陣勢]	zhen4 shi4	battle array; disposition of forces; situation; circumstance	1
捉拿[捉拿]	zhuo1 na2	to arrest; to catch a criminal	3
江[江]	jiang1	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]	10
洋[洋]	yang2	ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin	5
吃饱[吃飽]	chi1 bao3	to eat one's fill	2
赶出[趕出]	gan3 chu1	to drive away	6
吃不上[吃不上]	chi1 bu5 shang4	unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal	2
养尊处优[養尊處優]	yang3 zun1 chu3 you1	to live like a prince (idiom)	2
平头百姓[平頭百姓]	ping2 tou2 bai3 xing4	common people	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep19/100 words - 35 min
浆洗[漿洗]	jiang1 xi3	to wash and starch	8
寻思[尋思]	xun2 si1	to consider; to ponder	3
纺织[紡織]	fang3 zhi1	spinning and weaving	1
修补[修補]	xiu1 bu3	to mend	1
绢[絹]	juan4	thin, tough silk fabric	2
归拢[歸攏]	gui1 long3	to gather; to rake together; to pile up	3
布[布]	bu4	cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known	5
饭菜[飯菜]	fan4 cai4	food	4
胆大包天[膽大包天]	dan3 da4 bao1 tian1	reckless; extremely daring	2
滴[滴]	di1	a drop; to drip	11
临死[臨死]	lin2 si3	facing death; at death's door	4
狼心狗肺[狼心狗肺]	lang2 xin1 gou3 fei4	lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom); cruel and unscrupulous	7
姑母[姑母]	gu1 mu3	father's sister; paternal aunt	16
即使[即使]	ji2 shi3	even if; even though	7
阶[階]	jie1	rank or step; stairs	7
狂饮[狂飲]	kuang2 yin3	to drink hard	1
滚蛋[滾蛋]	gun3 dan4	get out of here!; beat it!	5
定罪[定罪]	ding4 zui4	to convict (sb of a crime)	1
已然[已然]	yi3 ran2	to be already so; already	5
对外[對外]	dui4 wai4	external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)	2
外地[外地]	wai4 di4	parts of the country other than where one is	5
游历[遊歷]	you2 li4	to tour; to travel	1
侄子[姪子]	zhi2 zi5	brother's son; nephew	5
剔除[剔除]	ti1 chu2	to reject; to discard; to get rid of	1
扯谎[扯謊]	che3 huang3	to tell a lie	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep19/119 words - 43 min
郑[鄭]	Zheng4	Zheng state during the Warring States period; surname Zheng; abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1]	4
姑息养奸[姑息養奸]	gu1 xi1 yang3 jian1	to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child	2
床头[床頭]	chuang2 tou2	bedhead; bedside; headboard	1
磕[磕]	ke1	to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc)	8
拜祭[拜祭]	bai4 ji4	to worship; to observe religious rites; to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc)	3
演戏[演戲]	yan3 xi4	to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign	1
恶心[噁心]	e3 xin1	variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]	7
分给[分給]	fen1 gei3	to divide (and give to others)	1
子时[子時]	zi3 shi2	11 pm-1 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)	2
邺[鄴]	Ye4	surname Ye; ancient district in modern day Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]	1
津[津]	jin1	saliva; sweat; a ferry crossing; a ford (river crossing); abbr. for Tianjin 天津	2
罝[罝]	ju1	net for catching rabbits	2
密[密]	mi4	secret; confidential; close; thick; dense	6
麇[麇]	jun1	hornless deer	1
罕[罕]	han3	rare	3
筚[篳]	bi4	wicker	2
飘[飄]	piao1	to float	3
识破[識破]	shi2 po4	to penetrate; to see through	1
怪物[怪物]	guai4 wu5	monster; freak; eccentric person	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep20/25 words - 12 min
猴[猴]	hou2	monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	6
一文不名[一文不名]	yi1 wen2 bu4 ming2	to be penniless	3
缝补[縫補]	feng2 bu3	to darn (clothing); to sew and mend	4
贩[販]	fan4	to deal in; to buy and sell; to trade in; to retail; to peddle	1
杀头[殺頭]	sha1 tou2	to behead	5
不等[不等]	bu4 deng3	unequal; varied	2
殷勤[殷勤]	yin1 qin2	politely; solicitously; eagerly attentive	1
预备[預備]	yu4 bei4	to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory	9
苦工[苦工]	ku3 gong1	hard labor (in penal code); coolie	1
看重[看重]	kan4 zhong4	to regard as important; to care about	4
天幸[天幸]	tian1 xing4	providential good luck; a narrow escape	1
巧合[巧合]	qiao3 he2	coincidence; coincidental; to coincide	1
连长[連長]	lian2 zhang3	company commander	1
横财[橫財]	heng4 cai2	easy money; windfall; ill-gotten gains; undeserved fortune; illegal profit	1
炫耀[炫耀]	xuan4 yao4	dazzling; to show off; to flaunt	2
绝口不提[絕口不提]	jue2 kou3 bu4 ti2	lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic); to censor	1
烘[烘]	hong1	to bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast	1
炉火[爐火]	lu2 huo3	the fire of a stove	1
鸡零狗碎[雞零狗碎]	ji1 ling2 gou3 sui4	in pieces	1
搂[摟]	lou3	to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms	3
卖力气[賣力氣]	mai4 li4 qi5	to make a living doing manual labor; to give sth all one's got	1
探望[探望]	tan4 wang4	to visit; to call on sb; to look around	4
遭难[遭難]	zao1 nan4	to run into misfortune	2
带给[帶給]	dai4 gei3	to give to; to provide to; to bring to; to take to	4
大义[大義]	da4 yi4	righteousness; virtuous cause; a woman's marriage; main points of a piece of writing	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep20/50 words - 20 min
清淡[清淡]	qing1 dan4	light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)	2
歹[歹]	dai3	bad; wicked; evil; Kangxi radical 78	3
孝衣[孝衣]	xiao4 yi1	mourning garment	1
穿着[穿著]	chuan1 zhuo2	attire; clothes; dress	5
孝服[孝服]	xiao4 fu2	mourning clothes	2
省[省]	sheng3	to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department	18
省[省]	xing3	to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)	18
腰围[腰圍]	yao1 wei2	waist measurement; girth	1
禁[禁]	jin1	to endure	5
禁[禁]	jin4	to prohibit; to forbid	5
红珊瑚[紅珊瑚]	hong2 shan1 hu2	red coral; precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral)	1
安静[安靜]	an1 jing4	quiet; peaceful; calm	5
嘀咕[嘀咕]	di2 gu5	to mutter; to feel apprehensive	3
金银[金銀]	jin1 yin2	gold and silver	9
睛[睛]	jing1	eye; eyeball	1
同步[同步]	tong2 bu4	synchronous; to synchronize; to keep step with	1
摇[搖]	yao2	to shake; to rock; to row; to crank	1
当铺[當舖]	dang4 pu4	pawn shop; CL:家[jia1],間|间[jian1]	2
赎回[贖回]	shu2 hui2	to redeem	2
西藏[西藏]	Xi1 zang4	Tibet; Xizang or Tibetan autonomous region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区	1
隐蔽[隱蔽]	yin3 bi4	to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover	2
白日[白日]	bai2 ri4	daytime; sun; time	6
只得[只得]	zhi3 de2	to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to	4
蒐[蒐]	sou1	madder (Rubia cordifolia); to hunt for; to gather; to collect	1
蒙[蒙]	meng2	to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat	5
逃避[逃避]	tao2 bi4	to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk	1
借[藉]	jie4	variant of 借[jie4]	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep20/75 words - 29 min
玩弄[玩弄]	wan2 nong4	to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to	1
股掌[股掌]	gu3 zhang3	(have sb in) the palm of one's hand; fig. (under) one's complete control	1
僭越[僭越]	jian4 yue4	to usurp; to overstep one's authority	4
潦[潦]	lao3	flooded; heavy rain	1
定金[定金]	ding4 jin1	down payment; advance payment	3
蜡烛[蠟燭]	la4 zhu2	candle; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]	3
油灯[油燈]	you2 deng1	oil lamp	6
思前想后[思前想後]	si1 qian2 xiang3 hou4	to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection	2
古玩[古玩]	gu3 wan2	antique; curio	1
变卖[變賣]	bian4 mai4	to sell off (one's property)	2
养活[養活]	yang3 huo5	to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth	2
隐瞒[隱瞞]	yin3 man2	to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth	3
糠[糠]	kang1	husk; (of a radish etc) spongy (and therefore unappetising)	5
咽[咽]	yan4	variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]	4
受穷[受窮]	shou4 qiong2	poor	1
缓[緩]	huan3	slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate	8
真心实意[真心實意]	zhen1 xin1 shi2 yi4	genuine and sincere (idiom); wholehearted	3
构[構]	gou4	to construct; to form; to make up; to compose; literary composition; paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)	1
死罪[死罪]	si3 zui4	mortal crime; capital offense	3
郭[郭]	guo1	outer city wall	7
四川[四川]	Si4 chuan1	Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都	1
以南[以南]	yi3 nan2	to the south of (suffix)	1
旱[旱]	han4	drought	3
既往不咎[既往不咎]	ji4 wang3 bu4 jiu4	to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones; There is no point in crying over spilt milk.	1
缸[缸]	gang1	jar; vat; classifier for loads of laundry; CL:口[kou3]	10
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep20/99 words - 39 min
度日[度日]	du4 ri4	to pass one's days; to scratch out a difficult, meager existence	2
白眼[白眼]	bai2 yan3	to give a supercilious look; roll of the eyes	4
天哪[天哪]	tian1 na5	Good gracious!; For goodness sake!	7
苏州[蘇州]	Su1 zhou1	Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu	1
永乐[永樂]	Yong3 le4	Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣[Zhu1 Di4] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, Temple name 明成祖[Ming2 Cheng2 zu3]	1
平乐[平樂]	Ping2 le4	Pingle county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi	1
足够[足夠]	zu2 gou4	enough; sufficient	4
一清二楚[一清二楚]	yi1 qing1 er4 chu3	to be very clear about sth (idiom)	5
积蓄[積蓄]	ji1 xu4	to save; to put aside; savings	3
投奔[投奔]	tou2 ben4	to seek shelter; to seek asylum	1
安身[安身]	an1 shen1	to make one's home; to take shelter	1
坟地[墳地]	fen2 di4	graveyard; cemetery	2
万贯[萬貫]	wan4 guan4	ten thousand strings of cash; very wealthy; millionaire	2
铺盖[鋪蓋]	pu1 gai4	to spread evenly over	1
看错[看錯]	kan4 cuo4	to misinterpret what one sees or reads; to misjudge (sb); to mistake (sb for sb else); to misread (a document)	5
亲妈[親媽]	qin1 ma1	one's own mother; biological mother	3
仁[仁]	ren2	humane; kernel	9
迫不得已[迫不得已]	po4 bu4 de2 yi3	to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances; forced into sth	1
江海[江海]	Jiang1 hai3	Jianghai district of Jiangmen city 江門市|江门市, Guangdong	1
穷光蛋[窮光蛋]	qiong2 guang1 dan4	poor wretch; pauper; destitute man; poverty-stricken peasant; penniless good-for-nothing; impecunious vagabond	1
亲人[親人]	qin1 ren2	one's close relatives	3
存有[存有]	cun2 you3	to hold in storage; to retain; to harbor (feelings); to entertain (sentiments); (of abstract things) to exist; there is	1
阴谋诡计[陰謀詭計]	yin1 mou2 gui3 ji4	crafty plots and machinations (idiom)	2
木偶[木偶]	mu4 ou3	puppet	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep21/25 words - 8 min
公文[公文]	gong1 wen2	document	7
张贴[張貼]	zhang1 tie1	to post (a notice); to advertise	2
稳妥[穩妥]	wen3 tuo3	dependable	1
城外[城外]	cheng2 wai4	outside of a city	6
找遍[找遍]	zhao3 bian4	to search everywhere; to search high and low; to comb	1
狡猾[狡猾]	jiao3 hua2	crafty; cunning; sly	4
告示[告示]	gao4 shi5	announcement	3
改头换面[改頭換面]	gai3 tou2 huan4 mian4	to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes; Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.	1
天涯海角[天涯海角]	tian1 ya2 hai3 jiao3	the ends of the earth; separated worlds apart	3
人海[人海]	ren2 hai3	a multitude; a sea of people	1
茫茫[茫茫]	mang2 mang2	boundless; vast and obscure	1
兄嫂[兄嫂]	xiong1 sao3	elder brother and his wife	4
头目[頭目]	tou2 mu4	ringleader; gang leader; chieftain	2
灵通[靈通]	ling2 tong1	fast and abundant (news); clever; effective	2
声名[聲名]	sheng1 ming2	reputation; declaration	2
喜酒[喜酒]	xi3 jiu3	wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast	6
冒险[冒險]	mao4 xian3	to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure	4
生辰[生辰]	sheng1 chen2	birthday	5
烟花[煙花]	yan1 hua1	fireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)	4
用膳[用膳]	yong4 shan4	to dine	2
沈[沈]	chen2	variant of 沉[chen2]	96
厨[廚]	chu2	kitchen	4
上菜[上菜]	shang4 cai4	to serve, also to put on plate	1
宋[宋]	Song4	surname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279); also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)	2
炒[炒]	chao3	to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb)	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep21/50 words - 16 min
果真[果真]	guo3 zhen1	really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really...	3
所谓[所謂]	suo3 wei4	so-called; what is called	7
享福[享福]	xiang3 fu2	to live comfortably; happy and prosperous life	5
治国[治國]	zhi4 guo2	to rule a country	2
平天下[平天下]	ping2 tian1 xia4	to pacify the country	1
发[髮]	fa4	hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3]	4
球赛[球賽]	qiu2 sai4	sports match; ballgame; CL:場|场[chang3]	4
对战[對戰]	dui4 zhan4	to do battle (with sb)	3
传遍[傳遍]	chuan2 bian4	to spread widely	3
男子汉[男子漢]	nan2 zi3 han4	man (i.e. manly, masculine)	1
逞[逞]	cheng3	to show off; to flaunt; to carry out or succeed in a scheme; to indulge; to give free rein to	4
走马灯[走馬燈]	zou3 ma3 deng1	lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节; fig. constant busy circulation of people	1
做寿[做壽]	zuo4 shou4	to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)	4
春闱[春闈]	chun1 wei2	metropolitan civil service examination (held triennially in spring in imperial times); Crown Prince's chambers; by extension, the Crown Prince	3
偏房[偏房]	pian1 fang2	side room; concubine	2
额[額]	e2	forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount	1
头角[頭角]	tou2 jiao3	youngster's talent; brilliance of youth	1
股[股]	gu3	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	3
素有[素有]	su4 you3	to have; to have always had	2
攻[攻]	gong1	to attack; to accuse; to study	11
请帖[請帖]	qing3 tie3	invitation card; written invitation	1
翰林[翰林]	Han4 lin2	refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院	2
限[限]	xian4	limit; bound; to set a limit (on)	2
量[量]	liang2	to measure	8
量[量]	liang4	capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word	8
婚礼[婚禮]	hun1 li3	wedding ceremony; wedding; CL:場|场[chang3]	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep21/75 words - 29 min
道贺[道賀]	dao4 he4	to congratulate	2
邮[郵]	you2	post (office); mail	1
递[遞]	di4	to hand over; to pass on sth; to gradually increase or decrease; progressively	18
崔[崔]	cui1	high mountain; precipitous	17
一生一世[一生一世]	yi1 sheng1 yi1 shi4	a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life	1
吐露[吐露]	tu3 lu4	to tell; to disclose; to reveal	3
热血[熱血]	re4 xue4	hot blood; warm-blooded (animal); endothermic (physiology)	1
上头[上頭]	shang4 tou5	above; on top of; on the surface of	5
后果[後果]	hou4 guo3	consequences; aftermath	6
相差[相差]	xiang1 cha4	to differ; discrepancy between	1
灭门[滅門]	mie4 men2	to exterminate an entire family	2
刺杀[刺殺]	ci4 sha1	to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner)	5
武器[武器]	wu3 qi4	weapon; arms; CL:種|种[zhong3]	1
人头[人頭]	ren2 tou2	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)	3
大胆[大膽]	da4 dan3	brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless	4
壮士[壯士]	zhuang4 shi4	hero; fighter; brave strong guy; warrior (in armor)	3
无尽[無盡]	wu2 jin4	endless; inexhaustible	1
武艺高强[武藝高強]	wu3 yi4 gao1 qiang2	highly skilled in martial arts	1
大名[大名]	da4 ming2	famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name	1
单子[單子]	dan1 zi5	list of items; bill; form; bedsheet	11
私人[私人]	si1 ren2	private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique	3
私房[私房]	si1 fang2	privately-owned house; private rooms; private ownings	3
小意思[小意思]	xiao3 yi4 si5	small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts)	1
鲜花[鮮花]	xian1 hua1	flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3]	1
小辈[小輩]	xiao3 bei4	the younger generation	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep21/100 words - 35 min
小龙[小龍]	xiao3 long2	snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[sheng1 xiao4])	1
朵[朵]	duo3	flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc	3
戴上[戴上]	dai4 shang5	to put on (hat etc)	4
招惹[招惹]	zhao1 re3	to provoke; to tease	7
喜气[喜氣]	xi3 qi4	hilarity; cheerful atmosphere	3
罩[罩]	zhao4	cover; fish trap (basket); shade	1
浪[浪]	lang4	wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble	3
正正[正正]	zheng4 zheng4	neat; orderly; just in time	1
收房[收房]	shou1 fang2	to take as a concubine	2
顶嘴[頂嘴]	ding3 zui3	to talk back; to answer back	4
撕[撕]	si1	to tear	5
月钱[月錢]	yue4 qian2	monthly payment	1
钱粮[錢糧]	qian2 liang2	land tax; money and grain (given as tax or tribute)	1
割爱[割愛]	ge1 ai4	to part with sth cherished; to forsake	1
怀旧[懷舊]	huai2 jiu4	fond remembrance of times past; nostalgia	1
人之常情[人之常情]	ren2 zhi1 chang2 qing2	human nature (idiom); a behavior that is only natural	6
敲打[敲打]	qiao1 da3	to beat sb; to beat (a drum)	2
哪门子[哪門子]	na3 men2 zi5	(coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what; what kind; why on earth	2
闹翻天[鬧翻天]	nao4 fan1 tian1	to create a big disturbance	1
上演[上演]	shang4 yan3	to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging	1
凡是[凡是]	fan2 shi4	each and every; every; all; any	6
一体[一體]	yi1 ti3	an integral whole; all concerned; everybody	9
掌管[掌管]	zhang3 guan3	in charge of; to control	4
术[術]	shu4	method; technique	4
抖搂[抖摟]	dou3 lou5	to shake out; to bring to light; to squander	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep21/114 words - 42 min
吟诗[吟詩]	yin2 shi1	to recite poetry	3
作对[作對]	zuo4 dui4	to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair	5
暇[暇]	xia2	leisure	3
个数[個數]	ge4 shu4	number of items or individuals	2
发回[發回]	fa1 hui2	to send back; to return	1
台子[檯子]	tai2 zi5	desk; (pool etc) table	3
建[建]	jian4	to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct	4
家养[家養]	jia1 yang3	domestic (animals); home reared	1
香片[香片]	xiang1 pian4	jasmine tea; scented tea	1
不知天高地厚[不知天高地厚]	bu4 zhi1 tian1 gao1 di4 hou4	not to know the immensity of heaven and earth; an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities	3
碟子[碟子]	die2 zi5	saucer; small dish; CL:盤|盘[pan2]	3
棘手[棘手]	ji2 shou3	thorny (problem); intractable	2
安插[安插]	an1 cha1	to place in a certain position; to assign to a job; to plant; resettlement (old)	2
呵斥[呵斥]	he1 chi4	to berate; to excoriate; to chide; also written 喝斥[he1 chi4]	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep22/25 words - 8 min
地下[地下]	di4 xia4	underground; subterranean; covert	4
掌控[掌控]	zhang3 kong4	to control; in control of	2
精明[精明]	jing1 ming2	astute; shrewd	1
翻来覆去[翻來覆去]	fan1 lai2 fu4 qu4	to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again	1
蜡[蠟]	la4	candle; wax	1
经手[經手]	jing1 shou3	to pass through one's hands; to handle; to deal with	3
布置[佈置]	bu4 zhi4	to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy	2
主见[主見]	zhu3 jian4	one's own view; having definite opinions	1
勤奋[勤奮]	qin2 fen4	hardworking; diligent	2
小子[小子]	xiao3 zi5	(coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow	17
个个[個個]	ge4 ge4	each one individually; each and every	12
俊秀[俊秀]	jun4 xiu4	well-favored; elegant; pretty	1
多子多福[多子多福]	duo1 zi3 duo1 fu2	the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)	3
男丁[男丁]	nan2 ding1	adult male	4
水源[水源]	shui3 yuan2	water source; water supply; headwaters of a river	1
省心[省心]	sheng3 xin1	to cause no trouble; to be spared worry; worry-free	7
长得[長得]	zhang3 de5	to look (pretty, the same etc)	15
嘴角[嘴角]	zui3 jiao3	corner of the mouth	1
含笑[含笑]	han2 xiao4	to have a smile on one's face	1
眉眼[眉眼]	mei2 yan3	brows and eyes; appearance; looks; countenance	1
不敢当[不敢當]	bu4 gan3 dang1	lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me	4
懿[懿]	yi4	restrain; virtuous	2
没趣[沒趣]	mei2 qu4	embarrassing; dull; unsatisfactory	2
胭脂[胭脂]	yan1 zhi1	rouge	9
恐[恐]	kong3	afraid; frightened; to fear	14
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep22/50 words - 15 min
珠[珠]	zhu1	bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]	6
见面礼[見面禮]	jian4 mian4 li3	gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time	1
资[資]	zi1	resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense	2
有幸[有幸]	you3 xing4	fortunately	2
小妹[小妹]	xiao3 mei4	little sister; girl; (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)	1
礼拜[禮拜]	li3 bai4	week; religious service; worship; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
堵死[堵死]	du3 si3	to block (a road); to plug (a hole); to stop up	2
说辞[說辭]	shuo1 ci2	excuse; pretext; entreaties; arguments	2
烈[烈]	lie4	ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause; exploits; achievements	2
大内[大內]	Da4 nei4	Tanei township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan	28
情意[情意]	qing2 yi4	friendly regard; affection	3
着墨[著墨]	zhuo2 mo4	to describe (in writing, applying ink)	5
趴[趴]	pa1	to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent	9
进入[進入]	jin4 ru4	to enter; to join; to go into	3
看出[看出]	kan4 chu1	to make out; to see	5
针扎[針扎]	zhen1 zha1	pincushion	2
天仙[天仙]	tian1 xian1	immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman	2
王妃[王妃]	wang2 fei1	princess (in Europe)	15
说服[說服]	shuo1 fu2	to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]	5
棒子[棒子]	bang4 zi5	stick; club; cudgel; maize (corn); ear of maize; corncob; (derog.) Korean	3
青春[青春]	qing1 chun1	youth; youthfulness	4
步步[步步]	bu4 bu4	step by step; at every step	10
退让[退讓]	tui4 rang4	to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down; to concede	8
支支吾吾[支支吾吾]	zhi1 zhi1 wu2 wu2	to hem and haw; to stall; to stammer; to mumble; to falter	1
舒舒服服[舒舒服服]	shu1 shu5 fu5 fu5	comfortable; with ease	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep22/75 words - 19 min
风寒[風寒]	feng1 han2	wind chill; cold weather; common cold (medicine)	12
昨儿个[昨兒個]	zuo2 r5 ge5	(coll.) yesterday	1
发虚[發虛]	fa1 xu1	to feel weak; to be diffident	1
绷[繃]	beng1	to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); embroidery hoop; woven bed mat	1
松散[鬆散]	song1 san5	to relax; loose; not consolidated; not rigorous	1
梧[梧]	wu2	Sterculia platanifolia	11
来信[來信]	lai2 xin4	incoming letter; send a letter here	3
胜过[勝過]	sheng4 guo4	to excel; to surpass	2
菱花镜[菱花鏡]	ling2 hua1 jing4	antique bronze mirror with flower petal edging, most commonly from the Tang dynasty	1
看得见[看得見]	kan4 de2 jian4	can see; visible	1
常年[常年]	chang2 nian2	all year round; for years on end; average year	3
惦[惦]	dian4	to think of; to remember; to miss	2
离不开[離不開]	li2 bu5 kai1	inseparable; inevitably linked to	1
时时刻刻[時時刻刻]	shi2 shi2 ke4 ke4	at all times	1
变化[變化]	bian4 hua4	change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
架[架]	jia4	to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc	11
阿斗[阿斗]	A1 dou3	A-dou, nickname of Liu Chan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263; fig. weak and inept person	1
作怪[作怪]	zuo4 guai4	(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)	1
临时[臨時]	lin2 shi2	as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc	3
新妇[新婦]	xin1 fu4	bride; (dialect) daughter-in-law	21
交还[交還]	jiao1 huan2	to return sth; to hand back	1
里子[裡子]	li3 zi5	lining; (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)	3
新娘子[新娘子]	xin1 niang2 zi5	see 新娘[xin1 niang2]	8
公婆[公婆]	gong1 po2	husband's parents; parents-in-law	4
懈怠[懈怠]	xie4 dai4	slack; lazy; remiss	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep22/100 words - 24 min
方能[方能]	fang1 neng2	can then (and only then)	1
生育[生育]	sheng1 yu4	to bear; to give birth; to grow; to rear; to bring up (children); fertility	4
承担[承擔]	cheng2 dan1	to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)	3
重担[重擔]	zhong4 dan4	heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility	1
勾当[勾當]	gou4 dang4	shady business	1
人才[人才]	ren2 cai2	talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks	8
眼热[眼熱]	yan3 re4	to covet; envious	2
甲板[甲板]	jia3 ban3	deck (of a boat etc)	1
艘[艘]	sou1	classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sao1]	3
结伴[結伴]	jie2 ban4	to go with sb; to form companionships	1
头晕[頭暈]	tou2 yun1	dizzy	1
风景[風景]	feng1 jing3	scenery; landscape; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
开阔[開闊]	kai1 kuo4	wide; open (spaces); to open up	5
逼仄[逼仄]	bi1 ze4	narrow; cramped	2
无味[無味]	wu2 wei4	tasteless; odorless	1
借此[藉此]	jie4 ci3	using this as a pretext; thereby	1
思绪[思緒]	si1 xu4	train of thought; emotional state; mood; feeling	1
心胸[心胸]	xin1 xiong1	breadth of mind	2
想得开[想得開]	xiang3 de5 kai1	to not take to heart; to be free of worried thoughts; to adopt a lighthearted perspective; lighthearted	1
抓药[抓藥]	zhua1 yao4	to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)	1
梅子[梅子]	mei2 zi5	plum	1
驶[駛]	shi3	to gallop; speedily; to proceed to; to pilot (ship, plane etc); to sail	1
小船[小船]	xiao3 chuan2	boat	3
富户[富戶]	fu4 hu4	rich family; large landlord	3
护卫[護衛]	hu4 wei4	to guard; to protect; bodyguard (for officials in ancient times)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep22/125 words - 35 min
家丁[家丁]	jia1 ding1	(old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc	8
名帖[名帖]	ming2 tie3	name card; business card	2
船队[船隊]	chuan2 dui4	fleet (of ships)	1
左边[左邊]	zuo3 bian5	left; the left side; to the left of	6
年轻气盛[年輕氣盛]	nian2 qing1 qi4 sheng4	full of youthful vigor (idiom); in the prime of youth	1
经不起[經不起]	jing1 bu5 qi3	can't stand it; to be unable to bear; to be unable to resist	2
惊慌失措[驚慌失措]	jing1 huang1 shi1 cuo4	to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)	2
道路[道路]	dao4 lu4	road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2]	2
漫漫[漫漫]	man4 man4	long; endless; boundless	1
大约[大約]	da4 yue1	approximately; probably	7
达到[達到]	da2 dao4	to reach; to achieve; to attain	2
费力[費力]	fei4 li4	to expend a great deal of effort	1
珍珠[珍珠]	zhen1 zhu1	pearl; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	1
分属[分屬]	fen1 shu3	classification	1
卑[卑]	bei1	low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble	1
启程[啟程]	qi3 cheng2	to set out on a journey	3
相宜[相宜]	xiang1 yi2	to be suitable or appropriate	3
一帆风顺[一帆風順]	yi1 fan1 feng1 shun4	propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly; have a nice trip!	2
办到[辦到]	ban4 dao4	to accomplish; to get sth done	4
小曲[小曲]	xiao3 qu3	popular song; folk tune; ballad	3
忆[憶]	yi4	to recollect; to remember; memory	4
谙[諳]	an1	to be versed in; to know well	2
日出[日出]	ri4 chu1	sunrise	2
花红[花紅]	hua1 hong2	flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc); a bonus; crab apple (Malus asiatica)	3
江水[江水]	jiang1 shui3	river water	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep22/150 words - 40 min
蓝[藍]	lan2	blue; indigo plant	4
安神[安神]	an1 shen2	to calm (soothe) the nerves; to relieve uneasiness of body and mind	3
迷糊[迷糊]	mi2 hu5	muddle-headed; dazed; only half conscious	1
水路[水路]	shui3 lu4	waterway	4
以往[以往]	yi3 wang3	in the past; formerly	3
毛[毛]	mao2	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])	1
舱[艙]	cang1	cabin; the hold of a ship or airplane	1
匪[匪]	fei3	bandit; (literary) not	1
类[類]	lei4	kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble	1
杀人如麻[殺人如麻]	sha1 ren2 ru2 ma2	to kill people like scything flax (idiom); human life as grass; a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen	1
侥[僥]	jiao3	by mere luck	2
淮阴[淮陰]	Huai2 yin1	Huaiyin district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huai2 an1 shi4], Jiangsu	1
界[界]	jie4	boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)	4
岸边[岸邊]	an4 bian1	shore	1
远处[遠處]	yuan3 chu4	distant place	1
指挥[指揮]	zhi3 hui1	to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4]	13
营[營]	ying2	camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for	19
上岸[上岸]	shang4 an4	to go ashore; to climb ashore	4
弃船[棄船]	qi4 chuan2	to abandon ship	4
水手[水手]	shui3 shou3	mariner; sailor; seaman	1
舢板[舢板]	shan1 ban3	sampan; also written 舢舨	2
有劳[有勞]	you3 lao2	(polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one)	6
随后[隨後]	sui2 hou4	soon after	3
作乱[作亂]	zuo4 luan4	to start a rebellion; to rise in revolt	4
吵嚷[吵嚷]	chao3 rang3	to make a racket; clamour; uproar	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep22/163 words - 43 min
偷袭[偷襲]	tou1 xi2	to mount a sneak attack; to raid	7
先机[先機]	xian1 ji1	key moment; decisive opportunity	2
四散[四散]	si4 san4	to disperse; to scatter in all directions	1
逃跑[逃跑]	tao2 pao3	to flee from sth; to run away; to escape	1
船舱[船艙]	chuan2 cang1	hold of ship	2
大王[大王]	da4 wang2	king; magnate; person having expert skill in something	2
妞[妞]	niu1	girl	1
快活[快活]	kuai4 huo5	happy; cheerful	13
貌美如花[貌美如花]	mao4 mei3 ru2 hua1	(of a woman) lovely as a flower (idiom); beautiful	1
下凡[下凡]	xia4 fan2	to descend to the world (of immortals)	1
随身[隨身]	sui2 shen1	to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one	1
珠宝[珠寶]	zhu1 bao3	pearls; jewels; precious stones	2
憋气[憋氣]	bie1 qi4	to feel suffocated or oppressed; to choke with resentment; to feel injured or resentful	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep23/25 words - 10 min
英雄[英雄]	ying1 xiong2	hero; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
随手[隨手]	sui2 shou3	conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing	2
不用谢[不用謝]	bu4 yong4 xie4	You're welcome; Don't mention it	1
潜水[潛水]	qian2 shui3	to dive; to go under water; lurker (Internet slang for sb who reads forum posts but never replies)	1
足见[足見]	zu2 jian4	it goes to show that; one can see	1
热乎[熱乎]	re4 hu5	warm; hot; affectionate; ardent	3
完好无损[完好無損]	wan2 hao3 wu2 sun3	in good condition; undamaged; intact	1
陆路[陸路]	lu4 lu4	land route; to go by surface transport	3
收拾残局[收拾殘局]	shou1 shi5 can2 ju2	to clear up the mess; to pick up the pieces	1
拐[拐]	guai3	to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; walking stick; crutch; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1])	7
桂林[桂林]	Gui4 lin2	Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi	3
踪迹[蹤跡]	zong1 ji4	tracks; trail; footprint; trace; vestige	7
过节[過節]	guo4 jie2	to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)	1
计策[計策]	ji4 ce4	stratagem	2
柴火[柴火]	chai2 huo5	firewood	1
烤[烤]	kao3	to roast; to bake; to broil	1
烤火[烤火]	kao3 huo3	to warm oneself at a fire	1
航运[航運]	hang2 yun4	shipping; transport	1
大夥[大夥]	da4 huo3	variant of 大伙[da4 huo3]	14
打劫[打劫]	da3 jie2	to loot; to rob; to plunder; to ransack	1
埋伏[埋伏]	mai2 fu2	to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush	6
敌[敵]	di2	enemy; to be a match for; to rival; to resist; to withstand	4
渡[渡]	du4	to cross; to pass through; to ferry	3
之际[之際]	zhi1 ji4	during; at the time of	3
插[插]	cha1	to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	8
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep23/50 words - 15 min
票[票]	piao4	ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions	1
岸上[岸上]	an4 shang4	ashore; on the riverbank	3
猛[猛]	meng3	ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome	1
心术[心術]	xin1 shu4	designs; schemes; intentions; scheming; calculating (of a person)	2
掖[掖]	ye1	to tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal	4
然而[然而]	ran2 er2	however; yet; but	4
流浪[流浪]	liu2 lang4	to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant	1
草寇[草寇]	cao3 kou4	bandits	3
回顾[回顧]	hui2 gu4	to look back; to review	3
相反[相反]	xiang1 fan3	opposite; contrary	1
可人[可人]	ke3 ren2	pleasant; agreeable; a person after one's heart (charming person); a gifted person	2
战国策[戰國策]	Zhan4 guo2 ce4	"Strategies of the Warring States", chronicle of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), possibly written by Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2]	4
篇[篇]	pian1	sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article	2
当前[當前]	dang1 qian2	current; today's; modern; present; to be facing (us)	1
远虑[遠慮]	yuan3 lu:4	long-term considerations; to take the long view	1
逊色[遜色]	xun4 se4	inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)	1
战场[戰場]	zhan4 chang3	battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4]	12
百般[百般]	bai3 ban1	in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means	7
呵护[呵護]	he1 hu4	to bless; to cherish; to take good care of; to conserve	2
有加[有加]	you3 jia1	extremely (placed after verb or adjective)	1
幼小[幼小]	you4 xiao3	young; immature	2
失恃[失恃]	shi1 shi4	to lose sb one relies upon; to lose one's mother	1
爱戴[愛戴]	ai4 dai4	to love and respect; love and respect	1
凶神恶煞[兇神惡煞]	xiong1 shen2 e4 sha4	fiends (idiom); devils and monsters	1
攻城[攻城]	gong1 cheng2	to besiege (a town)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep23/75 words - 21 min
兵书[兵書]	bing1 shu1	a book on the art of war	3
陌生人[陌生人]	mo4 sheng1 ren2	stranger	1
事后[事後]	shi4 hou4	after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect	4
真情[真情]	zhen1 qing2	real situation; the truth	3
依然[依然]	yi1 ran2	still; as before	3
和美[和美]	he2 mei3	harmonious; in perfect harmony	2
天伦之乐[天倫之樂]	tian1 lun2 zhi1 le4	family love and joy; domestic bliss	1
明哲保身[明哲保身]	ming2 zhe2 bao3 shen1	a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of principle	3
悉心[悉心]	xi1 xin1	to put one's heart (and soul) into sth; with great care	4
目光[目光]	mu4 guang1	sight; vision; view; gaze; look	1
长远[長遠]	chang2 yuan3	long-term; long-range	2
处于[處於]	chu3 yu2	to be in (some state, position, or condition)	2
危[危]	wei1	danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. [wei2]	1
察言观色[察言觀色]	cha2 yan2 guan1 se4	to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom); to discern what sb thinks from his body language	1
深谋远虑[深謀遠慮]	shen1 mou2 yuan3 lu:4	lit. deep plans and distant thoughts; to plan far ahead (idiom)	1
一路顺风[一路順風]	yi1 lu4 shun4 feng1	to have a pleasant journey (idiom)	2
禹州[禹州]	Yu3 zhou1	Yuzhou, county-level city in Xuchang 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 shi4], Henan	62
团练[團練]	tuan2 lian4	local militia formed to suppress peasant rebellion (old)	11
荐[薦]	jian4	to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat	1
投军[投軍]	tou2 jun1	to join up; to enlist (e.g. in the military)	4
到家[到家]	dao4 jia1	perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree	1
嫂子[嫂子]	sao3 zi5	(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
遇险[遇險]	yu4 xian3	to get into difficulties; to meet with danger	3
险境[險境]	xian3 jing4	critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone	2
历经[歷經]	li4 jing1	to experience; to go through	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep23/100 words - 25 min
不愧[不愧]	bu4 kui4	to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be	4
中秋[中秋]	Zhong1 qiu1	the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month	3
相近[相近]	xiang1 jin4	close; similar to	1
猴子[猴子]	hou2 zi5	monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	3
做伴[做伴]	zuo4 ban4	to keep sb company; to accompany	2
金安[金安]	Jin1 an1	Jin'an district of Lu'an city 六安市[Lu4 an1 shi4], Anhui	2
召唤[召喚]	zhao4 huan4	to summon; to beckon; to call	2
衣物[衣物]	yi1 wu4	clothing; clothing and other personal items	1
午后[午後]	wu3 hou4	afternoon	2
一会[一會]	yi1 hui4	a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3]	1
弟妹[弟妹]	di4 mei4	younger sibling; younger brother's wife	13
拘束[拘束]	ju1 shu4	to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent	1
放松[放鬆]	fang4 song1	to loosen; to relax	2
独木不成林[獨木不成林]	du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2	a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom); one cannot accomplish much on one's own	1
伴[伴]	ban4	partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany	2
带坏[帶壞]	dai4 huai4	to lead astray	1
流寇[流寇]	liu2 kou4	roving bandit; rebel band	12
起床[起床]	qi3 chuang2	to get out of bed; to get up	7
屁股[屁股]	pi4 gu5	buttocks; bottom; butt; back part	3
洗脸[洗臉]	xi3 lian3	to wash your face	1
兔子[兔子]	tu4 zi5	hare; rabbit; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	6
荒[荒]	huang1	desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect	7
玄[玄]	xuan2	black; mysterious	2
宇宙[宇宙]	yu3 zhou4	universe; cosmos	1
洪[洪]	hong2	flood; big; great	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep23/125 words - 30 min
公事公办[公事公辦]	gong1 shi4 gong1 ban4	to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)	1
将军[將軍]	jiang1 jun1	general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot	181
推荐[推薦]	tui1 jian4	to recommend; recommendation	3
冷门[冷門]	leng3 men2	a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition	2
遍地[遍地]	bian4 di4	everywhere; all over	2
皇亲国戚[皇親國戚]	huang2 qin1 guo2 qi1	the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections	2
鸡毛[雞毛]	ji1 mao2	chicken feather; CL:根[gen1]; trivial	1
令箭[令箭]	ling4 jian4	arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority); fig. instructions from one's superiors	1
弓[弓]	gong1	a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc)	2
洞房[洞房]	dong4 fang2	secret inner room; bridal room	2
害臊[害臊]	hai4 sao4	to be bashful; to feel ashamed	5
影[影]	ying3	picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace	4
老虎[老虎]	lao3 hu3	tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	6
叼[叼]	diao1	to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)	1
此次[此次]	ci3 ci4	this time	2
出行[出行]	chu1 xing2	to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip)	3
株[株]	zhu1	tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; strain (biology); to involve others (in shady business)	2
野兔[野兔]	ye3 tu4	hare	1
野鸡[野雞]	ye3 ji1	pheasant; unregistered and operating illegally (business); (slang) prostitute	1
草药[草藥]	cao3 yao4	herbal medicine	2
猎物[獵物]	lie4 wu4	prey	2
不忍[不忍]	bu4 ren3	cannot bear to; disturbed	3
口水[口水]	kou3 shui3	saliva	4
南方[南方]	nan2 fang1	south; the southern part of the country; the South	2
加紧[加緊]	jia1 jin3	to intensify; to speed up; to step up	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep23/150 words - 36 min
巡逻[巡邏]	xun2 luo2	to patrol (police, army or navy)	1
惯常[慣常]	guan4 chang2	usual; customary	1
殓[殮]	lian4	to prepare a dead body for coffin	1
斯[斯]	si1	(phonetic); this	2
心志[心志]	xin1 zhi4	will; resolution; aspiration	3
筋骨[筋骨]	jin1 gu3	muscles and bones; physique; strength; courage	3
为啥[為啥]	wei4 sha2	dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5]	3
太宗[太宗]	Tai4 zong1	posthumous name given to second emperor of a dynasty; King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418	2
后裔[後裔]	hou4 yi4	descendant	1
待见[待見]	dai4 jian5	(coll.) to like	1
公报私仇[公報私仇]	gong1 bao4 si1 chou2	to use public office to avenge private wrongs	1
嫦娥[嫦娥]	Chang2 e2	Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology); one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft	2
皓[皓]	hao4	bright; luminous; white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age)	2
安慰[安慰]	an1 wei4	to comfort; to console; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
家婆[家婆]	jia1 po2	(dialect) mother-in-law; (house)wife	1
经商[經商]	jing1 shang1	to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business	1
看不起[看不起]	kan4 bu5 qi3	to look down upon; to despise	1
坏话[壞話]	huai4 hua4	unpleasant talk; malicious words	2
宰相[宰相]	zai3 xiang4	prime minister (in feudal China)	3
苗[苗]	miao2	sprout	1
来着[來著]	lai2 zhe5	auxiliary showing sth happened in the past	5
天作之合[天作之合]	tian1 zuo4 zhi1 he2	a match made in heaven (idiom)	1
生养[生養]	sheng1 yang3	to bring up (children); to raise; to bear	6
喜庆[喜慶]	xi3 qing4	jubilation; festive	2
给定[給定]	gei3 ding4	to state in advance; preset; given	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep23/175 words - 42 min
虽是[雖是]	sui1 shi4	although; even though; even if	2
锥[錐]	zhui1	cone; awl; to bore	1
宰[宰]	zai3	to slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers; imperial official in dynastic China	7
辅大[輔大]	Fu3 Da4	abbr. for 輔仁大學|辅仁大学[Fu3 ren2 Da4 xue2]	1
势利眼[勢利眼]	shi4 li4 yan3	to be self-interested	2
钦[欽]	qin1	to respect; to admire; to venerate; by the emperor himself	2
无心[無心]	wu2 xin1	unintentionally; not in the mood to	1
厮混[廝混]	si1 hun4	to hang out together with (derog.); to mix with	3
奉上[奉上]	feng4 shang4	to offer	3
摊[攤]	tan1	to spread out; vendor's stand	3
此地[此地]	ci3 di4	here; this place	1
夜枭[夜梟]	ye4 xiao1	owl	1
捕食[捕食]	bu3 shi2	to prey on; to catch and feed on; to hunt for food	1
重大[重大]	zhong4 da4	great; important; major; significant	4
军情[軍情]	jun1 qing2	military situation; military intelligence	4
逆贼[逆賊]	ni4 zei2	renegade; traitor and bandit	10
军营[軍營]	jun1 ying2	barracks; army camp	4
今夜[今夜]	jin1 ye4	tonight; this evening	3
敌军[敵軍]	di2 jun1	enemy troops; hostile forces; CL:股[gu3]	5
丑时[丑時]	chou3 shi2	1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)	4
撵[攆]	nian3	to expel; to oust; (dialect) to chase after; to try to catch up with	4
平川[平川]	ping2 chuan1	an expanse of flat land	1
人马[人馬]	ren2 ma3	men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur	8
老乡[老鄉]	lao3 xiang1	fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown	1
兵器[兵器]	bing1 qi4	weaponry; weapons; arms	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep23/181 words - 42 min
大半夜[大半夜]	da4 ban4 ye4	the middle of the night	3
参军[參軍]	can1 jun1	to join the army	1
将计就计[將計就計]	jiang1 ji4 jiu4 ji4	to beat sb at their own game (idiom)	3
敌人[敵人]	di2 ren2	enemy; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
全数[全數]	quan2 shu4	the entire sum; the whole amount	1
歼灭[殲滅]	jian1 mie4	to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep24/25 words - 10 min
年长[年長]	nian2 zhang3	senior	1
谦和[謙和]	qian1 he2	meek; modest; amiable	2
叹[嘆]	tan4	to sigh; to exclaim	1
早逝[早逝]	zao3 shi4	early demise; untimely death	3
病弱[病弱]	bing4 ruo4	sick and weak; sickly; invalid	3
支撑[支撐]	zhi1 cheng1	to prop up; to support; strut; brace	3
祖传[祖傳]	zu3 chuan2	passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation	2
行医[行醫]	xing2 yi1	to practice medicine (esp. in private practice)	1
泰[泰]	tai4	safe; peaceful; most; grand	1
全心全意[全心全意]	quan2 xin1 quan2 yi4	heart and soul; wholeheartedly	1
撤[撤]	che4	to remove; to take away; to withdraw	7
恭贺[恭賀]	gong1 he4	to congratulate respectfully; to express good wishes	1
大将军[大將軍]	da4 jiang1 jun1	important general; generalissimo	4
关门捉贼[關門捉賊]	guan1 men2 zhuo1 zei2	to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)	2
青云直上[青雲直上]	qing1 yun2 zhi2 shang4	rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post; meteoric career	3
造反[造反]	zao4 fan3	to rebel; to revolt	3
疥[疥]	jie4	scabies	1
癣[癬]	xuan3	ringworm; Taiwan pr. [xian3]	1
明知[明知]	ming2 zhi1	to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well	6
诱[誘]	you4	to entice; to tempt	1
深入[深入]	shen1 ru4	to penetrate deeply; thorough	2
巡[巡]	xun2	to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks	29
闹事[鬧事]	nao4 shi4	to cause trouble; to create a disturbance	2
斯文[斯文]	si1 wen2	refined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite; gentle	12
挨板子[挨板子]	ai2 ban3 zi5	to suffer beating; fig. to be severely criticized; to take a hammering	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep24/50 words - 16 min
侄孙[姪孫]	zhi2 sun1	grandnephew	1
侄媳妇[姪媳婦]	zhi2 xi2 fu5	brother's son's wife; nephew's wife	3
地陪[地陪]	di4 pei2	local guide; tour escort	1
娇贵[嬌貴]	jiao1 gui4	pampered; fragile; finicky	2
奉承[奉承]	feng4 cheng5	to fawn on; to flatter; to ingratiate oneself; flattery	6
知县[知縣]	zhi1 xian4	county head magistrate (old)	1
风浪[風浪]	feng1 lang4	wind and waves; stormy sea	8
人间[人間]	ren2 jian1	the human world; the earth	5
豺狼[豺狼]	chai2 lang2	jackal and wolf; ravenous wolf; fig. evil person; vicious tyrant	3
老太婆[老太婆]	lao3 tai4 po2	old woman (at times contemptuous)	3
装聋作哑[裝聾作啞]	zhuang1 long2 zuo4 ya3	to play deaf-mute	3
用钱[用錢]	yong4 qian5	variant of 佣錢|佣钱[yong4 qian5]	2
壑[壑]	he4	gully; ravine; Taiwan pr. [huo4]	1
一月[一月]	Yi1 yue4	January; first month (of the lunar year)	1
同房[同房]	tong2 fang2	(of a married couple) to have intercourse; (literary) to share the same room; of the same family branch	6
传宗接代[傳宗接代]	chuan2 zong1 jie1 dai4	to carry on one's ancestral line	1
笼[籠]	long2	enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket; steamer basket; to cover; to cage; to embrace; to manipulate through trickery	3
笼[籠]	long3	to cover; to cage; covering; also pr. [long2]	3
妓女[妓女]	ji4 nu:3	prostitute; hooker	5
娼妓[娼妓]	chang1 ji4	prostitute	2
欺人太甚[欺人太甚]	qi1 ren2 tai4 shen4	to bully intolerably (idiom)	6
自取[自取]	zi4 qu3	to help oneself to (food); to invite (trouble); to court (disaster)	1
空地[空地]	kong4 di4	vacant land; open space	1
阴德[陰德]	yin1 de2	secret virtue	1
抚养[撫養]	fu3 yang3	to foster; to bring up; to raise	6
娼妇[娼婦]	chang1 fu4	prostitute	9
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep24/75 words - 21 min
亲生骨肉[親生骨肉]	qin1 sheng1 gu3 rou4	one's own flesh and blood	2
全盘[全盤]	quan2 pan2	overall; comprehensive	2
搏杀[搏殺]	bo2 sha1	fighting; killing	3
本性难移[本性難移]	ben3 xing4 nan2 yi2	It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.; Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)	1
灭顶[滅頂]	mie4 ding3	to be drowned (figurative and literal)	1
走错[走錯]	zou3 cuo4	to go the wrong way; to take the wrong (road, exit etc)	2
及时[及時]	ji2 shi2	in time; promptly; without delay; timely	2
悔[悔]	hui3	to regret	4
豪爽[豪爽]	hao2 shuang3	outspoken and straightforward; forthright; expansive	1
姨姐[姨姐]	yi2 jie3	wife's elder sister; sister-in-law	8
为此[為此]	wei4 ci3	for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end	2
尽头[盡頭]	jin4 tou2	end; extremity; limit	2
亲眷[親眷]	qin1 juan4	relatives	6
克己复礼[克己復禮]	ke4 ji3 fu4 li3	restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties; (any number of possible translations)	1
携手[攜手]	xie2 shou3	hand in hand; to join hands; to collaborate	3
倾[傾]	qing1	to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out	3
才智[才智]	cai2 zhi4	ability and wisdom	2
堪忧[堪憂]	kan1 you1	worrying; bleak	1
良缘[良緣]	liang2 yuan2	good karma; opportune connection with marriage partner	1
霞[霞]	xia2	rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset	2
帔[帔]	pei4	cape	1
荣华[榮華]	rong2 hua2	glory and splendor	1
上山[上山]	shang4 shan1	to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away	2
娶媳妇[娶媳婦]	qu3 xi2 fu4	to get oneself a wife; to take a daughter-in-law	2
白事[白事]	bai2 shi4	funeral; to explain (literary)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep24/100 words - 26 min
装门面[裝門面]	zhuang1 men2 mian4	see 裝點門面|装点门面[zhuang1 dian3 men2 mian4]	2
臭钱[臭錢]	chou4 qian2	dirty money	1
伺[伺]	si4	to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy	1
抖[抖]	dou3	to tremble; to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the world	5
过活[過活]	guo4 huo2	to live one's life; to make a living	2
会子[會子]	hui4 zi5	(coll.) a moment; a while	1
叩头[叩頭]	kou4 tou2	to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground); also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]	1
畏[畏]	wei4	to fear	7
不畏[不畏]	bu4 wei4	unafraid; to defy	3
身强力壮[身強力壯]	shen1 qiang2 li4 zhuang4	strong and vigorous; sturdy; robust	2
纵然[縱然]	zong4 ran2	even if; even though	11
此处[此處]	ci3 chu4	this place; here (literary)	5
扬[揚]	yang2	to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate	3
止[止]	zhi3	to stop; to prohibit; until; only	5
沸[沸]	fei4	to boil	3
釜底抽薪[釜底抽薪]	fu3 di3 chou1 xin1	to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to pull the carpet from under sb	6
得不到[得不到]	de2 bu4 dao4	cannot get; cannot obtain	1
卞[卞]	bian4	hurried	6
得知[得知]	de2 zhi1	to find out; to know; to learn about	5
分离[分離]	fen1 li2	to separate	1
辞[辭]	ci2	to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 詞|词[ci2]	5
胆敢[膽敢]	dan3 gan3	to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)	4
投身[投身]	tou2 shen1	to throw oneself into sth	1
档子[檔子]	dang4 zi5	classifier for affairs, events etc	4
白纸黑字[白紙黑字]	bai2 zhi3 hei1 zi4	(written) in black and white	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep24/125 words - 35 min
请便[請便]	qing3 bian4	Please do as you wish!; You are welcome to do whatever you like!; Please make yourself at home.	2
蚂蟥[螞蟥]	ma3 huang2	leech	1
吸[吸]	xi1	to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale	1
廉[廉]	lian2	incorruptible; honest; inexpensive; to investigate (old); side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)	2
金銮殿[金鑾殿]	jin1 luan2 dian4	throne room	1
唤起[喚起]	huan4 qi3	to waken (to action); to rouse (the masses); to evoke (attention, recollection etc)	1
半死[半死]	ban4 si3	half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc); (tired) to death; (terrified) out of one's wits; (beaten) to within an inch of one's life; (knock) the daylights out of sb	1
人财两空[人財兩空]	ren2 cai2 liang3 kong1	loss of life and property; to lose the beauty and her possessions	1
鸡汤[雞湯]	ji1 tang1	chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)	1
仁兄[仁兄]	ren2 xiong1	(honorific written address) My dear friend	1
盛情[盛情]	sheng4 qing2	great kindness; magnificent hospitality	2
请客[請客]	qing3 ke4	to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner	1
小店[小店]	xiao3 dian4	small store	1
过来人[過來人]	guo4 lai2 ren2	an experienced person; sb who has "been around (the block)"; sb who has personally experienced it	1
咬定[咬定]	yao3 ding4	to assert; to insist that	2
后方[後方]	hou4 fang1	the rear; far behind the front line	1
县城[縣城]	xian4 cheng2	county seat; county town	1
蛋[蛋]	dan4	egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing	2
低下[低下]	di1 xia4	low status; lowly; to lower (one's head)	1
相待[相待]	xiang1 dai4	to treat	4
劳苦[勞苦]	lao2 ku3	to toil; hard work	1
允许[允許]	yun3 xu3	to permit; to allow	5
升[升]	sheng1	to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3]	6
奴才[奴才]	nu2 cai5	slave; fig. flunkey	5
置办[置辦]	zhi4 ban4	to purchase; to buy	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep24/150 words - 41 min
束修[束修]	shu4 xiu1	see 束脩[shu4 xiu1]	1
少爷[少爺]	shao4 ye5	son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)	3
西侧[西側]	xi1 ce4	west side; west face	1
马房[馬房]	ma3 fang2	horse stable	2
帽[帽]	mao4	hat; cap	5
买家[買家]	mai3 jia1	buyer; client	1
户籍[戶籍]	hu4 ji2	census register; household register	4
文书[文書]	wen2 shu1	document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat	15
妓院[妓院]	ji4 yuan4	brothel; whorehouse	1
亏心[虧心]	kui1 xin1	a guilty conscience	1
身陷[身陷]	shen1 xian4	to be trapped; to be imprisoned	2
青楼[青樓]	qing1 lou2	(literary) brothel; pleasure quarters	3
出淤泥而不染[出淤泥而不染]	chu1 yu1 ni2 er2 bu4 ran3	lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom); fig. to be principled and incorruptible	1
负[負]	fu4	to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)	15
财势[財勢]	cai2 shi4	wealth and influence	1
雅间[雅間]	ya3 jian1	private room (in a restaurant, bath house, etc)	1
守活寡[守活寡]	shou3 huo2 gua3	to stay at home while one's husband is away; grass widow	1
贵姓[貴姓]	gui4 xing4	what is your surname?; (May I ask) your surname?	2
老妇人[老婦人]	lao3 fu4 ren2	old lady (term of modesty)	1
以礼相待[以禮相待]	yi3 li3 xiang1 dai4	to treat sb with due respect (idiom)	2
诓骗[誆騙]	kuang1 pian4	to defraud; to swindle	4
倍[倍]	bei4	(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply	2
三倍[三倍]	san1 bei4	triple	1
价钱[價錢]	jia4 qian5	price	1
固执[固執]	gu4 zhi2	obstinate; stubborn	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep24/168 words - 42 min
名号[名號]	ming2 hao4	name; good reputation; title	3
混迹[混跡]	hun4 ji4	mixed in as part of a community; hiding one's identity; occupying a position while not deserving it	2
势必[勢必]	shi4 bi4	to be bound to; undoubtedly will	2
追查[追查]	zhui1 cha2	to try to find out; to trace; to track down	1
开张[開張]	kai1 zhang1	to open a business; first transaction of a business day	1
损失[損失]	sun3 shi1	loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage	3
张籍[張籍]	Zhang1 Ji2	Zhang Ji (767-830), Tang Dynasty poet	2
高价[高價]	gao1 jia4	high price	2
头风[頭風]	tou2 feng1	headache (Chinese medicine)	2
痼疾[痼疾]	gu4 ji2	chronic disease	2
不仅[不僅]	bu4 jin3	not only (this one); not just (...) but also	4
疼痛[疼痛]	teng2 tong4	pain; ache; sore	1
耳鸣[耳鳴]	er3 ming2	tinnitus	1
蝉[蟬]	chan2	cicada	1
根治[根治]	gen1 zhi4	to bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure	1
开方[開方]	kai1 fang1	to extract a square root	1
春秋[春秋]	chun1 qiu1	spring and autumn; four seasons; year; a person's age; annals (used in book titles)	2
安枕[安枕]	an1 zhen3	to sleep soundly; (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep25/25 words - 8 min
不力[不力]	bu4 li4	not to do one's best; not to exert oneself	3
