//The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/25 words - 2 min 马[馬] ma3 horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess 46 庄[莊] zhuang1 farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China) 2 让开[讓開] rang4 kai1 to get out of the way; to step aside 94 伯伯[伯伯] bo2 bo5 father's elder brother; uncle 2 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 176 安康[安康] an1 kang1 good health 34 酒宴[酒宴] jiu3 yan4 feast; repose 2 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 万无一失[萬無一失] wan4 wu2 yi1 shi1 surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) 3 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]) 18 饼[餅] bing3 round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry; CL:張|张[zhang1] 24 喏[喏] nuo4 (indicating agreement) yes; all right; (drawing attention to) look!; here!; variant of 諾|诺[nuo4] 132 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) 49 载[載] zai4 to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously 52 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] 33 西[西] xi1 west 62 市[市] shi4 market; city; CL:個|个[ge4] 68 开市[開市] kai1 shi4 (of a store, stock market etc) to open for trading; to make the first transaction of the day 6 大唐[大唐] Da4 Tang2 the Tang dynasty (618-907) 197 正月[正月] Zheng1 yue4 first month of the lunar year 18 十四[十四] shi2 si4 fourteen; 14 6 适逢[適逢] shi4 feng2 to just happen to coincide with 1 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 5 遍[遍] bian4 everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time 8 长安[長安] Chang2 an1 Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2]; now 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1], a district of Xi'an 590 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/50 words - 2 min 华灯[華燈] hua2 deng1 light; decorated lantern 2 圣人[聖人] sheng4 ren2 saint; sage; refers to Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]; the current reigning Emperor 597 诏令[詔令] zhao4 ling4 imperial order 9 此刻[此刻] ci3 ke4 this moment; now; at present 7 直到[直到] zhi2 dao4 until 12 次日[次日] ci4 ri4 next day; the morrow 1 巳时[巳時] si4 shi2 9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 2 城[城] cheng2 city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4] 224 暂停[暫停] zan4 ting2 to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player) 2 宵禁[宵禁] xiao1 jin4 night curfew 3 汝[汝] ru3 thou 30 无论[無論] wu2 lun4 no matter what or how; regardless of whether... 15 来自[來自] lai2 zi4 to come from (a place); From: (in email header) 9 何[何] he2 what; how; why; which; carry 389 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 32 国[國] guo2 country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4] 31 须[須] xu1 must; to have to; to wait 41 勘验[勘驗] kan1 yan4 to investigate; examination 5 此后[此後] ci3 hou4 after this; afterwards; hereafter 12 十二[十二] shi2 er4 twelve; 12 19 时辰[時辰] shi2 chen5 time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day 71 皆[皆] jie1 all; each and every; in all cases 78 坊间[坊間] fang1 jian1 street stalls; bookshops; in the streets 5 来往[來往] lai2 wang3 to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with 4 巳[巳] si4 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake; ancient Chinese compass point: 150° 14 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/75 words - 5 min 荒[荒] huang1 desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect 8 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 16 不及[不及] bu4 ji2 to fall short of; not as good as; too late 5 细[細] xi4 thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal 31 檀[檀] tan2 sandalwood; hardwood; purple-red 105 望[望] wang4 full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards 30 楼[樓] lou2 house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 128 今日[今日] jin1 ri4 today 280 大用[大用] da4 yong4 to put sb in powerful position; to empower 4 惊喜[驚喜] jing1 xi3 nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised 3 多数[多數] duo1 shu4 majority; most 4 但愿[但願] dan4 yuan4 if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) 5 公子[公子] gong1 zi3 son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) 105 认错[認錯] ren4 cuo4 to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake 1 敬[敬] jing4 to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer 371 罪[罪] zui4 guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin 62 乃[乃] nai3 to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon 33 恶[惡] e4 evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm 14 恶[惡] wu4 to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander 14 九[九] jiu3 nine; 9 153 不义[不義] bu4 yi4 injustice 3 刑部[刑部] Xing2 bu4 Ministry of Justice (in imperial China) 11 大理[大理] da4 li3 judicial officer; justice of the peace (old) 39 寺[寺] si4 Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old) 116 定[定] ding4 to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order 36 斩[斬] zhan3 to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop 16 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/100 words - 5 min 刑[刑] xing2 punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment 8 永[永] yong3 forever; always; perpetual 72 赦[赦] she4 to pardon (a convict) 5 赦免[赦免] she4 mian3 to pardon; to absolve; to exempt from punishment 8 无视[無視] wu2 shi4 to ignore; to disregard 2 唐[唐] tang2 to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗[tang2] 90 律[律] lu:4 law 36 李[李] li3 plum 323 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 45 调[調] tiao2 to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite 45 出狱[出獄] chu1 yu4 to be released from prison 3 方才[方才] fang1 cai2 just now; then 75 不曾[不曾] bu4 ceng2 hasn't yet; hasn't ever 13 透露[透露] tou4 lu4 to leak out; to divulge; to reveal 4 身分[身分] shen1 fen4 variant of 身份; identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank 11 此处[此處] ci3 chu4 this place; here (literary) 35 景[景] jing3 bright; circumstance; scenery 58 龙[龍] long2 dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial 238 观[觀] guan1 to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook 34 旧址[舊址] jiu4 zhi3 former site; old location 1 残垣[殘垣] can2 yuan2 (literary) ruined walls; ruins 1 地处[地處] di4 chu3 to be located at; to be situated in 1 德[德] de2 virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind 30 坊[坊] fang2 workshop; mill; Taiwan pr. [fang1] 312 左[左] zuo3 left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3] 24 邻[鄰] lin2 neighbor; adjacent; close to 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/125 words - 6 min 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 5 建[建] jian4 to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct 20 右[右] you4 right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old) 511 京[京] jing1 capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old) 2 兆[兆] zhao4 omen; to foretell; million; mega-; trillion; tera-; billion (old) 1 府[府] fu3 seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) 117 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) 105 廨[廨] xie4 office 2 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 7 荒废[荒廢] huang1 fei4 to abandon (cultivated fields); no longer cultivated; to lie waste; wasted; to neglect (one's work or study) 1 舆[輿] yu2 carriage; sedan chair; world 29 图[圖] tu2 diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek 68 上都[上都] Shang4 du1 Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) 2 标注[標注] biao1 zhu4 to mark out; to tag; to put a sign on sth explaining or calling attention to; to annotate (e.g. a character with its pinyin) 3 太子[太子] tai4 zi3 crown prince 484 私[私] si1 personal; private; selfish 29 司[司] si1 to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry) 698 丞[丞] cheng2 deputy 285 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 45 朝[朝] zhao1 morning 45 隋[隋] Sui2 the Sui dynasty (581-617 AD); surname Sui 1 吾[吾] wu2 I; my (old) 30 世[世] shi4 life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble 13 望族[望族] wang4 zu2 distinguished or prominent family; influential clan (old) 1 龄[齡] ling2 age; length of experience, membership etc 1 称[稱] cheng1 to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise 18 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/150 words - 6 min 友[友] you3 friend 5 监[監] jian1 to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison 129 师[師] shi1 teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops 23 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 52 汜[汜] si4 stream which returns after branching 27 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 145 亦[亦] yi4 also 11 随[隨] sui2 to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently 26 叶[葉] ye4 leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats 19 法[法] fa3 law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist 40 善[善] shan4 good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect 14 修道[修道] xiu1 dao4 to practice Daoism 7 召[召] zhao4 to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia) 4 共[共] gong4 common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party 16 辩[辯] bian4 to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss 2 真意[真意] zhen1 yi4 real intention; true meaning; correct interpretation 2 设立[設立] she4 li4 to set up; to establish 4 衙门[衙門] ya2 men5 government office in feudal China; yamen 16 确[確] que4 authenticated; solid; firm; real; true 3 死罪[死罪] si3 zui4 mortal crime; capital offense 13 豁免[豁免] huo4 mian3 to exempt; exemption 2 便[便] bian4 plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards 92 无罪[無罪] wu2 zui4 innocent; guileless; not guilty (of crime) 5 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 办妥[辦妥] ban4 tuo3 to arrange; to settle; to complete; to carry through 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/175 words - 9 min 崔[崔] cui1 high mountain; precipitous 106 郎[郎] lang2 (arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth 252 贷[貸] dai4 to lend on interest; to borrow; a loan; leniency; to make excuses; to pardon; to forgive 2 超过[超過] chao1 guo4 to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip 5 容忍[容忍] rong2 ren3 to put up with; to tolerate 1 数量[數量] shu4 liang4 amount; quantity; CL:個|个[ge4]; quantitative 4 何必[何必] he2 bi4 there is no need; why should 10 旅[旅] lu:3 trip; travel; to travel; brigade (army) 103 帅[帥] shuai4 handsome; graceful; smart; commander in chief; (coll.) cool!; sweet! 80 器[器] qi4 device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2] 72 失察[失察] shi1 cha2 to fail in observing or supervising; to miss; to let sth slip through 5 致[致] zhi4 to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey 14 败[敗] bai4 to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither 8 令[令] ling4 to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old) 173 队[隊] dui4 squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4] 43 黄山[黃山] Huang2 shan1 Mt Huang; Yellow mountains; Huangshan prefecture-level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui 2 及[及] ji2 and; to reach; up to; in time for 27 殒命[殞命] yun3 ming4 to die; to perish 4 请罪[請罪] qing3 zui4 to apologize humbly; to beg forgiveness 3 退下[退下] tui4 xia4 to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down 12 湿衣[濕衣] shi1 yi1 wetsuit 2 生病[生病] sheng1 bing4 to fall ill 3 身后[身後] shen1 hou4 posthumous; one's social background; behind the body 5 弟弟[弟弟] di4 di5 younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 2 兵[兵] bing1 soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4] 105 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/200 words - 9 min 贼[賊] zei2 thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely 97 有意思[有意思] you3 yi4 si5 interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun 9 陇[隴] Long3 short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3] 26 军[軍] jun1 army; military; arms; CL:個|个[ge4] 209 转回[轉回] zhuan3 hui2 to turn back; to put back; reversal; melodic inversion (in music) 1 半年[半年] ban4 nian2 half a year 36 耿直[耿直] geng3 zhi2 honest; frank; candid 1 烈性[烈性] lie4 xing4 strong; intense; spirited; virulent 1 不成[不成] bu4 cheng2 won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? 25 牢[牢] lao2 firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison 29 享[享] xiang3 to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of 4 餐[餐] can1 meal; to eat; classifier for meals 1 仵作[仵作] wu3 zuo4 coroner (old) 2 报[報] bao4 to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 88 布[布] bu4 cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known 5 商[商] shang1 commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient) 24 兼[兼] jian1 double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time 3 牙[牙] ya2 tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 2 四十[四十] si4 shi2 forty; 40 14 致命[致命] zhi4 ming4 fatal; mortal; deadly; to sacrifice one's life 1 遭[遭] zao1 to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident 20 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 14 舌[舌] she2 tongue 2 失血[失血] shi1 xue4 blood loss 1 亡[亡] wang2 to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/225 words - 10 min 大力[大力] da4 li4 energetically; vigorously 2 扭[扭] niu3 to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips 5 脖[脖] bo2 neck 6 颈[頸] jing3 neck 5 表明[表明] biao3 ming2 to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known 1 靖安[靖安] Jing4 an1 Jing'an county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi 369 勘[勘] kan1 to investigate; to survey; to collate 2 平镇[平鎮] Ping2 zhen4 Pingzhen or Pingchen city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan 1 曰[曰] yue1 to speak; to say 3 靖[靖] jing4 quiet; peaceful; to make tranquil; to pacify 33 四方[四方] si4 fang1 four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere 21 朝廷[朝廷] chao2 ting2 court; imperial household; dynasty 66 新近[新近] xin1 jin4 newly 2 秘[秘] mi4 secret; secretary 27 设[設] she4 to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display 11 官署[官署] guan1 shu3 official institution; state bureau 20 统摄[統攝] tong3 she4 to command 1 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 9 防[防] fang2 to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent 25 官[官] guan1 government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4] 106 讳[諱] hui4 to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior 2 执[執] zhi2 to execute (a plan); to grasp 19 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) 54 秘书[秘書] mi4 shu1 secretary 4 统管[統管] tong3 guan3 unified administration 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/250 words - 11 min 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 49 档[檔] dang4 official records; grade (of goods); file; records; shelves; slot; gap; crosspiece; classifier for crosspieces; classifier for events, affairs etc; Taiwan pr. [dang3] 5 朝中[朝中] Chao2 Zhong1 North Korea-China 22 地位[地位] di4 wei4 position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 异乎寻常[異乎尋常] yi4 hu1 xun2 chang2 unusual; extraordinary 1 省[省] sheng3 to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department 14 省[省] xing3 to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders) 14 尚[尚] shang4 still; yet; to value; to esteem 22 吏部[吏部] Li4 bu4 Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China) 3 户部[戶部] Hu4 bu4 Ministry of Revenue in imperial China 36 礼部[禮部] Li3 bu4 Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China) 13 兵部[兵部] Bing1 bu4 Ministry of War (in imperial China) 13 工部[工部] Gong1 Bu4 Ministry of Works (in imperial China) 23 御[御] yu4 to resist; imperial; (classical) to drive (a chariot); to manage; to govern 31 史[史] shi3 history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China 24 禄[祿] lu4 good fortune; official salary 2 机密[機密] ji1 mi4 secret; classified (information) 5 要件[要件] yao4 jian4 key document; important condition; criterion; requirement; requisite; cornerstone 1 徐[徐] xu2 slowly; gently 164 宾[賓] bin1 visitor; guest; object (in grammar) 95 曾[曾] ceng2 once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) 35 万年县[萬年縣] Wan4 nian2 xian4 Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi 18 不良[不良] bu4 liang2 bad; harmful; unhealthy 51 案牍[案牘] an4 du2 official documents or correspondence 57 术[術] shu4 method; technique 55 筛选[篩選] shai1 xuan3 to filter 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/275 words - 11 min 合格[合格] he2 ge2 to meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc) 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 6 熟知[熟知] shu2 zhi1 to be well acquainted with 2 暗[暗] an4 dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark 59 黑白[黑白] hei1 bai2 black and white; right and wrong; monochrome 3 规矩[規矩] gui1 ju5 lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved 53 三教九流[三教九流] san1 jiao4 jiu3 liu2 the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.) 1 多方[多方] duo1 fang1 in many ways; from all sides 3 语言[語言] yu3 yan2 language; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3] 2 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) 9 牵挂[牽掛] qian1 gua4 to worry about; to be concerned about 8 宅[宅] zhai2 residence; (coll.) to stay in at home; to hang around at home 41 出租[出租] chu1 zu1 to rent 1 合约[合約] he2 yue1 treaty; contract 1 县[縣] xian4 county 27 年内[年內] nian2 nei4 during the current year 1 户籍[戶籍] hu4 ji2 census register; household register 14 变动[變動] bian4 dong4 to change; to fluctuate; change; fluctuation 2 悉数[悉數] xi1 shu3 to enumerate in detail; to explain clearly 17 悉数[悉數] xi1 shu4 all; every single one; the entire sum 17 若[若] ruo4 to seem; like; as; if 154 刻[刻] ke4 quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals 47 必[必] bi4 certainly; must; will; necessarily 264 乐[樂] le4 happy; cheerful; to laugh 24 乐[樂] yue4 music 24 籍[籍] ji2 book or record; registry; roll; place of one's family or ancestral records; membership 34 仪[儀] yi2 apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/300 words - 12 min 制[制] zhi4 system; to control; to regulate; variant of 製|制[zhi4] 4 礼器[禮器] li3 qi4 ritual object; sacrificial vessel 1 税[稅] shui4 taxes; duties 3 田[田] tian2 field; farm; CL:片[pian4] 18 迷[迷] mi2 to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused 1 推演[推演] tui1 yan3 to deduce; to infer; to derive; an implication 4 真相[真相] zhen1 xiang4 the truth about sth; the actual facts 11 接近[接近] jie1 jin4 to approach; to get close to 8 卷宗[卷宗] juan4 zong1 file; folder; dossier 12 宁[寧] ning2 peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc) 12 宁[寧] ning4 would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2] 12 终身[終身] zhong1 shen1 lifelong; all one's life; marriage 2 三十[三十] san1 shi2 thirty; 30 33 吏[吏] li4 minor government official or functionary (old) 38 员[員] yuan2 person; employee; member 15 亲自[親自] qin1 zi4 personally; in person; oneself 11 抽调[抽調] chou1 diao4 to transfer (personnel or material) 1 个个[個個] ge4 ge4 each one individually; each and every 4 行事[行事] xing2 shi4 to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct 17 严谨[嚴謹] yan2 jin3 rigorous; strict; careful; cautious; compact; well-knit 2 庞[龐] pang2 huge; enormous; tremendous 15 博士[博士] bo2 shi4 doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D. 4 几时[幾時] ji3 shi2 what time?; when? 10 万物[萬物] wan4 wu4 all living things 8 炽[熾] chi4 to burn; to blaze; splendid; illustrious 4 盛大[盛大] sheng4 da4 grand; majestic; magnificent; Shanda Entertainment (PRC computer game company) 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/325 words - 13 min 霍[霍] huo4 suddenly 75 然而[然而] ran2 er2 however; yet; but 5 故云[故云] gu4 yun2 that's why it is called... 1 沙盘[沙盤] sha1 pan2 sand table (military); 3D terrain (or site) model (for real estate marketing, geography class etc); sand tray (on which to write characters) 13 天明[天明] tian1 ming2 dawn; daybreak 4 熙攘[熙攘] xi1 rang3 restless 1 繁盛[繁盛] fan2 sheng4 prosperous; thriving; (of vegetation) luxuriant 6 光耀[光耀] guang1 yao4 dazzling; brilliant 3 万年[萬年] Wan4 nian2 Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi 7 伟大[偉大] wei3 da4 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) 1 城市[城市] cheng2 shi4 city; town; CL:座[zuo4] 3 听见[聽見] ting1 jian4 to hear 6 眼前[眼前] yan3 qian2 before one's eyes; now; at present 15 未必[未必] wei4 bi4 not necessarily; maybe not 6 长久[長久] chang2 jiu3 (for a) long time 1 长远[長遠] chang2 yuan3 long-term; long-range 3 邀功[邀功] yao1 gong1 to take the credit for sb's achievement 5 城防[城防] cheng2 fang2 city defense 5 衙署[衙署] ya2 shu3 government office in feudal China; yamen 3 叵测[叵測] po3 ce4 unfathomable; unpredictable; treacherous 3 手里[手裡] shou3 li3 in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands 16 倒楣[倒楣] dao3 mei2 variant of 倒霉[dao3 mei2] 4 守备[守備] shou3 bei4 to garrison; to stand guard; on garrison duty 12 严密[嚴密] yan2 mi4 strict; tight (organization, surveillance etc) 2 无须[無須] wu2 xu1 need not; not obliged to; not necessarily 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/350 words - 13 min 虑[慮] lu:4 to think over; to consider; anxiety 3 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 6 望楼[望樓] wang4 lou2 watchtower; lookout tower 70 楼上[樓上] lou2 shang4 upstairs 5 武侯[武侯] Wu3 hou2 Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan 37 朔[朔] shuo4 beginning; first day of lunar month; north 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 14 使[使] shi3 to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger 38 弩兵[弩兵] nu3 bing1 archer; infantry armed with crossbow 1 历经[歷經] li4 jing1 to experience; to go through 2 玉川[玉川] Yu4 chuan1 Tamagawa (name); Tamagawa city in Akita prefecture, Japan 1 战役[戰役] zhan4 yi4 military campaign 5 桑[桑] sang1 mulberry tree 4 河[河] he2 river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] 6 捷[捷] jie2 victory; triumph; quick; nimble; prompt 12 护[護] hu4 to protect 35 战[戰] zhan4 to fight; fight; war; battle 29 目力[目力] mu4 li4 eyesight (i.e. quality of vision) 1 精准[精準] jing1 zhun3 accurate; exact; precise; precision 2 街巷[街巷] jie1 xiang4 streets and alleys; street; alley 1 动静[動靜] dong4 jing4 (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness 3 目[目] mu4 eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title 6 六十[六十] liu4 shi2 sixty; 60 7 异状[異狀] yi4 zhuang4 unusual condition; something odd; strange shape 1 约定[約定] yue1 ding4 to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange; to promise; to stipulate; to make an appointment; stipulated (time, amount, quality etc); an arrangement; a deal; appointment; undertaking; commitment; understanding; engagement; stipulation 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/375 words - 14 min 暗语[暗語] an4 yu3 code word 2 速[速] su4 fast; rapid; quick; velocity 77 处所[處所] chu4 suo3 place 1 命令[命令] ming4 ling4 order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4] 25 瞬息[瞬息] shun4 xi1 in a flash; twinkling; ephemeral 1 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 7 横跨[橫跨] heng2 kua4 to span; to stretch across; to travel across 2 此外[此外] ci3 wai4 besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore 2 臂[臂] bi4 arm 26 弩[弩] nu3 crossbow 16 之内[之內] zhi1 nei4 inside; within 14 任意[任意] ren4 yi4 any; arbitrary; at will; at random 1 目标[目標] mu4 biao1 target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4] 15 何处[何處] he2 chu4 whence; where 36 可知[可知] ke3 zhi1 evidently; clearly; no wonder; knowable 7 逃[逃] tao2 to escape; to run away; to flee 44 办好[辦好] ban4 hao3 to manage well 12 了事[了事] liao3 shi4 to dispose of a matter; to be done with it 6 免[免] mian3 to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited 11 为何[為何] wei4 he2 why 75 高于[高於] gao1 yu2 greater than; to exceed 2 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 11 时刻[時刻] shi2 ke4 time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always 5 挑剔[挑剔] tiao1 ti5 picky; fussy 1 不妥[不妥] bu4 tuo3 not proper; inappropriate 13 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/400 words - 14 min 听闻[聽聞] ting1 wen2 to listen; to hear what sb says; news one has heard 12 狼[狼] lang2 wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] 298 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 398 九月[九月] Jiu3 yue4 September; ninth month (of the lunar year) 4 初[初] chu1 at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic 41 后院[後院] hou4 yuan4 rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.) 10 传来[傳來] chuan2 lai2 (of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive 2 密[密] mi4 secret; confidential; close; thick; dense 12 奏[奏] zou4 to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old) 16 首领[首領] shou3 ling3 head; boss; chief 6 及其[及其] ji2 qi2 (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ... 1 部下[部下] bu4 xia4 troops under one's command; subordinate 3 西域[西域] Xi1 yu4 Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1]) 25 踪迹[蹤跡] zong1 ji4 tracks; trail; footprint; trace; vestige 9 恐[恐] kong3 afraid; frightened; to fear 13 谋[謀] mou2 to plan; to seek; scheme 33 此[此] ci3 this; these 211 彻查[徹查] che4 cha2 to investigate thoroughly 9 数月[數月] shu4 yue4 several months 4 日前[日前] ri4 qian2 the other day; a few days ago 4 位于[位於] wei4 yu2 to be located at; to be situated at; to lie 1 桩[樁] zhuang1 stump; stake; pile; classifier for items 49 秘密[秘密] mi4 mi4 secret; CL:個|个[ge4] 14 交易[交易] jiao1 yi4 (business) transaction; business deal; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 14 助[助] zhu4 to help; to assist 20 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/425 words - 15 min 十六[十六] shi2 liu4 sixteen; 16 13 粟[粟] su4 grain; millet; goose pimples 3 特[特] te4 special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex 11 通过[通過] tong1 guo4 by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc); to switch over 8 出价[出價] chu1 jia4 to bid 3 高达[高達] gao1 da2 to attain; to reach up to 1 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 7 盛名[盛名] sheng4 ming2 famous reputation 1 在外[在外] zai4 wai4 outer; excluded 2 半个[半個] ban4 ge5 half of sth 21 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 23 曹[曹] cao2 class or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old); government department (old) 42 延[延] yan2 to prolong; to extend; to delay 50 一行[一行] yi1 xing2 party; delegation 5 原定[原定] yuan2 ding4 originally planned; originally determined 1 计划[計劃] ji4 hua4 plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 25 暗中[暗中] an4 zhong1 in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously 5 追踪[追蹤] zhui1 zong1 to follow a trail; to trace; to pursue 4 直至[直至] zhi2 zhi4 lasting until; up till (the present) 2 落脚[落腳] luo4 jiao3 to stay for a time; to stop over; to lodge; to sink down (into soft ground); leftovers 3 围捕[圍捕] wei2 bu3 to fish by casting a net; to capture; to surround and seize 1 审讯[審訊] shen3 xun4 inquest; trial; interrogation; to try; to interrogate 5 混入[混入] hun4 ru4 to sneak into 2 真实[真實] zhen1 shi2 true; real 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/450 words - 19 min 纰漏[紕漏] pi1 lou4 careless mistake; slip-up 1 神童[神童] shen2 tong2 child prodigy 4 没命[沒命] mei2 ming4 to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately 2 围[圍] wei2 to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) 10 丙[丙] bing3 third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; third in order; letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 165°; propyl 11 陆[陸] lu4 shore; land; continent 30 货栈[貨棧] huo4 zhan4 warehouse 15 察[察] cha2 to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident 3 人氏[人氏] ren2 shi4 native; person from a particular place 4 先行[先行] xian1 xing2 to precede others; in advance 4 探路[探路] tan4 lu4 to find a path 3 整队[整隊] zheng3 dui4 to dress (troops); to line up (to arrange in a straight line) 1 院[院] yuan4 courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4] 21 看守[看守] kan1 shou3 to guard; to watch over 3 其[其] qi2 his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) 74 馀[餘] yu2 variant of 餘|余[yu2], remainder 27 逃走[逃走] tao2 zou3 to escape; to flee; to run away 10 当即[當即] dang1 ji2 at once; on the spot 2 渠[渠] qu2 big; stream or canal; drain; ditch; CL:條|条[tiao2]; him (dialect); outer rim of a carriage wheel (old) 12 追击[追擊] zhui1 ji1 to pursue and attack 7 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° 16 屁[屁] pi4 fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing 7 经查[經查] jing1 cha2 upon investigation 1 暗渠[暗渠] an4 qu2 underground water channel; covered ditch; culvert 5 店主[店主] dian4 zhu3 shop owner 17 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/475 words - 19 min 挖[挖] wa1 to dig; to excavate; to scoop out 15 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° 47 署[署] shu3 office; bureau; to sign; to arrange 8 备[備] bei4 to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip 19 广[廣] guang3 wide; numerous; to spread 7 流出[流出] liu2 chu1 to flow out; to disgorge; to effuse 2 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 9 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] 16 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 22 跨越[跨越] kua4 yue4 to step across; step over 2 大半[大半] da4 ban4 more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely 4 城区[城區] cheng2 qu1 city district; urban area 1 故此[故此] gu4 ci3 therefore 17 上岸[上岸] shang4 an4 to go ashore; to climb ashore 1 捉住[捉住] zhuo1 zhu4 to catch; to grapple with; to hold onto 5 毙[斃] bi4 to die; to shoot dead; to reject; to fall forward; (suffix) to death 3 十五[十五] shi2 wu3 fifteen; 15 17 周章[周章] zhou1 zhang1 effort; trouble; pains (to get sth done); flustered; frightened 1 捉[捉] zhuo1 to clutch; to grab; to capture 115 百万[百萬] bai3 wan4 million; millions 11 百姓[百姓] bai3 xing4 common people 119 上街[上街] shang4 jie1 to go onto the streets; to go shopping 4 灯[燈] deng1 lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3] 180 往岁[往歲] wang3 sui4 in former years; in olden days 1 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) 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/500 words - 23 min 脚不沾地[腳不沾地] jiao3 bu4 zhan1 di4 feet not touching the ground (idiom); to run like the wind 1 前行[前行] qian2 xing2 (literary) to go forward 3 笑话[笑話] xiao4 hua4 joke; jest; CL:個|个[ge4]; to laugh at; to mock 6 捕[捕] bu3 to catch; to seize; to capture 21 踏[踏] ta4 to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot 3 无辜[無辜] wu2 gu1 innocent; innocence; not guilty (law) 17 若是[若是] ruo4 shi4 if 78 闹事[鬧事] nao4 shi4 to cause trouble; to create a disturbance 10 丧命[喪命] sang4 ming4 to lose one's life 1 难辞其咎[難辭其咎] nan2 ci2 qi2 jiu4 cannot escape censure (idiom); has to bear the blame 1 爷[爺] ye2 grandpa; old gentleman 218 拜见[拜見] bai4 jian4 to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior 6 老师[老師] lao3 shi1 teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 67 昭[昭] zhao1 bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly 11 俾[俾] bi3 to cause; to enable; phonetic bi; Taiwan pr. [bi4] 3 万国[萬國] wan4 guo2 all nations 7 毁[毀] hui3 to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander 19 行商[行商] hang2 shang1 traveling salesman; itinerant trader; hawker; peddler 2 莫不是[莫不是] mo4 bu4 shi4 probably; perhaps; could it be that...? 8 遇[遇] yu4 to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance 17 伴[伴] ban4 partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany 7 免得[免得] mian3 de5 so as not to; so as to avoid 7 冻[凍] dong4 to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly 3 身子[身子] shen1 zi5 body; pregnancy; health 4 金鱼[金魚] jin1 yu2 goldfish 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/525 words - 27 min 袋[袋] dai4 pouch; bag; sack; pocket 11 宫[宮] gong1 palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale 140 焦[焦] jiao1 burnt; scorched; charred; worried; anxious; coke; abbr. for 焦耳[jiao1 er3], joule 18 遂[遂] sui4 to satisfy; to succeed; then; thereupon; finally; unexpectedly; to proceed; to reach 19 需[需] xu1 to require; to need; to want; necessity; need 4 源[源] yuan2 root; source; origin 77 皮[皮] pi2 leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty 5 尊驾[尊駕] zun1 jia4 lit. your honored carriage; your highness; honored Sir (also sarcastic); you 12 花萼[花萼] hua1 e4 sepal 29 言[言] yan2 words; speech; to say; to talk 22 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) 7 自觉[自覺] zi4 jue2 conscious; aware; on one's own initiative; conscientious 1 此时[此時] ci3 shi2 now; this moment 44 明言[明言] ming2 yan2 to say clearly; to argue clearly; to pronounce; pronounced 2 骆驼[駱駝] luo4 tuo5 camel; (coll.) blockhead; ninny; CL:峰[feng1] 5 听不见[聽不見] ting1 bu5 jian4 not be able to hear 1 驼[駝] tuo2 hump or hunchbacked; camel 3 铃[鈴] ling2 (small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 响[響] xiang3 echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises 13 贱[賤] jian4 inexpensive; lowly 8 戒备[戒備] jie4 bei4 to take precautions; to guard against (emergency) 1 露[露] lou4 to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose 7 露[露] lu4 dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose 7 逆[逆] ni4 contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel 23 永不[永不] yong3 bu4 never; will never 4 早晚[早晚] zao3 wan3 morning and evening; sooner or later 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/550 words - 29 min 掉头[掉頭] diao4 tou2 to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about 1 鸟人[鳥人] diao3 ren2 (vulgar) damned wretch; fucker; also pr. [niao3 ren2] 1 下令[下令] xia4 ling4 to give an order; to command 9 清空[清空] qing1 kong1 to clear; to empty 3 因[因] yin1 cause; reason; because 27 赠[贈] zeng4 to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old) 2 十万[十萬] shi2 wan4 hundred thousand 4 业[業] ye4 line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already 24 宅院[宅院] zhai2 yuan4 house; house with a courtyard 21 座[座] zuo4 seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects 34 资费[資費] zi1 fei4 (postal, telecom etc) service charge 2 确实[確實] que4 shi2 indeed; really; reliable; real; true 11 阿兄[阿兄] a1 xiong1 elder brother 16 坏事[壞事] huai4 shi4 bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things 2 无关[無關] wu2 guan1 unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) 8 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 7 贩[販] fan4 to deal in; to buy and sell; to trade in; to retail; to peddle 3 绸缎[綢緞] chou2 duan4 satin; silk fabric 1 银器[銀器] yin2 qi4 silverware 1 过人[過人] guo4 ren2 to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent 2 守[守] shou3 to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining 157 刺杀[刺殺] ci4 sha1 to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner) 34 灭口[滅口] mie4 kou3 to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb 4 旧历[舊曆] jiu4 li4 old calendar; the Chinese lunar calendar; same as 農曆|农历[nong2 li4] 30 某[某] mou3 some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such 128 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/575 words - 30 min 从军[從軍] cong2 jun1 to enlist; to serve in the army 4 脱[脫] tuo1 to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from 19 农户[農戶] nong2 hu4 peasant household 3 登记[登記] deng1 ji4 to register (one's name) 4 夹带[夾帶] jia1 dai4 to carry within it; to be mixed in; to slip sth in; to intersperse; (hydrology etc) to entrain; to smuggle; notes smuggled into an exam 2 珍珠[珍珠] zhen1 zhu1 pearl; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 3 挣钱[掙錢] zheng4 qian2 to make money 2 那时[那時] na4 shi2 then; at that time; in those days 7 禁止[禁止] jin4 zhi3 to prohibit; to forbid; to ban 4 运[運] yun4 to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate 37 羊[羊] yang2 sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1] 6 肠[腸] chang2 intestines 21 裹[裹] guo3 to bind; to wrap; a bundle; a parcel 3 吞[吞] tun1 to swallow; to take 3 十数[十數] shi2 shu4 more than ten; a dozen or more 2 险些[險些] xian3 xie1 narrowly; almost; nearly 2 葬送[葬送] zang4 song4 to hold a funeral procession and burial; to give sb a final send-off; (fig.) to ruin (one's future prospects etc) 1 性命[性命] xing4 ming4 life 77 经年[經年] jing1 nian2 for years; year after year 1 食[食] shi2 to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse 28 羹汤[羹湯] geng1 tang1 soup 2 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) 7 品味[品味] pin3 wei4 to sample; to taste; to appreciate; one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc); good taste 1 泥[泥] ni2 mud; clay; paste; pulp 6 绘[繪] hui4 to draw; to paint 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/600 words - 33 min 腊梅[臘梅] la4 mei2 wintersweet; Japanese allspice; Chimonanthus praecox 1 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 得罪[得罪] de2 zui5 to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4] 20 检验[檢驗] jian3 yan4 to inspect; to examine; to test 1 案[案] an4 (legal) case; incident; record; file; table 69 人口[人口] ren2 kou3 population; people 13 色[色] se4 color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex 12 役[役] yi4 forced labor; corvée; obligatory task; military service; to use as servant; to enserf; servant (old); war; campaign; battle 4 册[冊] ce4 book; booklet; classifier for books 7 土方[土方] tu3 fang1 cubic meter of earth (unit of measurement); excavated soil; earthwork (abbr. for 土方工程[tu3 fang1 gong1 cheng2]); (TCM) folk remedy 2 住宅[住宅] zhu4 zhai2 residence; tenement 1 所在[所在] suo3 zai4 place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located 4 奔赴[奔赴] ben1 fu4 to rush to; to hurry to 1 闪开[閃開] shan3 kai1 to get out of the way 20 应当[應當] ying1 dang1 should; ought to 4 带回[帶回] dai4 hui2 to bring back 7 城门[城門] cheng2 men2 city gate 15 述[述] shu4 to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate 2 影[影] ying3 picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace 19 图形[圖形] tu2 xing2 picture; figure; diagram; graph; depiction; graphical 1 下发[下發] xia4 fa1 to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels; to distribute (e.g. disaster relief to victims) 2 均[均] jun1 equal; even; all; uniform 8 散[散] san3 scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine 22 散[散] san4 to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack 22 罗网[羅網] luo2 wang3 net; fishing net; bird net 1 织[織] zhi1 to weave; to knit 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/625 words - 34 min 零落[零落] ling2 luo4 withered and fallen; scattered; sporadic 1 鸟[鳥] niao3 bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam 3 斗[鬥] dou4 to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together 15 站住[站住] zhan4 zhu4 to stand 20 客[客] ke4 customer; visitor; guest 33 大灯[大燈] da4 deng1 headlight 12 见谅[見諒] jian4 liang4 please forgive me 4 来得及[來得及] lai2 de5 ji2 there's still time; able to do sth in time 8 名叫[名叫] ming2 jiao4 called; named 10 苟[苟] gou3 if; supposing; careless; negligent; temporarily 4 曲[曲] qu1 bent; crooked; wrong 20 曲[曲] qu3 tune; song; CL:支[zhi1] 20 巷[巷] xiang4 lane; alley 6 一号[一號] yi1 hao4 first day of the month; toilet; (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship) 3 斥[斥] chi4 to blame; to reprove; to reprimand; to expel; to oust; to reconnoiter; (of territory) to expand; saline marsh 1 废[廢] fei4 to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste 8 重建[重建] chong2 jian4 to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction; rebuilding 1 每月[每月] mei3 yue4 each month 2 缴纳[繳納] jiao3 na4 to pay (taxes etc) 1 税金[稅金] shui4 jin1 tax money; tax due 1 据[據] ju4 according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy 9 录[錄] lu4 diary; record; to hit; to copy 9 仍[仍] reng2 still; yet; to remain 14 申报[申報] shen1 bao4 to report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs) 1 渣[渣] zha1 slag (in mining or smelting); dregs 1 土[土] tu3 earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/650 words - 35 min 也就是说[也就是說] ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1 in other words; that is to say; so; thus 3 建成[建成] jian4 cheng2 to establish; to build 2 期中[期中] qi1 zhong1 interim; midterm 1 动工[動工] dong4 gong1 to start (a building project) 1 可疑[可疑] ke3 yi2 suspicious; dubious 16 春[春] chun1 spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life 25 施[施] shi1 to grant; to give; to bestow; to act; to carry out 2 粥[粥] zhou1 congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wan3] 2 救济[救濟] jiu4 ji4 emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods 2 流民[流民] liu2 min2 refugee 3 名录[名錄] ming2 lu4 directory 18 彼[彼] bi3 that; those; (one) another 10 距[距] ju4 at a distance of; distance; to be apart 6 建造[建造] jian4 zao4 to construct; to build 6 筹措[籌措] chou2 cuo4 to raise (money) 2 鼓[鼓] gu3 drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell 15 多次[多次] duo1 ci4 many times; repeatedly 2 不知[不知] bu4 zhi1 not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) 57 添[添] tian1 to add; to increase; to replenish 2 征用[征用] zheng1 yong4 to expropriate; to commandeer 2 防火[防火] fang2 huo3 to protect against fire 1 传递[傳遞] chuan2 di4 to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive 5 打从[打從] da3 cong2 from; (ever) since 1 不少[不少] bu4 shao3 many; a lot; not few 13 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]) 52 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/675 words - 37 min 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 8 老百姓[老百姓] lao3 bai3 xing4 ordinary people; the "person in the street"; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 似的[似的] shi4 de5 seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5] 13 回报[回報] hui2 bao4 (in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate 3 全家[全家] quan2 jia1 whole family 7 死去[死去] si3 qu4 to die 3 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. 5 死因[死因] si3 yin1 cause of death 1 尸体[屍體] shi1 ti3 dead body; corpse; carcass; CL:具[ju4] 5 削[削] xiao1 to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc) 3 削[削] xue1 to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4] 3 发[髮] fa4 hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3] 9 手法[手法] shou3 fa3 technique; trick; skill 4 邻居[鄰居] lin2 ju1 neighbor; next door; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 动手[動手] dong4 shou3 to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch 26 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 98 绝非[絕非] jue2 fei1 absolutely not 1 巨[巨] ju4 very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic 7 如今[如今] ru2 jin1 nowadays; now 28 汹[洶] xiong1 torrential rush; tumultuous 2 背后[背後] bei4 hou4 behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back 26 势力[勢力] shi4 li5 power; (ability to) influence 8 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 3 结[結] jie2 knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel) 7 无处[無處] wu2 chu4 nowhere 3 延寿[延壽] Yan2 shou4 Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang; to extend life 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/700 words - 38 min 太平[太平] tai4 ping2 peace and security 4 银钱[銀錢] yin2 qian2 silver money (in former times) 3 生意[生意] sheng1 yi4 life force; vitality 27 尚未[尚未] shang4 wei4 not yet; still not 9 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) 13 今年[今年] jin1 nian2 this year 15 以往[以往] yi3 wang3 in the past; formerly 2 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] 41 大仙[大仙] da4 xian1 great immortal 8 匠[匠] jiang4 craftsman 10 顺[順] shun4 to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable 38 大师[大師] da4 shi1 great master; master 10 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 37 玄[玄] xuan2 black; mysterious 34 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) 44 兴[興] xing4 feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement 44 庆[慶] qing4 to celebrate 46 外勤[外勤] wai4 qin2 field work; field personnel; any occupation that involves a great deal of field work 1 政务[政務] zheng4 wu4 government affairs 6 神秘[神秘] shen2 mi4 mysterious; mystery 2 遮[遮] zhe1 to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal 9 遮盖[遮蓋] zhe1 gai4 to hide; to cover (one's tracks) 1 据说[據說] ju4 shuo1 it is said that; reportedly 5 永州[永州] Yong3 zhou1 Yongzhou prefecture level city in Hunan 2 赋税[賦稅] fu4 shui4 taxation 4 修造[修造] xiu1 zao4 to build; to repair 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/725 words - 39 min 窥[窺] kui1 to peep; to pry into 2 真容[真容] zhen1 rong2 portrait; genuine appearance; real face 1 全长[全長] quan2 chang2 overall length; span 10 酉[酉] you3 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster; ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west) 9 丑[丑] chou3 clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30° 21 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) 26 赐[賜] ci4 to confer; to bestow; to grant 20 宴[宴] yan4 feast; repose 52 赏[賞] shang3 to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) 35 排队[排隊] pai2 dui4 to line up 2 武[武] wu3 martial; military 63 封[封] feng1 to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters 43 道路[道路] dao4 lu4 road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2] 7 出乱子[出亂子] chu1 luan4 zi5 to go wrong; to get into trouble 1 灯节[燈節] deng1 jie2 the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar) 15 荐[薦] jian4 to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat 1 福[福] fu2 good fortune; happiness; luck 38 门口[門口] men2 kou3 doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 撒[撒] sa1 to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to 18 撒[撒] sa3 to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill 18 花钱[花錢] hua1 qian2 to spend money 17 可笑[可笑] ke3 xiao4 funny; ridiculous 5 踩[踩] cai3 to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote 7 全员[全員] quan2 yuan2 complete personnel; fully manned 2 出动[出動] chu1 dong4 to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops 2 咸盐[鹹鹽] xian2 yan2 salt (colloquial); table salt 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/750 words - 40 min 拦[攔] lan2 to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) 26 不住[不住] bu4 zhu4 repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc) 24 永兴[永興] Yong3 xing1 Yongxing county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan 1 永嘉[永嘉] Yong3 jia1 Yongjia county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang; reign name 307-313 of Jin Emperor Huai 晋怀帝 1 崇仁[崇仁] Chong2 ren2 Chongren county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi 2 突[突] tu1 to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out; sudden; Taiwan pr. [tu2] 2 袭[襲] xi2 to attack; to inherit; classifier for suits (esp. of funeral robes) 6 军官[軍官] jun1 guan1 officer (military) 2 辉[輝] hui1 splendor; to shine upon 12 布防[布防] bu4 fang2 to lay out a defense 5 空虚[空虛] kong1 xu1 hollow; emptiness; meaningless 3 即便[即便] ji2 bian4 even if; even though; right away; immediately 4 士[士] shi4 member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker 11 五十[五十] wu3 shi2 fifty 20 骁[驍] xiao1 brave; good horse; strong 131 高官[高官] gao1 guan1 high official 4 子弟[子弟] zi3 di4 child; the younger generation 2 疏于[疏於] shu1 yu2 to fail to pay sufficient attention to; to be negligent in regard to; to be lacking in 1 训练[訓練] xun4 lian4 to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 拿下[拿下] na2 xia4 to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) 14 二十[二十] er4 shi2 twenty; 20 64 足够[足夠] zu2 gou4 enough; sufficient 5 皇城[皇城] Huang2 cheng2 Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center 29 内城[內城] nei4 cheng2 inner castle; donjon 2 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 21 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep01/775 words - 41 min 意[意] yi4 idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate 35 持有[持有] chi2 you3 to hold (passport, views etc) 2 所得[所得] suo3 de2 what one acquires; one's gains 1 仅[僅] jin3 barely; only; merely 3 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 修[修] xiu1 to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) 46 辅[輔] fu3 to assist; to complement; auxiliary 2 连带[連帶] lian2 dai4 to be related; to entail; to involve; joint (liability etc) 2 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] 59 康[康] kang1 healthy; peaceful; abundant 57 街道[街道] jie1 dao4 street; CL:條|条[tiao2]; subdistrict; residential district 1 沟渠[溝渠] gou1 qu2 channel; moat; irrigation canal 1 绘制[繪製] hui4 zhi4 to draw; to draft 6 详细[詳細] xiang2 xi4 detailed; in detail; minute 3 乃是[乃是] nai3 shi4 equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4] 9 豹[豹] bao4 leopard; panther 7 骑[騎] qi2 to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses 11 营房[營房] ying2 fang2 barracks; living quarters 1 官邸[官邸] guan1 di3 official residence 1 同时[同時] tong2 shi2 at the same time; simultaneously 6 攻击[攻擊] gong1 ji1 to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military) 8 要冲[要衝] yao4 chong1 road hub; major crossroad 1 即使[即使] ji2 shi3 even if; even though 12 读懂[讀懂] du2 dong3 to read and understand 1 阴谋[陰謀] yin1 mou2 plot; conspiracy 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/25 words - 1 min 阳[陽] yang2 positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] 12 盛[盛] sheng4 flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively 7 敲[敲] qiao1 to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge 3 罢[罷] ba4 to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish 1 太阳[太陽] tai4 yang5 sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2] 12 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] 7 最高[最高] zui4 gao1 tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) 5 过节[過節] guo4 jie2 to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) 14 客人[客人] ke4 ren2 visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4] 20 吉利[吉利] ji2 li4 auspicious; lucky; propitious 1 政[政] zheng4 political; politics; government 43 向南[向南] xiang4 nan2 southward 2 向东[向東] xiang4 dong1 eastwards 2 中都[中都] Zhong1 du1 Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing 2 豪[豪] hao2 grand; heroic 6 阔[闊] kuo4 rich; wide; broad 2 访[訪] fang3 to visit; to call on; to seek; to inquire; to investigate 5 衫[衫] shan1 garment; jacket with open slits in place of sleeves 1 湿[濕] shi1 moist; wet 1 季[季] ji4 season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields 7 姜[姜] jiang1 variant of 薑|姜[jiang1] 7 唤[喚] huan4 to call 1 去取[去取] qu4 qu3 to accept or reject 3 浆[漿] jiang1 broth; serum; to starch 4 衣裳[衣裳] yi1 shang5 clothes 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/50 words - 4 min 穿着[穿著] chuan1 zhuo2 attire; clothes; dress 6 难受[難受] nan2 shou4 to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear 3 嫌弃[嫌棄] xian2 qi4 to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore 4 多大[多大] duo1 da4 how big; how much; how old etc 4 娘[娘] niang2 mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate 36 年岁[年歲] nian2 sui4 years of age; age 1 分外[分外] fen4 wai4 exceptionally; not one's responsibility or job 2 伶俐[伶俐] ling2 li4 clever; witty; intelligent 3 依着[依著] yi1 zhe5 in accordance with 2 识货[識貨] shi2 huo4 to know what's what 3 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 51 偷偷[偷偷] tou1 tou1 stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly 5 制[製] zhi4 to manufacture; to make 10 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 9 材料[材料] cai2 liao4 material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 3 合适[合適] he2 shi4 suitable; fitting; appropriate 5 天上[天上] tian1 shang4 celestial; heavenly 16 星星[星星] xing1 xing5 star in the sky 12 阙[闕] que4 Imperial city watchtower (old); fault; deficiency 69 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 70 至[至] zhi4 to arrive; most; to; until 45 妳[妳] ni3 you (female); variant of 你[ni3] 545 哪儿[哪兒] na3 r5 where?; wherever; anywhere 158 嗯[嗯] en5 interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement 4 死囚[死囚] si3 qiu2 prisoner that awaits execution; convict sentenced to death; someone on death row 39 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/75 words - 6 min 今[今] jin1 today; modern; present; current; this; now 12 平安[平安] ping2 an1 safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace 14 趁机[趁機] chen4 ji1 to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation 5 逃跑[逃跑] tao2 pao3 to flee from sth; to run away; to escape 5 狐狸[狐狸] hu2 li5 fox; fig. sly and treacherous person 6 哄骗[哄騙] hong3 pian4 to deceive; to cheat 2 活命[活命] huo2 ming4 life; to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living 20 黎民[黎民] li2 min2 the common people; the great unwashed 5 舍[捨] she3 to give up; to abandon; to give alms 3 立[立] li4 to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately 40 功[功] gong1 meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) 71 严苛[嚴苛] yan2 ke1 severe; harsh 4 得出[得出] de2 chu1 to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion) 12 狱[獄] yu4 prison 13 呈送[呈送] cheng2 song4 to present; to render 4 临时[臨時] lin2 shi2 as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc 6 移调[移調] yi2 diao4 to transpose (music) 1 公文[公文] gong1 wen2 document 23 拆台[拆臺] chai1 tai2 (theater) to dismantle the stage; (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet; to undermine sb's plans 1 自行[自行] zi4 xing2 voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self- 7 请辞[請辭] qing3 ci2 to ask sb to resign from a post 3 滚蛋[滾蛋] gun3 dan4 get out of here!; beat it! 7 黍[黍] shu3 broomcorn millet; glutinous millet 3 船[船] chuan2 boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1] 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/100 words - 8 min 武器[武器] wu3 qi4 weapon; arms; CL:種|种[zhong3] 7 把头[把頭] ba3 tou2 labor contractor; gangmaster 1 抬[抬] tai2 to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry 3 持械[持械] chi2 xie4 armed (robbery etc) 2 外出[外出] wai4 chu1 to go out; to go away (on a trip etc) 1 恐怕[恐怕] kong3 pa4 fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe 34 都尉[都尉] du1 wei4 military rank 129 取回[取回] qu3 hui2 to retrieve 4 长三[長三] chang2 san1 (old) high-class prostitute 1 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] 13 寸[寸] cun4 a unit of length; inch; thumb 12 对战[對戰] dui4 zhan4 to do battle (with sb) 1 不利[不利] bu4 li4 unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental 6 十七[十七] shi2 qi1 seventeen; 17 9 石[石] shi2 rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 44 堡[堡] bao3 an earthwork; castle; position of defense; stronghold; used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad" 33 拒[拒] ju4 to resist; to repel; to refuse 1 无用[無用] wu2 yong4 useless; worthless 11 胆小[膽小] dan3 xiao3 cowardice; timid 11 他人[他人] ta1 ren2 another; sb else; other people 18 壁[壁] bi4 wall; rampart 1 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 16 辱[辱] ru3 disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4] 12 竟[竟] jing4 unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed 17 念旧[念舊] nian4 jiu4 to remember old friends; to cherish old friendships; for old time's sake 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/125 words - 9 min 记仇[記仇] ji4 chou2 to hold a grudge 2 的确[的確] di2 que4 really; indeed 4 不再[不再] bu4 zai4 no more; no longer 14 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) 69 一诺千金[一諾千金] yi1 nuo4 qian1 jin1 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept 2 无悔[無悔] wu2 hui3 to have no regrets 18 太白[太白] Tai4 bai2 Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi; Venus 13 作[作] zuo4 to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works 35 禁[禁] jin1 to endure 4 禁[禁] jin4 to prohibit; to forbid 4 庭[庭] ting2 main hall; front courtyard; law court 5 昼[晝] zhou4 daytime 2 莺[鶯] ying1 oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers 3 羽[羽] yu3 feather; 5th note in pentatonic scale 9 披[披] pi1 to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out 8 绣[繡] xiu4 to embroider; embroidery 2 草[草] cao3 grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] 10 斗[斗] dou3 dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]; decaliter; peck; cup or dipper shaped object; old variant of 陡[dou3] 6 赌[賭] du3 to bet; to gamble 6 珠[珠] zhu1 bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1] 3 玑[璣] ji1 irregular pearl 2 残[殘] can2 to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus 5 妆[妝] zhuang1 (of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume 10 閒[閒] jian1 variant of 間|间[jian1] 14 舞[舞] wu3 to dance; to wield; to brandish 7 霓裳[霓裳] ni2 chang2 nichang, rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/150 words - 10 min 腰肢[腰肢] yao1 zhi1 waist 2 窈窕[窈窕] yao3 tiao3 sweet, fair, and graceful (of a woman); a seductive woman; secluded (bower) 2 旋[旋] xuan2 to revolve; a loop; a circle 4 君王[君王] jun1 wang2 sovereign king 3 一心[一心] yi1 xin1 wholeheartedly; heart and soul 12 盼[盼] pan4 to hope for; to long for; to expect 1 参与[參與] can1 yu4 to participate (in sth) 7 有朝一日[有朝一日] you3 zhao1 yi1 ri4 one day; sometime in the future 1 执笔[執筆] zhi2 bi3 to write; to do the actual writing 1 国策[國策] guo2 ce4 a national policy 4 后宫[後宮] hou4 gong1 harem; chambers of imperial concubines 2 冶游[冶遊] ye3 you2 to go courting; to visit a brothel (old); related to 野遊|野游[ye3 you2] 1 助兴[助興] zhu4 xing4 to add to the fun; to liven things up 1 轻浮[輕浮] qing1 fu2 frivolous; careless; giddy 1 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] 3 有如[有如] you3 ru2 to be like sth; similar to; alike 1 弄臣[弄臣] nong4 chen2 emperor's favorite courtier 1 其中[其中] qi2 zhong1 among; in; included among these 16 心酸[心酸] xin1 suan1 to feel sad 1 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 8 冶[冶] ye3 to smelt; to cast; seductive in appearance 1 华丽[華麗] hua2 li4 gorgeous 2 务实[務實] wu4 shi2 pragmatic; dealing with concrete issues 2 复[覆] fu4 variant of 復|复[fu4]; to reply to a letter 8 天地[天地] tian1 di4 heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity 8 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/175 words - 10 min 有意[有意] you3 yi4 to intend; intentionally; interested in 1 绝[絕] jue2 to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means 5 粒[粒] li4 grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) 2 升天[升天] sheng1 tian1 lit. to ascend to heaven; to die 1 衢[衢] qu2 thoroughfare 1 鸣[鳴] ming2 to cry (of birds, animals and insects) 1 珂[珂] ke1 jade-like stone 1 游[遊] you2 to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel 16 帝都[帝都] di4 du1 imperial capital 1 焉[焉] yan1 where; how 3 昂藏[昂藏] ang2 cang2 tall and strongly built; stalwart; courageous 2 丈夫[丈夫] zhang4 fu5 husband; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 诗[詩] shi1 poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse 15 听不懂[聽不懂] ting1 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is hearing 8 宰相[宰相] zai3 xiang4 prime minister (in feudal China) 20 天下[天下] tian1 xia4 land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule 51 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 1 钟[鐘] zhong1 clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell; CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4] 3 鼎[鼎] ding3 ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs; pot (dialect); to enter upon a period of (classical); Kangxi radical 206; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes 1 世家[世家] shi4 jia1 family influential for generations; aristocratic family 1 担[擔] dan1 to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility 20 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) 9 心智[心智] xin1 zhi4 wisdom 2 佑[佑] you4 to assist; to protect 9 林[林] lin2 woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things) 145 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/200 words - 12 min 惯[慣] guan4 accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) 5 罗织[羅織] luo2 zhi1 to frame sb; to cook up imaginary charges against sb 4 非[非] fei1 to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must 23 罪名[罪名] zui4 ming2 criminal charge; accusation 19 着力[著力] zhuo2 li4 to put effort into sth; to try really hard 1 除[除] chu2 to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including 10 取而代之[取而代之] qu3 er2 dai4 zhi1 to substitute for sb; to remove and replace 1 执掌[執掌] zhi2 zhang3 to wield (power etc) 3 权[權] quan2 authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary 23 一生[一生] yi1 sheng1 all one's life; throughout one's life 23 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 27 错处[錯處] cuo4 chu5 fault 2 必得[必得] bi4 dei3 must; have to 2 升官[升官] sheng1 guan1 to get promoted 2 天长[天長] Tian1 chang2 Tianchang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui 1 办事[辦事] ban4 shi4 to handle (affairs); to work 71 坑骗[坑騙] keng1 pian4 to cheat; to swindle 1 口气[口氣] kou3 qi4 tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone 8 官阶[官階] guan1 jie1 official rank 3 率[率] lu:4 rate; frequency 46 率[率] shuai4 to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually 46 协助[協助] xie2 zhu4 to provide assistance; to aid 3 办案[辦案] ban4 an4 to handle a case 43 出差[出差] chu1 chai1 to go on an official or business trip 1 池[池] chi2 pond; reservoir; moat 4 否则[否則] fou3 ze2 if not; otherwise; else; or else 9 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/225 words - 13 min 功名[功名] gong1 ming2 scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory 1 眨眼[眨眼] zha3 yan3 to blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye 1 转译[轉譯] zhuan3 yi4 to translate (to another language); to convert 4 信令[信令] xin4 ling4 signaling (engineering) 3 符[符] fu2 mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond to; tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide 6 八卦[八卦] ba1 gua4 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip; gossipy 3 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] 7 象[象] xiang4 elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate 3 变化[變化] bian4 hua4 change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 设计[設計] she4 ji4 plan; design; to design; to plan; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 繁复[繁複] fan2 fu4 complicated 1 短时间[短時間] duan3 shi2 jian1 short term; short time 1 难以[難以] nan2 yi3 hard to (predict, imagine etc) 7 记忆[記憶] ji4 yi4 to remember; to recall; memory; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 加以[加以] jia1 yi3 in addition; moreover; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) 2 快速[快速] kuai4 su4 fast; high-speed; rapid 1 姚[姚] yao2 handsome; good-looking 108 天生[天生] tian1 sheng1 nature; disposition; innate; natural 5 苦练[苦練] ku3 lian4 to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears 1 比如[比如] bi3 ru2 for example; for instance; such as 4 全城[全城] quan2 cheng2 whole city 25 擒[擒] qin2 to capture 5 武职[武職] wu3 zhi2 military official; military position (i.e. job) 3 待命[待命] dai4 ming4 to be on call; to be on standby 4 尊荣[尊榮] zun1 rong2 honor and glory 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/250 words - 16 min 权势[權勢] quan2 shi4 power; influence 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 9 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 13 代[代] dai4 to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon 29 形制[形制] xing2 zhi4 form; shape; structure; design 1 委任[委任] wei3 ren4 to appoint 2 逃脱[逃脫] tao2 tuo1 to run away; to escape 9 学生[學生] xue2 sheng5 student; schoolchild 7 寻[尋] xun2 to search; to look for; to seek 23 上佳[上佳] shang4 jia1 excellent; outstanding; great 2 鹰犬[鷹犬] ying1 quan3 hawks and hounds; (fig.) running dogs; hired thugs 3 实[實] shi2 real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely 23 考评[考評] kao3 ping2 evaluation; to investigate and evaluate 1 亲信[親信] qin1 xin4 trusted aide 2 明日[明日] ming2 ri4 tomorrow 14 差池[差池] cha1 chi2 mistake; error; mishap 6 晨[晨] chen2 morning; dawn; daybreak 9 唆[唆] suo1 to suck; to incite 3 弹劾[彈劾] tan2 he2 to accuse of misconduct (in official task); to impeach 9 功过[功過] gong1 guo4 merits and demerits; contributions and errors 5 相抵[相抵] xiang1 di3 to balance up; to offset; to counterbalance 3 单纯[單純] dan1 chun2 simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely 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 6 斡旋[斡旋] wo4 xuan2 to mediate (a conflict etc) 5 闻[聞] wen2 to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at 217 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/275 words - 17 min 成真[成真] cheng2 zhen1 to come true 2 代行[代行] dai4 xing2 to act as a substitute; to act on sb's behalf 1 皇权[皇權] huang2 quan2 imperial power 3 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 15 骊山[驪山] Li2 shan1 Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor 5 温泉[溫泉] wen1 quan2 hot spring; spa; onsen 6 怪不得[怪不得] guai4 bu5 de5 no wonder!; so that's why! 3 醉[醉] zui4 intoxicated 3 敌[敵] di2 enemy; to be a match for; to rival; to resist; to withstand 17 颁[頒] ban1 to promulgate; to send out; to issue; to grant or confer 9 堪忧[堪憂] kan1 you1 worrying; bleak 8 注明[注明] zhu4 ming2 to clearly indicate 6 颁布[頒布] ban1 bu4 to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws, decrees etc) 3 今晚[今晚] jin1 wan3 tonight 15 时分[時分] shi2 fen1 time; period during the day; one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 7 之上[之上] zhi1 shang4 above 13 收回[收回] shou1 hui2 to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke 5 正确[正確] zheng4 que4 correct; proper 2 数字[數字] shu4 zi4 numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 8 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 13 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] 6 注[註] zhu4 to register; to annotate; note; comment 2 经历[經歷] jing1 li4 experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through 6 狠[狠] hen3 ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3] 4 辣[辣] la4 hot (spicy); pungent 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/300 words - 18 min 毒[毒] du2 poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics 3 杀人[殺人] sha1 ren2 homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) 20 尊[尊] zun1 senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel 16 阎罗[閻羅] Yan2 luo2 Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja 12 入狱[入獄] ru4 yu4 to go to jail; to be sent to prison 5 连同[連同] lian2 tong2 together with; along with 3 上官[上官] shang4 guan1 high-ranking official; superior 2 尉[尉] wei4 military officer 12 故[故] gu4 happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead 13 获[獲] huo4 to catch; to obtain; to capture 2 备用[備用] bei4 yong4 reserve; spare; alternate; backup 4 重用[重用] zhong4 yong4 to put in an important position 3 防范[防範] fang2 fan4 to be on guard; wariness; to guard against; preventive 1 逆反[逆反] ni4 fan3 rebellious behavior; opposite; ob- 1 夥计[夥計] huo3 ji5 variant of 伙計|伙计[huo3 ji5] 7 水盆[水盆] shui3 pen2 basin 5 羊肉[羊肉] yang2 rou4 mutton; goat meat 8 晶[晶] jing1 crystal 3 柿子[柿子] shi4 zi5 persimmon; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 稍[稍] shao1 somewhat; a little 12 带累[帶累] dai4 lei3 to get sb involved in one's trouble; Taiwan pr. [dai4 lei4] 4 吃货[吃貨] chi1 huo4 chowhound; foodie; a good-for-nothing 1 正宗[正宗] zheng4 zong1 orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine 2 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 7 蜜[蜜] mi4 honey 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/325 words - 19 min 客官[客官] ke4 guan1 (polite appellation for a guest at a hotel etc) 6 后退[後退] hou4 tui4 to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat 3 战术[戰術] zhan4 shu4 tactics 1 阎王[閻王] Yan2 wang2 same as 閻羅王|阎罗王; Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja 7 饿肚子[餓肚子] e4 du4 zi5 to go hungry; to starve 2 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) 7 这儿[這兒] zhe4 r5 here 136 街[街] jie1 street; CL:條|条[tiao2] 24 对面[對面] dui4 mian4 (sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face 4 柔[柔] rou2 soft; flexible; supple; yielding; rho (Greek letter Ρρ) 4 嘉[嘉] jia1 excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend 15 玉[玉] yu4 jade 10 胭脂[胭脂] yan1 zhi1 rouge 2 香粉[香粉] xiang1 fen3 face powder; talcum powder 2 繁华[繁華] fan2 hua2 flourishing; bustling 5 地段[地段] di4 duan4 section; district 1 脂粉[脂粉] zhi1 fen3 cosmetics 1 成本[成本] cheng2 ben3 (manufacturing, production etc) costs 2 低[低] di1 low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline 16 售价[售價] shou4 jia4 selling price 1 进出[進出] jin4 chu1 to enter or exit; to go through 3 杀头[殺頭] sha1 tou2 to behead 4 买卖[買賣] mai3 mai4 buying and selling; business; business transactions; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4] 9 哄[哄] hong1 roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) 6 店家[店家] dian4 jia1 proprietor of a shop or restaurant; landlord; shop 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/350 words - 22 min 挣[掙] zheng4 to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money) 9 私藏[私藏] si1 cang2 secret store; a stash (of contraband) 3 越[越] yue4 to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more 51 同党[同黨] tong2 dang3 member of the same party; member of the same group; accomplice 10 说实话[說實話] shuo1 shi2 hua4 to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly 10 砸[砸] za2 to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle 10 胃口[胃口] wei4 kou3 appetite; liking 1 碗[碗] wan3 bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 8 估计[估計] gu1 ji4 to estimate; to reckon; CL:個|个[ge4]; (coll.) to suppose 5 隔[隔] ge2 to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of 7 孟[孟] meng4 first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers 2 婆[婆] po2 grandmother; matron; mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship) 6 汤[湯] tang1 soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled 8 反抗[反抗] fan3 kang4 to resist; to rebel 6 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) 27 头儿[頭兒] tou2 r5 leader 51 里边[裡邊] li3 bian5 inside 14 官府[官府] guan1 fu3 authorities; feudal official 22 马脚[馬腳] ma3 jiao3 sth one wishes to conceal; the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag") 3 教训[教訓] jiao4 xun5 lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb 1 没用[沒用] mei2 yong4 useless 22 干嘛[幹嘛] gan4 ma2 what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? 31 召集[召集] zhao4 ji2 to convene; to gather 4 后门[後門] hou4 men2 the back door; fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure); anus 3 出入[出入] chu1 ru4 to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent 17 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/375 words - 25 min 地下[地下] di4 xia4 underground; subterranean; covert 13 商会[商會] shang1 hui4 chamber of commerce 2 头目[頭目] tou2 mu4 ringleader; gang leader; chieftain 1 藏匿[藏匿] cang2 ni4 to cover up; to conceal; to go into hiding 3 往日[往日] wang3 ri4 former days; the past 1 有用[有用] you3 yong4 useful 44 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 13 丸[丸] wan2 ball; pellet; pill 9 连累[連累] lian2 lei3 to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc) 5 薄[薄] bo2 meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near 6 荷[荷] he2 lotus 5 金银[金銀] jin1 yin2 gold and silver 1 打手[打手] da3 shou5 hired thug 4 递[遞] di4 to hand over; to pass on sth; to gradually increase or decrease; progressively 9 疑[疑] yi2 to doubt; to suspect 13 妙[妙] miao4 clever; wonderful 5 机灵[機靈] ji1 ling5 clever; quick-witted 5 晚点[晚點] wan3 dian3 (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner 1 火气[火氣] huo3 qi4 anger; internal heat (TCM) 2 壮[壯] zhuang4 to strengthen; strong; robust 1 顶风[頂風] ding3 feng1 to face into the wind; against the wind; fig. against the law 1 尿尿[尿尿] niao4 niao4 to pee 1 尿[尿] niao4 to urinate; urine; CL:泡[pao1] 8 丈[丈] zhang4 measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male 1 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 12 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/400 words - 27 min 参见[參見] can1 jian4 to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to 2 世人[世人] shi4 ren2 people (in general); people around the world; everyone 9 夕阳[夕陽] xi1 yang2 sunset; the setting sun 1 刺目[刺目] ci4 mu4 gaudy; glaring; unpleasant to the eyes 1 第二天[第二天] di4 er4 tian1 next day; the morrow 4 升起[升起] sheng1 qi3 to raise; to hoist; to rise 1 旧[舊] jiu4 old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) 10 早已[早已] zao3 yi3 long ago; for a long time 9 折射[折射] zhe2 she4 to refract; refraction; to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of) 1 一旦[一旦] yi1 dan4 in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day 14 倦[倦] juan4 tired 2 无所作为[無所作為] wu2 suo3 zuo4 wei2 attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless 1 偕同[偕同] xie2 tong2 along with; accompanied by; together with 1 严[嚴] yan2 tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father 31 纵情[縱情] zong4 qing2 to your heart's content 1 歌舞[歌舞] ge1 wu3 singing and dancing 3 子民[子民] zi3 min2 people 17 漫漫[漫漫] man4 man4 long; endless; boundless 1 此次[此次] ci3 ci4 this time 4 斗胆[斗膽] dou3 dan3 (courteous) to be so bold as to 1 前来[前來] qian2 lai2 to come (formal); before; previously 10 左右[左右] zuo3 you4 left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence 10 年前[年前] nian2 qian2 before the end of the year; before the new year 8 官场[官場] guan1 chang3 officialdom; bureaucracy 14 流传[流傳] liu2 chuan2 to spread; to circulate; to hand down 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/425 words - 28 min 心中[心中] xin1 zhong1 central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart 23 远离[遠離] yuan3 li2 to be far from; to keep away from 1 浪[浪] lang4 wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble 2 山[山] shan1 mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable 28 实则[實則] shi2 ze2 actually; in fact 11 棋[棋] qi2 chess; chess-like game; a game of chess; CL:盤|盘[pan2]; chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] 104 四处[四處] si4 chu4 all over the place; everywhere and all directions 4 不法[不法] bu4 fa3 lawless; illegal; unlawful 7 强行[強行] qiang2 xing2 to do sth by force 3 拆毁[拆毀] chai1 hui3 to dismantle; to demolish 2 大片[大片] da4 pian4 wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie 2 民宅[民宅] min2 zhai2 house; people's homes 5 户主[戶主] hu4 zhu3 head of the household 3 歌姬[歌姬] ge1 ji1 female singer 1 苦心经营[苦心經營] ku3 xin1 jing1 ying2 to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts 2 对话[對話] dui4 hua4 dialogue; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 倡议[倡議] chang4 yi4 to suggest; to initiate; proposal; initiative 1 勃[勃] bo2 flourishing; prosperous; suddenly; abruptly 16 兴建[興建] xing1 jian4 to build; to construct 8 使馆[使館] shi3 guan3 consulate; diplomatic mission 12 缓和[緩和] huan3 he2 to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild 1 邦交[邦交] bang1 jiao1 relations between two countries; diplomatic relations 1 责[責] ze2 duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame 5 工期[工期] gong1 qi1 time allocated for a project; completion date 1 不惜[不惜] bu4 xi1 not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth) 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/450 words - 30 min 勾结[勾結] gou1 jie2 to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with 13 帮派[幫派] bang1 pai4 gang; faction 4 驱赶[驅趕] qu1 gan3 to drive (vehicle); to drive out; to chase away; to herd (people towards a gate) 1 殴[毆] ou1 to beat up; to hit sb 13 原址[原址] yuan2 zhi3 original location 1 住户[住戶] zhu4 hu4 household; inhabitant; householder 4 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 4 酒醉[酒醉] jiu3 zui4 to become drunk 1 家传[家傳] jia1 chuan2 handed down in a family; family traditions 1 玉佩[玉佩] yu4 pei4 jade pendant; jade ornament 7 证人[證人] zheng4 ren2 witness 5 证物[證物] zheng4 wu4 exhibit (law) 11 当着[當著] dang1 zhe5 in front of; in the presence of 4 呈[呈] cheng2 to present to a superior; memorial; petition; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color) 11 查办[查辦] cha2 ban4 to investigate and handle (a criminal case) 7 错漏[錯漏] cuo4 lou4 error and negligence 5 顾[顧] gu4 to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to 5 私售[私售] si1 shou4 see 私賣|私卖[si1 mai4] 3 搜查[搜查] sou1 cha2 to search 1 鄙[鄙] bi3 rustic; low; base; mean; to despise; to scorn 5 正经[正經] zheng4 jing1 decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards 2 出售[出售] chu1 shou4 to sell; to offer for sale; to put on the market 3 搜[搜] sou1 to search 15 老夫[老夫] lao3 fu1 I (spoken by an old man) 6 京兆[京兆] jing1 zhao4 capital of a country 24 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/475 words - 35 min 尹[尹] yin3 to administer; to oversee; to run; magistrate (old) 7 老人家[老人家] lao3 ren2 jia1 polite term for old woman or man 7 靠山[靠山] kao4 shan1 patron; supporter; close to a mountain 1 黄[黃] huang2 yellow; pornographic; to fall through 12 驰援[馳援] chi2 yuan2 to rush to the rescue 8 牛马[牛馬] niu2 ma3 oxen and horses; beasts of burden; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 商栈[商棧] shang1 zhan4 inn; caravansary 2 疏勒[疏勒] Shu1 le4 Shule ancient name for modern Kashgar; Shule county in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang 1 商人[商人] shang1 ren2 merchant; businessman 6 脾气[脾氣] pi2 qi5 character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 暴[暴] bao4 sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure 1 怎[怎] zen3 how 12 援[援] yuan2 to help; to assist; to aid 32 赶赴[趕赴] gan3 fu4 to hurry; to rush 3 增援[增援] zeng1 yuan2 to reinforce 7 傻瓜[傻瓜] sha3 gua1 idiot; fool 2 报官[報官] bao4 guan1 to report a case to the authorities (old) 2 就近[就近] jiu4 jin4 nearby; in a close neighborhood 2 医[醫] yi1 medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat 6 馆[館] guan3 building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1] 8 糟[糟] zao1 dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined 6 怀远[懷遠] Huai2 yuan3 Huaiyuan county in Bengbu 蚌埠[Beng4 bu4], Anhui 46 不得[不得] bu4 de2 must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot 33 地道[地道] di4 dao5 authentic; genuine; typical; from a place known for the product; thorough; conscientious 4 北[北] bei3 north; to be defeated (classical) 8 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/500 words - 38 min 沿着[沿著] yan2 zhe5 to go along; to follow 1 示[示] shi4 to show; to reveal 5 众[眾] zhong4 many; numerous; crowd; multitude 39 户[戶] hu4 a household; door; family 14 似[似] si4 to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than 18 聚众[聚眾] ju4 zhong4 to gather a crowd; to muster 1 死伤[死傷] si3 shang1 casualties; dead and injured 9 调查[調查] diao4 cha2 investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 4 初三[初三] chu1 san1 third year in junior middle school 2 燃[燃] ran2 to burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to raise (hopes) 38 大典[大典] da4 dian3 ceremony; collection of classical writings 4 传令[傳令] chuan2 ling4 to transmit an order 17 代价[代價] dai4 jia4 price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) 9 务必[務必] wu4 bi4 must; to need to; to be sure to 16 獠[獠] liao2 fierce; hunt; name of a tribe 1 树[樹] shu4 tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up 12 梨[梨] li2 pear; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 干[干] gan1 to concern; to interfere; shield; stem 8 谒[謁] ye4 to visit (a superior) 9 诗文[詩文] shi1 wen2 poetry and literature 19 祆[祆] Xian1 Ormazda, the Sun God of the Zoroastrians and Manicheans; the Sun God 12 祠[祠] ci2 shrine; to offer a sacrifice 11 安禄山[安祿山] An1 Lu4 shan1 An Lushan (703-757), famous general and favorite of Tang emperor Xuanzong, eventually precipitated catastrophic An Shi rebellion (755-763) 4 大有[大有] da4 you3 there is much; (literary) abundance 1 干系[干係] gan1 xi4 responsibility 8 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/525 words - 42 min 近来[近來] jin4 lai2 recently; lately 7 颇为[頗為] po1 wei2 rather; quite 2 重视[重視] zhong4 shi4 to attach importance to sth; to value 1 兵戎[兵戎] bing1 rong2 arms; weapons 1 知晓[知曉] zhi1 xiao3 to know; to understand 13 球[球] qiu2 ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3] 3 毡[氈] zhan1 felt (fabric) 1 帐[帳] zhang4 covering veil; canopy; screen; tent; variant of 賬|账[zhang4] 10 设在[設在] she4 zai4 located at; set up in a particular location 1 天空[天空] tian1 kong1 sky 1 雄鹰[雄鷹] xiong2 ying1 male eagle; tercel (male falcon used in falconry) 1 惧[懼] ju4 to fear 1 狂风[狂風] kuang2 feng1 gale; squall; whole gale (meteorology) 1 麻[麻] ma2 generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb 22 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 18 尔[爾] er3 thus; so; like that; you; thou 13 刹[剎] sha1 to brake 59 人定[人定] ren2 ding4 middle of the night; the dead of night 1 确切[確切] que4 qie4 definite; exact; precise 4 时机[時機] shi2 ji1 fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity 1 贵人[貴人] gui4 ren2 nobility; person of high rank 7 款[款] kuan3 section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product) 1 梦中[夢中] meng4 zhong1 in a dream 2 乐土[樂土] le4 tu3 happy place; paradise; haven 3 荣耀[榮耀] rong2 yao4 honor; glory 9 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep02/533 words - 43 min 降临[降臨] jiang4 lin2 to descend; to arrive; to come 6 黑色[黑色] hei1 se4 black 8 骨头[骨頭] gu3 tou5 bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness 11 铺[鋪] pu1 to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker 4 铺[鋪] pu4 plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station 4 重生[重生] chong2 sheng1 rebirth 3 意味着[意味著] yi4 wei4 zhe5 to signify; to mean; to imply 1 献[獻] xian4 to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) 6 圆满[圓滿] yuan2 man3 satisfactory; consummate; perfect 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep03/25 words - 2 min 可靠[可靠] ke3 kao4 reliable 4 弹[彈] dan4 crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball 10 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) 10 劾[劾] he2 to impeach 8 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 吉[吉] ji2 lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9) 74 温[溫] wen1 warm; lukewarm; temperature; to warm up; mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); fever (TCM); old variant of 瘟[wen1] 32 大功[大功] da4 gong1 great merit; great service 1 今夜[今夜] jin1 ye4 tonight; this evening 28 权柄[權柄] quan2 bing3 authority 5 宿敌[宿敵] su4 di2 old enemy 1 废黜[廢黜] fei4 chu4 to depose (a king) 6 扶持[扶持] fu2 chi2 to help; to assist 2 王子[王子] wang2 zi3 prince; son of a king 11 掌[掌] zhang3 palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield 6 生计[生計] sheng1 ji4 livelihood 3 千秋万代[千秋萬代] qian1 qiu1 wan4 dai4 throughout the ages 10 圣[聖] sheng4 holy; sacred; saint; sage 34 声名[聲名] sheng1 ming2 reputation; declaration 1 眷[眷] juan4 concern; wife and children 3 不胜[不勝] bu4 sheng4 cannot bear or stand; be unequal to; very; extremely 2 惶恐[惶恐] huang2 kong3 terrified 2 外边[外邊] wai4 bian5 outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home 3 阴阳[陰陽] yin1 yang2 yin and yang 2 绿[綠] lu:4 green 23 眉[眉] mei2 eyebrow; upper margin 6 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep03/50 words - 5 min 闯进[闖進] chuang3 jin4 to burst in 2 鲁[魯] lu3 (bound form) crass; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords) 8 松开[鬆開] song1 kai1 to release; to let go; to loosen; to untie; to come loose 3 住手[住手] zhu4 shou3 to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand 9 轰[轟] hong1 explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel 12 异动[異動] yi4 dong4 to shift; to alter; unusual change; abnormal move 1 大量[大量] da4 liang4 great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous 11 聚集[聚集] ju4 ji2 to assemble; to gather 1 围住[圍住] wei2 zhu4 to surround; to gird 1 知会[知會] zhi1 hui4 to inform; to tell; to notify; notification 6 出面[出面] chu1 mian4 to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up 13 联络[聯絡] lian2 luo4 to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection 11 协[協] xie2 to cooperate; to harmonize; to help; to assist; to join 1 司仪[司儀] si1 yi2 master of ceremonies (MC) 12 厢[廂] xiang1 box (in theater); side room; side 1 共同[共同] gong4 tong2 common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative 4 平息[平息] ping2 xi1 to settle (a dispute); to quieten down; to suppress 3 怒[怒] nu4 anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous 8 立即[立即] li4 ji2 immediately 13 左近[左近] zuo3 jin4 near by 9 入场[入場] ru4 chang3 to enter the venue for a meeting; to enter into an examination; to enter a stadium, arena etc 2 调遣[調遣] diao4 qian3 to dispatch; to assign; a dispatch 5 使不得[使不得] shi3 bu5 de5 cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable 1 带兵[帶兵] dai4 bing1 to lead troops 6 进入[進入] jin4 ru4 to enter; to join; to go into 8 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep03/75 words - 10 min 怪罪[怪罪] guai4 zui4 to blame 4 无干[無干] wu2 gan1 to have nothing to do with 4 问话[問話] wen4 hua4 questioning (a suspect); interrogation 5 夥[夥] huo3 many; numerous 11 丢失[丟失] diu1 shi1 to lose; lost 1 身亡[身亡] shen1 wang2 to die 5 会集[會集] hui4 ji2 to come together; to assemble 1 地盘[地盤] di4 pan2 domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth 3 杀死[殺死] sha1 si3 to kill 5 上司[上司] shang4 si5 boss; superior 4 熊[熊] xiong2 bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable 44 仙[仙] xian1 immortal 4 州[州] zhou1 prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland) 25 程[程] cheng2 rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence 21 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 24 挚友[摯友] zhi4 you3 intimate friend; close friend 4 报仇[報仇] bao4 chou2 to take revenge; to avenge 11 废话[廢話] fei4 hua4 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) 7 冲出[衝出] chong1 chu1 to rush out 1 放走[放走] fang4 zou3 to release; to set free; to allow (a person or an animal) to go; to liberate 5 劫[劫] jie2 to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1] 32 自己人[自己人] zi4 ji3 ren2 those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us 8 留步[留步] liu2 bu4 (said by departing guest) no need to see me out 1 放行[放行] fang4 xing2 to let pass 5 跪下[跪下] gui4 xia5 to kneel down 38 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep03/100 words - 13 min 跪[跪] gui4 to kneel 17 奴[奴] nu2 slave 63 即时[即時] ji2 shi2 immediate 1 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 12 职[職] zhi2 office; duty 24 押[押] ya1 to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign 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 50 索要[索要] suo3 yao4 to ask for; to request; to demand 3 勇于[勇於] yong3 yu2 to dare to; to be brave enough to 2 兰[蘭] lan2 orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰) 1 相国[相國] xiang4 guo2 prime minister (in ancient China) 1 在乎[在乎] zai4 hu5 to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2] 6 行动[行動] xing2 dong4 operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile 14 失败[失敗] shi1 bai4 to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4] 4 风声[風聲] feng1 sheng1 sound of the wind; rumor; talk; news; reputation 1 官职[官職] guan1 zhi2 an official position; a job in the bureaucracy 7 指挥[指揮] zhi3 hui1 to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4] 7 教诲[教誨] jiao4 hui4 to instruct 3 得逞[得逞] de2 cheng3 to prevail; to have one's way; to get away with it 4 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 12 处处[處處] chu4 chu4 everywhere; in all respects 3 伏兵[伏兵] fu2 bing1 hidden troops; ambush 1 不慎[不慎] bu4 shen4 incautious; inattentive 3 倾[傾] qing1 to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out 5 祸[禍] huo4 disaster; misfortune; calamity 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep03/125 words - 15 min 八十[八十] ba1 shi2 eighty; 80 7 无所谓[無所謂] wu2 suo3 wei4 to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be 1 惜[惜] xi1 to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2] 4 保靖[保靖] Bao3 jing4 Baojing county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] 1 歇[歇] xie1 to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while 11 一会儿[一會兒] yi1 hui4 r5 a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] 28 兮[兮] xi1 (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊) 1 志[志] zhi4 aspiration; ambition; the will 5 良图[良圖] liang2 tu2 good plan; right strategy; to take one's time forming the right decision 1 喝酒[喝酒] he1 jiu3 to drink (alcohol) 7 老头子[老頭子] lao3 tou2 zi5 (coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man 4 算计[算計] suan4 ji5 to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme 3 说明[說明] shuo1 ming2 to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4] 12 英雄[英雄] ying1 xiong2 hero; CL:個|个[ge4] 15 义士[義士] yi4 shi4 high-minded and righteous person; patriot; loyalist 6 大名[大名] da4 ming2 famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name 2 莫[莫] mo4 do not; there is none who 61 存[存] cun2 to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive 14 芥蒂[芥蒂] jie4 di4 an obstruction; barrier; ill-feeling; grudge 2 匹[匹] pi3 classifier for horses, mules etc; Taiwan pr. [pi1]; ordinary person; classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower 8 牠[牠] ta1 it (used for animals) 10 懂得[懂得] dong3 de5 to understand; to know; to comprehend 13 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) 4 嘶鸣[嘶鳴] si1 ming2 to whinny (of a horse); to neigh 1 知己[知己] zhi1 ji3 to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep03/150 words - 17 min 在下[在下] zai4 xia4 under; myself (humble) 8 仇人[仇人] chou2 ren2 foe; one's personal enemy 5 美谈[美談] mei3 tan2 anecdote passed on with approbation 1 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 13 公道[公道] gong1 dao4 justice; fairness; public highway 2 鞍[鞍] an1 saddle 3 选出[選出] xuan3 chu1 to pick out; to select; to elect 6 文豪[文豪] wen2 hao2 literary giant; great writer; eminent writer 1 它们[它們] ta1 men5 they (for inanimate objects) 6 赔[賠] pei2 to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss 5 记录[記錄] ji4 lu4 to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 18 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 人们[人們] ren2 men5 people 2 千秋[千秋] qian1 qiu1 a thousand years; your birthday (honorific) 1 后世[後世] hou4 shi4 later generations 8 讯[訊] xun4 to question; to ask; to interrogate; rapid; speedy; fast; news; information 4 年事已高[年事已高] nian2 shi4 yi3 gao1 old in years 2 不该[不該] bu4 gai1 should not; to owe nothing 23 操劳[操勞] cao1 lao2 to work hard; to look after 4 一同[一同] yi1 tong2 along; together 11 饮酒[飲酒] yin3 jiu3 to drink wine 2 分开[分開] fen1 kai1 to separate; to part 1 高年[高年] gao1 nian2 old; aged 1 失[失] shi1 to lose; to miss; to fail 10 老友[老友] lao3 you3 old friend; sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep03/175 words - 19 min 末[末] mo4 tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man 6 未及[未及] wei4 ji2 to not have had time; to have not yet; not to touch upon 3 悲[悲] bei1 sad; sadness; sorrow; grief 2 微恙[微恙] wei1 yang4 slight illness; indisposition 1 头痛[頭痛] tou2 tong4 to have a headache 1 忌[忌] ji4 to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth 22 丧[喪] sang1 mourning; funeral; (old) corpse 4 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 4 公知[公知] gong1 zhi1 public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily); abbr. for 公共知識分子|公共知识分子[gong1 gong4 zhi1 shi5 fen4 zi3] 1 恭祝[恭祝] gong1 zhu4 to congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior); with best wishes (in writing) 2 西南[西南] xi1 nan2 southwest 5 宝[寶] bao3 jewel; gem; treasure; precious 4 碑[碑] bei1 a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele; CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4] 4 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 9 尸[屍] shi1 corpse 13 死者[死者] si3 zhe3 the dead; the deceased 4 力[力] li4 power; force; strength; ability; strenuously 21 割[割] ge1 to cut; to cut apart 9 衣衫[衣衫] yi1 shan1 clothing; unlined garment 1 掳[擄] lu3 to capture; to seize 4 酒肆[酒肆] jiu3 si4 wine shop; liquor store; bottle shop; bar; pub 17 饮[飲] yin3 to drink 5 认出[認出] ren4 chu1 recognition; to recognize 2 缺失[缺失] que1 shi1 deficiency; shortcoming; hiatus 2 不合[不合] bu4 he2 to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out 7 民[民] min2 the people; nationality; citizen 12 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep03/200 words - 22 min 遗骸[遺骸] yi2 hai2 (dead) human remains 1 查验[查驗] cha2 yan4 inspection; to examine 6 送还[送還] song4 huan2 to return; to give back; to send back; to repatriate 2 家属[家屬] jia1 shu3 family member; (family) dependent 1 休想[休想] xiu1 xiang3 don't think (that); don't imagine (that) 2 何人[何人] he2 ren2 who 15 姓名[姓名] xing4 ming2 surname and given name; full name 9 依[依] yi1 to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of 6 刑律[刑律] xing2 lu:4 criminal law 1 殿[殿] dian4 palace hall 12 经常[經常] jing1 chang2 frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily 10 头疼[頭疼] tou2 teng2 headache 2 伴有[伴有] ban4 you3 to be accompanied by 1 诞[誕] dan4 birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase 1 语[語] yu3 dialect; language; speech 10 取巧[取巧] qu3 qiao3 quick fix; opportune short cut (around a difficulty); cheap trick (to get what one wants); to pull a fast one 2 赶到[趕到] gan3 dao4 to hurry (to some place) 8 那儿[那兒] na4 r5 there 28 拜会[拜會] bai4 hui4 pay an official call; call on; visit in an official capacity 7 传扬[傳揚] chuan2 yang2 to spread (by word of mouth) 4 准[準] zhun3 accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para- 10 过后[過後] guo4 hou4 after the event 6 上午[上午] shang4 wu3 morning; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 一晃[一晃] yi1 huang3 (of passing time) in an instant; (of a sight) in a flash 1 星宿[星宿] xing1 xiu4 constellation (arch., now 星座); one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology; motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep03/225 words - 23 min 之一[之一] zhi1 yi1 one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc) 6 人参[人參] ren2 shen1 ginseng 2 考试[考試] kao3 shi4 to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4] 1 读[讀] du2 to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1] 17 刊印[刊印] kan1 yin4 to set in print; to diffuse; to publish 2 暹罗[暹羅] Xian1 luo2 Siam (old word for Thailand); Siamese 1 波斯[波斯] Bo1 si1 Persia 40 南越[南越] Nan2 Yue4 South Vietnam; South Vietnamese 1 科举[科舉] ke1 ju3 imperial examination 2 考[考] kao3 to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father 4 容[容] rong2 to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance 17 脑袋[腦袋] nao3 dai4 head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] 16 里头[裡頭] li3 tou5 inside; interior 10 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 10 列[列] lie4 to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row 7 祖[祖] zu3 ancestor; forefather; grandparents 10 应[應] ying1 to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall 11 应[應] ying4 to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with 11 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 15 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° 5 锡[錫] xi1 tin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer; to grant; Taiwan pr. [xi2] 2 疆[疆] jiang1 border; boundary 5 同德[同德] Tong2 de2 Tongde county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai 2 曾孙[曾孫] zeng1 sun1 great-grandson 3 继[繼] ji4 to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards 4 绪[緒] xu4 beginnings; clues; mental state; thread 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep03/250 words - 27 min 极[極] ji2 extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top 6 杰作[傑作] jie2 zuo4 masterpiece 2 盛景[盛景] sheng4 jing3 grand view; magnificent landscape 3 昨夜[昨夜] zuo2 ye4 last night 7 往昔[往昔] wang3 xi1 the past 2 生息[生息] sheng1 xi1 to inhabit; to live (in a habitat) 1 巅[巔] dian1 summit 1 尧[堯] Yao2 surname Yao; Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4] 3 舜[舜] Shun4 Shun (c. 22nd century BC), mythical sage and leader 3 神采[神采] shen2 cai3 expression; spirit; vigor 1 匆匆[匆匆] cong1 cong1 hurriedly 4 多时[多時] duo1 shi2 long time 3 询问[詢問] xun2 wen4 to inquire 4 丹[丹] dan1 red; pellet; powder; cinnabar 3 养生[養生] yang3 sheng1 to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal; curing (of concrete etc) 1 长寿[長壽] chang2 shou4 longevity; ability to live long; long lived 3 甚[甚] shen2 variant of 什[shen2] 17 甚[甚] shen4 what; very; extremely; any 17 有趣[有趣] you3 qu4 interesting; fascinating; amusing 3 抉择[抉擇] jue2 ze2 to choose (literary) 4 毋[毋] wu2 (literary) no; don't; to not have; nobody 3 到访[到訪] dao4 fang3 to pay a visit 2 候[候] hou4 to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days 20 拖[拖] tuo1 to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on 6 片刻[片刻] pian4 ke4 short period of time; a moment 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep03/275 words - 28 min 文章[文章] wen2 zhang1 article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4] 6 静心[靜心] jing4 xin1 meditation 1 安抚[安撫] an1 fu3 to placate; to pacify; to appease 2 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) 14 言明[言明] yan2 ming2 to state clearly 2 事关[事關] shi4 guan1 to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for 6 安危[安危] an1 wei1 safety and danger; safety 16 引入[引入] yin3 ru4 to draw into; to pull into; to introduce 2 羞辱[羞辱] xiu1 ru3 to baffle; to humiliate; shame; dishonor; humiliation 7 肇事者[肇事者] zhao4 shi4 zhe3 offender; culprit 1 处置[處置] chu3 zhi4 to handle; to take care of; to punish 6 燃烧[燃燒] ran2 shao1 to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming 5 海[海] hai3 ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous 6 熔化[熔化] rong2 hua4 to melt (of ice, metals etc) 1 金属[金屬] jin1 shu3 metal; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 浸没[浸沒] jin4 mo4 to immerse; to swamp 1 受审[受審] shou4 shen3 on trial (for a crime); to stand trial 1 直[直] zhi2 straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters 12 淹[淹] yan1 to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay 1 善人[善人] shan4 ren2 philanthropist; charitable person; well-doer 1 灵魂[靈魂] ling2 hun2 soul; spirit 4 微[微] wei1 tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2] 4 牛奶[牛奶] niu2 nai3 cow's milk; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1] 1 散步[散步] san4 bu4 to take a walk; to go for a walk 1 轻快[輕快] qing1 kuai4 light and quick; brisk; spry; lively; effortless; relaxed; agile; blithe 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep03/300 words - 30 min 恶人[惡人] e4 ren2 evil person; vile creature; ugly man 3 刻骨铭心[刻骨銘心] ke4 gu3 ming2 xin1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; unforgettable 1 苦痛[苦痛] ku3 tong4 pain; suffering 1 罪孽[罪孽] zui4 nie4 sin; crime; wrongdoing 1 烈火[烈火] lie4 huo3 raging inferno; blaze 2 焚毁[焚毀] fen2 hui3 to burn down; to destroy with fire 2 烧死[燒死] shao1 si3 to burn to death 4 交出[交出] jiao1 chu1 to hand over 5 最为[最為] zui4 wei2 the most 5 热闹[熱鬧] re4 nao5 bustling with noise and excitement; lively 10 眼下[眼下] yan3 xia4 now; at present; subocular (medicine) 12 出发[出發] chu1 fa1 to set off; to start (on a journey) 12 聚[聚] ju4 to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize 2 责罚[責罰] ze2 fa2 to punish; to chastise 8 委屈[委屈] wei3 qu5 to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance 6 事由[事由] shi4 you2 main content; matter; work; origin of an incident; cause; purpose; subject (of business letter) 1 八方[八方] ba1 fang1 the eight points of the compass; all directions 2 气度[氣度] qi4 du4 bearing; manner; presence 2 架[架] jia4 to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc 8 对待[對待] dui4 dai4 to treat; treatment 1 青史[青史] qing1 shi3 annal; historical record; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 1 凶[兇] xiong1 terrible; fearful 24 徒[徒] tu2 disciple; apprentice; believer; on foot; bare or empty; to no avail; only; prison sentence 21 核查[核查] he2 cha2 to examine; to inspect 5 塞外[塞外] sai4 wai4 beyond the Great Wall 10 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep03/325 words - 32 min 潜入[潛入] qian2 ru4 to submerge; to infiltrate; to steal into 3 意图[意圖] yi4 tu2 intent; intention; to intend 3 至今[至今] zhi4 jin1 so far; to this day; until now 11 人命[人命] ren2 ming4 human life; CL:條|条[tiao2] 18 阻挠[阻撓] zu3 nao2 to thwart; to obstruct (sth) 6 袒护[袒護] tan3 hu4 to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc; to take sb's side 3 加害[加害] jia1 hai4 to injure 1 物品[物品] wu4 pin3 articles; goods; materials 2 取走[取走] qu3 zou3 to remove; to take away 1 终[終] zhong1 end; finish 7 提示[提示] ti2 shi4 to point out; to remind (sb of sth); to suggest; suggestion; tip; reminder; notice 1 卡[卡] ka3 to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4]; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]); cassette 3 利[利] li4 sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit 41 尤[尤] you2 outstanding; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentment against 3 嘎[嘎] ga2 cackling sound 3 尼[尼] ni2 Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings) 1 灭亡[滅亡] mie4 wang2 to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate 2 月氏[月氏] Yue4 zhi1 Tokhara; Tokharians, historic Indo-European people of central Asia; same as 吐火羅人|吐火罗人 2 使用[使用] shi3 yong4 to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of 4 末世[末世] mo4 shi4 last phase (of an age) 4 传说[傳說] chuan2 shuo1 legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... 9 日复一日[日復一日] ri4 fu4 yi1 ri4 day after day 1 黑暗[黑暗] hei1 an4 dark; darkly; darkness 1 迎[迎] ying2 to welcome; to meet; to face; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) 7 新生[新生] xin1 sheng1 new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep03/326 words - 33 min 巴哈[巴哈] Ba1 ha1 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), German composer (Tw) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/25 words - 3 min 僧[僧] seng1 monk; Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order 33 愿[願] yuan4 to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing 26 赎罪[贖罪] shu2 zui4 to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement 1 看护[看護] kan1 hu4 to nurse; to look after; to watch over; (old) hospital nurse 3 父亲[父親] fu4 qin1 father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 69 祖父[祖父] zu3 fu4 father's father; paternal grandfather 3 尊严[尊嚴] zun1 yan2 dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty 1 从前[從前] cong2 qian2 previously; formerly; once upon a time 26 敬重[敬重] jing4 zhong4 to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem 1 惩罚[懲罰] cheng2 fa2 penalty; punishment; to punish 2 家主[家主] jia1 zhu3 head of a household 3 犬[犬] quan3 dog; Kangxi radical 94 10 头发[頭髮] tou2 fa5 hair (on the head) 5 葬[葬] zang4 to bury (the dead); to inter 1 绑[綁] bang3 to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap 9 听从[聽從] ting1 cong2 to listen and obey; to comply with; to heed; to hearken 4 带领[帶領] dai4 ling3 to guide; to lead 4 赶走[趕走] gan3 zou3 to drive out; to turn back 1 家乡[家鄉] jia1 xiang1 hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4] 15 肆虐[肆虐] si4 nu:e4 to wreak havoc; to devastate 1 不必[不必] bu4 bi4 need not; does not have to; not necessarily 22 在此[在此] zai4 ci3 hereto; here 3 等候[等候] deng3 hou4 to wait; to wait for 3 无论如何[無論如何] wu2 lun4 ru2 he2 whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means 1 正午[正午] zheng4 wu3 midday; noon; noonday 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/50 words - 6 min 完了[完了] wan2 le5 to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no 23 胡说[胡說] hu2 shuo1 to talk nonsense; drivel 8 登徒子[登徒子] Deng1 tu2 Zi3 Dengtu Zi, famous lecherous character; lecher; skirt-chaser 14 死期[死期] si3 qi1 time of death; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term 1 将近[將近] jiang1 jin4 almost; nearly; close to 1 差事[差事] chai1 shi5 errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5] 12 漫步[漫步] man4 bu4 to wander; to ramble; recreational hiking; to perambulate 1 方能[方能] fang1 neng2 can then (and only then) 2 愤怒[憤怒] fen4 nu4 angry; indignant; wrath; ire 1 证言[證言] zheng4 yan2 testimony 2 出于[出於] chu1 yu2 due to; to stem from 3 自愿[自願] zi4 yuan4 voluntary 6 绝不[絕不] jue2 bu4 in no way; not in the least; absolutely not 17 头上[頭上] tou2 shang4 overhead; above 5 善恶[善惡] shan4 e4 good and evil; good versus evil 1 判定[判定] pan4 ding4 to judge; to decide; judgment; determination 3 由不得[由不得] you2 bu5 de5 cannot help; to be beyond control of 2 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 8 衙[衙] ya2 office; yamen 衙門|衙门 2 怒火[怒火] nu4 huo3 rage; fury; hot anger 1 贵司[貴司] gui4 si1 your company (polite) 2 给予[給予] ji3 yu3 to accord; to give; to show (respect) 2 定期[定期] ding4 qi1 at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term 1 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 3 献出[獻出] xian4 chu1 to offer; to give (as tribute); to devote (one's life); to sacrifice (oneself) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/75 words - 7 min 金钱[金錢] jin1 qian2 money; currency 2 记载[記載] ji4 zai3 to write down; to record; written account 5 官员[官員] guan1 yuan2 official (in an organization or government); administrator 13 比对[比對] bi3 dui4 comparison; to verify by comparing 2 或[或] huo4 maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or 4 涉[涉] she4 to wade; to be involved; to concern; to experience; to enter (classical) 6 大员[大員] da4 yuan2 high official 7 平白[平白] ping2 bai2 for no reason; gratuitously 1 定能[定能] ding4 neng2 to be definitely able (to do sth) 2 线索[線索] xian4 suo3 trail; clues; thread (of a story) 26 不论[不論] bu4 lun4 whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss 2 几何[幾何] ji3 he2 geometry; (literary) how much 1 必定[必定] bi4 ding4 to be bound to; to be sure to 10 遵命[遵命] zun1 ming4 to follow your orders; to do as you bid 9 告辞[告辭] gao4 ci2 to say goodbye; to take one's leave 5 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 2 查出[查出] cha2 chu1 to find out; to discover 24 马鞭[馬鞭] ma3 bian1 horsewhip 1 上下[上下] shang4 xia4 up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about 10 祟[祟] sui4 evil spirit 1 守护[守護] shou3 hu4 to guard; to protect 9 楣[楣] mei2 lintel; crossbeam 2 瞒[瞞] man2 to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark 11 具体[具體] ju4 ti3 concrete; definite; specific 5 他信[他信] Ta1 xin4 Thaksin Shinawatra (1949-), Thai businessman and politician, prime minister 2001-2006 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/100 words - 9 min 不许[不許] bu4 xu3 not to allow; must not; can't 3 油料[油料] you2 liao4 oilseed; oil; fuel 3 油[油] you2 oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning 22 场所[場所] chang3 suo3 location; place 1 核对[核對] he2 dui4 to check; to verify; to audit; to examine 2 单[單] dan1 bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4] 14 实际[實際] shi2 ji4 reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual 4 私自[私自] si1 zi4 private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval 8 持[持] chi2 to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control 7 大小[大小] da4 xiao3 dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority 6 哪怕[哪怕] na3 pa4 even; even if; even though; no matter how 6 本人[本人] ben3 ren2 the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal 2 纵火[縱火] zong4 huo3 to set on fire; to commit arson 5 灭[滅] mie4 to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown 17 走亲戚[走親戚] zou3 qin1 qi5 to visit relatives 1 临[臨] lin2 to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before 2 暂时[暫時] zan4 shi2 temporary; provisional; for the time being 7 漏[漏] lou4 to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) 6 起火[起火] qi3 huo3 to catch fire; to cook; to get angry 5 火势[火勢] huo3 shi4 intensity of a fire; lively; flourishing 1 蔓延[蔓延] man4 yan2 to extend; to spread 2 放火[放火] fang4 huo3 to set on fire; to commit arson; to create a disturbance 5 后果[後果] hou4 guo3 consequences; aftermath 5 纸[紙] zhi3 paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc 21 花灯[花燈] hua1 deng1 colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节) 13 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/125 words - 10 min 火烧[火燒] huo3 shao1 to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake 1 营[營] ying2 camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for 6 势[勢] shi4 power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals 8 街上[街上] jie1 shang5 on the street; in town 10 救火[救火] jiu4 huo3 to put out a fire; firefighting 6 孔[孔] kong3 hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellings 3 清查[清查] qing1 cha2 to investigate thoroughly; to carefully inspect; to verify; to ferret out (undesirable elements) 3 逐一[逐一] zhu2 yi1 one by one 5 芝麻[芝麻] zhi1 ma5 sesame (seed) 2 菜籽[菜籽] cai4 zi3 vegetable seeds; rapeseed 1 芜[蕪] wu2 overgrown with weeds 1 菁[菁] jing1 leek flower; lush; luxuriant 1 籽[籽] zi3 seeds 1 供应[供應] gong1 ying4 to supply; to provide; to offer 2 例外[例外] li4 wai4 exception; to be an exception 1 呈交[呈交] cheng2 jiao1 (formal and deferential) to present; to submit 2 明细[明細] ming2 xi4 clear and detailed; definite; details (are as follows:) 1 冲突[衝突] chong1 tu1 conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention 1 损伤[損傷] sun3 shang1 to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability 2 有权[有權] you3 quan2 to have the right to; to be entitled to; to have authority; powerful 2 鳞[鱗] lin2 scales (of fish) 2 清单[清單] qing1 dan1 list of items 1 城外[城外] cheng2 wai4 outside of a city 6 油脂[油脂] you2 zhi1 grease; oil; fat 3 报关[報關] bao4 guan1 to declare at customs 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/150 words - 12 min 排查[排查] pai2 cha2 to inspect; to run through a checklist; to take stock; to audit 1 异常[異常] yi4 chang2 exceptional; abnormal; an anomaly 3 遗漏[遺漏] yi2 lou4 to overlook; to miss; to omit 1 类[類] lei4 kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble 2 用度[用度] yong4 du4 expense 3 皇上[皇上] huang2 shang5 the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty 6 寻常[尋常] xun2 chang2 usual; common; ordinary 8 递交[遞交] di4 jiao1 to present; to give; to hand over; to hand in; to lay before 2 呈文[呈文] cheng2 wen2 petition (submitted to a superior) 1 殉职[殉職] xun4 zhi2 to die in the line of duty 3 掂量[掂量] dian1 liang5 to weigh in the hand; to consider; to ponder 2 程序[程序] cheng2 xu4 procedures; sequence; order; computer program 1 保住[保住] bao3 zhu4 to preserve; to save 10 息[息] xi1 breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2] 1 之下[之下] zhi1 xia4 under; beneath; less than 5 亲近[親近] qin1 jin4 intimate; to get close to 8 公报[公報] gong1 bao4 announcement; bulletin; communique 1 童谣[童謠] tong2 yao2 nursery rhyme 1 碧玉[碧玉] bi4 yu4 jasper 8 垂[垂] chui2 to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach 12 丝绦[絲絛] si1 tao1 silk waistband 9 二月[二月] Er4 yue4 February; second month (of the lunar year) 10 剪刀[剪刀] jian3 dao1 scissors; CL:把[ba3] 11 童子[童子] tong2 zi3 boy 1 传诵[傳誦] chuan2 song4 widely known; on everyone's lips 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/175 words - 15 min 大作[大作] da4 zuo4 your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific); to erupt; to begin abruptly 1 握[握] wo4 to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful 2 肆意[肆意] si4 yi4 wantonly; recklessly; willfully 6 追随者[追隨者] zhui1 sui2 zhe3 follower; adherent; following 2 局面[局面] ju2 mian4 aspect; phase; situation 2 圣上[聖上] sheng4 shang4 courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor 8 暖[暖] nuan3 warm; to warm 3 寒[寒] han2 cold; poor; to tremble 7 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 11 始作俑者[始作俑者] shi3 zuo4 yong3 zhe3 lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom); fig. the originator of an evil practice 2 隐忍不发[隱忍不發] yin3 ren3 bu4 fa1 to keep one's emotions inside oneself; to restrain one's emotions 1 本意[本意] ben3 yi4 original idea; real intention; etymon 2 结党[結黨] jie2 dang3 to form a clique 5 谜[謎] mi2 riddle 1 杜绝[杜絕] du4 jue2 to put an end to 2 结交[結交] jie2 jiao1 to make friends with 7 朝臣[朝臣] chao2 chen2 court councilor 5 如若[如若] ru2 ruo4 if 10 嫌疑[嫌疑] xian2 yi2 suspicion; to have suspicions 5 云[雲] yun2 cloud; CL:朵[duo3] 15 野[野] ye3 field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral 3 鹤[鶴] he4 crane 83 交往[交往] jiao1 wang3 to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact 4 交通[交通] jiao1 tong1 to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison 2 笼络[籠絡] long3 luo4 to coax; to beguile; to win over 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/200 words - 16 min 青年[青年] qing1 nian2 youth; youthful years; young person; the young 3 俊[俊] jun4 smart; eminent; handsome; talented 14 打下[打下] da3 xia4 to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc) 2 基业[基業] ji1 ye4 foundation; base; family estate 1 使命[使命] shi3 ming4 mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling 2 牵累[牽累] qian1 lei3 to weigh down; to trouble; to implicate (sb); tied down (by affairs) 3 门户[門戶] men2 hu4 door; strategic gateway; portal; faction; sect; family status; family; web portal; (old) brothel 1 大开[大開] da4 kai1 to open wide 2 房[房] fang2 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines) 36 绝命[絕命] jue2 ming4 to commit suicide; to have one's life cut short 1 翻遍[翻遍] fan1 bian4 to rummage through; to turn everything over; to ransack 1 踪[蹤] zong1 footprint; trace; tracks 3 拿走[拿走] na2 zou3 to take away 2 证据[證據] zheng4 ju4 evidence; proof; testimony 13 对付[對付] dui4 fu5 to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with 2 闻到[聞到] wen2 dao4 to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling 4 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 5 香气[香氣] xiang1 qi4 fragrance; aroma; incense 4 浓烈[濃烈] nong2 lie4 strong (taste, flavor, smell) 1 犀利[犀利] xi1 li4 sharp; incisive; penetrating 2 难忘[難忘] nan2 wang4 unforgettable 1 此前[此前] ci3 qian2 before this; before then; previously 4 从未[從未] cong2 wei4 never 6 香料[香料] xiang1 liao4 spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume 9 衣[衣] yi1 clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145 15 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/225 words - 18 min 数百万[數百萬] shu4 bai3 wan4 several million 1 惯用[慣用] guan4 yong4 to use habitually; habitual; customary 3 售卖[售賣] shou4 mai4 to sell 1 确认[確認] que4 ren4 to confirm; to verify; confirmation 4 精心[精心] jing1 xin1 with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed 1 筹划[籌劃] chou2 hua4 to plan and prepare 4 事事[事事] shi4 shi4 everything 5 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 4 慈悲[慈悲] ci2 bei1 mercy 1 大道[大道] da4 dao4 main street; avenue 4 无常[無常] wu2 chang2 variable; changeable; fickle; impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya); ghost taking away the soul after death; to pass away; to die 2 总有[總有] zong3 you3 inevitably there will be 3 柳暗花明[柳暗花明] liu3 an4 hua1 ming2 lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope; light at the end of the tunnel 1 噩耗[噩耗] e4 hao4 news of sb's death; grievous news 1 精神[精神] jing1 shen2 spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 健旺[健旺] jian4 wang4 robust; healthy; vigorous; energetic 1 坚守[堅守] jian1 shou3 to hold fast to; to stick to 2 移[移] yi2 to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove 5 包括[包括] bao1 kuo4 to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of 5 在内[在內] zai4 nei4 (included) in it; among them 2 体恤[體恤] ti3 xu4 to empathize with; to show solicitude for; T-shirt (loanword) 8 旨意[旨意] zhi3 yi4 decree; order 2 快要[快要] kuai4 yao4 almost; nearly; almost all 3 陈[陳] chen2 to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale 36 礼[禮] li3 gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy 28 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/250 words - 20 min 失利[失利] shi1 li4 to lose; to suffer defeat 4 即刻[即刻] ji2 ke4 immediately; instant; instantly 17 接管[接管] jie1 guan3 to take over; to assume control 4 防务[防務] fang2 wu4 (pertaining to) defense 6 冯[馮] ping2 to gallop; to assist; to attack; to wade; great; old variant of 憑|凭[ping2] 4 赵[趙] zhao4 to surpass (old) 39 阻拦[阻攔] zu3 lan2 to stop; to obstruct 5 佳节[佳節] jia1 jie2 festive day; holiday 4 正要[正要] zheng4 yao4 to be just about to; to be on the point of 5 臣[臣] chen2 state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131 45 显[顯] xian3 to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero- 10 耀[耀] yao4 brilliant; glorious 3 盛世[盛世] sheng4 shi4 a flourishing period; period of prosperity; a golden age 9 忧心[憂心] you1 xin1 concerned; worried; disturbed; anxious 1 承[承] cheng2 to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive 1 分忧[分憂] fen1 you1 to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties 3 咬[咬] yao3 to bite; to nip 11 竖[豎] shu4 to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) 1 儿戏[兒戲] er2 xi4 child's play; trifling matter 1 频频[頻頻] pin2 pin2 repeatedly; again and again; continuously; constantly 1 问责[問責] wen4 ze2 to hold accountable; to blame; to censure; to apportion blame 4 闯[闖] chuang3 to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) 8 麾下[麾下] hui1 xia4 troops; subordinates; (honorific appellation for a general) 4 参军[參軍] can1 jun1 to join the army 38 不明[不明] bu4 ming2 not clear; unknown; to fail to understand 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/275 words - 21 min 危及[危及] wei1 ji2 to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc) 2 室[室] shi4 room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy 8 关闭[關閉] guan1 bi4 to close; to shut 7 阖[闔] he2 door; to close; whole 5 索[索] suo3 to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated 3 元年[元年] yuan2 nian2 first year of an emperor's reign 2 改元[改元] gai3 yuan2 to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old) 1 守卫[守衛] shou3 wei4 to guard; to defend 8 观礼[觀禮] guan1 li3 to attend a ritual 2 道士[道士] dao4 shi4 Daoist priest 3 法术[法術] fa3 shu4 magic 1 惊扰[驚擾] jing1 rao3 to alarm; to agitate 5 同年[同年] tong2 nian2 the same year 2 三月[三月] San1 yue4 March; third month (of the lunar year) 1 韦[韋] wei2 soft leather 10 坚[堅] jian1 strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute 9 潭[潭] tan2 deep pool; pond; pit (dialect); depression 1 兵卒[兵卒] bing1 zu2 soldiers; troops 1 充[充] chong1 to fill; to satisfy; to fulfill; to act in place of; substitute; sufficient; full 4 高唱[高唱] gao1 chang4 to sing loudly; fig. to mouth slogans 1 弘[弘] hong2 great; liberal 1 农[農] nong2 peasant; to farm; agriculture; diligent (old); government field official (old) 2 庶[庶] shu4 numerous; common people (or populace); born of a concubine 4 宣[宣] xuan1 to declare (publicly); to announce 13 踩踏[踩踏] cai3 ta4 to trample on 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/300 words - 23 min 未曾[未曾] wei4 ceng2 hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever 16 制止[制止] zhi4 zhi3 to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit 1 事实[事實] shi4 shi2 fact; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 其一[其一] qi2 yi1 one of the given (options etc); the first; firstly 2 论断[論斷] lun4 duan4 to infer; to judge; inference; judgment; conclusion 1 料[料] liao4 material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess 17 鲲鹏[鯤鵬] kun1 peng2 kun 鯤|鲲[kun1] and peng 鵬|鹏[Peng2], mythological beasts; peng, a gigantic bird transformed from the kun 4 蚍蜉[蚍蜉] pi2 fu2 a type of large ant 21 鲲[鯤] kun1 fry (newly hatched fish); legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鵬|鹏[Peng2] 1 几千[幾千] ji3 qian1 several thousand 1 庄子[莊子] Zhuang1 zi3 Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author 1 开篇[開篇] kai1 pian1 start of literary work; opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] 1 街头[街頭] jie1 tou2 street 2 小儿[小兒] xiao3 er2 young child; (humble) my son 5 欺[欺] qi1 to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat 12 予[予] yu3 to give 4 物[物] wu4 thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理 38 逍遥[逍遙] xiao1 yao2 free and unfettered 6 旁[旁] pang2 beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic 7 一层[一層] yi1 ceng2 layer 3 话语[話語] hua4 yu3 words; speech; utterance; discourse 1 机[機] ji1 machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:臺|台[tai2] 7 锋[鋒] feng1 point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard; forward (in sports team) 2 无礼[無禮] wu2 li3 rude; rudely 1 银[銀] yin2 silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency 8 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/325 words - 25 min 青[青] qing1 green; blue; black; youth; young (of people) 9 大夫[大夫] dai4 fu5 doctor; physician 2 尊称[尊稱] zun1 cheng1 to address sb deferentially; title; honorific 1 年迈[年邁] nian2 mai4 old; aged 2 恍惚[恍惚] huang3 hu1 absent-minded; distracted; dazzled; vaguely; dimly 1 恩准[恩准] en1 zhun3 approved by His (or Her) Majesty; permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position); to graciously permit; to condescend to allow 2 谕[諭] yu4 order (from above) 12 心疼[心疼] xin1 teng2 to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed 2 不忍[不忍] bu4 ren3 cannot bear to; disturbed 1 歇息[歇息] xie1 xi5 to have a rest; to stay for the night; to go to bed; to sleep 3 摆[擺] bai3 to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum 7 送行[送行] song4 xing2 to see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party 2 筹建[籌建] chou2 jian4 to prepare to build sth 2 公事[公事] gong1 shi4 work-related matters; documents 3 晚间[晚間] wan3 jian1 evening; night 1 交差[交差] jiao1 chai1 to report back after completion of one's mission 2 名单[名單] ming2 dan1 list of names 7 位子[位子] wei4 zi5 place; seat 6 方向[方向] fang1 xiang4 direction; orientation; path to follow; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 压[壓] ya1 to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure 4 方位[方位] fang1 wei4 direction; points of the compass; bearing; position; azimuth 5 劫难[劫難] jie2 nan4 calamity 3 介[介] jie4 to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor 8 草民[草民] cao3 min2 the grass roots; the hoi polloi 1 傅[傅] fu4 tutor 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/350 words - 30 min 父[父] fu4 father 8 鼎盛[鼎盛] ding3 sheng4 flourishing; at its peak; a golden age 1 只顾[只顧] zhi3 gu4 solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect 4 孚[孚] fu2 to trust; to believe in 86 灵[靈] ling2 quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin 17 异[異] yi4 different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate 3 看出[看出] kan4 chu1 to make out; to see 7 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) 2 属意[屬意] zhu3 yi4 to set one's heart on; to set one's choice on 1 坐车[坐車] zuo4 che1 to take the car, bus, train etc 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 3 驴[驢] lu:2 donkey; CL:頭|头[tou2] 4 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 13 舍不得[捨不得] she3 bu5 de5 to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge 18 出错[出錯] chu1 cuo4 to make a mistake; error 4 心愿[心願] xin1 yuan4 cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration 7 辟谷[辟穀] pi4 gu3 to abstain from eating cereals (Taoist practice); to fast 2 耽误[耽誤] dan1 wu5 to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with 10 庇护[庇護] bi4 hu4 asylum; shelter; to shield; to put under protection; to take under one's wing 3 人情[人情] ren2 qing2 human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn 5 判断[判斷] pan4 duan4 to judge; to determine; judgment 4 准确[準確] zhun3 que4 accurate; exact; precise 2 无人[無人] wu2 ren2 unmanned; uninhabited 10 领路[領路] ling3 lu4 to lead the way 1 藏身[藏身] cang2 shen1 to hide; to go into hiding; to take refuge 16 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/375 words - 32 min 根据[根據] gen1 ju4 according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 供奉[供奉] gong4 feng4 to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a God) 4 对比[對比] dui4 bi3 to contrast; contrast; ratio; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 人物[人物] ren2 wu4 person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 盗[盜] dao4 to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber 9 波[波] bo1 wave; ripple; storm; surge 124 落户[落戶] luo4 hu4 to settle; to set up home 2 名为[名為] ming2 wei2 to be called; to be known as 6 几经[幾經] ji3 jing1 to go through numerous (setbacks, revisions etc) 2 乔迁[喬遷] qiao2 qian1 to move (to a superior place); promotion 1 去年[去年] qu4 nian2 last year 9 年底[年底] nian2 di3 the end of the year; year-end 1 清册[清冊] qing1 ce4 detailed list; inventory 1 重造[重造] chong2 zao4 to reconstruct 1 详[詳] xiang2 detailed; comprehensive 3 相貌[相貌] xiang4 mao4 appearance 3 讯息[訊息] xun4 xi1 information; news; message; text message or SMS 1 户口[戶口] hu4 kou3 population (counted as number of households for census or taxation); registered residence; residence permit; (in Hong Kong and Macau) bank account 2 伪造[偽造] wei3 zao4 to forge; to fake; to counterfeit 5 冒名顶替[冒名頂替] mao4 ming2 ding3 ti4 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate; to pose under a false name 1 萨[薩] Sa4 Bodhisattva; surname Sa 4 珊[珊] shan1 coral 4 金币[金幣] jin1 bi4 gold coin 5 币[幣] bi4 money; coins; currency; silk 3 流通[流通] liu2 tong1 to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/400 words - 33 min 什么的[什麼的] shen2 me5 de5 and so on; and what not 3 娘子[娘子] niang2 zi3 (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman 11 入学[入學] ru4 xue2 to enter a school or college; to go to school for the first time as a child 1 杂事[雜事] za2 shi4 miscellaneous tasks; various chores 2 不知去向[不知去向] bu4 zhi1 qu4 xiang4 whereabouts unknown; gone missing 7 小人[小人] xiao3 ren2 person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character 16 撒谎[撒謊] sa1 huang3 to tell lies 9 床铺[床鋪] chuang2 pu4 bed 1 居住[居住] ju1 zhu4 to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in 1 达[達] da2 to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent 8 女子[女子] nu:3 zi3 woman; female 25 品貌[品貌] pin3 mao4 behavior and appearance 1 相当[相當] xiang1 dang1 equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite 2 娶[娶] qu3 to take a wife; to marry (a woman) 4 平日[平日] ping2 ri4 ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually 3 简[簡] jian3 simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old) 2 三五[三五] san1 wu3 several; three or five 4 营生[營生] ying2 sheng1 to earn a living 3 惹麻烦[惹麻煩] re3 ma2 fan5 to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome 1 货[貨] huo4 goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4] 15 平时[平時] ping2 shi2 ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime 4 笑脸[笑臉] xiao4 lian3 smiling face; smiley :) ☺; CL:副[fu4] 1 模样[模樣] mu2 yang4 look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [mo2 yang4] 4 开朗[開朗] kai1 lang3 spacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic; cheerful; carefree 1 何时[何時] he2 shi2 when 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep04/415 words - 35 min 样貌[樣貌] yang4 mao4 appearance; manifestation 3 波长[波長] bo1 chang2 wavelength 1 长得[長得] zhang3 de5 to look (pretty, the same etc) 6 手臂[手臂] shou3 bi4 arm; helper 2 绳子[繩子] sheng2 zi5 cord; string; rope; CL:條|条[tiao2] 5 系[繫] xi4 to connect; to arrest; to worry 3 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) 11 摘[摘] zhai1 to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) 9 总共[總共] zong3 gong4 altogether; in sum; in all; in total 2 几次[幾次] ji3 ci4 several times 8 灶君[灶君] Zao4 jun1 Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen; also written 灶神 1 吉庆[吉慶] ji2 qing4 auspicious; propitious; good fortune 2 四季[四季] si4 ji4 four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 2 思[思] si1 to think; to consider 11 恩[恩] en1 favor; grace; kindness 24 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep05/25 words - 4 min 追上[追上] zhui1 shang4 to overtake 1 愚蠢[愚蠢] yu2 chun3 silly; stupid 1 住所[住所] zhu4 suo3 habitation; dwelling place; residence; CL:處|处[chu4] 2 清理[清理] qing1 li3 to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of 2 出卖[出賣] chu1 mai4 to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray 13 追查[追查] zhui1 cha2 to try to find out; to trace; to track down 26 鱼[魚] yu2 fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3] 18 午时[午時] wu3 shi2 11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 5 日中[日中] ri4 zhong1 noon; midday; zenith 4 青楼[青樓] qing1 lou2 (literary) brothel; pleasure quarters 12 熟客[熟客] shu2 ke4 frequent visitor 2 无疑[無疑] wu2 yi2 no doubt; undoubtedly 1 传回[傳回] chuan2 hui2 to send back 2 木[木] mu4 tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 7 牌[牌] pai2 mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] 3 叫作[叫作] jiao4 zuo4 to call; to be called 4 妓[妓] ji4 prostitute 9 颁给[頒給] ban1 gei3 to award; to confer on (sb) 2 邸[邸] di3 residence of a high-ranking official; lodging-house 3 过夜[過夜] guo4 ye4 to spend the night; overnight 3 下落[下落] xia4 luo4 whereabouts; to drop; to fall 16 狗屁[狗屁] gou3 pi4 bullshit; nonsense 5 销金窟[銷金窟] xiao1 jin1 ku1 money squandering establishment (e.g. gambling den, brothel etc) 1 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 2 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 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep05/50 words - 7 min 各方[各方] ge4 fang1 all parties (in a dispute etc); all sides; all directions 2 唯独[唯獨] wei2 du2 only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique 6 从来不[從來不] cong2 lai2 bu4 never 8 许[許] xu3 to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps 95 权力[權力] quan2 li4 power; authority 3 不变[不變] bu4 bian4 constant; unvarying; (math.) invariant 1 耽搁[耽擱] dan1 ge5 to tarry; to delay; to stop over 12 剩[剩] sheng4 to remain; to be left; to have as remainder 10 来着[來著] lai2 zhe5 auxiliary showing sth happened in the past 2 口信[口信] kou3 xin4 oral message 1 姑娘[姑娘] gu1 niang5 girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4] 69 相中[相中] xiang1 zhong4 to find to one's taste; to pick (after looking at); Taiwan pr. [xiang4 zhong4] 1 席[席] xi2 woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc 6 善后[善後] shan4 hou4 to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); funeral arrangements; reparations 1 厚[厚] hou4 thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress 6 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 3 随意[隨意] sui2 yi4 as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious 7 懒得[懶得] lan3 de2 not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to 3 还手[還手] huan2 shou3 to hit back; to retaliate 1 有关[有關] you3 guan1 to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning 2 怎能[怎能] zen3 neng2 how can? 2 连续[連續] lian2 xu4 continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive 2 输给[輸給] shu1 gei3 to lose to (sb); to be outdone by 2 故而[故而] gu4 er2 therefore 2 印象[印象] yin4 xiang4 impression 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep05/75 words - 10 min 深刻[深刻] shen1 ke4 profound; deep; deep-going 1 降[降] jiang4 to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend 10 降[降] xiang2 to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame 10 芸[芸] yun2 common rue (Ruta graveolens); books and libraries 6 调制[調製] tiao2 zhi4 to concoct by mixing ingredients; to prepare according to a recipe; to make (a salad, a cocktail, cosmetics etc) 1 特殊[特殊] te4 shu1 special; particular; unusual; extraordinary 1 金戈铁马[金戈鐵馬] jin1 ge1 tie3 ma3 very powerful army 1 且[且] qie3 and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) 11 沾[沾] zhan1 to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch 7 一家[一家] yi1 jia1 the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group 6 染[染] ran3 to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting 88 从不[從不] cong2 bu4 never 12 安仁[安仁] An1 ren2 Anren county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan 3 大门[大門] da4 men2 entrance; door; gate; large and influential family 12 锁[鎖] suo3 to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3] 3 闭[閉] bi4 to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct 5 左邻右舍[左鄰右舍] zuo3 lin2 you4 she4 neighbors; next-door neighbors; related work units; colleagues doing related work 2 大将军[大將軍] da4 jiang1 jun1 important general; generalissimo 7 韫[韞] yun4 contain 33 秀[秀] xiu4 handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears 41 邻里[鄰里] lin2 li3 neighbor; neighborhood 1 常客[常客] chang2 ke4 frequent visitor; fig. sth that crops up frequently 1 不便[不便] bu4 bian4 inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash 6 多礼[多禮] duo1 li3 too polite; overcourteous 1 皇甫[皇甫] Huang2 fu3 two-character surname Huangfu 8 惟[惟] wei2 -ism; only 10 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep05/100 words - 11 min 商议[商議] shang1 yi4 to negotiate; discussion; proposal 5 责令[責令] ze2 ling4 to order; to enjoin; to charge; to instruct sb to finish sth 2 致仕[致仕] zhi4 shi4 to retire from a government post (old) 5 列席[列席] lie4 xi2 to attend a meeting as a nonvoting delegate 4 相向[相向] xiang1 xiang4 facing one another; face-to-face 1 不睦[不睦] bu4 mu4 to not get along well; to be at odds 2 拟[擬] ni3 to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate; to assess; to compare; pseudo- 2 财政[財政] cai2 zheng4 finances (public); financial 3 践行[踐行] jian4 xing2 to practice; to put into practice 1 文人[文人] wen2 ren2 scholar; literati 5 文[文] wen2 language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 12 莫不[莫不] mo4 bu4 none doesn't; there is none who isn't; everyone 3 仰慕[仰慕] yang3 mu4 to admire 3 声望[聲望] sheng1 wang4 popularity; prestige 1 郭[郭] guo1 outer city wall 146 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] 30 劝谏[勸諫] quan4 jian4 to admonish 5 受阻[受阻] shou4 zu3 blocked; obstructed; detained 1 已然[已然] yi3 ran2 to be already so; already 3 太过[太過] tai4 guo4 excessively; too 5 危害[危害] wei1 hai4 to jeopardize; to harm; to endanger; harmful effect; damage; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 猜疑[猜疑] cai1 yi2 to suspect; to have misgivings; suspicious; misgivings 1 交与[交與] jiao1 yu3 to hand over 4 殿下[殿下] dian4 xia4 Your Majesty (honorific); His or Her Highness 11 安置[安置] an1 zhi4 to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement 6 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep05/125 words - 14 min 既[既] ji4 already; since; both... (and...) 17 试探[試探] shi4 tan4 to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out 2 用心[用心] yong4 xin1 motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful 2 确是[確是] que4 shi4 certainly 2 稽查[稽查] ji1 cha2 inspection 1 仓皇[倉皇] cang1 huang2 in a panic; flurried 1 万万[萬萬] wan4 wan4 absolutely; wholly 15 招惹[招惹] zhao1 re3 to provoke; to tease 2 城府[城府] cheng2 fu3 subtle; shrewd; sophisticated 1 对手[對手] dui4 shou3 opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match 1 工夫[工夫] gong1 fu5 period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort 5 有劳[有勞] you3 lao2 (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one) 13 前方[前方] qian2 fang1 ahead; the front 4 可怕[可怕] ke3 pa4 awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly 5 旁人[旁人] pang2 ren2 other people; bystanders; onlookers; outsiders 12 婆子[婆子] po2 zi5 old woman 1 天天[天天] tian1 tian1 every day 10 看管[看管] kan1 guan3 to look after 3 耳[耳] er3 ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese) 4 荣[榮] rong2 glory; honor; thriving 3 信报[信報] xin4 bao4 abbr. for 信報財經新聞|信报财经新闻, Hong Kong Economic Journal 2 顽劣[頑劣] wan2 lie4 stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous 2 中间[中間] zhong1 jian1 between; intermediate; mid; middle 8 诬告[誣告] wu1 gao4 to frame sb; to accuse falsely 8 开革[開革] kai1 ge2 to fire; to discharge 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep05/150 words - 16 min 从此[從此] cong2 ci3 from now on; since then; henceforth 7 狩猎[狩獵] shou4 lie4 to hunt; hunting 1 暮[暮] mu4 evening; sunset 1 军情[軍情] jun1 qing2 military situation; military intelligence 2 贩子[販子] fan4 zi5 trafficker; dealer; monger; peddler 1 刮目相看[刮目相看] gua1 mu4 xiang1 kan4 to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) 1 消息来源[消息來源] xiao1 xi5 lai2 yuan2 web feed; news feed; syndicated feed 1 去岁[去歲] qu4 sui4 last year 8 恩公[恩公] en1 gong1 benefactor 17 好过[好過] hao3 guo4 to have an easy time; (feel) well 6 名下[名下] ming2 xia4 under sb's name 7 租[租] zu1 to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax 5 浮[浮] fu2 to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus 5 浪子[浪子] lang4 zi3 loafer; wastrel; prodigal son 5 昨日[昨日] zuo2 ri4 yesterday 3 清扫[清掃] qing1 sao3 to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime) 1 火盆[火盆] huo3 pen2 brazier; fire pan; hibachi 2 布[佈] bu4 variant of 布[bu4]; to announce; to spread 2 告[告] gao4 to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue 13 疑虑[疑慮] yi2 lu:4 hesitation; misgivings; doubt 3 也罢[也罷] ye3 ba4 (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation) 4 临门[臨門] lin2 men2 to arrive home; facing one's home; home-coming; (soccer) facing the goalmouth 1 日日[日日] ri4 ri4 every day 6 活着[活著] huo2 zhe5 alive 66 痛痛快快[痛痛快快] tong4 tong5 kuai4 kuai4 immediately; without a moment's hesitation; with alacrity; firing from the hip 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep05/175 words - 21 min 作战[作戰] zuo4 zhan4 combat; to fight 5 战功[戰功] zhan4 gong1 outstanding military service 5 防止[防止] fang2 zhi3 to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions 6 拥挤[擁擠] yong1 ji3 crowded; to throng; congestion 1 横过[橫過] heng2 guo4 to traverse 2 列队[列隊] lie4 dui4 in formation (military) 6 缓[緩] huan3 slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate 1 好久不见[好久不見] hao3 jiu3 bu5 jian4 long time no see 3 不愧[不愧] bu4 kui4 to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be 3 慕[慕] mu4 to admire 7 忍[忍] ren3 to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself 9 难处[難處] nan2 chu5 trouble; difficulty; problem 2 熬夜[熬夜] ao2 ye4 to stay up late or all night 1 说说[說說] shuo1 shuo5 to say sth 7 谭[譚] tan2 variant of 談|谈[tan2] 12 寿[壽] shou4 long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary 29 排挤[排擠] pai2 ji3 to crowd out; to push aside; to supplant 1 贪[貪] tan1 to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt 10 清剿[清剿] qing1 jiao3 to suppress (insurgents); clean-up operation 2 拒捕[拒捕] ju4 bu3 to resist arrest 2 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 滥用职权[濫用職權] lan4 yong4 zhi2 quan2 abuse of power 1 古怪[古怪] gu3 guai4 eccentric; grotesque; oddly; queer 8 大怒[大怒] da4 nu4 angry; indignant 1 不仅[不僅] bu4 jin3 not only (this one); not just (...) but also 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep05/200 words - 24 min 责骂[責罵] ze2 ma4 to scold 3 隐情[隱情] yin3 qing2 sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided 3 打探[打探] da3 tan4 to make discreet inquiries; to scout out 5 秘辛[秘辛] mi4 xin1 behind-the-scenes story; details known only to insiders 4 传奇[傳奇] chuan2 qi2 legendary; fantasy saga; romance; short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty 1 小说[小說] xiao3 shuo1 novel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4] 1 黑市[黑市] hei1 shi4 black market 2 赚[賺] zhuan4 to earn; to make a profit 2 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] 11 距离[距離] ju4 li2 distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from 1 信心[信心] xin4 xin1 confidence; faith (in sb or sth); CL:個|个[ge4] 2 体面[體面] ti3 mian4 dignity; face (as in "losing face"); honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable 1 女伴[女伴] nu:3 ban4 female companion 1 来到[來到] lai2 dao4 to come; to arrive 3 邀约[邀約] yao1 yue1 to invite; to make an appointment 1 未时[未時] wei4 shi2 1-3 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 2 入夜[入夜] ru4 ye4 nightfall 1 倍[倍] bei4 (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply 8 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 12 着呢[著呢] zhe5 ne5 comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather 12 瞳[瞳] tong2 pupil of the eye 14 儿[兒] er2 child; son 60 官军[官軍] guan1 jun1 official army government army 10 牌子[牌子] pai2 zi5 sign; trademark; brand 4 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) 6 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep05/225 words - 26 min 说辞[說辭] shuo1 ci2 excuse; pretext; entreaties; arguments 2 字样[字樣] zi4 yang4 model or template character; written slogan or phrase; mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc) 1 莲花[蓮花] lian2 hua1 lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily 15 标志[標誌] biao1 zhi4 sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark 2 左上[左上] zuo3 shang4 upper left 2 花瓣[花瓣] hua1 ban4 petal; CL:片[pian4] 2 指甲[指甲] zhi3 jia5 fingernail 2 掐[掐] qia1 to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight 1 月牙[月牙] yue4 ya2 crescent moon 1 印[印] yin4 to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image 7 公卿[公卿] gong1 qing1 high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor 1 豪门[豪門] hao2 men2 rich and powerful (families); aristocratic; big shots 2 南[南] nan2 south 20 优[優] you1 excellent; superior 1 官宦[官宦] guan1 huan4 functionary; official 1 士人[士人] shi4 ren2 scholar 1 王公[王公] wang2 gong1 princes and dukes; aristocrat 2 贵族[貴族] gui4 zu2 lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy 1 有名[有名] you3 ming2 famous; well-known 1 墙[牆] qiang2 wall; CL:面[mian4],堵[du3] 9 穷[窮] qiong2 poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly 5 举[舉] ju3 to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed 4 之类[之類] zhi1 lei4 and so on; and such 2 净[淨] jing4 clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role 8 官家[官家] guan1 jia1 emperor; government; official 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep05/250 words - 28 min 鸨[鴇] bao3 Chinese bustard; procuress 1 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 4 缠[纏] chan2 to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy 1 葛[葛] ge2 kudzu (Pueraria lobata); hemp cloth 52 钥匙[鑰匙] yao4 shi5 key; CL:把[ba3] 8 好歹[好歹] hao3 dai3 good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever 1 一句话[一句話] yi1 ju4 hua4 in a word; in short 12 瞧不起[瞧不起] qiao2 bu4 qi3 to look down upon; to hold in contempt 3 妄动[妄動] wang4 dong4 to rush indiscriminately into action 1 宅子[宅子] zhai2 zi5 house; residence 23 黄色[黃色] huang2 se4 yellow (color); pornographic 1 阁[閣] ge2 pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber; rack; shelf 8 不好惹[不好惹] bu4 hao3 re3 not to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense 1 堂堂[堂堂] tang2 tang2 grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance 3 重臣[重臣] zhong4 chen2 important minister; major figure in government 2 可不是[可不是] ke3 bu5 shi4 that's just the way it is; exactly! 5 日夜[日夜] ri4 ye4 day and night; around the clock 5 欣赏[欣賞] xin1 shang3 to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire 1 柳[柳] liu3 willow 4 眼线[眼線] yan3 xian4 informer; snitch; spy; scout; (cosmetics) eye line 2 说不准[說不準] shuo1 bu4 zhun3 unable to say; can't say precisely 1 屋[屋] wu1 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4] 11 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° 32 窗[窗] chuang1 shutter; window; CL:扇[shan4] 2 栏[欄] lan2 fence; railing; hurdle; column or box (of text or other data) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep05/272 words - 31 min 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) 4 倚[倚] yi3 to lean on; to rely upon 1 摔[摔] shuai1 to throw down; to fall; to drop and break 2 好运[好運] hao3 yun4 good luck 2 入门[入門] ru4 men2 entrance door; to enter a door; introduction (to a subject) 1 信道[信道] xin4 dao4 signal path 2 却是[卻是] que4 shi4 nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... 3 法家[法家] Fa3 jia1 Legalist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1] and Li Si 李斯[Li3 Si1], later adopted by Shang Yang 商鞅[Shang1 Yang1] whose reforms helped establish the supremacy of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin1 dai4] (221-207 BC) 2 避[避] bi4 to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from 6 大臣[大臣] da4 chen2 chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister 2 遗[遺] yi2 to lose; to leave behind; to omit; to bequeath; sth lost; involuntary discharge (of urine etc) 4 匹夫[匹夫] pi3 fu1 ordinary man; ignorant person; coarse fellow 2 做事[做事] zuo4 shi4 to work; to handle matters; to have a job 20 公平[公平] gong1 ping2 fair; impartial 3 执事[執事] zhi2 shi4 to perform one's job; attendant; job; duties; (respectful appellation for the addressee) you; your Excellency; (Church) deacon 8 相见[相見] xiang1 jian4 to see each other; to meet in person 2 公务[公務] gong1 wu4 official business 5 繁[繁] fan2 complicated; many; in great numbers; abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3], traditional form of Chinese characters 2 留待[留待] liu2 dai4 to leave sth for later; to postpone (work, a decision etc) 1 拜访[拜訪] bai4 fang3 to pay a visit; to call on 2 鞋袜[鞋襪] xie2 wa4 shoes and socks 1 带路[帶路] dai4 lu4 to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; fig. to instruct 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep06/25 words - 3 min 绚丽[絢麗] xuan4 li4 gorgeous; magnificent 1 污[污] wu1 dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth 3 烂[爛] lan4 soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad 14 不堪[不堪] bu4 kan1 cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely 5 肮脏[骯髒] ang1 zang1 dirty; filthy 2 庙堂[廟堂] miao4 tang2 imperial ancestral temple; imperial court; temple 3 怀里[懷裡] huai2 li3 embrace; bosom 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 本钱[本錢] ben3 qian2 capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth) 1 论[論] lun4 opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc) 8 筹[籌] chou2 chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds); resource; means 8 不满[不滿] bu4 man3 resentful; discontented; dissatisfied 5 老子[老子] lao3 zi5 father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly) 9 囊[囊] nang2 sack; purse; pocket (for money) 2 道义[道義] dao4 yi4 morality; righteousness and justice 1 律法[律法] lu:4 fa3 laws and decrees 5 生存[生存] sheng1 cun2 to exist; to survive 1 奸[奸] jian1 wicked; crafty; traitor; variant of 姦|奸[jian1] 4 深入[深入] shen1 ru4 to penetrate deeply; thorough 1 大多数[大多數] da4 duo1 shu4 (great) majority 2 来讲[來講] lai2 jiang3 as to; considering; for 2 修罗[修羅] xiu1 luo2 Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology 1 年间[年間] nian2 jian1 in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade) 5 侍郎[侍郎] shi4 lang2 ancient official title; assistant minister 4 仆役[僕役] pu2 yi4 servant 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep06/50 words - 6 min 温顺[溫順] wen1 shun4 docile; meek 1 平白无故[平白無故] ping2 bai2 wu2 gu4 without good cause 2 骄傲[驕傲] jiao1 ao4 pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth 2 心思[心思] xin1 si5 mind; thoughts; inclination; mood 4 主人[主人] zhu3 ren2 master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4] 24 附[附] fu4 to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached 2 耳朵[耳朵] er3 duo5 ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup) 3 见不得人[見不得人] jian4 bu5 de2 ren2 shameful 1 情报[情報] qing2 bao4 information; intelligence 5 付钱[付錢] fu4 qian2 to pay money 2 专[專] zhuan1 for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized 5 别来无恙[別來無恙] bie2 lai2 wu2 yang4 (literary) I trust you have been well since we last met 1 死人[死人] si3 ren2 dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen 7 受欢迎[受歡迎] shou4 huan1 ying2 popular; well-received 1 仓促[倉促] cang1 cu4 all of a sudden; hurriedly 5 难得[難得] nan2 de2 seldom; rare; hard to come by 7 赔礼[賠禮] pei2 li3 to offer an apology; to make amends 1 哪些[哪些] na3 xie1 which ones?; who?; what? 1 去处[去處] qu4 chu4 place; destination 2 开价[開價] kai1 jia4 to quote a price; seller's first offer 2 按时[按時] an4 shi2 on time; before deadline; on schedule 1 累坏[累壞] lei4 huai4 to become exhausted 1 赶紧[趕緊] gan3 jin3 hurriedly; without delay 6 卸[卸] xie4 to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of 5 着急[著急] zhao2 ji2 to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2] 6 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep06/75 words - 8 min 澡[澡] zao3 bath 1 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 8 舒坦[舒坦] shu1 tan5 comfortable; at ease 3 婆娘[婆娘] po2 niang2 woman (derog.) 1 壶[壺] hu2 pot; classifier for bottled liquid 7 上好[上好] shang4 hao3 first-rate; top-notch 3 高处[高處] gao1 chu4 high place; elevation 1 美的[美的] Mei3 di2 Midea (brand) 5 苏[蘇] su1 Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration 25 幸[幸] xing4 fortunate; lucky 4 当天[當天] dang1 tian1 on that day 1 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) 2 院子[院子] yuan4 zi5 courtyard; garden; yard; patio; CL:個|个[ge4]; (old) servant 6 弟兄们[弟兄們] di4 xiong1 men5 brothers; comrades; men; brethren 3 马车[馬車] ma3 che1 cart; chariot; carriage; buggy 8 赶车[趕車] gan3 che1 to drive a cart 1 本事[本事] ben3 shi5 ability; skill 25 江[江] jiang1 river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] 2 淮[淮] Huai2 name of a river 1 产[產] chan3 to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property 2 上等[上等] shang4 deng3 highest quality; top-notch 1 称呼[稱呼] cheng1 hu5 to call; to address as; appellation 4 进城[進城] jin4 cheng2 to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work) 2 阻碍[阻礙] zu3 ai4 to obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction; hindrance 2 常年[常年] chang2 nian2 all year round; for years on end; average year 7 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep06/100 words - 10 min 缩短[縮短] suo1 duan3 to curtail; to cut down 1 通关[通關] tong1 guan1 to clear customs; (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) 2 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° 2 时报[時報] Shi2 bao4 "Times" (newspaper, e.g. New York Times) 1 手续[手續] shou3 xu4 procedure; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]; formalities 2 货物[貨物] huo4 wu4 goods; commodity; merchandise; CL:宗[zong1] 3 除非[除非] chu2 fei1 only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless 1 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] 1 免不了[免不了] mian3 bu4 liao3 unavoidable; can't be avoided 1 全程[全程] quan2 cheng2 the whole distance; from beginning to end 1 抽查[抽查] chou1 cha2 random inspection; to do a spot check 1 长矛[長矛] chang2 mao2 pike; lance; CL:把[ba3],柄[bing3] 1 戳[戳] chuo1 to jab; to poke; to stab; to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand sth upright 4 违禁[違禁] wei2 jin4 to violate a prohibition or ban; prohibited; illicit 2 逾[逾] yu2 to exceed; to go beyond; to transcend; to cross over; to jump over 2 魂[魂] hun2 soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body 1 每隔[每隔] mei3 ge2 at intervals of; every (so often) 1 旬[旬] xun2 ten days; ten years; full period 1 遛[遛] liu4 to stroll; to walk (an animal) 1 沐[沐] mu4 to bathe; to cleanse; to receive; to be given 3 留宿[留宿] liu2 su4 to put up a guest; to stay overnight 1 真爱[真愛] zhen1 ai4 true love 2 读书人[讀書人] du2 shu1 ren2 scholar; intellectual 2 雀[雀] que4 small bird; sparrow; also pr. [qiao3] 2 敷[敷] fu1 to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep06/125 words - 15 min 治好[治好] zhi4 hao3 to cure 2 高级[高級] gao1 ji2 high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking 1 刺探[刺探] ci4 tan4 to pry into; to spy on; to probe into 4 仍然[仍然] reng2 ran2 still; yet 4 满足[滿足] man3 zu2 to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content 2 箫[簫] xiao1 xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes 1 咽[咽] yan4 variant of 嚥|咽[yan4] 1 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] 12 娥[娥] e2 good; beautiful 1 主意[主意] zhu3 yi5 plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] 14 好处[好處] hao3 chu5 benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 痕[痕] hen2 scar; traces 4 介意[介意] jie4 yi4 to care about; to take offense; to mind 2 免费[免費] mian3 fei4 free (of charge) 1 轮到[輪到] lun2 dao4 to be (sb's or sth's) turn 2 谈谈[談談] tan2 tan2 to discuss; to have a chat 1 家伙[傢伙] jia1 huo5 variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5] 6 贵重[貴重] gui4 zhong4 precious 3 轻[輕] qing1 light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage 10 手脚[手腳] shou3 jiao3 hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4]) 4 利索[利索] li4 suo5 nimble 1 旺[旺] wang4 prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring 3 仔细[仔細] zi3 xi4 careful; attentive; cautious 14 了解[瞭解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 6 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 6 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep06/150 words - 18 min 议[議] yi4 to comment on; to discuss; to suggest 7 佐[佐] zuo3 to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany 2 何在[何在] he2 zai4 where?; what place? 8 气盛[氣盛] qi4 sheng4 red-blooded; full of vim; impetuous 1 燥[燥] zao4 dry; parched; impatient 2 废物[廢物] fei4 wu4 rubbish; waste material; useless person 7 失职[失職] shi1 zhi2 to lose one's job; unemployment; not to fulfill one's obligations; to neglect one's job; dereliction of duty 7 坐镇[坐鎮] zuo4 zhen4 (of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee 2 消[消] xiao1 to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need 5 消气[消氣] xiao1 qi4 to cool one's temper 1 奴婢[奴婢] nu2 bi4 slave servant 19 重地[重地] zhong4 di4 important place; strategic location 2 外泄[外泄] wai4 xie4 to leak (usually secret information) 3 外人[外人] wai4 ren2 outsider; foreigner; stranger 2 犯上[犯上] fan4 shang4 to offend one's superiors 1 虎[虎] hu3 tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 4 骨立[骨立] gu3 li4 thin; emaciated 1 悄悄[悄悄] qiao1 qiao1 quietly; secretly; stealthily; quiet; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3] 4 职务[職務] zhi2 wu4 post; position; job; duties 2 失风[失風] shi1 feng1 trouble; damage; setback; sth goes wrong 1 保不住[保不住] bao3 bu5 zhu4 cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well 4 若非[若非] ruo4 fei1 were it not for; if not for 6 万分[萬分] wan4 fen1 very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part 1 信任[信任] xin4 ren4 to trust; to have confidence in 9 上峰[上峰] shang4 feng1 peak; summit; (old) higher authorities; superiors 7 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep06/175 words - 22 min 埋[埋] mai2 to bury 15 埋[埋] man2 to blame 15 说出[說出] shuo1 chu1 to speak out; to declare (one's view) 2 划算[划算] hua2 suan4 to calculate; to weigh (pros and cons); to view as profitable; worthwhile; value for money; cost-effective 1 硬朗[硬朗] ying4 lang3 robust; healthy 2 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) 2 村[村] cun1 village 6 丫头[丫頭] ya1 tou5 girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) 33 驯服[馴服] xun4 fu2 to tame; tame; docile 1 库房[庫房] ku4 fang2 storeroom; warehouse 5 假货[假貨] jia3 huo4 counterfeit article; fake; dummy; simulacrum 1 偷换[偷換] tou1 huan4 to substitute on the sly 1 珍品[珍品] zhen1 pin3 valuable object; curio 1 在编[在編] zai4 bian1 to be on the regular payroll; to be on the permanent staff 1 皇家[皇家] huang2 jia1 royal; imperial household 3 独[獨] du2 alone; independent; single; sole; only 13 忠于[忠於] zhong1 yu2 to be loyal to 7 僭[僭] jian4 to usurp 2 贪腐[貪腐] tan1 fu3 corruption 5 工艺[工藝] gong1 yi4 arts and crafts; industrial arts 2 世上[世上] shi4 shang4 on earth 13 污点[污點] wu1 dian3 stain; taint 1 攒[攢] zan3 to collect; to hoard; to accumulate; to save 2 远走高飞[遠走高飛] yuan3 zou3 gao1 fei1 to go far; to escape to faraway places 3 连夜[連夜] lian2 ye4 that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row 3 村子[村子] cun1 zi5 village 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep06/200 words - 28 min 手下[手下] shou3 xia4 under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; to take action 9 干掉[幹掉] gan4 diao4 to get rid of 2 整整[整整] zheng3 zheng3 whole; full 2 一场空[一場空] yi1 chang2 kong1 all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing; futile 1 案子[案子] an4 zi5 long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case 40 亲手[親手] qin1 shou3 personally; with one's own hands 10 宰[宰] zai3 to slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers; imperial official in dynastic China 10 下辈子[下輩子] xia4 bei4 zi5 the next life 3 违反[違反] wei2 fan3 to violate (a law) 1 过半[過半] guo4 ban4 over fifty percent; more than half 5 王八蛋[王八蛋] wang2 ba1 dan4 bastard (insult); son of a bitch 2 城镇[城鎮] cheng2 zhen4 town; cities and towns 1 狼崽[狼崽] lang2 zai3 wolf cub 3 收手[收手] shou1 shou3 to stop; to pull back 2 奴隶[奴隸] nu2 li4 slave 6 终老[終老] zhong1 lao3 to spend one's last years 2 劳苦[勞苦] lao2 ku3 to toil; hard work 1 人才[人才] ren2 cai2 talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks 12 满意[滿意] man3 yi4 satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction 4 赐福[賜福] ci4 fu2 to bless 6 疑心[疑心] yi2 xin1 suspicion; to suspect 1 天才[天才] tian1 cai2 talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted 2 好手[好手] hao3 shou3 expert; professional 7 忠心[忠心] zhong1 xin1 good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication 10 办到[辦到] ban4 dao4 to accomplish; to get sth done 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep06/225 words - 34 min 崇敬[崇敬] chong2 jing4 to revere; to venerate; high esteem 4 价钱[價錢] jia4 qian5 price 2 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 当作[當作] dang4 zuo4 to treat as; to regard as 2 纪念[紀念] ji4 nian4 to commemorate; to remember; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 取[取] qu3 to take; to get; to choose; to fetch 18 坏人[壞人] huai4 ren2 bad person; villain 2 常常[常常] chang2 chang2 frequently; often 5 口供[口供] kou3 gong4 oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bi3 gong4]); statement; deposition 8 全尸[全屍] quan2 shi1 intact corpse; dead body with no parts missing 2 唯[唯] wei2 -ism; only; alone 5 独尊[獨尊] du2 zun1 to revere as sole orthodoxy; to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc); to be dominant 1 狠毒[狠毒] hen3 du2 vicious; malicious; savage 1 魔[魔] mo2 devil; magic 3 震慑[震懾] zhen4 she4 to awe; to intimidate 1 宵[宵] xiao1 night 3 成就[成就] cheng2 jiu4 accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about 1 开口[開口] kai1 kou3 to open one's mouth; to start to talk 5 看上去[看上去] kan4 shang5 qu5 it would appear; it seems (that) 3 心软[心軟] xin1 ruan3 to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted 5 痛快[痛快] tong4 kuai4 delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tong4 kuai5] 4 烦请[煩請] fan2 qing3 (courteous) would you please ... 5 撤走[撤走] che4 zou3 to retire; to remove; to withdraw; to evacuate 1 交卸[交卸] jiao1 xie4 to hand over to a successor; to relinquish one's office 1 尾款[尾款] wei3 kuan3 balance (money remaining due) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep06/250 words - 36 min 牙行[牙行] ya2 hang2 middleman (in former times); broker 1 保密[保密] bao3 mi4 to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy 2 白日[白日] bai2 ri4 daytime; sun; time 4 百年[百年] bai3 nian2 hundred years; century; lifetime 5 苦[苦] ku3 bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly 17 易[易] yi4 easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible" 8 苍穹[蒼穹] cang1 qiong2 the blue dome of heaven 4 浩浩[浩浩] hao4 hao4 vast; expansive (universe); torrential (floods) 4 茫茫[茫茫] mang2 mang2 boundless; vast and obscure 4 天公[天公] tian1 gong1 heaven; lord of heaven 4 玉女[玉女] yu4 nu:3 beautiful woman; fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals; (polite) sb else's daughter; Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM 4 大笑[大笑] da4 xiao4 to laugh heartily; a belly laugh 4 亿[億] yi4 100 million 4 假装[假裝] jia3 zhuang1 to feign; to pretend 3 印子钱[印子錢] yin4 zi5 qian2 usury; high interest loan (in former times) 1 蒙[蒙] meng2 to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat 5 算帐[算帳] suan4 zhang4 to reckon (accounting); to balance an account; fig. to settle an account; to get one's revenge 1 阿公[阿公] a1 gong1 (old) grandfather; polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law; (Taiwanese) grandfather 1 阿婆[阿婆] a1 po2 granny; mother-in-law 7 收房[收房] shou1 fang2 to take as a concubine 1 闺女[閨女] gui1 nu:3 maiden; unmarried woman; daughter 11 可恨[可恨] ke3 hen4 hateful 2 射[射] she4 to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) 18 劲儿[勁兒] jin4 r5 erhua variant of 勁|劲[jin4] 1 别管[別管] bie2 guan3 no matter (who, what etc) 9 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep06/275 words - 39 min 大意[大意] da4 yi5 careless 4 手艺[手藝] shou3 yi4 craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade 4 拆[拆] chai1 to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open 3 钩[鉤] gou1 to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch 4 瞄[瞄] miao2 to take aim; (fig.) to aim one's looks at; to glance at 2 安西[安西] An1 xi1 Anxi county, former name of Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县[Gua1 zhou1 xian4] in Jiuquan 酒泉[Jiu3 quan2], Gansu 22 铁军[鐵軍] tie3 jun1 invincible army 6 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 6 阿罗约[阿羅約] A1 luo2 yue1 surname Arroyo 2 奶[奶] nai3 breast; milk; to breastfeed 1 补[補] bu3 to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement 13 点儿[點兒] dian3 r5 erhua variant of 點|点[dian3] 1 带上[帶上] dai4 shang4 to take along with one 4 薪俸[薪俸] xin1 feng4 salary; pay 3 喝西北风[喝西北風] he1 xi1 bei3 feng1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry 1 脸皮[臉皮] lian3 pi2 face; cheek 1 晃悠[晃悠] huang4 you5 to swing; to sway; to wobble; to hang around; to hover around 1 憋[憋] bie1 to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) 3 上头[上頭] shang4 tou5 above; on top of; on the surface of 6 背景[背景] bei4 jing3 background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; CL:種|种[zhong3] 3 逮[逮] dai4 (literary) to arrest; to seize; to overtake; until 3 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) 7 卧底[臥底] wo4 di3 to hide (as an undercover agent); an insider (in a gang of thieves); a mole 1 化[化] hua4 to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2] 5 灰[灰] hui1 ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep06/284 words - 40 min 胡子[鬍子] hu2 zi5 beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1]; (coll.) bandit 6 剃[剃] ti4 to shave 3 新人[新人] xin1 ren2 newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom 1 瞧[瞧] qiao2 to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit 22 仇[仇] chou2 hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) 10 龟[龜] gui1 tortoise; turtle 2 蠢货[蠢貨] chun3 huo4 blockhead; idiot; dunce; moron; fool 4 揍死[揍死] zou4 si3 to beat to death 2 糟践[糟踐] zao1 jian5 to waste; to spoil; to destroy; to insult grievously 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep07/25 words - 3 min 眛[眛] mei4 blind; imperceptive 3 视[視] shi4 to look at; to regard; to inspect 6 不清[不清] bu4 qing1 unclear 1 早晨[早晨] zao3 chen2 early morning; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 卯时[卯時] mao3 shi2 5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 5 起床[起床] qi3 chuang2 to get out of bed; to get up 3 格外[格外] ge2 wai4 especially; particularly 2 担待[擔待] dan1 dai4 to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility 1 自大[自大] zi4 da4 arrogant 5 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) 76 羽林[羽林] yu3 lin2 armed escort 3 护送[護送] hu4 song4 to escort; to accompany 9 花架子[花架子] hua1 jia4 zi5 attractive appearance, but without substance 2 接手[接手] jie1 shou3 to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc) 5 守住[守住] shou3 zhu5 to hold on to; to defend; to keep; to guard 9 端[端] duan1 end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular 13 惹人[惹人] re3 ren2 to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc); to offend; to attract (attention) 1 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] 5 兵力[兵力] bing1 li4 military strength; armed forces; troops 9 暂[暫] zan4 temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4] 11 调配[調配] diao4 pei4 to allocate; to deploy 4 调配[調配] tiao2 pei4 to blend (colors, herbs); to mix 4 计较[計較] ji4 jiao4 to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem 1 名分[名分] ming2 fen4 a person's status 1 出力[出力] chu1 li4 to exert oneself 3 冒昧[冒昧] mao4 mei4 bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep07/50 words - 6 min 英[英] ying1 hero; outstanding; excellent; (literary) flower; blossom 5 义[義] yi4 justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship 14 崇[崇] chong2 high; sublime; lofty; to esteem; to worship 10 章[章] zhang1 chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order 4 甘[甘] gan1 sweet; willing 59 诚[誠] cheng2 sincere; authentic; really; truly 21 新丰县[新豐縣] Xin1 feng1 Xian4 Xinfeng County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong 2 非要[非要] fei1 yao4 to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something) 2 各自[各自] ge4 zi4 each; respective; apiece 2 办理[辦理] ban4 li3 to handle; to transact; to conduct 1 属下[屬下] shu3 xia4 subordinate; affiliated to; subsidiary 2 火速[火速] huo3 su4 at top speed; at a tremendous lick 1 干涉[干涉] gan1 she4 to interfere; to meddle; interference 2 我司[我司] wo3 si1 our company (polite) 1 法办[法辦] fa3 ban4 to bring to justice; to punish according to the law 2 亡命[亡命] wang2 ming4 to flee; to go into exile (from prison) 3 御史[御史] yu4 shi3 imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) 3 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 5 危境[危境] wei1 jing4 dangerous situation; venerable old age 1 全力[全力] quan2 li4 with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support) 6 会审[會審] hui4 shen3 joint hearing; to review jointly (i.e. with other checkers) 8 是否[是否] shi4 fou3 whether (or not); if; is or isn't 17 调动[調動] diao4 dong4 to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel; to mobilize; to bring into play 4 尚书[尚書] shang4 shu1 high official; government minister 21 适[適] shi4 to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue 6 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep07/75 words - 8 min 职权[職權] zhi2 quan2 authority; power over others 2 雅[雅] ya3 elegant 2 逸[逸] yi4 to escape; leisurely; outstanding 3 酩酊大醉[酩酊大醉] ming3 ding3 da4 zui4 dead drunk; as drunk as a lord 1 未能[未能] wei4 neng2 cannot; to fail to; unable to 5 醒酒[醒酒] xing3 jiu3 to dissipate the effects of alcohol; to sober up 2 立时[立時] li4 shi2 right away; quickly; immediately 7 旨[旨] zhi3 imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose 13 尤其是[尤其是] you2 qi2 shi4 especially; most of all; above all; in particular 1 相等[相等] xiang1 deng3 equal; equally; equivalent 1 领[領] ling3 neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc 9 有理[有理] you3 li3 reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational 1 纲[綱] gang1 head rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link; class (taxonomy); outline; program 2 华[華] hua2 magnificent; splendid; flowery 4 依法[依法] yi1 fa3 legal (proceedings); according to law 2 尊老[尊老] zun1 lao3 respect the aged 2 享用[享用] xiang3 yong4 to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) 1 待遇[待遇] dai4 yu4 treatment; pay; salary; status; rank 3 每逢[每逢] mei3 feng2 every time; on each occasion; whenever 4 朔望[朔望] shuo4 wang4 the new moon; the first day of the lunar month 1 月初[月初] yue4 chu1 start of month; early in the month 3 朝觐[朝覲] chao2 jin4 to give audience (of emperor); retainers' duty to pay respect to sovereign; hajj (Islam) 1 相若[相若] xiang1 ruo4 on a par with; comparable to 1 元老[元老] yuan2 lao3 senior figure; elder; doyen 2 民心[民心] min2 xin1 popular sentiment 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep07/100 words - 11 min 照样[照樣] zhao4 yang4 as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless 2 觐见[覲見] jin4 jian4 to have an audience (with the Emperor) 1 叨[叨] dao1 garrulous 1 扰[擾] rao3 to disturb 6 傻子[傻子] sha3 zi5 idiot; fool 9 不等[不等] bu4 deng3 unequal; varied 2 放肆[放肆] fang4 si4 wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent 4 宥[宥] you4 to forgive; to help; profound 1 社稷[社稷] she4 ji4 state; country; the Gods of earth and grain 1 危[危] wei1 danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. [wei2] 2 法典[法典] fa3 dian3 legal code; statute 1 横行[橫行] heng2 xing2 to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck 2 半分[半分] ban4 fen1 a little bit 1 违[違] wei2 to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against 5 同僚[同僚] tong2 liao2 colleague; fellow-worker 5 尽心[盡心] jin4 xin1 with all of one's