劳动[勞動]	lao2 dong4	work; toil; physical labor; CL:次[ci4]	3
不辞辛苦[不辭辛苦]	bu4 ci2 xin1 ku3	to make nothing of hardships	1
家训[家訓]	jia1 xun4	instructions to one's children; family precepts	1
无理取闹[無理取鬧]	wu2 li3 qu3 nao4	to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative	1
飞扬跋扈[飛揚跋扈]	fei1 yang2 ba2 hu4	bossy and domineering; throwing one's weight about	2
尽孝[盡孝]	jin4 xiao4	to do one's filial duty	3
流连[流連]	liu2 lian2	to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave); to linger on	3
败坏[敗壞]	bai4 huai4	to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine	5
贤达[賢達]	xian2 da2	prominent and worthy personage	1
老鸨[老鴇]	lao3 bao3	female brothel keeper	1
嫖资[嫖資]	piao2 zi1	prostitute's fee for service	1
买断[買斷]	mai3 duan4	to buy out; buyout; severance	1
良家[良家]	liang2 jia1	good family; innocent people	3
得志[得誌]	de2 zhi4	to accomplish one's ambition; a dream come true; to enjoy success	1
互[互]	hu4	mutual	11
深明大义[深明大義]	shen1 ming2 da4 yi4	to have a high notion of one's duty; to be highly principled	2
和气[和氣]	he2 qi5	friendly; polite; amiable	8
做饭[做飯]	zuo4 fan4	to prepare a meal; to cook	4
要钱[要錢]	yao4 qian2	to charge; to demand payment	3
女方[女方]	nu:3 fang1	the bride's side (of a wedding); of the bride's party	1
貌[貌]	mao4	appearance	2
无趣[無趣]	wu2 qu4	dull; vapid; colorless	3
贤慧[賢慧]	xian2 hui4	(of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles	17
不和[不和]	bu4 he2	not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord	11
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep25/50 words - 13 min
胆大妄为[膽大妄為]	dan3 da4 wang4 wei2	daring; presumptuous; daredevil	2
再者[再者]	zai4 zhe3	moreover; besides	3
遮住[遮住]	zhe1 zhu4	to cover (up); to block; to obstruct; to shade	1
想得美[想得美]	xiang3 de2 mei3	in your dreams!; as if!; You wish!; I wish that were so	3
所为[所為]	suo3 wei2	what one does; doings	3
想头[想頭]	xiang3 tou5	(coll.) idea; hope	1
言听计从[言聽計從]	yan2 ting1 ji4 cong2	to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice; to take sb at his word	3
经历[經歷]	jing1 li4	experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through	5
世故[世故]	shi4 gu4	the ways of the world	1
谱子[譜子]	pu3 zi5	musical score	1
凶狠[兇狠]	xiong1 hen3	variant of 凶狠[xiong1 hen3]	3
弛[弛]	chi2	to unstring a bow; to slacken; to relax; to loosen	1
愚鲁[愚魯]	yu2 lu3	dull-witted; foolish	1
层[層]	ceng2	layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.)	5
顺当[順當]	shun4 dang5	smoothly	2
高洁[高潔]	gao1 jie2	noble and clean-living; lofty and unsullied	3
辩解[辯解]	bian4 jie3	to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself	3
触及[觸及]	chu4 ji2	to touch (physically, one's feelings etc); to touch on (a topic)	1
摇摇欲坠[搖搖欲墜]	yao2 yao2 yu4 zhui4	tottering; on the verge of collapse	1
欢心[歡心]	huan1 xin1	favor; liking; love; jubilation; joy	2
伏[伏]	fu2	to lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush); to conceal oneself; to lie low; hottest days of summer; to submit; to concede defeat; to overcome; to subdue; volt	4
蹬[蹬]	deng1	to step on; to tread on; to wear (shoes); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [deng4]	4
鼻子[鼻子]	bi2 zi5	nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	5
心底[心底]	xin1 di3	bottom of one's heart	1
慈爱[慈愛]	ci2 ai4	love; devotion (to children); affection, esp. towards children	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep25/75 words - 21 min
惇[惇]	dun1	kindhearted; honest	4
波澜[波瀾]	bo1 lan2	billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)	2
到头[到頭]	dao4 tou2	to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end	5
童子[童子]	tong2 zi3	boy	1
中试[中試]	zhong1 shi4	pilot-scale	1
收场[收場]	shou1 chang3	the end; an ending; to wind down; to conclude	4
睦[睦]	mu4	amicable; harmonious	2
纾[紓]	shu1	abundant; ample; at ease; relaxed; to free from; to relieve	5
枉顾[枉顧]	wang3 gu4	to neglect; to misuse; to mistreat; to abuse	3
阎王爷[閻王爺]	Yan2 wang2 ye2	same as 閻羅王|阎罗王; Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja	2
报仇[報仇]	bao4 chou2	to take revenge; to avenge	4
未知[未知]	wei4 zhi1	unknown	1
家祖[家祖]	jia1 zu3	(polite) my paternal grandfather	1
墓[墓]	mu4	grave; tomb; mausoleum	1
俨然[儼然]	yan3 ran2	just like; solemn; dignified; neatly laid out	1
坟[墳]	fen2	grave; tomb; CL:座[zuo4]; embankment; mound; ancient book	1
设[設]	she4	to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display	7
顿首[頓首]	dun4 shou3	kowtow	1
僻[僻]	pi4	biased; low; rustic; secluded	1
走马[走馬]	zou3 ma3	to ride (a horse); to go on horseback	1
头子[頭子]	tou2 zi5	boss; gang leader	1
赏钱[賞錢]	shang3 qian5	tip; gratuity; monetary reward; bonus	4
天寒地冻[天寒地凍]	tian1 han2 di4 dong4	cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold	2
灵柩[靈柩]	ling2 jiu4	coffin containing a corpse	2
兵乱[兵亂]	bing1 luan4	confusion of war; turmoil of war	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep25/100 words - 27 min
安葬[安葬]	an1 zang4	to bury (the dead)	1
寇[寇]	kou4	to invade; to plunder; bandit; foe; enemy	5
官兵[官兵]	guan1 bing1	officers and men	5
校尉[校尉]	xiao4 wei4	military officer	1
叛乱[叛亂]	pan4 luan4	armed rebellion	5
泉[泉]	quan2	spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic)	1
前门[前門]	qian2 men2	front door; main entrance; honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)	3
正如[正如]	zheng4 ru2	just as; precisely as	2
西门[西門]	Xi1 men2	surname Ximen	2
平定[平定]	ping2 ding4	to pacify	1
大功告成[大功告成]	da4 gong1 gao4 cheng2	successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful	1
阳平[陽平]	yang2 ping2	evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua	1
虞[虞]	yu2	to expect; to anticipate; to worry; to cheat	9
大功[大功]	da4 gong1	great merit; great service	1
成都[成都]	Cheng2 du1	Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China	1
前线[前線]	qian2 xian4	front line; military front; workface; cutting edge	4
升迁[升遷]	sheng1 qian1	promote; promotion	1
傲[傲]	ao4	proud; arrogant; to despise; unyielding; to defy	2
上司[上司]	shang4 si5	boss; superior	3
得胜[得勝]	de2 sheng4	to triumph over an opponent	2
枉[枉]	wang3	to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain	11
寻找[尋找]	xun2 zhao3	to seek; to look for	4
恤[恤]	xu4	anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize; to give relief; to compensate	1
袖箭[袖箭]	xiu4 jian4	spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve	5
化险为夷[化險為夷]	hua4 xian3 wei2 yi2	to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep25/125 words - 38 min
百发百中[百發百中]	bai3 fa1 bai3 zhong4	lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits; to carry out a task with great precision; to shoot with unfailing accuracy; be a crack shot (idiom)	2
砍死[砍死]	kan3 si3	to hack to death; to kill with an ax	2
侠[俠]	xia2	knight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero; heroic	2
百步穿杨[百步穿楊]	bai3 bu4 chuan1 yang2	to shoot with great precision (idiom)	1
弦[弦]	xian2	bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL:根[gen1]	1
失手[失手]	shi1 shou3	a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated	2
豁达[豁達]	huo4 da2	optimistic; sanguine; generous; magnanimous; open-minded	4
护送[護送]	hu4 song4	to escort; to accompany	9
身后[身後]	shen1 hou4	posthumous; one's social background; behind the body	1
服丧[服喪]	fu2 sang1	in mourning	1
项[項]	xiang4	back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc	4
丧服[喪服]	sang1 fu2	mourning garment	2
两相[兩相]	liang3 xiang1	both sides	1
二老[二老]	er4 lao3	mother and father; parents	2
南疆[南疆]	Nan2 Jiang1	southern border (of a country); South Xinjiang	2
世道[世道]	shi4 dao4	the ways of the world; the morals of the time	5
回京[回京]	hui2 Jing1	to return to the capital	20
前行[前行]	qian2 xing2	(literary) to go forward	1
颠沛流离[顛沛流離]	dian1 pei4 liu2 li2	homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift	3
窝窝头[窩窩頭]	wo1 wo5 tou2	a kind of a bread	1
凉快[涼快]	liang2 kuai5	nice and cold; pleasantly cool	1
原地[原地]	yuan2 di4	(in) the original place; the place where one currently is; place of origin; local (product)	2
擦[擦]	ca1	to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish	13
山下[山下]	Shan1 xia4	Yamashita (Japanese surname)	3
肥羊[肥羊]	fei2 yang2	(fig.) attractive and easy mark; source of steady profit; moneymaker; cash cow	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep25/150 words - 39 min
岳阳楼记[岳陽樓記]	Yue4 yang2 lou2 ji4	On Yueyang Tower (1045), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1]	1
滕[滕]	Teng2	vassal state of Zhou in Shandong; Teng county in Shandong; surname Teng	1
子京[子京]	zi3 jing1	see 紫荊|紫荆[zi3 jing1]	1
巴[巴]	ba1	to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; sth that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]; bar (unit of pressure); nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail	8
陵[陵]	ling2	mound; tomb; hill; mountain	2
明年[明年]	ming2 nian2	next year	2
政通人和[政通人和]	zheng4 tong1 ren2 he2	efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people	1
百废俱兴[百廢俱興]	bai3 fei4 ju4 xing1	all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom); work is now underway	1
重修[重修]	chong2 xiu1	to reconstruct; to repair; to revamp; to revise; to retake a failed course	2
岳阳楼[岳陽樓]	Yue4 yang2 Lou2	Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖[Dong4 ting2 Hu2]; one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi	2
增[增]	zeng1	to increase; to expand; to add	2
旧制[舊制]	jiu4 zhi4	old system; weights and measures of former times	1
今人[今人]	jin1 ren2	modern people	1
属[屬]	shu3	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	3
予[予]	yu3	to give	3
作文[作文]	zuo4 wen2	to write an essay; composition (student essay); CL:篇[pian1]	1
衔[銜]	xian2	bit (of a bridle); to hold in the mouth; to harbor (feelings); to link; to accept; rank; title	3
吞[吞]	tun1	to swallow; to take	6
长江[長江]	Chang2 Jiang1	Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang	1
浩浩[浩浩]	hao4 hao4	vast; expansive (universe); torrential (floods)	1
涯[涯]	ya2	border; horizon; shore	1
晖[暉]	hui1	sunshine; to shine upon; variant of 輝|辉[hui1]	5
夕[夕]	xi1	dusk; evening; Taiwan pr. [xi4]	1
气象[氣象]	qi4 xiang4	meteorological feature; CL:個|个[ge4]; meteorology; atmosphere; ambience; scene	1
大观[大觀]	Da4 guan1	Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 shi4], Anhui	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep25/175 words - 40 min
前人[前人]	qian2 ren2	predecessor; forebears; the person facing you	3
述[述]	shu4	to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate	1
巫峡[巫峽]	Wu1 Xia2	Wuxia Gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the middle of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡[San1 Xia2]	1
南极[南極]	nan2 ji2	south pole	1
潇湘[瀟湘]	Xiao1 xiang1	other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江[Xiang1 jiang1] in Hunan province	1
迁[遷]	qian1	to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote	2
骚[騷]	sao1	trouble; disturbance; rumpus; flirty; coquettish; abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1]; literary writings; smell of urine; foul smell; male (animal) (dialect)	1
览[覽]	lan3	to look at; to view; to read	3
霪雨[霪雨]	yin2 yu3	variant of 淫雨[yin2 yu3]	1
霏[霏]	fei1	fall of snow	2
阴风[陰風]	yin1 feng1	chill wind; (fig.) evil wind	1
浊[濁]	zhuo2	turbid; muddy; impure	2
排空[排空]	pai2 kong1	to fly up to the sky	1
隐[隱]	yin3	secret; hidden; concealed; (prefix) crypto-	1
曜[曜]	yao4	bright; glorious; one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy	1
山岳[山嶽]	shan1 yue4	mountain; hill; lofty mountain	1
潜[潛]	qian2	hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive	13
商旅[商旅]	shang1 lu:3	traveling merchant	1
樯[檣]	qiang2	boom; mast	1
楫[楫]	ji2	oar (archaic)	1
摧[摧]	cui1	to break; to destroy; to devastate; to ravage; to repress	1
冥[冥]	ming2	dark; deep; stupid; the underworld	4
啸[嘯]	xiao4	to hiss; to whistle	1
猿[猿]	yuan2	ape	1
啼[啼]	ti2	to cry; to weep aloud; to crow; to hoot	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep25/182 words - 42 min
谗[讒]	chan2	to slander; to defame; to misrepresent; to speak maliciously	1
讥[譏]	ji1	to ridicule	1
满目[滿目]	man3 mu4	fills the eyes (of a beautiful view, scene of desolation etc)	1
萧然[蕭然]	xiao1 ran2	desolate; empty	1
悲[悲]	bei1	sad; sadness; sorrow; grief	2
尊驾[尊駕]	zun1 jia4	lit. your honored carriage; your highness; honored Sir (also sarcastic); you	1
化缘[化緣]	hua4 yuan2	(of a monk) to beg	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep26/25 words - 7 min
苍蝇[蒼蠅]	cang1 ying5	housefly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	3
胖[胖]	pang4	fat; plump	6
诊脉[診脈]	zhen3 mai4	to feel the pulse (TCM); Taiwan pr. [zhen3 mo4]	1
无任[無任]	wu2 ren4	extremely (pleased, grateful etc)	1
外孙子[外孫子]	wai4 sun1 zi5	(coll.) daughter's son; grandson	1
供奉[供奉]	gong4 feng4	to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a God)	4
先行[先行]	xian1 xing2	to precede others; in advance	2
发愿[發願]	fa1 yuan4	to vow	2
灵宝[靈寶]	Ling2 bao3	Lingbao county level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽|三门峡[San1 men2 xia2], Henan	1
往生[往生]	wang3 sheng1	to be reborn; to live in paradise (Buddhism); to die; (after) one's death	1
面议[面議]	mian4 yi4	to bargain face-to-face; to negotiate directly	1
切切[切切]	qie4 qie4	urgently; eagerly; worried; (urge sb to) be sure to; it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction)	3
漂泊[漂泊]	piao1 bo2	to drift (in the tide); to rove; to lead a wandering existence; drifter; wanderer	2
善恶[善惡]	shan4 e4	good and evil; good versus evil	1
蒙骗[矇騙]	meng1 pian4	to hoodwink; to deceive; to dupe sb	2
进学[進學]	jin4 xue2	to advance one's learning; to enter the prefecture school under the imperial examination system	1
抹黑[抹黑]	mo3 hei1	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)	2
打紧[打緊]	da3 jin3	important	2
侄女[姪女]	zhi2 nu:3	niece; brother's daughter	9
新婚[新婚]	xin1 hun1	newly wed	18
礼部[禮部]	Li3 bu4	Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)	3
入学[入學]	ru4 xue2	to enter a school or college; to go to school for the first time as a child	1
把式[把式]	ba3 shi4	person skilled in a trade; skill	1
毛病[毛病]	mao2 bing4	fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
闪闪[閃閃]	shan3 shan3	flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep26/50 words - 16 min
家谱[家譜]	jia1 pu3	genealogy; family tree	3
罪过[罪過]	zui4 guo5	sin; offense	13
施恩[施恩]	shi1 en1	to confer a favor on sb; to confer a benefit	1
恩惠[恩惠]	en1 hui4	favor; grace	3
懒得[懶得]	lan3 de2	not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to	10
前边[前邊]	qian2 bian5	front; the front side; in front of	2
下车[下車]	xia4 che1	to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)	5
诚心[誠心]	cheng2 xin1	sincerity	4
打动[打動]	da3 dong4	to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching	2
高不成低不就[高不成低不就]	gao1 bu4 cheng2 di1 bu4 jiu4	can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one	1
祝祷[祝禱]	zhu4 dao3	to pray	1
称心如意[稱心如意]	chen4 xin1 ru2 yi4	after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory; everything one could wish	1
挑花[挑花]	tiao3 hua1	cross-stitch (embroidery)	1
债[債]	zhai4	debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3]	6
大火[大火]	da4 huo3	conflagration; large fire; CL:場|场[chang2]	3
劝解[勸解]	quan4 jie3	conciliation; mediation; to mollify; to propitiate; to reconcile	2
扫除[掃除]	sao3 chu2	to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.)	1
火山[火山]	huo3 shan1	volcano	1
帮手[幫手]	bang1 shou3	helper; assistant	8
理睬[理睬]	li3 cai3	to heed; to pay attention to	3
乌鸡[烏雞]	wu1 ji1	black-boned chicken; silky fowl; silkie; Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson	1
昙[曇]	tan2	dark clouds	1
惹恼[惹惱]	re3 nao3	to offend	1
殷[殷]	yin1	flourishing; abundant; earnest; hospitable	1
神魂颠倒[神魂顛倒]	shen2 hun2 dian1 dao3	lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love; fascinated; captivated	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep26/75 words - 22 min
愚[愚]	yu2	to be stupid; to cheat or deceive; me or I (modest)	1
痴[痴]	chi1	imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly	3
相敬如宾[相敬如賓]	xiang1 jing4 ru2 bin1	to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom); mutual respect between husband and wife	3
自保[自保]	zi4 bao3	to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation	3
抗衡[抗衡]	kang4 heng2	contend against	1
饮[飲]	yin3	to drink	4
叛徒[叛徒]	pan4 tu2	traitor; turncoat; rebel; renegade; insurgent	1
龙潭[龍潭]	long2 tan2	dragon pool; dragon pond; see also 龍潭|龙潭[Long2 tan2]	1
刚烈[剛烈]	gang1 lie4	resolute and upright in character; unyielding; staunch	5
免不了[免不了]	mian3 bu4 liao3	unavoidable; can't be avoided	2
警醒[警醒]	jing3 xing3	to be alert	1
豁出去[豁出去]	huo1 chu5 qu5	to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke	8
鳌[鰲]	ao2	mythological sea turtle	5
往年[往年]	wang3 nian2	in former years; in previous years	3
灯会[燈會]	deng1 hui4	carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance	7
遇见[遇見]	yu4 jian4	to meet	10
鲍[鮑]	bao4	abalone	3
傀儡[傀儡]	kui3 lei3	puppet	3
班子[班子]	ban1 zi5	organized group; theatrical troupe	3
面具[面具]	mian4 ju4	mask	1
梳头[梳頭]	shu1 tou2	to comb one's hair	4
难于登天[難於登天]	nan2 yu2 deng1 tian1	harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)	1
对峙[對峙]	dui4 zhi4	to stand opposite; to confront; confrontation	1
轮番[輪番]	lun2 fan1	in turn; one after another	1
盼头[盼頭]	pan4 tou5	hopes; good prospects	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep26/100 words - 25 min
皮包骨头[皮包骨頭]	pi2 bao1 gu3 tou2	to be all skin and bones (idiom); also written 皮包骨[pi2 bao1 gu3]	1
防[防]	fang2	to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent	10
转告[轉告]	zhuan3 gao4	to pass on; to communicate; to transmit	3
宵禁[宵禁]	xiao1 jin4	night curfew	5
叛贼[叛賊]	pan4 zei2	renegade; traitor	3
自称[自稱]	zi4 cheng1	to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title	1
浔[潯]	xun2	name of a river; steep bank	1
挥师[揮師]	hui1 shi1	in command of the army	1
紧急[緊急]	jin3 ji2	urgent; emergency	5
叛军[叛軍]	pan4 jun1	rebel army	9
探子[探子]	tan4 zi5	intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil	1
混进[混進]	hun4 jin4	to infiltrate; to sneak into	2
驱散[驅散]	qu1 san4	to disperse; to break up	1
游人[遊人]	you2 ren2	a tourist	1
恢复[恢復]	hui1 fu4	to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate	1
官员[官員]	guan1 yuan2	official (in an organization or government); administrator	3
小打小闹[小打小鬧]	xiao3 da3 xiao3 nao4	small-scale	2
内忧外患[內憂外患]	nei4 you1 wai4 huan4	internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad	1
开战[開戰]	kai1 zhan4	to start a war; to make war; to battle against	2
战[戰]	zhan4	to fight; fight; war; battle	10
境地[境地]	jing4 di4	circumstances	1
日前[日前]	ri4 qian2	the other day; a few days ago	3
闭门[閉門]	bi4 men2	to close a door	4
搜查[搜查]	sou1 cha2	to search	2
驱赶[驅趕]	qu1 gan3	to drive (vehicle); to drive out; to chase away; to herd (people towards a gate)	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep26/125 words - 29 min
防止[防止]	fang2 zhi3	to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions	2
暗藏[暗藏]	an4 cang2	to hide; to conceal	1
侬[儂]	nong2	you (Wu dialect); I, me (classical)	1
奸细[奸細]	jian1 xi5	a spy; a crafty person	3
抓奸[抓姦]	zhua1 jian1	to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)	1
亘古未有[亙古未有]	gen4 gu3 wei4 you3	unprecedented; never seen since ancient times	1
镇[鎮]	zhen4	to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)	10
妃[妃]	fei1	imperial concubine	16
半路[半路]	ban4 lu4	halfway; midway; on the way	1
夥[夥]	huo3	many; numerous	9
掳[擄]	lu3	to capture; to seize	3
吃素[吃素]	chi1 su4	to be a vegetarian	2
做官[做官]	zuo4 guan1	to take an official post; to become a government employee	9
僚[僚]	liao2	bureaucrat; colleague	1
挤兑[擠兌]	ji3 dui4	a run on a bank	1
不通[不通]	bu4 tong1	to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical	5
洁[潔]	jie2	clean	2
盛会[盛會]	sheng4 hui4	pageant; distinguished meeting	1
后退[後退]	hou4 tui4	to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat	2
豪奢[豪奢]	hao2 she1	extravagant; luxurious	2
胆大[膽大]	dan3 da4	daring; bold; audacious	3
掳掠[擄掠]	lu3 lu:e4	to loot; to pillage; to sack	1
市[市]	shi4	market; city; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
拆[拆]	chai1	to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open	8
瓦匠[瓦匠]	wa3 jiang5	bricklayer; tiler	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep26/150 words - 34 min
骄横[驕橫]	jiao1 heng4	arrogant; overbearing	1
跋扈[跋扈]	ba2 hu4	domineering; bossy	14
雅集[雅集]	ya3 ji2	distinguished assembly (of scholars)	9
本地[本地]	ben3 di4	local; this locality	1
左邻右舍[左鄰右舍]	zuo3 lin2 you4 she4	neighbors; next-door neighbors; related work units; colleagues doing related work	1
保人[保人]	bao3 ren2	guarantor; person paying bail	1
行客[行客]	xing2 ke4	visitor; traveler	1
家家户户[家家戶戶]	jia1 jia1 hu4 hu4	each and every family (idiom); every household	1
畜[畜]	chu4	livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal	1
舅爷[舅爺]	jiu4 ye2	father's maternal uncle; granduncle	10
荣昌[榮昌]	Rong2 chang1	Rongchang suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan	1
殿[殿]	dian4	palace hall	50
死去活来[死去活來]	si3 qu4 huo2 lai2	to hover between life and death (idiom); to suffer terribly; within an inch of one's life	2
三次[三次]	san1 ci4	third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)	1
说动[說動]	shuo1 dong4	to persuade	1
禁军[禁軍]	jin4 jun1	imperial guard	11
府尹[府尹]	fu3 yin3	magistrate; prefect	6
转悠[轉悠]	zhuan4 you5	to roll; to wander around; to appear repeatedly	2
麻雀[麻雀]	ma2 que4	sparrow; (dialect) mahjong	1
总能[總能]	zong3 neng2	total energy	10
千叮万嘱[千叮萬囑]	qian1 ding1 wan4 zhu3	repeatedly urging; imploring over and over again	1
出难题[出難題]	chu1 nan2 ti2	to raise a tough question	1
梦见[夢見]	meng4 jian4	to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream	5
责备[責備]	ze2 bei4	to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach	5
守信[守信]	shou3 xin4	to keep promises	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep26/175 words - 40 min
诺[諾]	nuo4	to consent; to promise; (literary) yes!	1
准许[准許]	zhun3 xu3	to allow; to grant; to permit	3
请示[請示]	qing3 shi4	to ask for instructions	1
用人[用人]	yong4 ren2	servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff	3
齐全[齊全]	qi2 quan2	complete; comprehensive	3
天亮[天亮]	tian1 liang4	dawn; daybreak	3
日落[日落]	ri4 luo4	sundown; sunset	1
太平盛世[太平盛世]	tai4 ping2 sheng4 shi4	peace and prosperity (idiom)	1
采[採]	cai3	to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather	3
城门[城門]	cheng2 men2	city gate	7
病人[病人]	bing4 ren2	sick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
稍安毋躁[稍安毋躁]	shao1 an1 wu2 zao4	variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]	2
涵[涵]	han2	to contain; to include; culvert	1
回想[回想]	hui2 xiang3	to recall; to recollect; to think back	2
心结[心結]	xin1 jie2	a matter that gnaws at one's mind; preoccupation; sore point; rancor	1
误事[誤事]	wu4 shi4	to hold things up; to make a botch of things	1
硬要[硬要]	ying4 yao4	firmly set on doing sth; to insist on doing; determined in one's course of action	1
不相干[不相干]	bu4 xiang1 gan1	to be irrelevant; to have nothing to do with	7
监视[監視]	jian1 shi4	to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance	1
随口[隨口]	sui2 kou3	(speak) without thinking the matter through	1
堕[墮]	duo4	to fall; to degenerate	1
遍布[遍布]	bian4 bu4	to cover the whole (area); to be found throughout	1
措辞[措辭]	cuo4 ci2	wording; way of expressing something; turn of phrase; diction	2
推脱[推脫]	tui1 tuo1	to evade; to shirk	6
先头[先頭]	xian1 tou2	in advance; ahead; before; previously	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep26/189 words - 42 min
身怀六甲[身懷六甲]	shen1 huai2 liu4 jia3	to be pregnant (idiom)	3
临盆[臨盆]	lin2 pen2	at childbirth; in labor	3
孕妇[孕婦]	yun4 fu4	pregnant woman	4
滋补[滋補]	zi1 bu3	nourishing; nutritious	1
饮食[飲食]	yin3 shi2	food and drink; diet	2
早餐[早餐]	zao3 can1	breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]	1
奢靡[奢靡]	she1 mi2	extravagant	1
褥[褥]	ru4	mattress	1
连带[連帶]	lian2 dai4	to be related; to entail; to involve; joint (liability etc)	4
落地[落地]	luo4 di4	to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land	2
珍馐美味[珍饈美味]	zhen1 xiu1 mei3 wei4	delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat	1
休养[休養]	xiu1 yang3	to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce	7
作法[作法]	zuo4 fa3	course of action; method of doing sth; practice; modus operandi	2
法事[法事]	fa3 shi4	religious ceremony; ritual	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep27/25 words - 6 min
马脚[馬腳]	ma3 jiao3	sth one wishes to conceal; the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")	1
虔[虔]	qian2	to act with reverence; reverent	4
起身[起身]	qi3 shen1	to get up; to leave; to set forth	4
牵扯[牽扯]	qian1 che3	to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated	2
棚[棚]	peng2	shed; canopy; shack	1
答谢[答謝]	da2 xie4	to express one's thanks	2
故旧[故舊]	gu4 jiu4	old friends	1
列[列]	lie4	to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row	12
瞎眼[瞎眼]	xia1 yan3	to be blind	2
沸沸扬扬[沸沸揚揚]	fei4 fei4 yang2 yang2	bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz	9
达官[達官]	da2 guan1	high-ranking official	1
公卿[公卿]	gong1 qing1	high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor	1
展[展]	zhan3	to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition	2
炷[炷]	zhu4	wick of an oil lamp; to burn (incense etc); classifier for lit incense sticks	4
遭遇[遭遇]	zao1 yu4	to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience	3
水底[水底]	shui3 di3	underwater	1
恍惚[恍惚]	huang3 hu1	absent-minded; distracted; dazzled; vaguely; dimly	1
邪魔[邪魔]	xie2 mo2	evil spirit	1
一气[一氣]	yi1 qi4	at one go; at a stretch; for a period of time; forming a gang	4
咽气[嚥氣]	yan4 qi4	to die; to breathe one's last	2
平静[平靜]	ping2 jing4	tranquil; undisturbed; serene	1
极了[極了]	ji2 le5	extremely; exceedingly	4
亡魂[亡魂]	wang2 hun2	soul of the deceased; departed spirit	1
亡者[亡者]	wang2 zhe3	the deceased	1
地府[地府]	di4 fu3	hell; the nether world; Hades	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep27/50 words - 11 min
超度[超度]	chao1 du4	to surpass; to transcend; to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace	2
该当[該當]	gai1 dang1	should; to deserve	3
孤魂[孤魂]	gu1 hun2	lonely soul	1
门生[門生]	men2 sheng1	disciple; student (of a famous master)	3
指尖[指尖]	zhi3 jian1	fingertips	1
朱砂[硃砂]	zhu1 sha1	cinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS	1
牌位[牌位]	pai2 wei4	memorial tablet	13
描写[描寫]	miao2 xie3	to describe; to depict; to portray; description	1
小鬼[小鬼]	xiao3 gui3	little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp	2
敬鬼神而远之[敬鬼神而遠之]	jing4 gui3 shen2 er2 yuan3 zhi1	to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance	1
损毁[損毀]	sun3 hui3	to cause damage to; to ruin; to destroy	1
欠妥[欠妥]	qian4 tuo3	improper; inappropriate; unsatisfactory; inadequate	1
到场[到場]	dao4 chang3	to show up; present (at the scene)	1
点燃[點燃]	dian3 ran2	to ignite; to set on fire; aflame	2
壮[壯]	zhuang4	to strengthen; strong; robust	8
灵魂[靈魂]	ling2 hun2	soul; spirit	1
兵荒马乱[兵荒馬亂]	bing1 huang1 ma3 luan4	soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war	1
八字[八字]	ba1 zi4	the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling	5
描[描]	miao2	to depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy; to touch up	2
轿子[轎子]	jiao4 zi5	sedan chair; palanquin; litter	6
英国[英國]	Ying1 guo2	United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2]; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Ying1 ge2 lan2]	34
聚会[聚會]	ju4 hui4	party; gathering; to meet; to get together	1
大呼小叫[大呼小叫]	da4 hu1 xiao3 jiao4	to shout and quarrel; to make a big fuss	1
大家闺秀[大家閨秀]	da4 jia1 gui1 xiu4	girl from a wealthy family; unmarried daughter of a noble house	3
沿途[沿途]	yan2 tu2	along the sides of the road; by the wayside	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep27/75 words - 17 min
期[期]	qi1	a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]	5
披红[披紅]	pi1 hong2	to drape sb in red silk as a sign of honor	1
曲子[曲子]	qu3 zi5	poem for singing; tune; music; CL:支[zhi1]	2
戏台[戲臺]	xi4 tai2	stage	2
见谅[見諒]	jian4 liang4	please forgive me	4
劳心[勞心]	lao2 xin1	to work with one's brains; to rack one's brains; to worry	1
劳力[勞力]	lao2 li4	labor; able-bodied worker; laborer; work force	1
亲友[親友]	qin1 you3	friends and relatives	1
聚[聚]	ju4	to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize	5
趾[趾]	zhi3	toe	2
昂[昂]	ang2	to lift; to raise; to raise one's head; high; high spirits; soaring; expensive	2
鼻孔[鼻孔]	bi2 kong3	nostril; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
朝天[朝天]	chao2 tian1	to have an audience with the Emperor; to be presented at court; to look skyward; to look up	1
这会儿[這會兒]	zhe4 hui4 r5	(coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5]	9
鼠[鼠]	shu3	rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	3
当儿[當兒]	dang1 r5	the very moment; just then; during (that brief interval)	1
低声[低聲]	di1 sheng1	in a low voice; softly	3
身材[身材]	shen1 cai2	stature; build (height and weight); figure	1
深厚[深厚]	shen1 hou4	deep; profound	4
消受[消受]	xiao1 shou4	to bear; to enjoy (usually in negative combination, meaning unable to enjoy)	2
两面[兩面]	liang3 mian4	both sides	2
坛[壇]	tan2	platform; rostrum; altar	1
小气[小氣]	xiao3 qi4	stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty	3
末席[末席]	mo4 xi2	end seat; place for less senior person	1
家常[家常]	jia1 chang2	the daily life of a family	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep27/100 words - 26 min
趣事[趣事]	qu4 shi4	entertaining anecdote; interesting story or incident	1
哭笑不得[哭笑不得]	ku1 xiao4 bu4 de2	lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears	1
台面[檯面]	tai2 mian4	tabletop; countertop; (fig.) public view; plain sight; (gambling) stake	2
指桑骂槐[指桑罵槐]	zhi3 sang1 ma4 huai2	lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree; fig. to scold sb indirectly; to make oblique accusations (idiom)	3
王府[王府]	wang2 fu3	prince's mansion	22
枝叶[枝葉]	zhi1 ye4	branch and leaf	1
末梢[末梢]	mo4 shao1	tip; end; last few days	1
好笑[好笑]	hao3 xiao4	laughable; funny; ridiculous	8
装腔作势[裝腔作勢]	zhuang1 qiang1 zuo4 shi4	posturing; pretentious; affected	2
抛开[拋開]	pao1 kai1	to throw out; to get rid of	3
矫揉造作[矯揉造作]	jiao3 rou2 zao4 zuo4	pretension; affectation; putting on artificial airs	1
阻[阻]	zu3	to hinder; to block; to obstruct	1
一准[一準]	yi1 zhun3	certainly	1
花粉[花粉]	hua1 fen3	pollen	1
平生[平生]	ping2 sheng1	all one's life	1
憔悴[憔悴]	qiao2 cui4	wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard; (of plants) withered	2
纷纷扬扬[紛紛揚揚]	fen1 fen1 yang2 yang2	fluttering about (of leaves etc)	1
死路[死路]	si3 lu4	dead end; (fig.) the road to disaster	1
宁肯[寧肯]	ning4 ken3	would rather...; it would be better...; would prefer	3
不再[不再]	bu4 zai4	no more; no longer	8
强横[強橫]	qiang2 heng4	surly and unreasoning; bullying; tyrannical	2
违抗[違抗]	wei2 kang4	to disobey	3
圣旨[聖旨]	sheng4 zhi3	imperial edict	11
行得通[行得通]	xing2 de5 tong1	practicable; realizable; will work	5
善良[善良]	shan4 liang2	good and honest; kindhearted	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep27/125 words - 37 min
乐于[樂於]	le4 yu2	willing (to do sth); to take pleasure in	1
向前[向前]	xiang4 qian2	forward; onward	6
长生[長生]	chang2 sheng1	long life	3
杨妃[楊妃]	Yang2 Fei1	see 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]	3
讥讽[譏諷]	ji1 feng3	to satirize; to ridicule; to mock	2
海誓山盟[海誓山盟]	hai3 shi4 shan1 meng2	to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love; to swear by all the Gods	1
恩爱[恩愛]	en1 ai4	loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love	5
到头来[到頭來]	dao4 tou2 lai2	in the end; finally; as a result	5
杨贵妃[楊貴妃]	Yang2 Gui4 fei1	Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2] or Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1], blamed for extravagance and killed as a scapegoat during the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4]	1
友善[友善]	you3 shan4	friendly	1
奈何[奈何]	nai4 he2	to do something to sb; to deal with; to cope; how?; to no avail	5
刺猬[刺蝟]	ci4 wei5	hedgehog	2
休想[休想]	xiu1 xiang3	don't think (that); don't imagine (that)	9
留恋[留戀]	liu2 lian4	reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly	1
弑[弒]	shi4	to murder a superior; to murder one's parent	2
庭院[庭院]	ting2 yuan4	courtyard	2
双手[雙手]	shuang1 shou3	both hands	3
牵线[牽線]	qian1 xian4	to pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate	1
狡辩[狡辯]	jiao3 bian4	to quibble	1
眼皮底下[眼皮底下]	yan3 pi2 di3 xia5	in front of one's eyes	2
变戏法[變戲法]	bian4 xi4 fa3	to perform conjuring tricks; to conjure; to juggle	1
学样[學樣]	xue2 yang4	to follow suit; to imitate sb's example	1
断气[斷氣]	duan4 qi4	to stop breathing; to breathe one's last; to die; to cut the gas supply	5
知心[知心]	zhi1 xin1	caring; intimate	2
杀死[殺死]	sha1 si3	to kill	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep27/150 words - 42 min
坐以待毙[坐以待斃]	zuo4 yi3 dai4 bi4	to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate	3
最先[最先]	zui4 xian1	(the) very first	1
泥瓦匠[泥瓦匠]	ni2 wa3 jiang4	bricklayer; tiler; mason	2
一见倾心[一見傾心]	yi1 jian4 qing1 xin1	love at first sight	1
有求必应[有求必應]	you3 qiu2 bi4 ying4	to grant whatever is asked for; to accede to every plea	1
试探[試探]	shi4 tan4	to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out	3
影子[影子]	ying3 zi5	shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
滴水不漏[滴水不漏]	di1 shui3 bu4 lou4	lit. not one drop of water can leak out; watertight; rigorous (argument)	2
忧郁[憂鬱]	you1 yu4	sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected	1
病倒[病倒]	bing4 dao3	to fall ill; to be stricken with an illness	4
后宫[後宮]	hou4 gong1	harem; chambers of imperial concubines	9
诸子[諸子]	zhu1 zi3	various sages; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others	1
呼声[呼聲]	hu1 sheng1	a shout; fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group	1
最高[最高]	zui4 gao1	tallest; highest; supreme (court etc)	1
册封[冊封]	ce4 feng1	to confer a title upon sb; to dub; to crown; to invest with rank or title	6
权势[權勢]	quan2 shi4	power; influence	10
熏天[熏天]	xun1 tian1	overpowering (of a stench)	2
人丁[人丁]	ren2 ding1	number of people in a family; population; (old) adult males; male servants	4
旺[旺]	wang4	prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring	3
赏识[賞識]	shang3 shi2	to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation	6
青眼[青眼]	qing1 yan3	lit. (to look) with a direct gaze; fig. respect; favor	1
兴旺[興旺]	xing1 wang4	prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish	3
登基[登基]	deng1 ji1	to ascend the throne	11
砧板[砧板]	zhen1 ban3	chopping board or block	1
宰割[宰割]	zai3 ge1	to slaughter; (fig.) to ride roughshod over; to take advantage of (others)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep27/156 words - 43 min
褒姒[褒姒]	Bao1 si4	Baosi, concubine of King You of Zhou 周幽王[Zhou1 You1 wang2] and one of the famous Chinese beauties	1
妲己[妲己]	Da2 ji3	Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛[Zhou4 Xin1]	1
傻话[傻話]	sha3 hua4	foolish talk; nonsense	1
回复[回復]	hui2 fu4	to reply; to recover; to return (to a previous condition); Re: in reply to (email)	2
具[具]	ju4	tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies	4
尸首[屍首]	shi1 shou5	corpse; carcass; dead body	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep28/25 words - 5 min
叙旧[敘舊]	xu4 jiu4	to reminisce; to talk about former times	2
硬着头皮[硬著頭皮]	ying4 zhe5 tou2 pi2	to brace oneself to do sth; to put a bold face on it; to summon up courage; to force oneself to	1
报信[報信]	bao4 xin4	to notify; to inform	8
宴饮[宴飲]	yan4 yin3	to wine and dine; to feast; banquet	2
行动不便[行動不便]	xing2 dong4 bu4 bian4	unable to move freely; difficult to get about	1
好自为之[好自為之]	hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1	to do one's best; to shape up; to behave; to fend for oneself; you're on your own	3
亲王[親王]	qin1 wang2	prince	1
绑匪[綁匪]	bang3 fei3	kidnapper	1
朝臣[朝臣]	chao2 chen2	court councilor	3
病重[病重]	bing4 zhong4	seriously ill	4
问话[問話]	wen4 hua4	questioning (a suspect); interrogation	9
绑架[綁架]	bang3 jia4	to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking	1
养子[養子]	yang3 zi3	adopted son; foster son	1
心腹[心腹]	xin1 fu4	trusted aide; confidant; reliable agent; to confide	20
的确[的確]	di2 que4	really; indeed	9
地窖[地窖]	di4 jiao4	cellar; basement	3
扣押[扣押]	kou4 ya1	to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property	1
假话[假話]	jia3 hua4	a lie; untrue statement; misstatement	2
咒[咒]	zhou4	incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction; to revile; to put a curse on sb	5
看不见[看不見]	kan4 bu5 jian4	unseen; to be invisible	2
设计[設計]	she4 ji4	plan; design; to design; to plan; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
监[監]	jian1	to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison	8
懿旨[懿旨]	yi4 zhi3	an imperial decree	8
暖房[暖房]	nuan3 fang2	heating; central heating; greenhouse; hothouse; to pay a house-warming visit	1
危在旦夕[危在旦夕]	wei1 zai4 dan4 xi1	in imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep28/50 words - 14 min
死活[死活]	si3 huo2	life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me	7
顾不上[顧不上]	gu4 bu5 shang4	cannot attend to or manage	3
计算[計算]	ji4 suan4	to count; to calculate; to compute; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
加害[加害]	jia1 hai4	to injure	1
养精蓄锐[養精蓄銳]	yang3 jing1 xu4 rui4	to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push	1
安歇[安歇]	an1 xie1	to go to bed; to retire for the night	3
眷顾[眷顧]	juan4 gu4	to care for; to show concern for; to think longingly (of one's country)	3
欢乐[歡樂]	huan1 le4	gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay	1
来朝[來朝]	lai2 zhao1	(literary) tomorrow (morning)	1
凡尘[凡塵]	fan2 chen2	mundane world (in religious context); this mortal coil	1
洛河[洛河]	Luo4 he2	name of several rivers; North Luo river, tributary of Wei river 渭河|渭河[Wei4 He2] in Shaanxi	1
数百[數百]	shu4 bai3	several hundred	1
王爷[王爺]	wang2 ye5	prince; marquis; nobleman	13
和县[和縣]	He2 xian4	He county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui	1
温文[溫文]	wen1 wen2	genteel	1
摆弄[擺弄]	bai3 nong4	to move back and forth; to fiddle with	1
弄错[弄錯]	nong4 cuo4	to err; to get sth wrong; to miscalculate; to misunderstand	2
骨子[骨子]	gu3 zi5	ribs; frame	3
傲气[傲氣]	ao4 qi4	air of arrogance; haughtiness	1
单薄[單薄]	dan1 bo2	weak; frail; thin; flimsy	2
盛况[盛況]	sheng4 kuang4	grand occasion	1
束手[束手]	shu4 shou3	to have one's hands tied; helpless; unable to do anything about it	1
戮[戮]	lu4	to kill	1
利弊[利弊]	li4 bi4	pros and cons; merits and drawbacks; advantages and disadvantages	1
讲明[講明]	jiang3 ming2	to explain	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep28/75 words - 26 min
抬头[抬頭]	tai2 tou2	to raise one's head; to gain ground; account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc	1
挟持[挾持]	xie2 chi2	to seize	4
得当[得當]	de2 dang4	appropriate; suitable	1
有效[有效]	you3 xiao4	effective; in effect; valid	1
未定[未定]	wei4 ding4	undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt	3
举家[舉家]	ju3 jia1	the whole family	2
灰飞烟灭[灰飛煙滅]	hui1 fei1 yan1 mie4	lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom); fig. to be annihilated; to vanish in a puff of smoke	1
囊[囊]	nang2	sack; purse; pocket (for money)	3
里弄[里弄]	li3 long4	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	1
残害[殘害]	can2 hai4	to injure; to devastate; to slaughter	1
纸婚[紙婚]	zhi3 hun1	paper wedding (first year wedding anniversary)	1
无路可走[無路可走]	wu2 lu4 ke3 zou3	nowhere to go; at the end of one's tether	2
春风满面[春風滿面]	chun1 feng1 man3 mian4	pleasantly smiling; radiant with happiness	1
千挑万选[千挑萬選]	qian1 tiao1 wan4 xuan3	to select very carefully	1
欢庆[歡慶]	huan1 qing4	to celebrate	2
朋[朋]	peng2	friend	1
旧友[舊友]	jiu4 you3	old friend	1
熟识[熟識]	shu2 shi5	to be well acquainted with; to know well	1
取笑[取笑]	qu3 xiao4	to tease; to make fun of	3
笑面虎[笑面虎]	xiao4 mian4 hu3	man with a big smile and evil intentions	2
滞[滯]	zhi4	sluggish	1
平地[平地]	ping2 di4	to level the land; level ground; plain	3
摔跤[摔跤]	shuai1 jiao1	to trip and fall; to wrestle; wrestling (sports)	1
钻牛角尖[鑽牛角尖]	zuan1 niu2 jiao3 jian1	lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs	1
身不由己[身不由己]	shen1 bu4 you2 ji3	without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep28/100 words - 30 min
遗憾[遺憾]	yi2 han4	regret; to regret; to be sorry that	1
闭门思过[閉門思過]	bi4 men2 si1 guo4	shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes	3
乃是[乃是]	nai3 shi4	equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]	9
百年[百年]	bai3 nian2	hundred years; century; lifetime	6
将才[將才]	jiang4 cai2	talented field commander (military)	1
战无不胜[戰無不勝]	zhan4 wu2 bu4 sheng4	to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible; to succeed in every undertaking	1
送死[送死]	song4 si3	to throw away one's life	1
合着[合著]	he2 zhe5	(dialect) (implying sudden realization) so; after all	3
垫脚石[墊腳石]	dian4 jiao3 shi2	stepping stone; fig. person used to advance one's career	2
谋略[謀略]	mou2 lu:e4	stratagem; strategy; resourcefulness	3
抗[抗]	kang4	to resist; to fight; to defy; anti-	6
头破血流[頭破血流]	tou2 po4 xue4 liu2	lit. head broken and blood flowing; fig. badly bruised	2
战事[戰事]	zhan4 shi4	war; hostilities; fighting	4
吃紧[吃緊]	chi1 jin3	in short supply; dire; tense; critical; hard-pressed; important	2
集市[集市]	ji2 shi4	market; bazaar; fair	1
顾虑[顧慮]	gu4 lu:4	misgivings; apprehensions	4
至交[至交]	zhi4 jiao1	best friend	2
合意[合意]	he2 yi4	to suit one's taste; suitable; congenial; by mutual agreement	1
遭殃[遭殃]	zao1 yang1	to suffer a calamity	3
就学[就學]	jiu4 xue2	to attend school	1
纵横[縱橫]	zong4 heng2	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)	2
伤人[傷人]	shang1 ren2	to injure sb	1
搞不好[搞不好]	gao3 bu5 hao3	(coll.) maybe; perhaps	2
灭族[滅族]	mie4 zu2	extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment)	3
置之死地而后生[置之死地而後生]	zhi4 zhi1 si3 di4 er2 hou4 sheng1	place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger; fig. to find a way out of an impasse	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep28/125 words - 39 min
随心[隨心]	sui2 xin1	to fulfill one's desire; to find sth satisfactory	1
敢于[敢於]	gan3 yu2	to have the courage to do sth; to dare to; bold in	1
从来不[從來不]	cong2 lai2 bu4	never	4
表明[表明]	biao3 ming2	to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known	1
阻挠[阻撓]	zu3 nao2	to thwart; to obstruct (sth)	1
最佳[最佳]	zui4 jia1	optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc)	1
时机[時機]	shi2 ji1	fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity	3
转送[轉送]	zhuan3 song4	to pass (sth) on (to sb else); to transfer sb (to another hospital etc)	1
慢说[慢說]	man4 shuo1	not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)	1
人尽皆知[人盡皆知]	ren2 jin4 jie1 zhi1	see 盡人皆知|尽人皆知[jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1]	1
看得起[看得起]	kan4 de5 qi3	to show respect for; to think highly of	2
孑然一身[孑然一身]	jie2 ran2 yi1 shen1	to be all alone in the world	1
陷于[陷於]	xian4 yu2	caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc)	1
多事之秋[多事之秋]	duo1 shi4 zhi1 qiu1	troubled times; eventful period	4
天意[天意]	tian1 yi4	providence; the Will of Heaven	4
走漏[走漏]	zou3 lou4	to leak (of information, liquid etc); to divulge	3
堪[堪]	kan1	to endure; may; can	4
舆[輿]	yu2	carriage; sedan chair; world	1
略[略]	lu:e4	plan; strategy; outline; summary; slightly; rather; to rob; to plunder; to summarize; to omit	4
辽东[遼東]	Liao2 dong1	Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea; east and south of Liaoning province; east of Liao river 遼河|辽河	5
书法[書法]	shu1 fa3	calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship	2
边陲[邊陲]	bian1 chui2	border area; frontier	3
颜[顏]	yan2	color; face; countenance	6
言而无信[言而無信]	yan2 er2 wu2 xin4	to go back on one's word; to break one's promise; to be unfaithful; to be untrustworthy	1
背信弃义[背信棄義]	bei4 xin4 qi4 yi4	breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray; treachery; perfidy	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep28/135 words - 42 min
苦衷[苦衷]	ku3 zhong1	secret trouble; sorrow; difficulties	2
比作[比作]	bi3 zuo4	to liken to; to compare to	1
听不进去[聽不進去]	ting1 bu4 jin4 qu5	not to listen; to be deaf to	3
阴差阳错[陰差陽錯]	yin1 cha1 yang2 cuo4	an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors	2
纷乱[紛亂]	fen1 luan4	numerous and disorderly	4
风雨如晦[風雨如晦]	feng1 yu3 ru2 hui4	lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom); fig. the situation looks grim	1
过多[過多]	guo4 duo1	too many; excessive	1
要员[要員]	yao4 yuan2	key participant; VIP	1
深受[深受]	shen1 shou4	to receive in no small measure	3
朝前[朝前]	chao2 qian2	facing forwards	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep29/25 words - 8 min
脑[腦]	nao3	brain; mind; head; essence	5
滑头[滑頭]	hua2 tou2	crafty; slippery; slyboots	5
光景[光景]	guang1 jing3	circumstances; scene; about; probably	2
阳江[陽江]	Yang2 jiang1	Yangjiang prefecture level city in Guangdong	3
钓[釣]	diao4	to fish with a hook and bait	9
大水[大水]	da4 shui3	flood	1
加点[加點]	jia1 dian3	to work extra hours; to do overtime	2
清水[清水]	qing1 shui3	fresh water; drinking water; clear water	2
暖暖[暖暖]	Nuan3 nuan3	Nuannuan district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan	2
胃[胃]	wei4	stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
五谷[五穀]	wu3 gu3	five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants; all crops; all grains; oats, peas, beans and barley	3
杂粮[雜糧]	za2 liang2	grain crops other than rice and wheat	2
忧思[憂思]	you1 si1	to be anxious and worried; agitated; pensive	3
过度[過度]	guo4 du4	excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue	2
心神[心神]	xin1 shen2	mind; state of mind; attention; (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution	1
踏青[踏青]	ta4 qing1	lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green); spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April	2
心旷神怡[心曠神怡]	xin1 kuang4 shen2 yi2	lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom); carefree and relaxed	1
江边[江邊]	jiang1 bian1	river bank	2
喝光[喝光]	he1 guang1	to drink up; to finish (a drink)	1
从江[從江]	Cong2 jiang1	Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou	2
渔民[漁民]	yu2 min2	fisherman; fisher folk	1
排毒[排毒]	pai2 du2	to expel poison (from the system); to detox	1
完毕[完畢]	wan2 bi4	to finish; to end; to complete	1
步行[步行]	bu4 xing2	to go on foot; to walk	1
车把式[車把式]	che1 ba3 shi5	expert cart-driver; charioteer	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep29/50 words - 14 min
山门[山門]	shan1 men2	monastery main gate (Buddhism); monastery	2
路程[路程]	lu4 cheng2	route; path traveled; distance traveled; course (of development)	2
有缘[有緣]	you3 yuan2	related; brought together by fate	2
好球[好球]	hao3 qiu2	(ball sports) good shot!; nice hit!; well played!	1
助阵[助陣]	zhu4 zhen4	to cheer; to root for	1
战绩[戰績]	zhan4 ji4	military successes; (fig.) success; accomplishment	1
冒头[冒頭]	mao4 tou2	to emerge; to crop up; a little more than	4
兴致[興致]	xing4 zhi4	mood; spirits; interest	2
寥寥[寥寥]	liao2 liao2	very few	1
不好受[不好受]	bu4 hao3 shou4	unpleasant; hard to take	1
郑重[鄭重]	zheng4 zhong4	serious; solemn	1
频频[頻頻]	pin2 pin2	repeatedly; again and again; continuously; constantly	1
勤快[勤快]	qin2 kuai4	diligent; hardworking	2
过得去[過得去]	guo4 de2 qu4	lit. can pass through (an opening); fig. can get by (in life); tolerably well; not too bad; How are you getting by?; How's life?	2
好比[好比]	hao3 bi3	to be just like; can be compared to	2
猫儿[貓兒]	mao1 er2	kitten	5
飞扬[飛揚]	fei1 yang2	to rise; to fly upward	1
呛[嗆]	qiang4	to irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent; (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb; to scold; to speak out against sb	2
天赐[天賜]	tian1 ci4	bestowed by heaven	1
家当[家當]	jia1 dang4	familial property; belongings	3
高处[高處]	gao1 chu4	high place; elevation	2
开窍[開竅]	kai1 qiao4	to get it straight; to start to understand things properly; enlightenment dawns	2
跤[跤]	jiao1	a tumble; a fall	4
适宜[適宜]	shi4 yi2	suitable; appropriate	1
蹄[蹄]	ti2	hoof; pig's trotters	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep29/75 words - 19 min
灰心[灰心]	hui1 xin1	to lose heart; to be discouraged	1
岭南[嶺南]	Ling3 nan2	south of the five ranges; old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi	3
水果[水果]	shui3 guo3	fruit; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
黏[黏]	nian2	sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue	1
占便宜[佔便宜]	zhan4 pian2 yi5	advantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage	1
眼光[眼光]	yan3 guang1	gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things	7
俊杰[俊傑]	jun4 jie2	elite; outstanding talent; genius	1
勃发[勃發]	bo2 fa1	to sprout up; to flourish; (of war etc) to break out; rapid growth	1
小心翼翼[小心翼翼]	xiao3 xin1 yi4 yi4	cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously	3
骨骼[骨骼]	gu3 ge2	bones; skeleton	1
阵风[陣風]	zhen4 feng1	gust	1
鼻青脸肿[鼻青臉腫]	bi2 qing1 lian3 zhong3	a bloody nose and a swollen face; badly battered	1
笨拙[笨拙]	ben4 zhuo1	clumsy; awkward; stupid	1
一无是处[一無是處]	yi1 wu2 shi4 chu4	not one good point; everything about it is wrong	1
吃奶[吃奶]	chi1 nai3	to suck the breast (for milk)	3
劝学[勸學]	quan4 xue2	On learning, classic book by Confucian philosopher Xun Zi 荀子 (c. 310-237 BC)	1
黄金屋[黃金屋]	huang2 jin1 wu1	lit. house made of gold; fig. luxurious residence	1
帐篷[帳篷]	zhang4 peng5	tent; CL:頂|顶[ding3],座[zuo4]	2
悬崖[懸崖]	xuan2 ya2	precipice; overhanging cliff	1
止步[止步]	zhi3 bu4	to halt; to stop; to go no farther	1
挤对[擠對]	ji3 dui4	(coll.) to mock; to bully; to force (a concession out of sb)	2
泥巴[泥巴]	ni2 ba1	mud	5
裙子[裙子]	qun2 zi5	skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2]	3
帐子[帳子]	zhang4 zi5	mosquito net; CL:頂|顶[ding3]	1
分说[分說]	fen1 shuo1	to explain (the difference)	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep29/100 words - 25 min
桃花[桃花]	tao2 hua1	peach blossom; (fig.) love affair	3
裙[裙]	qun2	skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
钻进[鑽進]	zuan1 jin4	to get into; to dig into (studies, job etc); to squeeze into	1
珂[珂]	ke1	jade-like stone	7
卿卿我我[卿卿我我]	qing1 qing1 wo3 wo3	to bill and coo (idiom); to whisper sweet nothings to one another; to be very much in love	1
花会[花會]	hua1 hui4	flower fair or festival	1
挂怀[掛懷]	gua4 huai2	concerned; troubled; having sth on one's mind	2
长兄[長兄]	zhang3 xiong1	eldest brother	1
心肝[心肝]	xin1 gan1	darling; (in negative sentences) heart; humanity	8
眷恋[眷戀]	juan4 lian4	to miss; to long for; to remember with longing; yearning	1
捕风捉影[捕風捉影]	bu3 feng1 zhuo1 ying3	lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations; to act on hearsay evidence	1
笑掉大牙[笑掉大牙]	xiao4 diao4 da4 ya2	to laugh one's head off; ridiculous; jaw-dropping	2
起子[起子]	qi3 zi5	baking soda (used to leaven bread); screwdriver; bottle opener	1
好听[好聽]	hao3 ting1	pleasant to hear	9
轻浮[輕浮]	qing1 fu2	frivolous; careless; giddy	1
应承[應承]	ying4 cheng2	to agree (to do sth); to promise	1
眉来眼去[眉來眼去]	mei2 lai2 yan3 qu4	lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom); to make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with sb	1
唯独[唯獨]	wei2 du2	only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique	5
蝉翼[蟬翼]	chan2 yi4	cicada's wing; fig. diaphanous; delicate texture	1
纱[紗]	sha1	cotton yarn; muslin	2
上身[上身]	shang4 shen1	upper part of the body	1
俗气[俗氣]	su2 qi4	tacky; inelegant; in poor taste; vulgar; banal	1
时兴[時興]	shi2 xing1	fashionable; popular	2
不拘[不拘]	bu4 ju1	not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever	1
价格[價格]	jia4 ge2	price; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep29/125 words - 34 min
弄脏[弄髒]	nong4 zang1	to make dirty; to defile; to smear	3
保管[保管]	bao3 guan3	to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator	1
提防[提防]	di1 fang2	to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); also pr. [ti2 fang2]	3
墙根[牆根]	qiang2 gen1	foot of a wall	3
露怯[露怯]	lou4 qie4	to display one's ignorance; to make a fool of oneself by an ignorant blunder	1