heart 22 罪责[罪責] zui4 ze2 guilt 4 仕途[仕途] shi4 tu2 official career (formal) 2 条件[條件] tiao2 jian4 condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 打死[打死] da3 si3 to kill; to beat to death 6 决[決] jue2 to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly 3 计[計] ji4 to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge 6 订亲[訂親] ding4 qin1 variant of 定親|定亲[ding4 qin1] 3 惨[慘] can3 miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy 4 假话[假話] jia3 hua4 a lie; untrue statement; misstatement 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep07/125 words - 17 min 誓[誓] shi4 oath; vow; to swear; to pledge 2 独行[獨行] du2 xing2 solitary 1 手腕[手腕] shou3 wan4 wrist; trickery; finesse; ability; skill 1 血[血] xue4 blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4] 17 落下[落下] luo4 xia4 to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile) 3 小腿[小腿] xiao3 tui3 lower leg (from knee to ankle); shank 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] 6 回回[回回] hui2 hui2 time and again; every time 1 行路[行路] xing2 lu4 to travel; transport 1 阳光[陽光] yang2 guang1 sunshine; CL:線|线[xian4]; transparent (open to public scrutiny) 4 十字[十字] shi2 zi4 cross road; cross-shaped; crucifix; the character ten 17 滩[灘] tan1 beach; shoal; rapids; CL:片[pian4]; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle 3 炖[燉] dun4 to stew 5 热乎乎[熱乎乎] re4 hu1 hu1 nice and warm 1 觉[覺] jiao4 a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2] 5 觉[覺] jue2 to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware 5 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 3 魂牵梦萦[魂牽夢縈] hun2 qian1 meng4 ying2 to miss; to yearn day and night 1 蚀[蝕] shi2 to nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode 1 骨[骨] gu3 bone 7 相思[相思] xiang1 si1 to yearn; to pine 4 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) 8 牵手[牽手] qian1 shou3 to hold hands 1 白头[白頭] bai2 tou2 hoary head; old age 3 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) 17 雍[雍] yong1 harmony 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep07/150 words - 21 min 自幼[自幼] zi4 you4 since childhood 8 青云[青雲] qing1 yun2 clear sky; fig. high official position; noble 1 元夜[元夜] yuan2 ye4 Lantern Festival; night of 15th of first lunar month; see also 元宵[yuan2 xiao1] 2 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 1 各色[各色] ge4 se4 all kinds; of every description 1 做官[做官] zuo4 guan1 to take an official post; to become a government employee 4 居多[居多] ju1 duo1 to be in the majority 1 做生意[做生意] zuo4 sheng1 yi4 to do business 8 当兵[當兵] dang1 bing1 to serve in the army; to be a soldier 12 之外[之外] zhi1 wai4 outside; excluding 6 混进[混進] hun4 jin4 to infiltrate; to sneak into 1 刺客[刺客] ci4 ke4 assassin 9 失手[失手] shi1 shou3 a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated 7 府邸[府邸] fu3 di3 mansion house; official residence 7 倒台[倒臺] dao3 tai2 to overthrow; downfall; to fall from power; to go bankrupt 1 南方[南方] nan2 fang1 south; the southern part of the country; the South 5 高歌[高歌] gao1 ge1 to sing loudly; to lift one's voice in song 1 整夜[整夜] zheng3 ye4 the whole night; all through the night 1 过问[過問] guo4 wen4 to show an interest in; to get involved with 4 巡[巡] xun2 to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks 10 懈怠[懈怠] xie4 dai4 slack; lazy; remiss 2 屋子[屋子] wu1 zi5 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1] 9 半夜[半夜] ban4 ye4 midnight; in the middle of the night 2 遗落[遺落] yi2 luo4 to leave behind (inadvertently); to forget; to omit; to leave out 1 伺候[伺候] ci4 hou4 to serve; to wait upon 10 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep07/175 words - 24 min 日常[日常] ri4 chang2 daily; everyday 1 所愿[所願] suo3 yuan4 wished-for; desired 3 前程[前程] qian2 cheng2 future (career etc) prospects 9 门外[門外] men2 wai4 outside the door 12 竹[竹] zhu2 bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]; Kangxi radical 118 17 藩[藩] fan1 fence; hedge; screen; barrier; vassal state; Taiwan pr. [fan2] 4 摸不着[摸不著] mo1 bu5 zhao2 can't touch; can't reach; (fig.) unable to get a grasp of 1 看不见[看不見] kan4 bu5 jian4 unseen; to be invisible 12 切[切] qie1 to cut; to slice; tangent (math) 2 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] 2 手指头[手指頭] shou3 zhi3 tou5 fingertip; finger 2 允许[允許] yun3 xu3 to permit; to allow 8 详尽[詳盡] xiang2 jin4 thorough and detailed; exhaustive; the tedious details in full 1 漕运[漕運] cao2 yun4 (old) to transport by water; to ship grain as tax 1 水渠[水渠] shui3 qu2 canal 5 纤[纖] xian1 fine; delicate; minute 1 毫[毫] hao2 hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth; currency unit, 0.1 yuan 3 毕[畢] bi4 the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished 2 现[現] xian4 to appear; present; now; existing; current 7 窗户[窗戶] chuang1 hu5 window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4] 3 看清[看清] kan4 qing1 to see clearly 4 幸亏[幸虧] xing4 kui1 fortunately; luckily 2 皇宫[皇宮] huang2 gong1 imperial palace 3 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 7 松手[鬆手] song1 shou3 to relinquish one's grip; to let go 2 贵庚[貴庚] gui4 geng1 your age (honorific) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep07/200 words - 29 min 锦绣前程[錦繡前程] jin3 xiu4 qian2 cheng2 bright future; bright prospects 2 搏[搏] bo2 to fight; to combat; to seize; (of heart) to beat 3 阶[階] jie1 rank or step; stairs 2 囚[囚] qiu2 prisoner 3 值[值] zhi2 value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty 24 骚乱[騷亂] sao1 luan4 disturbance; riot; to create a disturbance 3 用人[用人] yong4 ren2 servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff 6 不当[不當] bu4 dang4 unsuitable; improper; inappropriate 7 领罪[領罪] ling3 zui4 to confess one's fault; to accept one's punishment 1 惊[驚] jing1 to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm 4 搅[攪] jiao3 to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir 7 吓唬[嚇唬] xia4 hu5 to scare; to frighten 2 一套[一套] yi1 tao4 suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior 8 撤[撤] che4 to remove; to take away; to withdraw 16 原[原] yuan2 former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source 21 能干[能幹] neng2 gan4 capable; competent 5 人丁[人丁] ren2 ding1 number of people in a family; population; (old) adult males; male servants 2 仁[仁] ren2 humane; kernel 5 拜别[拜別] bai4 bie2 to take leave 6 朋[朋] peng2 friend 1 行为[行為] xing2 wei2 action; conduct; behavior; activity 3 调用[調用] diao4 yong4 to transfer (for a specific purpose); to allocate; (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc) 6 不动[不動] bu4 dong4 motionless 4 奔[奔] ben1 to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope 1 藏身之处[藏身之處] cang2 shen1 zhi1 chu4 hiding place; hideout 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep07/216 words - 33 min 难免[難免] nan2 mian3 hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably 7 走漏消息[走漏消息] zou3 lou4 xiao1 xi5 to divulge secrets 4 拥塞[擁塞] yong1 se4 to be clogged up; to be congested (traffic, computer network etc) 1 常人[常人] chang2 ren2 ordinary person 2 通婚[通婚] tong1 hun1 to intermarry 1 子孙[子孫] zi3 sun1 offspring; posterity 3 后代[後代] hou4 dai4 descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations 3 旧友[舊友] jiu4 you3 old friend 1 转卖[轉賣] zhuan3 mai4 to resell 1 资金[資金] zi1 jin1 funds; funding; capital 1 车行[車行] che1 hang2 car-related business; car dealership; taxi company; (commercial) garage 6 订[訂] ding4 to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order 1 夜半[夜半] ye4 ban4 midnight 1 长途[長途] chang2 tu2 long distance 1 出行[出行] chu1 xing2 to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip) 2 寝具[寢具] qin3 ju4 bedding 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep08/25 words - 3 min 威胁[威脅] wei1 xie2 to threaten; to menace 5 土地[土地] tu3 di4 land; soil; territory; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4] 1 发兵[發兵] fa1 bing1 to dispatch an army; to send troops 3 老家[老家] lao3 jia1 native place; place of origin; home state or region 5 屠杀[屠殺] tu2 sha1 to massacre; massacre; bloodbath; carnage 2 儿女[兒女] er2 nu:3 children; sons and daughters 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]) 1 祖籍[祖籍] zu3 ji2 ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration) 1 母亲[母親] mu3 qin1 mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 亡故[亡故] wang2 gu4 to die; to pass away 1 十一[十一] shi2 yi1 eleven; 11 9 除去[除去] chu2 qu4 to eliminate; to remove; except for; apart from 1 邻舍[鄰舍] lin2 she4 neighbor; person next door 1 十三[十三] shi2 san1 thirteen; 13 8 禅[禪] chan2 dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism) 2 禅[禪] shan4 to abdicate 2 敌军[敵軍] di2 jun1 enemy troops; hostile forces; CL:股[gu3] 28 入侵[入侵] ru4 qin1 to invade 1 阅[閱] yue4 to inspect; to review; to read; to peruse; to go through; to experience 3 增兵[增兵] zeng1 bing1 to reinforce; to increase troop numbers; reinforcements; extra troops 1 募[募] mu4 canvass for contributions; to recruit; to collect; to raise 8 年俸[年俸] nian2 feng4 yearly salary 2 时常[時常] shi2 chang2 often; frequently 2 买通[買通] mai3 tong1 to bribe 1 原籍[原籍] yuan2 ji2 ancestral home (town); birthplace 1 当中[當中] dang1 zhong1 among; in the middle; in the center 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep08/50 words - 5 min 想起[想起] xiang3 qi3 to recall; to think of; to call to mind 3 昃[昃] ze4 afternoon; decline 2 梳妆[梳妝] shu1 zhuang1 to dress and groom oneself 1 梳[梳] shu1 a comb; to comb 3 打扮[打扮] da3 ban5 to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress 2 灯笼[燈籠] deng1 long2 lantern 6 看一看[看一看] kan4 yi1 kan4 to have a look 6 安插[安插] an1 cha1 to place in a certain position; to assign to a job; to plant; resettlement (old) 5 数年[數年] shu4 nian2 several years; many years 5 在场[在場] zai4 chang3 to be present; to be on the scene 3 密报[密報] mi4 bao4 secret report 4 人称[人稱] ren2 cheng1 person (first person, second person etc in grammar); called; known as 1 接触[接觸] jie1 chu4 to touch; to contact; access; in touch with 7 收买[收買] shou1 mai3 to purchase; to bribe 4 捏[捏] nie1 to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up 8 把柄[把柄] ba3 bing3 handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb 7 串联[串聯] chuan4 lian2 to establish ties or contact; in series connection (electricity) 1 私行[私行] si1 xing2 to travel on private business; to act without official approval; to inspect incognito; to act in one's own interest 1 禁药[禁藥] jin4 yao4 drugs ban (e.g. for athletes) 1 贩运[販運] fan4 yun4 to transport (for sale); to traffic (in sth) 1 械[械] xie4 appliance; tool; weapon; shackles; also pr. [jie4] 13 盗卖[盜賣] dao4 mai4 to steal sth and sell it 1 要犯[要犯] yao4 fan4 major criminal 4 保护伞[保護傘] bao3 hu4 san3 protective umbrella; fig. person affording protection (esp. corrupt) 1 剿[剿] jiao3 to destroy; to extirpate 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep08/75 words - 10 min 心力[心力] xin1 li4 mental and physical efforts 3 牵连[牽連] qian1 lian2 to implicate; implicated; to link together 12 捉捕[捉捕] zhuo1 bu3 to arrest; to seize; to capture 1 战友[戰友] zhan4 you3 comrade-in-arms; battle companion 4 伍[伍] wu3 squad of five soldiers; to associate with; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral) 8 出身[出身] chu1 shen1 to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin 7 为首[為首] wei2 shou3 head; be headed by 3 唾弃[唾棄] tuo4 qi4 to spurn; to disdain 1 跟随[跟隨] gen1 sui2 to follow 4 嘈杂[嘈雜] cao2 za2 noisy; clamorous 1 勿[勿] wu4 do not 12 孤身[孤身] gu1 shen1 alone; lonely 2 险[險] xian3 danger; dangerous; rugged 3 看样子[看樣子] kan4 yang4 zi5 it seems; it looks as if 2 一阵子[一陣子] yi1 zhen4 zi5 a while; a spell; a short time; a burst 1 放手[放手] fang4 shou3 to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand 3 及时[及時] ji2 shi2 in time; promptly; without delay; timely 5 窥探[窺探] kui1 tan4 to pry into or spy on; to snoop; to peep; to poke one's nose into; to peer; to get a glimpse of 2 瞄准[瞄準] miao2 zhun3 to take aim at; to target 1 周围[周圍] zhou1 wei2 surroundings; environment; to encompass 2 夫[夫] fu1 husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old) 12 君[君] jun1 monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler 19 十几[十幾] shi2 ji3 more than ten; a dozen or more 19 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 3 统统[統統] tong3 tong3 totally 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep08/100 words - 14 min 拐骗[拐騙] guai3 pian4 swindle; abduct 1 留给[留給] liu2 gei3 to set aside for 5 箭[箭] jian4 arrow; CL:支[zhi1] 35 隐姓埋名[隱姓埋名] yin3 xing4 mai2 ming2 to conceal one's identity; living incognito 6 凭什么[憑什麼] ping2 shen2 me5 (spoken) why?; for which reason? 6 提前[提前] ti2 qian2 to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance 6 白白[白白] bai2 bai2 in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white 7 往生[往生] wang3 sheng1 to be reborn; to live in paradise (Buddhism); to die; (after) one's death 4 曝露[曝露] pu4 lu4 to expose (to the air, light etc); to leave uncovered; exposure 2 只不过[只不過] zhi3 bu5 guo4 only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... 11 冒犯[冒犯] mao4 fan4 to offend 2 不要脸[不要臉] bu4 yao4 lian3 to have no sense of shame; shameless 5 努力[努力] nu3 li4 great effort; to strive; to try hard 4 稳定[穩定] wen3 ding4 steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify 1 闹腾[鬧騰] nao4 teng5 to disturb; to create confusion; to make a din 1 揍[揍] zou4 to beat up; to break to pieces 8 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] 7 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 8 堂堂正正[堂堂正正] tang2 tang2 zheng4 zheng4 displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square 2 团聚[團聚] tuan2 ju4 to reunite; to have a reunion 3 样[樣] yang4 manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type 5 旗子[旗子] qi2 zi5 flag; banner; CL:面[mian4] 5 带去[帶去] dai4 qu5 to take along with one 2 启[啟] qi3 to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform 5 夏[夏] xia4 summer 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep08/125 words - 19 min 宁远[寧遠] Ning2 yuan3 Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan 1 茶楼[茶樓] cha2 lou2 tearoom; teahouse; dimsum restaurant (Hong Kong) 2 插[插] cha1 to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose 5 盏[盞] zhan3 a small cup; classifier for lamps 9 味[味] wei4 taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM) 7 盛行[盛行] sheng4 xing2 to be in vogue; to be prevalent 1 驱[驅] qu1 to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly 3 傩[儺] nuo2 to exorcise demons 3 火热[火熱] huo3 re4 fiery; burning; fervent; ardent; passionate 1 编[編] bian1 to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate 2 加上[加上] jia1 shang4 plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that 3 益发[益發] yi4 fa1 increasingly; more and more; ever more; all the more 2 喜爱[喜愛] xi3 ai4 to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite 1 羯鼓[羯鼓] jie2 gu3 double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist 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 5 腊月[臘月] La4 yue4 twelfth lunar month 1 舞者[舞者] wu3 zhe3 dancer 1 娱[娛] yu2 to amuse 1 自娱[自娛] zi4 yu2 to amuse oneself 1 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 中午[中午] zhong1 wu3 noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 失踪[失蹤] shi1 zong1 to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for 4 谨[謹] jin3 cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal) 1 年龄[年齡] nian2 ling2 (a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4] 3 相近[相近] xiang1 jin4 close; similar to 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep08/150 words - 20 min 考核[考核] kao3 he2 to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review; evaluation 1 全副[全副] quan2 fu4 completely 1 三甲[三甲] san1 jia3 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination 1 盔[盔] kui1 helmet 1 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) 2 挎[挎] kua4 to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side) 1 戈[戈] ge1 dagger-axe; abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4]; (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2] 1 剑[劍] jian4 double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword 13 粮[糧] liang2 grain; food; provisions; agricultural tax paid in grain 12 奔跑[奔跑] ben1 pao3 to run 2 入伍[入伍] ru4 wu3 to enter the army; to enlist 1 年轻力壮[年輕力壯] nian2 qing1 li4 zhuang4 young and vigorous (idiom) 1 约略[約略] yue1 lu:e4 approximate; rough 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 6 西北[西北] xi1 bei3 northwest 8 烽燧[烽燧] feng1 sui4 fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night) 16 惨烈[慘烈] can3 lie4 bitter; desperate 1 敌人[敵人] di2 ren2 enemy; CL:個|个[ge4] 12 大军[大軍] da4 jun1 army; main forces 8 厮杀[廝殺] si1 sha1 to fight at close quarters; hand-to-hand 1 人中[人中] ren2 zhong1 philtrum; infranasal depression; the "human center" acupuncture point 3 阵亡[陣亡] zhen4 wang2 to die in battle 4 一并[一併] yi1 bing4 to lump together; to treat along with all the others 10 包围[包圍] bao1 wei2 to surround; to encircle; to hem in 1 兵器[兵器] bing1 qi4 weaponry; weapons; arms 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep08/175 words - 24 min 丢开[丟開] diu1 kai1 to cast or put aside; to forget for a while 1 涉及[涉及] she4 ji2 to involve; to touch upon (a topic) 7 朱雀[朱雀] Zhu1 que4 Vermilion Bird (the seven mansions of the south sky) 5 大街[大街] da4 jie1 street; main street; CL:條|条[tiao2] 6 仗义[仗義] zhang4 yi4 to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by 1 民众[民眾] min2 zhong4 populace; masses; the people 2 抱不平[抱不平] bao4 bu4 ping2 to be outraged by an injustice 1 并非[並非] bing4 fei1 really isn't 10 加速[加速] jia1 su4 to speed up; to expedite 1 尽快[儘快] jin3 kuai4 as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed 11 去向[去向] qu4 xiang4 the position of sth; whereabouts 4 大业[大業] da4 ye4 great cause; great undertaking 1 晋[晉] jin4 to move forward; to promote; to advance 2 昌[昌] chang1 prosperous; flourishing 5 赶上[趕上] gan3 shang4 to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for 2 花车[花車] hua1 che1 car festooned for celebration 4 彩[彩] cai3 (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize 5 封路[封路] feng1 lu4 road closure; to close a road 5 执行[執行] zhi2 xing2 to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run 2 赶往[趕往] gan3 wang3 to hurry to (somewhere) 1 苦头[苦頭] ku3 tou5 sufferings 1 铸[鑄] zhu4 to cast or found metals 2 肉[肉] rou4 meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 24 铜[銅] tong2 copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4] 4 滋味[滋味] zi1 wei4 taste; flavor; feeling 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep08/200 words - 28 min 弃[棄] qi4 to abandon; to relinquish; to discard; to throw away 17 丰[豐] feng1 abundant; plentiful; fertile; plump; great 6 萧[蕭] xiao1 miserable; desolate; dreary; Chinese mugwort 34 规[規] gui1 compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme 30 小三[小三] xiao3 san1 mistress; the other woman (coll.); grade 3 in elementary school 2 劲[勁] jin4 strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4] 3 牛[牛] niu2 ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome 5 筋骨[筋骨] jin1 gu3 muscles and bones; physique; strength; courage 2 吭[吭] hang2 throat 1 狼烟[狼煙] lang2 yan1 smoke signal indicating the presence of hostile forces 2 抓紧时间[抓緊時間] zhua1 jin3 shi2 jian1 to snatch time; to rush; to hurry (up); to seize the moment 4 斤[斤] jin1 catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g 2 力量[力量] li4 liang5 power; force; strength 2 干粮[乾糧] gan1 liang2 rations (to take on expedition) 1 南边[南邊] nan2 bian5 south; south side; southern part; to the south of 4 窝子[窩子] wo1 zi5 lair; den; stronghold 4 烤[烤] kao3 to roast; to bake; to broil 7 一边[一邊] yi1 bian1 one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while 3 熬[熬] ao2 to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure 5 盐[鹽] yan2 salt; CL:粒[li4] 6 脊[脊] ji3 spine; back; ridge; Taiwan pr. [ji2] or [ji3] 2 薄片[薄片] bao2 pian4 thin slice; thin section; flake; Taiwan pr. [bo2 pian4] 1 铁锅[鐵鍋] tie3 guo1 iron cooking pot 1 煎[煎] jian1 to pan fry; to sauté 1 抹[抹] mo3 to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep08/225 words - 32 min 肉片[肉片] rou4 pian4 meat slice 1 一口[一口] yi1 kou3 readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite 9 小子[小子] xiao3 zi5 (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow 9 南面[南面] nan2 mian4 south side; south 2 瀚[瀚] han4 ocean; vastness 1 海军[海軍] hai3 jun1 navy 1 出击[出擊] chu1 ji1 to sally; to attack 2 旗[旗] qi2 banner; flag; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]); administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county; CL:面[mian4] 21 趴[趴] pa1 to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent 40 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 79 攻城[攻城] gong1 cheng2 to besiege (a town) 3 城墙[城牆] cheng2 qiang2 city wall 1 顶住[頂住] ding3 zhu4 to withstand; to stand up to 10 泼[潑] po1 to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish 4 大旗[大旗] da4 qi2 banner 2 任务[任務] ren4 wu5 mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 11 要死[要死] yao4 si3 extremely; awfully 3 吉祥[吉祥] ji2 xiang2 lucky; auspicious; propitious 6 恒[恆] heng2 permanent; constant; fixed; usual; ordinary; rule (old); one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷟) 3 凶神[兇神] xiong1 shen2 demon; fiend 4 消除[消除] xiao1 chu2 to eliminate; to remove 2 垢[垢] gou4 dirt; disgrace 1 冥[冥] ming2 dark; deep; stupid; the underworld 1 济[濟] ji4 to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help 1 厄[厄] e4 distressed 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep08/250 words - 34 min 赛[賽] sai4 to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel 6 艺[藝] yi4 skill; art 2 显著[顯著] xian3 zhu4 outstanding; notable; remarkable; statistically significant 1 尊贵[尊貴] zun1 gui4 respected; respectable; honorable 3 民间[民間] min2 jian1 among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments 3 才艺[才藝] cai2 yi4 talent 1 沿途[沿途] yan2 tu2 along the sides of the road; by the wayside 5 各个[各個] ge4 ge4 every; various; separately, one by one 3 审查[審查] shen3 cha2 to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship 1 技艺[技藝] ji4 yi4 skill; art 7 驶[駛] shi3 to gallop; speedily; to proceed to; to pilot (ship, plane etc); to sail 1 落败[落敗] luo4 bai4 to suffer a defeat; to fail; to fall behind 1 打道回府[打道回府] da3 dao4 hui2 fu3 to go home (in a ceremonial procession); to return home 1 明年[明年] ming2 nian2 next year 1 最终[最終] zui4 zhong1 final; ultimate 6 获胜者[獲勝者] huo4 sheng4 zhe3 victor 1 魁[魁] kui2 chief; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart 1 登上[登上] deng1 shang4 to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount 1 朝见[朝見] chao2 jian4 to have an audience (with the Emperor) 1 天大[天大] tian1 da4 gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous 6 孜孜以求[孜孜以求] zi1 zi1 yi3 qiu2 diligent and tireless (idiom) 1 堆[堆] dui1 to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount 1 饿死[餓死] e4 si3 to starve to death; to be very hungry 11 殍[殍] piao3 die of starvation 1 议论[議論] yi4 lun4 to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep08/258 words - 34 min 往年[往年] wang3 nian2 in former years; in previous years 1 获悉[獲悉] huo4 xi1 to learn of sth; to find out; to get news 1 巡游[巡遊] xun2 you2 to cruise; to patrol 2 贯穿[貫穿] guan4 chuan1 to run through; a connecting thread from beginning to end; to link 1 东城[東城] Dong1 cheng2 Dongcheng district of central Beijing 1 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 2 路口[路口] lu4 kou3 crossing; intersection (of roads) 9 一眼[一眼] yi1 yan3 a glance; a quick look; a glimpse 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep09/25 words - 3 min 莫如[莫如] mo4 ru2 it would be better 2 不顾[不顧] bu4 gu4 in spite of; regardless of 11 取悦[取悅] qu3 yue4 to try to please 1 另[另] ling4 other; another; separate; separately 10 结案[結案] jie2 an4 to conclude a case; to wind up 14 嫌隙[嫌隙] xian2 xi4 hostility; animosity 2 秘藏[祕藏] mi4 cang2 hidden; a hidden treasure (often a Buddhist relic); to keep secret 1 自杀[自殺] zi4 sha1 to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide 2 供[供] gong1 to provide; to supply 10 八月[八月] Ba1 yue4 August; eighth month (of the lunar year) 2 打杀[打殺] da3 sha1 to kill 1 寿带[壽帶] shou4 dai4 (bird species of China) Asian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) 1 现场[現場] xian4 chang3 the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site 5 围观[圍觀] wei2 guan1 to stand in a circle and watch 1 责成[責成] ze2 cheng2 to give sb a task 1 抓捕[抓捕] zhua1 bu3 to seize; to capture 1 独自[獨自] du2 zi4 alone 5 审问[審問] shen3 wen4 to interrogate; to examine; to question 8 查问[查問] cha2 wen4 to inquire about 5 得知[得知] de2 zhi1 to find out; to know; to learn about 6 幽[幽] you1 remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces 2 赔罪[賠罪] pei2 zui4 to apologize 2 搏命[搏命] bo2 ming4 to fight with all one has 6 情理[情理] qing2 li3 reason; sense 1 模糊[模糊] mo2 hu5 vague; indistinct; fuzzy 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep09/50 words - 8 min 一举[一舉] yi1 ju3 a move; an action; in one move; at a stroke; in one go 4 击[擊] ji1 to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2] 3 复仇[復仇] fu4 chou2 to avenge; vengeance 7 会谈[會談] hui4 tan2 talks; discussions; CL:次[ci4] 3 刺死[刺死] ci4 si3 to stab to death 2 常见[常見] chang2 jian4 commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently 2 似乎[似乎] si4 hu1 apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly 6 两下[兩下] liang3 xia4 twice; for a little while 2 有所[有所] you3 suo3 somewhat; to some extent 4 语焉不详[語焉不詳] yu3 yan1 bu4 xiang2 to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details 2 疏忽[疏忽] shu1 hu5 to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness 1 草率[草率] cao3 shuai4 careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious 1 符合[符合] fu2 he2 in keeping with; in accordance with; tallying with; in line with; to agree with; to accord with; to conform to; to correspond with; to manage; to handle 1 内情[內情] nei4 qing2 inside story; inside information 1 狡猾[狡猾] jiao3 hua2 crafty; cunning; sly 2 拖延时间[拖延時間] tuo1 yan2 shi2 jian1 to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster 1 诡计[詭計] gui3 ji4 trick; ruse; crafty scheme 1 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] 4 粗[粗] cu1 coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude 10 诱[誘] you4 to entice; to tempt 6 全身而退[全身而退] quan2 shen1 er2 tui4 to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece 1 叛[叛] pan4 to betray; to rebel; to revolt 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 11 军士[軍士] jun1 shi4 soldier; noncommssioned officer (NCO) 1 捅[捅] tong3 to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep09/75 words - 15 min 刀子[刀子] dao1 zi5 knife; CL:把[ba3] 1 子时[子時] zi3 shi2 11 pm-1 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 4 拍胸脯[拍胸脯] pai1 xiong1 pu2 to vouch for 1 逞能[逞能] cheng3 neng2 to show off one's ability; to boast one's merits 1 没辙[沒轍] mei2 zhe2 at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out 1 爬[爬] pa2 to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up 2 夹子[夾子] jia1 zi5 clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet 1 回头[回頭] hui2 tou2 to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by 8 动物[動物] dong4 wu4 animal; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4] 1 腿[腿] tui3 leg; CL:條|条[tiao2] 12 瘸子[瘸子] que2 zi5 lame person (colloquial) 1 兔崽子[兔崽子] tu4 zai3 zi5 brat; bastard 2 没错[沒錯] mei2 cuo4 that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong 7 礼俗[禮俗] li3 su2 etiquette; custom 2 倔[倔] jue2 crabby; tough 5 挨[挨] ai1 in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to 4 挨[挨] ai2 to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle 4 预感[預感] yu4 gan3 to have a premonition; premonition 2 仗[仗] zhang4 weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle 6 后半[後半] hou4 ban4 latter half 2 福报[福報] fu2 bao4 karmic reward (Buddhism) 2 恢复[恢復] hui1 fu4 to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate 3 大夥[大夥] da4 huo3 variant of 大伙[da4 huo3] 2 重者[重者] zhong4 zhe3 more serious case; in extreme cases 1 点画[點畫] dian3 hua4 strokes of a Chinese character 1 自称[自稱] zi4 cheng1 to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep09/100 words - 17 min 游侠[遊俠] you2 xia2 knight-errant 3 游走[遊走] you2 zou3 wandering; unfixed; to migrate 2 王府[王府] wang2 fu3 prince's mansion 1 都护[都護] du1 hu4 (old) highest administrative post in border areas; governor of a march 6 驻守[駐守] zhu4 shou3 (man a post and) defend 1 领军[領軍] ling3 jun1 to lead troups; (fig.) to lead; leading 2 以致[以致] yi3 zhi4 to such an extent as to; down to; up to 3 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 (䷨) 7 第三十[第三十] di4 san1 shi2 thirtieth 3 事后[事後] shi4 hou4 after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect 2 散布[散佈] san4 bu4 to disseminate 1 迟迟[遲遲] chi2 chi2 late (with a task etc); slow 1 未有[未有] wei4 you3 is not; has never been; never occurring; unprecedented 4 家室[家室] jia1 shi4 wife; family; (literary) residence 1 缉[緝] ji1 to seize; to arrest; Taiwan pr. [qi4] 3 无情[無情] wu2 qing2 pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless 1 豢养[豢養] huan4 yang3 to keep (an animal); to look after the needs of (a person or an animal); (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay 5 大批[大批] da4 pi1 large quantities of 1 私下[私下] si1 xia4 in private 5 往来[往來] wang3 lai2 dealings; contacts; to go back and forth 10 何况[何況] he2 kuang4 let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more 6 出手[出手] chu1 shou3 to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task 6 消失[消失] xiao1 shi1 to disappear; to fade away 1 自首[自首] zi4 shou3 to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities) 2 马球[馬球] ma3 qiu2 polo 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep09/125 words - 20 min 对外[對外] dui4 wai4 external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs) 2 露面[露面] lou4 mian4 to show one's face; to appear (in public) 1 头面[頭面] tou2 mian4 head ornament (in former times) 1 人数[人數] ren2 shu4 number of people 3 增[增] zeng1 to increase; to expand; to add 6 起用[起用] qi3 yong4 to promote; to reinstate (in a position or job) 1 怀[懷] huai2 bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child) 5 管控[管控] guan3 kong4 to control 1 心机[心機] xin1 ji1 thinking; scheme 5 深不可测[深不可測] shen1 bu4 ke3 ce4 deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths; incomprehensible; enigmatic and impossible to predict 1 熙[熙] xi1 prosperous; splendid 1 姑[姑] gu1 paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary) 2 鬓[鬢] bin4 temples; hair on the temples 4 一半[一半] yi1 ban4 half 12 霜[霜] shuang1 frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting; (skin) cream 4 欲[欲] yu4 to wish for; to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yu4] 12 飞天[飛天] fei1 tian1 flying Apsara (Buddhist art) 2 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 4 回车[回車] hui2 che1 enter (computer key) 2 扶桑[扶桑] Fu2 sang1 Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan 7 北斗[北斗] Bei3 dou3 Great Bear; Big Dipper; Peitou town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan 2 酌[酌] zhuo2 to pour wine; to drink wine; to deliberate; to consider 2 美酒[美酒] mei3 jiu3 good wine; fine liquor 2 觞[觴] shang1 feast; goblet 2 富贵[富貴] fu4 gui4 riches and honor 6 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep09/150 words - 28 min 驻颜[駐顏] zhu4 yan2 to maintain a youthful appearance 2 渐[漸] jian4 gradual; gradually 2 诱拐[誘拐] you4 guai3 to abduct; to kidnap 1 投缘[投緣] tou2 yuan2 to be kindred spirits; to hit it off 1 刻意[刻意] ke4 yi4 meticulous; painstaking; deliberate 2 质[質] zhi4 character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2] 4 彻底[徹底] che4 di3 thorough; thoroughly; complete 5 地上[地上] di4 shang5 on the ground; on the floor 2 雪耻[雪恥] xue3 chi3 to take revenge for a past insult; to expunge a disgrace or humiliation 3 弄死[弄死] nong4 si3 to kill; to put to death 8 一个个[一個個] yi1 ge4 ge4 each and every one 2 伦[倫] lun2 human relationship; order; coherence 10 要脸[要臉] yao4 lian3 to save sb's face 1 住嘴[住嘴] zhu4 zui3 to hold one's tongue; Shut up! 1 大大方方[大大方方] da4 da4 fang1 fang1 confident; calm; natural; poised 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) 2 彼此彼此[彼此彼此] bi3 ci3 bi3 ci3 no better (or worse) than each other; both in the same boat 1 帮手[幫手] bang1 shou3 helper; assistant 5 硬[硬] ying4 hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person) 7 空手[空手] kong1 shou3 empty-handed; unarmed; (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model; (abbr. for 空手道[kong1 shou3 dao4]) karate 1 扒[扒] ba1 to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig 4 初次[初次] chu1 ci4 for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc) 1 大约[大約] da4 yue1 approximately; probably 4 曲江[曲江] Qu3 jiang1 Qujiang district of Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市, Guangdong 2 例行[例行] li4 xing2 routine (task, procedure etc); as usual 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep09/175 words - 31 min 一大早[一大早] yi1 da4 zao3 at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning 5 跨[跨] kua4 to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span 1 大兴土木[大興土木] da4 xing1 tu3 mu4 to carry out large scale construction 1 索性[索性] suo3 xing4 you might as well (do it); simply; just 1 结识[結識] jie2 shi2 to get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time 3 一代[一代] yi1 dai4 generation 3 才子[才子] cai2 zi3 gifted scholar 3 权贵[權貴] quan2 gui4 influential officials; bigwigs 6 生怕[生怕] sheng1 pa4 to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to 4 才华[才華] cai2 hua2 talent; CL:份[fen4] 7 显扬[顯揚] xian3 yang2 to praise; to commend; to hallow 1 高升[高升] gao1 sheng1 to get a promotion 2 悖[悖] bei4 to go against; to be contrary to; perverse; rebellious 1 常理[常理] chang2 li3 common sense; conventional reasoning and morals 1 诏[詔] zhao4 imperial order 6 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 无品[無品] wu2 pin3 fretless (stringed instrument) 1 调入[調入] diao4 ru4 to bring in; to call in; to transfer (a person, data); (computing) to call; to load (a subroutine etc) 2 打交道[打交道] da3 jiao1 dao4 to come into contact with; to have dealings 1 据点[據點] ju4 dian3 stronghold; defended military base; base for operations; strategic point; foothold; (market) presence 1 挟持[挾持] xie2 chi2 to seize 4 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 5 防御[防禦] fang2 yu4 defense; to defend 1 眼光[眼光] yan3 guang1 gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things 4 上楼[上樓] shang4 lou2 to go upstairs 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep09/187 words - 35 min 功劳[功勞] gong1 lao2 contribution; meritorious service; credit 12 舌头[舌頭] she2 tou5 tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information 1 剁[剁] duo4 to chop up (meat etc); to chop off (sb's hand etc) 2 对得起[對得起] dui4 de5 qi3 not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of 5 周遭[周遭] zhou1 zao1 surrounding; nearby 2 铭记[銘記] ming2 ji4 to engrave in one's memory 2 捐躯[捐軀] juan1 qu1 to sacrifice one's life 3 嘉奖[嘉獎] jia1 jiang3 to award; commendation; citation 2 建功立业[建功立業] jian4 gong1 li4 ye4 to achieve or accomplish goals 1 无望[無望] wu2 wang4 without hope; hopeless; without prospects 2 锤子[錘子] chui2 zi5 hammer; CL:把[ba3] 1 试试看[試試看] shi4 shi4 kan4 to give it a try 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep10/25 words - 7 min 肉馅[肉餡] rou4 xian4 ground meat; mincemeat 1 饺子[餃子] jiao3 zi5 dumpling; pot-sticker; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 1 跑来跑去[跑來跑去] pao3 lai2 pao3 qu4 to scamper; to run around 3 做完[做完] zuo4 wan2 to finish; to complete the task 1 万全[萬全] wan4 quan2 absolutely safe; surefire; thorough 4 聋[聾] long2 deaf 2 瞎[瞎] xia1 blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose 11 无上[無上] wu2 shang4 supreme 2 光荣[光榮] guang1 rong2 honor and glory; glorious 4 匆忙[匆忙] cong1 mang2 hasty; hurried 1 斜[斜] xie2 inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting 1 上车[上車] shang4 che1 to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) 7 围攻[圍攻] wei2 gong1 to besiege; to beleaguer; to attack from all sides; to jointly speak or write against sb 1 全歼[全殲] quan2 jian1 to annihilate; to wipe out completely; to exterminate 9 期间[期間] qi1 jian1 period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 殴斗[毆鬥] ou1 dou4 to have a fist fight; fist fight; brawl 1 发自[發自] fa1 zi4 to evolve from 1 襆[襆] fu2 hemless skirt; hood; turban; Taiwan pr. [pu2] 1 显眼[顯眼] xian3 yan3 conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous 1 如实[如實] ru2 shi2 as things really are; realistic 7 上报[上報] shang4 bao4 to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter 8 罚[罰] fa2 to punish; to penalize 1 面具[面具] mian4 ju4 mask 3 斗殴[鬥毆] dou4 ou1 to fight; to brawl; a scuffle; a punch-up 1 瞧见[瞧見] qiao2 jian4 to see 7 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep10/50 words - 12 min 今岁[今歲] jin1 sui4 (literary) this year 1 看上[看上] kan4 shang4 to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for 2 主子[主子] zhu3 zi5 Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) 4 探子[探子] tan4 zi5 intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil 10 一共[一共] yi1 gong4 altogether 4 名声[名聲] ming2 sheng1 reputation 7 后边[後邊] hou4 bian5 back; rear; behind 4 言辞[言辭] yan2 ci2 words; expression; what one says 1 行止[行止] xing2 zhi3 movements; attitude; behavior; whereabouts; tracks 3 备办[備辦] bei4 ban4 to provide (items for an event); to cater; to make preparations 3 面条[麵條] mian4 tiao2 noodles 1 充饥[充飢] chong1 ji1 to allay one's hunger 1 待会儿[待會兒] dai1 hui4 r5 in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5] 4 羔羊[羔羊] gao1 yang2 sheep; lamb 1 擦[擦] ca1 to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish 7 饱[飽] bao3 to eat till full; satisfied 7 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 面[麵] mian4 flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless 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 7 六月[六月] Liu4 yue4 June; sixth month (of the lunar year) 2 一身[一身] yi1 shen1 whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes 7 拚命[拚命] pan4 ming4 see 拼命[pin1 ming4] 6 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 1 官话[官話] guan1 hua4 "officialese"; bureaucratic language; Mandarin 1 伙[伙] huo3 meals (abbr. for 伙食[huo3 shi2]); variant of 夥|伙[huo3] 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep10/75 words - 16 min 蹊跷[蹊蹺] qi1 qiao1 odd; queer; strange; fishy; Taiwan pr. [xi1 qiao1] 5 莫名其妙[莫名其妙] mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4 (idiom) baffling; inexplicable 2 婢女[婢女] bi4 nu:3 slave girl; servant girl 8 出逃[出逃] chu1 tao2 to run away; to flee (the country) 1 见不得[見不得] jian4 bu5 de2 not fit to be seen by; should not be exposed to; can't bear to see 1 插手[插手] cha1 shou3 to get involved in; to meddle; interference 1 蒜[蒜] suan4 garlic; CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4] 1 想像[想像] xiang3 xiang4 to imagine; to conceive of; to visualize; imagination 4 上回[上回] shang4 hui2 last time; the previous time 1 筋[筋] jin1 muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable) 4 琢磨[琢磨] zuo2 mo5 to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] 3 和面[和麵] huo2 mian4 to knead dough 1 练[練] lian4 to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise 14 不由[不由] bu4 you2 can't help (doing sth) 1 基[基] ji1 base; foundation; basic; radical (chemistry); (slang) gay 1 秘方[祕方] mi4 fang1 secret recipe 2 唧唧喳喳[唧唧喳喳] ji1 ji1 zha1 zha1 (onom.) chattering or giggling 1 撵[攆] nian3 to expel; to oust; (dialect) to chase after; to try to catch up with 1 十九[十九] shi2 jiu3 nineteen; 19 3 点心[點心] dian3 xin5 light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert 4 亲人[親人] qin1 ren2 one's close relatives 8 整条[整條] zheng3 tiao2 entire; whole (fish, road etc) 3 街坊[街坊] jie1 fang1 neighborhood; neighbor 4 下流[下流] xia4 liu2 lower course of a river; low-class; mean and lowly; vulgar; obscene 3 拣[揀] jian3 to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep10/100 words - 19 min 孤儿[孤兒] gu1 er2 orphan 1 寡[寡] gua3 few; scant; widowed 2 母[母] mu3 mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female 3 灶[灶] zao4 kitchen stove; kitchen 1 便溺[便溺] bian4 niao4 to urinate or defecate; urine and feces 1 鸡[雞] ji1 fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute 2 鹅[鵝] e2 goose; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 床头[床頭] chuang2 tou2 bedhead; bedside; headboard 1 不停[不停] bu4 ting2 incessant 2 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 10 建议[建議] jian4 yi4 to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3] 6 使节[使節] shi3 jie2 (diplomatic) envoy 5 驿[驛] yi4 post horse; relay station 2 迎接[迎接] ying2 jie1 to meet; to welcome; to greet 2 低价[低價] di1 jia4 low price 2 收购[收購] shou1 gou4 to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company) 2 地皮[地皮] di4 pi2 lot; section of land; ground 4 威逼[威逼] wei1 bi1 to threaten; to coerce; to intimidate 2 搬走[搬走] ban1 zou3 to carry 4 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 2 况且[況且] kuang4 qie3 moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore 5 撑腰[撐腰] cheng1 yao1 to support; to brace 1 根由[根由] gen1 you2 the whys and the wherefores; the detailed story; root cause 1 医官[醫官] yi1 guan1 official in charge of medical affairs; respectful title for a doctor 7 君子[君子] jun1 zi3 nobleman; person of noble character 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep10/125 words - 25 min 形貌[形貌] xing2 mao4 appearance 1 威[威] wei1 power; might; prestige 4 细心[細心] xi4 xin1 careful; attentive 1 找不着[找不著] zhao3 bu5 zhao2 to be unable to find 3 看顾[看顧] kan4 gu4 to watch over 2 负[負] fu4 to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc) 4 大老远[大老遠] da4 lao3 yuan3 very far away 1 伏法[伏法] fu2 fa3 to be executed 3 尸首[屍首] shi1 shou5 corpse; carcass; dead body 6 如期[如期] ru2 qi1 as scheduled; on time; punctual 1 腰[腰] yao1 waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins 2 别扭[彆扭] bie4 niu5 awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche 1 猎人[獵人] lie4 ren2 hunter 2 活计[活計] huo2 ji4 handicraft; needlework; work 1 报恩[報恩] bao4 en1 to pay a debt of gratitude; to repay a kindness 4 便宜[便宜] pian2 yi5 cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly 5 看在眼里[看在眼裡] kan4 zai4 yan3 li5 to observe; to take it all in 3 停止[停止] ting2 zhi3 to stop; to halt; to cease 1 萼[萼] e4 calyx of a flower 4 要事[要事] yao4 shi4 important matter 2 党[黨] dang3 party; association; club; society; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 捷报[捷報] jie2 bao4 report of success; report of a victory 1 确凿[確鑿] que4 zao2 definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr. [que4 zuo4] 3 脱逃[脫逃] tuo1 tao2 to run away; to escape 2 大部[大部] da4 bu4 most of; the majority of sth 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep10/150 words - 29 min 担忧[擔憂] dan1 you1 to worry; to be concerned 2 急着[急著] ji2 zhe5 urgently 2 顾念[顧念] gu4 nian4 to care for; to worry about 8 小事[小事] xiao3 shi4 trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3] 10 班[班] ban1 team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups 13 核实[核實] he2 shi2 to verify; to check 2 多心[多心] duo1 xin1 oversensitive; suspicious 2 指摘[指摘] zhi3 zhai1 to criticize 3 据传[據傳] ju4 chuan2 it is rumored that ...; it is reported that ... 1 列举[列舉] lie4 ju3 a list; to list; to enumerate 1 利于[利於] li4 yu2 to be beneficial; to be good for 2 不妙[不妙] bu4 miao4 (of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring 1 年轻人[年輕人] nian2 qing1 ren2 young people; youngster 3 听话[聽話] ting1 hua4 to do what one is told; obedient 2 目前[目前] mu4 qian2 at the present time; currently 1 养病[養病] yang3 bing4 to recuperate; to convalesce; to take care of one's health after illness 1 今晨[今晨] jin1 chen2 this morning 7 密会[密會] mi4 hui4 secret meeting; to meet secretly 4 茶点[茶點] cha2 dian3 tea and cake; refreshments; tea and dimsun 點心|点心, traditional Hong Kong lunch 2 特意[特意] te4 yi4 specially; intentionally 5 进言[進言] jin4 yan2 to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position); to offer a word of advice 1 所为[所為] suo3 wei2 what one does; doings 3 埋藏[埋藏] mai2 cang2 to bury; to hide by burying; hidden 1 地点[地點] di4 dian3 place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 茶具[茶具] cha2 ju4 tea set; tea service 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep10/175 words - 34 min 残缺[殘缺] can2 que1 badly damaged; shattered 1 破损[破損] po4 sun3 to become damaged 1 酺[酺] pu2 drink heavily; drink in company 3 用量[用量] yong4 liang4 quantity used; usage; consumption; dose 2 库存[庫存] ku4 cun2 property or cash held in reserve; stock 1 细微[細微] xi4 wei1 tiny; minute; fine; subtle; sensitive (instruments) 1 功夫[功夫] gong1 fu5 skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort 7 已灭[已滅] yi3 mie4 extinct 1 早些[早些] zao3 xie1 a bit earlier 3 诸位[諸位] zhu1 wei4 (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs 29 暂且[暫且] zan4 qie3 for now; for the time being; temporarily 14 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] 2 带有[帶有] dai4 you3 to have; to involve 1 对象[對象] dui4 xiang4 target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 查明[查明] cha2 ming2 to investigate and find out; to ascertain 7 疑似[疑似] yi2 si4 to be suspected to be; deceptive; plausible but fallacious 2 不详[不詳] bu4 xiang2 not in detail; not quite clear 1 时日[時日] shi2 ri4 time; auspicious time; time and date; long period of time; this day 1 瞒报[瞞報] man2 bao4 to conceal or deceive in a report; to falsify by over- or underreporting 2 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 8 交情[交情] jiao1 qing5 friendship; friendly relations 2 否认[否認] fou3 ren4 to declare to be untrue; to deny 1 无名[無名] wu2 ming2 nameless; obscure 3 贪心[貪心] tan1 xin1 greedy 4 挟制[挾製] xie2 zhi4 forced submission; to exploit advantage to force sb to do one's bidding 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep10/200 words - 37 min 战事[戰事] zhan4 shi4 war; hostilities; fighting 4 罪人[罪人] zui4 ren2 sinner 2 容貌[容貌] rong2 mao4 one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features 1 簪[簪] zan1 hairpin 7 改造[改造] gai3 zao4 to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold 1 箭头[箭頭] jian4 tou2 arrowhead; arrow symbol 2 限[限] xian4 limit; bound; to set a limit (on) 2 遮掩[遮掩] zhe1 yan3 to cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc) 2 总得[總得] zong3 dei3 must; have to; be bound to 5 私心[私心] si1 xin1 selfishness; selfish motives 5 一手[一手] yi1 shou3 a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help 2 相交[相交] xiang1 jiao1 to cross over (e.g. traffic); to intersect; to make friends 1 密切[密切] mi4 qie4 close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention 1 开春[開春] kai1 chun1 beginning of spring; the lunar New Year 3 恭[恭] gong1 respectful 15 球场[球場] qiu2 chang3 stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course; CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4] 2 背道而驰[背道而馳] bei4 dao4 er2 chi2 to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to 1 复命[復命] fu4 ming4 to report on completion of a mission; debriefing 10 底细[底細] di3 xi4 inside information; the ins and outs of the matter; how things stand; what's up 1 吃醋[吃醋] chi1 cu4 to feel jealous 1 在逃[在逃] zai4 tao2 to be at large (of a criminal) 3 私事[私事] si1 shi4 personal matters 5 正事[正事] zheng4 shi4 one's proper business 1 炎[炎] yan2 flame; inflammation; -itis 1 不得了[不得了] bu4 de2 liao3 desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep10/203 words - 38 min 行踪[行蹤] xing2 zong1 whereabouts; (lose) track (of) 5 私情[私情] si1 qing2 personal considerations; love affair 4 而言[而言] er2 yan2 with regard to (preceding phrase) 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep11/25 words - 4 min 吩咐[吩咐] fen1 fu4 to tell; to instruct; to command 14 徽[徽] hui1 badge; emblem; insignia; crest; logo; coat of arms 6 借条[借條] jie4 tiao2 receipt for a loan; IOU 1 鹰[鷹] ying1 eagle; falcon; hawk 4 鹘[鶻] hu2 falcon; migratory bird 1 鹞[鷂] yao4 sparrow hawk; Accipiter nisus 1 熟人[熟人] shu2 ren2 acquaintance; friend 2 侦[偵] zhen1 to scout; to spy; to detect 1 歼[殲] jian1 to annihilate; abbr. for 殲擊機|歼击机, fighter plane 2 付出[付出] fu4 chu1 to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc) 4 修建[修建] xiu1 jian4 to build; to construct 2 把手[把手] ba3 shou5 handle; grip; knob 1 可燃[可燃] ke3 ran2 inflammable 7 物主[物主] wu4 zhu3 owner 1 购置[購置] gou4 zhi4 to purchase 1 当红[當紅] dang1 hong2 currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc) 1 塞[塞] sai1 to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper 1 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) 2 现身[現身] xian4 shen1 to show oneself; to appear; (of a deity) to appear in the flesh 2 享受[享受] xiang3 shou4 to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 送死[送死] song4 si3 to throw away one's life 5 家园[家園] jia1 yuan2 home; homeland 1 酬金[酬金] chou2 jin1 monetary reward; remuneration 5 勇士[勇士] yong3 shi4 a warrior; a brave person 1 怪物[怪物] guai4 wu5 monster; freak; eccentric person 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep11/50 words - 7 min 吞噬[吞噬] tun1 shi4 to swallow; to engulf; to gobble up 2 这会儿[這會兒] zhe4 hui4 r5 (coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5] 6 坑[坑] keng1 hole; pit; tunnel; to defraud 4 屠[屠] tu2 to slaughter (animals for food); to massacre 5 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 成立[成立] cheng2 li4 to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water 1 以来[以來] yi3 lai2 since (a previous event) 6 每日[每日] mei3 ri4 daily; (soup etc) of the day 8 数百[數百] shu4 bai3 several hundred 3 点燃[點燃] dian3 ran2 to ignite; to set on fire; aflame 5 柴薪[柴薪] chai2 xin1 firewood 1 纸草[紙草] zhi3 cao3 papyrus 1 竹木[竹木] zhu2 mu4 bamboo and wood 1 烛[燭] zhu2 candle; (literary) to illuminate 5 膏[膏] gao1 ointment; paste; CL:帖[tie3] 1 绢[絹] juan4 thin, tough silk fabric 2 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 2 入关[入關] ru4 guan1 to enter a pass; to go through customs 1 笨重[笨重] ben4 zhong4 heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy 1 袭击[襲擊] xi2 ji1 attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack 13 更为[更為] geng4 wei2 even more 1 妥当[妥當] tuo3 dang5 appropriate; proper; ready 4 查找[查找] cha2 zhao3 to search for; to look up 4 另行[另行] ling4 xing2 (to do sth) separately; as a separate action 1 立案[立案] li4 an4 to register (to an official organism); to file a case (for investigation) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep11/75 words - 11 min 被捕[被捕] bei4 bu3 to be arrested; under arrest 1 诟病[詬病] gou4 bing4 to denounce; to castigate 3 不力[不力] bu4 li4 not to do one's best; not to exert oneself 4 迁怒[遷怒] qian1 nu4 to take one's anger out on sb (who does not deserve it) 1 责备[責備] ze2 bei4 to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach 3 忠诚[忠誠] zhong1 cheng2 devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty 6 是非[是非] shi4 fei1 right and wrong; quarrel 3 所谓[所謂] suo3 wei4 so-called; what is called 11 完人[完人] wan2 ren2 perfect person 1 短处[短處] duan3 chu4 shortcoming; defect; fault; one's weak points 1 心胸[心胸] xin1 xiong1 breadth of mind 1 目光[目光] mu4 guang1 sight; vision; view; gaze; look 3 微末[微末] wei1 mo4 tiny; negligible 2 胆子[膽子] dan3 zi5 courage; nerve; guts 4 分享[分享] fen1 xiang3 to share (let others have some of sth good) 1 经验[經驗] jing1 yan4 experience; to experience 3 权当[權當] quan2 dang1 to act as if; to treat sth as if it were 2 爷爷[爺爺] ye2 ye5 (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4] 27 混蛋[混蛋] hun2 dan4 scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch 2 近日[近日] jin4 ri4 in the past few days; recently; in the last few days 4 兢兢业业[兢兢業業] jing1 jing1 ye4 ye4 cautious and conscientious 1 勤勤恳恳[勤勤懇懇] qin2 qin2 ken3 ken3 industrious and conscientious; assiduous 1 叔叔[叔叔] shu1 shu5 father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 29 白话[白話] bai2 hua4 spoken language; vernacular 3 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 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep11/100 words - 15 min 置[置] zhi4 to install; to place; to put; to buy 3 外传[外傳] wai4 chuan2 to tell others (a secret); to divulge to an outsider; to be rumored 1 外传[外傳] wai4 zhuan4 unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography) 1 丑时[丑時] chou3 shi2 1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 5 误[誤] wu4 mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly 7 勾连[勾連] gou1 lian2 to be linked together; to be involved with; to collude; interconnection; involvement; collusion 3 作乱[作亂] zuo4 luan4 to start a rebellion; to rise in revolt 2 倚重[倚重] yi3 zhong4 to rely heavily upon 2 值守[值守] zhi2 shou3 (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things; to keep watch 2 忽然[忽然] hu1 ran2 suddenly; all of a sudden 1 骊[驪] li2 black horse; jet steed; good horse; legendary black dragon 1 实干[實幹] shi2 gan4 to work industriously; to get things done 1 不至于[不至於] bu4 zhi4 yu2 unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as 4 草拟[草擬] cao3 ni3 first draft; to draw up (a first version) 2 眠[眠] mian2 to sleep; to hibernate 1 一早[一早] yi1 zao3 early in the morning; at dawn 3 决意[決意] jue2 yi4 to be determined 4 谏[諫] jian4 to remonstrate; to admonish 2 栽[栽] zai1 to grow; to plant; to insert; to force on sb; to fall head first 1 授予[授予] shou4 yu3 to award; to confer 1 耳根子[耳根子] er3 gen1 zi5 ear 1 底下[底下] di3 xia5 the location below sth; afterwards 5 搧[搧] shan1 variant of 扇[shan1] 1 简直[簡直] jian3 zhi2 simply; at all; practically 2 影子[影子] ying3 zi5 shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 当下[當下] dang1 xia4 immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep11/125 words - 18 min 沉[沉] chen2 to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy 3 扔[扔] reng1 to throw; to throw away 4 求饶[求饒] qiu2 rao2 to beg forgiveness 1 那时候[那時候] na4 shi2 hou5 at that time 4 直到现在[直到現在] zhi2 dao4 xian4 zai4 even now; until now; right up to the present 1 召见[召見] zhao4 jian4 call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview 1 传给[傳給] chuan2 gei3 to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; to pass to (in football etc) 2 用意[用意] yong4 yi4 intention; purpose 1 今后[今後] jin1 hou4 hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on 2 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 1 缉拿[緝拿] ji1 na2 to arrest; to seize 8 确保[確保] que4 bao3 to ensure; to guarantee 4 无虞[無虞] wu2 yu2 not to be worried about; all taken care of 7 用不着[用不著] yong4 bu5 zhao2 not need; have no use for 2 扶[扶] fu2 to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help 12 来得[來得] lai2 de5 to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to 7 对不住[對不住] dui4 bu5 zhu4 to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal) 7 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 识[識] shi2 to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4] 4 空气[空氣] kong1 qi4 air; atmosphere 1 层[層] ceng2 layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.) 