凭什么[憑什麼]	ping2 shen2 me5	(spoken) why?; for which reason?	3
算盘[算盤]	suan4 pan2	abacus; CL:把[ba3]; plan; scheme	2
缺陷[缺陷]	que1 xian4	defect; flaw; physical defect	1
万贯家财[萬貫家財]	wan4 guan4 jia1 cai2	vast wealth	2
悠[悠]	you1	long or drawn out; remote in time or space; leisurely; to swing; pensive; worried	2
安生[安生]	an1 sheng1	peaceful; restful; quiet; still	3
盘根错节[盤根錯節]	pan2 gen1 cuo4 jie2	twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky; knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties	3
污糟[污糟]	wu1 zao1	filthy; unhygienic; squalid; gross	1
转机[轉機]	zhuan3 ji1	(to take) a turn for the better; to change planes	1
眉目传情[眉目傳情]	mei2 mu4 chuan2 qing2	to make sheep eyes at; to cast amorous glances at	1
和谈[和談]	he2 tan2	peace talks	1
两回事[兩回事]	liang3 hui2 shi4	two quite different things; two unrelated matters	1
嘴硬[嘴硬]	zui3 ying4	reluctant to admit a mistake	4
衣食[衣食]	yi1 shi2	clothes and food	1
丰足[豐足]	feng1 zu2	abundant; plenty	1
不败之地[不敗之地]	bu4 bai4 zhi1 di4	invincible position	1
起初[起初]	qi3 chu1	originally; at first; at the outset	1
施展[施展]	shi1 zhan3	to use fully; to put to use	3
染[染]	ran3	to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting	2
运气[運氣]	yun4 qi5	luck (good or bad)	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep29/150 words - 40 min
两面三刀[兩面三刀]	liang3 mian4 san1 dao1	two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross; double dealing and back stabbing	1
花枝招展[花枝招展]	hua1 zhi1 zhao1 zhan3	lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom); fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)	2
一星半点[一星半點]	yi1 xing1 ban4 dian3	just the tiniest bit; a hint of	1
瞪眼[瞪眼]	deng4 yan3	to open one's eyes wide; to stare; to glare (at sb); to scowl	2
骂人[罵人]	ma4 ren2	to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone	1
大树[大樹]	Da4 shu4	Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan	2
事在人为[事在人為]	shi4 zai4 ren2 wei2	the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything.	1
大大方方[大大方方]	da4 da4 fang1 fang1	confident; calm; natural; poised	1
装作[裝作]	zhuang1 zuo4	to pretend; to feign; to act a part	6
发狂[發狂]	fa1 kuang2	crazy; mad; madly	2
发怒[發怒]	fa1 nu4	to get angry	1
面皮[麵皮]	mian4 pi2	dumpling skin; piecrust	1
越国[越國]	Yue4 guo2	Yue state; generic term for states in south China or southeast Asia at different historical periods	2
过年[過年]	guo4 nian2	to celebrate the Chinese New Year	2
婶[嬸]	shen3	wife of father's younger brother	4
脂[脂]	zhi1	fat; rouge (cosmetics); resin	1
成色[成色]	cheng2 se4	relative purity of silver or gold; purity in carat weight; quality; fineness	1
生日[生日]	sheng1 ri4	birthday; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
承受[承受]	cheng2 shou4	to bear; to support; to inherit	1
分担[分擔]	fen1 dan1	to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)	1
钗[釵]	chai1	hairpin	9
镮[鐶]	huan2	(ancient weight); metal ring	7
世子[世子]	shi4 zi3	crown prince; heir of a noble house	1
灵光[靈光]	ling2 guang1	divine light (around the Buddha); a halo; a miraculous column of light; (slang) jolly good!	1
一塌糊涂[一塌糊塗]	yi1 ta1 hu2 tu5	muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep29/158 words - 42 min
本意[本意]	ben3 yi4	original idea; real intention; etymon	2
理会[理會]	li3 hui4	to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of	1
端坐[端坐]	duan1 zuo4	to sit upright	2
井[井]	jing3	a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly	7
绳[繩]	sheng2	rope; CL:根[gen1]	3
药膳[藥膳]	yao4 shan4	medicinal cuisine	1
有益[有益]	you3 yi4	useful; beneficial; profitable	2
想通[想通]	xiang3 tong1	to figure out; to realize; to become convinced; to come round (to an idea); to get over it	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep30/25 words - 5 min
碟[碟]	die2	dish; plate	2
器[器]	qi4	device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2]	3
桂花[桂花]	gui4 hua1	osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans	3
喜鹊[喜鵲]	xi3 que4	(bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)	8
看戏[看戲]	kan4 xi4	to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)	3
皮货[皮貨]	pi2 huo4	furs	2
乞丐[乞丐]	qi3 gai4	beggar	1
施舍[施捨]	shi1 she3	to give in charity; to give alms (to the poor)	4
冬天[冬天]	dong1 tian1	winter; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
墙角[牆角]	qiang2 jiao3	corner (junction of two walls)	1
鞋子[鞋子]	xie2 zi5	shoe	3
痒痒[癢癢]	yang3 yang5	to itch; to tickle	1
子房[子房]	zi3 fang2	ovary (botany)	2
价值连城[價值連城]	jia4 zhi2 lian2 cheng2	invaluable; priceless	1
车子[車子]	che1 zi5	car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)	4
点子[點子]	dian3 zi5	spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer	2
低眉顺眼[低眉順眼]	di1 mei2 shun4 yan3	docile; submissive	1
笑脸[笑臉]	xiao4 lian3	smiling face; smiley :) ☺; CL:副[fu4]	4
款儿[款兒]	kuan3 r5	haughty manner; proud bearing	1
拍马[拍馬]	pai1 ma3	to urge on a horse by patting its bottom; fig. to encourage; same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady	2
打破[打破]	da3 po4	to break; to smash	1
恶言[惡言]	e4 yan2	evil tongue; malicious talk	1
要饭[要飯]	yao4 fan4	to beg (for food or money)	1
不识好歹[不識好歹]	bu4 shi2 hao3 dai3	unable to tell good from bad (idiom); undiscriminating	1
胚[胚]	pei1	embryo	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep30/50 words - 16 min
巴掌[巴掌]	ba1 zhang3	palm of the hand; classifier: slap	6
错怪[錯怪]	cuo4 guai4	to blame sb wrongly	1
灾殃[災殃]	zai1 yang1	disaster	1
划花[劃花]	hua4 hua1	engraving (on porcelain etc)	2
拌[拌]	ban4	to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)	1
叫嚣[叫囂]	jiao4 xiao1	to hoot	1
不公[不公]	bu4 gong1	unjust; unfair	3
吃力[吃力]	chi1 li4	to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain	1
发晕[發暈]	fa1 yun1	to feel dizzy	1
且慢[且慢]	qie3 man4	to wait a moment; do not go too soon	4
直肠子[直腸子]	zhi2 chang2 zi5	(coll.) forthright person	5
破相[破相]	po4 xiang4	(of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc; to disfigure; to make a fool of oneself	1
一时间[一時間]	yi1 shi2 jian1	for a moment; momentarily	1
恼火[惱火]	nao3 huo3	to get angry; irritated; to annoy; to aggravate; annoying	3
扭打[扭打]	niu3 da3	to wrestle; to grapple; to scuffle	1
吵嘴[吵嘴]	chao3 zui3	to quarrel	2
亲口[親口]	qin1 kou3	one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally	1
以上[以上]	yi3 shang4	that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.	2
疤[疤]	ba1	scar; scab	5
疮[瘡]	chuang1	sore; skin ulcer	1
流脓[流膿]	liu2 nong2	to discharge pus; to suppurate	1
麻子[麻子]	ma2 zi5	pockmark	1
怀恨在心[懷恨在心]	huai2 hen4 zai4 xin1	to harbor hard feelings	4
宾[賓]	bin1	visitor; guest; object (in grammar)	3
瓷[瓷]	ci2	chinaware; porcelain; china	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep30/75 words - 23 min
铁证如山[鐵證如山]	tie3 zheng4 ru2 shan1	irrefutable evidence	1
偏私[偏私]	pian1 si1	to practice favoritism	1
失礼[失禮]	shi1 li3	lacking in manners	1
容貌[容貌]	rong2 mao4	one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features	4
凶悍[兇悍]	xiong1 han4	violent; fierce and tough; shrewish (woman)	1
罚跪[罰跪]	fa2 gui4	to punish by protracted kneeling	8
思过[思過]	si1 guo4	to reflect on one's past errors	2
憨[憨]	han1	silly; simple-minded; foolish; naive; sturdy; tough; heavy (of rope)	1
茬[茬]	cha2	stubble land after crop has been taken; a second crop obtained by rotation of land; an opportunity	2
兜兜[兜兜]	dou1 dou5	an undergarment covering chest and abdomen	1
娄子[婁子]	lou2 zi5	trouble; blunder	1
上床[上床]	shang4 chuang2	to go to bed; (coll.) to have sex	1
抢先[搶先]	qiang3 xian1	to rush (to do sth urgent); to try to be the first; to forestall	1
仕[仕]	shi4	to serve as an official; an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiang4]	1
扬言[揚言]	yang2 yan2	to put about (a story, plan, threat etc); to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story); to threaten	1
烂摊子[爛攤子]	lan4 tan1 zi5	terrible mess; shambles	7
厮打[廝打]	si1 da3	to fight together; to come to blows	1
无意[無意]	wu2 yi4	inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth)	1
虚名[虛名]	xu1 ming2	false reputation	2
熬出头[熬出頭]	ao2 chu1 tou2	to break clear of all the troubles and hardships; to achieve success; to make it	3
节外生枝[節外生枝]	jie2 wai4 sheng1 zhi1	a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising	1
疤痕[疤痕]	ba1 hen2	scar	3
搽[搽]	cha2	to apply (ointment, powder); to smear; to paint on	1
针锋相对[針鋒相對]	zhen1 feng1 xiang1 dui4	to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure	1
气不过[氣不過]	qi4 bu5 guo4	so angry it's unbearable; bitter about unbearable grievances	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep30/100 words - 34 min
后怕[後怕]	hou4 pa4	lingering fear; fear after the event; post-traumatic stress	1
归宿[歸宿]	gui1 su4	place to return to; home; final destination; ending	1
康复[康復]	kang1 fu4	to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce	2
研制[研製]	yan2 zhi4	to manufacture; to develop	2
灵药[靈藥]	ling2 yao4	legendary magic potion of immortals; panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem	1
青鱼[青魚]	qing1 yu2	black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus); herring; mackerel	3
炖[燉]	dun4	to stew	3
果[果]	guo3	fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really	4
炊[炊]	chui1	to cook food	2
推说[推說]	tui1 shuo1	to plead; to claim as an excuse	1
繁忙[繁忙]	fan2 mang2	busy; bustling	4
无力[無力]	wu2 li4	powerless; lacking strength	1
恼[惱]	nao3	to get angry	1
禁不住[禁不住]	jin1 bu5 zhu4	can't help it; can't bear it	2
重罚[重罰]	zhong4 fa2	to punish severely	3
打骂[打罵]	da3 ma4	to beat and scold	5
苛责[苛責]	ke1 ze2	to criticize harshly; to excoriate	3
说得过去[說得過去]	shuo1 de5 guo4 qu4	acceptable; passable; justifiable; (of a course of action) to make sense	2
天高气爽[天高氣爽]	tian1 gao1 qi4 shuang3	see 秋高氣爽|秋高气爽[qiu1 gao1 qi4 shuang3]	1
为止[為止]	wei2 zhi3	until; (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)	1
肃静[肅靜]	su4 jing4	silence; solemnly silent; peaceful; to pacify	1
书斋[書齋]	shu1 zhai1	study (room)	2
待考[待考]	dai4 kao3	under investigation; currently unknown	1
书生[書生]	shu1 sheng1	scholar; intellectual; egghead	3
炎[炎]	yan2	flame; inflammation; -itis	8
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep30/125 words - 40 min
可堪[可堪]	ke3 kan1	how can one endure?; to be able to endure	2
人为[人為]	ren2 wei2	artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort	2
务农[務農]	wu4 nong2	farming; to work the land	4
祖辈[祖輩]	zu3 bei4	ancestors; forefathers; ancestry	2
房产[房產]	fang2 chan3	real estate; the property market (e.g. houses)	3
商铺[商舖]	shang1 pu4	shop; store	1
薄田[薄田]	bo2 tian2	barren field; poor land	1
短处[短處]	duan3 chu4	shortcoming; defect; fault; one's weak points	2
贫寒[貧寒]	pin2 han2	poor; poverty-stricken; impoverished	6
撇清[撇清]	pie3 qing1	to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear	2
寻摸[尋摸]	xun2 mo5	to look for; to explore; to probe	2
才干[才幹]	cai2 gan4	ability; competence	1
心甘[心甘]	xin1 gan1	to be willing; to be satisfied	1
正道[正道]	zheng4 dao4	the correct path; the right way (Buddhism)	2
迟早[遲早]	chi2 zao3	sooner or later	2
担忧[擔憂]	dan1 you1	to worry; to be concerned	5
没辙[沒轍]	mei2 zhe2	at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out	2
风波[風波]	feng1 bo1	disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness; CL:場|场[chang2]	3
维持[維持]	wei2 chi2	to keep; to maintain; to preserve	3
套话[套話]	tao4 hua4	polite phrase; conventional greetings; cliché; to try to worm facts out of sb	2
肚[肚]	du4	belly	3
鲜亮[鮮亮]	xian1 liang5	bright (color); vivid	1
撑场面[撐場面]	cheng1 chang3 mian4	to keep up appearances; to put up a front	1
打搅[打攪]	da3 jiao3	to disturb; to trouble	2
划破[劃破]	hua2 po4	to cut open; to rip; to streak across (lightning, meteor etc); to pierce (scream, searchlight etc)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep30/127 words - 41 min
拗不过[拗不過]	niu4 bu5 guo4	can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)	3
对策[對策]	dui4 ce4	countermeasure for dealing with a situation	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep31/25 words - 9 min
放不下[放不下]	fang4 bu5 xia4	not to have room to put sth; to be unable to let go	2
投缘[投緣]	tou2 yuan2	to be kindred spirits; to hit it off	2
利害关系[利害關係]	li4 hai4 guan1 xi5	stake; vital interest; concern	1
清点[清點]	qing1 dian3	to check; to make inventory	2
有限[有限]	you3 xian4	limited; finite	1
吃穿[吃穿]	chi1 chuan1	food and clothing	1
七窍生烟[七竅生煙]	qi1 qiao4 sheng1 yan1	lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom); fig. to seethe with anger	1
竖起[豎起]	shu4 qi3	to erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears); to raise (one's eyebrows); to stick up (one's thumb); to turn up (one's collar); (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)	1
光顾[光顧]	guang1 gu4	to visit (as a customer)	1
陆[陸]	lu4	shore; land; continent	2
陆续[陸續]	lu4 xu4	in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit	1
头顶[頭頂]	tou2 ding3	top of the head	2
花生[花生]	hua1 sheng1	peanut; groundnut; CL:粒[li4]	1
摘[摘]	zhai1	to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc)	6
手绢[手絹]	shou3 juan4	handkerchief; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]	1
作数[作數]	zuo4 shu4	valid; counting (as valid)	1
查看[查看]	cha2 kan4	to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out	3
门道[門道]	men2 dao4	doorway; gateway	2
夫婿[夫婿]	fu1 xu4	(literary) husband	3
穿衣[穿衣]	chuan1 yi1	to wear clothes; clothing	1
家境[家境]	jia1 jing4	family financial situation; family circumstances	2
家底[家底]	jia1 di3	family property; patrimony	1
圈子[圈子]	quan1 zi5	circle; ring; (social) circle	4
直截了当[直截了當]	zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4	direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward	1
花销[花銷]	hua1 xiao1	to spend (money); expenses	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep31/50 words - 14 min
本月[本月]	ben3 yue4	this month; the current month	1
十五[十五]	shi2 wu3	fifteen; 15	4
大道[大道]	da4 dao4	main street; avenue	1
打扫[打掃]	da3 sao3	to clean; to sweep	4
蚯蚓[蚯蚓]	qiu1 yin3	earthworm	1
初一[初一]	chu1 yi1	first day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school	2
许愿[許願]	xu3 yuan4	to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward	2
灵验[靈驗]	ling2 yan4	efficacious; effective; (of a prediction) accurate; correct	2
求子[求子]	qiu2 zi3	(of a childless couple) to pray for a son; to try to have a child	1
道场[道場]	dao4 chang3	Taoist or Buddhist rite; abbr. for 菩提道場|菩提道场[Pu2 ti2 dao4 chang3]	1
别致[別緻]	bie2 zhi4	unusual; unique	1
花香[花香]	hua1 xiang1	fragrance of flowers	1
怡人[怡人]	yi2 ren2	delightful	1
国泰民安[國泰民安]	guo2 tai4 min2 an1	the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity	1
山河[山河]	shan1 he2	mountains and rivers; the whole country	1
安宁[安寧]	an1 ning2	peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry	2
祈求[祈求]	qi2 qiu2	to pray for; to appeal	1
强求[強求]	qiang3 qiu2	to insist on; to demand; to impose	1
祖师[祖師]	zu3 shi1	founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)	2
赐[賜]	ci4	to confer; to bestow; to grant	11
后嗣[後嗣]	hou4 si4	heir; descendant; posterity	2
殿宇[殿宇]	dian4 yu3	(literary) halls (of a palace or a temple)	1
塑[塑]	su4	to model (a figure) in clay	1
健康[健康]	jian4 kang1	health; healthy	2
安乐[安樂]	an1 le4	peace and happiness	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep31/75 words - 23 min
故而[故而]	gu4 er2	therefore	2
多重[多重]	duo1 chong2	multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)	1
腐肉[腐肉]	fu3 rou4	rotting flesh; carrion	1
传闻[傳聞]	chuan2 wen2	rumor	1
不显山不露水[不顯山不露水]	bu4 xian3 shan1 bu4 lu4 shui3	lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts	1
无耻[無恥]	wu2 chi3	without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless	9
胜算[勝算]	sheng4 suan4	odds of success; stratagem that ensures success; to be sure of success	1
险[險]	xian3	danger; dangerous; rugged	3
孤注一掷[孤注一擲]	gu1 zhu4 yi1 zhi4	to stake all on one throw	1
犹豫[猶豫]	you2 yu4	to hesitate	2
豫[豫]	yu4	happy; carefree; at one's ease; variant of 預|预[yu4]; old variant of 與|与[yu4]	2
脂粉[脂粉]	zhi1 fen3	cosmetics	4
用完[用完]	yong4 wan2	used up; finished	1
中意[中意]	zhong4 yi4	to take one's fancy; to be to one's liking	2
身形[身形]	shen1 xing2	figure (esp. a woman's)	1
蝈蝈[蟈蟈]	guo1 guo5	katydid; long-horned grasshopper	1
西面[西面]	xi1 mian4	west side; west	1
泉眼[泉眼]	quan2 yan3	mouth of a spring or fountain	1
歇脚[歇腳]	xie1 jiao3	to stop on the way for a rest	1
不情愿[不情願]	bu4 qing2 yuan4	unwilling	1
西边[西邊]	xi1 bian1	west; west side; western part; to the west of	6
清泉[清泉]	qing1 quan2	clear spring	1
东边[東邊]	dong1 bian5	east; east side; eastern part; to the east of	5
逛逛[逛逛]	guang4 guang5	to roam around; to have a stroll	2
繁花[繁花]	fan2 hua1	flourishing blossom; a mass of flowers; luxuriant flowers	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep31/100 words - 31 min
盛开[盛開]	sheng4 kai1	blooming; in full flower	1
花呢[花呢]	hua1 ni2	tweed; checkered cloth	2
呼唤[呼喚]	hu1 huan4	to call out (a name etc); to shout	1
撕破脸[撕破臉]	si1 po4 lian3	to have an acrimonious falling-out; to shed all pretense of cordiality; to tear into each other	5
打败[打敗]	da3 bai4	to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated	1
晨昏定省[晨昏定省]	chen2 hun1 ding4 xing3	morning and evening visits to parents; cf 昏定晨省[hun1 ding4 chen2 xing3]	2
站着说话不腰疼[站著說話不腰疼]	zhan4 zhe5 shuo1 hua4 bu4 yao1 teng2	it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom); to be an armchair expert; to blabber on	1
身高[身高]	shen1 gao1	(a person's) height	1
体形[體形]	ti3 xing2	figure; bodily form	1
一说[一說]	yi1 shuo1	an expression of opinion; according to some	4
咳嗽[咳嗽]	ke2 sou5	to cough; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]	1
肚兜[肚兜]	du4 dou1	undergarment covering the chest and abdomen	1
荷花[荷花]	he2 hua1	lotus	1
莲[蓮]	lian2	lotus	1
潮[潮]	chao2	tide; current; damp; moist; humid	1
养花[養花]	yang3 hua1	growing flowers	1
道士[道士]	dao4 shi4	Daoist priest	2
卦[卦]	gua4	divinatory diagram; one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]	4
命中[命中]	ming4 zhong4	to hit (a target)	2
煞[煞]	sha1	to terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop; to squeeze; to tighten; to damage; variant of 殺|杀[sha1]	3
打得火热[打得火熱]	da3 de5 huo3 re4	to carry on intimately with (idiom); ardent relationship (esp. between lovers); billing and cooing	1
生就[生就]	sheng1 jiu4	to be born with; to be gifted with	1
活受罪[活受罪]	huo2 shou4 zui4	(coll.) to go through sheer hell	1
自讨苦吃[自討苦吃]	zi4 tao3 ku3 chi1	to ask for trouble (idiom); to make a rod for one's own back	1
勉强[勉強]	mian3 qiang3	to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep31/125 words - 39 min
鬼迷心窍[鬼迷心竅]	gui3 mi2 xin1 qiao4	to be obsessed; to be possessed	1
茅山[茅山]	Mao2 Shan1	Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容[Ju4 rong2], Jiangsu Province	1
时来运转[時來運轉]	shi2 lai2 yun4 zhuan3	the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break; things change for the better	1
呵呵[呵呵]	he1 he1	(onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle	1
未了[未了]	wei4 liao3	unfinished; outstanding (business); unfulfilled	1
稍后[稍後]	shao1 hou4	in a little while; in a moment; later on	1
奸情[姦情]	jian1 qing2	adultery	2
扁[扁]	bian3	flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up; old variant of 匾[bian3]	1
倒打一耙[倒打一耙]	dao4 da3 yi1 pa2	lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack; to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)	1
开脱[開脫]	kai1 tuo1	to exculpate; to absolve; to exonerate	1
掐[掐]	qia1	to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight	3
喘息[喘息]	chuan3 xi1	to gasp for breath; to take a breather	1
机[機]	ji1	machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:臺|台[tai2]	1
甜头[甜頭]	tian2 tou5	sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit	2
罢手[罷手]	ba4 shou3	to give up	2
苟且[苟且]	gou3 qie3	perfunctory; careless; drifting along; resigned to one's fate; improper (relations); illicit (sex)	4
板上钉钉[板上釘釘]	ban3 shang4 ding4 ding1	that clinches it; that's final; no two ways about it	3
房门[房門]	fang2 men2	door of a room	4
孤男寡女[孤男寡女]	gu1 nan2 gua3 nu:3	a single man and a single woman; bachelors; a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting)	1
疑[疑]	yi2	to doubt; to suspect	2
捉[捉]	zhuo1	to clutch; to grab; to capture	5
奸[姦]	jian1	to fornicate; to defile; adultery; rape	2
丝线[絲線]	si1 xian4	thread; silk yarn	1
挺尸[挺屍]	ting3 shi1	(lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse; (coll.) to sleep	1
私底下[私底下]	si1 di3 xia5	privately; secretly; confidentially	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep31/130 words - 40 min
脊梁骨[脊梁骨]	ji3 liang5 gu3	backbone	1
死死[死死]	si3 si3	rigid; unwavering; unbendable; firm (hold on sth); tenacious	4
围住[圍住]	wei2 zhu4	to surround; to gird	2
溜走[溜走]	liu1 zou3	to slip away; to leave secretly	1
严防[嚴防]	yan2 fang2	to take strict precautions; on your guard	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep32/25 words - 9 min
借口[借口]	jie4 kou3	to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext	4
绞尽脑汁[絞盡腦汁]	jiao3 jin4 nao3 zhi1	to rack one's brains	1
圆谎[圓謊]	yuan2 huang3	to patch up one's lie (when inconsistencies appear); to cover (for sb who has lied)	1
东窗事发[東窗事發]	dong1 chuang1 shi4 fa1	(of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom); to come to light	1
室女[室女]	Shi4 nu:3	unmarried lady; virgin; Virgo (star sign)	1
烹[烹]	peng1	cooking method; to boil sb alive (capital punishment in imperial China)	2
探明[探明]	tan4 ming2	to ascertain; to verify	1
路径[路徑]	lu4 jing4	path; route; method; ways and means	1
买通[買通]	mai3 tong1	to bribe	2
决心[決心]	jue2 xin1	determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
选定[選定]	xuan3 ding4	to select; to choose; to settle on	2
逼迫[逼迫]	bi1 po4	to force; to compel; to coerce	6
感到[感到]	gan3 dao4	to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect	1
自爱[自愛]	zi4 ai4	self-respect; self-love; self-regard; regard for oneself; to cherish one's good name; to take good care of one's health	1
顾念[顧念]	gu4 nian4	to care for; to worry about	2
洗心革面[洗心革面]	xi3 xin1 ge2 mian4	lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways; to turn over a new leaf	1
要晕[要暈]	yao1 yun1	confused; dazed	1
看守[看守]	kan1 shou3	to guard; to watch over	7
羁押[羈押]	ji1 ya1	to detain; to take into custody; detention; imprisonment	2
听候[聽候]	ting1 hou4	to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)	1
开眼[開眼]	kai1 yan3	to open one's eyes; to widen one's horizons	1
翻身[翻身]	fan1 shen1	to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to bring about a change of one's fortunes	5
茶饭不思[茶飯不思]	cha2 fan4 bu4 si1	no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering; to have no appetite	1
赶上[趕上]	gan3 shang4	to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for	5
唠叨[嘮叨]	lao2 dao5	to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep32/50 words - 17 min
抱抱[抱抱]	bao4 bao4	to hug; to embrace	3
私通[私通]	si1 tong1	to have secret ties with; to be in covert communication with (the enemy etc); to engage in an illicit sexual relationship; adultery	2
怒火[怒火]	nu4 huo3	rage; fury; hot anger	1
小心谨慎[小心謹慎]	xiao3 xin1 jin3 shen4	cautious and timid (idiom); prudent; careful	4
走过[走過]	zou3 guo4	to walk past; to pass by	2
追究[追究]	zhui1 jiu1	to investigate; to look into	5
前尘[前塵]	qian2 chen2	the past; impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)	2
往事[往事]	wang3 shi4	past events; former happenings	7
撒娇[撒嬌]	sa1 jiao1	to act like a spoiled child; to throw a tantrum; to act coquettishly	1
上吊[上吊]	shang4 diao4	to hang oneself	4
举起[舉起]	ju3 qi3	to heave; to lift; to raise up; to uphold	1
见利忘义[見利忘義]	jian4 li4 wang4 yi4	to see profit and forget morality (idiom); to act from mercenary considerations; to sell one's soul for gain	1
口是心非[口是心非]	kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1	duplicity; hypocrisy (idiom)	1
私利[私利]	si1 li4	personal gain; (one's own) selfish interest	1
声誉[聲譽]	sheng1 yu4	reputation; fame	3
值夜[值夜]	zhi2 ye4	on night duty	2
坐牢[坐牢]	zuo4 lao2	to be imprisoned	4
底气[底氣]	di3 qi4	lung capacity; lung power; stamina; confidence	1
十足[十足]	shi2 zu2	ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)	1
蠢事[蠢事]	chun3 shi4	folly	2
暧昧[曖昧]	ai4 mei4	vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious	1
知晓[知曉]	zhi1 xiao3	to know; to understand	2
散播[散播]	san4 bo1	to spread; to disperse; to disseminate	2
审问[審問]	shen3 wen4	to interrogate; to examine; to question	11
苦熬[苦熬]	ku3 ao2	to endure (years of suffering)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep32/75 words - 25 min
地带[地帶]	di4 dai4	zone; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
数一数二[數一數二]	shu3 yi1 shu3 er4	reckoned to be first or second best (idiom); one of the very best; to list one by one	1
添置[添置]	tian1 zhi4	to buy; to acquire; to add to one's possessions	1
羞耻[羞恥]	xiu1 chi3	(a feeling of) shame	2
躯[軀]	qu1	human body	1
淫[淫]	yin2	excess; excessive; wanton; lewd; lascivious; obscene; depraved	1
致[致]	zhi4	to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey	4
提前[提前]	ti2 qian2	to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance	9
要挟[要挾]	yao1 xie2	to threaten; to blackmail	9
举止[舉止]	ju3 zhi3	bearing; manner; mien	2
亲密[親密]	qin1 mi4	intimate; close	3
山村[山村]	shan1 cun1	mountain village	1
自尽[自盡]	zi4 jin4	to kill oneself; suicide	7
谣言[謠言]	yao2 yan2	rumor	1
惊醒[驚醒]	jing1 xing3	to rouse; to be woken by sth; to wake with a start; to sleep lightly	1
不休[不休]	bu4 xiu1	endlessly; ceaselessly	2
祸根[禍根]	huo4 gen1	root of the trouble; cause of the ruin	2
本应[本應]	ben3 ying1	should have; ought to have	3
患难[患難]	huan4 nan4	trials and tribulations	2
姑息[姑息]	gu1 xi1	excessively tolerant; to overindulge (sb); overly conciliatory; to seek appeasement at any price	6
月子[月子]	yue4 zi5	traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth; puerperium	7
坐好[坐好]	zuo4 hao3	to sit properly; to sit up straight	1
阻拦[阻攔]	zu3 lan2	to stop; to obstruct	3
午睡[午睡]	wu3 shui4	to take a nap; siesta	3
熏[熏]	xun1	to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils; to perfume	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep32/100 words - 34 min
赶忙[趕忙]	gan3 mang2	to hurry; to hasten; to make haste	1
火堆[火堆]	huo3 dui1	bonfire; to open fire	2
拉开[拉開]	la1 kai1	to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase	2
一个巴掌拍不响[一個巴掌拍不響]	yi1 ge5 ba1 zhang3 pai1 bu4 xiang3	lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb); fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute; it takes two to tango; it's difficult to achieve anything without support	1
受损[受損]	shou4 sun3	to suffer damage	1
两败俱伤[兩敗俱傷]	liang3 bai4 ju4 shang1	both sides suffer (idiom); neither side wins	1
化干戈为玉帛[化干戈為玉帛]	hua4 gan1 ge1 wei2 yu4 bo2	lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom); fig. to turn hostility into friendship	1
烟消云散[煙消雲散]	yan1 xiao1 yun2 san4	to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear	1
盆子[盆子]	pen2 zi5	basin	1
求人[求人]	qiu2 ren2	to ask for help; to ask a favor; to recruit talented people	8
心里话[心裡話]	xin1 li5 hua4	(to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind; secret mind	4
清明[清明]	qing1 ming2	clear and bright; sober and calm; (of a government or administration) well ordered	2
门路[門路]	men2 lu4	way of doing sth; the right social connection	2
回绝[回絕]	hui2 jue2	to rebuff; to refuse; to turn down	3
折衷[折衷]	zhe2 zhong1	variant of 折中[zhe2 zhong1]	1
燃眉之急[燃眉之急]	ran2 mei2 zhi1 ji2	lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency	2
白日做梦[白日做夢]	bai2 ri4 zuo4 meng4	to daydream; to indulge in wishful thinking	1
弥天[彌天]	mi2 tian1	filling the entire sky; covering everything (of fog, crime, disaster etc)	1
动怒[動怒]	dong4 nu4	to get angry	1
没命[沒命]	mei2 ming4	to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately	4
花朵[花朵]	hua1 duo3	flower	1
就范[就範]	jiu4 fan4	to submit; to give in	2
沦为[淪為]	lun2 wei2	to sink down to; to be reduced to (sth inferior)	1
囚[囚]	qiu2	prisoner	4
说谎[說謊]	shuo1 huang3	to lie; to tell an untruth	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep32/125 words - 42 min
把脉[把脈]	ba3 mai4	to feel the pulse; to take sb's pulse	1
承欢[承歡]	cheng2 huan1	to cater to sb to make them happy (esp. of one's parents)	3
出于[出於]	chu1 yu2	due to; to stem from	1
贪婪[貪婪]	tan1 lan2	avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid	1
正当[正當]	zheng4 dang1	timely; just (when needed)	1
诈[詐]	zha4	to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff	1
肌肤[肌膚]	ji1 fu1	skin; flesh; fig. close physical relationship	1
打量[打量]	da3 liang5	to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of; to suppose; to reckon	5
投鼠忌器[投鼠忌器]	tou2 shu3 ji4 qi4	lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom); to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents	3
绝境[絕境]	jue2 jing4	desperate straits	1
养老[養老]	yang3 lao3	to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement	2
厚道[厚道]	hou4 dao5	kind and honest; generous; sincere	3
终老[終老]	zhong1 lao3	to spend one's last years	2
出家[出家]	chu1 jia1	to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)	2
刁难[刁難]	diao1 nan4	to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult	1
妖妇[妖婦]	yao1 fu4	witch (esp. European)	1
还清[還清]	huan2 qing1	to pay back in full; to redeem a debt	1
老脸[老臉]	lao3 lian3	self-respect of old person; face; thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism); brazen	7
落败[落敗]	luo4 bai4	to suffer a defeat; to fail; to fall behind	1
惨状[慘狀]	can3 zhuang4	devastation; miserable condition	1
困顿[困頓]	kun4 dun4	fatigued; exhausted; poverty-stricken; in straitened circumstances	3
永永远远[永永遠遠]	yong3 yong3 yuan3 yuan3	for ever and ever	1
顺从[順從]	shun4 cong2	obedient; to comply; to submit; to defer	1
并非[並非]	bing4 fei1	really isn't	5
地洞[地洞]	di4 dong4	tunnel; cave; burrow; dugout	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep32/126 words - 42 min
飞黄腾达[飛黃騰達]	Fei1 huang2 teng2 da2	lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom); fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep33/25 words - 13 min
降服[降服]	xiang2 fu2	to yield; to surrender	1
狐狸精[狐狸精]	hu2 li5 jing1	fox-spirit; vixen; witch; enchantress	6
最终[最終]	zui4 zhong1	final; ultimate	4
和好如初[和好如初]	he2 hao3 ru2 chu1	to bury the hatchet; to become reconciled	1
稍微[稍微]	shao1 wei1	a little bit	1
手掌心[手掌心]	shou3 zhang3 xin1	see 手心[shou3 xin1]	1
吉日[吉日]	ji2 ri4	propitious day; lucky day	2
花轿[花轎]	hua1 jiao4	bridal sedan chair	2
丰厚[豐厚]	feng1 hou4	generous; ample	1
烦恼[煩惱]	fan2 nao3	to be worried; to be distressed; worries	5
耐心[耐心]	nai4 xin1	to be patient; patience	3
时日[時日]	shi2 ri4	time; auspicious time; time and date; long period of time; this day	2
脚跟[腳跟]	jiao3 gen1	heel	3
京郊[京郊]	Jing1 jiao1	suburbs of Beijing	2
微微[微微]	wei1 wei1	slight; faint; humble	1
躬[躬]	gong1	body; oneself; personally; to bow	1
拜别[拜別]	bai4 bie2	to take leave	2
双亲[雙親]	shuang1 qin1	parents	2
福寿绵长[福壽綿長]	fu2 shou4 mian2 chang2	good luck and long life	1
无极[無極]	wu2 ji2	everlasting; unbounded	3
养育[養育]	yang3 yu4	to rear; to bring up; to nurture	2
宾客[賓客]	bin1 ke4	guests; visitors	1
岳母[岳母]	yue4 mu3	wife's mother, mother-in-law	35
死无葬身之地[死無葬身之地]	si3 wu2 zang4 shen1 zhi1 di4	to die without a burial site; to die a pauper; a tragic end	1
无情[無情]	wu2 qing2	pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep33/50 words - 25 min
绝情[絕情]	jue2 qing2	heartless; without regard for others' feelings	1
岭[嶺]	ling3	mountain range; mountain ridge	9
看押[看押]	kan1 ya1	to detain; to take into custody; to imprison temporarily	1
揣测[揣測]	chuai3 ce4	to guess; to conjecture	1
罪魁祸首[罪魁禍首]	zui4 kui2 huo4 shou3	criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster	2
粗活[粗活]	cu1 huo2	unskilled labor; heavy manual work	5
一年半载[一年半載]	yi1 nian2 ban4 zai3	about a year	1
事态[事態]	shi4 tai4	situation; existing state of affairs	1
平稳[平穩]	ping2 wen3	smooth; steady	1
额外[額外]	e2 wai4	extra; added; additional	6
押车[押車]	ya1 che1	to escort (goods) during transportation; to delay unloading (a truck, train etc)	1
押解[押解]	ya1 jie4	to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc)	3
话茬[話茬]	hua4 cha2	tone of voice; topic; subject under discussion	2
临走[臨走]	lin2 zou3	before leaving; on departure	4
散步[散步]	san4 bu4	to take a walk; to go for a walk	1
落难[落難]	luo4 nan4	to meet with misfortune; to fall into dire straits	1
赶来[趕來]	gan3 lai2	to rush over	1
接近[接近]	jie1 jin4	to approach; to get close to	2
铤而走险[鋌而走險]	ting3 er2 zou3 xian3	to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)	3
对付[對付]	dui4 fu5	to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with	11
心爱[心愛]	xin1 ai4	beloved	4
踢[踢]	ti1	to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)	1
阴谋[陰謀]	yin1 mou2	plot; conspiracy	1
要害[要害]	yao4 hai4	vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial	2
兰特[蘭特]	Lan2 te4	Rand or Randt (name)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep33/75 words - 36 min
爻[爻]	yao2	the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], e.g. ☶	1
用来[用來]	yong4 lai2	to be used for	3
揭破[揭破]	jie1 po4	to uncover	2
奢求[奢求]	she1 qiu2	to make extravagant demands; an unreasonable request	1
宽容[寬容]	kuan1 rong2	lenient; tolerant; indulgent; charitable; to forgive	3
兜圈子[兜圈子]	dou1 quan1 zi5	to encircle; to go around; to circle; to beat about the bush	1
葫芦[葫蘆]	hu2 lu5	calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house	1
跶[躂]	da1	to stumble; to slip; variant of 達|达[da2]	2
沉得住气[沉得住氣]	chen2 de5 zhu4 qi4	to stay calm; to keep one's composure	2
自若[自若]	zi4 ruo4	calm; composed; at ease	1
主张[主張]	zhu3 zhang1	to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
痕迹[痕跡]	hen2 ji4	vestige; mark; trace	4
狱[獄]	yu4	prison	21
活蹦乱跳[活蹦亂跳]	huo2 beng4 luan4 tiao4	to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively; healthy and active	1
毒打[毒打]	du2 da3	beat up; CL:頓|顿[dun4]	1
医治[醫治]	yi1 zhi4	to treat (an illness); medical treatment	2
至[至]	zhi4	to arrive; most; to; until	9
无度[無度]	wu2 du4	immoderate; excessive; not knowing one's limits	1
羊羔[羊羔]	yang2 gao1	lamb	2
旧交[舊交]	jiu4 jiao1	old friend; former acquaintance	1
破家[破家]	po4 jia1	to destroy one's family	1
懵懂[懵懂]	meng3 dong3	confused; ignorant	1
结局[結局]	jie2 ju2	conclusion; ending	1
仁至义尽[仁至義盡]	ren2 zhi4 yi4 jin4	extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty	2
逍遥法外[逍遙法外]	xiao1 yao2 fa3 wai4	unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. crimes); still at large	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep33/100 words - 42 min
口供[口供]	kou3 gong4	oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bi3 gong4]); statement; deposition	2
丑闻[醜聞]	chou3 wen2	scandal	1
重见天日[重見天日]	chong2 jian4 tian1 ri4	to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression	1
无可奈何[無可奈何]	wu2 ke3 nai4 he2	have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4]	1
自投罗网[自投羅網]	zi4 tou2 luo2 wang3	to walk right into the trap	2
虚荣[虛榮]	xu1 rong2	vanity	1
筹谋[籌謀]	chou2 mou2	to work out a strategy; to come up with a plan for	1
叱骂[叱罵]	chi4 ma4	to curse; to berate angrily	2
仍旧[仍舊]	reng2 jiu4	still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet	1
深陷[深陷]	shen1 xian4	to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc); deep set (eyes)	1
暗示[暗示]	an4 shi4	to hint; to suggest; suggestion; hint	1
戳破[戳破]	chuo1 po4	puncture; to expose	1
曲折[曲折]	qu1 zhe2	winding; (fig.) complicated	2
繁琐[繁瑣]	fan2 suo3	many and complicated; mired in minor details	2
计谋[計謀]	ji4 mou2	stratagem; scheme	1
差池[差池]	cha1 chi2	mistake; error; mishap	3
不共戴天[不共戴天]	bu4 gong4 dai4 tian1	(of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable	1
罪有应得[罪有應得]	zui4 you3 ying1 de2	guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement; the punishment fits the crime	1
辜[辜]	gu1	crime; sin	3
坟头[墳頭]	fen2 tou2	burial mound	2
做戏[做戲]	zuo4 xi4	to act in a play; to put on a play	4
敬爱[敬愛]	jing4 ai4	respect and love	1
大胜[大勝]	da4 sheng4	to defeat decisively; to win decisively; great victory; triumph	1
生分[生分]	sheng1 fen5	estranged	2
新人[新人]	xin1 ren2	newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep34/25 words - 3 min
好去[好去]	hao3 qu4	bon voyage; Godspeed	1
耿[耿]	geng3	bright; honest; upright	27
南边[南邊]	nan2 bian5	south; south side; southern part; to the south of	8
受封[受封]	shou4 feng1	to receive fief and title; to be enfeoffed; (fig.) to be rewarded by the emperor	1
眼馋[眼饞]	yan3 chan2	to covet; to envy	2
山高水险[山高水險]	shan1 gao1 shui3 xian3	lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift; to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)	1
毒[毒]	du2	poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics	37
瘴[瘴]	zhang4	malaria; miasma	1
母老虎[母老虎]	mu3 lao3 hu3	tigress; (fig.) fierce woman; vixen	6
避开[避開]	bi4 kai1	to avoid; to evade; to keep away from	4
合[閤]	he2	variant of 合[he2]	5
嘉奖[嘉獎]	jia1 jiang3	to award; commendation; citation	1
密诏[密詔]	mi4 zhao4	secret imperial edict	4
褒[褒]	bao1	to praise; to commend; to honor; (of clothes) large or loose	1
奖[獎]	jiang3	prize; award; encouragement; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
勤勉[勤勉]	qin2 mian3	diligence; diligent; industrious	2
克己[剋己]	ke4 ji3	self-restraint; discipline; selflessness	1
忠于[忠於]	zhong1 yu2	to be loyal to	3
职守[職守]	zhi2 shou3	duty; responsibility; post	1
慧眼[慧眼]	hui4 yan3	an all-seeing mind; mental perception; insight; acumen	1
举荐[舉薦]	ju3 jian4	to recommend	2
日渐[日漸]	ri4 jian4	to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with each passing day	4
衰弱[衰弱]	shuai1 ruo4	weak; feeble	1
日新[日新]	ri4 xin1	in constant progress	1
继位[繼位]	ji4 wei4	to succeed to the throne	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep34/50 words - 13 min
猜忌[猜忌]	cai1 ji4	to be suspicious and jealous of	6
树大招风[樹大招風]	shu4 da4 zhao1 feng1	lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom); fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism	1
兵家[兵家]	bing1 jia1	military strategist in ancient China; military commander; soldier	1
富饶[富饒]	fu4 rao2	fertile; richly provided	1
本钱[本錢]	ben3 qian2	capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)	1
雨点[雨點]	yu3 dian3	raindrop	1
砸破[砸破]	za2 po4	to break; to shatter	1
看家[看家]	kan1 jia1	to look after the house; (of skill, ability) special; outstanding	5
晋[晉]	jin4	to move forward; to promote; to advance	5
官衔[官銜]	guan1 xian2	title; official rank	1
封闭[封閉]	feng1 bi4	to seal; to close; to confine; to seal off; to close down; sealed; confined; closed; unreceptive	1
诏令[詔令]	zhao4 ling4	imperial order	2
祸患[禍患]	huo4 huan4	disaster; calamity	3
酒肆[酒肆]	jiu3 si4	wine shop; liquor store; bottle shop; bar; pub	1
方向[方向]	fang1 xiang4	direction; orientation; path to follow; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
险峰[險峰]	xian3 feng1	perilous peak; the lofty heights	1
丽水[麗水]	Li2 shui3	Lishui prefecture-level city in Zhejiang; Yeosu city in South Jeolla province, Korea, the site of World Expo 2012	1
麦[麥]	mai4	wheat; barley; oats	3
稻[稻]	dao4	paddy; rice (Oryza sativa)	1
安定[安定]	an1 ding4	stable; quiet; settled; stabilize; maintain; stabilized; calm and orderly	6
眨[眨]	zha3	to blink; to wink	2
一眨眼[一眨眼]	yi1 zha3 yan3	in a wink	3
刑具[刑具]	xing2 ju4	punishment equipment; torture instrument	3
宰杀[宰殺]	zai3 sha1	to slaughter; to butcher; to put down	1
牲口[牲口]	sheng1 kou5	animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc); beast of burden	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep34/75 words - 18 min
全会[全會]	quan2 hui4	plenary session (at a conference); CL:屆|届[jie4]	1
殿下[殿下]	dian4 xia4	Your Majesty (honorific); His or Her Highness	16
刚一[剛一]	gang1 yi1	to be just about to; to have just started to	1
刺客[刺客]	ci4 ke4	assassin	5
何干[何干]	he2 gan1	what business?	4
根基[根基]	gen1 ji1	foundation	8
人脉[人脈]	ren2 mai4	contacts; connections; network	1
安抚[安撫]	an1 fu3	to placate; to pacify; to appease	4
勉励[勉勵]	mian3 li4	to encourage	1
诏[詔]	zhao4	imperial order	10
诏书[詔書]	zhao4 shu1	edict; written imperial order	15
草木皆兵[草木皆兵]	cao3 mu4 jie1 bing1	lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy; to feel beleaguered	1
城郊[城郊]	cheng2 jiao1	suburbs; outskirts of a city	1
防备[防備]	fang2 bei4	to guard against	1
太祖[太祖]	tai4 zu3	Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)	1
保命[保命]	bao3 ming4	to save one's life; to survive	3
罪行[罪行]	zui4 xing2	crime; offense	1
险恶[險惡]	xian3 e4	dangerous; sinister; vicious	1
任人宰割[任人宰割]	ren4 ren2 zai3 ge1	to get trampled on (idiom); to be taken advantage of	2
惧[懼]	ju4	to fear	3
人选[人選]	ren2 xuan3	choice of person; candidate	3
无干[無干]	wu2 gan1	to have nothing to do with	1
来势[來勢]	lai2 shi4	momentum of sth approaching	1
汹[洶]	xiong1	torrential rush; tumultuous	2
顾忌[顧忌]	gu4 ji4	to have misgivings; apprehension; worry; qualm; scruple	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep34/100 words - 27 min
局势[局勢]	ju2 shi4	situation; state (of affairs)	2
明目张胆[明目張膽]	ming2 mu4 zhang1 dan3	openly and without fear; brazenly	3
腥风血雨[腥風血雨]	xing1 feng1 xue4 yu3	lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom); fig. reign of terror; carnage	2
危难[危難]	wei1 nan4	calamity	6
无人问津[無人問津]	wu2 ren2 wen4 jin1	to be of no interest to anyone (idiom)	1
庸庸碌碌[庸庸碌碌]	yong1 yong1 lu4 lu4	ordinary; mediocre	2
咸[鹹]	xian2	salted; salty; stingy; miserly	3
投机[投機]	tou2 ji1	to speculate (on financial markets); opportunistic; congenial; agreeable	2
誓死[誓死]	shi4 si3	to pledge one's life	1
绕道[繞道]	rao4 dao4	roundabout route; detour	2
风险[風險]	feng1 xian3	risk; hazard	5
河东狮[河東獅]	He2 dong1 shi1	shrew; see also 河東獅吼|河东狮吼[He2 dong1 shi1 hou3]	1
断然[斷然]	duan4 ran2	resolute; definitive; categorically; absolutely	5
唉声叹气[唉聲嘆氣]	ai1 sheng1 tan4 qi4	sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom); to heave deep sighs; to sigh in despair	1
有请[有請]	you3 qing3	to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech)	1
独独[獨獨]	du2 du2	alone	3
一旁[一旁]	yi1 pang2	aside; to the side of	3
目光短浅[目光短淺]	mu4 guang1 duan3 qian3	to be shortsighted	1
党[黨]	dang3	party; association; club; society; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
营私[營私]	ying2 si1	to gain from corrupt dealing; to engage in graft; to feather one's nest	1
削尖[削尖]	xiao1 jian1	to sharpen	1
定远[定遠]	Ding4 yuan3	Dingyuan county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui	1
冷淡[冷淡]	leng3 dan4	cold; indifferent	1
席位[席位]	xi2 wei4	a seat (in a theater, stadium etc); parliamentary or congressional seat	1
连绵[連綿]	lian2 mian2	continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep34/125 words - 29 min
何须[何須]	he2 xu1	there is no need; why should	2
么[麼]	me5	suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc	2
虫[蟲]	chong2	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	2
季[季]	ji4	season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields	1
公爹[公爹]	gong1 die1	husband's father	6
赶工[趕工]	gan3 gong1	to work against the clock; to hurry with work to get it done in time	2
齐备[齊備]	qi2 bei4	all ready; available; complete	2
周转[周轉]	zhou1 zhuan3	to rotate; to circulate (cash, stock etc); turnover; circulation; cash flow	1
国君[國君]	guo2 jun1	monarch	1
仪式[儀式]	yi2 shi4	ceremony	1
草率[草率]	cao3 shuai4	careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious	1
报请[報請]	bao4 qing3	to report, requesting approval; written request for instructions	1
查阅[查閱]	cha2 yue4	to consult; to refer to; to look sth up in a reference source	1
典籍[典籍]	dian3 ji2	ancient books or records	2
制订[制訂]	zhi4 ding4	to work out; to formulate	1
誊写[謄寫]	teng2 xie3	to transcribe; to make a fair copy	2
下发[下發]	xia4 fa1	to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels; to distribute (e.g. disaster relief to victims)	1
制[制]	zhi4	system; to control; to regulate; variant of 製|制[zhi4]	9
礼服[禮服]	li3 fu2	ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)	1
冠冕[冠冕]	guan1 mian3	royal crown; official hat; official; leader; chief; elegant and stately	1
庆贺[慶賀]	qing4 he4	to congratulate; to celebrate	1
反复[反覆]	fan3 fu4	repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return	3
周折[周折]	zhou1 zhe2	twists and turns; vicissitude; complication; difficulty; effort; CL:番[fan1]	1
不用说[不用說]	bu4 yong4 shuo1	needless to say; it goes without saying	2
册立[冊立]	ce4 li4	to confer a title on (an empress or a prince)	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep34/150 words - 33 min
大典[大典]	da4 dian3	ceremony; collection of classical writings	1
下个月[下個月]	xia4 ge4 yue4	next month	2
淘气[淘氣]	tao2 qi4	naughty; mischievous	3
脸皮薄[臉皮薄]	lian3 pi2 bao2	thin-skinned; sensitive	1
打趣[打趣]	da3 qu4	to make fun of	1
皇城[皇城]	Huang2 cheng2	Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center	10
没口[沒口]	mei2 kou3	unreservedly; profusely	2
扣留[扣留]	kou4 liu2	to detain; to arrest; to hold; to confiscate	2
探视[探視]	tan4 shi4	to visit (a patient, prisoner etc); to look inquiringly	1
食物[食物]	shi2 wu4	food; CL:種|种[zhong3]	1
口福[口福]	kou3 fu2	happy knack for chancing upon fine food	1
脯[脯]	pu2	chest; breast	1
肉片[肉片]	rou4 pian4	meat slice	1
汁[汁]	zhi1	juice	9
葱[蔥]	cong1	scallion; green onion	4
煸[煸]	bian1	to stir-fry before broiling or stewing	1
忙碌[忙碌]	mang2 lu4	busy; bustling	1
辣[辣]	la4	hot (spicy); pungent	3
开胃[開胃]	kai1 wei4	to whet the appetite; appetizing; to amuse oneself at sb's expense; to tease	1
爽口[爽口]	shuang3 kou3	fresh and tasty	1
盼望[盼望]	pan4 wang4	to hope for; to look forward to	1
惹人[惹人]	re3 ren2	to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc); to offend; to attract (attention)	2
值守[值守]	zhi2 shou3	(of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things; to keep watch	1
前所未有[前所未有]	qian2 suo3 wei4 you3	unprecedented	1
留住[留住]	liu2 zhu4	to ask sb to stay; to keep sb for the night; to await (classical)	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep34/175 words - 36 min
吃斋[吃齋]	chi1 zhai1	to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian	3
徒劳[徒勞]	tu2 lao2	futile	2
妃子[妃子]	fei1 zi5	imperial concubine	1
夕阳[夕陽]	xi1 yang2	sunset; the setting sun	1
蚂蚱[螞蚱]	ma4 zha5	(dialect) locust; grasshopper	2
收敛[收斂]	shou1 lian3	to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge	1
秋后算帐[秋後算帳]	qiu1 hou4 suan4 zhang4	lit. settling accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts; to bide time for revenge	1
衣冠[衣冠]	yi1 guan1	hat and clothes; attire	1
西华[西華]	Xi1 hua2	Xihua county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan	5
追寻[追尋]	zhui1 xun2	to pursue; to track down; to search	1
栏杆[欄杆]	lan2 gan1	railing; banister	3
上边[上邊]	shang4 bian5	the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up	4
崩[崩]	beng1	to collapse; to fall into ruins; death of king or emperor; demise	1
令人钦佩[令人欽佩]	ling4 ren2 qin1 pei4	admirable	1
里应外合[裡應外合]	li3 ying4 wai4 he2	to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom); (fig.) to act together	2
队伍[隊伍]	dui4 wu3	ranks; troops; queue; line; procession; CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]	4
轻举妄动[輕舉妄動]	qing1 ju3 wang4 dong4	to act blindly without thinking (idiom)	2
试问[試問]	shi4 wen4	I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically); one might well ask	1
嘲讽[嘲諷]	chao2 feng3	to sneer at; to ridicule; to taunt	1
迫害[迫害]	po4 hai4	to persecute; persecution	1
冷嘲热讽[冷嘲熱諷]	leng3 chao2 re4 feng3	frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule	2
丧命[喪命]	sang4 ming4	to lose one's life	2
枯[枯]	ku1	dried up	3
黄土[黃土]	huang2 tu3	loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep34/198 words - 42 min
洞房花烛[洞房花燭]	dong4 fang2 hua1 zhu2	bridal room and ornamented candles; wedding festivities (idiom)	2
扣住[扣住]	kou4 zhu4	to detain; to hold back by force; to buckle; to hook	2
一马平川[一馬平川]	yi1 ma3 ping2 chuan1	flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country	1
近人[近人]	jin4 ren2	contemporary; modern person; close friend; associate; intimate	1
一带[一帶]	yi1 dai4	region; district	1
熟门熟路[熟門熟路]	shu2 men2 shu2 lu4	familiar	3
道人[道人]	dao4 ren2	Taoist devotee (honorific)	2
小路[小路]	xiao3 lu4	minor road; lane; pathway; trail	2
在位[在位]	zai4 wei4	on the throne; reigning (monarch)	1
贵妃[貴妃]	gui4 fei1	senior concubine; imperial consort	20
把守[把守]	ba3 shou3	to guard	3
当兵[當兵]	dang1 bing1	to serve in the army; to be a soldier	2
砍[砍]	kan3	to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb	4
拉入[拉入]	la1 ru4	to pull into; to draw in	1
废弃[廢棄]	fei4 qi4	to discard; to abandon (old ways); to invalidate	1
拨[撥]	bo1	to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch	5
耗子[耗子]	hao4 zi5	(dialect) mouse; rat	2
藏身[藏身]	cang2 shen1	to hide; to go into hiding; to take refuge	1
野草[野草]	ye3 cao3	weeds; mistress or prostitute (old)	1
身量[身量]	shen1 liang5	height (of a person); stature; fig. reputation; standing	2
小的[小的]	xiao3 de5	I (when talking to a superior)	1
丢下[丟下]	diu1 xia4	to abandon	1
看护[看護]	kan1 hu4	to nurse; to look after; to watch over; (old) hospital nurse	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep35/25 words - 7 min
指摘[指摘]	zhi3 zhai1	to criticize	2
唾骂[唾罵]	tuo4 ma4	to spit on and curse; to revile	1
向西[向西]	xiang4 xi1	westward	1
外墙[外牆]	wai4 qiang2	facade; external wall	1
正门[正門]	zheng4 men2	main entrance; main gate; portal	3
北侧[北側]	bei3 ce4	north side; north face	1
草丛[草叢]	cao3 cong2	underbrush	2
活命[活命]	huo2 ming4	life; to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living	3
庆云[慶雲]	Qing4 yun2	Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong	3
早知[早知]	zao3 zhi1	foresight; foreknowledge; if one had known earlier,...	1
无济于事[無濟於事]	wu2 ji4 yu2 shi4	to no avail; of no use	3
当务之急[當務之急]	dang1 wu4 zhi1 ji2	top priority job; matter of vital importance	1
驾[駕]	jia4	to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞)	25
不失为[不失為]	bu4 shi1 wei2	can still be considered (to be...); may after all be accepted as	1
料到[料到]	liao4 dao4	to foresee; to anticipate	3
符[符]	fu2	mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond to; tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide	10
包围[包圍]	bao1 wei2	to surround; to encircle; to hem in	2
报恩[報恩]	bao4 en1	to pay a debt of gratitude; to repay a kindness	1
龟缩[龜縮]	gui1 suo1	to withdraw; to hole up	2
忠义[忠義]	zhong1 yi4	loyal and righteous; fealty; loyalty	3
弱小[弱小]	ruo4 xiao3	small and weak; puny; the small and weak; children; women and children	1
年久失修[年久失修]	nian2 jiu3 shi1 xiu1	old and in a state of disrepair (idiom); dilapidated	1
打洞[打洞]	da3 dong4	to punch a hole; to drill a hole; to dig a hole; to burrow	1
初[初]	chu1	at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic	7
碾[碾]	nian3	stone roller; roller and millstone; to grind; to crush; to husk	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep35/50 words - 21 min
悻[悻]	xing4	angry	1
口渴[口渴]	kou3 ke3	thirsty	1
回头见[回頭見]	hui2 tou2 jian4	See you!; Bye!	1
一言[一言]	yi1 yan2	one sentence; brief remark	3
寝[寢]	qin3	to lie down	2
头功[頭功]	tou2 gong1	first class merit	2
后门[後門]	hou4 men2	the back door; fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure); anus	2
散开[散開]	san4 kai1	to separate; to disperse	1
干瘦[乾瘦]	gan1 shou4	wizened; skinny and shriveled	2
顷刻[頃刻]	qing3 ke4	instantly; in no time	1
劫难[劫難]	jie2 nan4	calamity	1
坐车[坐車]	zuo4 che1	to take the car, bus, train etc	1
防御[防禦]	fang2 yu4	defense; to defend	1
持[持]	chi2	to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control	6
楼上[樓上]	lou2 shang4	upstairs	2
拖住[拖住]	tuo1 zhu4	to hold up; to hinder; to stall	1
牙缝[牙縫]	ya2 feng4	gap between teeth	1
文字[文字]	wen2 zi4	character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
手指[手指]	shou3 zhi3	finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	5
袍子[袍子]	pao2 zi5	Chinese-style gown	1
惊慌[驚慌]	jing1 huang1	to panic; to be alarmed	1
心慌[心慌]	xin1 huang1	to be flustered; (dialect) irregular heart-beat	1
名义[名義]	ming2 yi4	name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose	1
天经地义[天經地義]	tian1 jing1 di4 yi4	lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course	3