6 气味[氣味] qi4 wei4 odor; scent 2 性子[性子] xing4 zi5 temper 1 毛病[毛病] mao2 bing4 fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 陌生人[陌生人] mo4 sheng1 ren2 stranger 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep11/150 words - 27 min 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 6 干活[幹活] gan4 huo2 to work; to be employed 4 尾巴[尾巴] wei3 ba5 tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] 2 脏[髒] zang1 dirty; filthy 5 战场[戰場] zhan4 chang3 battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 涒[涒] tun1 planet Jupiter; vomit 2 淮南子[淮南子] Huai2 nan2 zi5 miscellany of writing from the Western Han (aka Former Han) 1 云[云] yun2 (classical) to say 2 大修[大修] da4 xiu1 overhaul 2 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) 4 舍得[捨得] she3 de5 to be willing to part with sth 11 嗅[嗅] xiu4 to smell; to sniff; to nose 1 空中[空中] kong1 zhong1 in the sky; in the air 1 有钱[有錢] you3 qian2 well-off; wealthy 4 破费[破費] po4 fei4 to spend (money or time) 1 胆怯[膽怯] dan3 qie4 timidity; timid; cowardly 2 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 5 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 4 世代[世代] shi4 dai4 for many generations; generation; era; age 2 贴身[貼身] tie1 shen1 worn next to the skin; close-fitting; personal (servant etc) 4 护卫[護衛] hu4 wei4 to guard; to protect; bodyguard (for officials in ancient times) 12 勇猛[勇猛] yong3 meng3 bold and powerful; brave and fierce 1 剿灭[剿滅] jiao3 mie4 to eliminate (by armed force) 4 抵御[抵禦] di3 yu4 to resist; to withstand 2 分力[分力] fen1 li4 component force (physics) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep11/175 words - 31 min 羞愧[羞愧] xiu1 kui4 ashamed 2 血书[血書] xue4 shu1 letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc 1 恳求[懇求] ken3 qiu2 to beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreaty 1 援助[援助] yuan2 zhu4 to help; to support; to aid; aid; assistance 1 往后[往後] wang3 hou4 from now on; in the future; time to come 4 不尽[不盡] bu4 jin4 not completely; endlessly 2 遴选[遴選] lin2 xuan3 to pick; to choose; to select 1 云游[雲遊] yun2 you2 to wander (typically of an errant priest) 2 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) 2 落空[落空] luo4 kong1 to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing 1 果真[果真] guo3 zhen1 really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really... 10 生死[生死] sheng1 si3 life or death 5 花费[花費] hua1 fei4 expense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure 2 心血[心血] xin1 xue4 heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care 2 修订[修訂] xiu1 ding4 to revise 3 税法[稅法] shui4 fa3 tax code; tax law 10 藩镇[藩鎮] fan1 zhen4 lit. fence town; buffer region (between enemies); Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3] 11 推行[推行] tui1 xing2 to put into effect; to carry out 4 看似[看似] kan4 si4 to look as if; to seem 5 瓶[瓶] ping2 bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids 1 深受[深受] shen1 shou4 to receive in no small measure 2 当前[當前] dang1 qian2 current; today's; modern; present; to be facing (us) 2 税制[稅制] shui4 zhi4 tax system 4 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 2 妻离子散[妻離子散] qi1 li2 zi3 san4 a family wrenched apart (idiom) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep11/200 words - 34 min 长夜[長夜] chang2 ye4 long dark night; fig. long period of misery and oppression 2 辗转[輾轉] zhan3 zhuan3 to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander 1 之际[之際] zhi1 ji4 during; at the time of 4 评说[評說] ping2 shuo1 to comment; to evaluate 2 助力[助力] zhu4 li4 a helping hand; help; assistance 1 孟浪[孟浪] meng4 lang4 hasty; rash; impetuous 3 管束[管束] guan3 shu4 to exercise control over; restriction; control 1 终究[終究] zhong1 jiu1 in the end; after all is said and done 7 必将[必將] bi4 jiang1 inevitably 4 放手一搏[放手一搏] fang4 shou3 yi1 bo2 to put one's all into the fight 1 栋[棟] dong4 classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) 5 谨慎[謹慎] jin3 shen4 cautious; prudent 5 上半[上半] shang4 ban4 first half 1 终了[終了] zhong1 liao3 to end 1 寓意[寓意] yu4 yi4 moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning 1 排名[排名] pai2 ming2 to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking 2 只好[只好] zhi3 hao3 without any better option; to have to; to be forced to 1 勉强[勉強] mian3 qiang3 to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough 4 糊弄[糊弄] hu4 nong5 to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions 1 另有[另有] ling4 you3 to have some other (reason etc) 4 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) 2 下半[下半] xia4 ban4 second half 3 臀[臀] tun2 butt; buttocks 1 紧紧[緊緊] jin3 jin3 closely; tightly 1 蹄[蹄] ti2 hoof; pig's trotters 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep11/206 words - 35 min 铁[鐵] tie3 iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) 4 联手[聯手] lian2 shou3 lit. to join hands; to act together 5 踏踏实实[踏踏實實] ta1 ta1 shi2 shi2 steady; steadfast 3 一遍[一遍] yi1 bian4 one time (all the way through); once through 7 人名[人名] ren2 ming2 personal name 1 从命[從命] cong2 ming4 to obey an order; to comply; to do sb's bidding; to do as requested 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep12/25 words - 2 min 赫[赫] he4 awe-inspiring; abbr. for 赫茲|赫兹[he4 zi1], hertz (Hz) 1 上古[上古] shang4 gu3 the distant past; ancient times; antiquity; early historical times 1 家族[家族] jia1 zu2 family; clan 3 古[古] gu3 ancient; old; paleo- 10 来源[來源] lai2 yuan2 source (of information etc); origin 1 撕[撕] si1 to tear 4 西晋[西晉] Xi1 Jin4 Western Jin dynasty (265-316) 1 珍[珍] zhen1 precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value highly 2 世间[世間] shi4 jian1 world; earth 4 后人[後人] hou4 ren2 later generation 16 收缴[收繳] shou1 jiao3 to recover (illegally obtained property); to seize; to capture; to force sb to hand over sth; to levy 2 档案[檔案] dang4 an4 file; record; archive 19 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 4 当成[當成] dang4 cheng2 to consider as; to take to be 3 升迁[升遷] sheng1 qian1 promote; promotion 10 避讳[避諱] bi4 hui5 to avoid a taboo word or topic; to refrain from; to avoid 1 昼夜[晝夜] zhou4 ye4 day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop 2 显贵[顯貴] xian3 gui4 dignitary; distinguished person; royalty; nobleman; big shot 2 驯[馴] xun4 to attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. [xun2] 1 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 9 笛子[笛子] di2 zi5 bamboo flute; CL:管[guan3] 1 薛[薛] xue1 wormwood like grass (classical) 1 工[工] gong1 work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor 8 烙[烙] lao4 to brand; to iron; to bake (in a pan) 1 胡麻[胡麻] hu2 ma2 sesame; (botany) flax; linseed 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep12/50 words - 9 min 回鹘[回鶻] Hui2 hu2 Huihu, Tang dynasty name of ethnic group corresponding to modern Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3] 1 罗[羅] luo2 gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift 10 跳舞[跳舞] tiao4 wu3 to dance 3 磨[磨] mo2 to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist 6 脚跟[腳跟] jiao3 gen1 heel 1 无数[無數] wu2 shu4 countless; numberless; innumerable 3 意义[意義] yi4 yi4 sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 保家卫国[保家衛國] bao3 jia1 wei4 guo2 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense 1 虚空[虛空] xu1 kong1 void; hollow; empty 1 好喝[好喝] hao3 he1 tasty (drinks) 1 普通[普通] pu3 tong1 common; ordinary; general; average 2 说不上[說不上] shuo1 bu5 shang4 to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning 1 前途[前途] qian2 tu2 prospects; future outlook; journey 1 一面[一面] yi1 mian4 one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face 4 把持[把持] ba3 chi2 to control; to dominate; to monopolize 1 倔强[倔強] jue2 jiang4 stubborn; obstinate; unbending 1 组织[組織] zu3 zhi1 to organize; organization; organized system; nerve; tissue; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 天神[天神] tian1 shen2 god; deity 4 眷顾[眷顧] juan4 gu4 to care for; to show concern for; to think longingly (of one's country) 4 妖术[妖術] yao1 shu4 sorcery 2 辆[輛] liang4 classifier for vehicles 15 争取时间[爭取時間] zheng1 qu3 shi2 jian1 to act with urgency; to buy time 1 睿[睿] rui4 astute; perspicacious; farsighted 4 活下去[活下去] huo2 xia4 qu4 to survive; to keep on living 2 战士[戰士] zhan4 shi4 fighter; soldier; warrior; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep12/75 words - 11 min 该死[該死] gai1 si3 Damn it!; damned; wretched 4 沙场[沙場] sha1 chang3 sandpit; battleground; battlefield 1 名垂青史[名垂青史] ming2 chui2 qing1 shi3 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory 2 留有[留有] liu2 you3 to remain in existence; to retain 1 顺畅[順暢] shun4 chang4 smooth and unhindered; fluent 1 这下[這下] zhe4 xia4 this time 2 出兵[出兵] chu1 bing1 to send troops 2 作主[作主] zuo4 zhu3 to decide; to make decisions; to take responsibility (for deciding); to be in charge; to give sb justice 4 千丝万缕[千絲萬縷] qian1 si1 wan4 lu:3 linked in countless ways 1 诸[諸] zhu1 all; various 12 之中[之中] zhi1 zhong1 inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during 6 文武[文武] wen2 wu3 civil and military 2 学识[學識] xue2 shi2 erudition; scholarly knowledge 2 技[技] ji4 skill 2 书法[書法] shu1 fa3 calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship 1 画作[畫作] hua4 zuo4 painting; picture 1 俱佳[俱佳] ju4 jia1 excellent; wonderful 1 胆识[膽識] dan3 shi2 courage and insight 2 谋略[謀略] mou2 lu:e4 stratagem; strategy; resourcefulness 2 信守[信守] xin4 shou3 to abide by; to keep (promises etc) 1 诺[諾] nuo4 to consent; to promise; (literary) yes! 1 仗义疏财[仗義疏財] zhang4 yi4 shu1 cai2 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy 1 疼爱[疼愛] teng2 ai4 to love dearly 1 现今[現今] xian4 jin1 now; nowadays; modern 1 序[序] xu4 order; sequence; preface 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep12/100 words - 13 min 齿[齒] chi3 tooth; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 1 贤能[賢能] xian2 neng2 sage 1 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 6 腾[騰] teng2 to soar; to gallop; to prance; to turn over; to vacate; to clear 2 大错[大錯] da4 cuo4 blunder 1 抚养[撫養] fu3 yang3 to foster; to bring up; to raise 1 拘[拘] ju1 to capture; to restrain; to constrain; to adhere rigidly to; inflexible 4 现成[現成] xian4 cheng2 ready-made; readily available 1 得了[得了] de2 le5 all right!; that's enough! 1 拘捕[拘捕] ju1 bu3 to arrest 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 人身[人身] ren2 shen1 person; personal; human body 2 人质[人質] ren2 zhi4 hostage 1 神位[神位] shen2 wei4 spirit tablet; ancestral tablet 1 起誓[起誓] qi3 shi4 to vow; to swear an oath 8 追究[追究] zhui1 jiu1 to investigate; to look into 3 亲朋[親朋] qin1 peng2 relatives and friends 1 故友[故友] gu4 you3 old friend; deceased friend 1 放任[放任] fang4 ren4 to ignore; to let alone; to indulge 1 外头[外頭] wai4 tou5 outside; out 7 祸害[禍害] huo4 hai4 disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck 3 一道[一道] yi1 dao4 together 7 文书[文書] wen2 shu1 document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat 11 名义[名義] ming2 yi4 name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose 9 囚犯[囚犯] qiu2 fan4 prisoner; convict 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep12/125 words - 14 min 出毛病[出毛病] chu1 mao2 bing4 a problem appears; to break down 1 审理[審理] shen3 li3 to hear (a case) 3 多谢[多謝] duo1 xie4 many thanks; thanks a lot 2 评事[評事] ping2 shi4 to discuss and evaluate; to appraise 29 一门心思[一門心思] yi1 men2 xin1 si5 to set one's heart on sth (idiom) 1 攀[攀] pan1 to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status 10 枝[枝] zhi1 branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 12 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 3 笨[笨] ben4 stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy 1 这就[這就] zhe4 jiu4 immediately; at once 11 泛起[泛起] fan4 qi3 to appear; to emerge; to surface 1 左手[左手] zuo3 shou3 left hand; left-hand side 2 右手[右手] you4 shou3 right hand; right-hand side 1 弦[弦] xian2 bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL:根[gen1] 3 三弦[三弦] san1 xian2 sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra 1 乌[烏] wu1 crow; black 4 啼[啼] ti2 to cry; to weep aloud; to crow; to hoot 7 上个月[上個月] shang4 ge4 yue4 last month 1 俸银[俸銀] feng4 yin2 official salary 1 平常[平常] ping2 chang2 ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily 2 谱[譜] pu3 chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music 2 灌[灌] guan4 to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music) 2 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]) 2 碳[碳] tan4 carbon (chemistry) 2 取暖[取暖] qu3 nuan3 to warm oneself (by a fire etc) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep12/150 words - 15 min 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) 5 使唤[使喚] shi3 huan4 to order sb about; to use sb 3 薰[薰] xun1 sweet-smelling grass; Coumarouna odorata; tonka beans; coumarin 6 睡着[睡著] shui4 zhao2 to fall asleep 3 觐[覲] jin4 (history) to have an audience with the Emperor 1 栖[棲] qi1 to perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell; to live; to stay 1 哑[啞] ya3 dumb; mute; hoarse; husky; unexploded (of artillery shell etc) 3 锦[錦] jin3 brocade; embroidered work; bright 1 川[川] chuan1 river; creek; plain; an area of level country 2 碧[碧] bi4 green jade; bluish green; blue; jade 3 纱[紗] sha1 cotton yarn; muslin 2 梭[梭] suo1 shuttle (textiles); to move back and fro 1 怅然[悵然] chang4 ran2 disappointed and frustrated 1 忆[憶] yi4 to recollect; to remember; memory 1 宿[宿] su4 lodge for the night; old; former 5 孤[孤] gu1 lone; lonely 3 泪[淚] lei4 tears 1 怨[怨] yuan4 to blame; to complain 4 妇[婦] fu4 woman 4 流连[流連] liu2 lian2 to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave); to linger on 1 终日[終日] zhong1 ri4 all day long 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 玩耍[玩耍] wan2 shua3 to play (as children do); to amuse oneself 1 抱怨[抱怨] bao4 yuan4 to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied 1 装作[裝作] zhuang1 zuo4 to pretend; to feign; to act a part 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep12/175 words - 17 min 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 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) 2 偏爱[偏愛] pian1 ai4 to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite 2 词牌[詞牌] ci2 pai2 names of the tunes to which 詞|词[ci2] poems are composed 1 乌鸦[烏鴉] wu1 ya1 crow; raven 1 大难[大難] da4 nan4 great catastrophe 1 临头[臨頭] lin2 tou2 to befall; to be imminent 1 小官[小官] xiao3 guan1 petty official; minor functionary 6 操心[操心] cao1 xin1 to worry about 1 打听[打聽] da3 ting5 to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around 4 婚配[婚配] hun1 pei4 to marry 2 提亲[提親] ti2 qin1 to propose marriage 1 休[休] xiu1 to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't 2 厨房[廚房] chu2 fang2 kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 做梦[做夢] zuo4 meng4 to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream 5 腿脚[腿腳] tui3 jiao3 legs and feet; ability to walk; strides 2 搅扰[攪擾] jiao3 rao3 to disturb; to annoy 2 坐立不安[坐立不安] zuo4 li4 bu4 an1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom); restless; fidgety 1 依我看[依我看] yi1 wo3 kan4 in my opinion 1 巨变[巨變] ju4 bian4 great changes 2 这时[這時] zhe4 shi2 at this time; at this moment 2 掺[摻] shan3 to grasp 3 立下[立下] li4 xia4 to set up; to establish 4 妻子[妻子] qi1 zi5 wife; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 昌明[昌明] chang1 ming2 flourishing; thriving 25 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep12/200 words - 24 min 靠近[靠近] kao4 jin4 near; to approach 5 安华[安華] an1 hua2 Anwar 1 废弃[廢棄] fei4 qi4 to discard; to abandon (old ways); to invalidate 2 怠惰[怠惰] dai4 duo4 idleness 2 有望[有望] you3 wang4 hopeful; promising 4 向北[向北] xiang4 bei3 northward; facing north 3 驾车[駕車] jia4 che1 to drive a vehicle 4 带头[帶頭] dai4 tou2 to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example 2 观察[觀察] guan1 cha2 to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 宽[寬] kuan1 lenient; wide; broad 9 尾[尾] wei3 tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish 1 争取[爭取] zheng1 qu3 to fight for; to strive for; to win over 3 伊[伊] yi1 (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she"); second person singular pronoun ("you"); (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she"); (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning; that (preceding a noun) 12 劳驾[勞駕] lao2 jia4 excuse me 1 收留[收留] shou1 liu2 to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care 2 叫花子[叫花子] jiao4 hua1 zi5 beggar 1 布施[布施] bu4 shi1 Dana (Buddhist practice of giving) 1 左转[左轉] zuo3 zhuan3 to turn left 1 贾[賈] gu3 merchant; to buy 6 霸[霸] ba4 hegemon; tyrant; lord; feudal chief; to rule by force; to usurp; (in modern advertising) master 4 有道是[有道是] you3 dao4 shi4 as they say, ...; as the saying goes, ... 1 讬[託] tuo1 variant of 託|托[tuo1] 13 忠[忠] zhong1 loyal; devoted; honest 7 古往今来[古往今來] gu3 wang3 jin1 lai2 since ancient times; since times immemorial 3 豪杰[豪傑] hao2 jie2 hero; towering figure 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep12/225 words - 26 min 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 传出[傳出] chuan2 chu1 to transmit outwards; to disseminate; efferent (nerve) 2 好听[好聽] hao3 ting1 pleasant to hear 4 一举一动[一舉一動] yi1 ju3 yi1 dong4 every movement; each and every move 1 读书[讀書] du2 shu1 to read a book; to study; to attend school 4 笑谈[笑談] xiao4 tan2 object of ridicule; laughingstock; to laugh over sth; to make light chat 2 大志[大志] da4 zhi4 high aims 4 帝[帝] di4 emperor 3 安乐[安樂] an1 le4 peace and happiness 9 争[爭] zheng1 to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) 14 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 8 不顺[不順] bu4 shun4 unfavorable; adverse 1 撒气[撒氣] sa1 qi4 to leak (of air); to go flat (of a tire); to vent one's anger 1 内奸[內奸] nei4 jian1 undiscovered traitor; enemy within one's own ranks 5 书页[書頁] shu1 ye4 page of a book 1 书呆子[書呆子] shu1 dai1 zi5 bookworm; pedant; bookish fool 2 监守自盗[監守自盜] jian1 shou3 zi4 dao4 to embezzle 1 过于[過於] guo4 yu2 too much; excessively 4 明显[明顯] ming2 xian3 clear; distinct; obvious 3 扣押[扣押] kou4 ya1 to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property 6 猴[猴] hou2 monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 守军[守軍] shou3 jun1 defenders 5 以外[以外] yi3 wai4 apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond 2 卷[卷] juan3 to roll up; roll; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) 5 卷[卷] juan4 scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll 5 典籍[典籍] dian3 ji2 ancient books or records 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep12/250 words - 29 min 南昌[南昌] Nan2 chang1 Nanchang prefecture level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 in southeast China; also Nanchang county 1 果然[果然] guo3 ran2 really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed 8 玩意儿[玩意兒] wan2 yi4 r5 erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4] 10 制造[製造] zhi4 zao4 to manufacture; to make 4 有时[有時] you3 shi2 sometimes; now and then 4 逛逛[逛逛] guang4 guang5 to roam around; to have a stroll 2 人手[人手] ren2 shou3 manpower; staff; human hand 6 顺着[順著] shun4 zhe5 to follow; following; along 4 够本[夠本] gou4 ben3 to break even; to get one's money's worth 1 饶[饒] rao2 rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although 2 人烟稀少[人煙稀少] ren2 yan1 xi1 shao3 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate 1 延平[延平] Yan2 ping2 Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市[Nan2 ping2 shi4] Fujian; Yanping township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan 1 安化[安化] An1 hua4 Anhua county in Yiyang 益陽|益阳[Yi4 yang2], Hunan 1 燃料[燃料] ran2 liao4 fuel 2 大宗[大宗] da4 zong1 large amount; staple; influential family of long standing 3 值钱[值錢] zhi2 qian2 valuable; costly; expensive 4 小姑[小姑] xiao3 gu1 husband's younger sister; sister-in-law 8 下回[下回] xia4 hui2 next chapter; next time 1 米[米] mi3 rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier) 2 驾云[駕雲] jia4 yun2 to ride the clouds; fig. self-satisfied; arrogant 1 隔壁[隔壁] ge2 bi4 next door; neighbor 8 孙[孫] sun1 grandson; descendant 8 借口[借口] jie4 kou3 to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext 5 动身[動身] dong4 shen1 to go on a journey; to leave 8 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 6 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep12/275 words - 37 min 胡人[胡人] hu2 ren2 ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times; foreigner; barbarian 3 东南[東南] dong1 nan2 southeast 1 讨价还价[討價還價] tao3 jia4 huan2 jia4 to haggle over price; to bargain 1 价位[價位] jia4 wei4 price level 1 定金[定金] ding4 jin1 down payment; advance payment 1 赏钱[賞錢] shang3 qian5 tip; gratuity; monetary reward; bonus 1 才分[才分] cai2 fen4 ability; talent; gift 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 3 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 1 自以为是[自以為是] zi4 yi3 wei2 shi4 to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated 1 高贵[高貴] gao1 gui4 grandeur; noble 1 扮[扮] ban4 to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) 1 听懂[聽懂] ting1 dong3 to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken) 3 打架[打架] da3 jia4 to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2] 3 力气[力氣] li4 qi5 strength; CL:把[ba3] 7 牺牲[犧牲] xi1 sheng1 to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice 6 大义[大義] da4 yi4 righteousness; virtuous cause; a woman's marriage; main points of a piece of writing 4 辜负[辜負] gu1 fu4 to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint 4 手无寸铁[手無寸鐵] shou3 wu2 cun4 tie3 lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless 1 男女[男女] nan2 nu:3 male-female; male and female 3 滚开[滾開] gun3 kai1 to boil (of liquid); boiling hot; Get out!; Go away!; fuck off (rude) 3 叫声[叫聲] jiao4 sheng1 yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals) 1 孤单[孤單] gu1 dan1 lone; lonely; loneliness 1 恶毒[惡毒] e4 du2 malicious 1 乞丐[乞丐] qi3 gai4 beggar 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep12/279 words - 38 min 南城[南城] Nan2 cheng2 Nancheng county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi 2 改进[改進] gai3 jin4 to improve; to make better; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 招牌[招牌] zhao1 pai5 signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business 1 准时[準時] zhun3 shi2 on time; punctual; on schedule 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep13/25 words - 6 min 记性[記性] ji4 xing5 memory (ability to retain information) 2 管用[管用] guan3 yong4 efficacious; useful 5 这不[這不] zhe4 bu5 (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) 9 犯案[犯案] fan4 an4 to commit a crime or offence 1 安静[安靜] an1 jing4 quiet; peaceful; calm 4 墨[墨] mo4 ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead 24 找着[找著] zhao3 zhao2 to find 1 中途[中途] zhong1 tu2 midway 1 向来[向來] xiang4 lai2 always (previously) 2 傲慢[傲慢] ao4 man4 arrogant; haughty 1 传话[傳話] chuan2 hua4 to pass on a story; to communicate a message 2 心性[心性] xin1 xing4 one's nature; temperament 2 劳烦[勞煩] lao2 fan2 to inconvenience; to trouble (sb with a request) 3 提调[提調] ti2 diao4 to supervise (troops); to appoint (officers); to select and assign 12 只消[只消] zhi3 xiao1 to only need; it only takes 3 原样[原樣] yuan2 yang4 original shape; the same as before 1 发回[發回] fa1 hui2 to send back; to return 1 不值[不值] bu4 zhi2 not worth 3 犯人[犯人] fan4 ren2 convict; prisoner; criminal 5 专门[專門] zhuan1 men2 specialist; specialized; customized 3 要人[要人] yao4 ren2 important person 2 老老[老老] lao3 lao5 maternal grandmother; same as 姥姥 2 区区小事[區區小事] qu1 qu1 xiao3 shi4 trivial matter; trifle 1 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 2 兄[兄] xiong1 elder brother 9 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep13/50 words - 8 min 坦诚[坦誠] tan3 cheng2 candid; frank; plain dealing 1 不妨[不妨] bu4 fang2 there is no harm in; might as well 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 1 轻轻[輕輕] qing1 qing1 lightly; softly 3 嗅觉[嗅覺] xiu4 jue2 sense of smell 1 敏锐[敏銳] min3 rui4 keen; sharp; acute 2 做大[做大] zuo4 da4 arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale 2 双赢[雙贏] shuang1 ying2 profitable to both sides; a win-win situation 1 叙[敘] xu4 to narrate; to chat 8 擢[擢] zhuo2 to pull out; to select; to promote 2 十月[十月] Shi2 yue4 October; tenth month (of the lunar year) 1 宾馆[賓館] bin1 guan3 guesthouse; lodge; hotel; CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1] 2 征调[徵調] zheng1 diao4 to conscript; to second (personnel); to requisition (supplies etc) 2 搬迁[搬遷] ban1 qian1 to move; to relocate; removal 1 交涉[交涉] jiao1 she4 to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with) 2 不料[不料] bu4 liao4 unexpectedly; to one's surprise 1 奸人[奸人] jian1 ren2 crafty scoundrel; villain 5 和县[和縣] He2 xian4 He county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui 1 龃龉[齟齬] ju3 yu3 lit. unaligned teeth; fig. disagreement 1 利益[利益] li4 yi4 benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 温柔[溫柔] wen1 rou2 gentle and soft; tender 1 戕[戕] qiang1 to kill; to injure; Taiwan pr. [qiang2] 1 卒[卒] zu2 soldier; servant; to finish; to die; finally; at last; pawn in Chinese chess 1 本部[本部] ben3 bu4 headquarters; head office 1 不容[不容] bu4 rong2 must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep13/75 words - 15 min 公假[公假] gong1 jia4 official leave from work (e.g. maternity leave, sick leave or leave to attend to official business) 1 大大小小[大大小小] da4 da4 xiao3 xiao3 large and small; of all sizes 3 官吏[官吏] guan1 li4 bureaucrat; official 2 放假[放假] fang4 jia4 to have a holiday or vacation 1 缺[缺] que1 deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of 5 服药[服藥] fu2 yao4 to take medicine 2 苦主[苦主] ku3 zhu3 victim's family (esp. in murder case) 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 2 难听[難聽] nan2 ting1 unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful 1 右转[右轉] you4 zhuan3 to turn right 3 储藏[儲藏] chu3 cang2 to store; deposit; (oil, mineral etc) deposits 1 贞[貞] zhen1 chaste 3 回国[回國] hui2 guo2 to return to one's home country 1 面积[面積] mian4 ji1 area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land 1 跟上[跟上] gen1 shang4 to catch up with; to keep pace with 3 带给[帶給] dai4 gei3 to give to; to provide to; to bring to; to take to 2 了不起[了不起] liao3 bu5 qi3 amazing; terrific; extraordinary 7 祸事[禍事] huo4 shi4 disaster; doom 1 牵扯[牽扯] qian1 che3 to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated 1 邪门[邪門] xie2 men2 strange; unusual; evil ways; dishonest practices 1 保镖[保鏢] bao3 biao1 bodyguard 1 稀罕[稀罕] xi1 han5 rare; uncommon; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3] 1 岂止[豈止] qi3 zhi3 not only; far from; more than 2 图样[圖樣] tu2 yang4 diagram; blueprint 2 作品[作品] zuo4 pin3 work (of art); opus; CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1] 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep13/100 words - 17 min 潜心[潛心] qian2 xin1 to concentrate fully on sth; single-minded 1 大器[大器] da4 qi4 very capable person; precious object 7 营造[營造] ying2 zao4 to build (housing); to construct; to make 5 皇[皇] huang2 emperor; old variant of 惶[huang2] 14 家眷[家眷] jia1 juan4 one's wife and children 2 信得过[信得過] xin4 de5 guo4 trustworthy; reliable 5 高风亮节[高風亮節] gao1 feng1 liang4 jie2 of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom) 1 担当[擔當] dan1 dang1 to take upon oneself; to assume 1 袍[袍] pao2 gown (lined) 6 看不起[看不起] kan4 bu5 qi3 to look down upon; to despise 3 鼠[鼠] shu3 rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 辈[輩] bei4 lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people 3 撬开[撬開] qiao4 kai1 to pry open; to lever open 1 头盖骨[頭蓋骨] tou2 gai4 gu3 skull; cranium 2 令尊[令尊] ling4 zun1 Your esteemed father (honorific) 2 名讳[名諱] ming2 hui4 taboo name (e.g. of emperor) 3 麾[麾] hui1 signal flag; to signal 3 数码[數碼] shu4 ma3 number; numerals; figures; digital; amount; numerical code 1 赫赫[赫赫] he4 he4 brilliant; impressive; outstanding 2 钦命[欽命] qin1 ming4 Imperial order or edict (old) 2 河西[河西] He2 xi1 land west of the Yellow river; Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces 2 河东[河東] He2 dong1 Hedong district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 shi4], Shandong 1 节度使[節度使] jie2 du4 shi3 Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song 7 佩戴[佩戴] pei4 dai4 to wear (as accessories) 2 将令[將令] jiang4 ling4 (old) (military) a command; an order 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep13/125 words - 19 min 万里[萬里] wan4 li3 far away; thousands of miles; 10000 li 1 殊荣[殊榮] shu1 rong2 special glory; distinction; rare honor; one's laurels; it's a privilege (to meet you) 1 区区[區區] qu1 qu1 insignificant; trifling; merely 1 竟敢[竟敢] jing4 gan3 to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to 2 歹人[歹人] dai3 ren2 bad person; evildoer; robber 1 合谋[合謀] he2 mou2 to conspire; to plot together 1 虽[雖] sui1 although; even though 15 一点一滴[一點一滴] yi1 dian3 yi1 di1 bit by bit; every little bit 1 身陷[身陷] shen1 xian4 to be trapped; to be imprisoned 1 极度[極度] ji2 du4 extremely 2 重复[重複] chong2 fu4 to repeat; to duplicate; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 任性[任性] ren4 xing4 willful; headstrong; unruly 1 管教[管教] guan3 jiao4 to discipline; to teach; to guarantee 1 人人皆知[人人皆知] ren2 ren2 jie1 zhi1 known to everyone 1 一方[一方] yi1 fang1 a party (in a contract or legal case); one side; area; region 1 依附[依附] yi1 fu4 to adhere; to attach oneself to; to append 4 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 6 虞[虞] yu2 to expect; to anticipate; to worry; to cheat 4 身为[身為] shen1 wei2 in the capacity of; as 4 碰上[碰上] peng4 shang4 to run into; to come upon; to meet 2 不闻不问[不聞不問] bu4 wen2 bu4 wen4 not to hear, not to question (idiom); to show no interest in sth; uncritical; not in the least concerned 1 作客[作客] zuo4 ke4 to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn 1 暗访[暗訪] an4 fang3 to make secret inquiries; to investigate in secret 1 巢[巢] chao2 nest 3 说到做到[說到做到] shuo1 dao4 zuo4 dao4 to be as good as one's word (idiom); to keep one's promise 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep13/150 words - 20 min 所见所闻[所見所聞] suo3 jian4 suo3 wen2 what one hears and sees (idiom) 1 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]) 1 诱骗[誘騙] you4 pian4 to entice; to lure; to scam; to hoodwink; to decoy 1 达成[達成] da2 cheng2 to reach (an agreement); to accomplish 3 共识[共識] gong4 shi2 common understanding; consensus 1 地图[地圖] di4 tu2 map; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3] 2 原料[原料] yuan2 liao4 raw material; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 岩[岩] yan2 cliff; rock 1 缝[縫] feng2 to sew; to stitch 2 缝[縫] feng4 seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4] 2 表面[表面] biao3 mian4 surface; face; outside; appearance 6 浮着[浮著] fu2 zhe5 afloat 1 手感[手感] shou3 gan3 the feel (of sth touched with the hand); (textiles) handle 1 黏腻[黏膩] nian2 ni4 sticky; clammy; (fig.) clingy; emotionally dependent 1 肥肉[肥肉] fei2 rou4 fat (e.g. pork fat); fatty meat; (fig.) a gold mine; cash cow 1 当地[當地] dang1 di4 local 3 脂[脂] zhi1 fat; rouge (cosmetics); resin 32 提炼[提煉] ti2 lian4 to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify; to process 1 猪油[豬油] zhu1 you2 lard 1 蓖麻[蓖麻] bi4 ma2 castor-oil plant 1 不休[不休] bu4 xiu1 endlessly; ceaselessly 3 罐[罐] guan4 can; jar; pot 2 死死[死死] si3 si3 rigid; unwavering; unbendable; firm (hold on sth); tenacious 2 黏[黏] nian2 sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue 2 甩[甩] shuai3 to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb) 1 凶猛[兇猛] xiong1 meng3 fierce; violent; ferocious 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep13/175 words - 24 min 猛[猛] meng3 ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome 2 焚[焚] fen2 to burn 1 酒泉[酒泉] Jiu3 quan2 Jiuquan prefecture-level city in Gansu 1 玉门[玉門] yu4 men2 (literary) vaginal opening; vulva 1 出产[出產] chu1 chan3 to produce (by natural growth, or by manufacture, mining etc); to yield; to turn out; produce; products 1 驻军[駐軍] zhu4 jun1 to station or garrison troops; garrison 1 关中[關中] Guan1 zhong1 Guanzhong plain in Shaanxi, valley of the Wei River 渭河 1 城关[城關] cheng2 guan1 area outside a city gate 3 浓[濃] nong2 concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc) 1 苔[苔] tai1 coating (of tongue) 1 颇[頗] po1 rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3] 2 名气[名氣] ming2 qi4 reputation; fame 1 按照[按照] an4 zhao4 according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of 9 成品[成品] cheng2 pin3 finished goods; a finished product 1 运送[運送] yun4 song4 to transport; to carry 5 料头[料頭] liao4 tou2 remainder of cloth; scraps 1 可否[可否] ke3 fou3 is it possible or not? 6 说起[說起] shuo1 qi3 to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for 2 服从[服從] fu2 cong2 to obey (an order); to comply; to defer 2 违背[違背] wei2 bei4 to go against; to be contrary to; to violate 1 点点[點點] dian3 dian3 point; speck 1 拜把子[拜把子] bai4 ba3 zi5 become sworn brothers 1 何止[何止] he2 zhi3 far more than; not just 1 坟[墳] fen2 grave; tomb; CL:座[zuo4]; embankment; mound; ancient book 6 贵胄[貴胄] gui4 zhou4 descendants of feudal aristocrats 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep13/200 words - 29 min 恕[恕] shu4 to forgive 3 后脚[後腳] hou4 jiao3 (one moment ...,) the next ...; trailing foot (in walking) 1 援手[援手] yuan2 shou3 assistance; a helping hand; to lend a hand 1 要不[要不] yao4 bu4 otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) 10 统领[統領] tong3 ling3 to lead; to command; commander; officer 3 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 盗匪[盜匪] dao4 fei3 bandit 1 直白[直白] zhi2 bai2 frank; open; blunt 2 一石二鸟[一石二鳥] yi1 shi2 er4 niao3 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom) 1 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 4 山芋[山芋] shan1 yu4 sweet potato 3 顺当[順當] shun4 dang5 smoothly 1 无后[無後] wu2 hou4 to lack male offspring 1 患[患] huan4 to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry 1 弟[弟] di4 younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) 1 提请[提請] ti2 qing3 to propose 1 案情[案情] an4 qing2 details of a case; case 7 半点[半點] ban4 dian3 the least bit 5 主簿[主簿] zhu3 bu4 official registrar (of a county etc) in imperial China 1 别处[別處] bie2 chu4 elsewhere 3 并且[並且] bing4 qie3 and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition 3 探知[探知] tan4 zhi1 to find out; to ascertain; to get an idea of 1 届时[屆時] jie4 shi2 when the time comes; at the scheduled time 5 迟[遲] chi2 late; delayed; slow 9 一党[一黨] yi1 dang3 one-party (state) 6 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep13/217 words - 38 min 刺[刺] ci4 thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder 15 吃白饭[吃白飯] chi1 bai2 fan4 to eat plain rice; (fig.) to eat and not pay for it; to sponge off others; to freeload 3 奈[奈] nai4 how can one help 2 投敌[投敵] tou2 di2 to go over to the enemy; to defect 1 救命[救命] jiu4 ming4 to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! 9 绑架[綁架] bang3 jia4 to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking 5 分明[分明] fen1 ming2 clear; distinct; evidently; clearly 4 践[踐] jian4 to fulfill (a promise); to tread; to walk 1 骗子[騙子] pian4 zi5 swindler; a cheat 7 全都[全都] quan2 dou1 all; without exception 7 周全[周全] zhou1 quan2 thorough; to bring one's help; to assist 3 拖延[拖延] tuo1 yan2 to delay; to put off; to procrastinate 3 疑犯[疑犯] yi2 fan4 a suspect 3 审[審] shen3 to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court) 16 撤出[撤出] che4 chu1 to withdraw; to leave; to retreat; to pull out 2 雷[雷] lei2 thunder; mine (weapon); (Internet slang) terrifying; terrific 77 体[體] ti3 body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep14/25 words - 7 min 紫[紫] zi3 purple; violet 1 焰[焰] yan4 flame 2 房屋[房屋] fang2 wu1 house; building; CL:所[suo3],套[tao4] 1 转瞬[轉瞬] zhuan3 shun4 in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash; to turn one's eyes 1 倒塌[倒塌] dao3 ta1 to collapse (of building); to topple over 1 灭火[滅火] mie4 huo3 to extinguish a fire; firefighting 1 已知[已知] yi3 zhi1 known (to science) 2 躯体[軀體] qu1 ti3 body; carcass 1 破碎[破碎] po4 sui4 to smash to pieces; to shatter 1 骨骼[骨骼] gu3 ge2 bones; skeleton 1 黑炭[黑炭] hei1 tan4 coal; charcoal; (of skin) darkly pigmented; charcoal (color); bituminous coal (mining) 1 诡[詭] gui3 sly; crafty; weird; bizarre; contradictory; inconsistent 1 吼[吼] hou3 to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage 3 响彻[響徹] xiang3 che4 to resound; to resonate 1 炭[炭] tan4 wood charcoal; coal 1 警备[警備] jing3 bei4 guard; garrison 1 升级[升級] sheng1 ji2 to escalate (in intensity); to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to upgrade (computing) 2 各处[各處] ge4 chu4 every place 2 集结[集結] ji2 jie2 to assemble; to concentrate; to mass; to build up; to marshal 3 凉[涼] liang2 cool; cold 7 小二[小二] xiao3 er4 waiter 1 吃完[吃完] chi1 wan2 to finish eating 4 配制[配製] pei4 zhi4 to compound (medicines etc); to prepare (by mixing ingredients); to concoct 2 预先[預先] yu4 xian1 beforehand; in advance 6 看好[看好] kan4 hao3 optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep14/50 words - 9 min 误伤[誤傷] wu4 shang1 to injure accidentally; accidental injury 1 开火[開火] kai1 huo3 to open fire 1 伤者[傷者] shang1 zhe3 casualty; victim (of an accident); wounded person 3 不宜[不宜] bu4 yi2 not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate 1 移动[移動] yi2 dong4 to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable 2 就地[就地] jiu4 di4 locally; on the spot 5 固定[固定] gu4 ding4 to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular 1 推断[推斷] tui1 duan4 to infer; to deduce; to predict; to extrapolate 5 擅长[擅長] shan4 chang2 to be good at; to be expert in 5 臆测[臆測] yi4 ce4 assumption; guess 1 元月[元月] Yuan2 yue4 first month (of either lunar or Western calendars) 1 缘[緣] yuan2 cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along 6 九十[九十] jiu3 shi2 ninety 1 二次[二次] er4 ci4 second (i.e. number two); second time; twice; (math.) quadratic (of degree two) 1 赊帐[賒帳] she1 zhang4 see 賒賬|赊账[she1 zhang4] 1 低劣[低劣] di1 lie4 inferior quality; substandard; low-grade 2 浊酒[濁酒] zhuo2 jiu3 unfiltered rice wine 1 付[付] fu4 to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things 3 俸钱[俸錢] feng4 qian2 salary 1 二百五[二百五] er4 bai3 wu3 idiot; stupid person; a dope 2 亩[畝] mu3 classifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare 3 杂[雜] za2 mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix 3 氏[氏] shi4 clan name; maiden name 8 育[育] yu4 to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate 1 佣[傭] yong1 to hire; to employ; servant; hired laborer; domestic help 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep14/75 words - 11 min 奴役[奴役] nu2 yi4 to enslave; slavery 1 俸禄[俸祿] feng4 lu4 official's salary (in feudal times) 5 绰[綽] chuo4 generous; ample; wide; spacious; well-off; to grip 2 妻[妻] qi1 wife 4 厨[廚] chu2 kitchen 1 做饭[做飯] zuo4 fan4 to prepare a meal; to cook 3 帮厨[幫廚] bang1 chu2 help in the mess kitchen 1 典当[典當] dian3 dang4 to pawn; pawnshop 2 并[併] bing4 to combine; to amalgamate 1 大手大脚[大手大腳] da4 shou3 da4 jiao3 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful; wasteful 1 昂贵[昂貴] ang2 gui4 expensive; costly 1 葡萄酒[葡萄酒] pu2 tao5 jiu3 (grape) wine 3 酒保[酒保] jiu3 bao3 barman; bartender 1 长谈[長談] chang2 tan2 a long talk 1 悲伤[悲傷] bei1 shang1 sad; sorrowful 1 不已[不已] bu4 yi3 endlessly; incessantly 4 愤[憤] fen4 indignant; anger; resentment 2 戒酒[戒酒] jie4 jiu3 to give up drinking; to abstain from drinking 1 神交[神交] shen2 jiao1 soul brothers; friends in spirit who have never met; to commune with 1 当面[當面] dang1 mian4 to sb's face; in sb's presence 6 九成[九成] jiu3 cheng2 nine-tenths; ninety percent 1 精彩[精彩] jing1 cai3 wonderful; marvelous; brilliant 3 生动[生動] sheng1 dong4 vivid; lively 1 鲜活[鮮活] xian1 huo2 vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh 1 情味[情味] qing2 wei4 feeling; flavor; sense 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep14/100 words - 15 min 贩夫走卒[販夫走卒] fan4 fu1 zou3 zu2 lit. peddlers and carriers; common people; lower class 1 心头[心頭] xin1 tou2 heart; thoughts; mind 4 隐秘[隱秘] yin3 mi4 secret; hidden 3 关键[關鍵] guan1 jian4 crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal 11 并不[並不] bing4 bu4 not at all; emphatically not 4 过往[過往] guo4 wang3 to come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past; previous 1 据此[據此] ju4 ci3 according to this; on the ground of the above; (formally introduces reported speech in writing) 2 分析[分析] fen1 xi1 to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 作恶[作惡] zuo4 e4 to do evil 2 根源[根源] gen1 yuan2 origin; root (cause) 1 因此[因此] yin1 ci3 thus; consequently; as a result 2 击中[擊中] ji1 zhong4 to hit (a target etc); to strike 1 痛哭流涕[痛哭流涕] tong4 ku1 liu2 ti4 weeping bitter tears 1 呼[呼] hu1 to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale 4 做法[做法] zuo4 fa3 way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 相同[相同] xiang1 tong2 identical; same 2 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) 1 犯错[犯錯] fan4 cuo4 to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing 2 脱离[脫離] tuo1 li2 to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany) 1 隐瞒[隱瞞] yin3 man2 to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth 8 或许[或許] huo4 xu3 perhaps; maybe 4 查证[查證] cha2 zheng4 investigate; check out (a story) 3 援兵[援兵] yuan2 bing1 reinforcement 3 新任[新任] xin1 ren4 newly-appointed; newly elected; new (in a political office) 2 挟[挾] xie2 to clasp under the arm; to coerce 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep14/125 words - 17 min 报复[報復] bao4 fu4 to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation 4 探明[探明] tan4 ming2 to ascertain; to verify 1 共享[共享] gong4 xiang3 to share; to enjoy together 2 大火[大火] da4 huo3 conflagration; large fire; CL:場|场[chang2] 3 延绵[延綿] yan2 mian2 to extend continuously 1 扑灭[撲滅] pu1 mie4 to eradicate; to extinguish 1 不费吹灰之力[不費吹灰之力] bu4 fei4 chui1 hui1 zhi1 li4 as easy as blowing off dust; effortless; with ease 1 运用[運用] yun4 yong4 to use; to put to use 1 携[攜] xie2 to carry; to take along; to bring along; to hold (hands); also pr. [xi1] 4 来袭[來襲] lai2 xi2 to invade; (of a storm etc) to strike; to hit 3 辖[轄] xia2 to govern; to control; having jurisdiction over; linchpin of a wheel (archaic); noise of a barrow 2 规制[規制] gui1 zhi4 to regulate; rules and regulations; regulatory; style and structure (esp. of building) 1 辖制[轄制] xia2 zhi4 to control 1 万民[萬民] wan4 min2 all the people 24 同乐[同樂] tong2 le4 to enjoy together 1 罢了[罷了] ba4 le5 a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) 11 烫手山芋[燙手山芋] tang4 shou3 shan1 yu4 hot potato; problem; trouble; headache 1 攻打[攻打] gong1 da3 to attack (the enemy) 3 城堡[城堡] cheng2 bao3 castle; rook (chess piece) 1 边塞[邊塞] bian1 sai4 frontier fortress 3 历练[歷練] li4 lian4 to learn through experience; experience; practiced; experienced 2 前往[前往] qian2 wang3 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go 2 以防万一[以防萬一] yi3 fang2 wan4 yi1 to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventualities 1 消灭[消滅] xiao1 mie4 to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory) 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 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep14/150 words - 23 min 皇太子[皇太子] huang2 tai4 zi3 crown prince 12 祥瑞[祥瑞] xiang2 rui4 auspicious sign 24 恭候[恭候] gong1 hou4 to look forward to sth; to wait respectfully 1 伤人[傷人] shang1 ren2 to injure sb 8 震怒[震怒] zhen4 nu4 to be furious 2 暂缓[暫緩] zan4 huan3 to postpone 1 痛斥[痛斥] tong4 chi4 to criticize harshly; to denounce; to attack viciously 1 搜罗[搜羅] sou1 luo2 to gather; to collect; to bring together 2 四大[四大] si4 da4 the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC) 1 罪状[罪狀] zui4 zhuang4 charges or facts about a crime; the nature of the offense 2 评[評] ping2 to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal) 9 预谋[預謀] yu4 mou2 premeditated; to plan sth in advance (esp. a crime) 2 转告[轉告] zhuan3 gao4 to pass on; to communicate; to transmit 3 戴上[戴上] dai4 shang5 to put on (hat etc) 2 医术[醫術] yi1 shu4 medical expertise; art of healing 1 废墟[廢墟] fei4 xu1 ruins 2 碎片[碎片] sui4 pian4 chip; fragment; splinter; tatter 5 凶多吉少[凶多吉少] xiong1 duo1 ji2 shao3 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious; everything points to disaster 1 底[底] di3 background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base 2 开水[開水] kai1 shui3 boiled water; boiling water 1 货运[貨運] huo4 yun4 freight transport; cargo; transported goods 3 设法[設法] she4 fa3 to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth) 8 捉拿[捉拿] zhuo1 na2 to arrest; to catch a criminal 6 查清[查清] cha2 qing1 to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify 7 谋刺[謀刺] mou2 ci4 to plot to assassinate 14 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep14/173 words - 28 min 相传[相傳] xiang1 chuan2 to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend 2 言说[言說] yan2 shuo1 to speak of; to refer to 1 主使[主使] zhu3 shi3 to mastermind; to orchestrate; to instigate; mastermind; instigator 25 十分[十分] shi2 fen1 very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts 3 创造[創造] chuang4 zao4 to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record) 2 欺骗[欺騙] qi1 pian4 to deceive; to cheat 1 阅卷[閱卷] yue4 juan4 to grade exam papers 2 详情[詳情] xiang2 qing2 details; particulars 5 逃逸[逃逸] tao2 yi4 to escape; to run away; to abscond 1 汇报[彙報] hui4 bao4 to report; to give an account of; report 2 无碍[無礙] wu2 ai4 without inconvenience; unimpeded; unhindered; unobstructed; unfettered; unhampered 6 家兄[家兄] jia1 xiong1 (polite) my elder brother 1 奢望[奢望] she1 wang4 an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations 1 越级[越級] yue4 ji2 to skip a grade; to bypass ranks; to go over the head of one's boss 1 凡事[凡事] fan2 shi4 everything 4 宏愿[宏願] hong2 yuan4 great aspiration; great ambition 2 实现[實現] shi2 xian4 to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about 2 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 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 路向[路向] lu4 xiang4 road direction; (fig.) direction; path 1 直行[直行] zhi2 xing2 to go straight; straight forward; fig. to do right 1 槛[檻] jian4 banister; balustrade; cage for animal or prisoner; to transport caged prisoner on a cart 6 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep15/25 words - 4 min 辰时[辰時] chen2 shi2 7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 1 市制[市制] shi4 zhi4 Chinese units of measurement 1 售[售] shou4 to sell; to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc) 1 交割[交割] jiao1 ge1 delivery (commerce) 1 行骗[行騙] xing2 pian4 to cheat; to deceive 3 工具[工具] gong1 ju4 tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc) 1 文字[文字] wen2 zi4 character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 治理[治理] zhi4 li3 to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance 3 夕[夕] xi1 dusk; evening; Taiwan pr. [xi4] 3 创立[創立] chuang4 li4 to establish; to set up; to found 1 神奇[神奇] shen2 qi2 magical; mystical; miraculous 1 辅佐[輔佐] fu3 zuo3 to assist (usually a ruler) 2 管理[管理] guan3 li3 to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 独创[獨創] du2 chuang4 to come up with (an innovation); innovation 1 算法[算法] suan4 fa3 arithmetic; algorithm; method of calculation 3 据称[據稱] ju4 cheng1 it is said; allegedly; according to reports; or so they say 1 各种[各種] ge4 zhong3 every kind of; all kinds of; various kinds 3 预测[預測] yu4 ce4 to forecast; to predict 1 江湖骗子[江湖騙子] jiang1 hu2 pian4 zi5 swindler; itinerant con-man 1 奇[奇] qi2 strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually 9 佳[佳] jia1 beautiful; fine; good 3 酸[酸] suan1 sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid 1 儒[儒] ru2 scholar; Confucian 1 问世[問世] wen4 shi4 to be published; to come out 1 研习[研習] yan2 xi2 research and study 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep15/50 words - 6 min 揭示[揭示] jie1 shi4 to show; to make known 1 法则[法則] fa3 ze2 law; rule; code 2 寰宇[寰宇] huan2 yu3 the whole earth; the universe 5 功绩[功績] gong1 ji4 feat; contribution; merits and achievements 5 言论[言論] yan2 lun4 expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments 1 本来面目[本來面目] ben3 lai2 mian4 mu4 true colors; true features 3 评论[評論] ping2 lun4 to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary; CL:篇[pian1] 1 揣测[揣測] chuai3 ce4 to guess; to conjecture 4 传记[傳記] zhuan4 ji4 biography; CL:篇[pian1],部[bu4] 1 史料[史料] shi3 liao4 historical material or data 2 画像[畫像] hua4 xiang4 portrait; to do a portrait of sb 1 还原[還原] huan2 yuan2 to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry) 1 为人[為人] wei2 ren2 to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character 2 低调[低調] di1 diao4 low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued; low-key; low-profile 1 内敛[內斂] nei4 lian3 introverted; reserved; (artistic style) understated 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) 1 一时[一時] yi1 shi2 a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time 17 感触[感觸] gan3 chu4 one's thoughts and feelings; emotional stirring; moved; touched 1 言词[言詞] yan2 ci2 variant of 言辭|言辞[yan2 ci2] 2 碎[碎] sui4 to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary 9 砖[磚] zhuan1 brick; CL:塊|块[kuai4] 2 瓦[瓦] wa3 roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4] 1 动机[動機] dong4 ji1 motor; locomotive; motive; motivation; intention 2 缘由[緣由] yuan2 you2 reason; cause 1 风闻[風聞] feng1 wen2 to learn sth through hearsay; to get wind of sth 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep15/75 words - 10 min 帖[帖] tie1 fitting snugly; appropriate; suitable; variant of 貼|贴[tie1]; to paste; to obey 2 集子[集子] ji2 zi5 anthology; selected writing 1 提拔[提拔] ti2 ba2 to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion 1 日后[日後] ri4 hou4 sometime; someday (in the future) 12 效力[效力] xiao4 li4 effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity) 5 堪[堪] kan1 to endure; may; can 5 字面[字面] zi4 mian4 literal; typeface 1 减去[減去] jian3 qu4 minus; to subtract 1 造假[造假] zao4 jia3 to counterfeit; to pass off a fake as genuine 2 辨[辨] bian4 to distinguish; to recognize 4 真伪[真偽] zhen1 wei3 true or bogus; authenticity 1 味儿[味兒] wei4 r5 taste 1 厨子[廚子] chu2 zi5 cook 3 念念不忘[念念不忘] nian4 nian4 bu4 wang4 to keep in mind constantly (idiom) 1 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] 2 野心[野心] ye3 xin1 ambition; wild schemes; careerism 2 之所以[之所以] zhi1 suo3 yi3 the reason why 3 假若[假若] jia3 ruo4 if; supposing; in case 1 可虑[可慮] ke3 lu:4 worrisome 1 饵[餌] er3 pastry; food; to swallow; to lure; bait; lure 5 忧[憂] you1 to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning 4 搬出去[搬出去] ban1 chu1 qu4 to move out (vacate); to shift sth out 1 水塘[水塘] shui3 tang2 pool 1 新竹[新竹] Xin1 zhu2 Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries; Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan 2 杀青[殺青] sha1 qing1 to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc); to finalize; to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep15/100 words - 14 min 石灰[石灰] shi2 hui1 lime (calcium oxide) 1 煮[煮] zhu3 to cook; to boil 3 漂洗[漂洗] piao3 xi3 to rinse (clothes) 1 反复[反覆] fan3 fu4 repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return 1 竹子[竹子] zhu2 zi5 bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] 3 捣[搗] dao3 pound; beat; hull; attack; disturb; stir 1 纤维[纖維] xian1 wei2 fiber; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 过细[過細] guo4 xi4 extremely careful; meticulous; overattentive 1 唯有[唯有] wei2 you3 only 7 帘[簾] lian2 hanging screen or curtain 3 足[足] zu2 foot; to be sufficient; ample 3 双臂[雙臂] shuang1 bi4 arms; both arms; two arms 1 支撑[支撐] zhi1 cheng1 to prop up; to support; strut; brace 2 树皮[樹皮] shu4 pi2 tree bark 1 藤[藤] teng2 rattan; cane; vine 6 造纸[造紙] zao4 zhi3 papermaking 9 生长[生長] sheng1 zhang3 to grow 1 速度[速度] su4 du4 speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 竭[竭] jie2 to exhaust 1 韧[韌] ren4 annealed; pliable but strong; tough; tenacious 1 耐[耐] nai4 capable of enduring; able to tolerate; patient; durable; hardy; resistant 2 力度[力度] li4 du4 strength; vigor; efforts; (music) dynamics 1 薄厚[薄厚] bo2 hou4 meanness and generosity; intimacy and alienation 1 光泽[光澤] guang1 ze2 luster; gloss 1 色度[色度] se4 du4 saturation (color theory) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep15/125 words - 15 min 以此[以此] yi3 ci3 with this; thereby; thus; because of this 4 取代[取代] qu3 dai4 to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution 1 书写[書寫] shu1 xie3 to write 2 到处[到處] dao4 chu4 everywhere 4 乱跑[亂跑] luan4 pao3 to run around all over the place 1 新政[新政] xin1 zheng4 new policy; New Deal (Roosevelt's 1933 policy to deal with the Great Depression) 3 内鬼[內鬼] nei4 gui3 mole; spy; rat; traitor 1 历[歷] li4 to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history 3 来信[來信] lai2 xin4 incoming letter; send a letter here 1 自始至终[自始至終] zi4 shi3 zhi4 zhong1 from start to finish (idiom) 1 瞒骗[瞞騙] man2 pian4 to deceive; to conceal 1 沾沾自喜[沾沾自喜] zhan1 zhan1 zi4 xi3 immeasurably self-satisfied 1 斯[斯] si1 (phonetic); this 10 初期[初期] chu1 qi1 initial stage; beginning period 1 安居乐业[安居樂業] an1 ju1 le4 ye4 to live in peace and work happily (idiom) 2 村镇[村鎮] cun1 zhen4 hamlet (place) 1 小小[小小] xiao3 xiao3 very small; very few; very minor 7 录入[錄入] lu4 ru4 to input (computer); to type 4 尽责[盡責] jin4 ze2 to do one's duty; to do one's bit conscientiously 1 月月[月月] yue4 yue4 every month 1 更新[更新] geng1 xin1 to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate 1 添丁[添丁] tian1 ding1 to add a son to the family 1 嫁娶[嫁娶] jia4 qu3 marriage 1 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 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep15/150 words - 17 min 一一[一一] yi1 yi1 one by one; one after another 3 小看[小看] xiao3 kan4 to look down on; to underestimate 1 庸[庸] yong1 ordinary; to use 2 基础[基礎] ji1 chu3 base; foundation; basis; underlying; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 崩坏[崩壞] beng1 huai4 crash; breakdown (of social values etc); burst; to crumble; to collapse 2 有着[有著] you3 zhe5 to have; to possess 2 莫大[莫大] mo4 da4 greatest; most important 1 中期[中期] zhong1 qi1 middle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc) 1 几乎[幾乎] ji1 hu1 almost; nearly; practically 3 告急[告急] gao4 ji2 to be in a state of emergency; to report an emergency; to ask for emergency assistance 1 价[價] jia4 price; value; (chemistry) valence 2 飞涨[飛漲] fei1 zhang3 soaring inflation; rocketing prices 1 一味[一味] yi1 wei4 blindly; invariably 1 压缩[壓縮] ya1 suo1 to compress; compression 1 各地[各地] ge4 di4 in all parts of (a country); various regions 5 纸张[紙張] zhi3 zhang1 paper 3 查访[查訪] cha2 fang3 to investigate 2 人心[人心] ren2 xin1 popular feeling; the will of the people 10 短缺[短缺] duan3 que1 shortage 1 久而久之[久而久之] jiu3 er2 jiu3 zhi1 over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time 1 湮没[湮沒] yan1 mo4 to bury; to submerge; to pass into oblivion; to obliterate; to annihilate (physics) 1 热情[熱情] re4 qing2 cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately 3 尽职[盡職] jin4 zhi2 to discharge one's duties; conscientious 3 光景[光景] guang1 jing3 circumstances; scene; about; probably 1 仅仅[僅僅] jin3 jin3 barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep15/175 words - 21 min 生涯[生涯] sheng1 ya2 career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life 1 不均[不均] bu4 jun1 uneven; distributed unevenly 1 每年[每年] mei3 nian2 every year; each year; yearly 5 频繁[頻繁] pin2 fan2 frequently; often 2 隔三差五[隔三差五] ge2 san1 cha4 wu3 every few days (idiom) 1 作乐[作樂] zuo4 le4 to make merry 1 研[研] yan2 to grind; study; research 3 生产[生產] sheng1 chan3 to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child 1 好用[好用] hao3 yong4 useful; serviceable; effective; handy; easy to use 2 用于[用于] yong4 yu2 use in; use on; use for 2 再好不过[再好不過] zai4 hao3 bu4 guo4 couldn't be better; ideal; wonderful 1 重拾[重拾] chong2 shi2 to pick up (a theme etc); to regain (confidence); to revive (a custom, friendship etc) 1 再现[再現] zai4 xian4 to recreate; to reconstruct (a historical relic) 1 田产[田產] tian2 chan3 estate; lands 2 房产[房產] fang2 chan3 real estate; the property market (e.g. houses) 1 帮佣[幫傭] bang1 yong1 servant; domestic help 1 国政[國政] guo2 zheng4 national politics; archaic rank, "Minister of State"; common given name 2 苫[苫] shan1 straw mat; thatch 2 桶[桶] tong3 bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 24 状[狀] zhuang4 accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great; -shaped 10 前后[前後] qian2 hou4 around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear 1 共有[共有] gong4 you3 to have altogether; in all 2 私卖[私賣] si1 mai4 to sell illicitly; to bootleg; to sell privately 1 缺钱[缺錢] que1 qian2 shortage of money 1 呆[呆] dai1 foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep15/200 words - 24 min 无何[無何] wu2 he2 nothing else; soon; before long 1 授意[授意] shou4 yi4 to inspire; to incite 2 动用[動用] dong4 yong4 to utilize; to put sth to use 2 