临危受命[臨危受命]	lin2 wei1 shou4 ming4	(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep35/75 words - 25 min
上位[上位]	shang4 wei4	seat of honor; person in a high-ranking position; to be promoted to a more senior role; (genetics) epistatic	1
烛光[燭光]	zhu2 guang1	candle light; candle-lit (vigil etc); candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)	1
斧[斧]	fu3	hatchet	1
之所以[之所以]	zhi1 suo3 yi3	the reason why	5
追杀[追殺]	zhui1 sha1	to chase to kill	1
携带[攜帶]	xie2 dai4	to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4]	1
内容[內容]	nei4 rong2	content; substance; details; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]	1
安然[安然]	an1 ran2	safely; peacefully; at a rest	1
杀手[殺手]	sha1 shou3	killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player	1
位于[位於]	wei4 yu2	to be located at; to be situated at; to lie	1
斩草除根[斬草除根]	zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1	to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely	1
心狠手辣[心狠手辣]	xin1 hen3 shou3 la4	vicious and merciless (idiom)	8
文武百官[文武百官]	wen2 wu3 bai3 guan1	civil and military officials	1
妻儿[妻兒]	qi1 er2	wife and child	5
老小[老小]	lao3 xiao3	the old and the young; the youngest member of the family	4
出其不意[出其不意]	chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4	to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard	2
之一[之一]	zhi1 yi1	one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)	2
抵抗[抵抗]	di3 kang4	to resist; resistance	1
更换[更換]	geng1 huan4	to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)	1
平叛[平叛]	ping2 pan4	to put down a revolt; to pacify a rebellion	5
求救[求救]	qiu2 jiu4	to cry for help	1
空话[空話]	kong1 hua4	empty talk; bunk; malicious gossip	1
命相[命相]	ming4 xiang4	horoscope	2
酬[酬]	chou2	to entertain; to repay; to return; to reward; to compensate; to reply; to answer	4
烟火[煙火]	yan1 huo3	smoke and fire; fireworks	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep35/100 words - 32 min
相聚[相聚]	xiang1 ju4	to meet together; to assemble	1
失败[失敗]	shi1 bai4	to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4]	1
刀剑[刀劍]	dao1 jian4	sword	4
奉旨[奉旨]	feng4 zhi3	on imperial orders	3
关闭[關閉]	guan1 bi4	to close; to shut	1
何在[何在]	he2 zai4	where?; what place?	3
传旨[傳旨]	chuan2 zhi3	issue a decree	1
进城[進城]	jin4 cheng2	to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work)	4
听命[聽命]	ting1 ming4	to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs	1
事不宜迟[事不宜遲]	shi4 bu4 yi2 chi2	the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose	1
名不正言不顺[名不正言不順]	ming2 bu5 zheng4 yan2 bu5 shun4	(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred	1
讨伐[討伐]	tao3 fa2	to suppress by armed force; to send a punitive expedition against; to crusade against	1
切莫[切莫]	qie4 mo4	you must not; Please don't...; be sure not to; on no account (do it)	4
冲动[衝動]	chong1 dong4	to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge	3
尔[爾]	er3	thus; so; like that; you; thou	4
缴械[繳械]	jiao3 xie4	to disarm; to lay down one's weapons; to surrender	1
投降[投降]	tou2 xiang2	to surrender; surrender	1
受惊[受驚]	shou4 jing1	startled	2
作茧自缚[作繭自縛]	zuo4 jian3 zi4 fu4	to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist by his own petard	1
早死[早死]	zao3 si3	early demise; untimely death	5
多时[多時]	duo1 shi2	long time	3
赐给[賜給]	ci4 gei3	to bestow; to give	1
过目不忘[過目不忘]	guo4 mu4 bu4 wang4	to have a highly retentive memory; to have sth imprinted in one's memory	2
天人[天人]	tian1 ren2	Man and Heaven; celestial being	2
功绩[功績]	gong1 ji4	feat; contribution; merits and achievements	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep35/125 words - 36 min
欺骗[欺騙]	qi1 pian4	to deceive; to cheat	5
关怀[關懷]	guan1 huai2	care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to	2
马虎[馬虎]	ma3 hu5	careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy	5
捣蛋鬼[搗蛋鬼]	dao3 dan4 gui3	troublemaker	1
金鱼[金魚]	jin1 yu2	goldfish	1
吞吞吐吐[吞吞吐吐]	tun1 tun1 tu3 tu3	to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back	1
臣下[臣下]	chen2 xia4	official in feudal court; subject	1
疑虑[疑慮]	yi2 lu:4	hesitation; misgivings; doubt	1
自居[自居]	zi4 ju1	to consider oneself as; to believe oneself to be	1
产生[產生]	chan3 sheng1	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	1
鳞[鱗]	lin2	scales (of fish)	1
不悦[不悅]	bu4 yue4	displeased; annoyed	2
黜[黜]	chu4	to dismiss from office; to expel	2
并且[並且]	bing4 qie3	and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition	1
放话[放話]	fang4 hua4	to give orders; to spread news or rumors; to leak certain information intentionally	1
收回[收回]	shou1 hui2	to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke	5
前嫌[前嫌]	qian2 xian2	former hatred; bygone enmity	1
舍身[捨身]	she3 shen1	to give one's life	1
阔[闊]	kuo4	rich; wide; broad	2
词句[詞句]	ci2 ju4	words and sentences	1
模仿[模仿]	mo2 fang3	to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model	1
业[業]	ye4	line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already	3
保家卫国[保家衛國]	bao3 jia1 wei4 guo2	guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense	1
振兴[振興]	zhen4 xing1	to revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize	2
朝纲[朝綱]	chao2 gang1	laws and discipline of imperial court	10
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep35/143 words - 42 min
保卫[保衛]	bao3 wei4	to defend; to safeguard	1
疆域[疆域]	jiang1 yu4	territory	1
历来[歷來]	li4 lai2	always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time	2
重文轻武[重文輕武]	zhong4 wen2 qing1 wu3	to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military; to prefer the pen to the sword	1
慢待[慢待]	man4 dai4	to slight (treat badly)	2
早晨[早晨]	zao3 chen2	early morning; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
报功[報功]	bao4 gong1	to report a heroic deed; to mention sb in dispatches	1
蕊[蕊]	rui3	stamen; pistil	1
奸杀[姦殺]	jian1 sha1	to rape and murder	1
抢掠[搶掠]	qiang3 lu:e4	to loot; looting	1
冒死[冒死]	mao4 si3	to brave death	3
错过[錯過]	cuo4 guo4	to miss (train, opportunity etc)	1
功劳[功勞]	gong1 lao2	contribution; meritorious service; credit	8
殉国[殉國]	xun4 guo2	to die for one's country	1
碰巧[碰巧]	peng4 qiao3	by chance; by coincidence; to happen to	1
包括[包括]	bao1 kuo4	to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of	2
圣躬[聖躬]	sheng4 gong1	the Emperor's body; Holy body; the current reigning Emperor	2
万岁[萬歲]	wan4 sui4	Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty	12
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep36/25 words - 8 min
高声[高聲]	gao1 sheng1	aloud; loud; loudly	2
叫喊[叫喊]	jiao4 han3	exclamation; outcry; shout; yell	1
要强[要強]	yao4 qiang2	eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded	4
奇耻大辱[奇恥大辱]	qi2 chi3 da4 ru3	extraordinary shame and humiliation (idiom)	1
疯癫[瘋癲]	feng1 dian1	insane; crazy	1
后边[後邊]	hou4 bian5	back; rear; behind	1
离家出走[離家出走]	li2 jia1 chu1 zou3	to leave home (to live somewhere else)	1
脸红[臉紅]	lian3 hong2	to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc)	1
伏诛[伏誅]	fu2 zhu1	to be executed	2
加官进爵[加官進爵]	jia1 guan1 jin4 jue2	promotion to the nobility (idiom)	1
头领[頭領]	tou2 ling3	head person; leader	1
耀武扬威[耀武揚威]	yao4 wu3 yang2 wei1	to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around; to bluff; to bluster	5
处心积虑[處心積慮]	chu3 xin1 ji1 lu:4	to plot actively (idiom); scheming; calculating	4
非但[非但]	fei1 dan4	not only	4
退步[退步]	tui4 bu4	to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback	2
更上一层楼[更上一層樓]	geng4 shang4 yi1 ceng2 lou2	to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level	1
好容易[好容易]	hao3 rong2 yi4	with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc)	3
接风[接風]	jie1 feng1	to hold a welcoming dinner or reception	1
饮酒作乐[飲酒作樂]	yin3 jiu3 zuo4 le4	drinking party; to go on a binge; to paint the town red	1
重罪[重罪]	zhong4 zui4	serious crime; felony	6
违反[違反]	wei2 fan3	to violate (a law)	1
礼制[禮制]	li3 zhi4	etiquette; system of rites	1
谎话[謊話]	huang3 hua4	lie	3
忠贞[忠貞]	zhong1 zhen1	loyal and dependable	1
捧杀[捧殺]	peng3 sha1	to praise sb in a way that puts them at a disadvantage	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep36/50 words - 19 min
撵出[攆出]	nian3 chu1	to expel; to drive out; to oust	1
如意算盘[如意算盤]	ru2 yi4 suan4 pan2	counting one's chickens before they are hatched	1
违背[違背]	wei2 bei4	to go against; to be contrary to; to violate	7
礼法[禮法]	li3 fa3	etiquette; ceremonial rites	6
动武[動武]	dong4 wu3	to use force; to come to blows	2
刀光血影[刀光血影]	dao1 guang1 xue4 ying3	massacre	1
兑现[兌現]	dui4 xian4	(of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment	1
和好[和好]	he2 hao3	to become reconciled; on good terms with each other	2
锣鼓[鑼鼓]	luo2 gu3	gongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments	1
噪[噪]	zao4	the chirping of birds or insects; noise; clamor; buzzing; disturbance	1
完蛋[完蛋]	wan2 dan4	(coll.) to be done for	1
跟随[跟隨]	gen1 sui2	to follow	3
烽火[烽火]	feng1 huo3	fire beacon (to give alarm)	2
燃起[燃起]	ran2 qi3	to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)	1
百姓[百姓]	bai3 xing4	common people	8
民不聊生[民不聊生]	min2 bu4 liao2 sheng1	The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]); no way of getting by	1
浑蛋[渾蛋]	hun2 dan4	variant of 混蛋[hun2 dan4]	3
噩梦[噩夢]	e4 meng4	nightmare	2
效力[效力]	xiao4 li4	effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity)	3
相亲[相親]	xiang1 qin1	blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]); to be deeply attached to each other	3
娃娃亲[娃娃親]	wa2 wa5 qin1	arranged betrothal of minors	1
如厕[如廁]	ru2 ce4	to go to the toilet	2
大略[大略]	da4 lu:e4	a broad outline; the general idea; roughly	1
特有[特有]	te4 you3	specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive	1
有苦说不出[有苦說不出]	you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1	having unspeakable bitter suffering; (often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2])	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep36/75 words - 25 min
风干[風乾]	feng1 gan1	to air-dry; to season (timber etc); air-dried; air-drying	1
飞快[飛快]	fei1 kuai4	very fast; at lightning speed; (coll.) razor-sharp	1
度日如年[度日如年]	du4 ri4 ru2 nian2	a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy; time crawls when one is wretched	1
捅破[捅破]	tong3 po4	to pierce; to prod through	1
过场[過場]	guo4 chang3	interlude; to cross the stage; to do sth as a mere formality; to go through the motions	1
鸳鸯戏水[鴛鴦戲水]	yuan1 yang1 xi4 shui3	lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water; fig. to make love	1
清蒸[清蒸]	qing1 zheng1	steamed in broth	1
鲥鱼[鰣魚]	shi2 yu2	Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii)	1
疲乏[疲乏]	pi2 fa2	tired; weary	2
曹操[曹操]	Cao2 Cao1	Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义	6
药材[藥材]	yao4 cai2	medicinal ingredient	2
姨夫[姨夫]	yi2 fu5	mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister	1
边关[邊關]	bian1 guan1	border station; strategic defensive position on frontier	6
大赦[大赦]	da4 she4	amnesty; general pardon	5
自责[自責]	zi4 ze2	to blame oneself	2
嘴甜[嘴甜]	zui3 tian2	sweet-talking; ingratiating	1
渐[漸]	jian4	gradual; gradually	2
健[健]	jian4	healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in	2
劳顿[勞頓]	lao2 dun4	(literary) fatigued; wearied	1
挪动[挪動]	nuo2 dong4	to move; to shift	2
上半年[上半年]	shang4 ban4 nian2	first half (of a year)	1
久病成医[久病成醫]	jiu3 bing4 cheng2 yi1	(proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor	1
馋嘴[饞嘴]	chan2 zui3	gluttonous; glutton	1
制[製]	zhi4	to manufacture; to make	4
食疗[食療]	shi2 liao2	food therapy; treatment via food (TCM)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep36/100 words - 31 min
医家[醫家]	yi1 jia1	healer; physician; medical man; doctor (esp. of TCM)	1
班门弄斧[班門弄斧]	Ban1 men2 nong4 fu3	to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)	1
食谱[食譜]	shi2 pu3	cookbook; recipe; diet; CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4]	2
疗效[療效]	liao2 xiao4	healing efficacy; healing effect	1
兼[兼]	jian1	double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time	1
医书[醫書]	yi1 shu1	medical book	1
医术[醫術]	yi1 shu4	medical expertise; art of healing	1
功效[功效]	gong1 xiao4	efficacy	1
表哥[表哥]	biao3 ge1	older male cousin via female line	22
仙子[仙子]	xian1 zi3	fairy	1
感恩戴德[感恩戴德]	gan3 en1 dai4 de2	deeply grateful	1
做牛做马[做牛做馬]	zuo4 niu2 zuo4 ma3	lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard	1
表妹[表妹]	biao3 mei4	younger female cousin via female line	19
出言[出言]	chu1 yan2	to speak; words	1
妄言[妄言]	wang4 yan2	lies; wild talk; to tell lies; to talk nonsense; fantasy (literature)	1
无缘无故[無緣無故]	wu2 yuan2 wu2 gu4	no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for	1
燕子[燕子]	yan4 zi5	swallow	1
犯人[犯人]	fan4 ren2	convict; prisoner; criminal	2
黥[黥]	qing2	to tattoo criminals on the face or forehead	1
刺[刺]	ci4	thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder	2
刺青[刺青]	ci4 qing1	tattoo	1
纹身[紋身]	wen2 shen1	tattoo	1
服药[服藥]	fu2 yao4	to take medicine	2
去掉[去掉]	qu4 diao4	to get rid of; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to delete; to strip out; to extract	1
锦衣玉食[錦衣玉食]	jin3 yi1 yu4 shi2	brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury; extravagance	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep36/125 words - 37 min
外院[外院]	wai4 yuan4	outer courtyard	4
青梅竹马[青梅竹馬]	qing1 mei2 zhu2 ma3	lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom); fig. innocent children's games; childhood sweethearts; a couple who grew up as childhood friends	2
夹生[夾生]	jia1 sheng1	half-cooked; (fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc; Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5]	1
备份[備份]	bei4 fen4	backup	1
助益[助益]	zhu4 yi4	benefit; help	1
有情[有情]	you3 qing2	to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism)	1
丫鬟[丫鬟]	ya1 huan5	servant girl; maid	2
烧火[燒火]	shao1 huo3	to light a fire for cooking	3
死路一条[死路一條]	si3 lu4 yi1 tiao2	(idiom) dead end; road to ruin	1
锦绣[錦繡]	jin3 xiu4	beautiful	6
全力[全力]	quan2 li4	with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support)	3
扶助[扶助]	fu2 zhu4	to assist	1
至多[至多]	zhi4 duo1	up to the maximum; upper limit; at most	1
讯息[訊息]	xun4 xi1	information; news; message; text message or SMS	1
怨不得[怨不得]	yuan4 bu5 de5	cannot blame; no wonder	3
等一等[等一等]	deng3 yi1 deng3	wait a moment	1
鼻涕[鼻涕]	bi2 ti4	nasal mucus; snivel	1
泪[淚]	lei4	tears	2
反悔[反悔]	fan3 hui3	to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise)	5
任人[任人]	ren4 ren2	to appoint (sb to a post)	1
揉搓[揉搓]	rou2 cuo5	to rub; to torment; to torture	2
面团[麵團]	mian4 tuan2	dough	1
可怜兮兮[可憐兮兮]	ke3 lian2 xi1 xi1	miserable; wretched	2
披[披]	pi1	to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out	2
羊皮[羊皮]	yang2 pi2	sheepskin	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep36/144 words - 43 min
迎刃而解[迎刃而解]	ying2 ren4 er2 jie3	lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom); fig. easily solved	1
地狱[地獄]	di4 yu4	hell; infernal; underworld	1
鬼魂[鬼魂]	gui3 hun2	ghost	1
仰望[仰望]	yang3 wang4	to look up at; to look up to sb hopefully	1
舍弃[捨棄]	she3 qi4	to give up; to abandon; to abort	6
怨言[怨言]	yuan4 yan2	complaint	3
敬佩[敬佩]	jing4 pei4	to esteem; to admire	2
消食[消食]	xiao1 shi2	to aid digestion	2
自诩[自詡]	zi4 xu3	to pose as; to flaunt oneself as; to boast of; to brag	1
纠缠[糾纏]	jiu1 chan2	to be in a tangle; to nag	9
正人君子[正人君子]	zheng4 ren2 jun1 zi5	upright gentleman; man of honor	2
忠诚[忠誠]	zhong1 cheng2	devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty	1
正直[正直]	zheng4 zhi2	upright; upstanding; honest	3
有望[有望]	you3 wang4	hopeful; promising	2
拾[拾]	shi2	to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)	1
敞亮[敞亮]	chang3 liang4	bright and spacious	4
知遇之恩[知遇之恩]	zhi1 yu4 zhi1 en1	lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom); patronage; protection	1
违逆[違逆]	wei2 ni4	to disobey; to defy an edict; to violate; to go against; to run counter to	5
打转[打轉]	da3 zhuan4	to spin; to rotate; to revolve	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep37/25 words - 10 min
咬牙切齿[咬牙切齒]	yao3 ya2 qie4 chi3	gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger; fuming with rage between gritted teeth	2
欢喜[歡喜]	huan1 xi3	happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of	1
落空[落空]	luo4 kong1	to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing	1
雍容[雍容]	yong1 rong2	natural; graceful; and poised	1
挥洒[揮灑]	hui1 sa3	to sprinkle; to shed (tears, blood etc); fig. free, unconstrained; to write in a free style	1
自在[自在]	zi4 zai5	free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease	4
水晶[水晶]	shui3 jing1	crystal	2
回肠[回腸]	hui2 chang2	ileum (segment of small intestine between the jejunum 空腸|空肠[kong1 chang2] and appendix 盲腸|盲肠[mang2 chang2])	1
潇洒[瀟灑]	xiao1 sa3	confident and at ease; free and easy	1
守口如瓶[守口如瓶]	shou3 kou3 ru2 ping2	lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped; reticent; not breathing a word	1
封口[封口]	feng1 kou3	to close up; to heal (of wound); to keep one's lips sealed	1
深渊[深淵]	shen1 yuan1	abyss	1
松口[鬆口]	song1 kou3	to let go of sth held in one's mouth; (fig.) to relent; to yield	3
断绝[斷絕]	duan4 jue2	to sever; to break off	1
三长两短[三長兩短]	san1 chang2 liang3 duan3	unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death	4
管不着[管不著]	guan3 bu5 zhao2	to have no right or ability to interfere in sth; it's none of your business!	3
卧病[臥病]	wo4 bing4	ill in bed; bed-ridden	1
颇为[頗為]	po1 wei2	rather; quite	1
收留[收留]	shou1 liu2	to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care	3
自来[自來]	zi4 lai2	from the beginning; always; to come of one's own accord	1
常理[常理]	chang2 li3	common sense; conventional reasoning and morals	1
妹子[妹子]	mei4 zi5	(dialect) younger sister; girl	2
乃至[乃至]	nai3 zhi4	and even; to go so far as to	3
乱麻[亂麻]	luan4 ma2	lit. tangled skein; in a tremendous muddle; confused	2
出力[出力]	chu1 li4	to exert oneself	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep37/50 words - 19 min
世态[世態]	shi4 tai4	the ways of the world; social behavior	1
获罪[獲罪]	huo4 zui4	to commit a crime	5
原籍[原籍]	yuan2 ji2	ancestral home (town); birthplace	2
私自[私自]	si1 zi4	private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval	5
下诏[下詔]	xia4 zhao4	to hand down an imperial edict	1
律法[律法]	lu:4 fa3	laws and decrees	4
初夏[初夏]	chu1 xia4	early summer	1
拜堂[拜堂]	bai4 tang2	ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony; same as 拜天地	2
黑白[黑白]	hei1 bai2	black and white; right and wrong; monochrome	2
远见[遠見]	yuan3 jian4	vision	1
规劝[規勸]	gui1 quan4	to advise	3
纠正[糾正]	jiu1 zheng4	to correct; to make right	1
大错特错[大錯特錯]	da4 cuo4 te4 cuo4	to be gravely mistaken (idiom)	2
挽救[挽救]	wan3 jiu4	to save; to remedy; to rescue	1
尖子[尖子]	jian1 zi5	best of its kind; cream of the crop	2
配给[配給]	pei4 ji3	to ration; to allocate	2
享受[享受]	xiang3 shou4	to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3]	4
了断[了斷]	liao3 duan4	to bring to a conclusion; to settle (a dispute); to do away with (oneself); to break off (a relationship); resolution (of a problem)	1
白蚁[白蟻]	bai2 yi3	termite; white ant	1
蛀[蛀]	zhu4	termite; to bore (of insects)	1
堤坝[堤壩]	di1 ba4	dam; dike	1
心心相印[心心相印]	xin1 xin1 xiang1 yin4	two hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit	2
让步[讓步]	rang4 bu4	to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive	1
哀求[哀求]	ai1 qiu2	to entreat; to implore; to plead	2
意料[意料]	yi4 liao4	to anticipate; to expect	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep37/75 words - 25 min
打消[打消]	da3 xiao1	to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on	1
舅母[舅母]	jiu4 mu3	wife of mother's brother; aunt; maternal uncle's wife	8
吓坏[嚇壞]	xia4 huai4	to be terrified; to terrify sb	1
不足[不足]	bu4 zu2	insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not	7
散碎[散碎]	san3 sui4	in fragments	2
像样[像樣]	xiang4 yang4	presentable; decent; up to par	2
如愿[如願]	ru2 yuan4	to have one's wishes fulfilled	2
磕磕[磕磕]	ke1 ke1	(onom.) knocking	1
在所难免[在所難免]	zai4 suo3 nan2 mian3	to be unavoidable (idiom)	1
第一时间[第一時間]	di4 yi1 shi2 jian1	in the first moments (of sth happening); immediately (after an event); first thing	1
愚昧无知[愚昧無知]	yu2 mei4 wu2 zhi1	stupid and ignorant (idiom)	1
歉疚[歉疚]	qian4 jiu4	remorseful; guilt-ridden	1
义女[義女]	yi4 nu:3	adopted daughter	1
帮衬[幫襯]	bang1 chen4	to help; to assist financially	3
拳脚相向[拳腳相向]	quan2 jiao3 xiang1 xiang4	to square off; to exchange blows; to rain blows on sb	1
原委[原委]	yuan2 wei3	the whole story	1
凉州[涼州]	Liang2 zhou1	Liangzhou district of Wuwei city 武威市[Wu3 wei1 shi4], Gansu	1
强行[強行]	qiang2 xing2	to do sth by force	2
红花[紅花]	hong2 hua1	safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)	2
确[確]	que4	authenticated; solid; firm; real; true	3
纠缠不清[糾纏不清]	jiu1 chan2 bu4 qing1	hopelessly muddled; impossible to unravel	1
坎坷不平[坎坷不平]	kan3 ke3 bu4 ping2	potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes	1
坑洼[坑窪]	keng1 wa1	pothole; dip in the road	1
香木[香木]	xiang1 mu4	incense wood	1
唾手可得[唾手可得]	tuo4 shou3 ke3 de2	easily obtained; readily available	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep37/100 words - 29 min
深山[深山]	shen1 shan1	deep in the mountains	1
运[運]	yun4	to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate	8
山崩[山崩]	shan1 beng1	landslide; landslip	1
淹[淹]	yan1	to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay	1
苛[苛]	ke1	severe; exacting	5
盗贼[盜賊]	dao4 zei2	robber	2
血本无归[血本無歸]	xue4 ben3 wu2 gui1	to lose everything one invested (idiom); to lose one's shirt	1
相好[相好]	xiang1 hao3	to be intimate; close friend; paramour	1
骤[驟]	zhou4	sudden; unexpected; abrupt; suddenly; Taiwan pr. [zou4]	4
泪眼[淚眼]	lei4 yan3	tearful eyes	1
滂沱[滂沱]	pang1 tuo2	pouring; flooding	1
痛不欲生[痛不欲生]	tong4 bu4 yu4 sheng1	to be so in pain as to not want to live; to be so grieved as to wish one were dead	1
槁[槁]	gao3	dried up (wood); dead tree	1
绕弯[繞彎]	rao4 wan1	to go for a walk around; fig. to speak in a roundabout way	1
宽心[寬心]	kuan1 xin1	relieved; comforted; to relieve anxieties; at ease; relaxed; reassuring; happy	3
游山玩水[遊山玩水]	you2 shan1 wan2 shui3	to go on a scenic tour	1
垂钓[垂釣]	chui2 diao4	angling	1
解闷[解悶]	jie3 men4	to relieve boredom or melancholy; a diversion	1
面目可憎[面目可憎]	mian4 mu4 ke3 zeng1	repulsive countenance; disgusting appearance	1
不划算[不划算]	bu4 hua2 suan4	it isn't worth it; not cost-effective; not profitable; too expensive	1
胜仗[勝仗]	sheng4 zhang4	victory; victorious battle	1
邹[鄒]	Zou1	surname Zou; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong Province	60
由不得[由不得]	you2 bu5 de5	cannot help; to be beyond control of	1
一大早[一大早]	yi1 da4 zao3	at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning	2
伐[伐]	fa2	to cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against; to attack; to boast; Taiwan pr. [fa1]	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep37/125 words - 35 min
争相[爭相]	zheng1 xiang1	to fall over each other in their eagerness to...	1
抹[抹]	mo3	to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc	3
满口[滿口]	man3 kou3	a full mouth of (sth physical); to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc); (to agree etc) unreservedly	2
亲热[親熱]	qin1 re4	affectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to get intimate with sb	3
唯利是图[唯利是圖]	wei2 li4 shi4 tu2	to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything; self-seeking	1
在乎[在乎]	zai4 hu5	to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2]	3
围城[圍城]	wei2 cheng2	siege; besieged city	1
裤子[褲子]	ku4 zi5	trousers; pants; CL:條|条[tiao2]	3
临危[臨危]	lin2 wei1	dying (from illness); facing death; on one's deathbed	1
泰然自若[泰然自若]	tai4 ran2 zi4 ruo4	cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves; perfectly composed	1
气节[氣節]	qi4 jie2	moral integrity; unflinching righteousness	1
万分[萬分]	wan4 fen1	very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part	3
平步青云[平步青雲]	ping2 bu4 qing1 yun2	to rapidly go up in the world; meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)	1
不移[不移]	bu4 yi2	steadfast; inalienable	1
落魄[落魄]	luo4 po4	down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4]	4
定能[定能]	ding4 neng2	to be definitely able (to do sth)	1
令尊[令尊]	ling4 zun1	Your esteemed father (honorific)	2
备受[備受]	bei4 shou4	to fully experience (good or bad)	1
丽[麗]	li4	beautiful	1
娴雅[嫻雅]	xian2 ya3	refined; graceful; elegant; serene	1
要得[要得]	yao4 de2	good; fine	1
任性[任性]	ren4 xing4	willful; headstrong; unruly	3
以讹传讹[以訛傳訛]	yi3 e2 chuan2 e2	to spread falsehoods; to increasingly distort the truth; to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)	1
倒悬[倒懸]	dao4 xuan2	lit. to hang upside down; fig. in dire straits	1
方正[方正]	fang1 zheng4	clear and square; neat; square (person)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep37/150 words - 41 min
说话算数[說話算數]	shuo1 hua4 suan4 shu4	to keep one's promise; to mean what one says	1
见风使舵[見風使舵]	jian4 feng1 shi3 duo4	lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation	2
墙头草[牆頭草]	qiang2 tou2 cao3	sb who goes whichever way the wind blows; sb with no mind of one's own; easily swayed person; opportunist	2
贵族[貴族]	gui4 zu2	lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy	1
愤世嫉俗[憤世嫉俗]	fen4 shi4 ji2 su2	to be cynical; to be embittered	1
偶然[偶然]	ou3 ran2	incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly	2
魁[魁]	kui2	chief; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart	1
玉帝[玉帝]	yu4 di4	the Jade Emperor	2
人面兽心[人面獸心]	ren2 mian4 shou4 xin1	human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced; malicious and duplicitous	1
伪君子[偽君子]	wei3 jun1 zi3	hypocrite	1
头脑[頭腦]	tou2 nao3	brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss	1
发热[發熱]	fa1 re4	to have a high temperature; feverish; unable to think calmly; to emit heat	1
切磋[切磋]	qie1 cuo1	to compare notes; to learn from one another; to swap pointers	1
冷清[冷清]	leng3 qing1	cold and cheerless; fig. lonely; unfrequented	1
上辈子[上輩子]	shang4 bei4 zi5	one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation	5
讨债[討債]	tao3 zhai4	to demand repayment	1
压倒[壓倒]	ya1 dao3	to overwhelm; to overpower; overwhelming	1
怪事[怪事]	guai4 shi4	strange thing; curious occurrence	1
沙子[沙子]	sha1 zi5	sand; grit; CL:粒[li4],把[ba3]	4
暴露[暴露]	bao4 lu4	to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pu4 lu4]	2
新贵[新貴]	xin1 gui4	nouveau riche; upstart; new appointee	13
宠臣[寵臣]	chong3 chen2	favored minister	1
泼冷水[潑冷水]	po1 leng3 shui3	lit. to pour cold water on; fig. to dampen one's enthusiasm	1
顺眼[順眼]	shun4 yan3	pleasing to the eye; nice to look at	4
修罗[修羅]	xiu1 luo2	Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep37/156 words - 42 min
夜叉[夜叉]	ye4 cha1	yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword); (fig.) ferocious-looking person	2
谦逊[謙遜]	qian1 xun4	humble; modest; unpretentious; modesty	1
相交[相交]	xiang1 jiao1	to cross over (e.g. traffic); to intersect; to make friends	3
征[征]	zheng1	journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack	4
拈花惹草[拈花惹草]	nian1 hua1 re3 cao3	lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); fig. to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats	2
垂危[垂危]	chui2 wei1	close to death; life-threatening (illness)	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep38/25 words - 9 min
沤[漚]	ou4	to steep; to macerate	2
蹿[躥]	cuan1	to leap up; (coll.) to gush out; to spurt out	1
秧苗[秧苗]	yang1 miao2	seedling	1
麦子[麥子]	mai4 zi5	wheat; CL:株[zhu1]	9
稻子[稻子]	dao4 zi5	rice (crop); unhulled rice	1
移[移]	yi2	to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove	3
丰收[豐收]	feng1 shou1	bumper harvest	1
困难[困難]	kun4 nan5	difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation	1
粗茶淡饭[粗茶淡飯]	cu1 cha2 dan4 fan4	plain tea and simple food; (fig.) bread and water	1
求饶[求饒]	qiu2 rao2	to beg forgiveness	1
扭头[扭頭]	niu3 tou2	to turn one's head; to turn around	1
告诫[告誡]	gao4 jie4	to warn; to admonish	2
粗野[粗野]	cu1 ye3	insolent; boorish; rough (in actions)	1
消遣[消遣]	xiao1 qian3	to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of	2
眼力[眼力]	yan3 li4	eyesight; strength of vision; the ability to make discerning judgments	3
死到临头[死到臨頭]	si3 dao4 lin2 tou2	Death is near at hand. (idiom)	1
臣子[臣子]	chen2 zi3	official in feudal court; subject	7
溪[溪]	xi1	creek; rivulet	1
满门[滿門]	man3 men2	the whole family	6
谎[謊]	huang3	lies; to lie	1
要面子[要面子]	yao4 mian4 zi5	see 愛面子|爱面子[ai4 mian4 zi5]	1
捻[捻]	nian3	to twirl (in the fingers)	1
记仇[記仇]	ji4 chou2	to hold a grudge	4
心地[心地]	xin1 di4	character	4
淳厚[淳厚]	chun2 hou4	pure and honest; simple and kind	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep38/50 words - 16 min
损人利己[損人利己]	sun3 ren2 li4 ji3	harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others	1
贱骨头[賤骨頭]	jian4 gu3 tou5	miserable wretch; contemptible individual	1
苦尽甘来[苦盡甘來]	ku3 jin4 gan1 lai2	bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning	5
满面春风[滿面春風]	man3 mian4 chun1 feng1	beaming; radiant with happiness	1
害羞[害羞]	hai4 xiu1	shy; embarrassed; bashful	1
人情[人情]	ren2 qing2	human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn	7
复杂[複雜]	fu4 za2	complicated; complex	2
靠得住[靠得住]	kao4 de5 zhu4	reliable; trustworthy	1
涉险[涉險]	she4 xian3	to take risks; involved in adventure	2
睚[睚]	ya2	corner of the eye; to stare	1
眦[眥]	zi4	corner of the eye; canthus; eye socket	1
僧[僧]	seng1	monk; Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order	1
文人[文人]	wen2 ren2	scholar; literati	2
变坏[變壞]	bian4 huai4	to get worse; to degenerate	1
手无缚鸡之力[手無縛雞之力]	shou3 wu2 fu4 ji1 zhi1 li4	lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom); fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work	1
无权[無權]	wu2 quan2	to have no right; to have no authority	1
双宿双飞[雙宿雙飛]	shuang1 su4 shuang1 fei1	lit. to rest and fly together (idiom); fig. to live in each other's pockets; to be inseparable	1
自由自在[自由自在]	zi4 you2 zi4 zai4	free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely	3
真爱[真愛]	zhen1 ai4	true love	1
高官厚禄[高官厚祿]	gao1 guan1 hou4 lu4	high post and generous salary (idiom); promotion to a high official position	2
加封[加封]	jia1 feng1	to seal up (a door with a paper seal, or a document); to confer an additional title on a nobleman	1
玉兰[玉蘭]	Yu4 lan2	Yulan magnolia	1
菊[菊]	ju2	chrysanthemum	1
四脚朝天[四腳朝天]	si4 jiao3 chao2 tian1	four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back	1
爆[爆]	bao4	to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep38/75 words - 25 min
作罢[作罷]	zuo4 ba4	to drop (subject etc)	2
诚意[誠意]	cheng2 yi4	sincerity; good faith	3
伤风败俗[傷風敗俗]	shang1 feng1 bai4 su2	offending public morals (idiom)	1
个别[個別]	ge4 bie2	individual; specific; respective; just one or two	2
不巧[不巧]	bu4 qiao3	too bad; unfortunately; as luck would have it	3
绫[綾]	ling2	damask; thin silk	2
勒死[勒死]	lei1 si3	to strangle	2
发起[發起]	fa1 qi3	to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time)	1
就此[就此]	jiu4 ci3	at this point; thus; from then on	1
翻脸[翻臉]	fan1 lian3	to fall out with sb; to become hostile	8
过问[過問]	guo4 wen4	to show an interest in; to get involved with	3
无能为力[無能為力]	wu2 neng2 wei2 li4	impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless	2
青紫[青紫]	qing1 zi3	purple	1
扑[撲]	pu1	to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over	4
连夜[連夜]	lian2 ye4	that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row	4
灾星[災星]	zai1 xing1	comet or supernova viewed as evil portent	1
沾边[沾邊]	zhan1 bian1	to have a connection with; to be close (to reality); to be relevant; to have one's hand in	1
诀别[訣別]	jue2 bie2	to bid farewell; to part (usually with little hope of meeting again)	1
写信[寫信]	xie3 xin4	to write a letter	3
灿[燦]	can4	glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent	1
死棋[死棋]	si3 qi2	dead piece (in Chess); stupid move; hopeless case	2
妄为[妄為]	wang4 wei2	to take rash action	2
听天由命[聽天由命]	ting1 tian1 you2 ming4	to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck	1
悔婚[悔婚]	hui3 hun1	to break a promise of marriage	1
熏心[薰心]	xun1 xin1	(of greed, lust etc) to dominate one's thoughts	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep38/100 words - 38 min
利禄[利祿]	li4 lu4	wealth and official post	1
豺狼虎豹[豺狼虎豹]	chai2 lang2 hu3 bao4	jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom); animals who are dangerous to man and cattle; fierce and cruel people	1
拳头[拳頭]	quan2 tou5	fist; clenched fist; CL:個|个[ge4]; competitive (product)	3
明媒正娶[明媒正娶]	ming2 mei2 zheng4 qu3	to be officially wed	1
借过[借過]	jie4 guo4	excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)	2
红灯[紅燈]	hong2 deng1	red light	2
炮竹[炮竹]	pao4 zhu2	firecracker	1
结婚[結婚]	jie2 hun1	to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4]	3
数月[數月]	shu4 yue4	several months	1
鳏夫[鰥夫]	guan1 fu1	former husband; widower	1
酿[釀]	niang4	to ferment; to brew; to make honey (of bees); to lead to; to form gradually; wine; stuffed vegetables (cooking method)	4
雪花[雪花]	xue3 hua1	snowflake	5
木香[木香]	mu4 xiang1	costus root (medicinal herb); aucklandia; Saussurea costus; Dolomiaea souliei	1
一惊一乍[一驚一乍]	yi1 jing1 yi1 zha4	frightened; flustered	1
调味[調味]	tiao2 wei4	seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences	1
活鱼[活魚]	huo2 yu2	fresh fish; living fish	1
捕[捕]	bu3	to catch; to seize; to capture	3
摊开[攤開]	tan1 kai1	to spread out; to unfold	2
奸计[奸計]	jian1 ji4	evil plan; evil schemes	1
忠告[忠告]	zhong1 gao4	to give sb a word of advice; advice; counsel; a wise word	1
蛮[蠻]	man2	barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless	4
纲[綱]	gang1	head rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link; class (taxonomy); outline; program	4
伦理[倫理]	lun2 li3	ethics	2
老太[老太]	lao3 tai4	old lady	3
出手[出手]	chu1 shou3	to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep38/110 words - 42 min
小试牛刀[小試牛刀]	xiao3 shi4 niu2 dao1	to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)	1
天边[天邊]	tian1 bian1	horizon; ends of the earth; remotest places	1
近在眼前[近在眼前]	jin4 zai4 yan3 qian2	right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent	1
忽而[忽而]	hu1 er2	suddenly; now (..., now...)	1
功臣[功臣]	gong1 chen2	minister who has given outstanding service	3
细枝末节[細枝末節]	xi4 zhi1 mo4 jie2	minor details; trifles	1
从没[從沒]	cong2 mei2	never (in the past); never did	3
岳丈[岳丈]	yue4 zhang4	father-in-law (wife's father)	3
得势[得勢]	de2 shi4	to win power; to get authority; to become dominant	3
忠厚[忠厚]	zhong1 hou4	honest and considerate	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep39/25 words - 7 min
虾[蝦]	xia1	shrimp; prawn	3
外表[外表]	wai4 biao3	external; outside; outward appearance	1
随遇而安[隨遇而安]	sui2 yu4 er2 an1	at home wherever one is (idiom); ready to adapt; flexible; to accept circumstances with good will	1
拧[擰]	ning2	to pinch; wring	1
夸口[誇口]	kua1 kou3	to boast	2
得逞[得逞]	de2 cheng3	to prevail; to have one's way; to get away with it	2
兵法[兵法]	bing1 fa3	art of war; military strategy and tactics	4
短视[短視]	duan3 shi4	to lack foresight	1
单纯[單純]	dan1 chun2	simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely	1
痴情[癡情]	chi1 qing2	infatuation	3
胸无城府[胸無城府]	xiong1 wu2 cheng2 fu3	open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything; ingenuous	1
料定[料定]	liao4 ding4	certain; to know for sure	3
实施[實施]	shi2 shi1	to implement; to carry out	1
天时[天時]	tian1 shi2	the time; the right time; weather conditions; destiny; course of time; heaven's natural order	1
地利[地利]	di4 li4	favorable location; in the right place; productivity of land	1
陷阱[陷阱]	xian4 jing3	pitfall; snare; trap	3
野猪[野豬]	ye3 zhu1	wild boar (Sus scrofa); CL:頭|头[tou2]	1
可喜可贺[可喜可賀]	ke3 xi3 ke3 he4	worthy of celebration; gratifying; Congratulations!	2
居心[居心]	ju1 xin1	to harbor (evil) intentions; to be bent on; a tranquil heart or mind	1
丧妻[喪妻]	sang4 qi1	deceased wife	3
释怀[釋懷]	shi4 huai2	to release (tension); relief (from suspense); to dispel (usu. with negative, unable to forget)	1
充数[充數]	chong1 shu4	to make up the number (i.e. to fill places up to a given number); to serve as stopgap	1
势力[勢力]	shi4 li5	power; (ability to) influence	3
刀山火海[刀山火海]	dao1 shan1 huo3 hai3	lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames; fig. extreme danger (idiom)	3
无人不知[無人不知]	wu2 ren2 bu4 zhi1	known to everybody	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep39/50 words - 15 min
无人不晓[無人不曉]	wu2 ren2 bu4 xiao3	known to everyone	1
大局[大局]	da4 ju2	general situation; present conditions	5
许诺[許諾]	xu3 nuo4	promise; pledge	1
诺言[諾言]	nuo4 yan2	promise	1
十拿九稳[十拿九穩]	shi2 na2 jiu3 wen3	to be a cinch; in the bag; (of a person) confident of success	1
挑明[挑明]	tiao3 ming2	to illuminate; to open up (a topic)	3
难舍难分[難捨難分]	nan2 she3 nan2 fen1	loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate	1
下定决心[下定決心]	xia4 ding4 jue2 xin1	to make a firm resolution	1
衣锦还乡[衣錦還鄉]	yi4 jin3 huan2 xiang1	to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory	4
披荆斩棘[披荊斬棘]	pi1 jing1 zhan3 ji2	lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way; to break through hardships; to blaze a new trail	2
冲锋陷阵[衝鋒陷陣]	chong1 feng1 xian4 zhen4	to charge and break through enemy lines	2
流血[流血]	liu2 xue4	to bleed; to shed blood	1
坚定[堅定]	jian1 ding4	firm; steady; staunch; resolute	1
透亮[透亮]	tou4 liang4	bright; shining; translucent; crystal clear	1
明察秋毫[明察秋毫]	ming2 cha2 qiu1 hao2	lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. perceptive of even the finest detail	3
骨气[骨氣]	gu3 qi4	unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone	1
挥[揮]	hui1	to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse	1
不得已[不得已]	bu4 de2 yi3	to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must	5
干休[干休]	gan1 xiu1	to let matters rest	1
撩拨[撩撥]	liao2 bo1	to provoke; to tease	1
向后[向後]	xiang4 hou4	backward	1
冲[沖]	chong1	(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	6
隆重[隆重]	long2 zhong4	grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn	1
恩典[恩典]	en1 dian3	favor; grace	9
少不得[少不得]	shao3 bu5 de2	cannot be avoided; cannot do without	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep39/75 words - 21 min
跑腿[跑腿]	pao3 tui3	to run errands	2
操办[操辦]	cao1 ban4	to arrange matters	5
桓[桓]	huan2	Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi); big; pillar (old)	54
受礼[受禮]	shou4 li3	to accept a gift; to acknowledge greetings	1
皇恩[皇恩]	huang2 en1	imperial kindness; benevolence from the emperor	1
异议[異議]	yi4 yi4	objection; dissent	1
绝技[絕技]	jue2 ji4	consummate skill; supreme feat; tour-de-force; stunt	2
失传[失傳]	shi1 chuan2	(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct	1
修缮[修繕]	xiu1 shan4	to renovate; to repair (a building)	5
记录[記錄]	ji4 lu4	to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc); CL:個|个[ge4]	5
开工[開工]	kai1 gong1	to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job	1
动用[動用]	dong4 yong4	to utilize; to put sth to use	1
逾[逾]	yu2	to exceed; to go beyond; to transcend; to cross over; to jump over	2
赏赐[賞賜]	shang3 ci4	to bestow; to confer (a reward for service); a reward	17
观礼[觀禮]	guan1 li3	to attend a ritual	2
退回[退回]	tui4 hui2	to return (an item); to send back; to go back	1
罐[罐]	guan4	can; jar; pot	2
井口[井口]	jing3 kou3	entrance to mine	1
大将[大將]	da4 jiang4	a general or admiral	2
作战[作戰]	zuo4 zhan4	combat; to fight	1
有利[有利]	you3 li4	advantageous; to have advantages; favorable	2
灯笼[燈籠]	deng1 long2	lantern	2
蜘蛛[蜘蛛]	zhi1 zhu1	spider	1
本性[本性]	ben3 xing4	natural instincts; nature; inherent quality	4
回报[回報]	hui2 bao4	(in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep39/100 words - 32 min
深沉[深沉]	shen1 chen2	deep; profound; (of a person) reserved; undemonstrative; (of a voice, sound etc) deep; low-pitched	3
暗暗[暗暗]	an4 an4	secretly; inwardly	1
费尽心思[費盡心思]	fei4 jin4 xin1 si5	to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through	3
发愁[發愁]	fa1 chou2	to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad	2
迫[迫]	po4	to force; to compel; to approach or go towards; urgent; pressing	1
伴君如伴虎[伴君如伴虎]	ban4 jun1 ru2 ban4 hu3	being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)	1
相当于[相當於]	xiang1 dang1 yu2	equivalent to	2
动摇[動搖]	dong4 yao2	to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to	4
说一不二[說一不二]	shuo1 yi1 bu4 er4	to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word	2
机智[機智]	ji1 zhi4	quick-witted; resourceful	1
过人[過人]	guo4 ren2	to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent	1
白搭[白搭]	bai2 da1	no use; no good	1
死皮赖脸[死皮賴臉]	si3 pi2 lai4 lian3	brazen faced (idiom); shameless	1
适得其反[適得其反]	shi4 de2 qi2 fan3	to produce the opposite of the desired result	1
畏缩不前[畏縮不前]	wei4 suo1 bu4 qian2	to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance	1
机灵鬼[機靈鬼]	ji1 ling2 gui3	(jocularly) clever and quick-witted person	2
星星[星星]	xing1 xing5	star in the sky	1
冕[冕]	mian3	crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations; imperial crown	2
奋不顾身[奮不顧身]	fen4 bu4 gu4 shen1	to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers; regardless of perils	2
遵旨[遵旨]	zun1 zhi3	to obey the Emperor's decree; at your Imperial majesty's command	3
逼人[逼人]	bi1 ren2	pressing; threatening	1
冠冕堂皇[冠冕堂皇]	guan1 mian3 tang2 huang2	high-sounding; dignified; pompous (idiom)	1
矛盾[矛盾]	mao2 dun4	contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory	2
憋闷[憋悶]	bie1 men5	to feel oppressed; to be depressed; to feel dejected	4
何曾[何曾]	he2 ceng2	did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep39/125 words - 39 min
充[充]	chong1	to fill; to satisfy; to fulfill; to act in place of; substitute; sufficient; full	12
礼节[禮節]	li3 jie2	etiquette	1
遵从[遵從]	zun1 cong2	to comply with; to follow (directives); to defer (to the judgment of superiors)	1
优秀[優秀]	you1 xiu4	outstanding; excellent	1
不敢越雷池一步[不敢越雷池一步]	bu4 gan3 yue4 Lei2 chi2 yi1 bu4	dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit	1
不甘[不甘]	bu4 gan1	unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling	1
不平[不平]	bu4 ping2	uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied	3
赔小心[賠小心]	pei2 xiao3 xin1	to be conciliatory or apologetic; to tread warily in dealing with sb	1
无可挑剔[無可挑剔]	wu2 ke3 tiao1 ti5	excellent in every respect; flawless	1
倾慕[傾慕]	qing1 mu4	to adore; to admire greatly	1
已久[已久]	yi3 jiu3	already a long time	1
馈[饋]	kui4	food; to make a present	1
衍[衍]	yan3	to spread out; to develop; to overflow; to amplify; superfluous	2
甲[甲]	jia3	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°	2
克星[剋星]	ke4 xing1	nemesis; bane; fated to be ill-matched	2
尖酸刻薄[尖酸刻薄]	jian1 suan1 ke4 bo2	sharp and unkind (words)	1
二甲[二甲]	er4 jia3	2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)	1
摆谱[擺譜]	bai3 pu3	to put on airs; to be ostentatious	2
典雅[典雅]	dian3 ya3	refined; elegant	1
和蔼可亲[和藹可親]	he2 ai3 ke3 qin1	affable; genial	1
翻墙[翻牆]	fan1 qiang2	lit. to climb over the wall; fig. to breach the Great Firewall of China	2
佳人[佳人]	jia1 ren2	beautiful woman	1
缠绵悱恻[纏綿悱惻]	chan2 mian2 fei3 ce4	(of a person) sad beyond words (idiom); (of music, literature etc) poignant; very sentimental	1
下毒[下毒]	xia4 du2	to put poison in sth; to poison	11
初衷[初衷]	chu1 zhong1	original intention	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep39/128 words - 42 min
恼恨[惱恨]	nao3 hen4	to hate and resent; angry and full of grievances	1
看望[看望]	kan4 wang4	to visit; to pay a call to	2
回信[回信]	hui2 xin4	to reply; to write back; letter written in reply; CL:封[feng1]	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep40/25 words - 7 min
店面[店面]	dian4 mian4	shop front	1
良田[良田]	liang2 tian2	good agricultural land; fertile land	2
老头[老頭]	lao3 tou2	old fellow; old man; father; husband	1
果树[果樹]	guo3 shu4	fruit tree; CL:棵[ke1]	1
检[檢]	jian3	to check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint	2
监管[監管]	jian1 guan3	to oversee; to take charge of; to supervise; to administer; supervisory; supervision	2
天长日久[天長日久]	tian1 chang2 ri4 jiu3	after a long time (idiom)	2
痛痛快快[痛痛快快]	tong4 tong5 kuai4 kuai4	immediately; without a moment's hesitation; with alacrity; firing from the hip	1
数数[數數]	shu3 shu4	to count; to reckon	1
按照[按照]	an4 zhao4	according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of	7
多个[多個]	duo1 ge5	many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc)	2
尽[儘]	jin3	to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to	3
省事[省事]	sheng3 shi4	to simplify matters; to save trouble	1
省油的灯[省油的燈]	sheng3 you2 de5 deng1	sb who is easy to deal with	6
来龙去脉[來龍去脈]	lai2 long2 qu4 mai4	the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects	2
毛骨悚然[毛骨悚然]	mao2 gu3 song3 ran2	to have one's hair stand on end (idiom); to feel one's blood run cold	1
无福消受[無福消受]	wu2 fu2 xiao1 shou4	unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)	2
开头[開頭]	kai1 tou2	beginning; to start	1
站稳[站穩]	zhan4 wen3	to stand firm	2
大风[大風]	da4 feng1	gale; CL:場|场[chang2]	2
大浪[大浪]	da4 lang4	billow; surge	2
自专[自專]	zi4 zhuan1	to act arbitrarily; to act for oneself	1
不断[不斷]	bu4 duan4	unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant	3
香烟[香煙]	xiang1 yan1	cigarette; smoke from burning incense; CL:支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]	1
男婚女嫁[男婚女嫁]	nan2 hun1 nu:3 jia4	to celebrate a wedding	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep40/50 words - 11 min
蜜糖[蜜糖]	mi4 tang2	honey	1
指使[指使]	zhi3 shi3	to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth)	7
武功[武功]	wu3 gong1	martial art; military accomplishments; (Peking opera) martial arts feats	1
平原[平原]	ping2 yuan2	field; plain; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
相遇[相遇]	xiang1 yu4	to meet; to encounter; to come across	2
取胜[取勝]	qu3 sheng4	to score a victory; to prevail over one's opponents	1
先锋[先鋒]	xian1 feng1	vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde	3
骑兵[騎兵]	qi2 bing1	cavalry	2
步兵[步兵]	bu4 bing1	infantry; foot; infantryman; foot soldier	1
耶[耶]	ye5	final particle indicating enthusiasm etc	1
律[律]	lu:4	law	6
西夏[西夏]	Xi1 Xia4	Western Xia dynasty 1038-1227 of Tangut people 黨項|党项 occupying modern Ningxia and parts of Gansu and Shaanxi, overthrown by Mongols	1
川[川]	chuan1	river; creek; plain; an area of level country	3
喝采[喝采]	he4 cai3	acclaim; cheer	1
叽哩咕噜[嘰哩咕嚕]	ji1 li5 gu1 lu1	(onom.) to jabber; to rumble	1
酒杯[酒杯]	jiu3 bei1	wine cup	1
看透[看透]	kan4 tou4	to understand thoroughly; to see beyond the facade; to see through (sb)	1
磨蹭[磨蹭]	mo2 ceng5	to rub lightly; to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally; to pester; to nag	2
城防[城防]	cheng2 fang2	city defense	1
红包[紅包]	hong2 bao1	money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe	5
有份[有份]	you3 fen4	to have a share of (responsibility etc); to be concerned; to be involved	2
意志[意志]	yi4 zhi4	will; willpower; determination; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
强敌[強敵]	qiang2 di2	powerful enemy	1
诡诈[詭詐]	gui3 zha4	sly; treacherous	1
城墙[城牆]	cheng2 qiang2	city wall	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep40/75 words - 21 min
苦劳[苦勞]	ku3 lao2	toil; hard work	1
克[克]	ke4	to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares	2
乌[烏]	wu1	crow; black	2
分清[分清]	fen1 qing1	to distinguish (between different things); to make distinctions clear	1
岳父[岳父]	yue4 fu4	wife's father, father-in-law	16
小婿[小婿]	xiao3 xu4	my son-in-law (humble); I (spoken to parents-in-law)	9
濡[濡]	ru2	dilatory; to moisten	1
繁茂[繁茂]	fan2 mao4	exuberant; luxuriant; lush and flourishing (vegetation); rank growth	1
率[率]	lu:4	rate; frequency	1
率[率]	shuai4	to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually	1
有商有量[有商有量]	you3 shang1 you3 liang4	to talk things through (idiom); to have an exchange of views	1
归宁[歸寧]	gui1 ning2	(literary) (of a married woman) to visit one's parents	2
肚子痛[肚子痛]	du4 zi5 tong4	stomachache; bellyache	1
匣子[匣子]	xia2 zi5	small box	2
盘桓[盤桓]	pan2 huan2	to pace; to linger; to stay over; to spiral; to hover	2
艰险[艱險]	jian1 xian3	difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils	1
露宿[露宿]	lu4 su4	to sleep outdoors; to spend the night in the open	1
兴[興]	xing1	to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect); maybe (dialect)	10
兴[興]	xing4	feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement	10
硬逼[硬逼]	ying4 bi1	to pressure; to press; to force; to compel; to push; to coerce; to urge; to impel; to bully into; to be compelled	2
眉清目秀[眉清目秀]	mei2 qing1 mu4 xiu4	pretty; with delicate features	1
大吉大利[大吉大利]	da4 ji2 da4 li4	great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving	4
百年好合[百年好合]	bai3 nian2 hao3 he2	may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)	1
郁[鬱]	yu4	dense (growth); melancholy	5
同心[同心]	tong2 xin1	to be of one mind; united; concentric	6
结发[結髮]	jie2 fa4	(in former times) to bind one's hair on coming of age	2
把酒[把酒]	ba3 jiu3	to raise one's wine cup	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep40/100 words - 33 min
敬酒[敬酒]	jing4 jiu3	to toast; to propose a toast	2
一醉方休[一醉方休]	yi1 zui4 fang1 xiu1	to get thoroughly drunk (idiom); to get plastered	2
乱动[亂動]	luan4 dong4	to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about	2
饮酒[飲酒]	yin3 jiu3	to drink wine	1
忘不了[忘不了]	wang4 bu4 liao3	cannot forget	2
谆谆[諄諄]	zhun1 zhun1	earnest; devoted; tireless; sincere; assiduous	2
落水[落水]	luo4 shui3	to fall into water; to sink; overboard; fig. to degenerate; to sink (into depravity); to go to the dogs	2
新娘[新娘]	xin1 niang2	bride	1
子长[子長]	Zi3 chang2	Zichang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi	2
乌龟[烏龜]	wu1 gui1	tortoise; cuckold	1
打通[打通]	da3 tong1	to open access; to establish contact; to remove a block; to put through (a phone connection)	1
揍[揍]	zou4	to beat up; to break to pieces	1
帽子[帽子]	mao4 zi5	hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name; CL:頂|顶[ding3]	1
好险[好險]	hao3 xian3	to have a close call; to have a narrow escape	1
半斤八两[半斤八兩]	ban4 jin1 ba1 liang3	not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee	1
天造地设[天造地設]	tian1 zao4 di4 she4	lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom); ideal; perfect; (of a match) made in heaven; to be made for one another	1
打雷[打雷]	da3 lei2	to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder	3
外袍[外袍]	wai4 pao2	robe	1
热气[熱氣]	re4 qi4	steam; heat; CL:股[gu3]	1
盅[盅]	zhong1	handleless cup; goblet	1
道学[道學]	dao4 xue2	Confucian study of ethics; study of Daoism; school for Daoism in Tang and Song times; Daoist magic; another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism	1
不必要[不必要]	bu4 bi4 yao4	needless; unnecessary	1
刻意[刻意]	ke4 yi4	meticulous; painstaking; deliberate	1
泡馍[泡饃]	pao4 mo2	meat and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine)	1
螃蟹[螃蟹]	pang2 xie4	crab; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep40/122 words - 42 min
爪[爪]	zhao3	foot of a bird or animal; paw; claws; talons	2
酪[酪]	lao4	curdled milk or fruit juice; also pr. [luo4]	2
刨根问底[刨根問底]	pao2 gen1 wen4 di3	to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth	1
再三[再三]	zai4 san1	over and over again; again and again	5
以及[以及]	yi3 ji2	as well as; too; and	3
分所[分所]	fen1 suo3	branch (of a company etc)	1
重蹈[重蹈]	chong2 dao3	to repeat; to follow the same road as	1
辙[轍]	che4	to remove; to withdraw	2
收成[收成]	shou1 cheng2	harvest	2
祭祖[祭祖]	ji4 zu3	to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors	2
遗嘱[遺囑]	yi2 zhu3	testament; will	2
尸骨[屍骨]	shi1 gu3	skeleton of the dead	2
写下[寫下]	xie3 xia4	to write down	1
可信[可信]	ke3 xin4	trustworthy	1
继承人[繼承人]	ji4 cheng2 ren2	heir; successor	2
停止[停止]	ting2 zhi3	to stop; to halt; to cease	1
结成[結成]	jie2 cheng2	to form; to forge (alliances etc)	1
同心同德[同心同德]	tong2 xin1 tong2 de2	of one mind (idiom)	2
风雨[風雨]	feng1 yu3	wind and rain; the elements; trials and hardships	2
共同[共同]	gong4 tong2	common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative	1