财物[財物] cai2 wu4 property; belongings 1 举荐[舉薦] ju3 jian4 to recommend 3 故交[故交] gu4 jiao1 former acquaintance; old friend 4 选定[選定] xuan3 ding4 to select; to choose; to settle on 2 好友[好友] hao3 you3 close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 以免[以免] yi3 mian3 in order to avoid; so as not to 8 顼[頊] xu4 grieved; anxious 1 周朝[周朝] Zhou1 chao2 Zhou Dynasty; Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC) 2 助人为乐[助人為樂] zhu4 ren2 wei2 le4 pleasure from helping others (idiom) 1 乐子[樂子] le4 zi5 fun; pleasure; laughing matter 1 在于[在於] zai4 yu2 to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with 2 有利[有利] you3 li4 advantageous; to have advantages; favorable 1 有罪[有罪] you3 zui4 guilty 10 功罪[功罪] gong1 zui4 achievements and crimes 1 上进[上進] shang4 jin4 to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards 3 蠢事[蠢事] chun3 shi4 folly 1 钱财[錢財] qian2 cai2 wealth; money 1 沆瀣一气[沆瀣一氣] hang4 xie4 yi1 qi4 to act in collusion (idiom); in cahoots with; villains will look after one another 1 图谋[圖謀] tu2 mou2 to conspire 3 不轨[不軌] bu4 gui3 errant 3 齐[齊] qi2 neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out 3 让路[讓路] rang4 lu4 to make way (for sth) 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep15/225 words - 27 min 永安[永安] Yong3 an1 Yong'an county level city in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian; Yong'an or Yung'an township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan 3 以南[以南] yi3 nan2 to the south of (suffix) 1 截[截] jie2 to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length 4 逾越[逾越] yu2 yue4 to exceed 1 死线[死線] si3 xian4 deadline (loanword) 1 远近[遠近] yuan3 jin4 far and near; distance 1 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) 4 交兵[交兵] jiao1 bing1 in a state of war 1 可调[可調] ke3 tiao2 adjustable 2 往复[往復] wang3 fu4 to go and come back; to make a return trip; backwards and forwards (e.g. of piston or pump action); to reciprocate (of machine part) 1 当场[當場] dang1 chang3 at the scene; on the spot 3 决断[決斷] jue2 duan4 to make a decision; resolution; decisiveness; resolute 3 信不过[信不過] xin4 bu4 guo4 to distrust; to be suspicious 1 演算[演算] yan3 suan4 to calculate; to perform calculations 1 耗费[耗費] hao4 fei4 to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander 1 心术[心術] xin1 shu4 designs; schemes; intentions; scheming; calculating (of a person) 1 兵权[兵權] bing1 quan2 military leadership; military power 3 训[訓] xun4 to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule 2 拿主意[拿主意] na2 zhu3 yi5 to make a decision; to make up one's mind 2 集合[集合] ji2 he2 to gather; to assemble; set (math.) 7 阻截[阻截] zu3 jie2 to stop; to obstruct; to bar the way 1 惊吓[驚嚇] jing1 xia4 to frighten; to horrify; to terrify 2 同情[同情] tong2 qing2 to sympathize with; sympathy 1 弱小[弱小] ruo4 xiao3 small and weak; puny; the small and weak; children; women and children 1 同类[同類] tong2 lei4 similar; same type; alike 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep15/250 words - 33 min 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 1 没劲[沒勁] mei2 jin4 to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest 1 贤相[賢相] xian2 xiang4 sagacious prime minister (in feudal China) 7 败坏[敗壞] bai4 huai4 to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine 1 无耻[無恥] wu2 chi3 without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless 3 告状[告狀] gao4 zhuang4 to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit 1 有情有义[有情有義] you3 qing2 you3 yi4 affectionate and true; loyal (idiom) 1 名相[名相] ming2 xiang4 famous prime minister (in ancient China); names and appearances (Buddhism) 1 识趣[識趣] shi2 qu4 tactful; discreet 3 作证[作證] zuo4 zheng4 to bear witness; to testify 1 串通[串通] chuan4 tong1 to collude; to collaborate; to gang up 2 亲眼[親眼] qin1 yan3 with one's own eyes; personally 5 掩护[掩護] yan3 hu4 to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover; CL:面[mian4] 2 密谋[密謀] mi4 mou2 conspiracy; secret plan; to conspire 4 过目[過目] guo4 mu4 to look over 3 令人[令人] ling4 ren2 to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc) 4 案头[案頭] an4 tou2 on one's desk 1 奚[奚] xi1 (literary) what?; where?; why? 2 说来话长[說來話長] shuo1 lai2 hua4 chang2 start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly 2 简而言之[簡而言之] jian3 er2 yan2 zhi1 in a nutshell; to put it briefly 1 无意[無意] wu2 yi4 inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth) 1 借机[借機] jie4 ji1 to seize the opportunity 2 经受[經受] jing1 shou4 to undergo (hardship); to endure; to withstand 1 牵涉[牽涉] qian1 she4 to involve; implicated 2 重大[重大] zhong4 da4 great; important; major; significant 6 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep15/254 words - 34 min 一堆[一堆] yi1 dui1 pile 3 开会[開會] kai1 hui4 to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting 1 京城[京城] jing1 cheng2 capital of a country 6 宫城[宮城] Gong1 cheng2 Miyagi prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep16/25 words - 7 min 惹事[惹事] re3 shi4 to cause trouble 2 引发[引發] yin3 fa1 to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions) 1 踪影[蹤影] zong1 ying3 trace; vestige; presence 3 赴[赴] fu4 to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc) 1 全体[全體] quan2 ti3 all; entire 1 姐[姐] jie3 older sister 3 洒[灑] sa3 to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed 3 燃起[燃起] ran2 qi3 to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution) 2 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 4 惊动[驚動] jing1 dong4 to alarm; to startle; to disturb 1 顾不得[顧不得] gu4 bu5 de5 unable to change sth; unable to deal with 2 许多[許多] xu3 duo1 many; a lot of; much 6 卑[卑] bei1 low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble 3 行径[行徑] xing2 jing4 path; conduct; behavior 2 心意[心意] xin1 yi4 regard; kindly feelings; intention 5 噩[噩] e4 startling 1 射箭[射箭] she4 jian4 archery; to shoot an arrow 2 失控[失控] shi1 kong4 to go out of control 2 雷轰[雷轟] lei2 hong1 sound of thunder 2 冤[冤] yuan1 injustice; grievance; wrong 7 人群[人群] ren2 qun2 crowd 1 韩非子[韓非子] Han2 Fei1 zi3 Han Feizi, book of Legalist Philosophy authored by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) 2 人性[人性] ren2 xing4 human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes 1 拚[拚] pin1 variant of 拼[pin1] 5 天真[天真] tian1 zhen1 naive; innocent; artless 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep16/50 words - 13 min 注定[註定] zhu4 ding4 to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably 1 原地[原地] yuan2 di4 (in) the original place; the place where one currently is; place of origin; local (product) 1 停留[停留] ting2 liu2 to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over 3 等待[等待] deng3 dai4 to wait; to wait for 1 拦截[攔截] lan2 jie2 to intercept 1 号令[號令] hao4 ling4 an order (esp. army); bugle call expressing military order; verbal command 5 射杀[射殺] she4 sha1 to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow) 2 以防[以防] yi3 fang2 (so as) to avoid; to prevent; (just) in case 3 指路[指路] zhi3 lu4 to give directions 2 叫醒[叫醒] jiao4 xing3 to awaken; to wake sb up; to rouse 1 顽[頑] wan2 mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty 2 问罪[問罪] wen4 zui4 to denounce; to condemn; to call to account; to punish 4 诸公[諸公] zhu1 gong1 gentlemen (form of address) 8 存量[存量] cun2 liang4 reserves 1 传遍[傳遍] chuan2 bian4 to spread widely 1 匪[匪] fei3 bandit; (literary) not 2 有序[有序] you3 xu4 regular; orderly; successive; in order 2 退出[退出] tui4 chu1 to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing) 1 亲友[親友] qin1 you3 friends and relatives 2 公家[公家] gong1 jia1 the public; the state; society; the public purse 2 恩义[恩義] en1 yi4 feelings of gratitude and loyalty 3 当日[當日] dang1 ri4 on that day 2 烧香[燒香] shao1 xiang1 to burn incense 1 祷祝[禱祝] dao3 zhu4 to pray 1 祈福[祈福] qi2 fu2 to pray for blessings 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep16/75 words - 19 min 但凡[但凡] dan4 fan2 every single; as long as 3 死守[死守] si3 shou3 to defend one's property to the death; to cling obstinately to old habits; die-hard 1 防线[防線] fang2 xian4 defensive line or perimeter; CL:道[dao4] 3 看热闹[看熱鬧] kan4 re4 nao5 to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are 2 迂腐[迂腐] yu1 fu3 pedantic; trite; inflexible; adherence to old ideas 1 转入[轉入] zhuan3 ru4 change over to; shift to; switch to 1 兴化[興化] Xing1 hua4 Xinghua county level city in Taizhou 泰州[Tai4 zhou1], Jiangsu 1 含[含] han2 to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing) 1 遥[遙] yao2 distant; remote; far; far away 2 弓箭手[弓箭手] gong1 jian4 shou3 archer 1 行人[行人] xing2 ren2 pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor 2 撤离[撤離] che4 li2 to withdraw from; to evacuate 5 底线[底線] di3 xian4 to underline; bottom line; base line (in sports); baseline; minimum; spy; plant 1 弱点[弱點] ruo4 dian3 weak point; failing 2 缝隙[縫隙] feng4 xi4 small crack; chink 1 炸[炸] zha2 to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zha4] 16 炸[炸] zha4 to explode 16 裂[裂] lie4 to split; to crack; to break open; to rend 2 安好[安好] an1 hao3 safe and sound; well 9 传讯[傳訊] chuan2 xun4 to summon (a witness); to subpoena 2 殖[殖] zhi2 to grow; to reproduce 1 会合[會合] hui4 he2 to meet; to rendezvous; to merge; to link up; meeting; confluence 2 门前[門前] men2 qian2 in front of the door 3 自尽[自盡] zi4 jin4 to kill oneself; suicide 3 谢罪[謝罪] xie4 zui4 to apologize for an offense; to offer one's apology for a fault 2 路边[路邊] lu4 bian1 curb; roadside; wayside 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep16/100 words - 29 min 拒马[拒馬] ju4 ma3 cheval de frise (a type of barrier) 2 拦住[攔住] lan2 zhu4 to stop; to bar the way 14 逼近[逼近] bi1 jin4 to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near 1 卡子[卡子] qia3 zi5 clip; hair fastener; checkpoint 1 冲破[衝破] chong1 po4 breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly 1 有种[有種] you3 zhong3 to have guts; to have courage; to be brave 4 寻仇[尋仇] xun2 chou2 to carry out a vendetta against sb 2 笑柄[笑柄] xiao4 bing3 a matter for ridicule; an object of ridicule; laughingstock 2 喜事[喜事] xi3 shi4 happy occasion; wedding 1 路子[路子] lu4 zi5 method; way; approach 1 不在乎[不在乎] bu4 zai4 hu5 not to care 2 舍己救人[捨己救人] she3 ji3 jiu4 ren2 to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people; altruism 1 诱捕[誘捕] you4 bu3 to lure into a trap; to trap; to capture 1 举措[舉措] ju3 cuo4 to move; to act; action; decision; conduct; manner 2 债[債] zhai4 debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 11 偿[償] chang2 to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc) 8 素来[素來] su4 lai2 consistently; always (in the past and now) 3 有加[有加] you3 jia1 extremely (placed after verb or adjective) 3 紧要关头[緊要關頭] jin3 yao4 guan1 tou2 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture 1 心寒[心寒] xin1 han2 bitterly disappointed; frightened 1 逃命[逃命] tao2 ming4 to escape; to flee; to run for one's life 5 残骸[殘骸] can2 hai2 remains; wreckage 1 车轮[車輪] che1 lun2 wheel 1 轮距[輪距] lun2 ju4 tread (on tire); gauge 1 维护[維護] wei2 hu4 to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain 6 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep16/125 words - 32 min 居心[居心] ju1 xin1 to harbor (evil) intentions; to be bent on; a tranquil heart or mind 2 骗人[騙人] pian4 ren2 to cheat sb; a scam 5 幌子[幌子] huang3 zi5 shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense 3 成何体统[成何體統] cheng2 he2 ti3 tong3 What a scandal!; Whatever next? 2 拉开[拉開] la1 kai1 to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase 2 日落[日落] ri4 luo4 sundown; sunset 1 伤亡[傷亡] shang1 wang2 casualties; injuries and deaths 4 茅厕[茅廁] mao2 si5 (dialect) latrine 7 反倒[反倒] fan3 dao4 but on the contrary; but expectedly 1 适当[適當] shi4 dang4 suitable; appropriate 1 美好[美好] mei3 hao3 beautiful; fine 1 事物[事物] shi4 wu4 thing; object; CL:個|个[ge4] 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 2 替代[替代] ti4 dai4 to substitute for; to replace; to supersede 2 逼迫[逼迫] bi1 po4 to force; to compel; to coerce 1 不断[不斷] bu4 duan4 unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant 3 不通[不通] bu4 tong1 to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical 2 音律[音律] yin1 lu:4 tuning; temperament 1 备下[備下] bei4 xia4 to prepare; to arrange (sth to be offered) 2 衣裙[衣裙] yi1 qun2 female clothing 2 钗[釵] chai1 hairpin 2 环[環] huan2 ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in 2 祖传[祖傳] zu3 chuan2 passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation 2 琴[琴] qin2 guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general 1 自便[自便] zi4 bian4 to do as one pleases; to not inconvenience oneself 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep16/150 words - 35 min 掉落[掉落] diao4 luo4 to fall down 1 不太好[不太好] bu4 tai4 hao3 not so good; not too well 3 初步[初步] chu1 bu4 initial; preliminary; tentative 1 清点[清點] qing1 dian3 to check; to make inventory 1 一带[一帶] yi1 dai4 region; district 3 裂痕[裂痕] lie4 hen2 crack; gap; split 1 歪斜[歪斜] wai1 xie2 crooked; askew; oblique; slanting; out of plumb 1 城隍[城隍] Cheng2 Huang2 Shing Wong (deity in Chinese mythology) 1 庙[廟] miao4 temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial 4 塌[塌] ta1 to collapse; to droop; to settle down 1 半边[半邊] ban4 bian1 half of sth; one side of sth 1 四下[四下] si4 xia4 everywhere 1 半天[半天] ban4 tian1 half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 差点[差點] cha4 dian3 almost; nearly 2 歉[歉] qian4 to apologize; to regret; deficient 3 蚱蜢[蚱蜢] zha4 meng3 grasshopper 1 舟[舟] zhou1 boat 1 河心[河心] he2 xin1 middle of the river 1 中央[中央] zhong1 yang1 central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state) 1 找寻[找尋] zhao3 xun2 to look for; to seek; to find fault 2 货车[貨車] huo4 che1 truck; van; freight wagon 4 烧毁[燒燬] shao1 hui3 to burn; to burn down 4 刻印[刻印] ke4 yin4 to engrave a seal; stamp mark; to print with carved type; to leave a deep impression 1 依稀[依稀] yi1 xi1 vaguely; dimly; probably; very likely 1 可见[可見] ke3 jian4 it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep16/175 words - 38 min 拓[拓] tuo4 to expand; to push sth with the hand; to develop; to open up 1 共计[共計] gong4 ji4 to sum up to; to total 1 尽数[盡數] jin4 shu4 everything 1 销毁[銷毀] xiao1 hui3 to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate 4 单据[單據] dan1 ju4 receipts; invoices; transaction records 4 淡淡[淡淡] dan4 dan4 faint; dim; dull; insipid; unenthusiastic; indifferent 1 清香[清香] qing1 xiang1 sweet scent; fragrant odor 1 粗劣[粗劣] cu1 lie4 coarse 1 香味[香味] xiang1 wei4 fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; CL:股[gu3] 1 徽州[徽州] Hui1 zhou1 Huizhou district of Huangshan city 黃山市|黄山市[Huang2 shan1 shi4], Anhui 1 松[松] song1 pine; CL:棵[ke1] 2 断然[斷然] duan4 ran2 resolute; definitive; categorically; absolutely 1 把关[把關] ba3 guan1 to guard a pass; to check on sth 1 俗话[俗話] su2 hua4 common saying; proverb 1 疲[疲] pi2 weary 1 懒[懶] lan3 lazy 1 一字[一字] yi1 zi4 in a row; in a line 2 某些[某些] mou3 xie1 some; certain (things) 1 侠义[俠義] xia2 yi4 chivalrous; chivalry; knight-errantry 1 退伍[退伍] tui4 wu3 to be discharged from military service 1 将士[將士] jiang4 shi4 officers and soldiers 5 锄奸[鋤奸] chu2 jian1 to weed out the traitors 1 铲[鏟] chan3 to shovel; to remove; spade; shovel 1 孽[孽] nie4 son born of a concubine; disaster; sin; evil 1 跑腿[跑腿] pao3 tui3 to run errands 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep16/191 words - 41 min 敬仰[敬仰] jing4 yang3 to revere; highly esteemed 1 不知不觉[不知不覺] bu4 zhi1 bu4 jue2 unconsciously; unwittingly 1 习语[習語] xi2 yu3 common saying; idiom 1 字迹[字跡] zi4 ji4 handwriting 4 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] 2 板子[板子] ban3 zi5 board; plank; bamboo or birch for corporal punishment 3 贼窝[賊窩] zei2 wo1 thieves' lair 1 家父[家父] jia1 fu4 (polite) my father 4 临到[臨到] lin2 dao4 to befall 1 奈何[奈何] nai4 he2 to do something to sb; to deal with; to cope; how?; to no avail 1 找死[找死] zhao3 si3 to court death; taking risks 3 鞋[鞋] xie2 shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 4 轻便[輕便] qing1 bian4 lightweight and portable; light and convenient 1 结实[結實] jie1 shi5 rugged; sturdy; strong; durable; buff (physique) 3 嫂子[嫂子] sao3 zi5 (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 手巧[手巧] shou3 qiao3 to be skillful with one's hands; to be manually adroit 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep17/25 words - 5 min 解乏[解乏] jie3 fa2 to relieve tiredness; to freshen up 2 醅[醅] pei1 unstrained spirits 2 临阵[臨陣] lin2 zhen4 just before the battle; to approach the front line 1 驳斥[駁斥] bo2 chi4 to refute; to debunk; to deny; to denounce 1 求情[求情] qiu2 qing2 to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor 1 革[革] ge2 animal hide; leather; to reform; to remove; to expel (from office) 1 临行[臨行] lin2 xing2 on leaving; on the point of departure 3 柄[柄] bing3 handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades 1 军人[軍人] jun1 ren2 serviceman; soldier; military personnel 4 天险[天險] tian1 xian3 a natural stronghold 1 攻[攻] gong1 to attack; to accuse; to study 7 寇[寇] kou4 to invade; to plunder; bandit; foe; enemy 3 上万[上萬] shang4 wan4 over ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands 1 军事[軍事] jun1 shi4 military affairs; military matters; military 1 要塞[要塞] yao4 sai4 stronghold; fort; fortification 1 历代[歷代] li4 dai4 successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties 1 将领[將領] jiang4 ling3 high-ranking military officer 1 打的[打的] da3 di1 (coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi 1 与会[與會] yu4 hui4 to participate in a meeting 2 疼惜[疼惜] teng2 xi1 to cherish; to dote on 1 实际上[實際上] shi2 ji4 shang4 in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice 1 透[透] tou4 to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show 2 人人[人人] ren2 ren2 everyone; every person 5 衣物[衣物] yi1 wu4 clothing; clothing and other personal items 1 更衣[更衣] geng1 yi1 to change clothes; to go to the toilet (euphemism) 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep17/50 words - 9 min 得力[得力] de2 li4 able; capable; competent; efficient 1 遣[遣] qian3 to dispatch; to send; to dispel 5 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 1 尽忠[盡忠] jin4 zhong1 to display utter loyalty; to be loyal to the end 11 谋划[謀劃] mou2 hua4 to scheme; to plot; conspiracy 5 放出[放出] fang4 chu1 to let off; to give out 1 化名[化名] hua4 ming2 to use an alias; assumed name; pseudonym 2 租赁[租賃] zu1 lin4 to rent; to lease; to hire 3 疑点[疑點] yi2 dian3 a doubtful point 5 危难[危難] wei1 nan4 calamity 2 大印[大印] da4 yin4 stamp; official seal 6 忙于[忙於] mang2 yu2 busy with 1 恙[恙] yang4 sickness 1 李适[李适] Li3 Kuo4 Li Kuo, personal name of tenth Tang emperor Dezong 德宗[De2 Zong1], (742-805), reigned 779-805 2 上书[上書] shang4 shu1 to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition 1 请功[請功] qing3 gong1 to request recognition for sb's merits; to recommend sb for promotion or an award 2 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 5 就此[就此] jiu4 ci3 at this point; thus; from then on 5 老头[老頭] lao3 tou2 old fellow; old man; father; husband 16 相识[相識] xiang1 shi2 to get to know each other; acquaintance 4 卧[臥] wo4 to lie; to crouch 1 病榻[病榻] bing4 ta4 sickbed 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 9 虽说[雖說] sui1 shuo1 though; although 1 满城风雨[滿城風雨] man3 cheng2 feng1 yu3 lit. wind and rain through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal; an uproar; the talk of the town 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep17/75 words - 13 min 台阶[臺階] tai2 jie1 steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology) 1 不消[不消] bu4 xiao1 to not need; needless (to say) 1 抗[抗] kang4 to resist; to fight; to defy; anti- 3 不光[不光] bu4 guang1 not the only one; not only 3 大鹏[大鵬] da4 peng2 legendary giant bird 1 展翅[展翅] zhan3 chi4 to spread wings 1 千里[千里] qian1 li3 a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance 8 蝼蚁[螻蟻] lou2 yi3 lit. mole cricket and ants; fig. tiny individuals with no power 3 趁早[趁早] chen4 zao3 as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late 1 官印[官印] guan1 yin4 official seal 4 奉旨[奉旨] feng4 zhi3 on imperial orders 4 先前[先前] xian1 qian2 before; previously 2 押解[押解] ya1 jie4 to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc) 2 鼓动[鼓動] gu3 dong4 to agitate; to arouse; to instigate; to encite 4 夸[誇] kua1 to boast; to exaggerate; to praise 1 裴[裴] pei2 (of a garment) long and flowing 15 韩朝[韓朝] Han2 Chao2 North and South Korea; bilateral Korean relations 2 杨[楊] yang2 poplar 2 慎[慎] shen4 careful; cautious 1 矜[矜] jin1 to boast; to esteem; to sympathize 1 风险[風險] feng1 xian3 risk; hazard 3 掩盖[掩蓋] yan3 gai4 to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up 2 恨不得[恨不得] hen4 bu5 de5 wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth 4 啃[啃] ken3 to gnaw; to nibble; to bite 2 不但[不但] bu4 dan4 not only (... but also...) 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep17/100 words - 23 min 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 撤销[撤銷] che4 xiao1 to repeal; to revoke; (computing) to undo 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 押送[押送] ya1 song4 to send under escort; to transport a detainee 4 紫袍[紫袍] zi3 pao2 purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position 2 对抗[對抗] dui4 kang4 to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism; confrontation 1 圣旨[聖旨] sheng4 zhi3 imperial edict 1 脱身[脫身] tuo1 shen1 to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage 8 大吉[大吉] da4 ji2 very auspicious; extremely lucky 10 较[較] jiao4 to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3] 1 官兵[官兵] guan1 bing1 officers and men 1 擅[擅] shan4 without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at 5 懂事[懂事] dong3 shi4 sensible; thoughtful; intelligent 2 杂乱[雜亂] za2 luan4 in a mess; in a jumble; chaotic 1 职守[職守] zhi2 shou3 duty; responsibility; post 4 追随[追隨] zhui1 sui2 to follow; to accompany 2 扑杀[撲殺] pu1 sha1 to kill; to cull 3 神仙[神仙] shen2 xian1 Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person 2 大殿[大殿] da4 dian4 main hall of a Buddhist temple 5 报时[報時] bao4 shi2 to give the correct time 1 当值[當值] dang1 zhi2 to be on duty 2 箱[箱] xiang1 box; trunk; chest 4 治病[治病] zhi4 bing4 to treat an illness 4 违令[違令] wei2 ling4 to disobey; to go against orders 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep17/125 words - 30 min 安稳[安穩] an1 wen3 smooth and steady 5 最新[最新] zui4 xin1 latest; newest 1 所见[所見] suo3 jian4 seen; what one sees 2 维[維] wei2 to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4]) 1 对了[對了] dui4 le5 Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ... 2 惊天动地[驚天動地] jing1 tian1 dong4 di4 world-shaking (idiom) 2 存在[存在] cun2 zai4 to exist; to be; existence 2 锺[鍾] zhong1 variant of 鍾|钟[zhong1] 1 时时刻刻[時時刻刻] shi2 shi2 ke4 ke4 at all times 2 缘故[緣故] yuan2 gu4 reason; cause 3 纵容[縱容] zong4 rong2 to indulge; to connive at 1 可信[可信] ke3 xin4 trustworthy 3 想见[想見] xiang3 jian4 to infer; to gather 2 出声[出聲] chu1 sheng1 to utter; to give voice 4 总要[總要] zong3 yao4 nevertheless 2 卑鄙[卑鄙] bei1 bi3 base; mean; contemptible; despicable 2 实诚[實誠] shi2 cheng2 sincere; honest 3 人犯[人犯] ren2 fan4 criminal; culprit; suspect (old) 25 报信[報信] bao4 xin4 to notify; to inform 8 树倒猢狲散[樹倒猢猻散] shu4 dao3 hu2 sun1 san4 When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause; Rats leave a sinking ship. 1 倒戈[倒戈] dao3 ge1 to change sides in a war; turncoat 1 三头六臂[三頭六臂] san1 tou2 liu4 bi4 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom); fig. to possess remarkable abilities; a being of formidable powers 1 眼珠子[眼珠子] yan3 zhu1 zi5 eyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person) 3 人证[人證] ren2 zheng4 witness testimony 4 没完没了[沒完沒了] mei2 wan2 mei2 liao3 without end; incessantly; on and on 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep17/150 words - 33 min 事务[事務] shi4 wu4 (political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database) 2 收押[收押] shou1 ya1 in custody; to keep sb in detention 1 南侧[南側] nan2 ce4 south side; south face 1 少不得[少不得] shao3 bu5 de2 cannot be avoided; cannot do without 2 忙碌[忙碌] mang2 lu4 busy; bustling 1 军旅[軍旅] jun1 lu:3 army 1 话说[話說] hua4 shuo1 It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount 6 凶悍[兇悍] xiong1 han4 violent; fierce and tough; shrewish (woman) 1 重兵[重兵] zhong4 bing1 massive military force 5 看押[看押] kan1 ya1 to detain; to take into custody; to imprison temporarily 4 驻[駐] zhu4 to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc) 1 屯[屯] tun2 to station (soldiers); to store up; village 4 逃不出[逃不出] tao2 bu4 chu1 unable to escape; can't get out 1 交接[交接] jiao1 jie1 (of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take over from; to associate with; to have friendly relations with; to have sexual intercourse 2 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 相关[相關] xiang1 guan1 related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation 5 以及[以及] yi3 ji2 as well as; too; and 6 尤其[尤其] you2 qi2 especially; particularly 2 任人[任人] ren4 ren2 to appoint (sb to a post) 1 幕后[幕後] mu4 hou4 behind the scenes 21 奉命[奉命] feng4 ming4 to receive orders; to follow orders; to act under orders 5 赏识[賞識] shang3 shi2 to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation 2 岁入[歲入] sui4 ru4 annual revenue; annual income 1 当今[當今] dang1 jin1 current; present; now; nowadays 10 同窗[同窗] tong2 chuang1 schoolmate; fellow student 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep17/175 words - 42 min 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 说笑[說笑] shuo1 xiao4 to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter 3 动粗[動粗] dong4 cu1 to use violence (against sb); to strong-arm sb; to manhandle 2 斩杀[斬殺] zhan3 sha1 to behead 4 拳脚[拳腳] quan2 jiao3 Chinese boxing; fist and feet; punching and kicking 1 口吃[口吃] kou3 chi1 to stammer; to stutter; also pr. [kou3 ji2] 1 惹[惹] re3 to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) 4 马后炮[馬後炮] ma3 hou4 pao4 lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hindsight 1 软柿子[軟柿子] ruan3 shi4 zi5 (coll.) pushover; soft touch 1 拳[拳] quan2 fist; boxing 1 六亲不认[六親不認] liu4 qin1 bu4 ren4 not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives 1 夺权[奪權] duo2 quan2 to seize power 2 一律[一律] yi1 lu:4 same; uniformly; all; without exception 1 灾[災] zai1 disaster; calamity 1 过不去[過不去] guo4 bu5 qu4 to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through 4 嫌犯[嫌犯] xian2 fan4 criminal suspect 2 学会[學會] xue2 hui4 to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association 6 心安理得[心安理得] xin1 an1 li3 de2 to have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth 1 问讯[問訊] wen4 xun4 interrogation; greeting 1 脸面[臉面] lian3 mian4 face 4 忌妒[忌妒] ji4 du5 to be jealous of; to envy; jealousy; envy 1 小吃[小吃] xiao3 chi1 snack; refreshments; CL:家[jia1] 1 巡查[巡查] xun2 cha2 to patrol 4 告知[告知] gao4 zhi1 to inform 7 轻易[輕易] qing1 yi4 easily; lightly; rashly 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep17/190 words - 44 min 转圜[轉圜] zhuan3 huan2 to save or redeem (a situation); to mediate; to intercede 9 法子[法子] fa3 zi5 way; method; Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5] 8 内外[內外] nei4 wai4 inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about 1 疏漏[疏漏] shu1 lou4 to slip; to overlook by negligence; careless omission; oversight 1 国威[國威] guo2 wei1 national prestige 1 敌国[敵國] di2 guo2 enemy country 1 属国[屬國] shu3 guo2 vassal state 1 彰[彰] zhang1 clear; conspicuous; manifest 1 挽回[挽回] wan3 hui2 to retrieve; to redeem 3 局[局] ju2 office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc 2 不易[不易] bu4 yi4 not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging 1 油滑[油滑] you2 hua2 oily; greasy; unctuous; slippery (character) 2 内心[內心] nei4 xin1 heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter 1 血性[血性] xue4 xing4 brave; staunch; unyielding 1 戌时[戌時] xu1 shi2 7-9 pm 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep18/25 words - 4 min 咏[詠] yong3 to sing 1 锐利[銳利] rui4 li4 sharp; keen; acute; incisive; penetrating; perceptive 1 讨伐[討伐] tao3 fa2 to suppress by armed force; to send a punitive expedition against; to crusade against 1 檄[檄] xi2 dispatch; order 1 裁剪[裁剪] cai2 jian3 to cut out 1 党羽[黨羽] dang3 yu3 henchmen 2 愈[愈] yu4 the more...(the more...); to recover; to heal; better 2 挫[挫] cuo4 obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back; to dampen 3 勇[勇] yong3 brave 1 高树[高樹] Gao1 shu4 Kaoshu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan 1 材[材] cai2 material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old) 2 恶意[惡意] e4 yi4 malice; evil intention 1 解读[解讀] jie3 du2 to decipher; to decode; to interpret 1 必然[必然] bi4 ran2 inevitable; certain; necessity 1 果决[果決] guo3 jue2 firm; unwavering 1 锋芒内敛[鋒芒內斂] feng1 mang2 nei4 lian3 to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom) 1 拨正[撥正] bo1 zheng4 to set right; to correct 1 乱局[亂局] luan4 ju2 chaotic situation 1 重回[重回] chong2 hui2 to return 1 坑害[坑害] keng1 hai4 to trap; to frame 2 督[督] du1 to supervise and direct; army title (archaic) 5 掀[掀] xian1 to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse 1 动气[動氣] dong4 qi4 to get angry 1 软[軟] ruan3 soft; flexible 13 胳膊[胳膊] ge1 bo5 arm; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1] 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep18/50 words - 8 min 传染[傳染] chuan2 ran3 to infect; contagious 3 随手[隨手] sui2 shou3 conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing 1 恩怨[恩怨] en1 yuan4 gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances 1 阵子[陣子] zhen4 zi5 period of time 1 灵武[靈武] Ling2 wu3 Lingwu county level city in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia 9 常驻[常駐] chang2 zhu4 resident; permanent (representative) 2 回绝[回絕] hui2 jue2 to rebuff; to refuse; to turn down 1 骨气[骨氣] gu3 qi4 unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone 1 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 6 人世间[人世間] ren2 shi4 jian1 the secular world 1 悲哀[悲哀] bei1 ai1 grieved; sorrowful 1 用功[用功] yong4 gong1 diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort 3 世道[世道] shi4 dao4 the ways of the world; the morals of the time 2 天理[天理] tian1 li3 Heaven's law; the natural order of things 1 通行[通行] tong1 xing2 to go through; to pass through; to be in general use 1 精进[精進] jing1 jin4 to forge ahead vigorously; to dedicate oneself to progress 2 女装[女裝] nu:3 zhuang1 women's clothes 1 驭[馭] yu4 variant of 御[yu4]; to drive; to manage; to control 2 万一[萬一] wan4 yi1 just in case; if by any chance; contingency 7 不测[不測] bu4 ce4 unexpected; measureless; unexpected circumstance; contingency; mishap 3 收拾残局[收拾殘局] shou1 shi5 can2 ju2 to clear up the mess; to pick up the pieces 2 佩[佩] pei4 to respect; to wear (belt etc) 5 仿[仿] fang3 to imitate; to copy 1 精良[精良] jing1 liang2 excellent; of superior quality 1 纹理[紋理] wen2 li3 vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep18/75 words - 14 min 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 2 早前[早前] zao3 qian2 previously 1 触犯[觸犯] chu4 fan4 to violate; to offend 1 一族[一族] yi1 zu2 social group; subculture; family; clan; see also 族[zu2] 1 男丁[男丁] nan2 ding1 adult male 1 合理[合理] he2 li3 rational; reasonable; fair 2 应门[應門] ying4 men2 to answer the door 1 大院[大院] da4 yuan4 courtyard (surrounded by many buildings); compound; great institution 1 探望[探望] tan4 wang4 to visit; to call on sb; to look around 2 有心人[有心人] you3 xin1 ren2 resolute person; person with aspirations; people who feel; people who use their heads 3 勒令[勒令] le4 ling4 to order; to force 1 感[感] gan3 to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ 2 风寒[風寒] feng1 han2 wind chill; cold weather; common cold (medicine) 1 祛[祛] qu1 sacrifice to drive away calamity; to dispel; to drive away; to remove 1 圃[圃] pu3 garden; orchard 3 方子[方子] fang1 zi5 prescription (of medicine) 2 茯苓[茯苓] fu2 ling2 Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus); fu ling; tuckahoe 1 党参[黨參] dang3 shen1 poor man's ginseng (Codonopsis pilosula); codonopsis root (used in TCM) 1 一类[一類] yi1 lei4 same type; category 1 (i.e. class A) 2 头昏[頭昏] tou2 hun1 dizzy; giddy; one's head spins 2 抖[抖] dou3 to tremble; to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the world 1 归还[歸還] gui1 huan2 to return sth; to revert 2 下诏[下詔] xia4 zhao4 to hand down an imperial edict 1 既有[既有] ji4 you3 existing 2 说服[說服] shuo1 fu2 to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep18/100 words - 20 min 联名[聯名] lian2 ming2 jointly (signed, declared, sponsored) 2 威力[威力] wei1 li4 might; formidable power 1 引起[引起] yin3 qi3 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse 1 印信[印信] yin4 xin4 official seal; legally binding seal 1 取消[取消] qu3 xiao1 to cancel; cancellation 2 推迟[推遲] tui1 chi2 to postpone; to put off; to defer 1 百般[百般] bai3 ban1 in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means 4 各国[各國] ge4 guo2 each country; every country; various countries 5 蹲守[蹲守] dun1 shou3 to hang around keeping a watch out for sth 1 虚实[虛實] xu1 shi2 what is true and what is false; (to get to know) the real situation 1 边境[邊境] bian1 jing4 frontier; border 5 不安[不安] bu4 an1 unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried 1 举凡[舉凡] ju3 fan2 such things as ...; examples including ... (etc); without exception; every; any 1 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 1 要钱[要錢] yao4 qian2 to charge; to demand payment 1 军费[軍費] jun1 fei4 military expenditure 1 增加[增加] zeng1 jia1 to raise; to increase 3 盘剥[盤剝] pan2 bo1 to exploit; to practice usury 1 孰[孰] shu2 who; which; what 4 关防[關防] guan1 fang2 security measures (esp. border security); official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times) 2 紧要[緊要] jin3 yao4 critical; crucial; vital 2 把门[把門] ba3 men2 to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate 3 事先[事先] shi4 xian1 in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior 1 更换[更換] geng1 huan4 to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc) 2 仓[倉] cang1 barn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship) 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep18/125 words - 25 min 内部[內部] nei4 bu4 interior; inside (part, section); internal 1 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) 4 乱来[亂來] luan4 lai2 to act recklessly; to mess around 1 吵闹[吵鬧] chao3 nao4 noisy; raucous; to shout and scream 2 冷天[冷天] leng3 tian1 cold weather; cold season 2 有何贵干[有何貴幹] you3 he2 gui4 gan4 What (noble errand) brings you here?; May I help you?; What can I do for you? 2 中行[中行] Zhong1 hang2 abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行[Zhong1 guo2 Yin2 hang2] 1 莫非[莫非] mo4 fei1 can it be possible that; could it be 7 职位[職位] zhi2 wei4 post; office; position 2 听命[聽命] ting1 ming4 to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs 3 法眼[法眼] fa3 yan3 discerning eye 1 棠[棠] tang2 cherry-apple 1 棣[棣] di4 Kerria japonica 1 集[集] ji2 to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode 1 风骨[風骨] feng1 gu3 strength of character; vigorous style (of calligraphy) 1 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 1 刊[刊] kan1 to print; to publish; publication; periodical; to peel with a knife; to carve; to amend 1 诗集[詩集] shi1 ji2 poetry anthology 1 慎言[慎言] shen4 yan2 to speak cautiously; to guard one's tongue 2 文牍[文牘] wen2 du2 paperwork; official documents and letters; (old) secretary 1 拘拿[拘拿] ju1 na2 to arrest 3 搪塞[搪塞] tang2 se4 to muddle through; to fob sb off; to beat around the bush; to dodge 1 签[簽] qian1 to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1] 10 准许[准許] zhun3 xu3 to allow; to grant; to permit 1 声张[聲張] sheng1 zhang1 to make public; to disclose 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep18/150 words - 31 min 唯恐[唯恐] wei2 kong3 for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐 1 岂敢[豈敢] qi3 gan3 how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise 1 军法[軍法] jun1 fa3 martial law 3 信物[信物] xin4 wu4 keepsake; token 1 急用[急用] ji2 yong4 to need sth urgently; urgently required 1 军营[軍營] jun1 ying2 barracks; army camp 1 谈不上[談不上] tan2 bu5 shang4 to be out of the question 1 直言[直言] zhi2 yan2 to speak forthrightly; to talk bluntly 3 否[否] fou3 to negate; to deny; not 3 避开[避開] bi4 kai1 to avoid; to evade; to keep away from 1 松绑[鬆綁] song1 bang3 to untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions 3 无能为力[無能為力] wu2 neng2 wei2 li4 impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless 1 劫持[劫持] jie2 chi2 to kidnap; to hijack; to abduct; to hold under duress 4 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 1 像样[像樣] xiang4 yang4 presentable; decent; up to par 1 收养[收養] shou1 yang3 to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption 3 义子[義子] yi4 zi3 adopted son 3 刺史[刺史] ci4 shi3 provincial governor (old) 4 时任[時任] shi2 ren4 then (as in "the then chairman") 1 发配[發配] fa1 pei4 to send away to serve a penal sentence 1 途中[途中] tu2 zhong1 en route 1 灭族[滅族] mie4 zu2 extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment) 1 行刺[行刺] xing2 ci4 to assassinate; to commit a murder 4 知情[知情] zhi1 qing2 to know the facts; to understand; to be familiar with the situation 6 胁迫[脅迫] xie2 po4 to coerce; to compel; to force 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep18/161 words - 35 min 心事[心事] xin1 shi4 a load on one's mind; worry; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1] 3 恩仇[恩仇] en1 chou2 debt of gratitude coupled with duty to avenge 2 风光[風光] feng1 guang1 scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect) 4 借用[借用] jie4 yong4 to borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use 1 稻草[稻草] dao4 cao3 rice straw 1 鸣锣[鳴鑼] ming2 luo2 to beat a gong 1 示警[示警] shi4 jing3 to warn; a warning sign 4 害死[害死] hai4 si3 to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death 1 好心[好心] hao3 xin1 kindness; good intentions 3 复活[復活] fu4 huo2 to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection 1 重犯[重犯] zhong4 fan4 serious criminal; felon 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep19/25 words - 9 min 劫狱[劫獄] jie2 yu4 to break into jail; to forcibly release prisoners 2 信口雌黄[信口雌黃] xin4 kou3 ci2 huang2 to speak off the cuff; to casually opine 2 缴[繳] jiao3 to hand in; to hand over; to seize 1 暂行[暫行] zan4 xing2 provisional 1 干吗[幹嗎] gan4 ma2 see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2] 2 椎骨[椎骨] zhui1 gu3 vertebra 2 膜[膜] mo2 membrane; film 1 椅子[椅子] yi3 zi5 chair; CL:把[ba3],套[tao4] 2 垫[墊] dian4 pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money) 1 死不了[死不了] si3 bu4 liao3 Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant) 3 粉[粉] fen3 powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink 3 下三滥[下三濫] xia4 san1 lan4 riffraff; scum; lowlife; despicable; inferior 1 手段[手段] shou3 duan4 method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 区别[區別] qu1 bie2 difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 接应[接應] jie1 ying4 to provide support; to come to the rescue 2 年长[年長] nian2 zhang3 senior 2 开国[開國] kai1 guo2 to found a state; to open a closed country 1 报答[報答] bao4 da2 to repay; to requite 1 逆贼[逆賊] ni4 zei2 renegade; traitor and bandit 4 欺压[欺壓] qi1 ya1 to bully; to push around 1 功臣[功臣] gong1 chen2 minister who has given outstanding service 6 冒充[冒充] mao4 chong1 to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as 3 实情[實情] shi2 qing2 actual situation; truth 10 秀才[秀才] xiu4 cai5 a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent 2 冒死[冒死] mao4 si3 to brave death 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep19/50 words - 16 min 转交[轉交] zhuan3 jiao1 to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else 2 婢[婢] bi4 slave girl; maid servant 18 尊重[尊重] zun1 zhong4 to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper 2 禁军[禁軍] jin4 jun1 imperial guard 16 域[域] yu4 field; region; area; domain (taxonomy) 1 猜忌[猜忌] cai1 ji4 to be suspicious and jealous of 4 写信[寫信] xie3 xin4 to write a letter 2 后半生[後半生] hou4 ban4 sheng1 latter half of one's life 1 中听[中聽] zhong1 ting1 pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news); to one's liking; music to one's ears; Taiwan pr. [zhong4 ting1] 1 拿手[拿手] na2 shou3 expert in; good at 1 水牢[水牢] shui3 lao2 prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed 1 灸[灸] jiu3 moxibustion (TCM) 1 爽快[爽快] shuang3 kuai5 refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward 1 指使[指使] zhi3 shi3 to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth) 6 想必[想必] xiang3 bi4 presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely 4 一级[一級] yi1 ji2 first class; category A 4 偷袭[偷襲] tou1 xi2 to mount a sneak attack; to raid 2 兼备[兼備] jian1 bei4 have both 1 无间[無間] wu2 jian4 very close; no gap between them; continuously; unbroken; hard to separate; indistinguishable 1 英勇[英勇] ying1 yong3 heroic; gallant; valiant 1 情意[情意] qing2 yi4 friendly regard; affection 1 关押[關押] guan1 ya1 to imprison; to lock up (in jail) 5 大驾光临[大駕光臨] da4 jia4 guang1 lin2 we are honored by your presence 1 皇子[皇子] huang2 zi3 prince 4 恕罪[恕罪] shu4 zui4 please forgive me 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep19/75 words - 22 min 骠[驃] piao4 white horse 1 表彰[表彰] biao3 zhang1 to honor; to commend; to cite (in dispatches) 1 倒把[倒把] dao3 ba3 to play the market; to speculate (on financial markets); to profiteer 1 腻味[膩味] ni4 wei5 tired of; fed up; sick; (of a person) to annoy; tiresome 2 篇[篇] pian1 sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article 3 提到[提到] ti2 dao4 to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to 2 写手[寫手] xie3 shou3 person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal); scribe; copyist; a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy 1 一干二净[一乾二淨] yi1 gan1 er4 jing4 thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean 1 签署[簽署] qian1 shu3 to sign (an agreement) 1 签章[簽章] qian1 zhang1 signature 2 落款[落款] luo4 kuan3 inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc 2 公干[公幹] gong1 gan4 public business; official work 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 3 帮衬[幫襯] bang1 chen4 to help; to assist financially 2 惹怒[惹怒] re3 nu4 to provoke anger 1 冲撞[衝撞] chong1 zhuang4 to collide; jerking motion; to impinge; to offend; to provoke 1 恭贺[恭賀] gong1 he4 to congratulate respectfully; to express good wishes 1 生命[生命] sheng1 ming4 life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2] 1 虚伪[虛偽] xu1 wei3 false; hypocritical; artificial; sham 1 呵呵[呵呵] he1 he1 (onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle 1 忙活[忙活] mang2 huo5 to be really busy; pressing business 2 恰[恰] qia4 exactly; just 4 铁板[鐵板] tie3 ban3 iron panel; hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan) 1 虐[虐] nu:e4 oppressive; tyrannical 3 众星捧月[眾星捧月] zhong4 xing1 peng3 yue4 lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure; to group around a revered leader; to revolve around sb 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep19/100 words - 26 min 服输[服輸] fu2 shu1 to concede; to admit defeat; to admit sth is wrong after insisting it is right 1 偏要[偏要] pian1 yao4 to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything 3 跌宕[跌宕] die1 dang4 uninhibited; free and unconstrained; rhythmical 1 有的是[有的是] you3 de5 shi4 have plenty of; there's no lack of 2 权宜之计[權宜之計] quan2 yi2 zhi1 ji4 plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure; makeshift stratagem; interim step 1 小孩子[小孩子] xiao3 hai2 zi5 child 1 妄[妄] wang4 absurd; fantastic; presumptuous; rash 3 断言[斷言] duan4 yan2 to assert; assertion 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 2 眼神[眼神] yan3 shen2 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect) 1 侧[側] ce4 the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side 3 孙思邈[孫思邈] Sun1 Si1 miao3 Sun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, author of Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold 千金要方[Qian1 jin1 Yao4 fang1] 1 直通[直通] zhi2 tong1 to lead directly to 1 智慧[智慧] zhi4 hui4 wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence 1 遇险[遇險] yu4 xian3 to get into difficulties; to meet with danger 1 变通[變通] bian4 tong1 pragmatic; flexible; to act differently in different situations; to accommodate to circumstances 2 好生[好生] hao3 sheng1 (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly 4 敬佩[敬佩] jing4 pei4 to esteem; to admire 2 脸色[臉色] lian3 se4 complexion; look 2 半途[半途] ban4 tu2 halfway; midway 1 外袍[外袍] wai4 pao2 robe 4 书信[書信] shu1 xin4 letter; epistle 2 搭救[搭救] da1 jiu4 to rescue 2 权且[權且] quan2 qie3 temporarily; for the time being 1 委身[委身] wei3 shen1 to give oneself wholly to; to put oneself at sb's service; (of a woman) to give one's body to; to marry 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep19/125 words - 28 min 不顾一切[不顧一切] bu4 gu4 yi1 qie4 reckless; regardless of everything 1 初心[初心] chu1 xin1 (one's) original intention, aspiration etc; (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would) 3 磨难[磨難] mo2 nan4 a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried 1 承诺[承諾] cheng2 nuo4 to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment 1 蠢[蠢] chun3 stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion 1 甚巨[甚巨] shen4 ju4 considerable; substantial; very great 2 光是[光是] guang1 shi4 solely; just 2 畜力[畜力] chu4 li4 animal power; animal-drawn (plow etc) 1 人力车[人力車] ren2 li4 che1 rickshaw 1 车辆[車輛] che1 liang4 vehicle 1 不下[不下] bu4 xia4 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) 5 怖[怖] bu4 terror; terrified; afraid; frightened 3 毫无[毫無] hao2 wu2 not in the least; to completely lack 4 无可[無可] wu2 ke3 can't 2 熟悉[熟悉] shu2 xi1 to be familiar with; to know well 3 潜伏[潛伏] qian2 fu2 to hide; to cover up; to conceal 1 外地[外地] wai4 di4 parts of the country other than where one is 1 眼力[眼力] yan3 li4 eyesight; strength of vision; the ability to make discerning judgments 4 闹市[鬧市] nao4 shi4 downtown area; city center 4 出口[出口] chu1 kou3 an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port 3 此地[此地] ci3 di4 here; this place 1 布局[佈局] bu4 ju2 arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon) 1 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) 2 足以[足以] zu2 yi3 sufficient to...; so much so that; so that 2 人脉[人脈] ren2 mai4 contacts; connections; network 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep19/150 words - 35 min 广阔[廣闊] guang3 kuo4 wide; vast 1 财力[財力] cai2 li4 financial resources; financial ability 2 雄厚[雄厚] xiong2 hou4 robust; strong and solid 1 流浪[流浪] liu2 lang4 to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant 4 何以[何以] he2 yi3 (literary) why; how 2 实施[實施] shi2 shi1 to implement; to carry out 1 精密[精密] jing1 mi4 accuracy; exact; precise; refined 2 强大[強大] qiang2 da4 large; formidable; powerful; strong 1 当务之急[當務之急] dang1 wu4 zhi1 ji2 top priority job; matter of vital importance 1 轻巧[輕巧] qing1 qiao3 dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful 1 重伤[重傷] zhong4 shang1 seriously hurt; serious injury 2 弥留[彌留] mi2 liu2 seriously ill and about to die 1 救治[救治] jiu4 zhi4 to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant) 1 两全[兩全] liang3 quan2 to satisfy both sides; to accommodate both (demands) 3 回天乏术[回天乏術] hui2 tian1 fa2 shu4 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom); to fail to save the situation 1 疫[疫] yi4 epidemic; plague 1 症[症] zheng4 disease; illness 4 书生[書生] shu1 sheng1 scholar; intellectual; egghead 1 染病[染病] ran3 bing4 to catch an illness; to get infected with a disease 1 痨[癆] lao2 tuberculosis 1 沾染[沾染] zhan1 ran3 to pollute (often fig.); to be infected by; to gain a small advantage 1 晦气[晦氣] hui4 qi4 bad luck; unlucky; calamitous; wretched 1 掌嘴[掌嘴] zhang3 zui3 to slap 2 傻乎乎[傻乎乎] sha3 hu1 hu1 feeble-minded; dim-witted 1 吸[吸] xi1 to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale 7 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep19/160 words - 37 min 勾出[勾出] gou1 chu1 to delineate; to articulate; to evoke; to draw out; to tick off 1 恐惧[恐懼] kong3 ju4 to be frightened; fear; dread 1 诛杀[誅殺] zhu1 sha1 to kill; to murder 2 礜石[礜石] yu4 shi2 arsenic ore; arsenopiryte FeAsS 1 赤[赤] chi4 red; scarlet; bare; naked 1 服用[服用] fu2 yong4 to take (medicine) 2 兴奋[興奮] xing1 fen4 excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation 1 用来[用來] yong4 lai2 to be used for 4 老鼠[老鼠] lao3 shu3 rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 无声无息[無聲無息] wu2 sheng1 wu2 xi1 wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking; taciturn; not providing any news 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep20/25 words - 8 min 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 朦胧[朦朧] meng2 long2 hazy 1 随身[隨身] sui2 shen1 to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one 1 香囊[香囊] xiang1 nang2 spice bag 1 无话可说[無話可說] wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1 to have nothing to say (idiom) 1 校尉[校尉] xiao4 wei4 military officer 7 昆[昆] kun1 descendant; elder brother; a style of Chinese poetry 2 游[游] you2 to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2] 4 步兵[步兵] bu4 bing1 infantry; foot; infantryman; foot soldier 2 陀[陀] tuo2 (phonetic); declivity; steep bank 3 一块儿[一塊兒] yi1 kuai4 r5 erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] 1 真凶[真兇] zhen1 xiong1 culprit 21 接济[接濟] jie1 ji4 to give material assistance to 1 衣食无忧[衣食無憂] yi1 shi2 wu2 you1 not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom); to be provided with the basic necessities 5 诱惑[誘惑] you4 huo4 to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract 1 背叛[背叛] bei4 pan4 to betray 8 养家[養家] yang3 jia1 to support a family; to raise a family 1 信誉[信譽] xin4 yu4 prestige; distinction; reputation; trust 3 聊天[聊天] liao2 tian1 to chat; to gossip 2 疑惑[疑惑] yi2 huo4 to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions 1 取得[取得] qu3 de2 to acquire; to get; to obtain 1 稳妥[穩妥] wen3 tuo3 dependable 2 诱饵[誘餌] you4 er3 bait 1 吸引[吸引] xi1 yin3 to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep20/50 words - 10 min 别有[別有] bie2 you3 to have other...; to have a special ... 