渡过[渡過]	du4 guo4	to cross over; to pass through	2
丢官[丟官]	diu1 guan1	(of an official) to lose one's job	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep41/25 words - 10 min
高堂[高堂]	gao1 tang2	main hall; honorific for one's parents (old)	3
回笼[回籠]	hui2 long2	to steam again; to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer; to withdraw currency from circulation	1
人定[人定]	ren2 ding4	middle of the night; the dead of night	3
要人[要人]	yao4 ren2	important person	5
话柄[話柄]	hua4 bing3	a pretext for gossip; a matter for derision	2
梳洗[梳洗]	shu1 xi3	to make oneself presentable; to freshen up	2
精通[精通]	jing1 tong1	to be proficient in; to master (a subject)	4
嫁祸[嫁禍]	jia4 huo4	to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else	4
某某[某某]	mou3 mou3	so-and-so; such-and-such	3
打碎[打碎]	da3 sui4	to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces	2
忍受[忍受]	ren3 shou4	to bear; to endure	1
毒蛇[毒蛇]	du2 she2	viper	2
扬眉[揚眉]	yang2 mei2	to raise eyebrows	1
吐气[吐氣]	tu3 qi4	to exhale; to blow off steam; (phonetics) aspirated	1
眼尖[眼尖]	yan3 jian1	to have good eyes	1
两口子[兩口子]	liang3 kou3 zi5	husband and wife	6
添堵[添堵]	tian1 du3	to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.); to make traffic congestion even worse	1
话头[話頭]	hua4 tou2	subject (under discussion); thread (of an argument)	1
有关[有關]	you3 guan1	to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning	2
绡[綃]	xiao1	raw silk	24
财帛[財帛]	cai2 bo2	wealth; money	2
脑后[腦後]	nao3 hou4	the back of the head; (fig.) the back of one's mind	1
矢志[矢誌]	shi3 zhi4	to take an oath to do sth; to pledge; to vow	1
不渝[不渝]	bu4 yu2	constant; unchanging; abiding; faithful	1
再嫁[再嫁]	zai4 jia4	to remarry (of woman)	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep41/50 words - 22 min
名爵[名爵]	Ming2 jue2	MG Motor (car manufacturer)	1
从一而终[從一而終]	cong2 yi1 er2 zhong1	faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)	1
去处[去處]	qu4 chu4	place; destination	2
胡编乱造[胡編亂造]	hu2 bian1 luan4 zao4	to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom); to make things up	1
且不说[且不說]	qie3 bu4 shuo1	not to mention; leaving aside	9
忏悔[懺悔]	chan4 hui3	to confess; to repent; remorse; repentance; penitent; confession (Buddhism)	1
抗拒[抗拒]	kang4 ju4	to resist; to defy; to oppose	2
后日[後日]	hou4 ri4	the day after tomorrow; from hence; from now; from now on; henceforth	7
下马[下馬]	xia4 ma3	to dismount from a horse; (fig.) to abandon (a project)	1
口水仗[口水仗]	kou3 shui3 zhang4	dispute; spat; shouting match	1
借刀杀人[借刀殺人]	jie4 dao1 sha1 ren2	to lend sb a knife to kill sb; to get sb else to do one's dirty work; to attack using the strength of another (idiom)	3
此时[此時]	ci3 shi2	now; this moment	8
赔不是[賠不是]	pei2 bu2 shi5	to apologize	2
仗义[仗義]	zhang4 yi4	to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by	1
直言[直言]	zhi2 yan2	to speak forthrightly; to talk bluntly	5
与人为善[與人為善]	yu3 ren2 wei2 shan4	to be of service to others; to help others; benevolent	1
嫂[嫂]	sao3	older brother's wife; sister-in-law	4
大嫂[大嫂]	da4 sao3	older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)	6
钉子[釘子]	ding1 zi5	nail; snag; saboteur	1
急性子[急性子]	ji2 xing4 zi5	impetuous person; excitable person	2
龃龉[齟齬]	ju3 yu3	lit. unaligned teeth; fig. disagreement	1
愉快[愉快]	yu2 kuai4	cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted	1
直来直去[直來直去]	zhi2 lai2 zhi2 qu4	going directly (without detour); (fig.) direct; straightforward (in one's manner or speech)	3
横冲直撞[橫衝直撞]	heng2 chong1 zhi2 zhuang4	lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping; to barge; to charge around violently	2
恶事[惡事]	e4 shi4	evil; malicious deed	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep41/75 words - 31 min
格外[格外]	ge2 wai4	especially; particularly	1
置喙[置喙]	zhi4 hui4	to offer an opinion; to comment (on the issue); to have a say (in the matter)	1
讲课[講課]	jiang3 ke4	teach; lecture	1
摸清[摸清]	mo1 qing1	to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain	1
暗箭[暗箭]	an4 jian4	attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back	1
说破[說破]	shuo1 po4	to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc); to reveal	1
融洽[融洽]	rong2 qia4	harmonious; friendly relations; on good terms with one another	1
澄[澄]	cheng2	clear; limpid; to clarify; to purify	25
始[始]	shi3	to begin; to start; then; only then	7
夜晚[夜晚]	ye4 wan3	night; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
迷晕[迷暈]	mi2 yun1	to knock sb out with a drug; to render sb unconscious	1
场所[場所]	chang3 suo3	location; place	1
和睦相处[和睦相處]	he2 mu4 xiang1 chu3	to live in harmony; to get along with each other	1
骂骂咧咧[罵罵咧咧]	ma4 ma5 lie1 lie1	to swear while talking; to be foul-mouthed	1
点拨[點撥]	dian3 bo1	to give instructions; to give advice	1
白眼狼[白眼狼]	bai2 yan3 lang2	thankless wretch; an ingrate	2
脱胎换骨[脫胎換骨]	tuo1 tai1 huan4 gu3	to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist; to turn over a new leaf; fig. to change wholly; to create from other material (story, artwork etc)	1
啃[啃]	ken3	to gnaw; to nibble; to bite	2
掉转[掉轉]	diao4 zhuan3	to turn around	1
矛头[矛頭]	mao2 tou2	spearhead; barb; an attack or criticism	1
抖落[抖落]	dou3 luo4	to shake out	2
御赐[御賜]	yu4 ci4	to be bestowed, conferred, or granted by the emperor	2
居心何在[居心何在]	ju1 xin1 he2 zai4	What's (he) up to?; What's the motive behind all this?	1
成家立室[成家立室]	cheng2 jia1 li4 shi4	to get married (idiom)	2
理当[理當]	li3 dang1	should; ought	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep41/100 words - 39 min
风平浪静[風平浪靜]	feng1 ping2 lang4 jing4	lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm (at sea)	3
铁定[鐵定]	tie3 ding4	unalterable; certainly; definitely	2
贪财[貪財]	tan1 cai2	to be greedy in getting money	2
凯旋[凱旋]	kai3 xuan2	to return in triumph; to return victorious	1
撒手[撒手]	sa1 shou3	to let go of sth; to give up	3
从何[從何]	cong2 he2	whence?; where from?	2
人言可畏[人言可畏]	ren2 yan2 ke3 wei4	gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)	2
成真[成真]	cheng2 zhen1	to come true	1
传达[傳達]	chuan2 da2	to pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit; transmission	1
军务[軍務]	jun1 wu4	military affairs	4
在身[在身]	zai4 shen1	to possess; to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)	3
心性[心性]	xin1 xing4	one's nature; temperament	2
划清[劃清]	hua4 qing1	clear dividing line; to distinguish clearly	1
界限[界限]	jie4 xian4	boundary	1
娴[嫻]	xian2	elegant; refined; to be skilled at	13
旧宅[舊宅]	jiu4 zhai2	former residence	1
荒废[荒廢]	huang1 fei4	to abandon (cultivated fields); no longer cultivated; to lie waste; wasted; to neglect (one's work or study)	2
直到现在[直到現在]	zhi2 dao4 xian4 zai4	even now; until now; right up to the present	1
占地[占地]	zhan4 di4	to take up space; to occupy (space)	1
部分[部分]	bu4 fen5	part; share; section; piece; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
地盘[地盤]	di4 pan2	domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth	3
襄阳[襄陽]	Xiang1 yang2	Xiangyang district of Xiangfan city 襄樊市[Xiang1 fan2 shi4], Hubei	1
无所谓[無所謂]	wu2 suo3 wei4	to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be	1
踏踏实实[踏踏實實]	ta1 ta1 shi2 shi2	steady; steadfast	1
舒[舒]	shu1	to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely	27
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep41/118 words - 42 min
坦[坦]	tan3	flat; open-hearted; level; smooth	1
糊里糊涂[糊里糊塗]	hu2 li5 hu2 tu2	variant of 糊裡糊塗|糊里糊涂[hu2 li5 hu2 tu2]	1
愚蠢[愚蠢]	yu2 chun3	silly; stupid	3
在意[在意]	zai4 yi4	to care about; to mind	4
别理[別理]	bie2 li3	don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to	1
凤凰[鳳凰]	feng4 huang2	phoenix	2
不差[不差]	bu4 cha4	not bad; OK	4
小人得志[小人得志]	xiao3 ren2 de2 zhi4	lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom); fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant	1
穷人[窮人]	qiong2 ren2	poor people; the poor	1
乍[乍]	zha4	at first; suddenly; abruptly; to spread; (of hair) to stand on end; bristling	1
富[富]	fu4	rich; abundant; wealthy	1
显摆[顯擺]	xian3 bai5	(coll.) to show off	2
生闷气[生悶氣]	sheng1 men4 qi4	to seethe; to sulk; to be pissed off (vulgar)	1
乘[乘]	cheng2	to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed	1
下风[下風]	xia4 feng1	leeward; downwind; disadvantageous position; to concede or give way in an argument	1
车驾[車駕]	ju1 jia4	carriage	2
想家[想家]	xiang3 jia1	homesick	2
先见[先見]	xian1 jian4	foresight; prescience	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep42/25 words - 11 min
温雅[溫雅]	wen1 ya3	gentle; refined	1
外孙女[外孫女]	wai4 sun1 nu:3	daughter's daughter; granddaughter	1
滑胎[滑胎]	hua2 tai1	drift (car racing technique); recurrent miscarriage; habitual abortion	1
春风得意[春風得意]	chun1 feng1 de2 yi4	flushed with success; proud of one's success (in exams, promotion etc); as pleased as punch	3
嘀[嘀]	di1	(onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc	1
咕[咕]	gu1	(onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc	1
炙手可热[炙手可熱]	zhi4 shou3 ke3 re4	lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); fig. arrogance of the powerful; a mighty figure no-one dares approach; hot (exciting or in favor)	1
惹不起[惹不起]	re3 bu5 qi3	can't afford to offend; dare not provoke; difficult to deal with; insufferable	2
惯用[慣用]	guan4 yong4	to use habitually; habitual; customary	1
伎俩[伎倆]	ji4 liang3	trick; scheme; ploy; tactic; stratagem; gimmick; ruse; trickery; skill; also written 技倆|技俩	2
幼时[幼時]	you4 shi2	childhood	1
不谢[不謝]	bu4 xie4	don't mention it; not at all	1
忘本[忘本]	wang4 ben3	to forget one's roots	1
前程远大[前程遠大]	qian2 cheng2 yuan3 da4	to have a future full of promise	1
迷魂阵[迷魂陣]	mi2 hun2 zhen4	stratagem to trap sb; to bewitch and trap	1
相思病[相思病]	xiang1 si1 bing4	lovesickness	3
招人[招人]	zhao1 ren2	to be infectious; to recruit	1
十八[十八]	shi2 ba1	eighteen; 18	2
武艺[武藝]	wu3 yi4	martial art; military skill	1
样样[樣樣]	yang4 yang4	all kinds	4
桀骜不驯[桀驁不馴]	jie2 ao4 bu4 xun4	arrogant and obstinate (idiom); unyielding	2
生平[生平]	sheng1 ping2	life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life	1
掣肘[掣肘]	che4 zhou3	(lit.) to hold sb by the elbow; (fig.) to hold back; to impede; to handicap	1
硬来[硬來]	ying4 lai2	to use force	1
依赖[依賴]	yi1 lai4	to depend on; to be dependent on	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep42/50 words - 23 min
有钱[有錢]	you3 qian2	well-off; wealthy	2
假扮[假扮]	jia3 ban4	to impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else	2
隔阂[隔閡]	ge2 he2	misunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier	1
喜怒无常[喜怒無常]	xi3 nu4 wu2 chang2	temperamental; moody	3
多得是[多得是]	duo1 de5 shi4	there's no shortage; there are plenty	2
闷闷不乐[悶悶不樂]	men4 men4 bu4 le4	depressed; sulky; moody; unhappy	1
积食[積食]	ji1 shi2	(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)	1
眉毛[眉毛]	mei2 mao5	eyebrow; CL:根[gen1]	2
过于[過於]	guo4 yu2	too much; excessively	2
洋洋自得[洋洋自得]	yang2 yang2 zi4 de2	immensely pleased with oneself (idiom); proud; complacent	1
怼[懟]	dui4	dislike; hate	6
多一事不如少一事[多一事不如少一事]	duo1 yi1 shi4 bu4 ru2 shao3 yi1 shi4	it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom); the less complications the better	1
考绩[考績]	kao3 ji4	to check up on sb's achievements	2
拉拉[拉拉]	la1 la1	lesbian (Internet slang); Labrador retriever	1
白嫩[白嫩]	bai2 nen4	(of skin etc) fair; delicate	1
狐狸[狐狸]	hu2 li5	fox; fig. sly and treacherous person	8
一劳永逸[一勞永逸]	yi1 lao2 yong3 yi4	to get sth done once and for all	1
尴尬[尷尬]	gan1 ga4	awkward; embarrassed	1
乐意[樂意]	le4 yi4	to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied	5
积年[積年]	ji1 nian2	for a long time; over many years; old; advanced in age	4
十倍[十倍]	shi2 bei4	tenfold; ten times (sth)	1
反过来[反過來]	fan3 guo5 lai2	conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction	1
晌午[晌午]	shang3 wu3	noon	3
睁[睜]	zheng1	to open (one's eyes)	2
基本上[基本上]	ji1 ben3 shang5	basically; on the whole	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep42/75 words - 31 min
拒收[拒收]	ju4 shou1	to reject; to refuse to accept	1
先斩后奏[先斬後奏]	xian1 zhan3 hou4 zou4	first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later	1
帐单[帳單]	zhang4 dan1	bill; check	1
明细[明細]	ming2 xi4	clear and detailed; definite; details (are as follows:)	2
畏惧[畏懼]	wei4 ju4	to fear; to dread; foreboding	1
外围[外圍]	wai4 wei2	surrounding	1
补充[補充]	bu3 chong1	to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
体力[體力]	ti3 li4	physical strength; physical power	2
改口[改口]	gai3 kou3	to change one's tune; to modify one's previous remark; to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5])	1
威势[威勢]	wei1 shi4	might; power and influence	3
摆架子[擺架子]	bai3 jia4 zi5	to put on airs; to assume great airs	4
威严[威嚴]	wei1 yan2	dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring; awe; prestige; dignity	2
引见[引見]	yin3 jian4	to introduce (sb); (esp.) to present to the emperor	1
黑压压[黑壓壓]	hei1 ya1 ya1	see 烏壓壓|乌压压[wu1 ya1 ya1]	1
兴师问罪[興師問罪]	xing1 shi1 wen4 zui4	to send punitive forces against; (fig.) to criticize violently	3
不动声色[不動聲色]	bu4 dong4 sheng1 se4	not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an eyelid	1
而后[而後]	er2 hou4	after that; then	2
精心[精心]	jing1 xin1	with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed	2
分配[分配]	fen1 pei4	to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive)	4
腾出[騰出]	teng2 chu1	to make (some time or space) available (for sb)	2
考察[考察]	kao3 cha2	to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation	1
盘查[盤查]	pan2 cha2	to interrogate; to question (at a roadblock)	2
顺手[順手]	shun4 shou3	easily; without trouble; while one is at it; in passing; handy	1
分派[分派]	fen1 pai4	to assign (a task to different people); to allocate	2
明月[明月]	ming2 yue4	bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark; CL:輪|轮[lun2]	5
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep42/100 words - 38 min
几岁[幾歲]	ji3 sui4	how old are you? (familiar, or to a child)	4
百家姓[百家姓]	Bai3 jia1 xing4	The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames	2
只读[只讀]	zhi3 du2	read-only (computing)	1
听信[聽信]	ting1 xin4	to listen to information; to get the news; to believe what one hears	3
自得[自得]	zi4 de2	contented; pleased with one's position	1
盘问[盤問]	pan2 wen4	to interrogate; to cross-examine; to inquire	2
舍[捨]	she3	to give up; to abandon; to give alms	1
记不住[記不住]	ji4 bu5 zhu4	can't remember	2
伶牙俐齿[伶牙俐齒]	ling2 ya2 li4 chi3	clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab	1
吏部[吏部]	Li4 bu4	Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China)	4
依着[依著]	yi1 zhe5	in accordance with	1
薄待[薄待]	bo2 dai4	mean treatment; indifference; meager hospitality	4
令行禁止[令行禁止]	ling4 xing2 jin4 zhi3	lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions; to ensure strictly obedience	1
以下犯上[以下犯上]	yi3 xia4 fan4 shang4	to disrespect one's superiors; to offend one's elders	5
当众[當眾]	dang1 zhong4	in public; in front of everybody	3
驳斥[駁斥]	bo2 chi4	to refute; to debunk; to deny; to denounce	1
无不[無不]	wu2 bu4	none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception	5
蜷[蜷]	quan2	to curl up (like a scroll); to huddle; Melania libertina; wriggle (as a worm)	1
指手画脚[指手畫腳]	zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3	to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to criticize or give orders summarily	1
没脸没皮[沒臉沒皮]	mei2 lian3 mei2 pi2	shameless; brazen	1
下不来台[下不來臺]	xia4 bu4 lai2 tai2	to be put on the spot; to find oneself in an awkward situation	3
园林[園林]	yuan2 lin2	gardens; park; landscape garden	1
看管[看管]	kan1 guan3	to look after	3
买进[買進]	mai3 jin4	to purchase; to buy in (goods)	1
肥差[肥差]	fei2 chai1	lucrative job; cushy job	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep42/106 words - 40 min
重活[重活]	zhong4 huo2	heavy job	1
称号[稱號]	cheng1 hao4	name; term of address; title	1
履历[履歷]	lu:3 li4	background (academic and work); curriculum vitae; résumé	1
重地[重地]	zhong4 di4	important place; strategic location	1
不自在[不自在]	bu4 zi4 zai5	uneasiness; feel uncomfortable	1
我去[我去]	wo3 qu4	(slang) dang!; shoot!	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep43/25 words - 7 min
宽衣[寬衣]	kuan1 yi1	please take off your coat (honorific); loose-fitting garment	1
眼线[眼線]	yan3 xian4	informer; snitch; spy; scout; (cosmetics) eye line	7
侍候[侍候]	shi4 hou4	to serve; to wait upon	2
站岗[站崗]	zhan4 gang3	to stand guard; to serve on sentry duty	1
双管齐下[雙管齊下]	shuang1 guan3 qi2 xia4	lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same time; to attack one problem from two angles at the same time	1
添乱[添亂]	tian1 luan4	(coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience	2
美貌[美貌]	mei3 mao4	good looks; beauty; good-looking	7
用心良苦[用心良苦]	yong4 xin1 liang2 ku3	to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to sth	3
醋意[醋意]	cu4 yi4	jealousy (in love rivalry)	1
醋[醋]	cu4	vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)	9
珍贵[珍貴]	zhen1 gui4	precious	1
布匹[布匹]	bu4 pi3	cloth (by the yard)	1
忙不过来[忙不過來]	mang2 bu4 guo4 lai2	to have more work than one can deal with; to have one's hands full	2
排队[排隊]	pai2 dui4	to line up	1
角楼[角樓]	jiao3 lou2	corner (between walls)	1
照单全收[照單全收]	zhao4 dan1 quan2 shou1	to accept without question; to take sth at face value	1
无关紧要[無關緊要]	wu2 guan1 jin3 yao4	indifferent; insignificant	1
自己人[自己人]	zi4 ji3 ren2	those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us	4
马首是瞻[馬首是瞻]	ma3 shou3 shi4 zhan1	to follow blindly (idiom); to take as one's only guide	1
卖命[賣命]	mai4 ming4	to throw one's life in for; to haplessly give one's life for; to sacrifice oneself torturously working for another or for a group; to pour in one's utmost effort; to shed one's last ounce of strength for	2
硬碰硬[硬碰硬]	ying4 peng4 ying4	to meet force with force; painstaking	1
不敬[不敬]	bu4 jing4	disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior)	1
运筹帷幄[運籌帷幄]	yun4 chou2 wei2 wo4	lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom); fig. planning strategies	1
军师[軍師]	jun1 shi1	(old) military counselor; (coll.) trusted adviser	2
贫嘴[貧嘴]	pin2 zui3	talkative; garrulous; loquacious; flippant; jocular	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep43/50 words - 15 min
保驾护航[保駕護航]	bao3 jia4 hu4 hang2	(idiom) to safeguard (sth); to protect (sth)	1
校场[校場]	jiao4 chang3	military drill ground	3
解围[解圍]	jie3 wei2	to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment	1
爱惜[愛惜]	ai4 xi1	to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly	1
利索[利索]	li4 suo5	nimble	3
权衡[權衡]	quan2 heng2	to consider; to weigh (a matter); to balance (pros and cons)	1
抠[摳]	kou1	to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; to lift one's clothes; stingy; miserly	2
寡妇[寡婦]	gua3 fu5	widow	5
收礼[收禮]	shou1 li3	to accept a gift; to receive presents	1
问罪[問罪]	wen4 zui4	to denounce; to condemn; to call to account; to punish	1
没收[沒收]	mo4 shou1	to confiscate; to seize	1
树敌[樹敵]	shu4 di2	to antagonize people; to make an enemy of sb	1
挑拣[挑揀]	tiao1 jian3	to pick and choose; to select	1
结党营私[結黨營私]	jie2 dang3 ying2 si1	to gang up for personal interest (idiom); to form a clique	1
存放[存放]	cun2 fang4	to deposit; to store; to leave in sb's care	1
上缴[上繳]	shang4 jiao3	to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities	1
同甘共苦[同甘共苦]	tong2 gan1 gong4 ku3	shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows; for better or for worse	1
静悄悄[靜悄悄]	jing4 qiao1 qiao1	extremely quiet	1
软钉子[軟釘子]	ruan3 ding1 zi5	lit. a soft nail; fig. a tactful retort or rejection	1
好使[好使]	hao3 shi3	easy to use; to function well; so that; in order to	3
母鸡[母雞]	mu3 ji1	hen	1
不体面[不體面]	bu4 ti3 mian4	to not appear to be decent or respectful; shameful	1
拉拢[拉攏]	la1 long3	to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice	2
废物[廢物]	fei4 wu4	rubbish; waste material; useless person	2
簿子[簿子]	bu4 zi5	notebook; book	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep43/75 words - 23 min
权柄[權柄]	quan2 bing3	authority	2
羡[羨]	xian4	to envy	2
可靠[可靠]	ke3 kao4	reliable	3
买不起[買不起]	mai3 bu5 qi3	cannot afford; can't afford buying	1
踏进[踏進]	ta4 jin4	to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into	1
死囚[死囚]	si3 qiu2	prisoner that awaits execution; convict sentenced to death; someone on death row	1
参见[參見]	can1 jian4	to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to	6
立马[立馬]	li4 ma3	at once; immediately; promptly; swiftly	3
种树[種樹]	zhong4 shu4	to plant trees	2
醋劲[醋勁]	cu4 jin4	jealousy (in love)	1
叫花子[叫花子]	jiao4 hua1 zi5	beggar	1
耕地[耕地]	geng1 di4	arable land; to plow land	1
拿大[拿大]	na2 da4	to put on airs; self-important; high and mighty	2
猪狗[豬狗]	zhu1 gou3	pig-dog (intended as insult); Schweinhund	3
拧成一股绳[擰成一股繩]	ning2 cheng2 yi1 gu3 sheng2	to twist together to form a rope; (fig.) to unite; to work together	1
站稳脚跟[站穩腳跟]	zhan4 wen3 jiao3 gen1	to stand firmly; to gain a foothold; to establish oneself	2
另起炉灶[另起爐灶]	ling4 qi3 lu2 zao4	lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch; back to square one; to start of on a new path	1
目中无人[目中無人]	mu4 zhong1 wu2 ren2	to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending; to go about with one's nose in the air	1
跟人[跟人]	gen1 ren2	to marry (of woman)	1
完人[完人]	wan2 ren2	perfect person	1
花丛[花叢]	hua1 cong2	cluster of flowers; inflorescence; flowering shrub	1
麾[麾]	hui1	signal flag; to signal	1
盔甲[盔甲]	kui1 jia3	armor; body armor and helmet	1
奚落[奚落]	xi1 luo4	to taunt; to ridicule; to jeer at; to treat coldly; to abandon	2
和田[和田]	He2 tian2	Hotan, city and prefecture in Xinjiang; Wada (Japanese surname and place name)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep43/100 words - 31 min
照旧[照舊]	zhao4 jiu4	as before; as in the past	1
调换[調換]	diao4 huan4	to exchange; to change places; to swap	1
贪吃[貪吃]	tan1 chi1	gluttonous; voracious	2
料事如神[料事如神]	liao4 shi4 ru2 shen2	to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom); to have an incredible foresight	3
主要[主要]	zhu3 yao4	main; principal; major; primary	1
淋雨[淋雨]	lin2 yu3	to get wet in the rain	1
伞[傘]	san3	umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3]	2
斗笠[斗笠]	dou3 li4	conical bamboo hat	1
以外[以外]	yi3 wai4	apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond	1
元老[元老]	yuan2 lao3	senior figure; elder; doyen	3
礼仪[禮儀]	li3 yi2	etiquette; ceremony	3
三人成虎[三人成虎]	san1 ren2 cheng2 hu3	three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact	1
豪杰[豪傑]	hao2 jie2	hero; towering figure	1
打抱不平[打抱不平]	da3 bao4 bu4 ping2	to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice; also written 抱打不平[bao4 da3 bu4 ping2]	3
喜滋滋[喜滋滋]	xi3 zi1 zi1	pleased; happy	1
蒜[蒜]	suan4	garlic; CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4]	1
倚[倚]	yi3	to lean on; to rely upon	3
捞油水[撈油水]	lao1 you2 shui3	(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)	2
兔崽子[兔崽子]	tu4 zai3 zi5	brat; bastard	2
半分[半分]	ban4 fen1	a little bit	1
起誓[起誓]	qi3 shi4	to vow; to swear an oath	2
王五[王五]	Wang2 Wu3	Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry	4
排挤[排擠]	pai2 ji3	to crowd out; to push aside; to supplant	1
过后[過後]	guo4 hou4	after the event	1
活计[活計]	huo2 ji4	handicraft; needlework; work	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep43/125 words - 38 min
花匠[花匠]	hua1 jiang4	gardener	2
浇[澆]	jiao1	to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold	3
浇水[澆水]	jiao1 shui3	to water (plants etc)	1
花木[花木]	hua1 mu4	flowers and trees; plants; flora	2
光秃秃[光禿禿]	guang1 tu1 tu1	bald; bare	1
缺少[缺少]	que1 shao3	lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack	2
栽种[栽種]	zai1 zhong4	to plant; to grow	1
内行[內行]	nei4 hang2	expert; adept; experienced; an expert; a professional	1
种花[種花]	zhong4 hua1	to grow flowers; floriculture	1
钱物[錢物]	qian2 wu4	money and things of value	1
行市[行市]	hang2 shi4	quotation on market price	1
使出[使出]	shi3 chu1	to use; to exert	1
极好[極好]	ji2 hao3	fabulous; superb; excellent	1
练习[練習]	lian4 xi2	to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
笔画[筆畫]	bi3 hua4	strokes of a Chinese character	2
小马[小馬]	xiao3 ma3	colt; pony	2
鲤鱼[鯉魚]	li3 yu2	carp	1
脍[膾]	kuai4	chopped meat or fish	1
邵[邵]	Shao4	surname Shao; place name	2
心病[心病]	xin1 bing4	anxiety; sore point; secret worry; mental disorder; heart disease (medicine)	1
会见[會見]	hui4 jian4	to meet with (sb who is paying a visit); CL:次[ci4]	2
扔掉[扔掉]	reng1 diao4	to throw away; to throw out	1
自吹自擂[自吹自擂]	zi4 chui1 zi4 lei2	to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)	1
枝子[枝子]	zhi1 zi5	twig; branch	1
值[值]	zhi2	value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty	7
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep43/142 words - 44 min
一般见识[一般見識]	yi1 ban1 jian4 shi5	to lower oneself to sb's level; to argue with sb less well-informed	1
报应[報應]	bao4 ying4	retribution; judgment	5
挨骂[挨罵]	ai2 ma4	to receive a scolding	1
不可开交[不可開交]	bu4 ke3 kai1 jiao1	to be awfully (busy etc)	1
太公[太公]	tai4 gong1	great-grandfather; (old) grandfather; father	1
外祖母[外祖母]	wai4 zu3 mu3	mother's mother; maternal grandmother	7
大气[大氣]	da4 qi4	atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish	2
接手[接手]	jie1 shou3	to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc)	2
条规[條規]	tiao2 gui1	rule	1
严惩[嚴懲]	yan2 cheng2	to punish severely	2
不得人心[不得人心]	bu4 de2 ren2 xin1	not to enjoy popular support; to be unpopular	1
坯[坯]	pi1	blank (e.g. for a coin); unburnt earthenware; semifinished product; Taiwan pr. [pei1]	1
登时[登時]	deng1 shi2	immediately; at once	1
翻脸不认人[翻臉不認人]	fan1 lian3 bu4 ren4 ren2	to fall out with sb and become hostile	1
授[授]	shou4	to teach; to instruct; to award; to give	4
申[申]	shen1	to extend; to state; to explain; 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey; ancient Chinese compass point: 240°	7
看着办[看著辦]	kan4 zhe5 ban4	to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep44/25 words - 6 min
折煞[折煞]	zhe2 sha1	variant of 折殺|折杀[zhe2 sha1]	5
奶娘[奶娘]	nai3 niang2	(dialect) wet nurse	2
纳闷[納悶]	na4 men4	puzzled; bewildered	1
粗鄙[粗鄙]	cu1 bi3	vulgar; coarse; uncouth	1
年头[年頭]	nian2 tou2	start of the year; whole year; a particular year; period; days; epoch; a year's harvest	2
便装[便裝]	bian4 zhuang1	casual dress	1
人模狗样[人模狗樣]	ren2 mo2 gou3 yang4	(idiom) to pose; to put on airs	1
趾高气扬[趾高氣揚]	zhi3 gao1 qi4 yang2	high and mighty (idiom); arrogant	1
当上[當上]	dang1 shang5	to take up duty as; to assume a position; to assume; to take on (an office)	2
勤王[勤王]	qin2 wang2	to serve the king diligently; to save the country in times of danger; to send troops to rescue the king	5
贪生怕死[貪生怕死]	tan1 sheng1 pa4 si3	greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck	1
合力[合力]	he2 li4	to cooperate	1
眼中钉[眼中釘]	yan3 zhong1 ding1	a thorn in one's side	3
奶[妳]	nai3	variant of 嬭|奶[nai3]	2
山贼[山賊]	shan1 zei2	brigand	1
名状[名狀]	ming2 zhuang4	to express; to describe	1
堂屋[堂屋]	tang2 wu1	central room of a traditional Chinese house	1
下酒菜[下酒菜]	xia4 jiu3 cai4	a dish that goes well with alcoholic drinks	1
摇头[搖頭]	yao2 tou2	to shake one's head	1
露齿[露齒]	lu4 chi3	to grin; also pr. [lou4 chi3]	1
穷乡僻壤[窮鄉僻壤]	qiong2 xiang1 pi4 rang3	a remote and desolate place	5
大声[大聲]	da4 sheng1	loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly	2
谈得来[談得來]	tan2 de5 lai2	to be able to talk to; to get along with; to be congenial	2
堂姐[堂姐]	tang2 jie3	older female patrilineal cousin	1
相仿[相仿]	xiang1 fang3	similar	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep44/50 words - 17 min
蛤蟆[蛤蟆]	ha2 ma5	frog; toad	1
跟上[跟上]	gen1 shang4	to catch up with; to keep pace with	1
枷锁[枷鎖]	jia1 suo3	stocks and chain; in fetters	1
惹祸[惹禍]	re3 huo4	to stir up trouble; to invite disaster	2
发动[發動]	fa1 dong4	to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse	1
叶子[葉子]	ye4 zi5	foliage; leaf; CL:片[pian4]	5
野菜[野菜]	ye3 cai4	wild herb; potherb	3
化作[化作]	hua4 zuo4	to change into; to turn into; to become	1
腰包[腰包]	yao1 bao1	waist purse (old); (fig.) purse; pocket; waist pack; fanny pack; bum bag	2
片子[片子]	pian1 zi5	film; movie; film reel; phonograph record; X-ray image	2
过瘾[過癮]	guo4 yin3	to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling	1
带劲[帶勁]	dai4 jin4	energetic; exciting; of interest	2
一见如故[一見如故]	yi1 jian4 ru2 gu4	familiarity at first sight	1
因缘[因緣]	yin1 yuan2	chance; opportunity; predestined relationship; (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes; chain of cause and effect	1
同类[同類]	tong2 lei4	similar; same type; alike	1
攘外[攘外]	rang3 wai4	to resist foreign aggression	1
挽回[挽回]	wan3 hui2	to retrieve; to redeem	1
斗殴[鬥毆]	dou4 ou1	to fight; to brawl; a scuffle; a punch-up	1
抱不平[抱不平]	bao4 bu4 ping2	to be outraged by an injustice	3
说理[說理]	shuo1 li3	to reason; to argue logically	1
伤势[傷勢]	shang1 shi4	condition of an injury	1
赶明儿[趕明兒]	gan3 ming2 r5	(coll.) some day; one of these days	1
养伤[養傷]	yang3 shang1	to heal a wound; to recuperate (from an injury)	5
一筹莫展[一籌莫展]	yi1 chou2 mo4 zhan3	to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end	1
狮子狗[獅子狗]	shi1 zi5 gou3	Pekingese; Pekinese	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep44/75 words - 32 min
挽[挽]	wan3	to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover	1
棒槌[棒槌]	bang4 chui2	wooden club (used to beat clothes in washing)	1
老妈[老媽]	lao3 ma1	mother; mom	1
手指头[手指頭]	shou3 zhi3 tou5	fingertip; finger	5
萝卜[蘿蔔]	luo2 bo5	radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bai2 luo2 bo5]; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
精致[精緻]	jing1 zhi4	delicate; fine; exquisite; refined	1
防身[防身]	fang2 shen1	self-protection; to defend oneself	1
坐镇[坐鎮]	zuo4 zhen4	(of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee	3
中盘[中盤]	zhong1 pan2	circling in midstream; in the middle of a tray; middle game (in go or chess)	1
背弃[背棄]	bei4 qi4	abandon; desert; renounce	3
师出有名[師出有名]	shi1 chu1 you3 ming2	lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom); to do something with good reason; to have just cause	2
行军[行軍]	xing2 jun1	a march (army); to march	1
黑水[黑水]	Hei1 shui3	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	1
焐[焐]	wu4	to warm sth up	1
靠近[靠近]	kao4 jin4	near; to approach	2
蕲[蘄]	qi2	(herb); implore; pray; place name	1
见得[見得]	jian4 de2	to seem; to appear; (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure	3
一盘散沙[一盤散沙]	yi1 pan2 san3 sha1	lit. like a sheet of loose sand; fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)	1
酌情[酌情]	zhuo2 qing2	to use discretion; to take circumstances into account; to make allowances pertinent to a situation	1
留用[留用]	liu2 yong4	to keep for use; to retain sth; to keep sb in his job	1
整治[整治]	zheng3 zhi4	to bring under control; to regulate; to restore to good condition; (coll.) to fix (a person); to prepare (a meal etc)	2
美艳[美艷]	mei3 yan4	beautiful and alluring; glamorous; gorgeous	1
回合[回合]	hui2 he2	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)	1
大获全胜[大獲全勝]	da4 huo4 quan2 sheng4	to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory; to win by a landslide (in election)	1
等不及[等不及]	deng3 bu4 ji2	can't wait	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep44/100 words - 41 min
肘[肘]	zhou3	elbow; pork shoulder	9
说话算话[說話算話]	shuo1 hua4 suan4 hua4	to do as promised; to be as good as one's word; to honor one's word; to mean what one says	1
画像[畫像]	hua4 xiang4	portrait; to do a portrait of sb	1
破绽[破綻]	po4 zhan4	hole or tear in cloth; mistake or gap in a speech or theory	5
大汉[大漢]	da4 han4	big person; the great Han dynasty	2
顾惜[顧惜]	gu4 xi1	to take loving care of; to value	1
怨怼[怨懟]	yuan4 dui4	resentment; grudge	2
兢兢业业[兢兢業業]	jing1 jing1 ye4 ye4	cautious and conscientious	1
循[循]	xun2	to follow; to adhere to; to abide by	1
以防[以防]	yi3 fang2	(so as) to avoid; to prevent; (just) in case	1
欺男霸女[欺男霸女]	qi1 nan2 ba4 nu:3	to oppress the people; to act tyrannically	1
军士[軍士]	jun1 shi4	soldier; noncommssioned officer (NCO)	3
打家劫舍[打家劫舍]	da3 jia1 jie2 she4	to break into a house for robbery (idiom)	1
下辈子[下輩子]	xia4 bei4 zi5	the next life	2
万民[萬民]	wan4 min2	all the people	2
颁[頒]	ban1	to promulgate; to send out; to issue; to grant or confer	1
旨意[旨意]	zhi3 yi4	decree; order	5
巡查[巡查]	xun2 cha2	to patrol	3
大军[大軍]	da4 jun1	army; main forces	3
操演[操演]	cao1 yan3	drill; exercise; demonstration; to demonstrate	1
老将[老將]	lao3 jiang4	lit. old general; commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess; fig. old-timer; veteran	2
整顿[整頓]	zheng3 dun4	to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify	3
军备[軍備]	jun1 bei4	(military) arms; armaments	1
抽空[抽空]	chou1 kong4	to find the time to do sth	1
查帐[查帳]	cha2 zhang4	to audit accounts; to inspect accounting books	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep44/104 words - 41 min
山庄[山莊]	shan1 zhuang1	manor house; villa; (used in hotel names)	8
岩[岩]	yan2	cliff; rock	11
小雨[小雨]	xiao3 yu3	light rain; drizzle	1
汇报[彙報]	hui4 bao4	to report; to give an account of; report	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep45/25 words - 7 min
慢用[慢用]	man4 yong4	same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1]	2
高手[高手]	gao1 shou3	expert; past master; dab hand	1
久久[久久]	jiu3 jiu3	for a very long time	1
老儿[老兒]	lao3 er2	father; husband; old man	2
早前[早前]	zao3 qian2	previously	2
清秀[清秀]	qing1 xiu4	delicate and pretty	2
名册[名冊]	ming2 ce4	roll (of names); register; CL:本[ben3]	2
有年[有年]	you3 nian2	for years	1
旬[旬]	xun2	ten days; ten years; full period	2
共有[共有]	gong4 you3	to have altogether; in all	1
顷[頃]	qing3	unit of area equal to 100 畝|亩[mu3] or 6.67 hectares; a short while; a little while ago; circa. (for approximate dates)	1
佃农[佃農]	dian4 nong2	tenant farmer; sharecropper	4
丈量[丈量]	zhang4 liang2	to measure; measurement	1
土地[土地]	tu3 di4	land; soil; territory; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]	2
佃户[佃戶]	dian4 hu4	tenant farmer	13
数目[數目]	shu4 mu4	amount; number	1
田间[田間]	tian2 jian1	field; farm; farming area; village	1
家奴[家奴]	jia1 nu2	domestic slave; slave servant	1
家[傢]	jia1	see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]	1
积年累月[積年累月]	ji1 nian2 lei3 yue4	year in, year out (idiom); (over) many years	1
算不了[算不了]	suan4 bu4 liao3	does not count for anything; of no account	1
蓄[蓄]	xu4	to store up; to grow (e.g. a beard); to entertain (ideas)	1
查抄[查抄]	cha2 chao1	to take inventory of and confiscate a criminal's possessions; to search and confiscate (forbidden items); to raid	1
来年[來年]	lai2 nian2	next year; the coming year	1
太监[太監]	tai4 jian4	court eunuch; palace eunuch	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep45/50 words - 14 min
更深[更深]	geng1 shen1	deep at night	1
走丢[走丟]	zou3 diu1	to wander off; to get lost	2
荒山野岭[荒山野嶺]	huang1 shan1 ye3 ling3	wild, mountainous country	1
杆子[桿子]	gan3 zi5	pole; stick; club; gang of bandits	2
底细[底細]	di3 xi4	inside information; the ins and outs of the matter; how things stand; what's up	3
岂敢[豈敢]	qi3 gan3	how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise	1
分管[分管]	fen1 guan3	to be put in charge of; to be responsible for; branched passage	1
果园[果園]	guo3 yuan2	orchard	1
管保[管保]	guan3 bao3	to guarantee; assuredly	1
鱼鳞[魚鱗]	yu2 lin2	fish scales	2
过目[過目]	guo4 mu4	to look over	2
缺失[缺失]	que1 shi1	deficiency; shortcoming; hiatus	1
散散步[散散步]	san4 san4 bu4	to have a stroll	1
舒缓[舒緩]	shu1 huan3	to ease (tension); to relax; to cause sth to relax; to alleviate; relaxed; easy and unhurried; leisurely; soothing; mild (slope)	2
田园[田園]	tian2 yuan2	fields; countryside; rural; bucolic	1
成年累月[成年累月]	cheng2 nian2 lei3 yue4	year in, year out (idiom)	1
里外[裡外]	li3 wai4	inside and out; or so	3
豪迈[豪邁]	hao2 mai4	bold; open-minded; heroic	1
立时[立時]	li4 shi2	right away; quickly; immediately	2
查访[查訪]	cha2 fang3	to investigate	2
雅兴[雅興]	ya3 xing4	refined and elegant attitude of mind	1
井井有条[井井有條]	jing3 jing3 you3 tiao2	everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy	1
租子[租子]	zu1 zi5	rent (payment)	2
总共[總共]	zong3 gong4	altogether; in sum; in all; in total	1
历年[歷年]	li4 nian2	over the years; bygone years	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep45/75 words - 20 min
拖欠[拖欠]	tuo1 qian4	in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts	2
零[零]	ling2	zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither	2
零散[零散]	ling2 san3	scattered	2
拉里[拉里]	la1 li3	lari (currency of Georgia) (loanword)	1
拉杂[拉雜]	la1 za2	disorganized; rambling; incoherent	1
蛀虫[蛀蟲]	zhu4 chong2	insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc; fig. vermin	2
欠条[欠條]	qian4 tiao2	IOU; certificate of indebtedness	2
操练[操練]	cao1 lian4	drill; practice	1
精挑细选[精挑細選]	jing1 tiao1 xi4 xuan3	to select very carefully	2
接过[接過]	jie1 guo4	to take (sth proffered)	2
岂止[豈止]	qi3 zhi3	not only; far from; more than	1
军事[軍事]	jun1 shi4	military affairs; military matters; military	2
胖子[胖子]	pang4 zi5	fat person; fatty	1
可恶[可惡]	ke3 wu4	repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable	1
阴险毒辣[陰險毒辣]	yin1 xian3 du2 la4	treacherous and murderous	1
暗访[暗訪]	an4 fang3	to make secret inquiries; to investigate in secret	1
搜刮[搜刮]	sou1 gua1	to rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry	4
义愤填膺[義憤填膺]	yi4 fen4 tian2 ying1	righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice	1
张牙舞爪[張牙舞爪]	zhang1 ya2 wu3 zhao3	to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures	1
擅长[擅長]	shan4 chang2	to be good at; to be expert in	2
寻开心[尋開心]	xun2 kai1 xin1	to make fun of; to seek diversion	2
挣钱[掙錢]	zheng4 qian2	to make money	1
行当[行當]	hang2 dang5	profession; role (acting)	1
开矿[開礦]	kai1 kuang4	to mine; to open a seam	1
海运[海運]	hai3 yun4	shipping by sea	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep45/100 words - 29 min
漕运[漕運]	cao2 yun4	(old) to transport by water; to ship grain as tax	1
大宗[大宗]	da4 zong1	large amount; staple; influential family of long standing	4
国库[國庫]	guo2 ku4	public purse; state treasury; national exchequer	5
帝位[帝位]	di4 wei4	imperial throne	1
凉水[涼水]	liang2 shui3	cool water; unboiled water	1
泡澡[泡澡]	pao4 zao3	to bathe; to immerse oneself in a warm bath	1
误伤[誤傷]	wu4 shang1	to injure accidentally; accidental injury	1
死不了[死不了]	si3 bu4 liao3	Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)	1
偷情[偷情]	tou1 qing2	to carry on a clandestine love affair	3
愤怒[憤怒]	fen4 nu4	angry; indignant; wrath; ire	2
回春[回春]	hui2 chun1	return of spring	2
无形[無形]	wu2 xing2	incorporeal; virtual; formless; invisible (assets); intangible	1
混乱[混亂]	hun4 luan4	confusion; chaos; disorder	2
小病[小病]	xiao3 bing4	minor illness; indisposition	2
歉收[歉收]	qian4 shou1	crop failure; poor harvest	1
举债[舉債]	ju3 zhai4	to raise a loan; to borrow money	1
当地[當地]	dang1 di4	local	2
稀[稀]	xi1	rare; uncommon; watery; sparse	2
挨门挨户[挨門挨戶]	ai1 men2 ai1 hu4	see 挨家挨戶|挨家挨户[ai1 jia1 ai1 hu4]	1
打手[打手]	da3 shou5	hired thug	2
盘剥[盤剝]	pan2 bo1	to exploit; to practice usury	1
虐待[虐待]	nu:e4 dai4	to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment	1
换人[換人]	huan4 ren2	to replace sb (personnel, sports team player etc); substitution	2
饭碗[飯碗]	fan4 wan3	rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living	1
租[租]	zu1	to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep45/125 words - 32 min
奴役[奴役]	nu2 yi4	to enslave; slavery	1
逢年过节[逢年過節]	feng2 nian2 guo4 jie2	at the Chinese New Year or other festivities	2
索[索]	suo3	to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated	3
极为[極為]	ji2 wei2	extremely; exceedingly	1
租钱[租錢]	zu1 qian5	rent; same as 租金	1
丰年[豐年]	feng1 nian2	prosperous year; year with bumper harvest	1
粮[糧]	liang2	grain; food; provisions; agricultural tax paid in grain	5
数九[數九]	shu3 jiu3	nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year	1
寒冬[寒冬]	han2 dong1	wintry	1
御[禦]	yu4	to defend; to resist	1
御寒[禦寒]	yu4 han2	to defend against the cold; to keep warm	3
冻死[凍死]	dong4 si3	to freeze to death; to die off in winter	1
下地[下地]	xia4 di4	to go down to the fields; to get up from bed; to leave one's sickbed; to be born	3
咳[咳]	ke2	cough	1
痰[痰]	tan2	phlegm; spittle	2
裂[裂]	lie4	to split; to crack; to break open; to rend	1
申辩[申辯]	shen1 bian4	to defend oneself; to rebut a charge	1
村子[村子]	cun1 zi5	village	1
夸大其词[誇大其詞]	kua1 da4 qi2 ci2	to exaggerate	1
借款[借款]	jie4 kuan3	to lend money; to borrow money; loan	1
贪污[貪污]	tan1 wu1	to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle	1
纳贿[納賄]	na4 hui4	bribery; to give or accept bribes	1
污泥[污泥]	wu1 ni2	mud; sludge	1
沟[溝]	gou1	ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine; CL:道[dao4]	2
一笔勾销[一筆勾銷]	yi1 bi3 gou1 xiao1	to write off at one stroke	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep45/150 words - 40 min
治罪[治罪]	zhi4 zui4	to punish sb (for a crime)	1
欠款[欠款]	qian4 kuan3	to owe a debt; balance due; debts	1
出资[出資]	chu1 zi1	to fund; to put money into sth; to invest	1
抹平[抹平]	mo3 ping2	to flatten; to level; to smooth out	3
平安无事[平安無事]	ping2 an1 wu2 shi4	safe and sound (idiom)	3
埋怨[埋怨]	man2 yuan4	to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame	1
遣散[遣散]	qian3 san4	to disband; to dismiss; demobilization	1
多端[多端]	duo1 duan1	multifarious; multifold; many and varied; multiport; multistation; multiterminal	1
晃荡[晃蕩]	huang4 dang5	to rock; to sway; to shake	1
暗亏[暗虧]	an4 kui1	hidden loss (finance)	1
引而不发[引而不發]	yin3 er2 bu4 fa1	to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action; to go through the motions; to practice; a trial run	1
裁减[裁減]	cai2 jian3	to reduce; to lessen; to cut down	1
二手[二手]	er4 shou3	indirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc); assistant	2
邸[邸]	di3	residence of a high-ranking official; lodging-house	6
文武双全[文武雙全]	wen2 wu3 shuang1 quan2	well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier; master of pen and sword	2
所生[所生]	suo3 sheng1	parents (father and mother)	1
乳母[乳母]	ru3 mu3	wet nurse	1
愤愤不平[憤憤不平]	fen4 fen4 bu4 ping2	to feel indignant; to feel aggrieved	1
裁撤[裁撤]	cai2 che4	to dissolve an organisation	3
硬推[硬推]	ying4 tui1	to shove	1
遵循[遵循]	zun1 xun2	to follow; to abide by; to comply with; compliance	1
下令[下令]	xia4 ling4	to give an order; to command	3
谢恩[謝恩]	xie4 en1	to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)	4
馋[饞]	chan2	gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving	1
苛求[苛求]	ke1 qiu2	demanding	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep45/156 words - 42 min
无拘无束[無拘無束]	wu2 ju1 wu2 shu4	free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered; unbuttoned; without care or worries	1
尽量[儘量]	jin3 liang4	as much as possible; to the greatest extent	1
老手[老手]	lao3 shou3	experienced person; an old hand at sth	1
羔羊[羔羊]	gao1 yang2	sheep; lamb	3
温婉[溫婉]	wen1 wan3	sweet-tempered; gentle	2
怯场[怯場]	qie4 chang3	to have stage fright	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep46/25 words - 10 min
崇[崇]	chong2	high; sublime; lofty; to esteem; to worship	1
花季[花季]	hua1 ji4	youthful time; prime of youth; flowering season	1
开花[開花]	kai1 hua1	to bloom; to blossom; to flower; fig. to burst open; to feel happy or elated; new development grows out	5
不好惹[不好惹]	bu4 hao3 re3	not to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense	1
削减[削減]	xue1 jian3	to cut down; to reduce; to lower	1
自要[自要]	zi4 yao4	so long as; provided that	1
领走[領走]	ling3 zou3	to lead (sb, or an animal) away; to collect (e.g. a child left in sb's care beforehand); to take away	1
一个劲[一個勁]	yi1 ge4 jin4	continuously; persistently; incessantly	3
荒谬[荒謬]	huang1 miu4	absurd; ridiculous	1
月老[月老]	yue4 lao3	matchmaker; go-between; same as 月下老人[yue4 xia4 lao3 ren2]	1
这阵子[這陣子]	zhe4 zhen4 zi5	now; at present; at this juncture	2
启[啟]	qi3	to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform	9
阵子[陣子]	zhen4 zi5	period of time	2
北疆[北疆]	Bei3 Jiang1	North of Xinjiang	1
屯[屯]	tun2	to station (soldiers); to store up; village	1
稳定[穩定]	wen3 ding4	steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify	3
士兵[士兵]	shi4 bing1	soldier; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
青年[青年]	qing1 nian2	youth; youthful years; young person; the young	2
两边[兩邊]	liang3 bian5	either side; both sides	2
风沙[風沙]	feng1 sha1	sand blown by wind; sandstorm	1
愚见[愚見]	yu2 jian4	my humble opinion	2
驾崩[駕崩]	jia4 beng1	death of king or emperor; demise	1
惹麻烦[惹麻煩]	re3 ma2 fan5	to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome	2
找麻烦[找麻煩]	zhao3 ma2 fan5	to look for trouble	1
闯入[闖入]	chuang3 ru4	to intrude; to charge in; to gate-crash	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep46/50 words - 13 min
不堪设想[不堪設想]	bu4 kan1 she4 xiang3	too horrible to contemplate; unthinkable; inconceivable	1
施政[施政]	shi1 zheng4	administration	1
效法[效法]	xiao4 fa3	to imitate; to follow the example of	2
果敢[果敢]	guo3 gan3	courageous; resolute and daring	3
刚毅[剛毅]	gang1 yi4	resolute; steadfast; stalwart	3
改革[改革]	gai3 ge2	reform; CL:次[ci4],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]; to reform	1
积弊[積弊]	ji1 bi4	age-old (malpractice); long established (corrupt practices); deeply rooted (superstition)	1
深重[深重]	shen1 zhong4	very serious; grave; profound	1
军队[軍隊]	jun1 dui4	army; troops; CL:支[zhi1],個|个[ge4]	2
执掌[執掌]	zhi2 zhang3	to wield (power etc)	3
饷[餉]	xiang3	soldier's pay	1
军粮[軍糧]	jun1 liang2	army provisions	1
占用[佔用]	zhan4 yong4	to occupy	1
器械[器械]	qi4 xie4	apparatus; instrument; equipment; weapon	1
库[庫]	ku4	warehouse; storehouse; (file) library	4
空空[空空]	kong1 kong1	empty; vacuous; nothing; vacant; in vain; all for nothing; air-to-air (missile)	1
军饷[軍餉]	jun1 xiang3	funds and provisions for the troops; (soldier's) pay	1
高利[高利]	gao1 li4	high interest rate; usurious	1
林林总总[林林總總]	lin2 lin2 zong3 zong3	in great abundance; numerous	1
骇人听闻[駭人聽聞]	hai4 ren2 ting1 wen2	shocking; horrifying; atrocious; terrible	2
不睦[不睦]	bu4 mu4	to not get along well; to be at odds	1
恶战[惡戰]	e4 zhan4	hard fighting; fierce battle	1
晴空万里[晴空萬里]	qing2 kong1 wan4 li3	a clear and boundless sky	1
变天[變天]	bian4 tian1	to undergo change in weather; restoration of reactionary rule or the previous regime	2
一党[一黨]	yi1 dang3	one-party (state)	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep46/75 words - 16 min
肃清[肅清]	su4 qing1	to purge	4
彻查[徹查]	che4 cha2	to investigate thoroughly	8
推举[推舉]	tui1 ju3	to elect; to choose; press (weightlifting technique)	1
谏[諫]	jian4	to remonstrate; to admonish	26
史[史]	shi3	history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China	12
清除[清除]	qing1 chu2	to clear away; to eliminate; to get rid of	2
叛党[叛黨]	pan4 dang3	to betray one's party; to defect (from the communist party); renegade faction	1
滥杀无辜[濫殺無辜]	lan4 sha1 wu2 gu1	willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)	1
勾连[勾連]	gou1 lian2	to be linked together; to be involved with; to collude; interconnection; involvement; collusion	4
详细[詳細]	xiang2 xi4	detailed; in detail; minute	1
审阅[審閱]	shen3 yue4	to review or peruse	1
传讯[傳訊]	chuan2 xun4	to summon (a witness); to subpoena	1
遗漏[遺漏]	yi2 lou4	to overlook; to miss; to omit	2
矫枉过正[矯枉過正]	jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4	to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate	1
重判[重判]	zhong4 pan4	major punishment (law)	2
震慑[震懾]	zhen4 she4	to awe; to intimidate	1
事端[事端]	shi4 duan1	disturbance; incident	1
诸公[諸公]	zhu1 gong1	gentlemen (form of address)	3
党羽[黨羽]	dang3 yu3	henchmen	1
恨之入骨[恨之入骨]	hen4 zhi1 ru4 gu3	to hate sb to the bone (idiom)	1
连坐[連坐]	lian2 zuo4	to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)	1
稳固[穩固]	wen3 gu4	stable; steady; firm; to stabilize	1
肃[肅]	su4	respectful; solemn; to eliminate; to clean up	1
归心[歸心]	gui1 xin1	converted to (religion)	2
退下[退下]	tui4 xia4	to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep46/100 words - 23 min
玺[璽]	xi3	ruler's seal	19
慢慢来[慢慢來]	man4 man4 lai2	take your time; take it easy	1
降旨[降旨]	jiang4 zhi3	to issue an imperial edict	1
狄[狄]	di2	low ranking public official (old)	7
炳[炳]	bing3	bright; brilliant; luminous	20
唱和[唱和]	chang4 he4	antiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus); sung reply (in agreement with first voice); to reply with a poem in the same rhythm	1
人无完人[人無完人]	ren2 wu2 wan2 ren2	nobody is perfect; everyone has their defect	1
二话不说[二話不說]	er4 hua4 bu4 shuo1	not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection; without demur	1
难倒[難倒]	nan2 dao3	to baffle; to confound; to stump	1
早年[早年]	zao3 nian2	early years; adolescence	1
年代[年代]	nian2 dai4	a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
久远[久遠]	jiu3 yuan3	old; ancient; far away	1
冷不丁[冷不丁]	leng3 bu5 ding1	suddenly; by surprise	1
冒冒失失[冒冒失失]	mao4 mao4 shi1 shi1	bold; forthright	1
撅[撅]	jue1	to protrude; to stick out; to pout (also written 噘); to embarrass (people)	1
在理[在理]	zai4 li3	reasonable; sensible	1
非同小可[非同小可]	fei1 tong2 xiao3 ke3	extremely important; no small matter	1
看法[看法]	kan4 fa3	way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
腼[靦]	mian3	bashful	3
清查[清查]	qing1 cha2	to investigate thoroughly; to carefully inspect; to verify; to ferret out (undesirable elements)	5
私仇[私仇]	si1 chou2	personal grudge	1
射杀[射殺]	she4 sha1	to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow)	1
附[附]	fu4	to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached	3
无情无义[無情無義]	wu2 qing2 wu2 yi4	completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless	1
骂名[罵名]	ma4 ming2	infamy; blackened name	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep46/125 words - 31 min
抽身[抽身]	chou1 shen1	to get away from; to withdraw; to free oneself	1
权贵[權貴]	quan2 gui4	influential officials; bigwigs	1
受理[受理]	shou4 li3	to accept to hear a case; to handle (a service)	2
股肱[股肱]	gu3 gong1	trusted aide	1
摸爬滚打[摸爬滾打]	mo1 pa2 gun3 da3	to go through challenging experiences; to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)	1
戍边[戍邊]	shu4 bian1	to garrison the border; to guard the frontier; exile to a border garrison post	2
载[載]	zai4	to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously	3
提拔[提拔]	ti2 ba2	to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion	1
部下[部下]	bu4 xia4	troops under one's command; subordinate	1
招揽[招攬]	zhao1 lan3	to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)	1
后代[後代]	hou4 dai4	descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations	1
伤天害理[傷天害理]	shang1 tian1 hai4 li3	to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven; outrageous acts	2
十恶不赦[十惡不赦]	shi2 e4 bu4 she4	wicked beyond redemption (idiom); heinous	1
诏狱[詔獄]	zhao4 yu4	imperial prison	1
杰[傑]	jie2	hero; heroic; outstanding person; prominent; distinguished	1
抵赖[抵賴]	di3 lai4	to refuse to admit (what one has done); to disavow; to renege	2
居无定所[居無定所]	ju1 wu2 ding4 suo3	to be without a fixed residence (idiom)	1
芝麻[芝麻]	zhi1 ma5	sesame (seed)	2
谷子[穀子]	gu3 zi5	millet	1
本身[本身]	ben3 shen1	itself; in itself; per se	1
整理[整理]	zheng3 li3	to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)	1
涉案[涉案]	she4 an4	(of a perpetrator, victim, weapon, sum of money etc) to be involved in the case	2
名单[名單]	ming2 dan1	list of names	1
潜逃[潛逃]	qian2 tao2	to abscond; to slink off	1
举案齐眉[舉案齊眉]	ju3 an4 qi2 mei2	lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep46/150 words - 40 min
吼[吼]	hou3	to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage	1
不了了之[不了了之]	bu4 liao3 liao3 zhi1	to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite	1
坎[坎]	kan3	pit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water; ☵	1
刑部[刑部]	Xing2 bu4	Ministry of Justice (in imperial China)	3
大牢[大牢]	da4 lao2	prison	2
五花大绑[五花大綁]	wu3 hua1 da4 bang3	to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck; to truss up	1
抹脖子[抹脖子]	mo3 bo2 zi5	to slit one's own throat; to commit suicide	3
上手[上手]	shang4 shou3	to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor	2
胆气[膽氣]	dan3 qi4	courageous; bold	1
更改[更改]	geng1 gai3	to alter	1
强逼[強逼]	qiang3 bi1	to compel; to force	1
旁敲侧击[旁敲側擊]	pang2 qiao1 ce4 ji1	to make insinuations; to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)	3
找头[找頭]	zhao3 tou5	change (from money paid)	1
绝妙[絕妙]	jue2 miao4	exquisite	1
逼真[逼真]	bi1 zhen1	lifelike; true to life; distinctly; clearly	1
母夜叉[母夜叉]	mu3 ye4 cha1	witch; shrew; vixen	1
出师[出師]	chu1 shi1	to finish apprenticeship; to graduate; to send out troops (under a commander)	1
耍无赖[耍無賴]	shua3 wu2 lai4	to act shamelessly; to behave in a way that leaves others tut-tutting and shaking their heads in disapproval	3
夸奖[誇獎]	kua1 jiang3	to praise; to applaud; to compliment	2
下回[下回]	xia4 hui2	next chapter; next time	1
变本加厉[變本加厲]	bian4 ben3 jia1 li4	lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming); to aggravate; to intensify	1
妇道人家[婦道人家]	fu4 dao5 ren2 jia5	woman (derog.)	1
贿赂[賄賂]	hui4 lu4	to bribe; a bribe	1
回旋[迴旋]	hui2 xuan2	to turn around; maneuvering room; leeway	1
业障[業障]	ye4 zhang4	karmic hindrance (buddhism); karmic consequences that stand in the way of enlightenment; (term of abuse, especially toward the younger generation) devil spawn; (fig.) money	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep46/155 words - 43 min
诉讼[訴訟]	su4 song4	lawsuit	1
关照[關照]	guan1 zhao4	to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind	2
童年[童年]	tong2 nian2	childhood	1
藏龙卧虎[藏龍臥虎]	cang2 long2 wo4 hu3	lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom); fig. talented individuals in hiding; concealed talent	1
兴高采烈[興高采烈]	xing4 gao1 cai3 lie4	happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep47/25 words - 11 min
花厅[花廳]	hua1 ting1	reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a garden)	3
蔬菜[蔬菜]	shu1 cai4	vegetables; CL:種|种[zhong3]	1
金蝉脱壳[金蟬脫殼]	jin1 chan2 tuo1 qiao4	lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan	1
借故[借故]	jie4 gu4	to find an excuse	1
订婚[訂婚]	ding4 hun1	to get engaged	1
两码事[兩碼事]	liang3 ma3 shi4	two quite different things; another kettle of fish	1
前世[前世]	qian2 shi4	previous generations; previous incarnation (Buddhism)	4
魂不附体[魂不附體]	hun2 bu4 fu4 ti3	lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits; beside oneself	1
千依百顺[千依百順]	qian1 yi1 bai3 shun4	totally submissive (idiom)	5
对过[對過]	dui4 guo4	across; opposite; the other side	2
婚前[婚前]	hun1 qian2	premarital; prenuptial	1
火烧眉毛[火燒眉毛]	huo3 shao1 mei2 mao5	lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency	1
噎[噎]	ye1	to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate	1
五颜六色[五顏六色]	wu3 yan2 liu4 se4	multi-colored; every color under the sun	1
理亏[理虧]	li3 kui1	in the wrong	2
遮[遮]	zhe1	to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal	9
风挡[風擋]	feng1 dang3	windshield	1
头颅[頭顱]	tou2 lu2	head; skull	2
质问[質問]	zhi4 wen4	to question; to ask questions; to inquire; to bring to account; to interrogate	1
酒饭[酒飯]	jiu3 fan4	food and drink	1
跨院[跨院]	kua4 yuan4	lateral court (in a Chinese house)	1
传入[傳入]	chuan2 ru4	to import; transmitted inwards; afferent	1
誊[謄]	teng2	to transcribe; to copy out; (free word)	2
应答[應答]	ying4 da2	to reply	1
好说歹说[好說歹說]	hao3 shuo1 dai3 shuo1	to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom); to reason with sb in every way possible	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep47/50 words - 18 min
将心比心[將心比心]	jiang1 xin1 bi3 xin1	to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)	1
含冤[含冤]	han2 yuan1	wronged; to suffer false accusations	1
冤屈[冤屈]	yuan1 qu1	to receive unjust treatment; injustice	4
人世[人世]	ren2 shi4	the world; this world; the world of the living	1
一腔[一腔]	yi1 qiang1	full of (zeal, anger etc)	2
怨愤[怨憤]	yuan4 fen4	resentment and indignation	2
清风[清風]	qing1 feng1	cool breeze; fig. pure and honest	1
停歇[停歇]	ting2 xie1	to stop for a rest	1
羽[羽]	yu3	feather; 5th note in pentatonic scale	1
可疑[可疑]	ke3 yi2	suspicious; dubious	1
甜言蜜语[甜言蜜語]	tian2 yan2 mi4 yu3	(idiom) sweet words; sweet talk; cajolery	1
小二[小二]	xiao3 er4	waiter	3
进香[進香]	jin4 xiang1	to burn incense at a temple	1
祈[祈]	qi2	to implore; to pray; to request	2
完备[完備]	wan2 bei4	faultless; complete; perfect; to leave nothing to be desired	1
瞻仰[瞻仰]	zhan1 yang3	to revere; to admire	1
治理[治理]	zhi4 li3	to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance	1
繁重[繁重]	fan2 zhong4	heavy; burdensome; heavy-duty; arduous; onerous	1
不免[不免]	bu4 mian3	inevitably	2
于心不忍[於心不忍]	yu2 xin1 bu4 ren3	can't bear to	1
省却[省卻]	sheng3 que4	to save; to get rid of (so saving space)	1
诸多[諸多]	zhu1 duo1	(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of	2
玺印[璽印]	xi3 yin4	seal (esp. of ruler)	1
合情合理[合情合理]	he2 qing2 he2 li3	reasonable and fair (idiom)	1
唯恐[唯恐]	wei2 kong3	for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep47/75 words - 23 min
觊觎[覬覦]	ji4 yu2	to covet; to long for; to lust after	1
垂帘听政[垂簾聽政]	chui2 lian2 ting1 zheng4	lit. to govern from behind the curtain; to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)	1
以便[以便]	yi3 bian4	so that; so as to; in order to	1
弹压[彈壓]	tan2 ya1	to suppress; to quell (a disturbance); repression	2
出尔反尔[出爾反爾]	chu1 er3 fan3 er3	old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word; to blow hot and cold; to contradict oneself; inconsistent	1
耍滑头[耍滑頭]	shua3 hua2 tou2	see 耍滑[shua3 hua2]	1
肆[肆]	si4	four (banker's anti-fraud numeral); unrestrained; wanton; (literary) shop	1
捉弄[捉弄]	zhuo1 nong4	to tease	1
灯盏[燈盞]	deng1 zhan3	lantern; uncovered oil lamp	1
统领[統領]	tong3 ling3	to lead; to command; commander; officer	1
朝野[朝野]	chao2 ye3	all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people	2
力排众议[力排眾議]	li4 pai2 zhong4 yi4	to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)	1
串通[串通]	chuan4 tong1	to collude; to collaborate; to gang up	2
坑蒙拐骗[坑蒙拐騙]	keng1 meng1 guai3 pian4	to swindle; to cheat	1
刑杖[刑杖]	xing2 zhang4	rod used for flogging offenders	1
行刑[行刑]	xing2 xing2	to carry out a (death) sentence; execution	3
血肉模糊[血肉模糊]	xue4 rou4 mo2 hu5	to be badly mangled or mutilated (idiom)	1
伤痕[傷痕]	shang1 hen2	scar; bruise	3
容不得[容不得]	rong2 bu5 de2	unable to tolerate; intolerant; unable to bear sth	2
回避[迴避]	hui2 bi4	to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)	1
溅[濺]	jian4	to splash	5
袍[袍]	pao2	gown (lined)	1
浴血[浴血]	yu4 xue4	blood-soaked	2
理直气壮[理直氣壯]	li3 zhi2 qi4 zhuang4	in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful	1
馊主意[餿主意]	sou1 zhu3 yi5	rotten idea	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep47/100 words - 37 min
先礼后兵[先禮後兵]	xian1 li3 hou4 bing1	peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war	1
鼻[鼻]	bi2	nose	1
冲突[衝突]	chong1 tu1	conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention	2
哄骗[哄騙]	hong3 pian4	to deceive; to cheat	2
帘[簾]	lian2	hanging screen or curtain	5
椽子[椽子]	chuan2 zi5	beam; rafter	1
左右逢源[左右逢源]	zuo3 you4 feng2 yuan2	lit. to strike water right and left (idiom); fig. to turn everything into gold; to have everything going one's way; to benefit from both sides	1
掺[摻]	shan3	to grasp	5
禁卫[禁衛]	jin4 wei4	defense of the imperial palace or of the capital; the palace guard (or a member of that unit)	1
享用[享用]	xiang3 yong4	to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)	1
鸿门宴[鴻門宴]	Hong2 men2 Yan4	Feast at Hongmen; (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest; refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]	2
典故[典故]	dian3 gu4	classical story or quote from the literature	1
条件[條件]	tiao2 jian4	condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
阎[閻]	Yan2	Yama; gate of village; surname Yan	4
发配[發配]	fa1 pei4	to send away to serve a penal sentence	1
充军[充軍]	chong1 jun1	to banish (to an army post, as a punishment)	1
鱼死网破[魚死網破]	yu2 si3 wang3 po4	lit. either the fish dies or the net splits; a life and death struggle (idiom)	2
权位[權位]	quan2 wei4	power and position (politics)	2
一意[一意]	yi1 yi4	focus; with complete devotion; stubbornly	1
拯救[拯救]	zheng3 jiu4	to save; to rescue	1
激愤[激憤]	ji1 fen4	to stir up emotions; furious; angry; anger	2
怨恨[怨恨]	yuan4 hen4	to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor	2
惠而不费[惠而不費]	hui4 er2 bu4 fei4	a kind act that costs nothing	1
立传[立傳]	li4 zhuan4	to record sb's achievements in writing; to write a biography enhancing the subject's image	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep47/113 words - 42 min
阴招[陰招]	yin1 zhao1	dirty trick	1
花萼[花萼]	hua1 e4	sepal	1
辉[輝]	hui1	splendor; to shine upon	4
美食[美食]	mei3 shi2	culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food	1
咄咄逼人[咄咄逼人]	duo1 duo1 bi1 ren2	overbearing; forceful; aggressive; menacing; imperious	3
使眼色[使眼色]	shi3 yan3 se4	to give sb a meaningful look	1
人多势众[人多勢眾]	ren2 duo1 shi4 zhong4	many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength; There is safety in numbers.	2
否极泰来[否極泰來]	pi3 ji2 tai4 lai2	extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)	1
甩开[甩開]	shuai3 kai1	to shake off; to get rid of	1
享乐[享樂]	xiang3 le4	to enjoy life; pleasures of life	1
水花[水花]	shui3 hua1	splash; algal bloom; chickenpox (dialect)	2
欢天喜地[歡天喜地]	huan1 tian1 xi3 di4	delighted; with great joy; in high spirits	1
无声无息[無聲無息]	wu2 sheng1 wu2 xi1	wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking; taciturn; not providing any news	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep48/25 words - 10 min
先祖[先祖]	xian1 zu3	deceased grandfather; ancestry	2
任职[任職]	ren4 zhi2	to hold an office or post	2
重病[重病]	zhong4 bing4	serious illness	2
娇生惯养[嬌生慣養]	jiao1 sheng1 guan4 yang3	pampered and spoiled since childhood	1
判[判]	pan4	to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; obviously (different)	8
耐性[耐性]	nai4 xing4	patience; endurance	1
咎由自取[咎由自取]	jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3	to have only oneself to blame (idiom); to bring trouble through one's own actions	1
默许[默許]	mo4 xu3	to accept tacitly; acquiescence	2
撂[撂]	liao4	to put down; to leave behind; to throw or knock down; to abandon or discard	2
拐弯抹角[拐彎抹角]	guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3	lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush	1
多心[多心]	duo1 xin1	oversensitive; suspicious	1
体谅[體諒]	ti3 liang4	to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate	6
脏水[髒水]	zang1 shui3	dirty water; sewage	1
受尽[受盡]	shou4 jin4	to suffer enough from; to suffer all kinds of; to have one's fill of	2
御医[御醫]	yu4 yi1	imperial physician	2
老爷子[老爺子]	lao3 ye2 zi5	my (you etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male	1
治好[治好]	zhi4 hao3	to cure	1
绝症[絕症]	jue2 zheng4	incurable disease; terminal illness	1
治病救人[治病救人]	zhi4 bing4 jiu4 ren2	to treat the disease to save the patient; to criticize a person in order to help him	1
天命[天命]	Tian1 ming4	Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span	3
佑[佑]	you4	to assist; to protect	1
华佗[華佗]	Hua4 Tuo2	Hua Tuo (?-208), famous doctor at the end of Han Dynasty	1
重生[重生]	chong2 sheng1	rebirth	1
最少[最少]	zui4 shao3	at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal	2
一字[一字]	yi1 zi4	in a row; in a line	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep48/50 words - 23 min
慧[慧]	hui4	intelligent	1
身陷囹圄[身陷囹圄]	shen1 xian4 ling2 yu3	thrown into prison; behind bars	1
顶罪[頂罪]	ding3 zui4	to take the blame for sb else; to compensate for one's crime; to get charges dropped (by paying money etc)	2
变脸[變臉]	bian4 lian3	to turn hostile suddenly; face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc	1
悔罪[悔罪]	hui3 zui4	conviction	1
正路[正路]	zheng4 lu4	the right way	1
认罪[認罪]	ren4 zui4	to admit guilt; to plead guilty	3
宗族[宗族]	zong1 zu2	clan; clansman	3
身故[身故]	shen1 gu4	to die	1
亲朋[親朋]	qin1 peng2	relatives and friends	3
故友[故友]	gu4 you3	old friend; deceased friend	2
回光返照[回光返照]	hui2 guang1 fan3 zhao4	final radiance of setting sun; fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)	1
大同小异[大同小異]	da4 tong2 xiao3 yi4	virtually the same; differing only on small points	1
花用[花用]	hua1 yong4	to spend (money)	1
记载[記載]	ji4 zai3	to write down; to record; written account	2
自我[自我]	zi4 wo3	self-; ego (psychology)	4
书画[書畫]	shu1 hua4	painting and calligraphy	1
收藏[收藏]	shou1 cang2	to hoard; to collect; collection; to bookmark (Internet)	1
交与[交與]	jiao1 yu3	to hand over	1
熟悉[熟悉]	shu2 xi1	to be familiar with; to know well	1
惩[懲]	cheng2	to punish; to reprimand; to warn	1
折子[摺子]	zhe2 zi5	folding notebook; accounts book	1
病秧子[病秧子]	bing4 yang1 zi5	(coll.) invalid; sickly person	1
那时[那時]	na4 shi2	then; at that time; in those days	5
习以为常[習以為常]	xi2 yi3 wei2 chang2	accustomed to; used to	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep48/75 words - 38 min
昔[昔]	xi1	former times; the past; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	1
逢[逢]	feng2	to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon	1
大难[大難]	da4 nan4	great catastrophe	2
譬如[譬如]	pi4 ru2	for example; for instance; such as	3
一无所有[一無所有]	yi1 wu2 suo3 you3	not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together	1
东山再起[東山再起]	dong1 shan1 zai4 qi3	lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback	1
亘古[亙古]	gen4 gu3	throughout time; from ancient times (up to the present)	2
难题[難題]	nan2 ti2	difficult problem	2
辅[輔]	fu3	to assist; to complement; auxiliary	9
服贴[服貼]	fu2 tie1	variant of 服帖[fu2 tie1]	1
号令[號令]	hao4 ling4	an order (esp. army); bugle call expressing military order; verbal command	1
小舅子[小舅子]	xiao3 jiu4 zi5	(coll.) wife's younger brother	1
改名[改名]	gai3 ming2	to change one's name	1
难堪[難堪]	nan2 kan1	hard to take; embarrassed	3
杀敌[殺敵]	sha1 di2	to attack the enemy	1
紫袍[紫袍]	zi3 pao2	purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position	1
枪杀[槍殺]	qiang1 sha1	to shoot dead	1
不下[不下]	bu4 xia4	to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)	4
一针见血[一針見血]	yi1 zhen1 jian4 xie3	lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom); fig. to hit the nail on the head	1
激将[激將]	ji1 jiang4	to spur sb into action by making negative remarks	1
降下[降下]	jiang4 xia4	to fall; to drop	1
羸弱[羸弱]	lei2 ruo4	frail; weak	2
嗣子[嗣子]	si4 zi3	heir; adopted son	1
控[控]	kong4	to control; to accuse; to charge; to sue; to invert a container to empty it; (suffix) (slang) buff; enthusiast; devotee; -phile or -philia	1
靶子[靶子]	ba3 zi5	target	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep48/100 words - 42 min
相关[相關]	xiang1 guan1	related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation	1
人犯[人犯]	ren2 fan4	criminal; culprit; suspect (old)	1
收押[收押]	shou1 ya1	in custody; to keep sb in detention	1
牵涉[牽涉]	qian1 she4	to involve; implicated	1
官爵[官爵]	guan1 jue2	official ranking; titles and honors	2
案情[案情]	an4 qing2	details of a case; case	2
不一[不一]	bu4 yi1	to vary; to differ	1
核实[核實]	he2 shi2	to verify; to check	1
呈[呈]	cheng2	to present to a superior; memorial; petition; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color)	6
严加[嚴加]	yan2 jia1	sternly; strictly; harshly; stringently; rigorously	2
审查[審查]	shen3 cha2	to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship	1
启奏[啟奏]	qi3 zou4	to submit a report to the king; to talk to the king	3
被捕[被捕]	bei4 bu3	to be arrested; under arrest	1
入狱[入獄]	ru4 yu4	to go to jail; to be sent to prison	3
悔改[悔改]	hui3 gai3	to repent; repentance	2
审结[審結]	shen3 jie2	to adjudicate; to finish a trial; to try and pass verdict	2
东征西讨[東征西討]	dong1 zheng1 xi1 tao3	war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters	1
战功[戰功]	zhan4 gong1	outstanding military service	1
逝[逝]	shi4	(of time) to pass; to die	1
苦苦哀求[苦苦哀求]	ku3 ku3 ai1 qiu2	to entreat piteously; to implore	1
国有[國有]	guo2 you3	nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned	1
国法[國法]	guo2 fa3	national law	3
罪责[罪責]	zui4 ze2	guilt	4
经不住[經不住]	jing1 bu5 zhu4	to be unable to bear	1
牢狱[牢獄]	lao2 yu4	prison	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep48/103 words - 43 min
降级[降級]	jiang4 ji2	to demote; to relegate; to degrade	1
以德报怨[以德報怨]	yi3 de2 bao4 yuan4	to return good for evil (idiom); to requite evil with good	1
量刑[量刑]	liang4 xing2	to assess punishment; to determine the sentence (on a criminal)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep49/25 words - 10 min
口子[口子]	kou3 zi5	hole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wife; classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc); precedent	4
离心[離心]	li2 xin1	to be at odds with; centrifugal (force)	3
谢罪[謝罪]	xie4 zui4	to apologize for an offense; to offer one's apology for a fault	1
洗刷[洗刷]	xi3 shua1	wash; brush; scrub	1
耻辱[恥辱]	chi3 ru3	disgrace; shame; humiliation	1
褒扬[褒揚]	bao1 yang2	to praise	1
坎坷[坎坷]	kan3 ke3	bumpy (of a road); rough (of life); to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes	2
众目睽睽[眾目睽睽]	zhong4 mu4 kui2 kui2	see 萬目睽睽|万目睽睽[wan4 mu4 kui2 kui2]	1
紧逼[緊逼]	jin3 bi1	to press hard; to close in on	2
失和[失和]	shi1 he2	disharmony; to become estranged	1
下不为例[下不為例]	xia4 bu4 wei2 li4	not to be repeated; not to be taken as a precedent; just this once	1
种地[種地]	zhong4 di4	to farm; to work the land	1
臣妾[臣妾]	chen2 qie4	(literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler)	21
献策[獻策]	xian4 ce4	to offer advice; to make a suggestion	1
挨饿[挨餓]	ai2 e4	to go hungry; to endure starvation; famished	1
鸡毛蒜皮[雞毛蒜皮]	ji1 mao2 suan4 pi2	chicken feather, garlic skin (idiom); trivial matter; kitchen trash	2
顶多[頂多]	ding3 duo1	at most; at best	1
赦[赦]	she4	to pardon (a convict)	5
开释[開釋]	kai1 shi4	to release (a prisoner)	1
活动[活動]	huo2 dong4	to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	2
三瓦两舍[三瓦兩舍]	san1 wa3 liang3 she4	places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)	1
哀[哀]	ai1	sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole	2
命薄[命薄]	ming4 bo2	to be unlucky	1
赦免[赦免]	she4 mian3	to pardon; to absolve; to exempt from punishment	3
奏折[奏摺]	zou4 zhe2	memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep49/50 words - 16 min
争论[爭論]	zheng1 lun4	to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate; CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3]	2
小瞧[小瞧]	xiao3 qiao2	(coll.) to look down on; to underestimate	4
愿望[願望]	yuan4 wang4	desire; wish	1
居功自傲[居功自傲]	ju1 gong1 zi4 ao4	satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others	1
孙吴[孫吳]	Sun1 wu2	Sunwu county in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang	1
牧[牧]	mu4	to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old); government official (old)	1
粹[粹]	cui4	pure; unmixed; essence	1
黄石[黃石]	Huang2 shi2	Huangshi prefecture-level city in Hubei	1
彪[彪]	biao1	tiger stripes; tiger cub; (old) classifier for troops	1
戎[戎]	rong2	generic term for weapons (old); army (matters); military affairs	1
励[勵]	li4	to encourage; to urge	3
愈[愈]	yu4	the more...(the more...); to recover; to heal; better	1
擢[擢]	zhuo2	to pull out; to select; to promote	2
柱[柱]	zhu4	pillar; CL:根[gen1]	6
如故[如故]	ru2 gu4	as before; as usual; (to be) like old friends	1
温居[溫居]	wen1 ju1	to have a housewarming party; to celebrate moving into a new home	1
柔[柔]	rou2	soft; flexible; supple; yielding; rho (Greek letter Ρρ)	2
靓[靚]	liang4	attractive; good-looking	1
仪[儀]	yi2	apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony	3
桂[桂]	gui4	cassia; laurel	1
睿[睿]	rui4	astute; perspicacious; farsighted	1
惠[惠]	hui4	favor; benefit; to bestow; (literary) benevolence; (honorific)	1
天赋[天賦]	tian1 fu4	gift; innate skill	1
永嘉郡[永嘉郡]	Yong3 jia1 jun4	Yongjia prefecture in Zhejiang	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep49/75 words - 27 min
施行[施行]	shi1 xing2	to put in place; to put into practice; to take effect	1
感激涕零[感激涕零]	gan3 ji1 ti4 ling2	to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears	1
先秦[先秦]	xian1 Qin2	pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC	1
追封[追封]	zhui1 feng1	to confer a posthumous title	7
野地[野地]	ye3 di4	wilderness	1
傻瓜[傻瓜]	sha3 gua1	idiot; fool	1
助力[助力]	zhu4 li4	a helping hand; help; assistance	3
看不懂[看不懂]	kan4 bu5 dong3	unable to make sense of what one is looking at	7
屈才[屈才]	qu1 cai2	to waste talent	1
老爹[老爹]	lao3 die1	(dialect) father; old man; sir	2
太夫人[太夫人]	tai4 fu1 ren2	(old) dowager; old lady (title for the mother of a noble or an official)	52
跟班[跟班]	gen1 ban1	attendant; footman (servant)	1
当红[當紅]	dang1 hong2	currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc)	9
得令[得令]	de2 ling4	to follow your orders; roger!; yessir!	1
缠绵[纏綿]	chan2 mian2	touching (emotions); lingering (illness)	2
春秋鼎盛[春秋鼎盛]	chun1 qiu1 ding3 sheng4	the prime of one's life	1
猪朋狗友[豬朋狗友]	zhu1 peng2 gou3 you3	dissolute companions; disreputable comrades	1
奉养[奉養]	feng4 yang3	to look after (elderly parents); to serve; to support	1
阴险[陰險]	yin1 xian3	treacherous; sinister	1
狡诈[狡詐]	jiao3 zha4	craft; cunning; deceitful	1
围墙[圍牆]	wei2 qiang2	perimeter wall; fence; CL:道[dao4]	2
修葺[修葺]	xiu1 qi4	to repair; to renovate	2
合成[合成]	he2 cheng2	to compose; to constitute; compound; synthesis; mixture; synthetic	1
实际上[實際上]	shi2 ji4 shang4	in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice	2
往常[往常]	wang3 chang2	habitually (in the past); as one used to do formerly; as it used to be	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep49/98 words - 43 min
蹦[蹦]	beng4	to jump; to bounce; to hop	2
心想事成[心想事成]	xin1 xiang3 shi4 cheng2	to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!	2
弄死[弄死]	nong4 si3	to kill; to put to death	1
静候[靜候]	jing4 hou4	to quietly wait	1
音[音]	yin1	sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)	1
认命[認命]	ren4 ming4	to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate; to be resigned to sth	2
度量[度量]	du4 liang4	measure; tolerance; breadth; magnanimity; (math.) metric	1
弥勒佛[彌勒佛]	Mi2 le4 fo2	Maitreya; the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha	3
坚决[堅決]	jian1 jue2	firm; resolute; determined	2
包藏[包藏]	bao1 cang2	to contain; to harbor; to conceal	2
独占[獨佔]	du2 zhan4	to monopolize; to control; to dominate	1
送客[送客]	song4 ke4	to see a visitor out	4
大员[大員]	da4 yuan2	high official	4
虚与委蛇[虛與委蛇]	xu1 yu3 wei1 yi2	to feign civility (idiom)	1
提出[提出]	ti2 chu1	to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)	4
得失[得失]	de2 shi1	gains and losses; success and failure; merits and demerits	1
心想[心想]	xin1 xiang3	to think to oneself; to think; to assume	1
一念之差[一念之差]	yi1 nian4 zhi1 cha1	momentary slip; false step; ill-considered action	1
嫖[嫖]	piao2	to visit a prostitute	1
无底洞[無底洞]	wu2 di3 dong4	bottomless pit	1
邀请[邀請]	yao1 qing3	to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
百依百顺[百依百順]	bai3 yi1 bai3 shun4	docile and obedient; all obedience	2
皇历[皇曆]	huang2 li5	almanac	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep50/25 words - 12 min
疯子[瘋子]	feng1 zi5	madman; lunatic	4
防不胜防[防不勝防]	fang2 bu4 sheng4 fang2	you can't guard against it (idiom); impossible to defend effectively; not much one can do about it; It can't be prevented.	2
轰走[轟走]	hong1 zou3	to drive away	2
地底[地底]	di4 di3	subterranean; underground	2
雨水[雨水]	Yu3 shui3	Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March	1
老鼠[老鼠]	lao3 shu3	rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
虫子[蟲子]	chong2 zi5	insect; bug; worm; CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]	1
丧尽天良[喪盡天良]	sang4 jin4 tian1 liang2	devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless	6
信用[信用]	xin4 yong4	to trust; credit (commerce); trustworthiness; creditworthiness	1
良民[良民]	liang2 min2	good people; ordinary people (i.e. not the lowest class)	3
过堂[過堂]	guo4 tang2	to appear in court for trial (old); (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall	1
四面[四面]	si4 mian4	all sides	1
窥视[窺視]	kui1 shi4	to peep at; to spy on; to peek	1
纰漏[紕漏]	pi1 lou4	careless mistake; slip-up	1
谋刺[謀刺]	mou2 ci4	to plot to assassinate	1
斩[斬]	zhan3	to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop	5
入籍[入籍]	ru4 ji2	to become naturalized; to become a citizen	1
有心人[有心人]	you3 xin1 ren2	resolute person; person with aspirations; people who feel; people who use their heads	1
私密[私密]	si1 mi4	private; secret; intimate	2
供养[供養]	gong1 yang3	to supply; to provide for one's elders; to support one's parents	2
伺机[伺機]	si4 ji1	to wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance	1
操控[操控]	cao1 kong4	to control; to manipulate	1
空白[空白]	kong4 bai2	blank space	2
无效[無效]	wu2 xiao4	not valid; ineffective; in vain	1
鼎力[鼎力]	ding3 li4	(honorific) your kind efforts; thanks to your help	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep50/50 words - 30 min
继承者[繼承者]	ji4 cheng2 zhe3	successor	1
谋杀[謀殺]	mou2 sha1	to murder; to assassinate; intentional homicide	1
上船[上船]	shang4 chuan2	to get on the boat	1
驼[駝]	tuo2	hump or hunchbacked; camel	1
野村[野村]	Ye3 cun1	Nomura (Japanese surname)	1
淑女[淑女]	shu1 nu:3	wise and virtuous woman; lady	1
穿金戴银[穿金戴銀]	chuan1 jin1 dai4 yin2	richly bedecked; dripping with gold and silver (idiom)	1
吃香喝辣[吃香喝辣]	chi1 xiang1 he1 la4	lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom); fig. to live well	1
阴曹地府[陰曹地府]	yin1 cao2 di4 fu3	netherworld; Kingdom of the Underworld; Hades	1
查办[查辦]	cha2 ban4	to investigate and handle (a criminal case)	1
工具[工具]	gong1 ju4	tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)	2
启蒙[啟蒙]	qi3 meng2	to instruct the young; to initiate; to awake sb from ignorance; to free sb from prejudice or superstition; primer; enlightened; the Enlightenment; Western learning from the late Qing dynasty	2
师傅[師傅]	shi1 fu5	master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	3
当天[當天]	dang1 tian1	on that day	2
漫[漫]	man4	free; unrestrained; to inundate	1
频[頻]	pin2	frequency; frequently; repetitious	2
此外[此外]	ci3 wai4	besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore	1
白天[白天]	bai2 tian1	daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
凄凉[淒涼]	qi1 liang2	desolate (place)	1
学士[學士]	xue2 shi4	bachelor's degree; person holding a university degree	2
掐死[掐死]	qia1 si3	to throttle; to choke to death	2
假使[假使]	jia3 shi3	if; in case; suppose; given ...	1
信任[信任]	xin4 ren4	to trust; to have confidence in	4
显眼[顯眼]	xian3 yan3	conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous	1
南北[南北]	nan2 bei3	north and south; north to south	6
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep50/75 words - 41 min
谋害[謀害]	mou2 hai4	to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life	9
合计[合計]	he2 ji4	to add up the total; to figure what sth amounts to; to consider	1
时不时[時不時]	shi2 bu4 shi2	from time to time	4
狼崽[狼崽]	lang2 zai3	wolf cub	2
顺藤摸瓜[順藤摸瓜]	shun4 teng2 mo1 gua1	lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues	2
沿[沿]	yan2	along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge	1
负心[負心]	fu4 xin1	ungrateful; heartless; to fail to be loyal to one's love	4
他杀[他殺]	ta1 sha1	homicide (law)	2
偿命[償命]	chang2 ming4	to pay with one's life	8
验伤[驗傷]	yan4 shang1	to examine a wound or injury (typically for forensic purposes)	1
铡[鍘]	zha2	lever-style guillotine; to chop using this type of guillotine	1
推出[推出]	tui1 chu1	to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend	1
躁[躁]	zao4	hot-tempered; impatient	1
拆开[拆開]	chai1 kai1	to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed); to unpick	1
盘缠[盤纏]	pan2 chan2	to twine; to coil	1
能否[能否]	neng2 fou3	whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible?	1
馒头[饅頭]	man2 tou5	steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
狗贼[狗賊]	gou3 zei2	(insult) brigand; swindler	1
借宿[借宿]	jie4 su4	to stay with sb; to ask for lodging	2
洗碗[洗碗]	xi3 wan3	to wash the dishes	1
做生意[做生意]	zuo4 sheng1 yi4	to do business	1
姹[奼]	cha4	beautiful; see 奼紫嫣紅|姹紫嫣红[cha4 zi3 yan1 hong2]	1
店家[店家]	dian4 jia1	proprietor of a shop or restaurant; landlord; shop	1
没门儿[沒門兒]	mei2 men2 r5	no way; impossible	2
亲子[親子]	qin1 zi3	parent and child; parent-child (relationship); two successive generations	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep50/79 words - 42 min
博大[博大]	bo2 da4	enormous; broad; extensive	1
确有其事[確有其事]	que4 you3 qi2 shi4	(confirm to be) true; authentic	1
对簿公堂[對簿公堂]	dui4 bu4 gong1 tang2	public courtroom accusation (idiom); legal confrontation; to take sb to court; to sue	1
深闺[深閨]	shen1 gui1	lady's private room or bedroom; boudoir	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep51/25 words - 9 min
天性[天性]	tian1 xing4	nature; innate tendency	2
仗势欺人[仗勢欺人]	zhang4 shi4 qi1 ren2	to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom); to kick people around	5
税[稅]	shui4	taxes; duties	12
收缴[收繳]	shou1 jiao3	to recover (illegally obtained property); to seize; to capture; to force sb to hand over sth; to levy	1
戒备[戒備]	jie4 bei4	to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)	2
减[減]	jian3	to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish	3
多方[多方]	duo1 fang1	in many ways; from all sides	2
涂污[塗污]	tu2 wu1	smudge; stain; to smear (dirt, paint); to deface	1
新朝[新朝]	Xin1 chao2	the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han	1
倒灶[倒灶]	dao3 zao4	to fall (from power); in decline; unlucky	2
街头巷尾[街頭巷尾]	jie1 tou2 xiang4 wei3	top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city	1
妇孺皆知[婦孺皆知]	fu4 ru2 jie1 zhi1	understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name	1
坑害[坑害]	keng1 hai4	to trap; to frame	3
沾花惹草[沾花惹草]	zhan1 hua1 re3 cao3	to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats	1
胸[胸]	xiong1	chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax	4
审讯[審訊]	shen3 xun4	inquest; trial; interrogation; to try; to interrogate	1
一审[一審]	yi1 shen3	first instance (law)	2
恶意[惡意]	e4 yi4	malice; evil intention	1
言官[言官]	yan2 guan1	imperial censor	6
佛口蛇心[佛口蛇心]	fo2 kou3 she2 xin1	words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced; malicious and duplicitous	1
内室[內室]	nei4 shi4	inner room; bedroom	3
传来[傳來]	chuan2 lai2	(of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive	2
援助[援助]	yuan2 zhu4	to help; to support; to aid; aid; assistance	1
可就[可就]	ke3 jiu4	certainly	2
事半功倍[事半功倍]	shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4	half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results; a stitch in time saves nine	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep51/50 words - 19 min
耐[耐]	nai4	capable of enduring; able to tolerate; patient; durable; hardy; resistant	1
虎虎[虎虎]	hu3 hu3	vigorous; formidable; strong	1
做完[做完]	zuo4 wan2	to finish; to complete the task	2
亥时[亥時]	hai4 shi2	9-11 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)	3
案牍[案牘]	an4 du2	official documents or correspondence	2
定案[定案]	ding4 an4	to reach a verdict; to conclude a judgment	1
牍[牘]	du2	documents	1
论述[論述]	lun4 shu4	treatise; discourse; exposition	1
彰[彰]	zhang1	clear; conspicuous; manifest	1
稷[稷]	ji4	millet; God of cereals worshiped by ancient rulers; minister of agriculture	1
谤[謗]	bang4	to slander; to defame; to speak ill of	1
真性[真性]	zhen1 xing4	real; the nature of sth	1
率直[率直]	shuai4 zhi2	frank; straightforward; blunt	1
矫[矯]	jiao3	to correct; to rectify; to redress; strong; brave; to pretend; to feign; affectation	2
饰[飾]	shi4	decoration; ornament; to decorate; to adorn; to hide; to conceal (a fault); excuse (to hide a fault); to play a role (in opera); to impersonate	2
满天[滿天]	man3 tian1	whole sky	2
提到[提到]	ti2 dao4	to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to	4
来由[來由]	lai2 you2	reason; cause	1
楚楚[楚楚]	chu3 chu3	neat; lovely	1
拖拖拉拉[拖拖拉拉]	tuo1 tuo1 la1 la1	to procrastinate	2
好几年[好幾年]	hao3 ji3 nian2	several years	1
沦丧[淪喪]	lun2 sang4	to be lost; to be ruined; to perish; to wither away	1
推卸[推卸]	tui1 xie4	to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck	1
墓地[墓地]	mu4 di4	cemetery; graveyard	1
报复[報復]	bao4 fu4	to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep51/75 words - 34 min
烧纸[燒紙]	shao1 zhi3	to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)	1
纸钱[紙錢]	zhi3 qian2	ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead	1
深信不疑[深信不疑]	shen1 xin4 bu4 yi2	to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom); absolute certainty about sth	2
冤大头[冤大頭]	yuan1 da4 tou2	spendthrift and foolish; sb with more money than sense	3
挖开[挖開]	wa1 kai1	to dig into; to cut a mine into	2
偏僻[偏僻]	pian1 pi4	remote; desolate; far from the city	2
村镇[村鎮]	cun1 zhen4	hamlet (place)	2
软禁[軟禁]	ruan3 jin4	house arrest	2
戒指[戒指]	jie4 zhi5	(finger) ring	1
横溢[橫溢]	heng2 yi4	to overflow; brimming with	1
野味[野味]	ye3 wei4	game; wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport	1
须[鬚]	xu1	beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel	4
温泉[溫泉]	wen1 quan2	hot spring; spa; onsen	1
泡吧[泡吧]	pao4 ba1	to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc); to go clubbing	1
前往[前往]	qian2 wang3	to leave for; to proceed towards; to go	3
张狂[張狂]	zhang1 kuang2	brash; insolent; frantic	2
跌落[跌落]	die1 luo4	to fall; to drop	1
搭把手[搭把手]	da1 ba3 shou3	to help out	1
倒腾[倒騰]	dao3 teng5	to move; to shift; to exchange; to buy and sell; peddling	1
天心[天心]	tian1 xin1	center of the sky; will of heaven; will of the Gods; the monarch's will	1
嗓子眼[嗓子眼]	sang3 zi5 yan3	throat	1
沾光[沾光]	zhan1 guang1	to bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth; reflected glory	1
隔三岔五[隔三岔五]	ge2 san3 cha4 wu3	see 隔三差五|隔三差五[ge2 san1 cha4 wu3]	3
穷苦[窮苦]	qiong2 ku3	impoverished; destitute	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep51/91 words - 43 min
雨天[雨天]	yu3 tian1	rainy day; rainy weather	1
思量[思量]	si1 liang5	to reckon; to consider; to turn over in one's mind	1
您好[您好]	nin2 hao3	hello (polite)	3
私家[私家]	si1 jia1	private; privately owned or managed	1
避讳[避諱]	bi4 hui5	to avoid a taboo word or topic; to refrain from; to avoid	1
愁肠[愁腸]	chou2 chang2	anxiety; worries	2
诞[誕]	dan4	birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase	1
下边[下邊]	xia4 bian5	under; the underside; below	1
出钱[出錢]	chu1 qian2	to pay	1
旧物[舊物]	jiu4 wu4	old property (esp. inherited from former generation); former territory	1
脏污[髒污]	zang1 wu1	to dirty; to sully; to stain	1
沐[沐]	mu4	to bathe; to cleanse; to receive; to be given	2
姨妹[姨妹]	yi2 mei4	wife's younger sister; sister-in-law	2
人子[人子]	ren2 zi3	son of man	3
凶手[兇手]	xiong1 shou3	murderer; assassin	4
供词[供詞]	gong4 ci2	confession; statement; Taiwan pr. [gong1 ci2]	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep52/25 words - 13 min
个中[個中]	ge4 zhong1	therein; in this	2
落入[落入]	luo4 ru4	to fall into	1
从容[從容]	cong2 rong2	to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2]	1
顶撞[頂撞]	ding3 zhuang4	to contradict (elders or superiors)	6
纱布[紗布]	sha1 bu4	gauze	1
扯破[扯破]	che3 po4	tear apart	1
烦琐[煩瑣]	fan2 suo3	tedious; convoluted; fiddly; pedantic	2
逼问[逼問]	bi1 wen4	to question intensely; to interrogate; to demand information	1
便饭[便飯]	bian4 fan4	an ordinary meal; simple home cooking	1
杀人犯[殺人犯]	sha1 ren2 fan4	murderer; homicide	1
乳[乳]	ru3	breast; milk	2
上当[上當]	shang4 dang4	taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped	1
遂[遂]	sui4	to satisfy; to succeed; then; thereupon; finally; unexpectedly; to proceed; to reach	1
满手[滿手]	man3 shou3	handful	1
正殿[正殿]	zheng4 dian4	main hall of a Buddhist temple	1
专横[專橫]	zhuan1 heng4	imperious; peremptory	2
咽下[嚥下]	yan4 xia4	to swallow; to suppress	1
多用[多用]	duo1 yong4	multipurpose; having several uses	2
偶遇[偶遇]	ou3 yu4	a chance encounter; to meet accidentally	1
挑拨[挑撥]	tiao3 bo1	to incite disharmony; to instigate	3
命案[命案]	ming4 an4	homicide case; murder case	2
狠毒[狠毒]	hen3 du2	vicious; malicious; savage	3
爱意[愛意]	ai4 yi4	love	1
缺衣少食[缺衣少食]	que1 yi1 shao3 shi2	short of food and clothing; destitute	1
苦不堪言[苦不堪言]	ku3 bu4 kan1 yan2	to suffer unspeakable misery; indescribably painful; hellish	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep52/50 words - 34 min
歹毒[歹毒]	dai3 du2	vicious; ruthless; malevolent	2
萱[萱]	xuan1	orange day-lily (Hemerocallis flava)	2
寥落[寥落]	liao2 luo4	sparse; few and far between	1
制衣[制衣]	zhi4 yi1	clothing manufacture	1
水仙[水仙]	shui3 xian1	narcissus; daffodil; legendary aquatic immortal; refers to those buried at sea; person who wanders abroad and does not return	6
距离[距離]	ju4 li2	distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from	1
便捷[便捷]	bian4 jie2	convenient and fast	1
情急之下[情急之下]	qing2 ji2 zhi1 xia4	in a moment of desperation	1
挑起[挑起]	tiao3 qi3	to provoke; to stir up; to incite	1
并[併]	bing4	to combine; to amalgamate	7
授意[授意]	shou4 yi4	to inspire; to incite	1
加之[加之]	jia1 zhi1	moreover; in addition to that	1
耿直[耿直]	geng3 zhi2	honest; frank; candid	1
到此为止[到此為止]	dao4 ci3 wei2 zhi3	to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day	1
收手[收手]	shou1 shou3	to stop; to pull back	1
恩怨[恩怨]	en1 yuan4	gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances	1
火热[火熱]	huo3 re4	fiery; burning; fervent; ardent; passionate	1
踹[踹]	chuai4	to kick; to trample; to tread on	4
入迷[入迷]	ru4 mi2	to be fascinated; to be enchanted	1
芙蓉[芙蓉]	fu2 rong2	hibiscus; cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); lotus; foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet)	3
生米做成熟饭[生米做成熟飯]	sheng1 mi3 zuo4 cheng2 shu2 fan4	lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed; It's too late to change anything now.; also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭	1
包裹[包裹]	bao1 guo3	to wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel; package; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
大体[大體]	da4 ti3	in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; (Tw) remains (of a dead person)	2
琐碎[瑣碎]	suo3 sui4	trifling; trivial; tedious; inconsequential	1
三更[三更]	san1 geng1	third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); midnight; also pr. [san1 jin1]	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep52/62 words - 43 min
打更[打更]	da3 geng1	to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)	2
繁杂[繁雜]	fan2 za2	many; diverse	1
根底[根底]	gen1 di3	foundation; grounding; background; what lies at the bottom of sth; root; cause	1
对待[對待]	dui4 dai4	to treat; treatment	2
守住[守住]	shou3 zhu5	to hold on to; to defend; to keep; to guard	2
烛[燭]	zhu2	candle; (literary) to illuminate	1
漱[漱]	shu4	to rinse one's mouth with water; to gargle	1
口才[口才]	kou3 cai2	eloquence	2
厨司[廚司]	chu2 si1	cook, chef	4
主仆[主僕]	zhu3 pu2	master and servant	2
末了[末了]	mo4 liao3	in the end	1
梆子[梆子]	bang1 zi5	watchman's clapper; wooden clappers with bars of unequal length	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep53/25 words - 16 min
境况[境況]	jing4 kuang4	circumstances	1
处境[處境]	chu3 jing4	situation (of a person)	1
斜眼[斜眼]	xie2 yan3	to look askance; cross or wall-eyed	1
完工[完工]	wan2 gong1	to finish work; to complete a project	3
招摇[招搖]	zhao1 yao2	to act ostentatiously; to brag; to show off	1
夏[夏]	xia4	summer	2
苛刻[苛刻]	ke1 ke4	harsh; severe; demanding	1
画皮[畫皮]	hua4 pi2	painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)	1
暴烈[暴烈]	bao4 lie4	violent; fierce	1
可恨[可恨]	ke3 hen4	hateful	1
理解[理解]	li3 jie3	to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding	2
破灭[破滅]	po4 mie4	to be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)	1
摆设[擺設]	bai3 she4	to arrange; to set out; to decorate; to display; decorative items	1
种类[種類]	zhong3 lei4	kind; genus; type; category; variety; species; sort; class	1
新修[新修]	xin1 xiu1	revise; revised	1
泥水匠[泥水匠]	ni2 shui3 jiang4	mason	2
乔迁之喜[喬遷之喜]	qiao2 qian1 zhi1 xi3	congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!	1
同乐[同樂]	tong2 le4	to enjoy together	1
场合[場合]	chang3 he2	situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue	3
原有[原有]	yuan2 you3	original; former	1
泸州[瀘州]	Lu2 zhou1	Luzhou prefecture-level city in Sichuan	2
仲裁[仲裁]	zhong4 cai2	arbitration	1
错爱[錯愛]	cuo4 ai4	misplaced kindness; humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses.	1
一团和气[一團和氣]	yi1 tuan2 he2 qi4	to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom); warm and affable	2
葛[葛]	ge2	kudzu (Pueraria lobata); hemp cloth	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep53/50 words - 23 min
归还[歸還]	gui1 huan2	to return sth; to revert	1
拙[拙]	zhuo1	awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]	1
喜不自胜[喜不自勝]	xi3 bu4 zi4 sheng4	unable to contain one's joy (idiom)	1
郁郁不乐[鬱鬱不樂]	yu4 yu4 bu4 le4	discontented (idiom)	1
开解[開解]	kai1 jie3	to straighten out; to explain; to ease sb's anxiety	1
志在四方[志在四方]	zhi4 zai4 si4 fang1	to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)	1
报效[報效]	bao4 xiao4	render service to repay kindness	1
女流[女流]	nu:3 liu2	(derog.) woman	3
诸事[諸事]	zhu1 shi4	everything; every matter	1
马蹄[馬蹄]	ma3 ti2	horse's hoof; horseshoe; Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta)	1
人气[人氣]	ren2 qi4	popularity; personality; character	1
官运亨通[官運亨通]	guan1 yun4 heng1 tong1	(of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)	2
溢[溢]	yi4	to overflow; (literary) excessive; old variant of 鎰|镒[yi4]	1
如日中天[如日中天]	ru2 ri4 zhong1 tian1	lit. like the sun at noon (idiom); fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc	2
美名[美名]	mei3 ming2	good name or reputation	2
庄园[莊園]	zhuang1 yuan2	manor; feudal land; villa and park	1
交浅言深[交淺言深]	jiao1 qian3 yan2 shen1	to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)	1
坦白[坦白]	tan3 bai2	honest; forthcoming; to confess	4
彼此[彼此]	bi3 ci3	each other; one another	3
黄粱梦[黃粱夢]	huang2 liang2 meng4	dream of golden millet; fig. illusions of wealth and glory; pipe dream	1
学院[學院]	xue2 yuan4	college; educational institute; school; faculty; CL:所[suo3]	1
高大[高大]	gao1 da4	tall; lofty	2
豆花[豆花]	dou4 hua1	jellied tofu; soft bean curd	1
了解[了解]	liao3 jie3	to understand; to realize; to find out	1
解渴[解渴]	jie3 ke3	to quench	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep53/75 words - 41 min
历练[歷練]	li4 lian4	to learn through experience; experience; practiced; experienced	5
肱[肱]	gong1	upper arm; arm	1
契丹[契丹]	Qi4 dan1	Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River 遼河|辽河[Liao2 He2]	1
起家[起家]	qi3 jia1	to start out by; to grow an enterprise beginning with; to begin one's career by	2
独生女[獨生女]	du2 sheng1 nu:3	an only daughter	1
气虚[氣虛]	qi4 xu1	deficiency of 氣|气[qi4] (TCM)	1
心悸[心悸]	xin1 ji4	palpitation	1
啐[啐]	cui4	to spit; (onom.) pshaw!; (old) to sip	1
著名[著名]	zhu4 ming2	famous; noted; well-known; celebrated	1
蜜罐[蜜罐]	mi4 guan4	honey pot; fig. comfortable living conditions; privileged environment	1
烧高香[燒高香]	shao1 gao1 xiang1	to burn incense; to thank profusely	1
枕[枕]	zhen3	pillow; to pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4] for this sense)	1
冷僻[冷僻]	leng3 pi4	out-of-the-way; deserted; unfamiliar; obscure	2
歇气[歇氣]	xie1 qi4	to have a break; to rest	1
停下来[停下來]	ting2 xia4 lai2	to stop	2
努力[努力]	nu3 li4	great effort; to strive; to try hard	2
天公[天公]	tian1 gong1	heaven; lord of heaven	1
巨变[巨變]	ju4 bian4	great changes	1
遇害[遇害]	yu4 hai4	to be murdered	1
珍爱[珍愛]	zhen1 ai4	to cherish	2
痛哭流涕[痛哭流涕]	tong4 ku1 liu2 ti4	weeping bitter tears	2
独夫[獨夫]	du2 fu1	sole ruler; dictator	1
陪葬[陪葬]	pei2 zang4	to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)	1
诋毁[詆毀]	di3 hui3	to vilify; to slander; vilification	2
硕大[碩大]	shuo4 da4	big; huge; massive	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep53/81 words - 42 min
成片[成片]	cheng2 pian4	(of a large number of things) to form an expanse; to cover an area	1
地处[地處]	di4 chu3	to be located at; to be situated in	1
荒凉[荒涼]	huang1 liang2	desolate	3
劣[劣]	lie4	inferior	1
南面[南面]	nan2 mian4	south side; south	1
北面[北面]	bei3 mian4	northern side; north	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep54/25 words - 16 min
入席[入席]	ru4 xi2	to take one's seat	5
开罪[開罪]	kai1 zui4	to offend sb; to give offense; to displease	2
凄凄[淒淒]	qi1 qi1	cold and dismal	1
苏秦[蘇秦]	Su1 Qin2	Su Qin (340-284 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)	1
犹如[猶如]	you2 ru2	similar to; appearing to be	1
黑夜[黑夜]	hei1 ye4	night	2
恭维[恭維]	gong1 wei5	to praise; to speak highly of; compliment; praise	2
山野[山野]	shan1 ye3	mountain and fields	1
沐猴而冠[沐猴而冠]	mu4 hou2 er2 guan4	lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom); fig. worthless person in imposing attire	1
横行霸道[橫行霸道]	heng2 xing2 ba4 dao4	to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize	1
欺辱[欺辱]	qi1 ru3	to humiliate; humiliation	1
槽[槽]	cao2	trough; manger; groove; channel; (Tw) (computing) hard drive	1
针对[針對]	zhen1 dui4	to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to	1
看开[看開]	kan4 kai1	to come to accept an unpleasant fact; to get over sth; to cheer up	1
放宽[放寬]	fang4 kuan1	to relax restrictions	1
提早[提早]	ti2 zao3	ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time)	1
诉苦[訴苦]	su4 ku3	to grumble; to complain; grievance	2
稀薄[稀薄]	xi1 bo2	thin; rarefied	1
桌面[桌面]	zhuo1 mian4	desktop; tabletop	1
明早[明早]	ming2 zao3	tomorrow morning; tomorrow	1
焖[燜]	men4	to cook in a covered vessel; to casserole; to stew	2
虎视眈眈[虎視眈眈]	hu3 shi4 dan1 dan1	to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom); to eye covetously	2
瞎逛[瞎逛]	xia1 guang4	to wander aimlessly	1
杀害[殺害]	sha1 hai4	to murder	3
尊崇[尊崇]	zun1 chong2	to revere; to admire; to honor; to venerate	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep54/50 words - 26 min
联姻[聯姻]	lian2 yin1	related by marriage; to connect by marriage (families, work units)	2
火盆[火盆]	huo3 pen2	brazier; fire pan; hibachi	1
积怨[積怨]	ji1 yuan4	grievance; accumulated rancor	1
美事[美事]	mei3 shi4	a fine thing; a wonderful thing	1
可解[可解]	ke3 jie3	soluble (i.e. can be solved)	1
厌烦[厭煩]	yan4 fan2	bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth	3
应得[應得]	ying1 de2	to deserve	2
应分[應分]	ying1 fen4	should be divided; part of the job; one's duty under the circumstances	1
顺路[順路]	shun4 lu4	by the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently	1
每当[每當]	mei3 dang1	whenever; every time; on every	2
讨人嫌[討人嫌]	tao3 ren2 xian2	unpleasant; disagreeable	2
百灵鸟[百靈鳥]	bai3 ling2 niao3	skylark	1
宴席[宴席]	yan4 xi2	banquet; feast	3
息事宁人[息事寧人]	xi1 shi4 ning2 ren2	to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)	1
以下[以下]	yi3 xia4	that level or lower; that amount or less; the following	1
违[違]	wei2	to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against	5
家和万事兴[家和萬事興]	jia1 he2 wan4 shi4 xing1	if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)	1
迹象[跡象]	ji4 xiang4	mark; indication; sign; indicator	1
纷争[紛爭]	fen1 zheng1	to dispute	4
处世[處世]	chu3 shi4	to conduct oneself in society	1
游说[遊說]	you2 shui4	to lobby; to campaign; to promote (an idea, a product); (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)	2
外事[外事]	wai4 shi4	foreign affairs	1
糟糠[糟糠]	zao1 kang1	chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor); (fig.) rubbish; junk; (abbr. for 糟糠妻[zao1 kang1 qi1]) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband	1
右边[右邊]	you4 bian5	right side; right, to the right	1
得益[得益]	de2 yi4	to derive benefit	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep54/75 words - 38 min
它们[它們]	ta1 men5	they (for inanimate objects)	1
繁[繁]	fan2	complicated; many; in great numbers; abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3], traditional form of Chinese characters	1
茂[茂]	mao4	luxuriant; (chemistry) cyclopentadiene	2
想像[想像]	xiang3 xiang4	to imagine; to conceive of; to visualize; imagination	2
鼎盛[鼎盛]	ding3 sheng4	flourishing; at its peak; a golden age	2
完整[完整]	wan2 zheng3	complete; intact	1
穿过[穿過]	chuan1 guo4	to pass through	1
米饭[米飯]	mi3 fan4	(cooked) rice	1
盐巴[鹽巴]	yan2 ba1	table salt	1
景象[景象]	jing3 xiang4	scene; sight (to behold)	1
委[委]	wei3	to entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc); to accumulate; roundabout; winding; dejected; listless; committee member; council; end; actually; certainly	3
愁苦[愁苦]	chou2 ku3	anxiety; distress	2
堂堂正正[堂堂正正]	tang2 tang2 zheng4 zheng4	displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square	1
一团糟[一團糟]	yi1 tuan2 zao1	chaos; bungle; complete mess; shambles	1
后尘[後塵]	hou4 chen2	lit. trailing dust; fig. sb's footsteps; course in life	1
爽利[爽利]	shuang3 li4	efficient; brisk; neat	1
剔透[剔透]	ti1 tou4	pure and limpid; (of a person) quick-witted	1
百事通[百事通]	bai3 shi4 tong1	knowledgeable person; know all	1
何以[何以]	he2 yi3	(literary) why; how	1
杜康[杜康]	Du4 Kang1	Du Kang, legendary inventor of wine	1
杯子[杯子]	bei1 zi5	cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	1
配件[配件]	pei4 jian4	component; part; fitting; accessory; replacement part	1
买一送一[買一送一]	mai3 yi1 song4 yi1	buy one, get one free; two for the price of one	1
开赛[開賽]	kai1 sai4	to start a match; the kick-off	1
长枪[長槍]	chang2 qiang1	pike; CL:支[zhi1]	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep54/80 words - 43 min
发球[發球]	fa1 qiu2	to serve the ball; to tee off	1
怪话[怪話]	guai4 hua4	ridiculous talk; preposterous remark	1
将就[將就]	jiang1 jiu5	to accept (a bit reluctantly); to put up with	1
嬉笑怒骂[嬉笑怒罵]	xi1 xiao4 nu4 ma4	lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom); fig. all kinds of emotions; to mock and scold; (of writing) freely roving; following the author's fancy	1
空落落[空落落]	kong1 luo4 luo4	empty; desolate	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep55/25 words - 10 min
首屈一指[首屈一指]	shou3 qu1 yi1 zhi3	to count as number one (idiom); second to none; outstanding	1
既得[既得]	ji4 de2	vested in; already obtained; vesting	1
不穷[不窮]	bu4 qiong2	endless; boundless; inexhaustible	1
肝[肝]	gan1	liver; CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4]	4
豆苗[豆苗]	dou4 miao2	pea shoots; bean seedling	1
急吼吼[急吼吼]	ji2 hou3 hou3	impatient	1
呲[呲]	ci1	(coll.) to scold; to rebuke	1
乔木[喬木]	qiao2 mu4	tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木[guan4 mu4], bush or shrub)	1
放鞭炮[放鞭炮]	fang4 bian1 pao4	to set off firecrackers	1
迢[迢]	tiao2	remote	2
牵牛星[牽牛星]	Qian1 niu2 xing1	Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女	1
盈[盈]	ying2	full; filled; surplus	2
脉脉[脈脈]	mo4 mo4	affectionate; loving	1
块垒[塊壘]	kuai4 lei3	gloom; a lump on the heart	1
愚钝[愚鈍]	yu2 dun4	stupid; slow-witted	1
怖[怖]	bu4	terror; terrified; afraid; frightened	1
照办[照辦]	zhao4 ban4	to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request	1
庸人自扰[庸人自擾]	yong1 ren2 zi4 rao3	lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom); fig. to get upset over nothing; to make problems for oneself	1
出自[出自]	chu1 zi4	to come from	1
扭扭捏捏[扭扭捏捏]	niu3 niu3 nie1 nie1	affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered	1
无所适从[無所適從]	wu2 suo3 shi4 cong2	not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do	1
扭捏[扭捏]	niu3 nie5	affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered	1
面料[面料]	mian4 liao4	material for making clothes; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	2
费事[費事]	fei4 shi4	troublesome; to take a lot of trouble to do sth	2
焦[焦]	jiao1	burnt; scorched; charred; worried; anxious; coke; abbr. for 焦耳[jiao1 er3], joule	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep55/50 words - 19 min
婴儿[嬰兒]	ying1 er2	infant; baby; CL:個|个[ge4]; lead (Pb)	1
孕[孕]	yun4	pregnant	3
烈性[烈性]	lie4 xing4	strong; intense; spirited; virulent	1
薄面[薄面]	bo2 mian4	my meager sensibilities; blushing face; please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my face)(humble)	1
魏国[魏國]	Wei4 guo2	Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms	2
搞砸[搞砸]	gao3 za2	to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil	1
回车[回車]	hui2 che1	enter (computer key)	1
宴会[宴會]	yan4 hui4	banquet; feast; dinner party; CL:席[xi2],個|个[ge4]	1
风向[風向]	feng1 xiang4	wind direction; the way the wind is blowing; fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones); how things are developing; course of events	2