1 毁灭[毀滅] hui3 mie4 to perish; to ruin; to destroy 1 疆域[疆域] jiang1 yu4 territory 2 辽阔[遼闊] liao2 kuo4 vast; extensive 1 洛阳[洛陽] Luo4 yang2 Luoyang prefecture-level city in Henan, an old capital from pre-Han times 3 扬州[揚州] Yang2 zhou1 Yangzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu 1 江陵[江陵] Jiang1 ling2 Jiangling county in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei 2 成都[成都] Cheng2 du1 Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China 1 全国[全國] quan2 guo2 whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national 3 怒气[怒氣] nu4 qi4 anger 1 沦为[淪為] lun2 wei2 to sink down to; to be reduced to (sth inferior) 2 下贱[下賤] xia4 jian4 humble; lowly; depraved; contemptible 2 招致[招致] zhao1 zhi4 to recruit (followers); to scout for (talent etc); to incur; to lead to 1 最多[最多] zui4 duo1 at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal 7 下场[下場] xia4 chang5 the end; to conclude 2 最少[最少] zui4 shao3 at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal 1 蛊惑[蠱惑] gu3 huo4 to entice; to lead astray 1 前头[前頭] qian2 tou5 in front; at the head; ahead; above 2 冒险[冒險] mao4 xian3 to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure 3 惨重[慘重] can3 zhong4 disastrous 1 毫发[毫髮] hao2 fa4 a hair; the slightest 2 赚得[賺得] zhuan4 de2 to earn 1 钵[缽] bo1 small earthenware plate or basin; a monk's alms bowl; Sanskrit paatra 1 掌控[掌控] zhang3 kong4 to control; in control of 3 局势[局勢] ju2 shi4 situation; state (of affairs) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep20/75 words - 19 min 陷入[陷入] xian4 ru4 to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament) 1 万劫不复[萬劫不復] wan4 jie2 bu4 fu4 consigned to eternal damnation; with no hope of reprieve 1 投靠[投靠] tou2 kao4 to rely on help from sb 2 背叛者[背叛者] bei4 pan4 zhe3 traitor 1 畏惧[畏懼] wei4 ju4 to fear; to dread; foreboding 2 死亡[死亡] si3 wang2 to die; death 1 魂魄[魂魄] hun2 po4 soul 2 送返[送返] song4 fan3 to send back 1 名誉[名譽] ming2 yu4 fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor) 1 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 2 省得[省得] sheng3 de5 to avoid; so as to save (money or time) 1 找麻烦[找麻煩] zhao3 ma2 fan5 to look for trouble 1 此时此刻[此時此刻] ci3 shi2 ci3 ke4 at this very moment 1 锤[錘] chui2 hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to strike with a hammer 4 所指[所指] suo3 zhi3 the objects indicated; as pointed out 2 所知[所知] suo3 zhi1 known; what one knows 1 复[複] fu4 to repeat; to double; to overlap; complex (not simple); compound; composite; double; diplo-; duplicate; overlapping; to duplicate 1 瞌睡[瞌睡] ke1 shui4 drowsy; to doze; to nap 1 绷[繃] beng1 to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); embroidery hoop; woven bed mat 1 吃不消[吃不消] chi1 bu5 xiao1 to be unable to tolerate or endure; to find sth difficult to manage 1 讲究[講究] jiang3 jiu5 to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen 1 万事[萬事] wan4 shi4 all things 2 萦[縈] ying2 wind around 1 置之不理[置之不理] zhi4 zhi1 bu4 li3 to pay no heed to (idiom); to ignore; to brush aside 1 不仁[不仁] bu4 ren2 not benevolent; heartless; numb 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep20/100 words - 23 min 刍[芻] chu2 to mow or cut grass; hay; straw; fodder 1 境界[境界] jing4 jie4 boundary; state; realm 2 大局[大局] da4 ju2 general situation; present conditions 4 为重[為重] wei2 zhong4 to attach most importance to 4 火候[火候] huo3 hou4 heat control; maturity; crucial moment 1 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 3 叽[嘰] ji1 grumble 2 歪[歪] wai1 askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side 4 素[素] su4 raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever 4 暇[暇] xia2 leisure 1 标识[標識] biao1 zhi4 variant of 標誌|标志[biao1 zhi4] 1 少数[少數] shao3 shu4 small number; few; minority 1 官方[官方] guan1 fang1 government; official (approved or issued by an authority) 1 规模[規模] gui1 mo2 scale; scope; extent; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 无异[無異] wu2 yi4 nothing other than; to differ in no way from; the same as; to amount to 1 大海捞针[大海撈針] da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1 lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) 1 牒[牒] die2 (official) document; dispatch 6 局限于[局限於] ju2 xian4 yu2 to be limited to 1 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) 1 不只[不只] bu4 zhi3 not only; not merely 3 设局[設局] she4 ju2 to set a trap 2 居所[居所] ju1 suo3 residence 2 远远[遠遠] yuan3 yuan3 distant; by far 1 事主[事主] shi4 zhu3 victim (of a criminal); party involved (in a dispute etc); main instigator 1 事态[事態] shi4 tai4 situation; existing state of affairs 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep20/125 words - 25 min 紧急[緊急] jin3 ji2 urgent; emergency 1 旧事[舊事] jiu4 shi4 old affair; former matter 1 创[創] chuang4 to begin; to initiate; to inaugurate; to start; to create 2 改易[改易] gai3 yi4 to change; to modify 1 便于[便於] bian4 yu2 easy to; convenient for 3 调阅[調閱] diao4 yue4 to access (a document); to consult 1 监控[監控] jian1 kong4 to monitor 1 易于[易于] yi4 yu2 very likely; prone to 1 机宜[機宜] ji1 yi2 guidelines; what to do (under given circumstances) 1 同样[同樣] tong2 yang4 same; equal; equivalent 2 引火烧身[引火燒身] yin3 huo3 shao1 shen1 to invite trouble 1 消息灵通[消息靈通] xiao1 xi5 ling2 tong1 to be well-informed 1 聪慧[聰慧] cong1 hui4 bright; witty; intelligent 1 协调[協調] xie2 tiao2 to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted 1 一方面[一方面] yi1 fang1 mian4 on the one hand 2 系统[系統] xi4 tong3 system; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 四通八达[四通八達] si4 tong1 ba1 da2 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides 1 驻留[駐留] zhu4 liu2 to stay; to remain; to linger; (computing) to reside; resident (program etc) 1 西侧[西側] xi1 ce4 west side; west face 1 北端[北端] bei3 duan1 northern extremity 1 开远[開遠] Kai1 yuan3 Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan 1 要地[要地] yao4 di4 strategic location 1 掠[掠] lu:e4 to take over by force; to rob; to plunder; to brush over; to skim; to sweep 1 纵贯[縱貫] zong4 guan4 lit. warp string in weaving; fig. vertical or north-south lines; to pass through; to cross lengthwise; to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom) 1 极为[極為] ji2 wei2 extremely; exceedingly 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep20/150 words - 29 min 角度[角度] jiao3 du4 angle; point of view 4 男子[男子] nan2 zi3 a man; a male 1 蜡烛[蠟燭] la4 zhu2 candle; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] 2 流行[流行] liu2 xing2 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable 2 寿数[壽數] shou4 shu5 predestined length of life 1 天尊[天尊] tian1 zun1 (honorific appellation of a deity) 7 保佑[保佑] bao3 you4 to bless and protect; blessing 6 祝福[祝福] zhu4 fu2 blessings; to wish sb well 1 夫人[夫人] fu1 ren5 lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4] 13 梦到[夢到] meng4 dao4 to dream of; to dream about 2 胸[胸] xiong1 chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax 2 脚踏[腳踏] jiao3 ta4 pedal 1 有缘[有緣] you3 yuan2 related; brought together by fate 2 莅临[蒞臨] li4 lin2 to arrive (esp. of notable person); to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2]) 2 梦见[夢見] meng4 jian4 to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream 2 想来[想來] xiang3 lai2 it may be assumed that 3 感化[感化] gan3 hua4 corrective influence; to reform (a criminal); redemption (of a sinner); to influence (a malefactor to a better life); to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example 1 可比[可比] ke3 bi3 comparable 1 中原[中原] Zhong1 yuan2 Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei 2 大秦[大秦] Da4 Qin2 Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国[Luo2 ma3 Di4 guo2] 4 乃至[乃至] nai3 zhi4 and even; to go so far as to 1 北方[北方] bei3 fang1 north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River 1 草原[草原] cao3 yuan2 grassland; prairie; CL:片[pian4] 1 未免[未免] wei4 mian3 unavoidably; can't help; really; rather 1 宽泛[寬泛] kuan1 fan4 wide-ranging 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep20/175 words - 32 min 神人[神人] shen2 ren2 God; deity 1 僧人[僧人] seng1 ren2 monk 3 收集[收集] shou1 ji2 to gather; to collect 4 物证[物證] wu4 zheng4 material evidence 7 临死[臨死] lin2 si3 facing death; at death's door 2 务[務] wu4 affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means 1 掌管[掌管] zhang3 guan3 in charge of; to control 2 祝颂[祝頌] zhu4 song4 to express good wishes 1 贤[賢] xian2 worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation 2 伉俪[伉儷] kang4 li4 husband and wife (literary) 2 佳偶[佳偶] jia1 ou3 happily married couple 1 天成[天成] tian1 cheng2 as if made by heaven 1 艳[艷] yan4 colorful; splendid; gaudy; amorous; romantic; to envy 1 流利[流利] liu2 li4 fluent 1 叮嘱[叮囑] ding1 zhu3 to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again 4 寻找[尋找] xun2 zhao3 to seek; to look for 2 第五[第五] di4 wu3 fifth 1 来访[來訪] lai2 fang3 to pay a visit 1 长老[長老] zhang3 lao3 elder; term of respect for a Buddhist monk 5 不久[不久] bu4 jiu3 not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after 4 所闻[所聞] suo3 wen2 heard; what one hears 1 几近[幾近] ji1 jin4 to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of 1 渴[渴] ke3 thirsty 1 引见[引見] yin3 jian4 to introduce (sb); (esp.) to present to the emperor 1 诚如[誠如] cheng2 ru2 it is exactly as 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep20/200 words - 37 min 尊命[尊命] zun1 ming4 your order (honorific) 1 不济[不濟] bu4 ji4 not good; of no use 1 筹谋[籌謀] chou2 mou2 to work out a strategy; to come up with a plan for 1 功德[功德] gong1 de2 achievements and virtue 2 菩萨[菩薩] Pu2 sa4 Bodhisattva (Buddhism) 1 真神[真神] zhen1 shen2 the True God 1 互[互] hu4 mutual 1 高见[高見] gao1 jian4 wise opinion; brilliant idea (honorific) 1 告解[告解] gao4 jie3 (Christianity) to confess; confession; penance 4 心怀[心懷] xin1 huai2 to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions) 2 忏悔[懺悔] chan4 hui3 to confess; to repent; remorse; repentance; penitent; confession (Buddhism) 1 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 相认[相認] xiang1 ren4 to know each other; to recognize; to identify; to acknowledge (an old relationship) 1 惯例[慣例] guan4 li4 convention; usual practice 1 靠不住[靠不住] kao4 bu5 zhu4 unreliable 3 刚柔并济[剛柔並濟] gang1 rou2 bing4 ji4 to couple strength and gentleness (idiom) 1 阴[陰] yin1 overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia 3 歹毒[歹毒] dai3 du2 vicious; ruthless; malevolent 1 宝剑[寶劍] bao3 jian4 (double-edged) sword; CL:把[ba3],方[fang1] 1 胡乱[胡亂] hu2 luan4 careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how 3 几年[幾年] ji3 nian2 a few years; several years; how many years 1 算出[算出] suan4 chu1 to figure out 1 推出[推出] tui1 chu1 to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend 4 将会[將會] jiang1 hui4 auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to 4 化解[化解] hua4 jie3 to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears) 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep20/225 words - 40 min 尽头[盡頭] jin4 tou2 end; extremity; limit 2 好坏[好壞] hao3 huai4 good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality 3 转换[轉換] zhuan3 huan4 to change; to switch; to convert; to transform 2 说到[說到] shuo1 dao4 to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for 1 附耳[附耳] fu4 er3 to approach sb's ear (to whisper) 2 不灵[不靈] bu4 ling2 not work; be ineffective 1 解救[解救] jie3 jiu4 to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation 1 疤[疤] ba1 scar; scab 1 烦忧[煩憂] fan2 you1 to worry; to fret 1 猜测[猜測] cai1 ce4 to guess; to conjecture; to surmise 1 彼此[彼此] bi3 ci3 each other; one another 2 互相[互相] hu4 xiang1 each other; mutually; mutual 2 夫妻[夫妻] fu1 qi1 husband and wife; married couple 2 闯入[闖入] chuang3 ru4 to intrude; to charge in; to gate-crash 2 良[良] liang2 good; very; very much 3 岂[豈] qi3 how? (emphatic question) 4 尸位素餐[尸位素餐] shi1 wei4 su4 can1 to hold a sinecure (idiom) 1 无故[無故] wu2 gu4 without cause or reason 1 蒙难[蒙難] meng2 nan4 to meet with disaster; killed; in the clutches of the enemy; to fall foul of; in danger 1 摆脱[擺脫] bai3 tuo1 to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself 3 千古[千古] qian1 gu3 for all eternity; throughout all ages 3 万代[萬代] Wan4 dai4 Bandai toy company 9 骂名[罵名] ma4 ming2 infamy; blackened name 1 青睐[青睞] qing1 lai4 (lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor 1 本名[本名] ben3 ming2 original name; real name; personal name 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep20/227 words - 40 min 普[普] pu3 general; popular; everywhere; universal 7 催[催] cui1 to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite 5 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep21/25 words - 8 min 传闻[傳聞] chuan2 wen2 rumor 1 岗[崗] gang3 mound; policeman's beat 5 吹牛[吹牛] chui1 niu2 to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) 2 显摆[顯擺] xian3 bai5 (coll.) to show off 1 练习[練習] lian4 xi2 to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 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 4 妨碍[妨礙] fang2 ai4 to hinder; to obstruct 1 砍[砍] kan3 to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb 11 自信[自信] zi4 xin4 to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence 4 错误[錯誤] cuo4 wu4 error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]; mistaken; false; wrong 2 入住[入住] ru4 zhu4 to check in (at a hotel etc) 1 花纹[花紋] hua1 wen2 decorative design 2 略[略] lu:e4 plan; strategy; outline; summary; slightly; rather; to rob; to plunder; to summarize; to omit 2 浅[淺] qian3 shallow; light (color) 1 横贯[橫貫] heng2 guan4 horizontal traverse; to cut across; to cross transversally 1 弯[彎] wan1 to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in the road etc); CL:道[dao4] 1 对阵[對陣] dui4 zhen4 poised for battle; to square up for a fight 1 持刀[持刀] chi2 dao1 to hold a knife; knife-wielding 1 瓦解[瓦解] wa3 jie3 to collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble 1 战力[戰力] zhan4 li4 military strength; military power; military capability 2 打法[打法] da3 fa3 to play (a card); to make a move in a game 1 肌肉发达[肌肉發達] ji1 rou4 fa1 da2 muscular 1 骑马[騎馬] qi2 ma3 to ride a horse 3 所致[所致] suo3 zhi4 to be caused by 1 肩[肩] jian1 shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc) 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep21/50 words - 11 min 茧子[繭子] jian3 zi5 callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 趼子 1 盔甲[盔甲] kui1 jia3 armor; body armor and helmet 3 遗留[遺留] yi2 liu2 to leave behind; to hand down 1 痕迹[痕跡] hen2 ji4 vestige; mark; trace 6 显然[顯然] xian3 ran2 clear; evident; obvious(ly) 2 我去[我去] wo3 qu4 (slang) dang!; shoot! 1 呼气[呼氣] hu1 qi4 to breathe out 1 逻[邏] luo2 patrol 2 然[然] ran2 correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly 2 幼[幼] you4 young 4 收复[收復] shou1 fu4 to recover (lost territory etc); to recapture 1 匪徒[匪徒] fei3 tu2 gangster; bandit 1 归顺[歸順] gui1 shun4 to surrender and pay allegiance to 1 安顿[安頓] an1 dun4 to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful 1 款待[款待] kuan3 dai4 to entertain; to be hospitable to 1 示意[示意] shi4 yi4 to hint; to indicate (an idea to sb) 1 力主[力主] li4 zhu3 advocate strongly 1 组建[組建] zu3 jian4 to organize; to set up; to establish 1 无力[無力] wu2 li4 powerless; lacking strength 4 抗争[抗爭] kang4 zheng1 to resist; to make a stand and fight (against) 1 脚面[腳面] jiao3 mian4 instep (upper surface of the foot) 1 渡[渡] du4 to cross; to pass through; to ferry 1 君臣[君臣] jun1 chen2 a ruler and his ministers (old) 1 配合[配合] pei4 he2 matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine 4 盾[盾] dun4 shield; (currency) Vietnamese dong; currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep21/75 words - 17 min 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 11 至此[至此] zhi4 ci3 up until now; so far 3 治国[治國] zhi4 guo2 to rule a country 1 先进[先進] xian1 jin4 advanced (technology); to advance 1 前所未有[前所未有] qian2 suo3 wei4 you3 unprecedented 1 表演[表演] biao3 yan3 play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3] 1 法制[法制] fa3 zhi4 legal system and institutions 1 法理[法理] fa3 li3 legal principle; jurisprudence 1 无双[無雙] wu2 shuang1 incomparable; matchless; unique 1 处心积虑[處心積慮] chu3 xin1 ji1 lu:4 to plot actively (idiom); scheming; calculating 1 迈出[邁出] mai4 chu1 to step out; to take a (first) step 1 遇刺[遇刺] yu4 ci4 to be attacked by an assassin 7 自诩[自詡] zi4 xu3 to pose as; to flaunt oneself as; to boast of; to brag 2 早日[早日] zao3 ri4 soon; shortly; on a day quite soon; promptly 2 破案[破案] po4 an4 to solve a case; shabby old table 4 老太太[老太太] lao3 tai4 tai5 elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother; CL:位[wei4] 1 何以见得[何以見得] he2 yi3 jian4 de2 how can one be sure? 1 曲子[曲子] qu3 zi5 poem for singing; tune; music; CL:支[zhi1] 2 赵客[趙客] Zhao4 ke4 knight of the Zhao State; generic term for a knight-errant 3 缦[縵] man4 plain thin silk; slow; unadorned 4 缨[纓] ying1 tassel; sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc); ribbon 3 吴[吳] Wu2 surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods 7 霜雪[霜雪] shuang1 xue3 frost and snow; (fig.) snowy white (hair); adversity 3 飒[颯] sa4 sound of wind; valiant; melancholy 2 沓[沓] ta4 again and again; many 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep21/100 words - 22 min 流星[流星] liu2 xing1 meteor; shooting star 2 拂[拂] fu2 to brush away 3 香客[香客] xiang1 ke4 Buddhist pilgrim; Buddhist worshipper 2 信众[信眾] xin4 zhong4 believers; worshippers 1 守门[守門] shou3 men2 to keep goal; on duty as gatekeeper 1 门廊[門廊] men2 lang2 stoop; parvis; portico; patio; veranda 1 做买卖[做買賣] zuo4 mai3 mai4 to buy and sell; to do business; to trade; to deal 1 困[困] kun4 to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute 4 呸[呸] pei1 pah!; bah!; pooh!; to spit (in contempt) 1 卫护[衛護] wei4 hu4 to guard; to protect 1 镶[鑲] xiang1 to inlay; to embed; ridge; border 1 头骨[頭骨] tou2 gu3 skull 1 隶属[隸屬] li4 shu3 to belong to (a category); to be attached to 1 妖魔[妖魔] yao1 mo2 demon 1 逃亡[逃亡] tao2 wang2 to flee; flight (from danger); fugitive 2 肤[膚] fu1 skin 1 赐予[賜予] ci4 yu3 to grant; to bestow 1 骨血[骨血] gu3 xue4 flesh and blood; one's offspring 1 面目[面目] mian4 mu4 appearance; facial features; look 1 破裂[破裂] po4 lie4 to rupture; to fracture; to break down; (linguistics) plosion 1 白发[白髮] bai2 fa4 white or gray hair; CL:根[gen1] 1 作别[作別] zuo4 bie2 to take one's leave; to bid farewell 1 还乡[還鄉] huan2 xiang1 to return home; fig. to retire from public life 1 尸骨[屍骨] shi1 gu3 skeleton of the dead 1 和尚[和尚] he2 shang5 Buddhist monk 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep21/125 words - 29 min 鄙人[鄙人] bi3 ren2 your humble servant; I 2 八法[八法] ba1 fa3 eight methods of treatment (TCM) 1 恰巧[恰巧] qia4 qiao3 fortunately; unexpectedly; by coincidence 1 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 2 顶尖[頂尖] ding3 jian1 peak; apex; world best; number one; finest (competitors); top (figures in a certain field) 1 奴才[奴才] nu2 cai5 slave; fig. flunkey 5 妻儿[妻兒] qi1 er2 wife and child 4 周边[周邊] zhou1 bian1 periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs 2 全数[全數] quan2 shu4 the entire sum; the whole amount 1 肃清[肅清] su4 qing1 to purge 1 孺[孺] ru2 child 2 脱掉[脫掉] tuo1 diao4 to remove; to take off; to strip off; to discard; to shed; to come off; to fall off 1 刘[劉] Liu2 surname Liu 13 肆[肆] si4 four (banker's anti-fraud numeral); unrestrained; wanton; (literary) shop 9 阴间[陰間] yin1 jian1 the nether world; Hades 1 人间[人間] ren2 jian1 the human world; the earth 3 亲爱[親愛] qin1 ai4 dear; beloved; darling 1 眷属[眷屬] juan4 shu3 family member; husband and wife 1 析[析] xi1 to separate; to divide; to analyze 1 难保[難保] nan2 bao3 hard to say; can't guarantee; difficult to protect; difficult to preserve 2 会同[會同] hui4 tong2 to handle sth jointly 1 违抗[違抗] wei2 kang4 to disobey 3 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) 1 自由自在[自由自在] zi4 you2 zi4 zai4 free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely 1 行走[行走] xing2 zou3 to walk 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep21/148 words - 32 min 城池[城池] cheng2 chi2 city 1 庄稼[莊稼] zhuang1 jia5 farm crop; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 每当[每當] mei3 dang1 whenever; every time; on every 1 征兵[徵兵] zheng1 bing1 to levy troops; recruitment 1 活路[活路] huo2 lu4 through road; way out; way to survive; means of subsistence 3 流亡[流亡] liu2 wang2 to force into exile; to be exiled; in exile 2 出租车[出租車] chu1 zu1 che1 taxi; (Tw) rental car 1 边地[邊地] bian1 di4 border district; borderland 1 子女[子女] zi3 nu:3 children; sons and daughters 2 富[富] fu4 rich; abundant; wealthy 2 尖[尖] jian1 point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed 1 舔[舔] tian3 to lick; to lap 1 填饱[填飽] tian2 bao3 to feed to the full; to cram 2 知足[知足] zhi1 zu2 content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness) 3 皇帝[皇帝] huang2 di4 emperor; CL:個|个[ge4] 46 从头[從頭] cong2 tou2 anew; from the start 1 唐突[唐突] tang2 tu1 to be rude; to treat irreverently 2 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) 1 缩[縮] suo1 to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4] 3 无权[無權] wu2 quan2 to have no right; to have no authority 1 看待[看待] kan4 dai4 to look upon; to regard 2 没意思[沒意思] mei2 yi4 si5 boring; of no interest 4 鸽子[鴿子] ge1 zi5 pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep22/25 words - 5 min 放鸽子[放鴿子] fang4 ge1 zi5 to stand someone up 1 进宫[進宮] jin4 gong1 to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail 4 相助[相助] xiang1 zhu4 to help one another; to come to sb's help 7 遇袭[遇襲] yu4 xi2 to suffer attack; to be ambushed 4 重案[重案] zhong4 an4 major case; serious crime 1 凶犯[兇犯] xiong1 fan4 murderer 2 添麻烦[添麻煩] tian1 ma2 fan5 to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience 1 押运[押運] ya1 yun4 to escort (goods or funds); to convey under guard 1 浩荡[浩蕩] hao4 dang4 vast and mighty (of river or ocean); broad and powerful 1 路人皆知[路人皆知] lu4 ren2 jie1 zhi1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name 1 揣度[揣度] chuai3 duo2 to estimate; to surmise; to appraise 3 偏袒[偏袒] pian1 tan3 to bare one shoulder; (fig.) to side with; to discriminate in favor of 2 公然[公然] gong1 ran2 openly; publicly; undisguised 3 士林[士林] Shi4 lin2 Shilin or Shihlin district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 1 圣心[聖心] sheng4 xin1 Sacred Heart (Christian) 3 转向[轉向] zhuan3 xiang4 to change direction; fig. to change one's stance 1 传旨[傳旨] chuan2 zhi3 issue a decree 1 日暮[日暮] ri4 mu4 sunset 1 耳聪目明[耳聰目明] er3 cong1 mu4 ming2 sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom); keen and alert; perceptive 1 胸襟[胸襟] xiong1 jin1 lapel of jacket; heart; aspiration; vision 1 宽广[寬廣] kuan1 guang3 wide; broad; extensive; vast 1 用处[用處] yong4 chu5 usefulness; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 失礼[失禮] shi1 li3 lacking in manners 2 仆[僕] pu2 servant 5 老儿[老兒] lao3 er2 father; husband; old man 10 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep22/50 words - 11 min 遵旨[遵旨] zun1 zhi3 to obey the Emperor's decree; at your Imperial majesty's command 2 一眨眼[一眨眼] yi1 zha3 yan3 in a wink 1 上路[上路] shang4 lu4 to start on a journey; to be on one's way 6 平和[平和] ping2 he2 gentle; mild; moderate; placid 1 文武百官[文武百官] wen2 wu3 bai3 guan1 civil and military officials 1 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) 2 灯谜[燈謎] deng1 mi2 riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year) 4 人证物证[人證物證] ren2 zheng4 wu4 zheng4 human testimony and material evidence 1 俱全[俱全] ju4 quan2 every kind; every variety under the sun; a complete gamut 1 拥戴[擁戴] yong1 dai4 to give one's allegiance; (popular) support 3 翁[翁] weng1 elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old) 5 现下[現下] xian4 xia4 now; at this moment 1 跑腿儿[跑腿兒] pao3 tui3 r5 to run errands 1 周[周] zhou1 to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially 5 后[后] hou4 empress; queen 1 瞎猜[瞎猜] xia1 cai1 to make a wild guess; blind guess 2 乱说[亂說] luan4 shuo1 to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks 3 相位[相位] xiang4 wei4 phase (waves) 1 征求[徵求] zheng1 qiu2 to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition 1 意见[意見] yi4 jian4 idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2] 2 幽深[幽深] you1 shen1 serene and hidden in depth or distance 1 曲折[曲折] qu1 zhe2 winding; (fig.) complicated 1 隐匿[隱匿] yin3 ni4 to cover up; to hide; to conceal 1 作案[作案] zuo4 an4 to commit a crime 1 亭子[亭子] ting2 zi5 pavilion 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep22/75 words - 14 min 认得[認得] ren4 de5 to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know 4 找齐[找齊] zhao3 qi2 to make uniform; to even up; to make good a deficiency 2 倾家荡产[傾家蕩產] qing1 jia1 dang4 chan3 to lose a family fortune (idiom) 1 边缘[邊緣] bian1 yuan2 edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline 2 圈[圈] quan1 circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle 2 敛[斂] lian3 to hold back; to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect; Taiwan pr. [lian4] 4 堤[堤] di1 dike; Taiwan pr. [ti2] 2 储[儲] chu3 to store; to save; to have in reserve; heir; Taiwan pr. [chu2] 2 泄[泄] xie4 to leak (of water or gas); to drip; to drain; to discharge; to leak out; to divulge (secrets); to give vent (to anger, spite etc); to disperse; to reduce 3 酷暑[酷暑] ku4 shu3 intense heat; extremely hot weather 1 抬起[抬起] tai2 qi3 to lift up 1 清水[清水] qing1 shui3 fresh water; drinking water; clear water 1 四边[四邊] si4 bian1 four sides 1 亭[亭] ting2 pavilion; booth; kiosk; erect 4 倾泻[傾瀉] qing1 xie4 to pour down in torrents 1 犹如[猶如] you2 ru2 similar to; appearing to be 1 见识[見識] jian4 shi5 to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight 1 有钱人[有錢人] you3 qian2 ren2 rich person; the rich 1 构陷[構陷] gou4 xian4 to frame; to bring false charges against 4 亲生[親生] qin1 sheng1 one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents) 6 纳入[納入] na4 ru4 to bring into; to channel into; to integrate into; to incorporate 1 空置[空置] kong1 zhi4 to set sth aside; to let sth lie idle; idle; unused 1 想不到[想不到] xiang3 bu5 dao4 unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that 1 勤[勤] qin2 diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant 3 壅塞[壅塞] yong1 se4 variant of 擁塞|拥塞[yong1 se4] 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep22/100 words - 22 min 提早[提早] ti2 zao3 ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time) 1 断线[斷線] duan4 xian4 (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break; (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued; (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected; cut off 1 要么[要麼] yao4 me5 or; either one or the other 10 尚且[尚且] shang4 qie3 (not) even; yet; still 3 留守[留守] liu2 shou3 to stay behind to take care of things 1 晚生[晚生] wan3 sheng1 I (self-deprecatory, in front of elders) (old) 1 要紧[要緊] yao4 jin3 important; urgent 3 一流[一流] yi1 liu2 top quality; front ranking 1 绳索[繩索] sheng2 suo3 rope 1 缚[縛] fu4 to bind; to tie; Taiwan pr. [fu2] 2 事宜[事宜] shi4 yi2 matters; arrangements 2 司机[司機] si1 ji1 chauffeur; driver; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 能否[能否] neng2 fou3 whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible? 1 主张[主張] zhu3 zhang1 to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 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 分管[分管] fen1 guan3 to be put in charge of; to be responsible for; branched passage 1 面熟[面熟] mian4 shu2 to look familiar; familiar-looking 2 美女[美女] mei3 nu:3 beautiful woman 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 1 企图[企圖] qi3 tu2 to attempt; to try; attempt; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 掐断[掐斷] qia1 duan4 cut off; disconnect 1 大闹[大鬧] da4 nao4 to cause havoc; to run amok 1 爆燃[爆燃] bao4 ran2 to detonate; to ignite 4 收货人[收貨人] shou1 huo4 ren2 consignee 1 弄醒[弄醒] nong4 xing3 to wake sb up 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep22/125 words - 26 min 大一[大一] da4 yi1 first-year university student 2 一时半刻[一時半刻] yi1 shi2 ban4 ke4 a short time; a little while 1 召回[召回] zhao4 hui2 to recall (a product, an ambassador etc) 1 另案[另案] ling4 an4 another case (in law); a case to treat separately 1 命案[命案] ming4 an4 homicide case; murder case 2 奸细[奸細] jian1 xi5 a spy; a crafty person 2 逃遁[逃遁] tao2 dun4 to escape; to disappear 1 举家[舉家] ju3 jia1 the whole family 1 旅行[旅行] lu:3 xing2 to travel; journey; trip; CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4],個|个[ge4] 1 密令[密令] mi4 ling4 secret instruction; secret order 4 震[震] zhen4 to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder; ☳ 8 眚[眚] sheng3 cataract of the eye; error 3 阿弟[阿弟] a1 di4 younger brother 4 仰仗[仰仗] yang3 zhang4 to rely on; to depend on 2 出人头地[出人頭地] chu1 ren2 tou2 di4 to stand out among one's peers (idiom); to excel 1 水晶[水晶] shui3 jing1 crystal 1 新奇[新奇] xin1 qi2 novelty; new and odd 1 货色[貨色] huo4 se4 goods; (derog.) stuff; trash 1 打点[打點] da3 dian5 to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in) 2 上场[上場] shang4 chang3 on stage; to go on stage; to take the field 1 发髻[髮髻] fa4 ji4 hair worn in a bun or coil 1 瑟瑟[瑟瑟] se4 se4 trembling; rustling 3 成色[成色] cheng2 se4 relative purity of silver or gold; purity in carat weight; quality; fineness 1 舅[舅] jiu4 maternal uncle 5 大户[大戶] da4 hu4 great family; rich family; large landlord; conspicuous spender or consumer 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep22/150 words - 31 min 通通[通通] tong1 tong1 all; entire; complete 1 门路[門路] men2 lu4 way of doing sth; the right social connection 2 太太[太太] tai4 tai5 married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 1 平平[平平] ping2 ping2 average; mediocre 4 寒酸[寒酸] han2 suan1 wretched; poverty-stricken; unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc) 1 抄录[抄錄] chao1 lu4 to make a copy of 2 道袍[道袍] dao4 pao2 Taoist robe; traditional men's gown 6 鸡犬升天[雞犬升天] ji1 quan3 sheng1 tian1 lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom); fig. to ride on sb else's success; Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too; Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it 1 这天[這天] zhe4 tian1 today; this day 5 效仿[傚仿] xiao4 fang3 see 仿傚|仿效[fang3 xiao4] 2 姐姐[姐姐] jie3 jie5 older sister; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 虢[虢] Guo2 Guo, a kinship group whose members held dukedoms within the Zhou Dynasty realm, including Western Guo 西虢國|西虢国 and Eastern Guo 東虢國|东虢国; surname Guo 1 工匠[工匠] gong1 jiang4 artisan; smith 8 工钱[工錢] gong1 qian2 salary; wages 1 国库[國庫] guo2 ku4 public purse; state treasury; national exchequer 1 心中有鬼[心中有鬼] xin1 zhong1 you3 gui3 to harbor ulterior motives (idiom) 1 解开[解開] jie3 kai1 to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery) 3 绳[繩] sheng2 rope; CL:根[gen1] 5 答[答] da2 reply; answer; return; respond; echo 2 途径[途徑] tu2 jing4 way; channel 1 部署[部署] bu4 shu3 to dispose; to deploy; deployment 1 大权[大權] da4 quan2 power; authority 3 改朝换代[改朝換代] gai3 chao2 huan4 dai4 to transition to a new dynasty or regime 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) 1 雷声[雷聲] lei2 sheng1 thunder 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep22/166 words - 35 min 震动[震動] zhen4 dong4 to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration 1 损失[損失] sun3 shi1 loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage 1 白天[白天] bai2 tian1 daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 迷药[迷藥] mi2 yao4 knockout drops; incapacitating agent; Mickey Finn 1 在即[在即] zai4 ji2 near at hand; imminent; within sight 4 显得[顯得] xian3 de5 to seem; to look; to appear 2 撤兵[撤兵] che4 bing1 to withdraw troops; to retreat 1 挨着[挨著] ai1 zhe5 near 1 巡逻[巡邏] xun2 luo2 to patrol (police, army or navy) 2 队伍[隊伍] dui4 wu3 ranks; troops; queue; line; procession; CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] 1 障[障] zhang4 to block; to hinder; to obstruct 1 耳目[耳目] er3 mu4 eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies 1 腕[腕] wan4 wrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm 2 蚍[蚍] pi2 see 蚍蜉[pi2 fu2] 2 蜉[蜉] fu2 (dragon fly); (large ant); (wasp) 2 暴露[暴露] bao4 lu4 to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pu4 lu4] 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep23/25 words - 6 min 途经[途經] tu2 jing1 to pass through; via; by way of 1 资助[資助] zi1 zhu4 to subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy 2 流离失所[流離失所] liu2 li2 shi1 suo3 destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about; displaced 1 受尽[受盡] shou4 jin4 to suffer enough from; to suffer all kinds of; to have one's fill of 1 苦难[苦難] ku3 nan4 suffering 1 导致[導致] dao3 zhi4 to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about 3 憎恶[憎惡] zeng1 wu4 to loathe; to hate; to abhor; see also 憎惡|憎恶[zeng1 e4] 1 暖意[暖意] nuan3 yi4 warmth 1 宁愿[寧願] ning4 yuan4 would rather; better 5 赔上[賠上] pei2 shang4 to pay for sth with the loss of (one's health etc); to have sth come at the cost of (one's reputation etc) 1 价值[價值] jia4 zhi2 value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 3 赴死[赴死] fu4 si3 to meet death 1 徐行[徐行] xu2 xing2 to walk slowly; to stroll 1 逞[逞] cheng3 to show off; to flaunt; to carry out or succeed in a scheme; to indulge; to give free rein to 1 四更[四更] si4 geng1 fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old) 1 巴结[巴結] ba1 jie5 to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to 2 久留[久留] jiu3 liu2 to stay for a long time 1 恳请[懇請] ken3 qing3 to request earnestly 2 缰[韁] jiang1 bridle; reins; halter 1 镫[鐙] deng4 stirrup 1 前驱[前驅] qian2 qu1 precursor; pioneer 1 以期[以期] yi3 qi1 in order to; hoping to; attempting to; waiting for 1 扬[揚] yang2 to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate 4 下面[下面] xia4 mian4 below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5] 8 撤军[撤軍] che4 jun1 to withdraw troops; to retreat 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep23/50 words - 21 min 两边[兩邊] liang3 bian5 either side; both sides 1 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 1 听凭[聽憑] ting1 ping2 to allow (sb to do as he pleases) 1 佩服[佩服] pei4 fu2 to admire 1 活宝[活寶] huo2 bao3 buffoon; clown; ridiculous person 1 妹子[妹子] mei4 zi5 (dialect) younger sister; girl 2 喜盈盈[喜盈盈] xi3 ying2 ying2 happy; joyful 1 糟糕[糟糕] zao1 gao1 too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad 2 压迫[壓迫] ya1 po4 to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics) 1 灾荒[災荒] zai1 huang1 natural disaster; famine 1 一家人[一家人] yi1 jia1 ren2 household; the whole family 2 联系[聯繫] lian2 xi4 connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch 3 抓紧[抓緊] zhua1 jin3 to grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of 2 穿上[穿上] chuan1 shang5 to put on (clothes etc) 1 搭理[搭理] da1 li5 variant of 答理[da1 li5] 1 心慌[心慌] xin1 huang1 to be flustered; (dialect) irregular heart-beat 1 不止[不止] bu4 zhi3 incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to 7 峰[峰] feng1 (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance; highest level; classifier for camels 2 尝[嘗] chang2 to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once 4 美貌[美貌] mei3 mao4 good looks; beauty; good-looking 1 睁开[睜開] zheng1 kai1 to open (one's eyes) 3 真真[真真] zhen1 zhen1 really; in fact; genuinely; scrupulously 1 至宝[至寶] zhi4 bao3 most valuable treasure; most precious asset 1 有别[有別] you3 bie2 different; distinct; unequal; variable 1 前朝[前朝] qian2 chao2 the previous dynasty 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep23/71 words - 31 min 江山[江山] jiang1 shan1 rivers and mountains; landscape; country 19 王朝[王朝] wang2 chao2 dynasty 2 数数[數數] shu3 shu4 to count; to reckon 1 隆[隆] long2 grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge 4 帝国[帝國] di4 guo2 empire; imperial 2 笔迹[筆跡] bi3 ji4 handwriting 2 督办[督辦] du1 ban4 to oversee; to supervise; superintendent 3 掘[掘] jue2 to dig 1 把戏[把戲] ba3 xi4 acrobatics; jugglery; cheap trick; game 2 励[勵] li4 to encourage; to urge 2 娇[嬌] jiao1 lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail 1 出息[出息] chu1 xi5 future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up 1 政事[政事] zheng4 shi4 politics; government affairs 1 要务[要務] yao4 wu4 key task; important affair 1 特产[特產] te4 chan3 special local product; (regional) specialty 1 柱[柱] zhu4 pillar; CL:根[gen1] 8 反悔[反悔] fan3 hui3 to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise) 1 枢纽[樞紐] shu1 niu3 hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum 1 结队[結隊] jie2 dui4 to troop (of soldiers etc); convoy 1 齑粉[齏粉] ji1 fen3 fine powder; broken pieces 1 擂[擂] lei2 beat; to grind 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep24/25 words - 13 min 吊坠[吊墜] diao4 zhui4 a pendant (jewelry) 1 吃食[吃食] chi1 shi5 food; edibles 3 蝇子[蠅子] ying2 zi5 housefly 2 难不成[難不成] nan2 bu4 cheng2 Is it possible that ... ? 3 着火[著火] zhao2 huo3 to ignite; to burn 2 女的[女的] nu:3 de5 woman 1 过日子[過日子] guo4 ri4 zi5 to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along 1 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) 1 山路[山路] shan1 lu4 mountain road 1 推开[推開] tui1 kai1 to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject; to decline 1 娃娃[娃娃] wa2 wa5 baby; small child; doll 3 成人[成人] cheng2 ren2 adult 1 七月[七月] Qi1 yue4 July; seventh month (of the lunar year) 1 苍蝇[蒼蠅] cang1 ying5 housefly; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 最先[最先] zui4 xian1 (the) very first 2 怒斥[怒斥] nu4 chi4 to angrily rebuke; to indignantly denounce 1 无能[無能] wu2 neng2 incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless 1 申诉[申訴] shen1 su4 to file a complaint; to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc); complaint; appeal 1 中断[中斷] zhong1 duan4 to cut short; to break off; to discontinue; to interrupt 1 迅捷[迅捷] xun4 jie2 fast and nimble 1 准[准] zhun3 to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of 3 道喜[道喜] dao4 xi3 to congratulate 2 高山[高山] gao1 shan1 high mountain; alpine 1 深渊[深淵] shen1 yuan1 abyss 2 坠入[墜入] zhui4 ru4 to drop into; to fall into 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep24/50 words - 15 min 攀爬[攀爬] pan1 pa2 to climb 1 起伏[起伏] qi3 fu2 to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs 1 恰好[恰好] qia4 hao3 as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right 1 深重[深重] shen1 zhong4 very serious; grave; profound 1 可恼[可惱] ke3 nao3 aggravating; irritating 1 少年[少年] shao4 nian2 early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man 1 分晓[分曉] fen1 xiao3 the result (becomes apparent); now one understands 1 族[族] zu2 race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) 3 度过[度過] du4 guo4 to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through 2 难关[難關] nan2 guan1 difficulty; crisis 1 西戎[西戎] Xi1 rong2 the Xirong, an ancient ethnic group of Western China from the Zhou Dynasty onwards; Xionites (Central Asian nomads) 1 菻[菻] lin3 ancient name for east Roman empire 1 国君[國君] guo2 jun1 monarch 1 避暑[避暑] bi4 shu3 to be away for the summer holidays; to spend a holiday at a summer resort; to prevent sunstroke 1 暑[暑] shu3 heat; hot weather; summer heat 1 厌[厭] yan4 to loathe 2 嚣[囂] xiao1 clamor 1 引水[引水] yin3 shui3 to pilot a ship; to channel water; to draw water (for irrigation) 1 潜[潛] qian2 hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive 1 屋宇[屋宇] wu1 yu3 (literary) house; building 1 俄[俄] e2 suddenly; very soon 1 溜[溜] liu1 to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate 1 悬[懸] xuan2 to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation 2 败笔[敗筆] bai4 bi3 a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting; a faulty expression in writing 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep24/75 words - 19 min 放置[放置] fang4 zhi4 to put 1 一旁[一旁] yi1 pang2 aside; to the side of 1 合力[合力] he2 li4 to cooperate 1 缉捕[緝捕] ji1 bu3 to seize; to apprehend; an arrest 2 开饭[開飯] kai1 fan4 to serve a meal 1 侍[侍] shi4 to serve; to attend upon 9 会面[會面] hui4 mian4 to meet with; meeting 1 晤[晤] wu4 to meet (socially) 1 脉[脈] mai4 arteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc) 1 案件[案件] an4 jian4 case; instance; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3] 5 女王[女王] nu:3 wang2 queen 1 签字[簽字] qian1 zi4 to sign (one's name); signature 3 画押[畫押] hua4 ya1 to sign; to make one's mark 2 劳动[勞動] lao2 dong4 work; toil; physical labor; CL:次[ci4] 1 郎君[郎君] lang2 jun1 my husband and master (archaic); playboy of rich family; pimp 1 知悉[知悉] zhi1 xi1 to know; to be informed of 1 重组[重組] chong2 zu3 to reorganize; to recombine; recombination 1 滞[滯] zhi4 sluggish 1 没法[沒法] mei2 fa3 at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice 5 典[典] dian3 canon; law; standard work of scholarship; literary quotation or allusion; ceremony; to be in charge of; to mortgage or pawn 6 谓[謂] wei4 to speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense 1 匿[匿] ni4 to hide 1 妖[妖] yao1 goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon 2 讹[訛] e2 error; false; to extort 2 头衔[頭銜] tou2 xian2 title; rank; appellation 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep24/100 words - 20 min 蒲[蒲] pu2 refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis; common cattail; bullrush 1 博[博] bo2 extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble 1 盗窃[盜竊] dao4 qie4 to steal 1 讼[訟] song4 litigation 1 滥[濫] lan4 overflowing; excessive; indiscriminate 1 贸易[貿易] mao4 yi4 (commercial) trade; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 隐[隱] yin3 secret; hidden; concealed; (prefix) crypto- 3 监察[監察] jian1 cha2 to supervise; to control 2 赋[賦] fu4 poetic essay; taxation; to bestow on; to endow with 2 法式[法式] fa3 shi4 rule; method; model 1 两者[兩者] liang3 zhe3 both sides 1 职责[職責] zhi2 ze2 duty; responsibility; obligation 7 重叠[重疊] chong2 die2 to overlap; to superimpose; to telescope; to run together; to duplicate; one over another; superposition; an overlap; redundancy; reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 散散步[san4 san4 bu4] to have a stroll) 2 同事[同事] tong2 shi4 colleague; co-worker; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 1 实务[實務] shi2 wu4 practice (customary action, as opposed to theory); practical 1 接掌[接掌] jie1 zhang3 to take over; to take control 1 无不[無不] wu2 bu4 none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception 2 妥[妥] tuo3 suitable; adequate; ready; settled 1 倍感[倍感] bei4 gan3 to feel even more; to be extremely (sad, lonely, delighted etc) 1 痛心[痛心] tong4 xin1 grieved; pained 1 元凶[元凶] yuan2 xiong1 chief offender; main culprit 1 束[束] shu4 to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control 1 天子[天子] tian1 zi3 the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation) 3 戮[戮] lu4 to kill 1 英灵[英靈] ying1 ling2 spirit of a martyr; spirit of the brave departed; person of remarkable talent 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep24/125 words - 25 min 突袭[突襲] tu1 xi2 surprise attack 2 攘外[攘外] rang3 wai4 to resist foreign aggression 1 主要[主要] zhu3 yao4 main; principal; major; primary 2 毒瘤[毒瘤] du2 liu2 malignant tumor 1 判[判] pan4 to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; obviously (different) 2 绞刑[絞刑] jiao3 xing2 to execute by hanging 1 顶头上司[頂頭上司] ding3 tou2 shang4 si5 one's immediate superior 1 第二次[第二次] di4 er4 ci4 the second time; second; number two 1 有份[有份] you3 fen4 to have a share of (responsibility etc); to be concerned; to be involved 1 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 亲口[親口] qin1 kou3 one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally 2 证实[證實] zheng4 shi2 to confirm (sth to be true); to verify 1 吃饱[吃飽] chi1 bao3 to eat one's fill 6 说谎[說謊] shuo1 huang3 to lie; to tell an untruth 1 盘桓[盤桓] pan2 huan2 to pace; to linger; to stay over; to spiral; to hover 2 保重[保重] bao3 zhong4 to take care of oneself 3 凑热闹[湊熱鬧] cou4 re4 nao5 to join in the fun; to get in on the action; (fig.) to butt in; to create more trouble 1 宝石[寶石] bao3 shi2 precious stone; gem; CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1] 1 般[般] ban1 sort; kind; class; way; manner 1 默契[默契] mo4 qi4 tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other; (of team members) well coordinated; tight 1 挂念[掛念] gua4 nian4 concerned 1 羁绊[羈絆] ji1 ban4 trammels; fetters; yoke; to restrain; to hinder; restraint 1 顶缸[頂缸] ding3 gang1 to take the blame; to be a scapegoat; to carry the can 2 玩忽职守[玩忽職守] wan2 hu1 zhi2 shou3 to neglect one's duty; dereliction of duty; malpractice 1 诬陷[誣陷] wu1 xian4 to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep24/141 words - 30 min 具名[具名] ju4 ming2 to sign; to put one's name to 1 上疏[上疏] shang4 shu1 (of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old) 1 半数[半數] ban4 shu4 half the number; half 1 惨死[慘死] can3 si3 to die tragically; to meet with a violent death 1 敌手[敵手] di2 shou3 opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist; in the enemy's hands 1 付之一炬[付之一炬] fu4 zhi1 yi1 ju4 to put to the torch (idiom); to commit to the flames; to burn sth down deliberately 1 冤屈[冤屈] yuan1 qu1 to receive unjust treatment; injustice 2 草草[草草] cao3 cao3 carelessly; hastily 1 放纵[放縱] fang4 zong4 to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish 2 拚死[拚死] pan4 si3 to risk one's life 2 遗臭万年[遺臭萬年] yi2 chou4 wan4 nian2 to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom) 3 运气[運氣] yun4 qi5 luck (good or bad) 5 叶子[葉子] ye4 zi5 foliage; leaf; CL:片[pian4] 3 一向[一向] yi1 xiang4 always (previously); a period of time in the recent past 4 陪葬[陪葬] pei2 zang4 to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects) 1 薄荷[薄荷] bo4 he5 field mint; peppermint 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep25/25 words - 7 min 看不清[看不清] kan4 bu5 qing1 not able to see clearly 3 看不懂[看不懂] kan4 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is looking at 1 窟[窟] ku1 cave; hole 2 探[探] tan4 to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward 9 讲解[講解] jiang3 jie3 to explain 2 坐而论道[坐而論道] zuo4 er2 lun4 dao4 to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom) 1 挥斥方遒[揮斥方遒] hui1 chi4 fang1 qiu2 full of vim 1 毕生[畢生] bi4 sheng1 all one's life; lifetime 2 失怙[失怙] shi1 hu4 to be orphaned of one's father 1 锋芒[鋒芒] feng1 mang2 tip (of pencil, spear etc); sharp point; cutting edge; spearhead; vanguard 2 外露[外露] wai4 lu4 exposed; appearing on the outside 1 未经[未經] wei4 jing1 not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process) 1 世事[世事] shi4 shi4 affairs of life; things of the world 1 逆臣[逆臣] ni4 chen2 rebellious minister 1 压制[壓制] ya1 zhi4 to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle 1 展[展] zhan3 to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition 1 私仇[私仇] si1 chou2 personal grudge 1 痛处[痛處] tong4 chu4 sore spot; place that hurts 1 万户侯[萬戶侯] wan4 hu4 hou2 Marquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households); high nobles 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 9 荆州[荊州] Jing1 zhou1 Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei 1 颂[頌] song4 ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters) 1 尽人皆知[盡人皆知] jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1 known by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name 1 为此[為此] wei4 ci3 for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end 1 李白[李白] Li3 Bai2 Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep25/50 words - 10 min 才华盖世[才華蓋世] cai2 hua2 gai4 shi4 peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit 1 海内[海內] hai3 nei4 the whole world; throughout the land; everything under the sun 2 奔走[奔走] ben1 zou3 to run; to rush about; to be on the go 1 蟠[蟠] pan2 to coil 1 凤[鳳] feng4 phoenix 5 定价[定價] ding4 jia4 to set a price; to fix a price 1 朝野[朝野] chao2 ye3 all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people 1 南山[南山] Nan2 shan1 Nanshan or Namsan, common place name; Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong 1 异能[異能] yi4 neng2 different function 1 做文章[做文章] zuo4 wen2 zhang1 to make an issue of sth; to fuss; to make a song and dance 1 遣散[遣散] qian3 san4 to disband; to dismiss; demobilization 3 今朝[今朝] jin1 zhao1 at the present; now 1 喜讯[喜訊] xi3 xun4 good news; glad tidings 1 冕[冕] mian3 crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations; imperial crown 2 垦[墾] ken3 to reclaim (land); to cultivate 2 荒地[荒地] huang1 di4 wasteland; uncultivated land 2 纷纷[紛紛] fen1 fen1 one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell 2 富足[富足] fu4 zu2 rich; plentiful 1 功不可没[功不可沒] gong1 bu4 ke3 mo4 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom) 1 着实[著實] zhuo2 shi2 truly; indeed; severely; harshly 2 臂膀[臂膀] bi4 bang3 arm 1 福泽[福澤] fu2 ze2 good fortune 1 习[習] xi2 to practice; to study; habit 2 兽类[獸類] shou4 lei4 animals 1 自保[自保] zi4 bao3 to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep25/75 words - 15 min 大使[大使] da4 shi3 ambassador; envoy; CL:名[ming2],位[wei4] 1 垦荒[墾荒] ken3 huang1 to open up land (for agriculture) 1 自重[自重] zi4 zhong4 to conduct oneself with dignity; to be dignified; deadweight 1 大战[大戰] da4 zhan4 war; to wage war 1 欺瞒[欺瞞] qi1 man2 to fool; to hoodwink; to dupe 2 险恶[險惡] xian3 e4 dangerous; sinister; vicious 1 状告[狀告] zhuang4 gao4 to sue; to take to court; to file a lawsuit 1 专权[專權] zhuan1 quan2 autocracy; dictatorship 4 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 1 密室[密室] mi4 shi4 a room for keeping sth hidden; secret room; hidden chamber 4 杂役[雜役] za2 yi4 odd jobs; part-time worker 1 挑选[挑選] tiao1 xuan3 to choose; to select 1 凯旋[凱旋] kai3 xuan2 to return in triumph; to return victorious 1 器重[器重] qi4 zhong4 to regard sth as valuable; to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) 2 名臣[名臣] ming2 chen2 important official or statesman (in feudal China) 1 证[證] zheng4 certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4] 8 睦[睦] mu4 amicable; harmonious 1 骨肉[骨肉] gu3 rou4 blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood 1 如履薄冰[如履薄冰] ru2 lu:3 bo2 bing1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom); fig. to be extremely cautious; to be skating on thin ice 1 伸[伸] shen1 to stretch; to extend 1 护着[護著] hu4 zhe5 to protect; to guard; to shield 3 自有[自有] zi4 you3 to possess; to own; to have 5 胡椒[胡椒] hu2 jiao1 pepper 1 好比[好比] hao3 bi3 to be just like; can be compared to 1 擅闯[擅闖] shan4 chuang3 to enter without permission; to trespass 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep25/100 words - 22 min 走出[走出] zou3 chu1 to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc) 2 巷子[巷子] xiang4 zi5 alley 1 营救[營救] ying2 jiu4 to rescue 6 低头[低頭] di1 tou2 to bow the head; to yield; to give in 1 大运[大運] Da4 yun4 Mandate of Heaven; the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC; usually written 大運河|大运河[Da4 Yun4 he2] 1 轻信[輕信] qing1 xin4 to easily trust; gullible; naïve 1 活该[活該] huo2 gai1 (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should 2 伏击[伏擊] fu2 ji1 ambush; to ambush 5 凄惨[悽慘] qi1 can3 plaintive; mournful; miserable 2 贸然[貿然] mao4 ran2 rashly; hastily; without careful consideration 6 违约[違約] wei2 yue1 to break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract) 1 减免[減免] jian3 mian3 to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc) 1 府上[府上] fu3 shang4 (polite) your home; residence 4 处事[處事] chu3 shi4 to handle affairs; to deal with 1 外刚内柔[外剛內柔] wai4 gang1 nei4 rou2 soft on the inside despite one's hard shell; appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability; also written 內柔外剛|内柔外刚[nei4 rou2 wai4 gang1] 1 三倍[三倍] san1 bei4 triple 3 粉身碎骨[粉身碎骨] fen3 shen1 sui4 gu3 lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom); fig. to die horribly; to sacrifice one's life 1 耻笑[恥笑] chi3 xiao4 to sneer at sb; to ridicule 2 用钱[用錢] yong4 qian5 variant of 佣錢|佣钱[yong4 qian5] 1 追杀[追殺] zhui1 sha1 to chase to kill 2 再起[再起] zai4 qi3 to arise again; to make a comeback; resurgence 1 风波[風波] feng1 bo1 disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness; CL:場|场[chang2] 1 动荡[動盪] dong4 dang4 variant of 動蕩|动荡[dong4 dang4] 1 寻求[尋求] xun2 qiu2 to seek; to look for 1 晌午[晌午] shang3 wu3 noon 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep25/125 words - 27 min 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 1 伟[偉] wei3 big; large; great 1 胖[胖] pang4 fat; plump 3 衬[襯] chen4 (of garments) against the skin; to line; lining; to contrast with; to assist financially 2 暖和[暖和] nuan3 huo5 warm; nice and warm 2 蹄子[蹄子] ti2 zi5 hoof; (old) wench; hussy 1 躲懒[躲懶] duo3 lan3 to shy away from work; to get by without attending duty 1 好险[好險] hao3 xian3 to have a close call; to have a narrow escape 1 上任[上任] shang4 ren4 to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor 1 兹[茲] zi1 now; here; this; time; year 7 长短[長短] chang2 duan3 length; duration; accident; right and wrong; good and bad; long and short 1 髯[髯] ran2 beard; whiskers 1 二分[二分] er4 fen1 second part; the equinox 1 晓得[曉得] xiao3 de5 to know 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 大路[大路] da4 lu4 avenue; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 小路[小路] xiao3 lu4 minor road; lane; pathway; trail 3 可行[可行] ke3 xing2 feasible 1 自我介绍[自我介紹] zi4 wo3 jie4 shao4 self-introduction; to introduce oneself 1 委派[委派] wei3 pai4 to appoint 1 责怪[責怪] ze2 guai4 to blame; to rebuke 2 法纪[法紀] fa3 ji4 law and order; rules and discipline 1 翦[翦] jian3 variant of 剪[jian3] 2 适才[適才] shi4 cai2 just now; a moment ago 1 疑问[疑問] yi2 wen4 question; interrogation; doubt 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep25/150 words - 36 min 棋子[棋子] qi2 zi3 chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] 3 推手[推手] tui1 shou3 promoter; advocate; driving force; pushing hands (two-person training routine esp. in t'ai chi) 1 障眼[障眼] zhang4 yan3 to hinder the eyesight; (fig.) to trick into not noticing; to blindfold 2 开脱[開脫] kai1 tuo1 to exculpate; to absolve; to exonerate 3 同谋[同謀] tong2 mou2 to conspire with sb; to plot; a conspirator; a partner in crime; an accomplice 1 弑[弒] shi4 to murder a superior; to murder one's parent 1 长官[長官] zhang3 guan1 senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; CL:位[wei4]; sir (term of address for senior officer) 6 类似[類似] lei4 si4 similar; analogous 1 当众[當眾] dang1 zhong4 in public; in front of everybody 6 重病[重病] zhong4 bing4 serious illness 1 要挟[要挾] yao1 xie2 to threaten; to blackmail 3 做错[做錯] zuo4 cuo4 to make an error 1 尽力[盡力] jin4 li4 to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort 7 原本[原本] yuan2 ben3 originally; original 1 雅致[雅致] ya3 zhi4 elegant; refined; in good taste 2 鸿鹄[鴻鵠] hong2 hu2 swan; person with noble aspirations 1 迅速[迅速] xun4 su4 rapid; speedy; fast 2 深感[深感] shen1 gan3 to feel deeply 1 荣幸[榮幸] rong2 xing4 honored (to have the privilege of ...) 1 腔[腔] qiang1 cavity of body; barrel (e.g. engine cylinder); compartment; tune; accent of speech 1 热血[熱血] re4 xue4 hot blood; warm-blooded (animal); endothermic (physiology) 1 智[智] zhi4 wisdom; knowledge 2 踏实[踏實] ta1 shi5 firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2] 2 比不上[比不上] bi3 bu4 shang4 can't compare with 1 健康[健康] jian4 kang1 health; healthy 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep25/154 words - 37 min 受害人[受害人] shou4 hai4 ren2 victim 1 绳结[繩結] sheng2 jie2 knot 1 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° 2 核[核] he2 pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep26/25 words - 11 min 不要紧[不要緊] bu4 yao4 jin3 unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but 1 外伤[外傷] wai4 shang1 injury; wound; trauma 1 监看[監看] jian1 kan4 to monitor; to keep an eye on 1 动向[動向] dong4 xiang4 trend; tendency 2 监督[監督] jian1 du1 to control; to supervise; to inspect 1 辛劳[辛勞] xin1 lao2 laborious 2 退回[退回] tui4 hui2 to return (an item); to send back; to go back 1 教导[教導] jiao4 dao3 to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching 2 仇视[仇視] chou2 shi4 to view sb as an enemy; to be hateful towards 2 亲眷[親眷] qin1 juan4 relatives 1 决心[決心] jue2 xin1 determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 改革[改革] gai3 ge2 reform; CL:次[ci4],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]; to reform 1 徭[徭] yao2 compulsory service 1 以便[以便] yi3 bian4 so that; so as to; in order to 3 搜捕[搜捕] sou1 bu3 to hunt and arrest (fugitives); to track down and arrest; a manhunt 5 双人[雙人] shuang1 ren2 two-person; double; pair; tandem 1 大爷[大爺] da4 ye5 (coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man 1 老鸨[老鴇] lao3 bao3 female brothel keeper 1 伞[傘] san3 umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3] 2 宣扬[宣揚] xuan1 yang2 to proclaim; to make public or well known 1 名号[名號] ming2 hao4 name; good reputation; title 2 积雪[積雪] ji1 xue3 snow; snow cover; snow mantle 3 郦[酈] Li4 surname Li; ancient place name 1 山南[山南] Shan1 nan2 Lhokha prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Lho kha 1 武功山[武功山] Wu3 gong1 shan1 Mt Wugong in Jiangxi 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep26/50 words - 17 min 杰[傑] jie2 hero; heroic; outstanding person; prominent; distinguished 2 冬夏[冬夏] dong1 xia4 winter and summer 1 皑[皚] ai2 white (of snow etc) 1 夏日[夏日] xia4 ri4 summertime 1 山顶[山頂] shan1 ding3 hilltop 1 高才[高才] gao1 cai2 great talent; rare capability; person of outstanding ability 1 喜[喜] xi3 to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad 6 受教[受教] shou4 jiao4 to receive instruction; to benefit from advice 1 朝夕[朝夕] zhao1 xi1 morning and night; all the time 1 耗资[耗資] hao4 zi1 to spend; expenditure; to cost 1 巨大[巨大] ju4 da4 huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous 1 打理[打理] da3 li3 to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order 1 何不[何不] he2 bu4 why not?; why not do (sth)? 