文臣[文臣]	wen2 chen2	civilian court official (in former times)	1
羽翼丰满[羽翼豐滿]	yu3 yi4 feng1 man3	fully fledged	1
难熬[難熬]	nan2 ao2	hard to bear; unendurable (pain, suffering)	1
碰壁[碰壁]	peng4 bi4	to hit a wall; (fig.) to hit a brick wall; to hit a snag; to have the door slammed in one's face	1
铁板[鐵板]	tie3 ban3	iron panel; hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)	2
忌[忌]	ji4	to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth	2
例外[例外]	li4 wai4	exception; to be an exception	1
万里[萬里]	wan4 li3	far away; thousands of miles; 10000 li	1
笑嘻嘻[笑嘻嘻]	xiao4 xi1 xi1	grinning; smiling	3
恳[懇]	ken3	earnest	1
舒畅[舒暢]	shu1 chang4	happy; entirely free from worry	2
中流砥柱[中流砥柱]	zhong1 liu2 di3 zhu4	mainstay; cornerstone; tower of strength	1
大媒[大媒]	da4 mei2	matchmaker	2
一往情深[一往情深]	yi1 wang3 qing2 shen1	deeply attached; devoted	1
棋逢对手[棋逢對手]	qi2 feng2 dui4 shou3	to be evenly matched; to meet one's match	1
福泽[福澤]	fu2 ze2	good fortune	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep55/75 words - 33 min
膀[膀]	bang3	upper arm; wing	2
臂[臂]	bi4	arm	2
相濡以沫[相濡以沫]	xiang1 ru2 yi3 mo4	to moisten with spittle (idiom); sharing meager resources; mutual help in humble circumstances	1
奋战[奮戰]	fen4 zhan4	to fight bravely; (fig.) to struggle; to work hard	1
达官贵人[達官貴人]	da2 guan1 gui4 ren2	high official and noble persons (idiom); the great and the good	2
优柔寡断[優柔寡斷]	you1 rou2 gua3 duan4	indecisive; irresolute	2
佯装[佯裝]	yang2 zhuang1	to pretend; to pose as	1
寻死[尋死]	xun2 si3	to attempt suicide; to court death	1
变心[變心]	bian4 xin1	to cease to be faithful	1
左右开弓[左右開弓]	zuo3 you4 kai1 gong1	lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom); fig. to display ambidexterity; to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession; to use both feet equally (football)	1
菜刀[菜刀]	cai4 dao1	vegetable knife; kitchen knife; cleaver; CL:把[ba3]	1
退路[退路]	tui4 lu4	a way out; a way to retreat; leeway	3
从头到尾[從頭到尾]	cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3	from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing)	2
人心不足蛇吞象[人心不足蛇吞象]	ren2 xin1 bu4 zu2 she2 tun1 xiang4	a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)	1
默[默]	mo4	silent; to write from memory	3
绊[絆]	ban4	to trip; to stumble; to hinder	2
当回事[當回事]	dang4 hui2 shi4	to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously"); to treat conscientiously	4
分房[分房]	fen1 fang2	to sleep in separate rooms; distribution of social housing	1
伕[伕]	fu1	variant of 夫[fu1]	1
比起[比起]	bi3 qi3	compared with	1
脾胃[脾胃]	pi2 wei4	spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM); preferences; one's taste (e.g. in literature)	1
姑父[姑父]	gu1 fu5	father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle	2
表兄[表兄]	biao3 xiong1	older male cousin via female line	6
盲[盲]	mang2	blind	1
哑[啞]	ya3	dumb; mute; hoarse; husky; unexploded (of artillery shell etc)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep55/100 words - 42 min
大四[大四]	da4 si4	fourth-year university student	1
兮兮[兮兮]	xi1 xi1	(particle used to exaggerate certain adjectives, in particular 神經兮兮|神经兮兮, 髒兮兮|脏兮兮, 可憐兮兮|可怜兮兮, and 慘兮兮|惨兮兮)	1
问名[問名]	wen4 ming2	to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride; one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family	1
情理[情理]	qing2 li3	reason; sense	1
更为[更為]	geng4 wei2	even more	1
恩义[恩義]	en1 yi4	feelings of gratitude and loyalty	3
莫过于[莫過於]	mo4 guo4 yu2	nothing can surpass	1
生父母[生父母]	sheng1 fu4 mu3	biological parents; natural parents	2
反哺[反哺]	fan3 bu3	to support one's parents in their old age; to show filial piety; to to repay; to return a favor	1
尤[尤]	you2	outstanding; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentment against	4
太常[太常]	tai4 chang2	Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]	3
封号[封號]	feng1 hao4	title granted to a person (archaic); to ban an (online) account	2
上书[上書]	shang4 shu1	to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition	1
变卦[變卦]	bian4 gua4	to change one's mind; to go back on one's word	1
百善孝为先[百善孝為先]	bai3 shan4 xiao4 wei2 xian1	of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)	1
大宝[大寶]	da4 bao3	(archaic) throne	1
应有[應有]	ying1 you3	proper	1
先皇[先皇]	xian1 Huang2	the late Emperor	9
生父[生父]	sheng1 fu4	biological father	5
至尊[至尊]	zhi4 zun1	the most honorable; the most respected; supreme; (archaic) the emperor	1
改称[改稱]	gai3 cheng1	to change a name; to rename	1
寡情[寡情]	gua3 qing2	heartless; unfeeling	1
公有[公有]	gong1 you3	publicly owned; communal; held in common	3
附议[附議]	fu4 yi4	to second a motion	1
尊敬[尊敬]	zun1 jing4	to respect; to revere	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep55/112 words - 44 min
兵马[兵馬]	bing1 ma3	troops and horses; military forces	3
谀[諛]	yu2	to flatter	4
谄[諂]	chan3	to flatter; to cajole	2
亲身[親身]	qin1 shen1	personal; oneself	1
祗[祗]	zhi1	respectful (ly)	1
简[簡]	jian3	simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)	3
援[援]	yuan2	to help; to assist; to aid	2
祧[祧]	tiao1	ancestral hall	1
承继[承繼]	cheng2 ji4	adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son); to inherit	1
民间[民間]	min2 jian1	among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments	2
称为[稱為]	cheng1 wei2	called; to call sth (by a name); to name	1
称作[稱作]	cheng1 zuo4	to be called; to be known as	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep56/25 words - 16 min
禧[禧]	xi3	joy	7
创[創]	chuang4	to begin; to initiate; to inaugurate; to start; to create	3
搧[搧]	shan1	variant of 扇[shan1]	6
齐心合力[齊心合力]	qi2 xin1 he2 li4	to work as one (idiom); united in a concerted effort; working hard together	1
散心[散心]	san4 xin1	to drive away cares; to relieve boredom	2
陋[陋]	lou4	low; humble; plain; ugly; mean; vulgar	3
抚慰[撫慰]	fu3 wei4	to console; to comfort; to soothe	1
谕[諭]	yu4	order (from above)	16
填饱[填飽]	tian2 bao3	to feed to the full; to cram	1
斥[斥]	chi4	to blame; to reprove; to reprimand; to expel; to oust; to reconnoiter; (of territory) to expand; saline marsh	1
见怪[見怪]	jian4 guai4	to mind; to take offense	3
效[效]	xiao4	effect; efficacy; to imitate	1
似乎[似乎]	si4 hu1	apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly	1
人人皆知[人人皆知]	ren2 ren2 jie1 zhi1	known to everyone	1
念书[念書]	nian4 shu1	to read; to study	2
一个样[一個樣]	yi1 ge5 yang4	same as 一樣|一样[yi1 yang4]; the same	1
御膳房[御膳房]	yu4 shan4 fang2	imperial kitchen	1
缄口不言[緘口不言]	jian1 kou3 bu4 yan2	lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic); to censor	1
姓氏[姓氏]	xing4 shi4	family name	2
匹夫[匹夫]	pi3 fu1	ordinary man; ignorant person; coarse fellow	1
贬[貶]	bian3	to diminish; to demote; to reduce or devaluate; to disparage; to censure; to depreciate	9
步子[步子]	bu4 zi5	step; pace	1
升任[升任]	sheng1 ren4	to be promoted to	2
空位[空位]	kong1 wei4	empty place; room (for sb)	1
初来乍到[初來乍到]	chu1 lai2 zha4 dao4	to be a newcomer; just off the boat	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep56/50 words - 23 min
惹人注意[惹人注意]	re3 ren2 zhu4 yi4	to attract attention	1
得宜[得宜]	de2 yi2	proper; appropriate; suitable	1
幕僚[幕僚]	mu4 liao2	aids and advisors of top officials	1
大雾[大霧]	da4 wu4	thick fog	1
小日子[小日子]	xiao3 ri4 zi5	simple life	1
心目[心目]	xin1 mu4	mind	1
生疼[生疼]	sheng1 teng2	extremely painful	1
胸中[胸中]	xiong1 zhong1	one's mind	1
分野[分野]	fen1 ye3	dividing line between distinct realms; boundary; field-allocation (in Chinese astrology, the association between celestial regions and corresponding terrestrial realms)	1
遗愿[遺願]	yi2 yuan4	final wishes of the departed	1
盖章[蓋章]	gai4 zhang1	to affix a seal; to stamp (a document); to sign off on sth	1
改天[改天]	gai3 tian1	another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check	2
邪[邪]	xie2	demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal	2
千古[千古]	qian1 gu3	for all eternity; throughout all ages	1
俭[儉]	jian3	frugal; thrifty; needy	1
举动[舉動]	ju3 dong4	act; action; activity; move; movement	1
差失[差失]	cha1 shi1	mistake; slip-up	1
弹劾[彈劾]	tan2 he2	to accuse of misconduct (in official task); to impeach	1
政事[政事]	zheng4 shi4	politics; government affairs	1
天职[天職]	tian1 zhi2	vocation; duty; mission in life	1
赞[贊]	zan4	to patronize; to support; to praise; (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc)	1
印章[印章]	yin4 zhang1	seal; signet; chop; stamp; CL:方[fang1]	1
阅览[閱覽]	yue4 lan3	to read	1
李氏[李氏]	Li3 shi4	the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)	1
并称[並稱]	bing4 cheng1	joint name; combined name	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep56/75 words - 34 min
特此[特此]	te4 ci3	hereby	1
诘[詰]	jie2	to investigate; to restrain; to scold	1
问责[問責]	wen4 ze2	to hold accountable; to blame; to censure; to apportion blame	1
忽[忽]	hu1	to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly	1
愧不敢当[愧不敢當]	kui4 bu4 gan3 dang1	lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise.; You flatter me too much.	1
因循守旧[因循守舊]	yin1 xun2 shou3 jiu4	(idiom) to continue in the same old rut; diehard conservative attitudes	1
国玺[國璽]	guo2 xi3	seal of state	1
铁石心肠[鐵石心腸]	tie3 shi2 xin1 chang2	to have a heart of stone; hard-hearted; unfeeling	2
议事[議事]	yi4 shi4	to discuss official business	1
独守空房[獨守空房]	du2 shou3 kong1 fang2	(of a married woman) to stay home alone	1
盯住[盯住]	ding1 zhu4	to watch sb closely; to breathe down sb's neck; to mark (sports)	1
勘[勘]	kan1	to investigate; to survey; to collate	4
帝王[帝王]	di4 wang2	regent; monarch	2
本职[本職]	ben3 zhi2	one's job	1
达成[達成]	da2 cheng2	to reach (an agreement); to accomplish	2
意气用事[意氣用事]	yi4 qi4 yong4 shi4	to let emotions affect one's decisions	1
冷冷清清[冷冷清清]	leng3 leng3 qing1 qing1	deserted; desolate; unfrequented; cold and cheerless; lonely; in quiet isolation	2
伦常[倫常]	lun2 chang2	proper human relationships	1
方策[方策]	fang1 ce4	strategy; policy; general plan; variant of 方冊|方册[fang1 ce4]	1
晚年[晚年]	wan3 nian2	one's later years	1
得要[得要]	dei3 yao4	to need; must	1
膳[膳]	shan4	meals	1
冒领[冒領]	mao4 ling3	to obtain by impersonation; to falsely claim as one's own	1
酉时[酉時]	you3 shi2	5-7 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)	1
末[末]	mo4	tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep56/100 words - 38 min
云[云]	yun2	(classical) to say	1
不争[不爭]	bu4 zheng1	widely known; incontestable; undeniable; to not strive for; to not contend for	1
经验[經驗]	jing1 yan4	experience; to experience	4
所得[所得]	suo3 de2	what one acquires; one's gains	1
酒醉[酒醉]	jiu3 zui4	to become drunk	1
伪造[偽造]	wei3 zao4	to forge; to fake; to counterfeit	5
印玺[印璽]	yin4 xi3	official seal; imperial or royal seal; papal bull	1
惊骇[驚駭]	jing1 hai4	to be shocked; to be appalled; to be terrified	2
耸动[聳動]	song3 dong4	to shake (a part of one's body); to shrug (shoulders); to create a sensation; to incite	1
泣[泣]	qi4	to sob	1
上官[上官]	shang4 guan1	high-ranking official; superior	1
盖印[蓋印]	gai4 yin4	to affix a seal; to stamp (a document)	1
帝后[帝后]	di4 hou4	empress; imperial consort	2
得陇望蜀[得隴望蜀]	de2 Long3 wang4 Shu3	lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized; fig. endless greed; insatiable desire	1
陵园[陵園]	ling2 yuan2	cemetery; mausoleum park	2
后世[後世]	hou4 shi4	later generations	1
奉祀[奉祀]	feng4 si4	to offer sacrifice (to Gods or ancestors); to consecrate; dedicated to	1
王子[王子]	wang2 zi3	prince; son of a king	1
澜[瀾]	lan2	swelling water	1
讳[諱]	hui4	to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior	1
臣民[臣民]	chen2 min2	subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)	1
概[概]	gai4	general; approximate	1
诘问[詰問]	jie2 wen4	to ask questions; to interrogate	1
请求[請求]	qing3 qiu2	to request; to ask; request; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
匡[匡]	kuang1	to rectify	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep56/113 words - 42 min
水患[水患]	shui3 huan4	flooding; water disaster	1
恙[恙]	yang4	sickness	1
受凉[受涼]	shou4 liang2	to catch cold	2
忠臣[忠臣]	zhong1 chen2	faithful official	1
攻击[攻擊]	gong1 ji1	to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)	1
七上八下[七上八下]	qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4	at sixes and sevens; perturbed state of mind; in a mess	1
收尾[收尾]	shou1 wei3	to wind up; to bring to an end; to finish	1
胜负[勝負]	sheng4 fu4	victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle	1
气概[氣概]	qi4 gai4	lofty quality; mettle; spirit	2
状告[狀告]	zhuang4 gao4	to sue; to take to court; to file a lawsuit	6
稽[稽]	ji1	to inspect; to check	1
谏言[諫言]	jian4 yan2	advice; to advise	1
中计[中計]	zhong4 ji4	to fall into a trap; taken in by a stratagem; cheated; ripped off	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep57/25 words - 11 min
奸佞[奸佞]	jian1 ning4	crafty and fawning	7
惊恐[驚恐]	jing1 kong3	to be alarmed; to be frightened	2
张皇[張皇]	zhang1 huang2	alarmed; flustered	1
诸君[諸君]	zhu1 jun1	Gentlemen! (start of a speech); Ladies and Gentlemen!	1
纠[糾]	jiu1	to gather together; to investigate; to entangle; to correct	1
纠错[糾錯]	jiu1 cuo4	to correct an error	2
革[革]	ge2	animal hide; leather; to reform; to remove; to expel (from office)	1
迷惑[迷惑]	mi2 huo5	to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle	1
过失[過失]	guo4 shi1	error; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency	3
罢免[罷免]	ba4 mian3	to remove sb from their post; to dismiss	4
远离[遠離]	yuan3 li2	to be far from; to keep away from	2
无罪[無罪]	wu2 zui4	innocent; guileless; not guilty (of crime)	3
应用[應用]	ying4 yong4	to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc); application; practical use; (computing) app	1
核查[核查]	he2 cha2	to examine; to inspect	1
向外[向外]	xiang4 wai4	out; outward	2
节气[節氣]	jie2 qi5	solar term	1
因小失大[因小失大]	yin1 xiao3 shi1 da4	to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)	1
比对[比對]	bi3 dui4	comparison; to verify by comparing	1
涝[澇]	lao4	flooded	3
灾害[災害]	zai1 hai4	calamity; disaster; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
求证[求證]	qiu2 zheng4	to seek proof; to seek confirmation	3
想想看[想想看]	xiang3 xiang3 kan4	to think about it	1
太和[太和]	Tai4 he2	Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[Fu4 yang2], Anhui; Taihe district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning	1
哭鼻子[哭鼻子]	ku1 bi2 zi5	to snivel (usually humorous)	3
风雨欲来[風雨欲來]	feng1 yu3 yu4 lai2	lit. storm clouds approach; troubles lie ahead (idiom)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep57/50 words - 23 min
求好心切[求好心切]	qiu2 hao3 xin1 qie4	to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom); to strive to achieve the best possible results; to be a perfectionist	1
昏天黑地[昏天黑地]	hun1 tian1 hei1 di4	lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom); fig. pitch dark; to black out; disorderly; troubled times	1
上半[上半]	shang4 ban4	first half	1
有谱[有譜]	you3 pu3	to have a plan; to know what one is doing	1
桃子[桃子]	tao2 zi5	peach	1
缴[繳]	jiao3	to hand in; to hand over; to seize	2
不符[不符]	bu4 fu2	inconsistent; not in agreement with; not agree or tally with; not conform to	1
空虚[空虛]	kong1 xu1	hollow; emptiness; meaningless	1
吏治[吏治]	li4 zhi4	style of governing (of minor official); achievement in office	1
无话可说[無話可說]	wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1	to have nothing to say (idiom)	1
不遂[不遂]	bu4 sui4	to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way	1
放任[放任]	fang4 ren4	to ignore; to let alone; to indulge	1
吞噬[吞噬]	tun1 shi4	to swallow; to engulf; to gobble up	1
弊病[弊病]	bi4 bing4	malady; evil; malpractice; drawback; disadvantage	1
关乎[關乎]	guan1 hu1	to relate to; concerning; about	3
民生[民生]	min2 sheng1	people's livelihood; people's welfare	1
充盈[充盈]	chong1 ying2	abundant; plentiful	2
圣明[聖明]	sheng4 ming2	enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)	7
外出[外出]	wai4 chu1	to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)	1
查清[查清]	cha2 qing1	to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify	2
副手[副手]	fu4 shou3	assistant	1
协助[協助]	xie2 zhu4	to provide assistance; to aid	3
涉[涉]	she4	to wade; to be involved; to concern; to experience; to enter (classical)	1
勘察[勘察]	kan1 cha2	to reconnoiter; to explore; to survey	1
侍郎[侍郎]	shi4 lang2	ancient official title; assistant minister	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep57/75 words - 29 min
要略[要略]	yao4 lu:e4	roughly; outline; summary	1
涛[濤]	tao1	big wave; Taiwan pr. [tao2]	1
补救[補救]	bu3 jiu4	to remedy	1
老狐狸[老狐狸]	lao3 hu2 li5	old fox; fig. cunning person	1
有一手[有一手]	you3 yi1 shou3	to have a skill; to have a lot on the ball; to have an affair	1
榨[榨]	zha4	to press; to extract (juice); device for extracting juice, oils etc	2
贤妻[賢妻]	xian2 qi1	(old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife	1
火眼金睛[火眼金睛]	huo3 yan3 jin1 jing1	piercing eyes; discerning eyes	1
大大小小[大大小小]	da4 da4 xiao3 xiao3	large and small; of all sizes	2
淬[淬]	cui4	dip into water; to temper	1
温良[溫良]	wen1 liang2	warm and kind	2
阴阳怪气[陰陽怪氣]	yin1 yang2 guai4 qi4	eccentric; peculiar; mystifying	1
神经[神經]	shen2 jing1	nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob	1
送行[送行]	song4 xing2	to see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party	1
以权谋私[以權謀私]	yi3 quan2 mou2 si1	to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)	1
侵[侵]	qin1	to invade; to encroach; to infringe; to approach	4
不轨[不軌]	bu4 gui3	errant	2
含血喷人[含血噴人]	han2 xue4 pen1 ren2	to make false accusations against sb (idiom)	2
仰[仰]	yang3	to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on	1
刚正不阿[剛正不阿]	gang1 zheng4 bu4 e1	upright and plainspoken	1
投缳[投繯]	tou2 huan2	to hang oneself; to commit suicide by hanging	2
自缢[自縊]	zi4 yi4	to hang oneself	4
小姨[小姨]	xiao3 yi2	(coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law	1
欠债[欠債]	qian4 zhai4	to owe a debt; the sum owed	3
唇舌[唇舌]	chun2 she2	argument; words; lips and tongue	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep57/100 words - 38 min
活泼[活潑]	huo2 po5	lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive	2
核桃[核桃]	he2 tao5	walnut; CL:個|个[ge4],棵[ke1]	1
款[款]	kuan3	section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product)	2
反其道而行之[反其道而行之]	fan3 qi2 dao4 er2 xing2 zhi1	to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way	1
写完[寫完]	xie3 wan2	to finish writing	1
公孙[公孫]	Gong1 sun1	two-character surname Gongsun	1
家室[家室]	jia1 shi4	wife; family; (literary) residence	2
挨揍[挨揍]	ai2 zou4	to be beaten; to take a drubbing; buffeted; knocked about	1
大老粗[大老粗]	da4 lao3 cu1	uncouth fellow; rustic	1
娇艳[嬌豔]	jiao1 yan4	tender and beautiful; also written 嬌艷|娇艳	1
乐事[樂事]	le4 shi4	pleasure	1
自身[自身]	zi4 shen1	itself; oneself; one's own	1
黏糊糊[黏糊糊]	nian2 hu1 hu1	sticky	1
发自[發自]	fa1 zi4	to evolve from	1
帮腔[幫腔]	bang1 qiang1	vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas; to speak in support of; to chime in	1
穿帮[穿幫]	chuan1 bang1	(TV or movie) blooper; continuity error; (theater) to flub one's lines; unintended exposure of a body part; to be exposed (of a scheme or trick); to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue; to blow one's cover	1
无事生非[無事生非]	wu2 shi4 sheng1 fei1	to make trouble out of nothing	1
匝[匝]	za1	circuit; to surround; to extend (everywhere)	1
辰[辰]	chen2	5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon; ancient Chinese compass point: 120°	1
列国[列國]	lie4 guo2	various countries	1
战备[戰備]	zhan4 bei4	war preparation	2
昼[晝]	zhou4	daytime	1
秉烛[秉燭]	bing3 zhu2	variant of 炳燭|炳烛[bing3 zhu2]	2
恶棍[惡棍]	e4 gun4	scoundrel; rogue; bully; villain	1
龙生九子[龍生九子]	long2 sheng1 jiu3 zi3	lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters; good and bad intermingled; It takes all sorts to make a world.	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep57/117 words - 42 min
冰雪聪明[冰雪聰明]	bing1 xue3 cong1 ming5	exceptionally intelligent (idiom)	1
阿弥陀佛[阿彌陀佛]	E1 mi2 tuo2 Fo2	Amitabha Buddha; the Buddha of the Western paradise; may the lord Buddha preserve us!; merciful Buddha!	4
查探[查探]	cha2 tan4	to check; to investigate; to probe (into)	1
尽早[儘早]	jin3 zao3	as early as possible	2
切勿[切勿]	qie4 wu4	by no means	1
奔忙[奔忙]	ben1 mang2	to be busy rushing about; to bustle about	1
除此之外[除此之外]	chu2 ci3 zhi1 wai4	apart from this; in addition to this	1
打官司[打官司]	da3 guan1 si5	to file a lawsuit; to sue; to dispute	2
妇女[婦女]	fu4 nu:3	woman	2
定量[定量]	ding4 liang4	quantity; fixed amount; ration	1
腥[腥]	xing1	fishy (smell)	1
民女[民女]	min2 nu:3	woman from an ordinary family	2
强暴[強暴]	qiang2 bao4	violent; to rape	1
印记[印記]	yin4 ji4	imprint; trace	1
后背[後背]	hou4 bei4	the back (human anatomy); the back part of sth	1
刀疤[刀疤]	dao1 ba1	scar from a knife wound	2
卖肉[賣肉]	mai4 rou4	butcher; meat merchant	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep58/25 words - 7 min
晕乎[暈乎]	yun1 hu5	dizzy; giddy	1
怕事[怕事]	pa4 shi4	timid; to be afraid of getting involved; to be afraid of getting into trouble	2
老娘[老娘]	lao3 niang2	my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife	5
受辱[受辱]	shou4 ru3	insulted; humiliated; disgraced	1
杀人越货[殺人越貨]	sha1 ren2 yue4 huo4	to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money	1
行家[行家]	hang2 jia1	connoisseur; expert; veteran	1
渔夫[漁夫]	yu2 fu1	fisherman	1
近期[近期]	jin4 qi1	near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent	1
勇气[勇氣]	yong3 qi4	courage; valor	1
一鼓作气[一鼓作氣]	yi1 gu3 zuo4 qi4	in a spurt of energy	1
衰[衰]	shuai1	to decline; to wane; to become weak or feeble	2
渔[漁]	yu2	fisherman; to fish	1
渔妇[漁婦]	yu2 fu4	fisherwoman	1
瞎晃[瞎晃]	xia1 huang4	to roam about; to monkey around	1
晃[晃]	huang3	to dazzle; to flash past	1
晃[晃]	huang4	to sway; to shake; to wander about	1
经受[經受]	jing1 shou4	to undergo (hardship); to endure; to withstand	2
哭喊[哭喊]	ku1 han3	to wail	1
当口[當口]	dang1 kou3	at that moment; just then	1
等待[等待]	deng3 dai4	to wait; to wait for	3
血本[血本]	xue4 ben3	hard-earned capital	1
正着[正著]	zheng4 zhao2	head-on; red-handed	1
正气[正氣]	zheng4 qi4	healthy environment; healthy atmosphere; righteousness; vital energy (in Chinese medicine)	1
瘫[癱]	tan1	paralyzed	1
出戏[出戲]	chu1 xi4	(of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends); (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance	2
焦虑不安[焦慮不安]	jiao1 lu:4 bu4 an1	worried too much	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep58/50 words - 23 min
武力[武力]	wu3 li4	military force	1
衙役[衙役]	ya2 yi4	bailiff of feudal yamen	1
官吏[官吏]	guan1 li4	bureaucrat; official	1
缠身[纏身]	chan2 shen1	(of an illness, debt etc) to plague sb; to preoccupy sb; difficult to get rid of	2
虎口[虎口]	hu3 kou3	tiger's den; dangerous place; the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand	1
饮水思源[飲水思源]	yin3 shui3 si1 yuan2	lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring; Don't forget where your happiness come from.; Be grateful for all your blessings!	1
感恩[感恩]	gan3 en1	to be grateful	1
勒[勒]	le4	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	2
到来[到來]	dao4 lai2	to arrive; arrival; advent	1
腻[膩]	ni4	greasy; soft; unctuous; intimate; tired of	1
香炉[香爐]	xiang1 lu2	a censer (for burning incense); incense burner; thurible	1
花草[花草]	hua1 cao3	flowers and plants	1
稳当[穩當]	wen3 dang5	reliable; secure; stable; firm	3
交往[交往]	jiao1 wang3	to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact	1
免礼[免禮]	mian3 li3	(formal) you may dispense with curtseying	1
出水[出水]	chu1 shui3	to discharge water; to appear out of the water; to break the surface	1
奶母[奶母]	nai3 mu3	wet nurse	1
暗号[暗號]	an4 hao4	secret signal (sign); countersign; password	1
一时半刻[一時半刻]	yi1 shi2 ban4 ke4	a short time; a little while	2
象[象]	xiang4	elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate	2
三生有幸[三生有幸]	san1 sheng1 you3 xing4	the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom); (courteous language) it's my good fortune...	1
亲疏[親疏]	qin1 shu1	close and distant (relatives)	1
操劳[操勞]	cao1 lao2	to work hard; to look after	3
害口[害口]	hai4 kou3	morning sickness during pregnancy; to be pregnant	4
呕吐[嘔吐]	ou3 tu4	to vomit	4
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep58/75 words - 35 min
大过[大過]	da4 guo4	serious mistake; major demerit	1
拿乔[拿喬]	na2 qiao2	pretentious; striking a pose	1
圣贤[聖賢]	sheng4 xian2	a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine	2
正经八百[正經八百]	zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3	very serious; solemn	1
有着[有著]	you3 zhe5	to have; to possess	4
老大[老大]	lao3 da4	old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang	1
奔丧[奔喪]	ben1 sang1	to hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent	1
睁开[睜開]	zheng1 kai1	to open (one's eyes)	1
无后[無後]	wu2 hou4	to lack male offspring	1
下棋[下棋]	xia4 qi2	to play chess	1
重话[重話]	zhong4 hua4	harsh words	1
剩饭[剩飯]	sheng4 fan4	leftover food	1
报到[報到]	bao4 dao4	to report for duty; to check in; to register	1
无敌[無敵]	wu2 di2	unequalled; without rival; a paragon	2
易如反掌[易如反掌]	yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3	easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all	1
臂膀[臂膀]	bi4 bang3	arm	2
折断[折斷]	zhe2 duan4	to snap sth off; to break	1
勉为其难[勉為其難]	mian3 wei2 qi2 nan2	to tackle a difficult job (idiom); to do sth reluctantly	1
协[協]	xie2	to cooperate; to harmonize; to help; to assist; to join	3
诿过[諉過]	wei3 guo4	to put the blame on sb else	1
一斑[一斑]	yi1 ban1	lit. one spot (on the leopard); fig. one small item in a big scheme	1
探花[探花]	tan4 hua1	candidate who came third in the Han-lin examination; see 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]	1
勾[勾]	gou1	to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook	2
情缘[情緣]	qing2 yuan2	predestined love; love affinity	1
反对[反對]	fan3 dui4	to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep58/99 words - 43 min
清爽[清爽]	qing1 shuang3	fresh and cool; relaxed	1
办妥[辦妥]	ban4 tuo3	to arrange; to settle; to complete; to carry through	2
非议[非議]	fei1 yi4	to criticize	1
三位一体[三位一體]	San1 wei4 Yi1 ti3	Holy Trinity; trinity	2
卓越[卓越]	zhuo2 yue4	outstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid	1
宏图[宏圖]	hong2 tu2	major undertaking; vast plan; grand prospect	2
正巧[正巧]	zheng4 qiao3	just by chance; to happen to (just at the right time); opportune	1
京畿[京畿]	jing1 ji1	capital city and its surrounding area	1
周遭[周遭]	zhou1 zao1	surrounding; nearby	1
风调雨顺[風調雨順]	feng1 tiao2 yu3 shun4	favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops	2
拖儿带女[拖兒帶女]	tuo1 er2 dai4 nu:3	supporting a wife and children; dragged down by having a family to feed	1
也就是说[也就是說]	ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1	in other words; that is to say; so; thus	2
天下太平[天下太平]	tian1 xia4 tai4 ping2	the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity	3
五谷丰登[五穀豐登]	wu3 gu3 feng1 deng1	abundant harvest of all food crops; bumper grain harvest	1
年年[年年]	nian2 nian2	year after year; yearly; every year; annually	1
攀升[攀升]	pan1 sheng1	to clamber up; (of prices etc) to rise	1
虚报[虛報]	xu1 bao4	to misreport; fraudulent report	1
督察[督察]	du1 cha2	to supervise; to superintend; inspector; censorship	1
缝隙[縫隙]	feng4 xi4	small crack; chink	1
变故[變故]	bian4 gu4	an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune	2
表姐[表姐]	biao3 jie3	older female cousin via female line	35
筵席[筵席]	yan2 xi2	banquet; mat for sitting	1
乳糖[乳糖]	ru3 tang2	lactose	1
甜点[甜點]	tian2 dian3	dessert	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep59/25 words - 17 min
费米[費米]	Fei4 mi3	Fermi (name); Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), Italian born US nuclear physicist	1
添丁[添丁]	tian1 ding1	to add a son to the family	1
害喜[害喜]	hai4 xi3	to have morning sickness during pregnancy; to have a strong appetite for certain foods (during pregnancy)	1
点菜[點菜]	dian3 cai4	to order dishes (in a restaurant)	1
儿孙[兒孫]	er2 sun1	descendant	2
满堂[滿堂]	man3 tang2	whole audience; a sellout (capacity audience); jam-packed	1
前儿[前兒]	qian2 r5	before; day before yesterday	1
拈酸[拈酸]	nian1 suan1	(old) to be jealous	1
家丑不可外扬[家醜不可外揚]	jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 yang2	lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public	1
遮羞[遮羞]	zhe1 xiu1	to cover up one's embarrassment; to hush up a scandal	1
寻衅[尋釁]	xun2 xin4	to pick a quarrel; to start a fight	1
依恋[依戀]	yi1 lian4	to be fondly attached to; to not wish to part with; to cling to	1
血亲[血親]	xue4 qin1	kin; blood relation	8
好言好语[好言好語]	hao3 yan2 hao3 yu3	kind words; sweet talk; coaxing manner	1
名门望族[名門望族]	ming2 men2 wang4 zu2	offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding; blue blood	1
日里[日裡]	ri4 li3	daytime; during the day	1
表姐夫[表姐夫]	biao3 jie3 fu5	husband of older female cousin via female line	1
白话[白話]	bai2 hua4	spoken language; vernacular	1
携[攜]	xie2	to carry; to take along; to bring along; to hold (hands); also pr. [xi1]	1
凶器[兇器]	xiong1 qi4	lethal weapon; murder weapon	4
近臣[近臣]	jin4 chen2	member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)	2
倒退[倒退]	dao4 tui4	to fall back; to go in reverse	1
剪子[剪子]	jian3 zi5	clippers; scissors; shears; CL:把[ba3]	2
器具[器具]	qi4 ju4	implement; ware	2
绝食[絕食]	jue2 shi2	to go on a hunger strike	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep59/50 words - 34 min
交出[交出]	jiao1 chu1	to hand over	1
渗[滲]	shen4	to seep; to ooze; to horrify	1
发疯[發瘋]	fa1 feng1	to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind	1
违拗[違拗]	wei2 ao4	to disobey; to defy; deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)	1
胡吣[胡唚]	hu2 qin4	to talk provokingly or nonsensically	1
淡定[淡定]	dan4 ding4	calm and collected; unperturbed	1
搁置[擱置]	ge1 zhi4	to shelve; to set aside	1
十一[十一]	shi2 yi1	eleven; 11	2
十四[十四]	shi2 si4	fourteen; 14	1
选中[選中]	xuan3 zhong4	to choose; to pick; to settle upon; to decide upon a candidate; to be selected for some role	1
泰半[泰半]	tai4 ban4	more than half; a majority; most; mostly	1
寻机[尋機]	xun2 ji1	to look for an opportunity	2
掩饰[掩飾]	yan3 shi4	to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over	1
散尽[散盡]	san4 jin4	to be totally dispersed (crowd)	1
花容月貌[花容月貌]	hua1 rong2 yue4 mao4	lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom); fig. (of a woman) beautiful	1
草菅人命[草菅人命]	cao3 jian1 ren2 ming4	human life as grass (idiom); to kill people like scything grass; a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen	1
拖下水[拖下水]	tuo1 xia4 shui3	lit. to pull sb into the water; to involve sb in a messy business; to get sb into trouble	1
萍[萍]	ping2	duckweed	1
强制[強制]	qiang2 zhi4	to enforce; enforcement; forcibly; compulsory	1
开场[開場]	kai1 chang3	to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event	1
拢[攏]	long3	to gather together; to collect; to approach; to draw near to; to add; to sum up; to comb (hair)	2
央告[央告]	yang1 gao5	to implore; to plead; to ask earnestly	1
折寿[折壽]	zhe2 shou4	to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)	1
将错就错[將錯就錯]	jiang1 cuo4 jiu4 cuo4	lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake; to accept an error and adapt to it; to muddle through	1
三更半夜[三更半夜]	san1 geng1 ban4 ye4	in the depth of the night; very late at night	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep59/72 words - 43 min
狗血喷头[狗血噴頭]	gou3 xie3 pen1 tou2	torrent of abuse (idiom)	1
声势[聲勢]	sheng1 shi4	fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum	2
无边[無邊]	wu2 bian1	without boundary; not bordered	1
到时[到時]	dao4 shi2	at that (future) time	1
泡温泉[泡溫泉]	pao4 wen1 quan2	to soak in a spa or hot spring	1
池子[池子]	chi2 zi5	pond; bathhouse pool; dance floor of a ballroom; (old) stalls (front rows in a theater)	2
等同[等同]	deng3 tong2	to equate; equal to	1
血缘[血緣]	xue4 yuan2	bloodline	2
儒家[儒家]	Ru2 jia1	Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)	1
温存[溫存]	wen1 cun2	tender; affectionate; tenderness	1
岳[岳]	yue4	wife's parents and paternal uncles	1
经济[經濟]	jing1 ji4	economy; economic	2
兴盛[興盛]	xing1 sheng4	to flourish; to thrive	2
激动[激動]	ji1 dong4	to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite	1
大姨[大姨]	da4 yi2	(coll.) wife's elder sister; sister-in-law	4
肆无忌惮[肆無忌憚]	si4 wu2 ji4 dan4	absolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple	2
家道中落[家道中落]	jia1 dao4 zhong1 luo4	to come down in the world (idiom); to suffer a reversal of fortune	1
功业[功業]	gong1 ye4	achievement; outstanding work; glorious deed	1
儒生[儒生]	ru2 sheng1	Confucian scholar (old)	1
程度[程度]	cheng2 du4	degree (level or extent); level; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
颜面扫地[顏面掃地]	yan2 mian4 sao3 di4	lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom; to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)	1
扒拉[扒拉]	ba1 la1	to push lightly; to flick to one side; to get rid of	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep60/25 words - 16 min
心窍[心竅]	xin1 qiao4	the mind; capacity for clear thinking	2
胳膊肘[胳膊肘]	ge1 bo5 zhou3	elbow	1
真格[真格]	zhen1 ge2	true; real	1
冒雨[冒雨]	mao4 yu3	to brave the rain	1
晴天[晴天]	qing2 tian1	clear sky; sunny day	1
上路[上路]	shang4 lu4	to start on a journey; to be on one's way	1
小巧[小巧]	xiao3 qiao3	small and exquisite; delicate; fine (features); compact; nifty	1
戳穿[戳穿]	chuo1 chuan1	to puncture; to lay bear or expose (lies etc)	1
火把[火把]	huo3 ba3	torch; CL:把[ba3]	2
高僧[高僧]	gao1 seng1	a senior monk	1
强盛[強盛]	qiang2 sheng4	rich and powerful	1
年岁[年歲]	nian2 sui4	years of age; age	2
荡[蕩]	dang4	to wash; to squander; to sweep away; to move; to shake; dissolute; pond	1
犟[犟]	jiang4	variant of 強|强[jiang4], stubborn; obstinate; tenacious; unbending; pig-headed	1
全身而退[全身而退]	quan2 shen1 er2 tui4	to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece	1
藏匿[藏匿]	cang2 ni4	to cover up; to conceal; to go into hiding	1
途中[途中]	tu2 zhong1	en route	1
家庭[家庭]	jia1 ting2	family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4]	1
浑水摸鱼[渾水摸魚]	hun2 shui3 mo1 yu2	to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain	3
神色[神色]	shen2 se4	expression; look	2
爽朗[爽朗]	shuang3 lang3	clear and bright (of weather); straightforward; candid; open	1
吉安[吉安]	Ji2 an1	Ji'an prefecture-level city in Jiangxi; also Ji'an County; Ji'an or Chi'an township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan	2
壮年[壯年]	zhuang4 nian2	lit. robust years; prime of life; summer; able-bodied (fit for military service); mature (talent, garden etc)	1
好坏[好壞]	hao3 huai4	good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality	1
大摇大摆[大搖大擺]	da4 yao2 da4 bai3	to strut; swaggering	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep60/50 words - 26 min
狐假虎威[狐假虎威]	hu2 jia3 hu3 wei1	lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people	1
好用[好用]	hao3 yong4	useful; serviceable; effective; handy; easy to use	1
投契[投契]	tou2 qi4	to get along well (with sb); congenial; to speculate (on financial markets)	1
筷[筷]	kuai4	chopstick	1
离任[離任]	li2 ren4	to leave office; to leave one's post	1
仙丹[仙丹]	xian1 dan1	elixir; magic potion	1
通灵[通靈]	tong1 ling2	to communicate with the spirits; psychic; (ears) sensitive; (information) accurate	1
前段时间[前段時間]	qian2 duan4 shi2 jian1	recently	1
努[努]	nu3	to exert; to strive	1
钻营[鑽營]	zuan1 ying2	toadying for personal gain; to curry favor; to study in great depth	2
风骨[風骨]	feng1 gu3	strength of character; vigorous style (of calligraphy)	1
粮道[糧道]	liang2 dao4	route for providing foodstuff	2
偷鸡不成蚀把米[偷雞不成蝕把米]	tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3	lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom); fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off; to go for wool and come back shorn	1
敲定[敲定]	qiao1 ding4	to come to a decision; to fix on (a date etc); to determine; to finalize; to nail down (a deal etc)	1
转折[轉折]	zhuan3 zhe2	shift in the trend of events; turnaround; plot shift in a book; turn in the conversation	1
权当[權當]	quan2 dang1	to act as if; to treat sth as if it were	1
积德[積德]	ji1 de2	to accumulate merit; to do good; to give to charity; virtuous actions	2
没完没了[沒完沒了]	mei2 wan2 mei2 liao3	without end; incessantly; on and on	1
小老婆[小老婆]	xiao3 lao3 po2	concubine; mistress; (dialect) woman	1
吭[吭]	hang2	throat	1
求告[求告]	qiu2 gao4	to implore; to beseech	1
填补[填補]	tian2 bu3	to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency	1
窟窿[窟窿]	ku1 long5	hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt	1
海丰[海豐]	Hai3 feng1	Haifeng county in Shanwei 汕尾, Guangdong	2
等着瞧[等著瞧]	deng3 zhe5 qiao2	wait and see (who is right)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep60/75 words - 41 min
老年[老年]	lao3 nian2	elderly; old age; autumn of one's years	1
例行公事[例行公事]	li4 xing2 gong1 shi4	routine business; usual practice; mere formality	1
自行[自行]	zi4 xing2	voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self-	2
审察[審察]	shen3 cha2	to investigate; to examine closely	1
扎针[扎針]	zha1 zhen1	to give or have an acupuncture treatment	2
昏迷[昏迷]	hun1 mi2	to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented	1
精湛[精湛]	jing1 zhan4	consummate; exquisite	1
直奔[直奔]	zhi2 ben4	to go straight to; to make a beeline for	1
肮脏[骯髒]	ang1 zang1	dirty; filthy	1
赶到[趕到]	gan3 dao4	to hurry (to some place)	1
跺[跺]	duo4	to stamp one's feet	1
待人[待人]	dai4 ren2	to treat people (politely, harshly etc)	1
叫嚷[叫嚷]	jiao4 rang3	to shout; to bellow one's grievances	1
老蚌生珠[老蚌生珠]	lao3 bang4 sheng1 zhu1	lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom); fig. birthing a son at an advanced age	1
解救[解救]	jie3 jiu4	to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation	2
冒昧[冒昧]	mao4 mei4	bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of	1
深情[深情]	shen1 qing2	deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love	1
分手[分手]	fen1 shou3	to part company; to split up; to break up	1
一文不值[一文不值]	yi1 wen2 bu4 zhi2	worthless (idiom); no use whatsoever	1
褥子[褥子]	ru4 zi5	cotton-padded mattress; CL:床[chuang2]	1
壁[壁]	bi4	wall; rampart	1
牛油[牛油]	niu2 you2	butter	1
鼎力相助[鼎力相助]	ding3 li4 xiang1 zhu4	We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.	1
芬[芬]	fen1	perfume; fragrance	1
颠簸[顛簸]	dian1 bo3	to shake; to jolt; to bump	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep60/82 words - 42 min
褪[褪]	tui4	to take off (clothes); to shed feathers; (of color) to fade; to discolor	1
连日[連日]	lian2 ri4	day after day; for several days running	1
东营[東營]	Dong1 ying2	Dongying prefecture-level city in Shandong	1
征兵[徵兵]	zheng1 bing1	to levy troops; recruitment	1
突发[突發]	tu1 fa1	to burst out suddenly; sudden outburst	2
噩耗[噩耗]	e4 hao4	news of sb's death; grievous news	2
归经[歸經]	gui1 jing1	channel tropism (TCM)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep61/25 words - 12 min
衰败[衰敗]	shuai1 bai4	to decline; to wane; to decay; to deteriorate	1
掌嘴[掌嘴]	zhang3 zui3	to slap	3
害人[害人]	hai4 ren2	to harm sb; to inflict suffering; to victimize; pernicious	2
涂[涂]	tu2	variant of 途[tu2]	1
严惩不贷[嚴懲不貸]	yan2 cheng2 bu4 dai4	to punish severely (idiom)	1
血战[血戰]	xue4 zhan4	bloody battle	1
沙场[沙場]	sha1 chang3	sandpit; battleground; battlefield	2
皱[皺]	zhou4	to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease	1
眉头[眉頭]	mei2 tou2	brows	1
所指[所指]	suo3 zhi3	the objects indicated; as pointed out	1
效忠[效忠]	xiao4 zhong1	to vow loyalty and devotion to	1
干娘[乾娘]	gan1 niang2	adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)	3
转道[轉道]	zhuan3 dao4	to make a detour; to go by way of	1
嘴巴子[嘴巴子]	zui3 ba5 zi5	slap	1
幽[幽]	you1	remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces	2
珍品[珍品]	zhen1 pin3	valuable object; curio	2
争夺[爭奪]	zheng1 duo2	to fight over; to contest; to vie over	2
容下[容下]	rong2 xia4	to hold; to admit; to accommodate; to tolerate	1
身先士卒[身先士卒]	shen1 xian1 shi4 zu2	to fight at the head of one's troops; (fig.) to take the lead	1
遇刺[遇刺]	yu4 ci4	to be attacked by an assassin	6
自私[自私]	zi4 si1	selfish; selfishness	1
稀少[稀少]	xi1 shao3	sparse; rare	1
融合[融合]	rong2 he2	a mixture; an amalgam; fusion; welding together; to be in harmony with (nature); to harmonize with; to fit in	1
三国[三國]	San1 guo2	Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history; several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1 luo2] in 658	1
时期[時期]	shi2 qi1	period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep61/50 words - 20 min
跃马[躍馬]	yue4 ma3	to gallop; to spur on a horse; to let one's steed have his head	1
斩首[斬首]	zhan3 shou3	to behead	2
马匹[馬匹]	ma3 pi3	horse	1
主簿[主簿]	zhu3 bu4	official registrar (of a county etc) in imperial China	1
刑罚[刑罰]	xing2 fa2	sentence; penalty; punishment	1
从者[從者]	cong2 zhe3	follower; attendant	1
大骂[大罵]	da4 ma4	to rain curses (on sb); to let sb have it; to bawl sb out	1
唐代宗[唐代宗]	Tang2 Dai4 zong1	Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫[Li3 Yu4], reigned 762-779	1
怒斥[怒斥]	nu4 chi4	to angrily rebuke; to indignantly denounce	2
死心塌地[死心塌地]	si3 xin1 ta1 di4	to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving	1
引火烧身[引火燒身]	yin3 huo3 shao1 shen1	to invite trouble	1
一箩筐[一籮筐]	yi1 luo2 kuang1	bucketloads of; in large quantities; extremely	1
危急[危急]	wei1 ji2	critical; desperate (situation)	1
存亡[存亡]	cun2 wang2	to live or die; to exist or perish	1
涟漪[漣漪]	lian2 yi1	ripple	1
波浪[波浪]	bo1 lang4	wave	1
扩[擴]	kuo4	to enlarge	1
风雨飘摇[風雨飄搖]	feng1 yu3 piao1 yao2	tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom); (of a situation) unstable	2
逊[遜]	xun4	to abdicate; modest; yielding; unpretentious; inferior to; (slang) to suck	1
肉麻[肉麻]	rou4 ma2	sickening; corny; sappy; maudlin; fulsome (of praise)	1
裳[裳]	chang2	lower garment; skirts; petticoats; garments	1
便当[便當]	bian4 dang1	convenient; handy; easy; bento (a meal in a partitioned box); lunchbox	1
缃[緗]	xiang1	light yellow color	1
人员[人員]	ren2 yuan2	staff; crew; personnel; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
种种[種種]	zhong3 zhong3	all kinds of	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep61/75 words - 27 min
进攻[進攻]	jin4 gong1	to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports)	1
徇私枉法[徇私枉法]	xun4 si1 wang3 fa3	to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)	1
兵卒[兵卒]	bing1 zu2	soldiers; troops	2
将士[將士]	jiang4 shi4	officers and soldiers	3
沦陷[淪陷]	lun2 xian4	to fall into enemy hands; to be occupied; to degenerate; to submerge	1
敌手[敵手]	di2 shou3	opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist; in the enemy's hands	1
争先[爭先]	zheng1 xian1	to compete to be first; to contest first place	1
背负[背負]	bei1 fu4	to bear; to carry on one's back; to shoulder	1
无悔[無悔]	wu2 hui3	to have no regrets	1
徇[徇]	xun4	to give in to; to be swayed by (personal considerations etc); Taiwan pr. [xun2]; to follow; to expose publicly; variant of 侚[xun4]; variant of 殉[xun4]	1
私情[私情]	si1 qing2	personal considerations; love affair	3
国情[國情]	guo2 qing2	the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country; current state of a country	1
相提并论[相提並論]	xiang1 ti2 bing4 lun4	to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)	1
坤[坤]	kun1	one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth; female principle; ☷; ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)	2
愧对[愧對]	kui4 dui4	to be ashamed to face (sb); to feel bad about having failed (sb)	4
天朝[天朝]	Tian1 chao2	Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China; Taiping Heavenly Kingdom	1
丝毫[絲毫]	si1 hao2	the slightest amount or degree; a bit	2
有机可乘[有機可乘]	you3 ji1 ke3 cheng2	to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)	2
挑唆[挑唆]	tiao3 suo1	to incite; to stir up; to instigate	1
罚俸[罰俸]	fa2 feng4	to forfeit one's salary	1
褫夺[褫奪]	chi3 duo2	to deprive; to strip of	1
敕封[敕封]	chi4 feng1	to appoint sb to a post or confer a title on sb by imperial order	1
赔付[賠付]	pei2 fu4	to pay out; to compensate; (insurance) payment	1
铭[銘]	ming2	to engrave; inscribed motto	1
徙[徙]	xi3	(literary) to change one's residence	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep61/100 words - 38 min
西南[西南]	xi1 nan2	southwest	2
天使[天使]	tian1 shi3	angel	4
幽禁[幽禁]	you1 jin4	to imprison; to place under house arrest	1
死去[死去]	si3 qu4	to die	1
大彻大悟[大徹大悟]	da4 che4 da4 wu4	to achieve supreme enlightenment or nirvana (Buddhism)	1
情愿[情願]	qing2 yuan4	willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y)	2
看破红尘[看破紅塵]	kan1 po4 hong2 chen2	to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk); disillusioned with human society; to reject the world for a monastic life	1
皈[皈]	gui1	to comply with; to follow	1
世俗[世俗]	shi4 su2	profane; secular; worldly	1
登场[登場]	deng1 chang3	to go on stage; fig. to appear on the scene; used in advertising to mean new product	1
几乎[幾乎]	ji1 hu1	almost; nearly; practically	1
到齐[到齊]	dao4 qi2	to be all present	1
着衣[著衣]	zhuo2 yi1	to get dressed	1
甩手[甩手]	shuai3 shou3	to swing one's arms; to wash one's hands of sth	2
犹豫不决[猶豫不決]	you2 yu4 bu4 jue2	hesitancy; indecision; to waver	1
言行[言行]	yan2 xing2	words and actions; what one says and what one does	1
重用[重用]	zhong4 yong4	to put in an important position	2
退避三舍[退避三捨]	tui4 bi4 san1 she4	lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength; a strategic withdrawal	1
外嫁[外嫁]	wai4 jia4	(of a woman) to marry a non-local or foreigner	2
所以然[所以然]	suo3 yi3 ran2	the reason why	1
上午[上午]	shang4 wu3	morning; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
起先[起先]	qi3 xian1	at first; in the beginning	1
晕死[暈死]	yun1 si3	Geez!; Shoot!; No way!	1
家母[家母]	jia1 mu3	(polite) my mother	2
调养[調養]	tiao2 yang3	to take care of (sb's health); to nurse	3
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep61/108 words - 43 min
妙手[妙手]	miao4 shou3	miraculous hands of a healer; highly skilled person; brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋	1
所能[所能]	suo3 neng2	according to one's capabilities; what sb is capable of	1
年轻人[年輕人]	nian2 qing1 ren2	young people; youngster	2
药方[藥方]	yao4 fang1	prescription	1
张皇失措[張皇失措]	zhang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4	panic-stricken (idiom); to be in a flustered state; also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4]	1
病情[病情]	bing4 qing2	state of an illness; patient's condition	3
守夜[守夜]	shou3 ye4	to be on all-night duty; to be on night watch; to keep a vigil	1
弟子[弟子]	di4 zi3	disciple; follower	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep62/25 words - 9 min
人数[人數]	ren2 shu4	number of people	1
剧痛[劇痛]	ju4 tong4	acute pain; sharp pain; twinge; stab; pang	1
腹泻[腹瀉]	fu4 xie4	diarrhea; to have the runs	1
抽搐[抽搐]	chou1 chu4	to twitch	1
中毒[中毒]	zhong4 du2	to be poisoned; poisoning	3
泔[泔]	gan1	slop from rinsing rice	1
水桶[水桶]	shui3 tong3	bucket	1
贪食[貪食]	tan1 shi2	greedy; glutton	1
突兀[突兀]	tu1 wu4	lofty or towering; sudden or abrupt	1
经年[經年]	jing1 nian2	for years; year after year	1
腾腾[騰騰]	teng2 teng2	steaming; scathing	1
芽[芽]	ya2	bud; sprout	14
可食[可食]	ke3 shi2	edible	1
提取[提取]	ti2 qu3	to withdraw (money); to collect (left luggage); to extract; to refine	1
汁液[汁液]	zhi1 ye4	juice	2
炼[煉]	lian4	to refine; to smelt	4
少许[少許]	shao3 xu3	a little; a few	1
药物[藥物]	yao4 wu4	medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug	1
催吐[催吐]	cui1 tu4	emetic	1
提神[提神]	ti2 shen2	to freshen up; to be cautious or vigilant; to watch out; stimulant to enhance mental performance; stay-awake drug; agrypnotic	1
祛[祛]	qu1	sacrifice to drive away calamity; to dispel; to drive away; to remove	1
壮实[壯實]	zhuang4 shi5	robust; sturdy	2
恐慌[恐慌]	kong3 huang1	panic; panicky; panic-stricken	1
起见[起見]	qi3 jian4	motive; purpose; (sth) being the motive or purpose	1
午[午]	wu3	7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep62/50 words - 27 min
王八蛋[王八蛋]	wang2 ba1 dan4	bastard (insult); son of a bitch	2
歹人[歹人]	dai3 ren2	bad person; evildoer; robber	1
立足[立足]	li4 zu2	to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on	3
旷古[曠古]	kuang4 gu3	since the dawn of time; from the year dot	1
通风[通風]	tong1 feng1	airy; ventilation; to ventilate; to disclose information	2
砒霜[砒霜]	pi1 shuang1	white arsenic; arsenic trioxide As2O3	2
白果[白果]	bai2 guo3	ginkgo	4
即为[即為]	ji2 wei2	to be considered to be; to be defined to be; to be called	1
注入[注入]	zhu4 ru4	to pour into; to empty into	1
甜腻[甜膩]	tian2 ni4	sweet and unctuous; (fig.) overly sentimental	1
焉知[焉知]	yan1 zhi1	(literary) how is one to know?	1
毒手[毒手]	du2 shou3	deadly blow; vicious attack; treacherous assault	2
说不准[說不準]	shuo1 bu4 zhun3	unable to say; can't say precisely	3
甜心[甜心]	tian2 xin1	delighted to oblige; sweetheart	1
暗地里[暗地裡]	an4 di4 li5	secretly; inwardly; on the sly	1
诊断[診斷]	zhen3 duan4	diagnosis; to diagnose	2
鲁莽[魯莽]	lu3 mang3	hot-headed; impulsive; reckless	4
严紧[嚴緊]	yan2 jin3	strict; tight	1
信不过[信不過]	xin4 bu4 guo4	to distrust; to be suspicious	1
至亲[至親]	zhi4 qin1	next of kin; closely related	4
憎恶[憎惡]	zeng1 wu4	to loathe; to hate; to abhor; see also 憎惡|憎恶[zeng1 e4]	1
一意孤行[一意孤行]	yi1 yi4 gu1 xing2	obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom); willful; one's own way; dogmatic	1
疑惑[疑惑]	yi2 huo4	to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions	2
性急[性急]	xing4 ji2	impatient	1
汁水[汁水]	zhi1 shui3	(dialect) juice	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep62/74 words - 43 min
阴毒[陰毒]	yin1 du2	sinister; insidious	1
执[執]	zhi2	to execute (a plan); to grasp	1
提炼[提煉]	ti2 lian4	to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify; to process	1
窝囊[窩囊]	wo1 nang5	to feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing; stupid and cowardly	3
猴年马月[猴年馬月]	hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4	long time off; time that will never come	1
虚弱[虛弱]	xu1 ruo4	weak; in poor health	3
三不五时[三不五時]	san1 bu4 wu3 shi2	(Tw) from time to time; frequently	1
掰[掰]	bai1	to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship)	1
帛金[帛金]	bo2 jin1	traditional money gift at a funeral	1
中和[中和]	zhong1 he2	to neutralize; to counteract; neutralization (chemistry)	1
吃里爬外[吃裡爬外]	chi1 li3 pa2 wai4	to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds you	2
现场[現場]	xian4 chang3	the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site	1
内鬼[內鬼]	nei4 gui3	mole; spy; rat; traitor	3
养护[養護]	yang3 hu4	to maintain; to conserve; curing (concrete etc)	1
慌张[慌張]	huang1 zhang1	confused; flustered	1
出院[出院]	chu1 yuan4	to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital	1
通达[通達]	tong1 da2	to understand clearly; to be sensible or reasonable; understanding	1
指日可待[指日可待]	zhi3 ri4 ke3 dai4	imminent; just around the corner (idiom)	1
呼吸[呼吸]	hu1 xi1	to breathe	4
统共[統共]	tong3 gong4	altogether; in total	2
祁[祁]	qi2	large; vast	27
孝道[孝道]	xiao4 dao5	filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter	1
蔑[衊]	mie4	defiled with blood	2
搜身[搜身]	sou1 shen1	to do a body search; to frisk	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep63/25 words - 15 min
侍卫[侍衛]	shi4 wei4	Imperial bodyguard	4
大不相同[大不相同]	da4 bu4 xiang1 tong2	not at all the same; substantially different	1
门禁[門禁]	men2 jin4	guarded entrance	1
流出[流出]	liu2 chu1	to flow out; to disgorge; to effuse	1
遗失[遺失]	yi2 shi1	to lose; lost	2
查找[查找]	cha2 zhao3	to search for; to look up	1
扰乱[擾亂]	rao3 luan4	to disturb; to perturb; to harass	1
孩提[孩提]	hai2 ti2	(literary) infant; young child	1
苦役[苦役]	ku3 yi4	forced labor; corvée; penal servitude	1
邪恶[邪惡]	xie2 e4	sinister; vicious; wicked; evil	1
济事[濟事]	ji4 shi4	(usually used in the negative) to be of help or use	1
点明[點明]	dian3 ming2	to point out	1
辆[輛]	liang4	classifier for vehicles	1
不支[不支]	bu4 zhi1	to be unable to endure	1
听不懂[聽不懂]	ting1 bu5 dong3	unable to make sense of what one is hearing	1
哑巴[啞巴]	ya3 ba5	mute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb	1
人证物证[人證物證]	ren2 zheng4 wu4 zheng4	human testimony and material evidence	1
空想[空想]	kong1 xiang3	daydream; fantasy; to fantasize	1
卑鄙[卑鄙]	bei1 bi3	base; mean; contemptible; despicable	2
一口咬定[一口咬定]	yi1 kou3 yao3 ding4	to arbitrarily assert; to allege; to stick to one's statement; to cling to one's view	1
察觉[察覺]	cha2 jue2	to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect	2
病痛[病痛]	bing4 tong4	slight illness; indisposition; ailment	1
首当其冲[首當其衝]	shou3 dang1 qi2 chong1	to bear the brunt	1
招认[招認]	zhao1 ren4	to confess	2
麻袋[麻袋]	ma2 dai4	sack; burlap bag	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep63/50 words - 27 min
岗[崗]	gang3	mound; policeman's beat	1
失火[失火]	shi1 huo3	to catch fire; on fire; fire (alarm)	7
自戕[自戕]	zi4 qiang1	commit suicide	1
驹[駒]	ju1	colt	1
宝马[寶馬]	bao3 ma3	precious horse	1
轮换[輪換]	lun2 huan4	to rotate; to take turns; to switch	1
真神[真神]	zhen1 shen2	the True God	1
叫醒[叫醒]	jiao4 xing3	to awaken; to wake sb up; to rouse	1
明了[明了]	ming2 liao3	to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear; also written 明瞭|明了[ming2 liao3]	1
漠不关心[漠不關心]	mo4 bu4 guan1 xin1	not the least bit concerned; completely indifferent	1
恶行[惡行]	e4 xing2	evil or wicked conduct	1
病况[病況]	bing4 kuang4	state of an illness; patient's condition	1
不良[不良]	bu4 liang2	bad; harmful; unhealthy	1
至诚[至誠]	zhi4 cheng2	sincere	2
禽兽不如[禽獸不如]	qin2 shou4 bu4 ru2	worse than a beast; to behave immorally	1
言下之意[言下之意]	yan2 xia4 zhi1 yi4	implication	1
大姨子[大姨子]	da4 yi2 zi5	sister-in-law; wife's older sister	1
莫名其妙[莫名其妙]	mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4	(idiom) baffling; inexplicable	1
旷古未闻[曠古未聞]	kuang4 gu3 wei4 wen2	never before in the whole of history (idiom); unprecedented; also written 曠古未有|旷古未有	1
禁锢[禁錮]	jin4 gu4	to confine; to imprison; prohibition; shackles; fetters	1
掮[掮]	qian2	to carry on the shoulder	1
识得[識得]	shi2 de5	to know	1
制作[製作]	zhi4 zuo4	to make; to manufacture	1
药丸[藥丸]	yao4 wan2	pill; CL:粒[li4]	1
剂[劑]	ji4	dose (medicine)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep63/75 words - 37 min
平素[平素]	ping2 su4	usually; habitually; ordinarily; normally	1
见不得人[見不得人]	jian4 bu5 de2 ren2	shameful	1
掮客[掮客]	qian2 ke4	broker; agent	1
花花肠子[花花腸子]	hua1 hua1 chang2 zi5	(slang) a cunning plot	1
插话[插話]	cha1 hua4	to interrupt (sb speaking); interruption; digression	1
毒药[毒藥]	du2 yao4	poison	5
古方[古方]	gu3 fang1	ancient prescription	1
购[購]	gou4	to buy; to purchase	2
原料[原料]	yuan2 liao4	raw material; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
用量[用量]	yong4 liang4	quantity used; usage; consumption; dose	1
农户[農戶]	nong2 hu4	peasant household	2
供应[供應]	gong1 ying4	to supply; to provide; to offer	1
偏远[偏遠]	pian1 yuan3	remote; far from civilization	1
废置[廢置]	fei4 zhi4	to discard; to shelve as useless	1
存货[存貨]	cun2 huo4	stock; inventory (of material)	1
出货[出貨]	chu1 huo4	to take money or valuables out of storage; to recover; to ship goods; to extract (chemicals from solution)	1
证言[證言]	zheng4 yan2	testimony	1
疑问[疑問]	yi2 wen4	question; interrogation; doubt	1
官职[官職]	guan1 zhi2	an official position; a job in the bureaucracy	3
鬼话[鬼話]	gui3 hua4	lie; false words; nonsense; CL:篇[pian1]	1
传言[傳言]	chuan2 yan2	rumor; hearsay	1
舅父[舅父]	jiu4 fu4	mother's brother; maternal uncle	2
暗算[暗算]	an4 suan4	to plot against	1
血淋淋[血淋淋]	xue4 lin2 lin2	dripping with blood; bloody (tragedy)	2
拷打[拷打]	kao3 da3	to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions); to give sb the third degree; to torture	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep63/79 words - 41 min
天理难容[天理難容]	tian1 li3 nan2 rong2	Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom); intolerable behavior	1
天理[天理]	tian1 li3	Heaven's law; the natural order of things	1
禽兽[禽獸]	qin2 shou4	birds and animals; creature; beast (brutal person)	1
撒手不管[撒手不管]	sa1 shou3 bu4 guan3	to stand aside and do nothing (idiom); to take no part in	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep64/25 words - 12 min
吵吵嚷嚷[吵吵嚷嚷]	chao3 chao3 rang3 rang3	to make an (unnecessary) racket (idiom)	1
莫不[莫不]	mo4 bu4	none doesn't; there is none who isn't; everyone	1
昏迷不醒[昏迷不醒]	hun1 mi2 bu4 xing3	to remain unconscious	1
祸首[禍首]	huo4 shou3	chief offender; main culprit	1
离去[離去]	li2 qu4	to leave; to exit	3
协调[協調]	xie2 tiao2	to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted	1
干练[幹練]	gan4 lian4	capable and experienced	1
有为[有為]	you3 wei2	promising; to show promise	1
悔恨[悔恨]	hui3 hen4	remorse; repentance	1
慈善[慈善]	ci2 shan4	benevolent; charitable	1
无限[無限]	wu2 xian4	unlimited; unbounded	1
分崩离析[分崩離析]	fen1 beng1 li2 xi1	to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up; falling to pieces	1
延请[延請]	yan2 qing3	to employ; to send for sb promising employment	1
名师[名師]	ming2 shi1	famous master; great teacher	1
叩拜[叩拜]	kou4 bai4	to bow in salute; to kowtow	2
天晓得[天曉得]	tian1 xiao3 de5	Heaven knows!	1
寺庙[寺廟]	si4 miao4	temple; monastery; shrine	1
赎罪[贖罪]	shu2 zui4	to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement	2
痊[痊]	quan2	to recover (from illness)	1
受害人[受害人]	shou4 hai4 ren2	victim	2
引狼入室[引狼入室]	yin3 lang2 ru4 shi4	to show the wolf into the house (idiom); to introduce a potential source of trouble	1
失察[失察]	shi1 cha2	to fail in observing or supervising; to miss; to let sth slip through	1
求生[求生]	qiu2 sheng1	to seek survival; to possess the will to live	1
执行[執行]	zhi2 xing2	to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run	1
策划[策劃]	ce4 hua4	to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep64/50 words - 23 min
捂[捂]	wu3	to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair); contrary; to contradict	1
撑死[撐死]	cheng1 si3	full to the point of bursting; (coll.) at most	1
受刑[受刑]	shou4 xing2	beaten; tortured; executed	1
熟读[熟讀]	shu2 du2	to read and re-read sth until one is familiar with it	1
两全[兩全]	liang3 quan2	to satisfy both sides; to accommodate both (demands)	1
费神[費神]	fei4 shen2	to spend effort; to take trouble; May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request); Please would you mind...?	1
胆儿[膽兒]	dan3 r5	see 膽子|胆子[dan3 zi5]	1
这年头[這年頭]	zhe4 nian2 tou5	(coll.) nowadays	1
凌迟[凌遲]	ling2 chi2	the lingering death; the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment)	1
熟知[熟知]	shu2 zhi1	to be well acquainted with	1
穷尽[窮盡]	qiong2 jin4	to use up; to exhaust; to probe to the bottom; limit; end	1
肺腑[肺腑]	fei4 fu3	bottom of the heart (fig.)	1
骨肉相连[骨肉相連]	gu3 rou4 xiang1 lian2	lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related; closely intertwined	1
极刑[極刑]	ji2 xing2	supreme penalty; execution	1
下药[下藥]	xia4 yao4	to prescribe medicine; to poison; to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc)	4
替死鬼[替死鬼]	ti4 si3 gui3	scapegoat; fall guy	1
青天[青天]	qing1 tian1	clear sky; blue sky; upright and honorable (official)	1
大义灭亲[大義滅親]	da4 yi4 mie4 qin1	to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it	1
活罪[活罪]	huo2 zui4	suffering; hardship; living hell	1
草拟[草擬]	cao3 ni3	first draft; to draw up (a first version)	1
辞呈[辭呈]	ci2 cheng2	(written) resignation	1
辞官[辭官]	ci2 guan1	to resign a government post	4
用功[用功]	yong4 gong1	diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort	2
痱子[痱子]	fei4 zi5	miliaria (type of skin disease); prickly heat; sweat rash	1
冻疮[凍瘡]	dong4 chuang1	frostbite; chilblains	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep64/75 words - 34 min
一肚子[一肚子]	yi1 du4 zi5	bellyful (of sth); full of (sth)	1
伏法[伏法]	fu2 fa3	to be executed	2
罪犯[罪犯]	zui4 fan4	criminal	1
千刀万剐[千刀萬剮]	qian1 dao1 wan4 gua3	to make mincemeat of sb; to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing)	2
如愿以偿[如願以償]	ru2 yuan4 yi3 chang2	to have one's wish fulfilled	2
有恃无恐[有恃無恐]	you3 shi4 wu2 kong3	secure in the knowledge that one has backing	1
擎[擎]	qing2	to raise (hand)	3
隐藏[隱藏]	yin3 cang2	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)	1
慷[慷]	kang1	generous; magnanimous	1
慨[慨]	kai3	indignant; generous; to sigh (with emotion)	1
进食[進食]	jin4 shi2	to take a meal; to eat	1
只消[只消]	zhi3 xiao1	to only need; it only takes	1
仁心仁术[仁心仁術]	ren2 xin1 ren2 shu4	benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed	1
堪称[堪稱]	kan1 cheng1	can be rated as; can be said to be	1
暴[暴]	bao4	sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure	1
会要[會要]	hui4 yao4	dynastic records of imperial China	1
毒害[毒害]	du2 hai4	to poison (harm with a toxic substance); to poison (people's minds); poisoning	4
做亲[做親]	zuo4 qin1	to become related by marriage; to marry	1
千丝万缕[千絲萬縷]	qian1 si1 wan4 lu:3	linked in countless ways	1
噬[噬]	shi4	to devour; to bite	1
项羽[項羽]	Xiang4 Yu3	Xiang Yu the Conqueror (232-202 BC), warlord defeated by first Han emperor	2
韩信[韓信]	Han2 Xin4	Han Xin (-196 BC), famous general of first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1]	1
十面埋伏[十面埋伏]	Shi2 mian4 Mai2 fu2	Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece); House of Flying Daggers (2004 movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2])	1
空子[空子]	kong4 zi5	gap; unoccupied space or time; fig. gap; loophole	2
背水一战[背水一戰]	bei4 shui3 yi1 zhan4	lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep64/85 words - 42 min
狗急跳墙[狗急跳牆]	gou3 ji2 tiao4 qiang2	a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom); to be driven to desperate action	1
揪住[揪住]	jiu1 zhu4	to grab	1
考验[考驗]	kao3 yan4	to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal	1
几何[幾何]	ji3 he2	geometry; (literary) how much	1
俐落[俐落]	li4 luo5	variant of 利落[li4 luo5]	1
忤[忤]	wu3	disobedient; unfilial	1
修行[修行]	xiu1 xing2	to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism); to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft	1
悔过[悔過]	hui3 guo4	to regret; to repent	1
箝[箝]	qian2	pliers; pincers; to clamp	2
表弟[表弟]	biao3 di4	younger male cousin via female line	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep65/25 words - 15 min
作风[作風]	zuo4 feng1	style; style of work; way	1
夺权[奪權]	duo2 quan2	to seize power	1
起码[起碼]	qi3 ma3	at the minimum; at the very least	1
归根结底[歸根結底]	gui1 gen1 jie2 di3	in the final analysis; ultimately	2
心硬[心硬]	xin1 ying4	hardhearted; callous	1
斤两[斤兩]	jin1 liang3	weight; (fig.) importance	1
保养[保養]	bao3 yang3	to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance	1
旧怨[舊怨]	jiu4 yuan4	old grievance; former complaint	1
狗腿子[狗腿子]	gou3 tui3 zi5	dog's leg; fig. one who follows a villain; henchman; hired thug	1
转转[轉轉]	zhuan4 zhuan5	to stroll	1
掩盖[掩蓋]	yan3 gai4	to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up	1
左顾右盼[左顧右盼]	zuo3 gu4 you4 pan4	glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around	1
见外[見外]	jian4 wai4	to regard sb as an outsider	1
集[集]	ji2	to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode	1
贪心[貪心]	tan1 xin1	greedy	1
试行[試行]	shi4 xing2	to try out; to test	1
执拗[執拗]	zhi2 niu4	stubborn; willful; pigheaded; Taiwan pr. [zhi2 ao4]	2
首长[首長]	shou3 zhang3	senior official	1
前仰后合[前仰後合]	qian2 yang3 hou4 he2	to sway to and fro; to rock back and forth	1
局子[局子]	ju2 zi5	police station	1
押送[押送]	ya1 song4	to send under escort; to transport a detainee	2
十数[十數]	shi2 shu4	more than ten; a dozen or more	1
不衰[不衰]	bu4 shuai1	unfailing; never weakening; enduring; unstoppable	1
处死[處死]	chu3 si3	an execution; to put sb to death	1
名存实亡[名存實亡]	ming2 cun2 shi2 wang2	the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep65/50 words - 25 min
受惠[受惠]	shou4 hui4	to benefit; favored	1
年老[年老]	nian2 lao3	aged	1
恶妇[惡婦]	e4 fu4	vicious wife	1
膻[膻]	shan1	rank odor (of sheep or goats)	1
关口[關口]	guan1 kou3	pass; gateway; (fig.) juncture	1
插上[插上]	cha1 shang5	to plug into; to insert; to stick in	1
冷漠[冷漠]	leng3 mo4	cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard; indifference; neglect	2
生疏[生疏]	sheng1 shu1	unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed	1
鉴于[鑒於]	jian4 yu2	in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas	1
内斗[內鬥]	nei4 dou4	internal strife; power struggle; (of members of an organization) to fight each other	1
虚伪[虛偽]	xu1 wei3	false; hypocritical; artificial; sham	1
两端[兩端]	liang3 duan1	both ends (of a stick etc); two extremes	1
摇摆[搖擺]	yao2 bai3	to sway; to wobble; to waver	1
核心[核心]	he2 xin1	core; nucleus	1
利益[利益]	li4 yi4	benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
稀里糊涂[稀裏糊塗]	xi1 li5 hu2 tu5	muddleheaded; careless	1
累赘[累贅]	lei2 zhui4	superfluous; cumbersome; a burden on sb; a nuisance to sb; to inconvenience; to tie sb down; long-winded (of writing); also pr. [lei2 zhui5]	1
非死不可[非死不可]	Fei1 si3 bu4 ke3	Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die")	1
结仇[結仇]	jie2 chou2	to start a feud; to become enemies	1
寥[寥]	liao2	empty; lonesome; very few	1
寂[寂]	ji4	silent; solitary; Taiwan pr. [ji2]	1
一行[一行]	yi1 xing2	party; delegation	4
即或[即或]	ji2 huo4	even if; even though	1
印象[印象]	yin4 xiang4	impression	1
武陵[武陵]	Wu3 ling2	Wuling district of Changde city 常德市[Chang2 de2 shi4], Hunan	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep65/74 words - 44 min
洞悉[洞悉]	dong4 xi1	to clearly understand	1
烦心事[煩心事]	fan2 xin1 shi4	trouble; worry	1
精干[精幹]	jing1 gan4	crack (troops); special (forces); highly capable	1
掂量[掂量]	dian1 liang5	to weigh in the hand; to consider; to ponder	1
白米[白米]	bai2 mi3	(polished) rice	1
劳驾[勞駕]	lao2 jia4	excuse me	1
大粪[大糞]	da4 fen4	human excrement; night soil (human manure traditionally used as agricultural fertilizer)	1
边缘[邊緣]	bian1 yuan2	edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline	1
元气[元氣]	yuan2 qi4	strength; vigor; vitality; (TCM) vital energy	1
平头[平頭]	ping2 tou2	flattop; crew cut; common (people)	1
栏[欄]	lan2	fence; railing; hurdle; column or box (of text or other data)	1
看书[看書]	kan4 shu1	to read; to study	1
裂开[裂開]	lie4 kai1	to split open	1
床边[床邊]	chuang2 bian1	bedside	1
拉钩[拉鉤]	la1 gou1	pinky swear	1
吃得消[吃得消]	chi1 de5 xiao1	to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc); to be able to afford	1
德才兼备[德才兼備]	de2 cai2 jian1 bei4	having both integrity and talent (idiom)	1
精进[精進]	jing1 jin4	to forge ahead vigorously; to dedicate oneself to progress	1
好似[好似]	hao3 si4	to seem; to be like	1
请假[請假]	qing3 jia4	to request leave of absence	1
盗窃[盜竊]	dao4 qie4	to steal	3
以致[以致]	yi3 zhi4	to such an extent as to; down to; up to	1
一病不起[一病不起]	yi1 bing4 bu4 qi3	to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)	1
觥筹交错[觥籌交錯]	gong1 chou2 jiao1 cuo4	wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined; to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom); a big (drinking) party	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep66/25 words - 14 min
想开[想開]	xiang3 kai1	to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on	1
香案[香案]	xiang1 an4	incense burner table	2
蚂蚁[螞蟻]	ma3 yi3	ant	1
马桶[馬桶]	ma3 tong3	chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet; toilet bowl	1
胆量[膽量]	dan3 liang4	courage; boldness; guts	1
走着瞧[走著瞧]	zou3 zhe5 qiao2	wait and see (who is right)	1
通关[通關]	tong1 guan1	to clear customs; (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc)	1
吃香[吃香]	chi1 xiang1	popular; in demand; well regarded	1
末节[末節]	mo4 jie2	inessentials; minor detail	1
倒行逆施[倒行逆施]	dao4 xing2 ni4 shi1	to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong; to try to turn back history; a perverse way of doing things	1
拷问[拷問]	kao3 wen4	to question via torture	1
隐情[隱情]	yin3 qing2	sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided	1
终日[終日]	zhong1 ri4	all day long	1
位列[位列]	wei4 lie4	to rank	1
不育[不育]	bu4 yu4	to be infertile; to have no offspring	1
鸡犬不宁[雞犬不寧]	ji1 quan3 bu4 ning2	lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom); fig. great commotion; pandemonium	1
蜚短流长[蜚短流長]	fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2	to spread malicious gossip; also written 飛短流長|飞短流长[fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2]	1
舍本逐末[捨本逐末]	she3 ben3 zhu2 mo4	to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom); to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details	1
暗礁[暗礁]	an4 jiao1	submerged reef (rock)	1
激流[激流]	ji1 liu2	torrent; torrential current; whitewater	1
宽绰[寬綽]	kuan1 chuo4	spacious; generously proportioned	1
瘸[瘸]	que2	lame	1
抄查[抄查]	chao1 cha2	to search and confiscate	1
可劲[可勁]	ke3 jin4	vigorously; to the utmost; to the best of one's ability	1
粪[糞]	fen4	manure; dung	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep66/50 words - 30 min
细节[細節]	xi4 jie2	details; particulars	1
怨气[怨氣]	yuan4 qi4	grievance; resentment; complaint	1
敞[敞]	chang3	open to the view of all; spacious; to open wide; to disclose	2
泡脚[泡腳]	pao4 jiao3	foot bath; foot soak	1
走水[走水]	zou3 shui3	to leak; to flow; to catch on fire	35
救火[救火]	jiu4 huo3	to put out a fire; firefighting	19
岗位[崗位]	gang3 wei4	a post; a job	1
排查[排查]	pai2 cha2	to inspect; to run through a checklist; to take stock; to audit	1
访查[訪查]	fang3 cha2	to investigate	1
千年[千年]	qian1 nian2	millennium	2
不搭理[不搭理]	bu4 da1 li3	variant of 不答理[bu4 da1 li3]	1
团扇[團扇]	tuan2 shan4	circular fan	1
亲耳[親耳]	qin1 er3	with one's own ears	1
银样镴枪头[銀樣鑞槍頭]	yin2 yang4 la4 qiang1 tou2	silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior	1
收拢[收攏]	shou1 long3	to draw to oneself; to gather up; to collect; to fold up (an umbrella, wings etc); to assemble (a party of persons); to rope in (some people)	1
利器[利器]	li4 qi4	sharp weapon; effective implement; outstandingly able individual	1
怨毒[怨毒]	yuan4 du2	bitter resentment; rancor	1
强有力[強有力]	qiang2 you3 li4	strong; forceful	1
武士[武士]	wu3 shi4	warrior; samurai	1
发挥[發揮]	fa1 hui1	to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme)	1
作用[作用]	zuo4 yong4	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]	1
钦佩[欽佩]	qin1 pei4	to admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly	1
行径[行徑]	xing2 jing4	path; conduct; behavior	1
慰问[慰問]	wei4 wen4	to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc	1
寂寞[寂寞]	ji4 mo4	lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep66/69 words - 43 min
远门[遠門]	yuan3 men2	(to go to) distant parts; faraway; a distant relative	1
津津有味[津津有味]	jin1 jin1 you3 wei4	with keen interest pleasure (idiom); with gusto; to relish; eagerly; with great interest	1
职责[職責]	zhi2 ze2	duty; responsibility; obligation	1
口信[口信]	kou3 xin4	oral message	1
逃走[逃走]	tao2 zou3	to escape; to flee; to run away	1
接二连三[接二連三]	jie1 er4 lian2 san1	one after another (idiom); in quick succession	1
遮挡[遮擋]	zhe1 dang3	to shelter; to shelter from	1
谣传[謠傳]	yao2 chuan2	rumor	1
早产[早產]	zao3 chan3	premature birth; premature labor	2
过早[過早]	guo4 zao3	premature; untimely	1
走漏消息[走漏消息]	zou3 lou4 xiao1 xi5	to divulge secrets	1
用光[用光]	yong4 guang1	out of (supply); spent; exhausted (used up); depleted	1
天灯[天燈]	tian1 deng1	sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)	5
癔[癔]	yi4	see 癔病[yi4 bing4]	1
摸黑[摸黑]	mo1 hei1	to grope about in the dark	1
向下[向下]	xiang4 xia4	down; downward	1
屏[屏]	ping2	(standing) screen	3
正生[正生]	zheng4 sheng1	starring male role in a Chinese opera	1
烛火[燭火]	zhu2 huo3	candle flame	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep67/25 words - 23 min
黑灯瞎火[黑燈瞎火]	hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3	pitch dark	1
火光[火光]	huo3 guang1	flame; blaze	3
一往无前[一往無前]	yi1 wang3 wu2 qian2	to advance courageously (idiom); to press forward	1
相识[相識]	xiang1 shi2	to get to know each other; acquaintance	1
可巧[可巧]	ke3 qiao3	by happy coincidence	1
冲进[衝進]	chong1 jin4	to rush in; to charge in	1
传开[傳開]	chuan2 kai1	(of news) to spread; to get around	1
起火[起火]	qi3 huo3	to catch fire; to cook; to get angry	4
快马加鞭[快馬加鞭]	kuai4 ma3 jia1 bian1	to spur the horse to full speed (idiom); to go as fast as possible	2
打水[打水]	da3 shui3	to draw water; to splash water	1
火星[火星]	huo3 xing1	spark	2
内门[內門]	Nei4 men2	Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan	2
雾[霧]	wu4	fog; mist; CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4]	1
妖魔鬼怪[妖魔鬼怪]	yao1 mo2 gui3 guai4	demons and ghosts; ghouls and bogies	2
善后[善後]	shan4 hou4	to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); funeral arrangements; reparations	1
拿架子[拿架子]	na2 jia4 zi5	to throw one's weight around; to put on airs	1
遇火[遇火]	yu4 huo3	to catch fire; to ignite	1
刮[颳]	gua1	to blow (of the wind)	1
缴纳[繳納]	jiao3 na4	to pay (taxes etc)	1
云梯[雲梯]	yun2 ti1	escalade	7
尊荣[尊榮]	zun1 rong2	honor and glory	1
贩私[販私]	fan4 si1	to traffic (smuggled goods); illegal trading	1
收紧[收緊]	shou1 jin3	to tighten up (restrictions etc)	1
盐田[鹽田]	yan2 tian2	saltpan	1
头痛[頭痛]	tou2 tong4	to have a headache	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep67/50 words - 37 min
犯病[犯病]	fan4 bing4	to fall ill	1
明志[明志]	ming2 zhi4	to demonstrate one's sincere convictions	1
绊脚石[絆腳石]	ban4 jiao3 shi2	stumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way	1
壮志[壯志]	zhuang4 zhi4	great goal; magnificent aspiration	1
根深叶茂[根深葉茂]	gen1 shen1 ye4 mao4	deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom); (fig.) well established and growing strongly	1
放火[放火]	fang4 huo3	to set on fire; to commit arson; to create a disturbance	4
燥[燥]	zao4	dry; parched; impatient	1
火烛[火燭]	huo3 zhu2	fire and candles; household things that burn	1
矢口否认[矢口否認]	shi3 kou3 fou3 ren4	to deny flatly	1
留客[留客]	liu2 ke4	to ask a guest to stay; to detain a guest	2
摆出[擺出]	bai3 chu1	to assume; to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc); to bring out for display	1
心知肚明[心知肚明]	xin1 zhi1 du4 ming2	to be well aware	1
贵妇[貴婦]	gui4 fu4	upper-class woman; lady (old)	4
诉状[訴狀]	su4 zhuang4	indictment; plea; complaint	4
旷世[曠世]	kuang4 shi4	incomparable; none to compare with at that time	1
魔头[魔頭]	mo2 tou2	monster; devil	1
丧事[喪事]	sang1 shi4	funeral arrangements	1
殃[殃]	yang1	calamity	1
前怕狼后怕虎[前怕狼後怕虎]	qian2 pa4 lang2 hou4 pa4 hu3	lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom); fig. needless fears; scare mongering; reds under the beds	1
周详[周詳]	zhou1 xiang2	meticulous; thorough; comprehensive; complete; detailed	1
德行[德行]	de2 xing2	morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4]	1
阳盛[陽盛]	yang2 sheng4	excess of yang 陽|阳[yang2] in TCM	1
解脱[解脫]	jie3 tuo1	to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries	1
棺[棺]	guan1	coffin	1
起色[起色]	qi3 se4	a turn for the better; to pick up; to improve	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep67/53 words - 41 min
活该[活該]	huo2 gai1	(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should	1
贼窝[賊窩]	zei2 wo1	thieves' lair	1
你死我活[你死我活]	ni3 si3 wo3 huo2	lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep68/25 words - 11 min
斜[斜]	xie2	inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting	1
老成持重[老成持重]	lao3 cheng2 chi2 zhong4	old and wise; experienced and knowledgeable	2
剪[剪]	jian3	scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把[ba3]; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate	3
灯芯[燈芯]	deng1 xin1	see 燈心|灯心[deng1 xin1]	1
面[麵]	mian4	flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless	1
下面[下麵]	xia4 mian4	to boil noodles	1
每逢[每逢]	mei3 feng2	every time; on each occasion; whenever	1
长寿[長壽]	chang2 shou4	longevity; ability to live long; long lived	1
父辈[父輩]	fu4 bei4	people of one's parents' generation	1
宦海[宦海]	huan4 hai3	officialdom; bureaucracy	1
沉浮[沉浮]	chen2 fu2	lit. sinking and floating; to bob up and down on water; ebb and flow; fig. rise and fall; ups and downs of fortune; vicissitudes	1
尊严[尊嚴]	zun1 yan2	dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty	1
薄产[薄產]	bo2 chan3	meager estate; small means	2
火中取栗[火中取栗]	huo3 zhong1 qu3 li4	lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom); fig. to be sb's cat's-paw	1
荒芜[荒蕪]	huang1 wu2	left to return to unchecked growth; overgrown; grown wild	1
亮堂堂[亮堂堂]	liang4 tang2 tang2	very bright; well-lit	1
泽[澤]	ze2	pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist	1
五世[五世]	wu3 shi4	the fifth (of series of numbered kings)	1
佞[佞]	ning4	to flatter; flattery	1
厉[厲]	li4	strict; severe	2
秣[秣]	mo4	feed a horse with grain; horse feed	2
咄咄[咄咄]	duo1 duo1	to cluck one's tongue; tut-tut	1
备战[備戰]	bei4 zhan4	prepared against war; to prepare for war; warmongering	1
又称[又稱]	you4 cheng1	also known as	1
剑拔弩张[劍拔弩張]	jian4 ba2 nu3 zhang1	lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep68/50 words - 34 min
道谢[道謝]	dao4 xie4	to express thanks	1
忐忑[忐忑]	tan3 te4	nervous; apprehensive	1
举手之劳[舉手之勞]	ju3 shou3 zhi1 lao2	lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); fig. a very slight effort	1
礼品[禮品]	li3 pin3	gift; present	1
以免[以免]	yi3 mian3	in order to avoid; so as not to	1
短剑[短劍]	duan3 jian4	dagger	1
交待[交待]	jiao1 dai4	variant of 交代[jiao1 dai4]	1
巨[巨]	ju4	very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic	1
行头[行頭]	xing2 tou5	a person's clothing; outfit; actor's costume	1
厢[廂]	xiang1	box (in theater); side room; side	1
喉[喉]	hou2	throat; larynx	1
千秋[千秋]	qian1 qiu1	a thousand years; your birthday (honorific)	1
精明能干[精明能幹]	jing1 ming2 neng2 gan4	able and efficient	1
暂时[暫時]	zan4 shi2	temporary; provisional; for the time being	2
几[几]	ji1	small table	1
哩[哩]	li5	(modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])	3
将帅[將帥]	jiang4 shuai4	commander-in-chief, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess	1
喜笑颜开[喜笑顏開]	xi3 xiao4 yan2 kai1	grinning from ear to ear (idiom); beaming with happiness	2
用处[用處]	yong4 chu5	usefulness; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
偷去[偷去]	tou1 qu4	to steal; to make off with; stolen	1
摸不着[摸不著]	mo1 bu5 zhao2	can't touch; can't reach; (fig.) unable to get a grasp of	1
工匠[工匠]	gong1 jiang4	artisan; smith	1
看热闹[看熱鬧]	kan4 re4 nao5	to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are	1
漏税[漏稅]	lou4 shui4	tax evasion	1
户部[戶部]	Hu4 bu4	Ministry of Revenue in imperial China	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep68/68 words - 42 min
后盾[後盾]	hou4 dun4	support; backing	1
坚强[堅強]	jian1 qiang2	staunch; strong	1
兵刃[兵刃]	bing1 ren4	(bladed) weapons	1
议和[議和]	yi4 he2	to negotiate peace	1
失地[失地]	shi1 di4	to lose land; dispossessed	3
遵命[遵命]	zun1 ming4	to follow your orders; to do as you bid	1
静心[靜心]	jing4 xin1	meditation	1
漫不经心[漫不經心]	man4 bu4 jing1 xin1	careless; heedless; absent-minded; indifferent	1
痕[痕]	hen2	scar; traces	1
贻笑大方[貽笑大方]	yi2 xiao4 da4 fang1	to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself a laughing stock	1
岁月[歲月]	sui4 yue4	years; time	1
窥[窺]	kui1	to peep; to pry into	2
洁白[潔白]	jie2 bai2	spotlessly white; pure white	1
引子[引子]	yin3 zi5	introduction; primer; opening words	1
贡品[貢品]	gong4 pin3	tribute	2
本家[本家]	ben3 jia1	a member of the same clan; a distant relative with the same family name	1
豪强[豪強]	hao2 qiang2	despot; tyrant; bully	1
丰[豐]	feng1	abundant; plentiful; fertile; plump; great	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep69/25 words - 10 min
祐[祐]	you4	(of divinity) to bless; to protect	4
护短[護短]	hu4 duan3	to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong	1
大理[大理]	da4 li3	judicial officer; justice of the peace (old)	9
拳打[拳打]	quan2 da3	to punch	1
争风吃醋[爭風吃醋]	zheng1 feng1 chi1 cu4	to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman; to be jealous of a rival in a love affair	1
粉头[粉頭]	fen3 tou2	prostitute (old); crafty character (in opera)	1
好汉[好漢]	hao3 han4	hero; strong and courageous person; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
全力以赴[全力以赴]	quan2 li4 yi3 fu4	to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort	1
摆放[擺放]	bai3 fang4	to set up; to arrange; to lay out	1
促[促]	cu4	urgent; hurried; to urge; to promote; to urge haste; close; intimate	1
巡回[巡迴]	xun2 hui2	to go around; to roam; to tour	1
冬衣[冬衣]	dong1 yi1	winter clothes	2
遗孀[遺孀]	yi2 shuang1	widow	2
重击[重擊]	zhong4 ji1	bang; thump	1
佐[佐]	zuo3	to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany	2
集贤[集賢]	Ji2 xian2	Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang	1
枢密院[樞密院]	shu1 mi4 yuan4	privy council	1
秘书[秘書]	mi4 shu1	secretary	1
丞[丞]	cheng2	deputy	1
仵作[仵作]	wu3 zuo4	coroner (old)	1
查验[查驗]	cha2 yan4	inspection; to examine	1
裁决[裁決]	cai2 jue2	ruling; adjudication	1
一面之词[一面之詞]	yi1 mian4 zhi1 ci2	one side of the story; one-sided statement	1
佐证[佐證]	zuo3 zheng4	evidence; proof; to confirm; corroboration	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep69/50 words - 17 min
纵火[縱火]	zong4 huo3	to set on fire; to commit arson	3
俱全[俱全]	ju4 quan2	every kind; every variety under the sun; a complete gamut	3
案卷[案卷]	an4 juan4	records; files; archives	1
文牍[文牘]	wen2 du2	paperwork; official documents and letters; (old) secretary	1
案件[案件]	an4 jian4	case; instance; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3]	1
经由[經由]	jing1 you2	via	1
证人[證人]	zheng4 ren2	witness	7
利刃[利刃]	li4 ren4	sharp blade	1
迹[跡]	ji4	footprint; mark; trace; vestige; sign; indication; Taiwan pr. [ji1]	3
指派[指派]	zhi3 pai4	to assign; to appoint; assignment	1
观火[觀火]	guan1 huo3	penetrating (vision)	1
驰[馳]	chi2	to run fast; to speed; to gallop; to disseminate; to spread	1
各地[各地]	ge4 di4	in all parts of (a country); various regions	1
组织[組織]	zu3 zhi1	to organize; organization; organized system; nerve; tissue; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
肩[肩]	jian1	shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)	1
焚烧[焚燒]	fen2 shao1	to burn; to set on fire	1
指证[指證]	zhi3 zheng4	to testify; to give evidence	1
魂不守舍[魂不守舍]	hun2 bu4 shou3 she4	to be preoccupied (idiom); to be inattentive; to be frightened out of one's mind	1
引进[引進]	yin3 jin4	to recommend; to introduce (from outside)	1
中庭[中庭]	zhong1 ting2	courtyard	1
命在旦夕[命在旦夕]	ming4 zai4 dan4 xi1	to be at death's door (idiom)	1
冲天[沖天]	chong1 tian1	to soar; to rocket	1
不举[不舉]	bu4 ju3	erectile dysfunction; impotence	1
不偏不倚[不偏不倚]	bu4 pian1 bu4 yi3	even-handed; impartial; unbiased; exact; just	1
万年[萬年]	Wan4 nian2	Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep69/75 words - 30 min
协同[協同]	xie2 tong2	to cooperate; in coordination with; coordinated; collaborate; collaboration; collaborative	1
卷宗[卷宗]	juan4 zong1	file; folder; dossier	1
协理[協理]	xie2 li3	assistant manager; to cooperate in managing	2
人道[人道]	ren2 dao4	human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse	1
吊儿郎当[吊兒郎當]	diao4 r5 lang2 dang1	sloppy	2
套马[套馬]	tao4 ma3	to harness a horse; to lasso a horse	1
侦[偵]	zhen1	to scout; to spy; to detect	1
由于[由於]	you2 yu2	due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because	1
卒[卒]	zu2	soldier; servant; to finish; to die; finally; at last; pawn in Chinese chess	2
旧部[舊部]	jiu4 bu4	one's former subordinates	1
屡遭[屢遭]	lu:3 zao1	to suffer repeatedly	1
离间[離間]	li2 jian4	to drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc)	1
物证[物證]	wu4 zheng4	material evidence	6
打折扣[打折扣]	da3 zhe2 kou4	to give a discount; to be of less value than anticipated	1
围观[圍觀]	wei2 guan1	to stand in a circle and watch	1
微臣[微臣]	wei1 chen2	this small official; humble servant	1
黛[黛]	dai4	umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow	1
深色[深色]	shen1 se4	dark; dark colored	1
严刑[嚴刑]	yan2 xing2	strict law; cruel punishment; to carry out cruel law rigorously	1
酷[酷]	ku4	ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip	1
伪证[偽證]	wei3 zheng4	perjury	1
补血[補血]	bu3 xue4	to enrich the blood	1
恰好[恰好]	qia4 hao3	as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right	1
药渣[藥渣]	yao4 zha4	dregs of a decoction	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep69/100 words - 38 min
枯草[枯草]	ku1 cao3	withered grass; dry grass	1
气血[氣血]	qi4 xue4	qi and blood (two basic bodily fluids of Chinese medicine)	1
海关[海關]	hai3 guan1	customs (i.e. border crossing inspection); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
落叶[落葉]	luo4 ye4	dead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants); deciduous	1
消瘦[消瘦]	xiao1 shou4	to waste away; to become thin	1
枯萎[枯萎]	ku1 wei3	to wilt; to wither; wilted; withered; drained; enervated; exhausted	1
中途[中途]	zhong1 tu2	midway	1
打瞌睡[打瞌睡]	da3 ke1 shui4	to doze off	2
魂魄[魂魄]	hun2 po4	soul	1
两院[兩院]	liang3 yuan4	two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate	1
熬药[熬藥]	ao2 yao4	to decoct medicinal herbs	1
察[察]	cha2	to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident	2
关联[關聯]	guan1 lian2	related; linked; affiliated	1
询[詢]	xun2	to ask about; to inquire about	1
熊本[熊本]	Xiong2 ben3	Kumamoto city and prefecture in west Kyūshū 九州, Japan	1
各色[各色]	ge4 se4	all kinds; of every description	1
房屋[房屋]	fang2 wu1	house; building; CL:所[suo3],套[tao4]	1
共计[共計]	gong4 ji4	to sum up to; to total	1
跪拜[跪拜]	gui4 bai4	to kowtow; to kneel and worship	1
坐月子[坐月子]	zuo4 yue4 zi5	to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"	1
俸禄[俸祿]	feng4 lu4	official's salary (in feudal times)	1
战战兢兢[戰戰兢兢]	zhan4 zhan4 jing1 jing1	trembling with fear; with fear and trepidation	2
虎毒不食子[虎毒不食子]	hu3 du2 bu4 shi2 zi3	a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom); even wild beasts look after their young	1
庇荫[庇蔭]	bi4 yin4	to give shade (of a tree etc); to shield	1
咆哮[咆哮]	pao2 xiao4	to roar; to thunder; to snarl; to bluster (of wind, waves etc); crashing waves (onom.); to rage (of a person)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep69/107 words - 42 min
挑拨离间[挑撥離間]	tiao3 bo1 li2 jian4	to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between	1
指责[指責]	zhi3 ze2	to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce	1
绞[絞]	jiao3	to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn	1
水落石出[水落石出]	shui3 luo4 shi2 chu1	as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light	1
谗言[讒言]	chan2 yan2	slander; slanderous report; calumny; false charge	1
失仪[失儀]	shi1 yi2	discourteous; failure of etiquette	3
信件[信件]	xin4 jian4	letter (sent by mail)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep70/25 words - 19 min
多放[多放]	duo1 fang4	add extra (of a spice etc)	1
颠倒是非[顛倒是非]	dian1 dao3 shi4 fei1	to invert right and wrong	1
赶车[趕車]	gan3 che1	to drive a cart	1
漆黑[漆黑]	qi1 hei1	pitch-black	1
一甲[一甲]	yi1 jia3	1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2], 榜眼[bang3 yan3], and 探花[tan4 hua1], respectively)	1
还嘴[還嘴]	huan2 zui3	to retort; to answer back	1
败落[敗落]	bai4 luo4	(of status or wealth) to decline; (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated; run-down; (of plants) to wilt	1
宏愿[宏願]	hong2 yuan4	great aspiration; great ambition	1
光大[光大]	guang1 da4	splendid; magnificent; abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhong1 guo2 Guang1 da4 Yin2 hang2], China Everbright Bank	1
刻苦[刻苦]	ke4 ku3	hardworking; assiduous	1
尺寸[尺寸]	chi3 cun5	size; dimension; measurement	1
一败涂地[一敗塗地]	yi1 bai4 tu2 di4	failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly; a crushing defeat; beaten and in a hopeless position	1
位极人臣[位極人臣]	wei4 ji2 ren2 chen2	to have reached the highest official positions	1
违和[違和]	wei2 he2	unwell; indisposed; out of sorts; euphemism or honorific for ill	1
谎言[謊言]	huang3 yan2	lie	1
一丘之貉[一丘之貉]	yi1 qiu1 zhi1 he2	jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.	1
子丑[子丑]	zi3 chou3	first two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支; by ext., the earthly branches	1
寅[寅]	yin2	3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger; ancient Chinese compass point: 60°	1
后娘[後娘]	hou4 niang2	stepmother (coll.)	1
妖怪[妖怪]	yao1 guai4	monster; devil	1
夜行[夜行]	ye4 xing2	night walk; night departure; nocturnal	1
听得懂[聽得懂]	ting1 de5 dong3	to understand (by hearing); to catch (what sb says)	1
肺腑之言[肺腑之言]	fei4 fu3 zhi1 yan2	words from the bottom of one's heart	1
襁褓[襁褓]	qiang3 bao3	swaddling clothes; fig. early stage of development; infancy	1
袄子[襖子]	ao3 zi5	coat; jacket; short and lined coat or robe	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep70/50 words - 32 min
棋盘[棋盤]	qi2 pan2	chessboard	1
袄[襖]	ao3	coat; jacket; short and lined coat or robe	1
不带[不帶]	bu4 dai4	not to have; without; un-	1
京都[京都]	jing1 du1	capital (of a country)	1
匕首[匕首]	bi3 shou3	dagger	1
蛛丝马迹[蛛絲馬跡]	zhu1 si1 ma3 ji4	lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces; clue	1
切结书[切結書]	qie4 jie2 shu1	affidavit; written pledge	1
丫[丫]	ya1	fork; branch; bifurcation; girl	1
两情相悦[兩情相悅]	liang3 qing2 xiang1 yue4	(of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine	1
自恃[自恃]	zi4 shi4	self-esteem; self-reliance; overconfident; conceited	1
审判[審判]	shen3 pan4	a trial; to try sb	1
狂放[狂放]	kuang2 fang4	wild; unrestrained	1
一错再错[一錯再錯]	yi1 cuo4 zai4 cuo4	to repeat errors; to continue blundering; to make continuous mistakes	1
争斗[爭鬥]	zheng1 dou4	struggle; war	1
血雨[血雨]	xue4 yu3	rain of blood; heavy rain colored by loess sandstorm	1
冤案[冤案]	yuan1 an4	miscarriage of justice	1
敕[敕]	chi4	imperial orders	1
观察[觀察]	guan1 cha2	to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
刺史[刺史]	ci4 shi3	provincial governor (old)	1
邑[邑]	yi4	city; village	1
履[履]	lu:3	shoe; to tread on	1
荩[藎]	jin4	Arthraxon ciliare; loyal	1
恣[恣]	zi4	to abandon restraint; to do as one pleases; comfortable (dialect)	1
睢[睢]	sui1	to stare	1
怙[怙]	hu4	to rely on; father (formal)	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep70/75 words - 39 min
伺隙[伺隙]	si4 xi4	to wait for the opportunity	1
戕[戕]	qiang1	to kill; to injure; Taiwan pr. [qiang2]	1
疏[疏]	shu1	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	2
罪状[罪狀]	zui4 zhuang4	charges or facts about a crime; the nature of the offense	1
恶迹[惡跡]	e4 ji4	evil conduct	1
满盈[滿盈]	man3 ying2	full up	1
沸腾[沸騰]	fei4 teng2	(of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned	1
罔[罔]	wang3	to deceive; there is none; old variant of 網|网[wang3]	3
内省[內省]	nei4 xing3	to reflect upon oneself; introspection	1
谓[謂]	wei4	to speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense	1
獠[獠]	liao2	fierce; hunt; name of a tribe	1
列侯[列侯]	lie4 hou2	duke (old); nobleman; gentry	1
寔[寔]	shi2	really; solid	1
玷[玷]	dian4	blemish; disgrace; flaw in jade	1
清朝[清朝]	Qing1 chao2	Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)	1
削[削]	xiao1	to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)	1
削[削]	xue1	to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4]	1
隶[隸]	li4	attached to; scribe	1
上月[上月]	shang4 yue4	last month	1
看上去[看上去]	kan4 shang5 qu5	it would appear; it seems (that)	1
改道[改道]	gai3 dao4	to change route; to divert (a road or a watercourse)	1
伉俪[伉儷]	kang4 li4	husband and wife (literary)	1
不胜[不勝]	bu4 sheng4	cannot bear or stand; be unequal to; very; extremely	1
谊[誼]	yi4	friendship; also pr. [yi2]	1
不可收拾[不可收拾]	bu4 ke3 shou1 shi2	irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless	1
假借[假借]	jia3 jie4	to make use of; to use sth as pretext; under false pretenses; under the guise of; masquerading as; lenient; tolerant; loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep70/83 words - 41 min
诚心实意[誠心實意]	cheng2 xin1 shi2 yi4	earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity	1
细微[細微]	xi4 wei1	tiny; minute; fine; subtle; sensitive (instruments)	1
牛皮[牛皮]	niu2 pi2	cowhide; leather; fig. flexible and tough; boasting; big talk	1
蛮干[蠻幹]	man2 gan4	to act rashly; to act precipitously regardless of the consequences; reckless; foolhardy; daredevil	1
混沌[混沌]	hun4 dun4	primal chaos; formless mass before creation in Chinese mythology; muddled; innocent as a baby	1
收集[收集]	shou1 ji2	to gather; to collect	1
暗处[暗處]	an4 chu4	secret place	2
明处[明處]	ming2 chu4	clear place; out in the open	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep71/25 words - 31 min
出月子[出月子]	chu1 yue4 zi5	to complete the month of confinement following childbirth; cf 坐月子[zuo4 yue4 zi5]	3
满月[滿月]	man3 yue4	full moon; whole month; baby's one-month old birthday	7
声响[聲響]	sheng1 xiang3	sound; noise	1
惨叫[慘叫]	can3 jiao4	to scream; blood-curdling screech; miserable shriek	1
探头[探頭]	tan4 tou2	to extend one's head (out or into); a probe; detector; search unit	1
算帐[算帳]	suan4 zhang4	to reckon (accounting); to balance an account; fig. to settle an account; to get one's revenge	1
项圈[項圈]	xiang4 quan1	necklace	5
酒席[酒席]	jiu3 xi2	feast; banquet	1
常来常往[常來常往]	chang2 lai2 chang2 wang3	to visit frequently; to have frequent dealings (with); to see each other often	1
条理[條理]	tiao2 li3	arrangement; order; tidiness	1
宽宏大度[寬宏大度]	kuan1 hong2 da4 du4	magnanimous; generous; broad-minded	1
面向[面嚮]	mian4 xiang4	to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet	1
带去[帶去]	dai4 qu5	to take along with one	1
灿烂[燦爛]	can4 lan4	to glitter; brilliant; splendid	1
告别[告別]	gao4 bie2	to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to	1
把关[把關]	ba3 guan1	to guard a pass; to check on sth	1
主心骨[主心骨]	zhu3 xin1 gu3	backbone; mainstay; pillar; definite view; one's own judgment	1
血汗[血汗]	xue4 han4	blood and sweat; sweat and toil	1
夺走[奪走]	duo2 zou3	to snatch away	1
延续[延續]	yan2 xu4	to continue; to go on; to last	1
轻率[輕率]	qing1 shuai4	cavalier; offhand; reckless	1
复命[復命]	fu4 ming4	to report on completion of a mission; debriefing	2
集思广益[集思廣益]	ji2 si1 guang3 yi4	collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom); to pool wisdom for mutual benefit; to profit from widespread suggestions	1
官复原职[官復原職]	guan1 fu4 yuan2 zhi2	restored to one's official post; to send sb back to his former post	1
霍[霍]	huo4	suddenly	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep71/41 words - 44 min
救护[救護]	jiu4 hu4	to rescue; to administer first aid	1
蒙冤[蒙冤]	meng2 yuan1	to be wronged; to be subjected to an injustice	1
死难[死難]	si3 nan4	to die in an accident; to die for a just cause	1
助纣为虐[助紂為虐]	zhu4 Zhou4 wei2 nu:e4	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	1
雷霆[雷霆]	lei2 ting2	sound of thunder	1
贬职[貶職]	bian3 zhi2	to demote	1
加官晋爵[加官晉爵]	jia1 guan1 jin4 jue2	to confer a title an official position	2
飞鸟[飛鳥]	fei1 niao3	bird	2
狡[狡]	jiao3	crafty; cunning; sly	1
知冷知热[知冷知熱]	zhi1 leng3 zhi1 re4	to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom); to be very considerate	1
登入[登入]	deng1 ru4	to log in (to a computer); to enter (data)	1
依样画葫芦[依樣畫葫蘆]	yi1 yang4 hua4 hu2 lu5	lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom); fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality	1
补药[補藥]	bu3 yao4	tonic	1
背叛[背叛]	bei4 pan4	to betray	1
来日[來日]	lai2 ri4	future days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days	1
商家[商家]	shang1 jia1	merchant; business; enterprise	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep72/25 words - 8 min
当街[當街]	dang1 jie1	in the middle of the street; facing the street	2
递交[遞交]	di4 jiao1	to present; to give; to hand over; to hand in; to lay before	1
不在[不在]	bu4 zai4	not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased	1
同谋[同謀]	tong2 mou2	to conspire with sb; to plot; a conspirator; a partner in crime; an accomplice	1
垮[垮]	kua3	to collapse; to break or wear down; to defeat	1
可怪[可怪]	ke3 guai4	strange; curious; surprising	1
不着[不著]	bu4 zhao2	no need; need not	1
狗仗人势[狗仗人勢]	gou3 zhang4 ren2 shi4	a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others	1
薄弱[薄弱]	bo2 ruo4	weak; frail	1
震撼[震撼]	zhen4 han4	to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock	1
攻克[攻克]	gong1 ke4	to capture; to take; to overcome; to solve	1
城池[城池]	cheng2 chi2	city	1
出征[出征]	chu1 zheng1	to go into battle; to campaign (military)	1
粮草[糧草]	liang2 cao3	army provisions; rations and fodder	1
估算[估算]	gu1 suan4	assessment; evaluation	1
起程[起程]	qi3 cheng2	to set out; to leave	1
年富力强[年富力強]	nian2 fu4 li4 qiang2	young and vigorous (idiom)	2
满腔[滿腔]	man3 qiang1	one's heart filled with; full of (joy)	1
报国[報國]	bao4 guo2	to dedicate oneself to the service of one's country	2
任命[任命]	ren4 ming4	to appoint; (job) appointment; CL:紙|纸[zhi3]	1
督[督]	du1	to supervise and direct; army title (archaic)	1
满怀[滿懷]	man3 huai2	to have one's heart filled with; (to collide) full on; (of farm animals) heavy with young	1
涣散[渙散]	huan4 san4	to slacken; lax; slack; disorganized	1
智谋[智謀]	zhi4 mou2	resourceful; intelligent	1
地形[地形]	di4 xing2	topography; terrain; landform	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep72/50 words - 20 min
烂熟[爛熟]	lan4 shu2	well cooked; to know thoroughly	1
就任[就任]	jiu4 ren4	to take office; to assume a post	1
罪大恶极[罪大惡極]	zui4 da4 e4 ji2	guilty of terrible crimes (idiom); reprehensible	1
入伍[入伍]	ru4 wu3	to enter the army; to enlist	2
逍遥自在[逍遙自在]	xiao1 yao2 zi4 zai5	free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; outside the reach of the law (of criminal); at large	1
兵戈[兵戈]	bing1 ge1	weapons; arms; fighting; war	1
损伤[損傷]	sun3 shang1	to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability	1
倦怠[倦怠]	juan4 dai4	worn out; exhausted; dispirited	1
精锐[精銳]	jing1 rui4	elite (e.g. troops); crack; best quality personnel	3
殆尽[殆盡]	dai4 jin4	nearly exhausted; practically nothing left	2
冒进[冒進]	mao4 jin4	to advance prematurely	1
陷入[陷入]	xian4 ru4	to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)	1
流沙[流沙]	liu2 sha1	quicksand	1
支队[支隊]	zhi1 dui4	detachment (of troops)	1
水缸[水缸]	shui3 gang1	water jar	2
装满[裝滿]	zhuang1 man3	to fill up	3
沿着[沿著]	yan2 zhe5	to go along; to follow	1
麻衣[麻衣]	ma2 yi1	hemp garment	1
封二[封二]	feng1 er4	inside front cover	1
生人[生人]	sheng1 ren2	stranger; living person; to give birth; to be born (in a certain time or place)	1
为首[為首]	wei2 shou3	head; be headed by	2
眼生[眼生]	yan3 sheng1	unfamiliar; strange-looking	1
浅陋[淺陋]	qian3 lou4	shallow and crude; meager (knowledge or skill)	1
老迈[老邁]	lao3 mai4	aged; senile	1
属意[屬意]	zhu3 yi4	to set one's heart on; to set one's choice on	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep72/75 words - 36 min
尊称[尊稱]	zun1 cheng1	to address sb deferentially; title; honorific	1
烧开[燒開]	shao1 kai1	to boil	2
每隔[每隔]	mei3 ge2	at intervals of; every (so often)	1
礅[礅]	dun1	stone block	2
兵变[兵變]	bing1 bian4	mutiny; (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army	1
病危[病危]	bing4 wei1	to be critically ill; to be terminally ill	1
告急[告急]	gao4 ji2	to be in a state of emergency; to report an emergency; to ask for emergency assistance	1
严守[嚴守]	yan2 shou3	to strictly maintain	1
光亮[光亮]	guang1 liang4	bright	1
马厩[馬廄]	ma3 jiu4	stable	1
破门[破門]	po4 men2	to burst or force open a door; to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church); to score a goal (in football, hockey etc)	2
人造[人造]	ren2 zao4	man-made; artificial; synthetic	1
挨家挨户[挨家挨戶]	ai1 jia1 ai1 hu4	to go from house to house	1
高楼[高樓]	gao1 lou2	high building; multistory building; skyscraper; CL:座[zuo4]	1
共存[共存]	gong4 cun2	to coexist	1
不识抬举[不識抬舉]	bu4 shi2 tai2 ju3	fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors	1
行动[行動]	xing2 dong4	operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile	2
派出[派出]	pai4 chu1	to send; to dispatch	1
招供[招供]	zhao1 gong4	to confess	1
兜帽[兜帽]	dou1 mao4	hood	2
消失[消失]	xiao1 shi1	to disappear; to fade away	1
斟[斟]	zhen1	to pour; to deliberate	1
强攻[強攻]	qiang2 gong1	dominant; controlling; strong; opposite: weak, yielding 弱受; to take by storm (military)	2
前方[前方]	qian2 fang1	ahead; the front	1
四周[四周]	si4 zhou1	all around	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep72/79 words - 40 min
挪开[挪開]	nuo2 kai1	to move (sth) aside; to step aside; to move over (when sitting on a bench); to shift (one's gaze)	1
悖逆[悖逆]	bei4 ni4	contrary	1
避难[避難]	bi4 nan4	refuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc)	1
斩杀[斬殺]	zhan3 sha1	to behead	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep73/25 words - 16 min
撤出[撤出]	che4 chu1	to withdraw; to leave; to retreat; to pull out	1
还魂[還魂]	huan2 hun2	to return from the grave; (old) to recycle (waste products)	1
沙[沙]	sha1	granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[li4]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia	1
教唆[教唆]	jiao4 suo1	to instigate; to incite; to abet	1
家园[家園]	jia1 yuan2	home; homeland	1
仙人[仙人]	xian1 ren2	Daoist immortal; celestial being	3
生机[生機]	sheng1 ji1	opportunity to live; to reprieve from death; life force; vitality	2
支出[支出]	zhi1 chu1	to spend; to pay out; expense	1
放手一搏[放手一搏]	fang4 shou3 yi1 bo2	to put one's all into the fight	1
圈套[圈套]	quan1 tao4	trap; snare; trick	1
全尸[全屍]	quan2 shi1	intact corpse; dead body with no parts missing	1
卑劣[卑劣]	bei1 lie4	base; mean; despicable	1
置于[置于]	zhi4 yu2	to place; to put (at or in a position); to be located	1
试图[試圖]	shi4 tu2	to attempt; to try	1
挑衅[挑釁]	tiao3 xin4	to provoke; provocation	1
稀巴烂[稀巴爛]	xi1 ba1 lan4	same as 稀爛|稀烂[xi1 lan4]	1
退位[退位]	tui4 wei4	to abdicate	1
粗放[粗放]	cu1 fang4	extensive; expansive; large-scale	1
混淆视听[混淆視聽]	hun4 xiao2 shi4 ting1	to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods	1
落网[落網]	luo4 wang3	(of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net; (of a tennis ball) to hit the net; (of a criminal) to be captured	1
狼烟[狼煙]	lang2 yan1	smoke signal indicating the presence of hostile forces	1
驻[駐]	zhu4	to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)	1
发出[發出]	fa1 chu1	to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)	1
全局[全局]	quan2 ju2	overall situation	1
鸩[鴆]	zhen4	legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison; poisonous; to poison sb	1
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep73/50 words - 32 min
摸索[摸索]	mo1 suo5	to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly	1
身穿[身穿]	shen1 chuan1	to wear; wearing (a uniform)	1
披甲[披甲]	pi1 jia3	to don armor	1
充裕[充裕]	chong1 yu4	abundant; ample; plenty; abundance	1
花无百日红[花無百日紅]	hua1 wu2 bai3 ri4 hong2	No flower can bloom for a hundred days.; Good times do not last long. (idiom)	1
将会[將會]	jiang1 hui4	auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to	1
重塑[重塑]	chong2 su4	to reconstruct (an art object); to remodel	1
屏障[屏障]	ping2 zhang4	barrier	1
人质[人質]	ren2 zhi4	hostage	1
回音[回音]	hui2 yin1	echo; reply; turn (ornament in music)	2
毕生[畢生]	bi4 sheng1	all one's life; lifetime	1
烂泥[爛泥]	lan4 ni2	mud; mire	1
反省[反省]	fan3 xing3	to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul	3
扔下[扔下]	reng1 xia4	to throw down; to drop (bomb)	2
摔坏[摔壞]	shuai1 huai4	to drop and break	1
情同手足[情同手足]	qing2 tong2 shou3 zu2	as close as one's hands and feet (idiom); loving one another as brothers; deep friendship; closely attached to one another	1
孝悌[孝悌]	xiao4 ti4	filial piety and fraternal duty	1
朝着[朝著]	chao2 zhe5	facing; advancing (towards)	1
吸血[吸血]	xi1 xie3	to suck blood	1
魔窟[魔窟]	mo2 ku1	lit. nest of devils; place occupied by sinister forces	1
蛆[蛆]	qu1	maggot	1
秧[秧]	yang1	shoots; sprouts	1
禾[禾]	he2	cereal; grain	1
刁蛮[刁蠻]	diao1 man2	crafty and unruly	1
季节[季節]	ji4 jie2	time; season; period; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
//The Story of Minglan - S1/Ep73/70 words - 43 min
顺应[順應]	shun4 ying4	to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to	1
取得[取得]	qu3 de2	to acquire; to get; to obtain	1
邪念[邪念]	xie2 nian4	wicked idea; evil thought; evil desire	1
别有天地[別有天地]	bie2 you3 tian1 di4	enchanting scenery; beautiful surroundings; world of its own	1
从头[從頭]	cong2 tou2	anew; from the start	1
产后[產後]	chan3 hou4	postnatal	1
狂妄[狂妄]	kuang2 wang4	egotistical; arrogant; brassy	1
射箭[射箭]	she4 jian4	archery; to shoot an arrow	1
求助[求助]	qiu2 zhu4	to request help; to appeal (for help)	1
翦[翦]	jian3	variant of 剪[jian3]	1
引蛇出洞[引蛇出洞]	yin3 she2 chu1 dong4	lit. to pull a snake from its hole; to expose a malefactor (idiom)	1
声嘶力竭[聲嘶力竭]	sheng1 si1 li4 jie2	to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)	1
匾[匾]	bian3	horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall; shallow round woven bamboo basket	1
抬高[抬高]	tai2 gao1	to raise (price etc)	2
闻到[聞到]	wen2 dao4	to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling	1
魂[魂]	hun2	soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body	1
门洞[門洞]	men2 dong4	passageway; archway	1
细则[細則]	xi4 ze2	detailed rules and regulations; bylaws	1
禁止[禁止]	jin4 zhi3	to prohibit; to forbid; to ban	1
喧哗[喧嘩]	xuan1 hua2	hubbub; clamor; to make a racket	1