3 教化[教化] jiao4 hua4 to enlighten; to civilize; to indoctrinate; to train (an animal) 3 获利[獲利] huo4 li4 profit; to obtain benefits; benefits obtained 1 起意[起意] qi3 yi4 to conceive a scheme; to devise a plan 1 撕咬[撕咬] si1 yao3 to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another) 1 国事[國事] guo2 shi4 affairs of the nation; politics 3 不能不[不能不] bu4 neng2 bu4 have to; cannot but 2 必经[必經] bi4 jing1 unavoidable; the only (road, entrance etc) 1 路面[路面] lu4 mian4 pavement 1 宽阔[寬闊] kuan1 kuo4 expansive; wide; width; thickness 1 稠密[稠密] chou2 mi4 dense 1 数万[數萬] shu4 wan4 several tens of thousands; many thousand 2 密布[密布] mi4 bu4 to cover densely 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep26/75 words - 28 min 防卫[防衛] fang2 wei4 to defend; defensive; defense 1 疏松[疏鬆] shu1 song1 to loosen 1 十字路口[十字路口] shi2 zi4 lu4 kou3 crossroads; intersection 2 人事[人事] ren2 shi4 personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life 1 逃窜[逃竄] tao2 cuan4 to run away; to flee in disarray 4 凶险[兇險] xiong1 xian3 dangerous; ruthless; treacherous 5 衣装[衣裝] yi1 zhuang1 garment 1 高下[高下] gao1 xia4 relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc) 1 效[效] xiao4 effect; efficacy; to imitate 2 替身[替身] ti4 shen1 stand-in; substitute; body double; stuntman; scapegoat; fall guy; to stand in for sb else 2 同案犯[同案犯] tong2 an4 fan4 accomplice 1 胆小鬼[膽小鬼] dan3 xiao3 gui3 coward 1 凑[湊] cou4 to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity 4 涂[塗] tu2 to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street 2 再不[再不] zai4 bu4 if not, then; otherwise 1 逃兵[逃兵] tao2 bing1 army deserter 2 得分[得分] de2 fen1 to score 1 姥姥[姥姥] lao3 lao5 (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother 1 丧家之犬[喪家之犬] sang4 jia1 zhi1 quan3 stray dog (idiom) 1 围堵[圍堵] wei2 du3 to blockade; to surround; to hem in 1 撚[撚] nian3 to play tricks on or toy with; delicate; exquisite (Cantonese) 1 刑讯[刑訊] xing2 xun4 interrogation under torture; inquisition 1 讯问[訊問] xun4 wen4 to interrogate; to ask about 1 爽约[爽約] shuang3 yue1 to miss an appointment 1 现钱[現錢] xian4 qian2 cash 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep26/82 words - 30 min 不赖[不賴] bu4 lai4 (coll.) not bad; good; fine 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) 1 不带[不帶] bu4 dai4 not to have; without; un- 3 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 3 抓住[抓住] zhua1 zhu4 to grab; to capture 10 是的[是的] shi4 de5 yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5] 1 铁塔[鐵塔] tie3 ta3 iron tower 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep27/25 words - 8 min 不愿[不願] bu4 yuan4 unwilling; unwillingness 8 往常[往常] wang3 chang2 habitually (in the past); as one used to do formerly; as it used to be 1 来历不明[來歷不明] lai2 li4 bu4 ming2 of unknown origin 2 鞭[鞭] bian1 whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food) 1 一对[一對] yi1 dui4 couple; pair 1 乳[乳] ru3 breast; milk 2 兄妹[兄妹] xiong1 mei4 brother(s) and sister(s) 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 2 死尸[死屍] si3 shi1 a corpse; a dead body 2 糜[糜] mei2 millet 1 落入[落入] luo4 ru4 to fall into 2 匪帮[匪幫] fei3 bang1 gang of bandits; criminal gang (formerly often used of political opponents) 2 良人[良人] liang2 ren2 husband (arch.) 1 风度[風度] feng1 du4 elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace; poise 2 翩跹[翩躚] pian1 xian1 spry and lively (of dancing and movements) 1 七十[七十] qi1 shi2 seventy; 70 3 难堪[難堪] nan2 kan1 hard to take; embarrassed 3 耐心[耐心] nai4 xin1 to be patient; patience 4 史官[史官] shi3 guan1 scribe; court recorder; historian; historiographer 1 抹去[抹去] mo3 qu4 to erase 2 正名[正名] zheng4 ming2 to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature; rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy) 1 供状[供狀] gong4 zhuang4 written confession 8 官老爷[官老爺] guan1 lao3 ye5 nickname for official 2 要点[要點] yao4 dian3 main point; essential 1 赎金[贖金] shu2 jin1 ransom 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep27/50 words - 25 min 哑巴[啞巴] ya3 ba5 mute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb 2 打扫[打掃] da3 sao3 to clean; to sweep 1 扫[掃] sao3 to sweep 3 扫[掃] sao4 broom 3 切成[切成] qie1 cheng2 to cut up (into pieces); to slice; to carve; to dice; to shred 2 盒子[盒子] he2 zi5 box; case 5 禀[稟] bing3 to make a report (to a superior); to give; to endow; to receive; petition 9 发令[發令] fa1 ling4 to issue an order 1 无误[無誤] wu2 wu4 verified; unmistaken 2 破坏[破壞] po4 huai4 destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy 2 冤枉[冤枉] yuan1 wang5 to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile 3 不大[不大] bu4 da4 not very; not too; not often 2 朋党[朋黨] peng2 dang3 clique 2 蚕[蠶] can2 silkworm 1 宵夜[宵夜] xiao1 ye4 midnight snack; late-night snack 1 嫩[嫩] nen4 tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled 1 冲动[衝動] chong1 dong4 to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge 1 看懂[看懂] kan4 dong3 to understand what one is reading or watching 1 过年[過年] guo4 nian2 to celebrate the Chinese New Year 5 阻[阻] zu3 to hinder; to block; to obstruct 3 脱衣服[脫衣服] tuo1 yi1 fu2 undress 1 妹妹[妹妹] mei4 mei5 younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 袍子[袍子] pao2 zi5 Chinese-style gown 4 疮[瘡] chuang1 sore; skin ulcer 2 赚钱[賺錢] zhuan4 qian2 to earn money; moneymaking 3 丢人现眼[丟人現眼] diu1 ren2 xian4 yan3 to make an exhibition of oneself; to be a disgrace 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep27/75 words - 30 min 陶器[陶器] tao2 qi4 pottery 1 草木灰[草木灰] cao3 mu4 hui1 plant ash 1 醋[醋] cu4 vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) 1 手帕[手帕] shou3 pa4 handkerchief; CL:方[fang1] 1 陶[陶] tao2 pottery; pleased 1 配方[配方] pei4 fang1 prescription; cooking recipe; formulation; completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math) 2 医生[醫生] yi1 sheng1 doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 没救[沒救] mei2 jiu4 hopeless; incurable 1 试一试[試一試] shi4 yi1 shi4 to have a try 2 流泪[流淚] liu2 lei4 to shed tears 3 着魔[著魔] zhao2 mo2 obsessed; bewitched; enchanted; as if possessed 1 安身[安身] an1 shen1 to make one's home; to take shelter 1 索命[索命] suo3 ming4 to demand sb's life 1 损坏[損壞] sun3 huai4 to damage; to injure 1 僚[僚] liao2 bureaucrat; colleague 2 系[系] xi4 system; department; faculty 4 扯[扯] che3 to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey 3 看作[看作] kan4 zuo4 to look upon as; to regard as 2 意趣[意趣] yi4 qu4 interest; point of particular charm and interest 2 月亮[月亮] yue4 liang5 the moon 3 宠[寵] chong3 to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor 7 防备[防備] fang2 bei4 to guard against 2 滔[滔] tao1 overflow; torrent-dash 2 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) 2 单单[單單] dan1 dan1 only; merely; just 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep27/100 words - 34 min 异想天开[異想天開] yi4 xiang3 tian1 kai1 to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy 1 谈何容易[談何容易] tan2 he2 rong2 yi4 easier said than done (idiom) 1 苍天[蒼天] cang1 tian1 firmament 1 发誓[發誓] fa1 shi4 to vow; to pledge; to swear 1 史册[史冊] shi3 ce4 annals 2 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 1 丢人[丟人] diu1 ren2 to lose face 1 贱货[賤貨] jian4 huo4 bitch; slut 1 有毒[有毒] you3 du2 poisonous 3 伤口[傷口] shang1 kou3 wound; cut 1 消肿[消腫] xiao1 zhong3 to reduce swelling; detumescence; (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc) 1 止痛[止痛] zhi3 tong4 to relieve pain; to stop pain; analgesic 1 入口[入口] ru4 kou3 entrance; to import 6 肚[肚] du4 belly 3 换钱[換錢] huan4 qian2 to change money; to sell 1 外敷[外敷] wai4 fu1 to apply externally 2 珍奇[珍奇] zhen1 qi2 rare; strange 1 药材[藥材] yao4 cai2 medicinal ingredient 1 有效[有效] you3 xiao4 effective; in effect; valid 2 大声[大聲] da4 sheng1 loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly 1 红色[紅色] hong2 se4 red (color); revolutionary 1 渐渐[漸漸] jian4 jian4 gradually 1 金色[金色] jin1 se4 golden; gold (color) 1 整整齐齐[整整齊齊] zheng3 zheng3 qi2 qi2 neat and tidy 1 杆[杆] gan1 pole; CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1] 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep27/113 words - 37 min 甜豆[甜豆] tian2 dou4 sugar snap pea 1 馅[餡] xian4 stuffing; forcemeat; filling 1 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 1 炉[爐] lu2 stove; furnace 1 甜[甜] tian2 sweet 1 麻利[麻利] ma2 li5 swift; agile; efficient; quick-witted (colloquial) 2 凶嫌[兇嫌] xiong1 xian2 alleged killer (or attacker); suspect in a case of violent crime 5 本身[本身] ben3 shen1 itself; in itself; per se 1 摆摊[擺攤] bai3 tan1 to set up a vendor's stall in the street 1 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 1 熬药[熬藥] ao2 yao4 to decoct medicinal herbs 1 追捕[追捕] zhui1 bu3 to pursue; to be after; to hunt down 1 刺眼[刺眼] ci4 yan3 to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling; harsh (light); crude (colors); unsightly 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep28/25 words - 7 min 车夫[車夫] che1 fu1 cart driver; coachman 1 逼问[逼問] bi1 wen4 to question intensely; to interrogate; to demand information 1 满城[滿城] Man3 cheng2 Mancheng county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei 2 赶来[趕來] gan3 lai2 to rush over 3 胡言乱语[胡言亂語] hu2 yan2 luan4 yu3 babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch 1 费力[費力] fei4 li4 to expend a great deal of effort 1 捎[捎] shao1 to bring sth to sb; to deliver 1 所作所为[所作所為] suo3 zuo4 suo3 wei2 one's conduct and deeds 5 挨个[挨個] ai1 ge4 one by one; in turn 1 老少[老少] lao3 shao4 the old and the young 1 同袍[同袍] tong2 pao2 fellow soldier; comrade; companion; intimate friend 3 随后[隨後] sui2 hou4 soon after 1 形[形] xing2 to appear; to look; form; shape 2 引向[引向] yin3 xiang4 to lead to; to draw to; to steer towards 1 搅动[攪動] jiao3 dong4 to mix; to stir 1 朝纲[朝綱] chao2 gang1 laws and discipline of imperial court 2 牵制[牽制] qian1 zhi4 to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops) 1 观望[觀望] guan1 wang4 to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines; to look around; to survey 1 居心叵测[居心叵測] ju1 xin1 po3 ce4 harboring unfathomable motives (idiom) 1 秉公[秉公] bing3 gong1 justly; impartially 3 偏心[偏心] pian1 xin1 partial; biased; prejudiced; eccentric 1 搜寻[搜尋] sou1 xun2 to search; to look for 1 天寒地冻[天寒地凍] tian1 han2 di4 dong4 cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold 2 格局[格局] ge2 ju2 structure; pattern; layout 1 高远[高遠] gao1 yuan3 lofty 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep28/50 words - 18 min 洗脱[洗脫] xi3 tuo1 to cleanse; to purge; to wash away 3 明争暗斗[明爭暗鬥] ming2 zheng1 an4 dou4 to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom) 2 稳[穩] wen3 settled; steady; stable 3 主顾[主顧] zhu3 gu4 client; customer 1 吃素[吃素] chi1 su4 to be a vegetarian 1 军刀[軍刀] jun1 dao1 military knife; saber 2 铠甲[鎧甲] kai3 jia3 armor 1 靠谱[靠譜] kao4 pu3 reliable; reasonable; probable 1 粉头[粉頭] fen3 tou2 prostitute (old); crafty character (in opera) 2 长眼[長眼] zhang3 yan3 to have eyes; (fig.) to look where one is going; to watch one's step; to be cautious 1 出人命[出人命] chu1 ren2 ming4 fatal; resulting in sb's death 2 从中[從中] cong2 zhong1 from within; therefrom 2 奇货可居[奇貨可居] qi2 huo4 ke3 ju1 rare commodity worth hoarding; object for profiteering 1 身穿[身穿] shen1 chuan1 to wear; wearing (a uniform) 1 绿色[綠色] lu:4 se4 green 2 小巷[小巷] xiao3 xiang4 alley 1 散开[散開] san4 kai1 to separate; to disperse 3 水道[水道] shui3 dao4 aqueduct; sewer 3 抄近路[抄近路] chao1 jin4 lu4 to take a shortcut 1 迟早[遲早] chi2 zao3 sooner or later 2 码[碼] ma3 weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc 4 躲开[躲開] duo3 kai1 to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb) 1 突发[突發] tu1 fa1 to burst out suddenly; sudden outburst 1 急症[急症] ji2 zheng4 acute disease; medical emergency 1 病死[病死] bing4 si3 to fall ill and die; to die of illness 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep28/75 words - 26 min 概[概] gai4 general; approximate 1 平素[平素] ping2 su4 usually; habitually; ordinarily; normally 1 不怎么[不怎麼] bu4 zen3 me5 not very; not particularly 1 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) 2 不见天日[不見天日] bu4 jian4 tian1 ri4 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice 1 成交[成交] cheng2 jiao1 to complete a contract; to reach a deal 1 柴[柴] chai2 firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person) 1 钝[鈍] dun4 blunt; stupid 1 颅[顱] lu2 forehead; skull 1 衣着[衣著] yi1 zhuo2 clothes 1 送信[送信] song4 xin4 to send word; to deliver a letter 1 死无对证[死無對證] si3 wu2 dui4 zheng4 the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales 1 翻过[翻過] fan1 guo4 to turn over; to transform 1 新土[新土] xin1 tu3 freshly dug up earth 1 人为[人為] ren2 wei2 artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort 3 当街[當街] dang1 jie1 in the middle of the street; facing the street 3 万千[萬千] wan4 qian1 myriad; multitudinous; multifarious 1 认作[認作] ren4 zuo4 to regard as; to view; to consider sth as; to treat as 1 慈爱[慈愛] ci2 ai4 love; devotion (to children); affection, esp. towards children 1 虎口[虎口] hu3 kou3 tiger's den; dangerous place; the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand 1 再度[再度] zai4 du4 once more; once again; one more time 2 言行不一[言行不一] yan2 xing2 bu4 yi1 (idiom) to say one thing and do another 1 纵然[縱然] zong4 ran2 even if; even though 2 董[董] dong3 to supervise; to direct; director 3 孝子[孝子] xiao4 zi3 filial son 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep28/100 words - 29 min 黯[黯] an4 deep black; dark; dull (color) 3 汉[漢] han4 man 1 刃[刃] ren4 edge of blade 2 邻人[鄰人] lin2 ren2 neighbor 2 宽宥[寬宥] kuan1 you4 to pardon; to forgive 2 偿命[償命] chang2 ming4 to pay with one's life 1 姬[姬] ji1 woman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic) 1 布衣[布衣] bu4 yi1 plain cotton clothing; (literary) the common people 2 卜卦[卜卦] bu3 gua4 to divine using the trigrams; fortune telling 1 到来[到來] dao4 lai2 to arrive; arrival; advent 1 情形[情形] qing2 xing5 circumstances; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 出[齣] chu1 variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) 1 戏[戲] xi4 trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] 6 东主[東主] dong1 zhu3 owner (e.g. of a shop) 1 亲笔[親筆] qin1 bi3 in one's own handwriting 1 卜[卜] bu3 to divine; to forecast or estimate; (of a place to live etc) to choose 1 唱戏[唱戲] chang4 xi4 to perform in opera 1 出钱[出錢] chu1 qian2 to pay 2 老娘[老娘] lao3 niang2 my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife 3 看戏[看戲] kan4 xi4 to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd) 1 酷爱[酷愛] ku4 ai4 to be keen on; to have a passion for 1 老家伙[老傢伙] lao3 jia1 huo5 variant of 老家伙[lao3 jia1 huo5] 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 断章取义[斷章取義] duan4 zhang1 qu3 yi4 to quote out of context (idiom) 1 酒窖[酒窖] jiu3 jiao4 wine cellar 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep28/119 words - 35 min 住址[住址] zhu4 zhi3 address 2 进行[進行] jin4 xing2 to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute 3 接单[接單] jie1 dan1 to take a customer's order; (of a taxi driver) to accept a booking; (of a delivery rider) to accept a delivery job 1 圈套[圈套] quan1 tao4 trap; snare; trick 1 过早[過早] guo4 zao3 premature; untimely 1 不起眼[不起眼] bu4 qi3 yan3 unremarkable; nothing out of the ordinary 1 敦[敦] dun1 kindhearted; place name 1 从容[從容] cong2 rong2 to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2] 1 清晨[清晨] qing1 chen2 early morning 2 凉州[涼州] Liang2 zhou1 Liangzhou district of Wuwei city 武威市[Wu3 wei1 shi4], Gansu 1 捷足先登[捷足先登] jie2 zu2 xian1 deng1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom); the early bird catches the worm; first come, first served 1 耍[耍] shua3 to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) 1 高看[高看] gao1 kan4 to attach importance to sth; to value 1 诏书[詔書] zhao4 shu1 edict; written imperial order 1 铁证[鐵證] tie3 zheng4 ironclad evidence; conclusive proof 1 到头来[到頭來] dao4 tou2 lai2 in the end; finally; as a result 2 两回事[兩回事] liang3 hui2 shi4 two quite different things; two unrelated matters 1 两相[兩相] liang3 xiang1 both sides 1 正式[正式] zheng4 shi4 formal; official 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep29/25 words - 10 min 盖上[蓋上] gai4 shang5 to cover 1 放大[放大] fang4 da4 to enlarge; to magnify 1 热乎[熱乎] re4 hu5 warm; hot; affectionate; ardent 3 夜里[夜裡] ye4 li5 during the night; at night; nighttime 1 吃法[吃法] chi1 fa3 way of eating; how something is eaten; how a dish is prepared; the way a dish is to be cooked 1 媳妇[媳婦] xi2 fu4 daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman 1 安息[安息] an1 xi1 to rest; to go to sleep; to rest in peace; (history) Parthia 1 茴香[茴香] hui2 xiang1 fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) 1 非得[非得] fei1 dei3 (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must 3 游戏[遊戲] you2 xi4 game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play 1 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 2 景教[景教] Jing3 jiao4 Nestorian Christianity 1 担任[擔任] dan1 ren4 to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as 2 纠缠[糾纏] jiu1 chan2 to be in a tangle; to nag 1 孬种[孬種] nao1 zhong3 coward; useless scoundrel 1 手足[手足] shou3 zu2 hands and feet; (fig.) brothers; retinue, henchmen, accomplices 1 欺辱[欺辱] qi1 ru3 to humiliate; humiliation 1 天亮[天亮] tian1 liang4 dawn; daybreak 7 瞪[瞪] deng4 to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at 2 种地[種地] zhong4 di4 to farm; to work the land 1 契约[契約] qi4 yue1 agreement; contract 2 鬼鬼祟祟[鬼鬼祟祟] gui3 gui3 sui4 sui4 sneaky; secretive; furtive 2 疯子[瘋子] feng1 zi5 madman; lunatic 1 令牌[令牌] ling4 pai2 (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority; (fig.) decree; directive; (computing) token 4 情绪[情緒] qing2 xu4 mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep29/50 words - 17 min 强烈[強烈] qiang2 lie4 intense; (violently) strong 1 周详[周詳] zhou1 xiang2 meticulous; thorough; comprehensive; complete; detailed 1 找出[找出] zhao3 chu1 to find; to search out 1 父子[父子] fu4 zi3 father and son 2 当心[當心] dang1 xin1 to take care; to look out 4 扣帽子[扣帽子] kou4 mao4 zi5 to tag sb with unfair label; power word 1 乱套[亂套] luan4 tao4 in a mess; upside down 1 骂人[罵人] ma4 ren2 to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone 1 知人知面不知心[知人知面不知心] zhi1 ren2 zhi1 mian4 bu4 zhi1 xin1 one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom) 1 门卫[門衛] men2 wei4 guard at gate; sentry 1 擅自[擅自] shan4 zi4 without permission 2 法度[法度] fa3 du4 (a) law 2 情势[情勢] qing2 shi4 situation; circumstance 1 把握[把握] ba3 wo4 to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) 2 澄清[澄清] cheng2 qing1 clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify; to make sth clear; to be clear (about the facts) 1 拆开[拆開] chai1 kai1 to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed); to unpick 2 爪[爪] zhao3 foot of a bird or animal; paw; claws; talons 1 暗指[暗指] an4 zhi3 to hint at; to imply; sth hidden 1 爪子[爪子] zhua3 zi5 (animal's) claw 1 留意[留意] liu2 yi4 to be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note of 1 幸而[幸而] xing4 er2 by good fortune; luckily 3 翰林院[翰林院] Han4 lin2 yuan4 Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911 1 帮子[幫子] bang1 zi5 outer (of cabbage etc); upper (of a shoe); (coll.) group; gang 1 愣[愣] leng4 to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly 3 长兄[長兄] zhang3 xiong1 eldest brother 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep29/75 words - 26 min 孙子[孫子] sun1 zi5 grandson; son's son 3 去世[去世] qu4 shi4 to pass away; to die 1 王孙[王孫] wang2 sun1 children of the nobility 4 高手[高手] gao1 shou3 expert; past master; dab hand 3 造舆论[造輿論] zao4 yu2 lun4 to build up public opinion; to create a fuss 1 审议[審議] shen3 yi4 deliberation; pondering; due consideration 2 孤傲[孤傲] gu1 ao4 proud and aloof 1 装病[裝病] zhuang1 bing4 to feign illness; to malinger 1 涉嫌[涉嫌] she4 xian2 to be a suspect (in a crime); to be suspected of 2 父兄[父兄] fu4 xiong1 father and elder brother(s); head of the family; patriarch 2 总归[總歸] zong3 gui1 eventually; after all; anyhow 1 来日[來日] lai2 ri4 future days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days 6 窑[窯] yao2 kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel 2 切削[切削] qie1 xiao1 to cut; cutting; machining 2 器物[器物] qi4 wu4 implement; utensil; article; object 2 慧眼[慧眼] hui4 yan3 an all-seeing mind; mental perception; insight; acumen 2 老婆[老婆] lao3 po2 (coll.) wife 1 楼梯口[樓梯口] lou2 ti1 kou3 head of a flight of stairs 1 指令[指令] zhi3 ling4 order; command; instruction 2 好不容易[好不容易] hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4 with great difficulty; very difficult 1 蛋[蛋] dan4 egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing 5 小卒[小卒] xiao3 zu2 foot soldier; minor figure; a nobody; (chess) pawn 1 别着急[別著急] bie2 zhao2 ji2 Don't worry! 2 下达[下達] xia4 da2 to transmit down (a chain of command); to pass down (to lower level); to issue; to send through 1 恩断义绝[恩斷義絕] en1 duan4 yi4 jue2 to split up; to break all ties 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep29/96 words - 32 min 拥趸[擁躉] yong1 dun3 fan; fanatic 2 乘车[乘車] cheng2 che1 to ride (in a car or carriage); to drive; to motor 1 所幸[所幸] suo3 xing4 fortunately (formal writing) 1 娶妻[娶妻] qu3 qi1 to take a wife; to get married (man) 2 唱歌[唱歌] chang4 ge1 to sing a song 1 无暇[無暇] wu2 xia2 too busy; to have no time for; fully occupied 1 顾家[顧家] gu4 jia1 to take care of one's family 1 特权[特權] te4 quan2 prerogative; privilege; privileged 1 车驾[車駕] ju1 jia4 carriage 3 口水[口水] kou3 shui3 saliva 1 等一等[等一等] deng3 yi1 deng3 wait a moment 1 招供[招供] zhao1 gong4 to confess 2 稍等[稍等] shao1 deng3 to wait a moment 1 才识[才識] cai2 shi2 ability and insight 1 猫[貓] mao1 cat; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem 1 除掉[除掉] chu2 diao4 to eliminate 1 乡[鄉] xiang1 country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) 2 养老[養老] yang3 lao3 to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement 1 二十多[二十多] er4 shi2 duo1 over 20 4 养育[養育] yang3 yu4 to rear; to bring up; to nurture 1 信差[信差] xin4 chai1 messenger 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep30/25 words - 6 min 下山[下山] xia4 shan1 (of the sun) to set 5 锦衣玉食[錦衣玉食] jin3 yi1 yu4 shi2 brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury; extravagance 2 棚[棚] peng2 shed; canopy; shack 1 村姑[村姑] cun1 gu1 village girl; country bumpkin 1 心眼[心眼] xin1 yan3 heart; intention; conscience; consideration; cleverness; tolerance 1 实话[實話] shi2 hua4 truth 4 建立[建立] jian4 li4 to establish; to set up; to found 2 问好[問好] wen4 hao3 to say hello to; to send one's regards to 1 山野[山野] shan1 ye3 mountain and fields 1 布帛[布帛] bu4 bo2 cloth and silk; cotton and silk textiles 1 此间[此間] ci3 jian1 here; this place 1 体会[體會] ti3 hui4 to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience 3 救世[救世] jiu4 shi4 salvation 1 沽名钓誉[沽名釣譽] gu1 ming2 diao4 yu4 to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments 1 小狗[小狗] xiao3 gou3 pup; puppy 1 汪[汪] wang1 expanse of water; ooze; (onom.) bark; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle 1 顾不上[顧不上] gu4 bu5 shang4 cannot attend to or manage 2 拉倒[拉倒] la1 dao3 to pull down; (coll.) to let it go; to drop it 1 请缨[請纓] qing3 ying1 to volunteer for military service; to offer oneself for an assignment 1 三代[三代] san1 dai4 three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou) 1 诏狱[詔獄] zhao4 yu4 imperial prison 2 柳树[柳樹] liu3 shu4 willow 2 夜夜[夜夜] ye4 ye4 every night 2 寐[寐] mei4 to sleep soundly 1 放眼[放眼] fang4 yan3 to survey; to view broadly 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep30/50 words - 24 min 高高兴兴[高高興興] gao1 gao1 xing4 xing4 cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily 3 钦[欽] qin1 to respect; to admire; to venerate; by the emperor himself 1 顾及[顧及] gu4 ji2 to take into consideration; to attend to 2 私信[私信] si1 xin4 private correspondence; personal letter; (computing) personal message (PM); to message sb 1 清白[清白] qing1 bai2 pure; innocent 7 停车[停車] ting2 che1 to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall 3 结了[結了] jie2 le5 that's that; that's it; that will do 2 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 死活[死活] si3 huo2 life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me 2 执法[執法] zhi2 fa3 to enforce a law; law enforcement 2 困[睏] kun4 sleepy; tired 4 肥[肥] fei2 fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure 1 犊子[犢子] du2 zi5 calf 1 知己知彼[知己知彼] zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3 know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) 1 百战不殆[百戰不殆] bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to win every fight 1 路数[路數] lu4 shu4 social connections; stratagem; method; approach; movement (martial arts); (sb's) background story 1 抱粗腿[抱粗腿] bao4 cu1 tui3 to latch on to the rich and powerful 1 清醒[清醒] qing1 xing3 clear-headed; sober; awake 2 相比[相比] xiang1 bi3 to compare 1 愚[愚] yu2 to be stupid; to cheat or deceive; me or I (modest) 1 捐[捐] juan1 to contribute; to donate; contribution; tax; to abandon 1 住口[住口] zhu4 kou3 shut up; shut your mouth; stop talking 1 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) 4 公安[公安] gong1 an1 (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security 1 咬牙[咬牙] yao3 ya2 to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep30/75 words - 31 min 倒下[倒下] dao3 xia4 to collapse; to topple over 1 铁打[鐵打] tie3 da3 made of iron; strong as iron 1 工坊[工坊] gong1 fang2 workshop 1 挂怀[掛懷] gua4 huai2 concerned; troubled; having sth on one's mind 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 1 笼[籠] long3 to cover; to cage; covering; also pr. [long2] 1 有眉目[有眉目] you3 mei2 mu4 to begin to take shape; to be about to materialize 1 心切[心切] xin1 qie4 eager; impatient; guileless 1 讨巧[討巧] tao3 qiao3 to act cleverly to get what one desires; to get the best at least expense 1 人选[人選] ren2 xuan3 choice of person; candidate 1 暖暖[暖暖] Nuan3 nuan3 Nuannuan district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan 2 心目[心目] xin1 mu4 mind 1 安身立命[安身立命] an1 shen1 li4 ming4 settle down and get on with one's pursuit 1 细碎[細碎] xi4 sui4 fragments; bits and pieces 1 核心[核心] he2 xin1 core; nucleus 1 看不出[看不出] kan4 bu5 chu1 can't see; can't make out; unable to tell 2 破绽[破綻] po4 zhan4 hole or tear in cloth; mistake or gap in a speech or theory 1 嘱咐[囑咐] zhu3 fu4 to tell; to exhort; injunction 1 天涯海角[天涯海角] tian1 ya2 hai3 jiao3 the ends of the earth; separated worlds apart 1 指认[指認] zhi3 ren4 to identify 4 不定[不定] bu4 ding4 indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious 2 退路[退路] tui4 lu4 a way out; a way to retreat; leeway 1 禳[禳] rang2 sacrifice for avoiding calamity 1 三次[三次] san1 ci4 third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) 1 水陆[水陸] shui3 lu4 water and land; by water and land (transport); amphibian; delicacies from land and sea 1 转运[轉運] zhuan3 yun4 to forward goods; to ship; to distribute; transshipment; a lucky break; change of fortune (for the better) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep30/84 words - 33 min 结党营私[結黨營私] jie2 dang3 ying2 si1 to gang up for personal interest (idiom); to form a clique 2 阖家[闔家] he2 jia1 variant of 合家[he2 jia1] 1 落魄[落魄] luo4 po4 down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4] 3 穷困[窮困] qiong2 kun4 destitute; wretched poverty 1 擢升[擢升] zhuo2 sheng1 to promote (sb); to upgrade; to ascend 2 扳[扳] ban1 to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup 1 夺取[奪取] duo2 qu3 to seize; to capture; to wrest control of 1 处死[處死] chu3 si3 an execution; to put sb to death 2 子夜[子夜] zi3 ye4 midnight 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep31/25 words - 10 min 顺势[順勢] shun4 shi4 to take advantage; to seize an opportunity; in passing; without taking extra trouble; conveniently 1 便当[便當] bian4 dang1 convenient; handy; easy; bento (a meal in a partitioned box); lunchbox 1 志向[志向] zhi4 xiang4 ambition; goal; ideal; aspiration 1 看法[看法] kan4 fa3 way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 为准[為準] wei2 zhun3 to serve as the norm; ...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc) 1 废人[廢人] fei4 ren2 handicapped person; useless person 1 拿捏[拿捏] na2 nie1 to grasp; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; to create difficulties 1 观点[觀點] guan1 dian3 point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 视野[視野] shi4 ye3 field of view; horizon 1 真理[真理] zhen1 li3 truth; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 多言[多言] duo1 yan2 wordy; talkative 2 终极[終極] zhong1 ji2 ultimate; final 1 死节[死節] si3 jie2 to die or be martyred for a noble cause; to be faithful unto death 2 一说[一說] yi1 shuo1 an expression of opinion; according to some 1 说到底[說到底] shuo1 dao4 di3 in the final analysis; in the end 1 浅见[淺見] qian3 jian4 shallow opinion; humble opinion 1 鲲鹏展翅[鯤鵬展翅] kun1 peng2 zhan3 chi4 lit. the giant Peng bird spreads its wings and begins to fly; displaying awesome power and momentum at the outset; to have the world at one's feet 3 诈[詐] zha4 to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff 4 苦心[苦心] ku3 xin1 painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains 1 白费[白費] bai2 fei4 to waste (one's energy etc) 3 受宠若惊[受寵若驚] shou4 chong3 ruo4 jing1 overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.) 1 重任[重任] zhong4 ren4 heavy responsibility 2 处决[處決] chu3 jue2 to execute (a condemned criminal) 1 胆[膽] dan3 gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) 2 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 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep31/50 words - 19 min 不足为虑[不足為慮] bu4 zu2 wei2 lu:4 to give no cause for anxiety; nothing to worry about 1 情谊[情誼] qing2 yi4 friendship; camaraderie 1 倘若[倘若] tang3 ruo4 provided that; supposing that; if 4 决议[決議] jue2 yi4 a resolution; to pass a resolution 1 躲藏[躲藏] duo3 cang2 to conceal oneself; to go into hiding; to take cover 1 栽赃[栽贓] zai1 zang1 to frame sb (by planting sth on them) 1 政敌[政敵] zheng4 di2 political enemy; opponent 1 杀敌[殺敵] sha1 di2 to attack the enemy 2 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] 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 勺[勺] shao2 spoon; ladle; CL:把[ba3]; abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume) 1 烩[燴] hui4 to braise; to cook in soy and vinegar; braised; cooked in soy and vinegar 1 移交[移交] yi2 jiao1 to transfer; to hand over 1 插件[插件] cha1 jian4 plug-in (software component) 1 一部分[一部分] yi1 bu4 fen5 portion; part of; subset 1 音讯[音訊] yin1 xun4 letters; mail; news; messages; correspondence 1 未卜[未卜] wei4 bu3 not foreseen; unpredictable; not on the cards 1 收服[收服] shou1 fu2 to subdue; to force to capitulate; to reduce to submission; to soothe 1 差别[差別] cha1 bie2 difference; distinction; disparity 1 审时度势[審時度勢] shen3 shi2 duo2 shi4 to judge the hour and size up the situation; to take stock 1 和颜悦色[和顏悅色] he2 yan2 yue4 se4 amiable manner; pleasant countenance 1 素养[素養] su4 yang3 (personal) accomplishment; attainment in self-cultivation 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 2 姓氏[姓氏] xing4 shi4 family name 3 贬损[貶損] bian3 sun3 to mock; to disparage; to belittle 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep31/75 words - 25 min 内疚[內疚] nei4 jiu4 guilty conscience; to feel a twinge of guilt 1 纯粹[純粹] chun2 cui4 pure; unadulterated; purely; completely 2 良善[良善] liang2 shan4 good 1 泯[泯] min3 to vanish; to die out; to obliterate 1 手痒[手癢] shou3 yang3 (fig.) to itch (to do sth) 1 牢狱之灾[牢獄之災] lao2 yu4 zhi1 zai1 imprisonment 1 充裕[充裕] chong1 yu4 abundant; ample; plenty; abundance 2 统御[統御] tong3 yu4 control 1 造福[造福] zao4 fu2 to benefit (e.g. the people) 3 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 1 相伴[相伴] xiang1 ban4 to accompany sb; to accompany each other 2 相称[相稱] xiang1 chen4 to match; to suit; mutually compatible 1 清洗[清洗] qing1 xi3 to wash; to clean; to purge 1 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 帐目[帳目] zhang4 mu4 account 1 红颜[紅顏] hong2 yan2 a beautiful woman; young beauties; youths; rosy cheeks 1 质押[質押] zhi4 ya1 to pawn; to pledge 3 性情[性情] xing4 qing2 nature; temperament 1 逃生[逃生] tao2 sheng1 to flee for one's life 1 祝融[祝融] Zhu4 rong2 God of Fire 1 关公[關公] Guan1 gong1 Lord Guan (i.e. 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3]) 1 切口[切口] qie1 kou3 incision; notch; slit; gash; margin of a page; trimmed edge (of a page in a book) 1 检[檢] jian3 to check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint 1 死战[死戰] si3 zhan4 fight to the death; desperate struggle 1 遍布[遍布] bian4 bu4 to cover the whole (area); to be found throughout 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep31/92 words - 31 min 境[境] jing4 border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory 2 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 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 2 复现[復現] fu4 xian4 to reappear; to persist (in memory) 1 畏[畏] wei4 to fear 3 潜逃[潛逃] qian2 tao2 to abscond; to slink off 1 这般[這般] zhe4 ban1 like this; this way 1 抵挡[抵擋] di3 dang3 to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand 1 诋毁[詆毀] di3 hui3 to vilify; to slander; vilification 2 迁[遷] qian1 to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote 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 1 强健[強健] qiang2 jian4 sturdy 1 胸中[胸中] xiong1 zhong1 one's mind 1 锦绣[錦繡] jin3 xiu4 beautiful 2 亏[虧] kui1 deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... 3 狼子野心[狼子野心] lang2 zi3 ye3 xin1 ambition of wild wolves (idiom); rapacious designs 1 殊[殊] shu1 different; unique; special; very; (classical) to behead; to die; to cut off; to separate; to surpass 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep32/25 words - 7 min 争斗[爭鬥] zheng1 dou4 struggle; war 1 烈[烈] lie4 ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause; exploits; achievements 2 操控[操控] cao1 kong4 to control; to manipulate 1 大胆[大膽] da4 dan3 brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless 4 非议[非議] fei1 yi4 to criticize 1 平衡[平衡] ping2 heng2 balance; equilibrium 3 精力[精力] jing1 li4 energy 2 政权[政權] zheng4 quan2 regime; political power 1 异心[異心] yi4 xin1 disloyalty; infidelity 1 赤诚[赤誠] chi4 cheng2 utterly sincere; wholly devoted 3 照办[照辦] zhao4 ban4 to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request 2 捕杀[捕殺] bu3 sha1 to hunt and kill (an animal or fish) 1 没脸[沒臉] mei2 lian3 ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame) 2 惴惴不安[惴惴不安] zhui4 zhui4 bu4 an1 to be on tenterhooks (idiom); to be anxious and frightened 1 舍命[捨命] she3 ming4 to risk one's life 3 期待[期待] qi1 dai4 to look forward to; to await; expectation 1 心动[心動] xin1 dong4 heartbeat; heart rate; (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc) 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 1 好奇[好奇] hao4 qi2 inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity 1 验[驗] yan4 to examine; to test; to check 2 真假[真假] zhen1 jia3 genuine or fake; true or false 2 输赢[輸贏] shu1 ying2 win or loss; outcome 1 工友[工友] gong1 you3 workmate 1 绫[綾] ling2 damask; thin silk 2 挪用[挪用] nuo2 yong4 to shift (funds); to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another; to embezzle; to misappropriate 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep32/50 words - 13 min 制度[制度] zhi4 du4 system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 形同虚设[形同虛設] xing2 tong2 xu1 she4 to exist in name only; empty shell; useless (idiom) 1 依法治国[依法治國] yi1 fa3 zhi4 guo2 to rule according to the law 1 一言[一言] yi1 yan2 one sentence; brief remark 1 助长[助長] zhu4 zhang3 to encourage; to foster; to foment 1 终生[終生] zhong1 sheng1 throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong 2 驱使[驅使] qu1 shi3 to urge; to prompt; to spur on; to order sb about 1 告别[告別] gao4 bie2 to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to 1 把酒[把酒] ba3 jiu3 to raise one's wine cup 1 早死[早死] zao3 si3 early demise; untimely death 2 培养[培養] pei2 yang3 to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology) 1 弟子[弟子] di4 zi3 disciple; follower 1 仁义道德[仁義道德] ren2 yi4 dao4 de2 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues; mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical 1 教会[教會] jiao4 hui4 Christian church 3 仁义[仁義] ren2 yi4 benevolence and righteousness 1 呕心沥血[嘔心瀝血] ou3 xin1 li4 xue4 lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom); to work one's heart out; blood, sweat and tears 1 无量[無量] wu2 liang4 measureless; immeasurable 1 大势所趋[大勢所趨] da4 shi4 suo3 qu1 general trend; irresistible trend 1 天道[天道] tian1 dao4 natural law; heavenly law; weather (dialect) 2 逆转[逆轉] ni4 zhuan3 to turn back; to reverse 2 赠予[贈予] zeng4 yu3 to give a present; to accord (a favor); to grant 1 豁[豁] huo4 clear; open; exempt (from); liberal-minded 2 女婿[女婿] nu:3 xu5 daughter's husband; son-in-law 2 三级[三級] san1 ji2 grade 3; third class; category C 1 大红袍[大紅袍] da4 hong2 pao2 an expensive type of oolong tea 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep32/75 words - 23 min 扎[扎] zha1 to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer) 1 转眼[轉眼] zhuan3 yan3 in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance 1 过错[過錯] guo4 cuo4 mistake; fault; responsibility (for a fault) 1 赴宴[赴宴] fu4 yan4 to attend a banquet 2 崭新[嶄新] zhan3 xin1 brand new 1 不吉[不吉] bu4 ji2 unlucky; inauspicious; ominous 1 何干[何干] he2 gan1 what business? 1 赶不及[趕不及] gan3 bu4 ji2 not enough time (to do sth); too late (to do sth) 1 唾[唾] tuo4 saliva; to spit 1 邪[邪] xie2 demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal 2 泛[泛] fan4 to float; to be suffused with; general; extensive; non-specific; flood; pan- (prefix) 1 油光[油光] you2 guang1 glossy; gleaming; shiny (due to greasiness); slick; greasy; oily 1 好汉[好漢] hao3 han4 hero; strong and courageous person; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 当口[當口] dang1 kou3 at that moment; just then 1 棺材[棺材] guan1 cai5 coffin; CL:具[ju4],口[kou3] 2 进贡[進貢] jin4 gong4 to offer tribute; to pay tribute that a vassal owes to his suzerain 1 颜色[顏色] yan2 se4 color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff 3 永世[永世] yong3 shi4 eternal; forever 4 唠[嘮] lao2 to chatter 1 搭把手[搭把手] da1 ba3 shou3 to help out 3 憋气[憋氣] bie1 qi4 to feel suffocated or oppressed; to choke with resentment; to feel injured or resentful 1 欺人太甚[欺人太甚] qi1 ren2 tai4 shen4 to bully intolerably (idiom) 2 人见人爱[人見人愛] ren2 jian4 ren2 ai4 loved by all; to have universal appeal 2 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 1 大家闺秀[大家閨秀] da4 jia1 gui1 xiu4 girl from a wealthy family; unmarried daughter of a noble house 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep32/86 words - 34 min 微妙[微妙] wei1 miao4 subtle 1 勾[勾] gou1 to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook 2 武功[武功] wu3 gong1 martial art; military accomplishments; (Peking opera) martial arts feats 1 稀松[稀鬆] xi1 song1 poor; sloppy; unconcerned; heedless; lax; unimportant; trivial; loose; porous 1 报到[報到] bao4 dao4 to report for duty; to check in; to register 1 诈死[詐死] zha4 si3 to feign death; to fake death 1 横死[橫死] heng4 si3 to die by violence 1 卖笑[賣笑] mai4 xiao4 to work as a good-time girl; to prostitute oneself 1 赐死[賜死] ci4 si3 to commit suicide on the orders of a sovereign (old) 1 无益[無益] wu2 yi4 no good; not good for; not beneficial 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 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep33/25 words - 8 min 活埋[活埋] huo2 mai2 to bury alive 2 奴家[奴家] nu2 jia1 (old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female) 1 点名[點名] dian3 ming2 roll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name 1 宠信[寵信] chong3 xin4 to dote on and trust 3 劲敌[勁敵] jing4 di2 formidable opponent 1 只怕[只怕] zhi3 pa4 I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely 1 政理[政理] zheng4 li3 politics; government affairs 1 伟业[偉業] wei3 ye4 exploit; great undertaking 2 功亏一篑[功虧一簣] gong1 kui1 yi1 kui4 lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful; to fail through lack of a final effort; to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom) 1 禀报[稟報] bing3 bao4 to report (to one's superior) 1 薄礼[薄禮] bo2 li3 my meager gift (humble) 1 牵[牽] qian1 to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in 2 马来[馬來] Ma3 lai2 Malaya; Malaysia 1 解围[解圍] jie3 wei2 to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment 1 无恙[無恙] wu2 yang4 in good health 1 暗示[暗示] an4 shi4 to hint; to suggest; suggestion; hint 2 有幸[有幸] you3 xing4 fortunately 2 自此[自此] zi4 ci3 since then; henceforth 1 景致[景致] jing3 zhi4 view; scenery; scene 1 卖苦力[賣苦力] mai4 ku3 li4 to make a hard living as unskilled laborer 1 不死心[不死心] bu4 si3 xin1 unwilling to give up; unresigned 2 显赫[顯赫] xian3 he4 illustrious; celebrated 1 始终[始終] shi3 zhong1 from beginning to end; all along 3 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 取证[取證] qu3 zheng4 to collect evidence 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep33/50 words - 16 min 夺回[奪回] duo2 hui2 to take back (forcibly); to recapture; to win back 1 有心[有心] you3 xin1 to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate 4 留心[留心] liu2 xin1 to be careful; to pay attention to 1 竹器[竹器] zhu2 qi4 utensil made of bamboo 1 代代[代代] dai4 dai4 from generation to generation; generation after generation 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 1 先后[先後] xian1 hou4 early or late; priority; in succession; one after another 1 差遣[差遣] chai1 qian3 to send (on errand) 1 小可[小可] xiao3 ke3 small; unimportant; (polite) my humble person 2 摊子[攤子] tan1 zi5 booth; vendor's stall; organizational structure; scale of operations 2 冤情[冤情] yuan1 qing2 facts of an injustice; circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice 1 说法[說法] shuo1 fa5 way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation 2 封闭[封閉] feng1 bi4 to seal; to close; to confine; to seal off; to close down; sealed; confined; closed; unreceptive 1 增设[增設] zeng1 she4 to add to existing facilities or services 1 登入[登入] deng1 ru4 to log in (to a computer); to enter (data) 1 定夺[定奪] ding4 duo2 to make a decision; to determine 1 归类[歸類] gui1 lei4 to classify; to categorize 1 库[庫] ku4 warehouse; storehouse; (file) library 2 拾[拾] shi2 to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral) 1 在身[在身] zai4 shen1 to possess; to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit) 1 一概[一概] yi1 gai4 all; without any exceptions; categorically 3 复杂[複雜] fu4 za2 complicated; complex 2 广场[廣場] guang3 chang3 public square; plaza 19 会议[會議] hui4 yi4 meeting; conference; CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4] 3 通融[通融] tong1 rong2 flexible; to accommodate; to stretch or get around regulations; a short-term loan 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep33/75 words - 21 min 警觉[警覺] jing3 jue2 to be on guard; alert; vigilance; alertness 1 质地[質地] zhi4 di4 texture; background (texture); grain; quality; character; disposition 1 大风[大風] da4 feng1 gale; CL:場|场[chang2] 1 对策[對策] dui4 ce4 countermeasure for dealing with a situation 1 催逼[催逼] cui1 bi1 to press (for a payment) 2 转转[轉轉] zhuan4 zhuan5 to stroll 1 刺猬[刺蝟] ci4 wei5 hedgehog 3 报案[報案] bao4 an4 to report a case to the authorities 1 行署[行署] xing2 shu3 administrative office 1 补缺[補缺] bu3 que1 to fill a vacancy; to make up for a shortage; to supply a deficiency 1 顺眼[順眼] shun4 yan3 pleasing to the eye; nice to look at 1 帮帮忙[幫幫忙] bang1 bang5 mang2 to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! 1 通缉[通緝] tong1 ji1 to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted 2 依循[依循] yi1 xun2 to follow; to comply 2 旧例[舊例] jiu4 li4 old rules; example from the past; former practices 2 晕[暈] yun1 confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out 1 晕[暈] yun4 dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun 1 报功[報功] bao4 gong1 to report a heroic deed; to mention sb in dispatches 1 炷[炷] zhu4 wick of an oil lamp; to burn (incense etc); classifier for lit incense sticks 1 警[警] jing3 to alert; to warn; police 1 国师[國師] guo2 shi1 teachers of the state 4 咒[咒] zhou4 incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction; to revile; to put a curse on sb 1 摄[攝] she4 to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to act for; to take a photo; photo shoot; photo; to conserve (one's health) 1 脖子[脖子] bo2 zi5 neck; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 勾走[勾走] gou1 zou3 to steal (sb's heart) 1 超生[超生] chao1 sheng1 to exceed the stipulated limit of a birth-control policy; to be reincarnated; to be lenient 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep33/100 words - 26 min 突然间[突然間] tu1 ran2 jian1 suddenly 1 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 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 2 妾[妾] qie4 concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women) 3 臭味[臭味] chou4 wei4 bad smell; foul odor 1 辱骂[辱罵] ru3 ma4 to insult; to revile; abuse; vituperation 1 守规矩[守規矩] shou3 gui1 ju5 to behave oneself; to abide by the rules 3 一品[一品] yi1 pin3 superb; first-rate; (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank 1 受累[受累] shou4 lei3 to get dragged into; to get involved (on sb else's account) 1 一来[一來] yi1 lai2 firstly, ... 2 您好[您好] nin2 hao3 hello (polite) 1 莫名[莫名] mo4 ming2 indescribable; ineffable 2 单人[單人] dan1 ren2 one person; single (room, bed etc) 1 引线[引線] yin3 xian4 fuse (for an explosive device); electrical lead; intermediary; catalyst; (dialect) sewing needle 4 闯过[闖過] chuang3 guo4 to crash one's way through 1 国色天香[國色天香] guo2 se4 tian1 xiang1 national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty 1 闭月羞花[閉月羞花] bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1 lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom); fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world 1 身段[身段] shen1 duan4 a woman's physique; figure; posture on stage 1 土气[土氣] tu3 qi4 rustic; uncouth; unsophisticated 1 杀手[殺手] sha1 shou3 killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player 1 原貌[原貌] yuan2 mao4 the original form 1 高明[高明] gao1 ming2 brilliant; superior; tall and bright 2 精美[精美] jing1 mei3 delicate; fine; refinement 1 绝伦[絕倫] jue2 lun2 outstanding; peerless; beyond compare 1 鬼斧神工[鬼斧神工] gui3 fu3 shen2 gong1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods; uncanny workmanship; superlative craftsmanship 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep33/125 words - 29 min 制作[製作] zhi4 zuo4 to make; to manufacture 2 晁[晁] Chao2 surname Chao 7 仲[仲] zhong4 second month of a season; middle; intermediate; second amongst brothers 1 吕[呂] lu:3 pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system 1 衡[衡] heng2 to weigh; weight; measure 1 学习[學習] xue2 xi2 to learn; to study 4 天赋[天賦] tian1 fu4 gift; innate skill 1 修炼[修煉] xiu1 lian4 (of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism 1 炉火纯青[爐火純青] lu2 huo3 chun2 qing1 lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom); fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection 1 驱逐[驅逐] qu1 zhu2 to expel; to deport; banishment 1 委实[委實] wei3 shi2 indeed; really (very much so) 2 勤勉[勤勉] qin2 mian3 diligence; diligent; industrious 1 佳人[佳人] jia1 ren2 beautiful woman 1 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 1 契机[契機] qi4 ji1 opportunity; turning point; juncture 1 借过[借過] jie4 guo4 excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) 1 请调[請調] qing3 diao4 to request a transfer 1 我方[我方] wo3 fang1 our side; we 2 坦荡[坦蕩] tan3 dang4 magnanimous; broad and level 1 固然[固然] gu4 ran2 admittedly (it's true that...) 2 想得美[想得美] xiang3 de2 mei3 in your dreams!; as if!; You wish!; I wish that were so 1 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] 1 普照[普照] pu3 zhao4 (of the sunlight) to bathe all things; to shine gloriously 1 随着[隨著] sui2 zhe5 along with; in the wake of; following 2 总能[總能] zong3 neng2 total energy 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep33/146 words - 33 min 激起[激起] ji1 qi3 to arouse; to evoke; to cause; to stir up 1 雄心[雄心] xiong2 xin1 great ambition; lofty aspiration 1 不才[不才] bu4 cai2 untalented; I; me (humble) 2 更加[更加] geng4 jia1 more (than sth else); even more 2 分家[分家] fen1 jia1 to separate and live apart; division of a large family into smaller groups 2 名望[名望] ming2 wang4 renown; prestige 2 架子[架子] jia4 zi5 shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance 1 请进[請進] qing3 jin4 "please come in" 1 尽量[儘量] jin3 liang4 as much as possible; to the greatest extent 2 连理[連理] lian2 li3 two trees that grow together as one; fig. conjugal union 1 不理[不理] bu4 li3 to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore 1 一二[一二] yi1 er4 one or two; a few 1 迷上[迷上] mi2 shang4 to become excited with; to be enchanted by 1 铁器[鐵器] tie3 qi4 hardware; ironware 2 火急[火急] huo3 ji2 extremely urgent 1 沙[沙] sha1 granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[li4]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia 3 焚烧[焚燒] fen2 shao1 to burn; to set on fire 1 借给[借給] jie4 gei3 to lend to sb 1 返回[返回] fan3 hui2 to return to; to come (or go) back 1 地儿[地兒] di4 r5 place; space 1 凶手[兇手] xiong1 shou3 murderer; assassin 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep34/25 words - 3 min 开道[開道] kai1 dao4 to clear the way 1 返岗[返崗] fan3 gang3 to resume one's former position; to return to work 1 祥[祥] xiang2 auspicious; propitious 1 瑞[瑞] rui4 lucky; auspicious; propitious; rayl (acoustical unit) 1 泰[泰] tai4 safe; peaceful; most; grand 1 杖[杖] zhang4 a staff; a rod; cane; walking stick; to flog with a stick (old) 1 洛[洛] Luo4 surname Luo; old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui) 2 胆敢[膽敢] dan3 gan3 to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth) 1 出自[出自] chu1 zi4 to come from 2 各不相同[各不相同] ge4 bu4 xiang1 tong2 to have nothing in common with each other (idiom) 1 深浅[深淺] shen1 qian3 deep or shallow; depth (of the sea); limits of decorum 1 不一[不一] bu4 yi1 to vary; to differ 1 流派[流派] liu2 pai4 tributary (stream); (fig.) school (of thought); genre; style 1 瘦[瘦] shou4 thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive 1 只得[只得] zhi3 de2 to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to 1 形状[形狀] xing2 zhuang4 form; shape; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 功用[功用] gong1 yong4 function 2 六角[六角] liu4 jiao3 hexagon 1 凹槽[凹槽] ao1 cao2 recess; notch; groove; fillister 1 扁[扁] bian3 flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up; old variant of 匾[bian3] 2 狭[狹] xia2 narrow; narrow-minded 1 灼[灼] zhuo2 luminous; burning; to burn; to cauterize 1 岭[嶺] ling3 mountain range; mountain ridge 1 典型[典型] dian3 xing2 model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative 1 吸收[吸收] xi1 shou1 to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep34/50 words - 6 min 某种[某種] mou3 zhong3 some kind (of) 1 竹筒[竹筒] zhu2 tong3 bamboo tube; bamboo pipe 2 麒麟[麒麟] qi2 lin2 qilin (mythical Chinese animal); kylin; Chinese unicorn; commonly mistranslated as giraffe 23 衔[銜] xian2 bit (of a bridle); to hold in the mouth; to harbor (feelings); to link; to accept; rank; title 1 挈[挈] qie4 to raise; to lift; to take along (e.g. one's family) 1 无穷[無窮] wu2 qiong2 endless; boundless; inexhaustible 1 据我所知[據我所知] ju4 wo3 suo3 zhi1 as far as I know; to the best of my knowledge 1 仪器[儀器] yi2 qi4 instrument; apparatus; CL:臺|台[tai2] 2 超越[超越] chao1 yue4 to surpass; to exceed; to transcend 1 时期[時期] shi2 qi1 period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 高人[高人] gao1 ren2 very able person 1 丹青[丹青] dan1 qing1 painting 1 雕琢[雕琢] diao1 zhuo2 to sculpt; to carve (jade); ornate artwork; overly elaborate prose 1 天枢[天樞] Tian1 shu1 alpha Ursae Majoris 2 精湛[精湛] jing1 zhan4 consummate; exquisite 1 搞错[搞錯] gao3 cuo4 mistake; to make a mistake; to blunder; mistaken 1 兼有[兼有] jian1 you3 to combine; to have both 1 资[資] zi1 resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense 1 进献[進獻] jin4 xian4 to offer as tribute 1 太上[太上] tai4 shang4 title of respect for taoists 1 内置[內置] nei4 zhi4 built-in; internal 1 俑[俑] yong3 wooden figures buried with the dead 1 构造[構造] gou4 zao4 structure; composition; tectonic (geology); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 轮转[輪轉] lun2 zhuan4 to rotate 1 旷古未有[曠古未有] kuang4 gu3 wei4 you3 never before in the whole of history (idiom); unprecedented 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep34/75 words - 13 min 奇景[奇景] qi2 jing3 wonderful scenery; amazing sight; (fig.) marvel 2 构件[構件] gou4 jian4 member; component; part 1 空心[空心] kong1 xin1 hollow; empty headed; mindless 1 容器[容器] rong2 qi4 receptacle; vessel; (computing) container 2 精妙[精妙] jing1 miao4 exquisite; fine and delicate (usu. of works of art) 1 暴殄天物[暴殄天物] bao4 tian3 tian1 wu4 to waste natural resources recklessly; not to know how to use things sparingly 2 引爆[引爆] yin3 bao4 to cause to burn; to ignite; to detonate; a fuse 1 方圆[方圓] fang1 yuan2 perimeter; range; (within) a radius of ... 1 糜烂[糜爛] mi2 lan4 dissipated; rotten; decaying 1 伏地[伏地] fu2 di4 to lie prostrate 1 够受的[夠受的] gou4 shou4 de5 to be quite an ordeal; to be hard to bear 1 与众不同[與眾不同] yu3 zhong4 bu4 tong2 to stand out from the masses (idiom) 1 安宁[安寧] an1 ning2 peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry 1 练兵[練兵] lian4 bing1 to drill troops; army training 1 乞儿[乞兒] qi3 er2 beggar 1 例[例] li4 example; precedent; rule; case; instance 1 桥[橋] qiao2 bridge; CL:座[zuo4] 1 水里[水里] Shui3 li3 Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan 1 捞[撈] lao1 to fish up; to dredge up 2 炫耀[炫耀] xuan4 yao4 dazzling; to show off; to flaunt 1 干脆[乾脆] gan1 cui4 straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply 1 检修[檢修] jian3 xiu1 to overhaul; to examine and fix (a motor); to service (a vehicle) 2 备件[備件] bei4 jian4 spare parts 2 巧妙[巧妙] qiao3 miao4 ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice 1 束手就擒[束手就擒] shu4 shou3 jiu4 qin2 hands tied and waiting to be captured 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep34/100 words - 25 min 屠戮[屠戮] tu2 lu4 slaughter; massacre 2 妖言惑众[妖言惑眾] yao1 yan2 huo4 zhong4 to mislead the public with rumors (idiom); to delude the people with lies 1 日本[日本] Ri4 ben3 Japan 1 磨磨蹭蹭[磨磨蹭蹭] mo2 mo2 ceng4 ceng4 to dillydally; slow-going 1 窄[窄] zhai3 narrow; narrow-minded; badly off 1 梯[梯] ti1 ladder; stairs 2 有损[有損] you3 sun3 to be harmful (to) 1 梯子[梯子] ti1 zi5 ladder; stepladder 1 走错[走錯] zou3 cuo4 to go the wrong way; to take the wrong (road, exit etc) 1 真道[真道] zhen1 dao4 the true way 1 幻[幻] huan4 fantasy 4 中枢[中樞] zhong1 shu1 center; backbone; hub (e.g. of transport network); the central administration 4 机关[機關] ji1 guan1 mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 图纸[圖紙] tu2 zhi3 blueprint; drawing; design plans; graph paper 7 睁眼[睜眼] zheng1 yan3 to open one's eyes 1 消停[消停] xiao1 ting2 to calm down; to stop; to pause; calmly; peaceful; restful 1 按说[按說] an4 shuo1 in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally 1 猎[獵] lie4 hunting 1 冷遇[冷遇] leng3 yu4 a cold reception; to cold-shoulder sb 1 以至于[以至於] yi3 zhi4 yu2 down to; up to; to the extent that... 1 黑白不分[黑白不分] hei1 bai2 bu4 fen1 can't tell black from white (idiom); unable to distinguish wrong from right 1 耗子[耗子] hao4 zi5 (dialect) mouse; rat 1 不自量[不自量] bu4 zi4 liang4 not take a proper measure of oneself; to overrate one's own abilities 1 做鬼[做鬼] zuo4 gui3 to play tricks; to cheat; to get up to mischief; to become a ghost; to give up the ghost 1 厉鬼[厲鬼] li4 gui3 malicious spirit; devil 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep34/101 words - 26 min 孳生[孳生] zi1 sheng1 to multiply; to breed 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep35/25 words - 4 min 始[始] shi3 to begin; to start; then; only then 4 萌[萌] meng2 to sprout; to bud; to have a strong affection for (slang); adorable (loanword from Japanese 萌え moe, slang describing affection for a cute character) 1 初始[初始] chu1 shi3 initial; starting (point) 1 普天同庆[普天同慶] pu3 tian1 tong2 qing4 everybody celebrating together; universal celebration; universal rejoicing 1 偷偷摸摸[偷偷摸摸] tou1 tou1 mo1 mo1 surreptitious; sneaky 1 璀璨[璀璨] cui3 can4 bright; resplendent 1 光华[光華] guang1 hua2 brilliance; splendor; magnificence 1 钉[釘] ding1 nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth); variant of 盯[ding1] 1 嘲笑[嘲笑] chao2 xiao4 to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision 1 圣祖[聖祖] sheng4 zu3 divine ancester; patron saint 3 万岁[萬歲] wan4 sui4 Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty 13 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] 4 道德经[道德經] Dao4 de2 jing1 the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism 1 长生[長生] chang2 sheng1 long life 3 大圣[大聖] da4 sheng4 great sage; mahatma; king; emperor; outstanding personage; Buddha 3 说情[說情] shuo1 qing2 to intercede; to plead for sb else 7 百依百顺[百依百順] bai3 yi1 bai3 shun4 docile and obedient; all obedience 1 不予[不予] bu4 yu2 to withhold; to refuse 4 杀生[殺生] sha1 sheng1 to take the life of a living creature 1 低于[低于] di1 yu2 to be lower than 1 凡是[凡是] fan2 shi4 each and every; every; all; any 1 免开尊口[免開尊口] mian3 kai1 zun1 kou3 keep your thoughts to yourself 1 情郎[情郎] qing2 lang2 boyfriend; paramour (of a woman) 3 吉州[吉州] Ji2 zhou1 Jizhou district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi; Kilju county in North Hamgyeong province, North Korea 1 永新县[永新縣] Yong3 xin1 xian4 Yongxin county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi 4 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep35/50 words - 8 min 来年[來年] lai2 nian2 next year; the coming year 1 挤出[擠出] ji3 chu1 to squeeze out; to extrude; to drain; to find the time; to burst out 1 夺得[奪得] duo2 de2 to take (after a struggle); to wrest; to seize; to capture; to win (a trophy) 1 指望[指望] zhi3 wang4 to hope for sth; to count on; hope 4 坤[坤] kun1 one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth; female principle; ☷; ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest) 1 恶心[噁心] e3 xin1 variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] 1 根基[根基] gen1 ji1 foundation 1 红颜祸水[紅顏禍水] hong2 yan2 huo4 shui3 femme fatale 1 脏水[髒水] zang1 shui3 dirty water; sewage 1 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) 1 得救[得救] de2 jiu4 to be saved 2 砰[砰] peng1 (onom.) bang; thump 1 口口声声[口口聲聲] kou3 kou5 sheng1 sheng1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again 2 枉[枉] wang3 to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain 2 缩头乌龟[縮頭烏龜] suo1 tou2 wu1 gui1 person who refuses to face reality or confront a problem; ostrich 1 缺陷[缺陷] que1 xian4 defect; flaw; physical defect 3 新建[新建] xin1 jian4 new construction; newly built 1 口称[口稱] kou3 cheng1 to speak; to say 1 天朝[天朝] Tian1 chao2 Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China; Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 2 厚待[厚待] hou4 dai4 generous treatment 1 感激涕零[感激涕零] gan3 ji1 ti4 ling2 to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears 1 劝说[勸說] quan4 shuo1 to persuade; persuasion; to advise 2 贡[貢] gong4 to offer tribute; tribute; gifts 1 牵头[牽頭] qian1 tou2 to lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation); to mediate; a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) 1 吐蕃[吐蕃] Tu3 bo1 Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet; the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD; also pr. [Tu3 fan1] 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep35/75 words - 17 min 费时[費時] fei4 shi2 to take time; time-consuming 1 拆迁[拆遷] chai1 qian1 to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants 2 监制[監製] jian1 zhi4 to supervise the manufacture of; to supervise the shooting of films; executive producer (film) 1 一应[一應] yi1 ying1 all; every 1 繁杂[繁雜] fan2 za2 many; diverse 1 绥[綏] sui2 to pacify; Taiwan pr. [sui1] 2 极致[極致] ji2 zhi4 peak; pinnacle; ultimate 1 尝试[嘗試] chang2 shi4 to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4] 1 苦苦[苦苦] ku3 ku3 strenuously; persistently; hard; painful 1 杀戮[殺戮] sha1 lu4 to massacre; to slaughter 1 民房[民房] min2 fang2 private house 2 滥杀无辜[濫殺無辜] lan4 sha1 wu2 gu1 willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom) 1 认命[認命] ren4 ming4 to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate; to be resigned to sth 4 拧[擰] ning2 to pinch; wring 1 大腿[大腿] da4 tui3 thigh 1 奠基[奠基] dian4 ji1 groundbreaking; to lay foundation 1 贤弟[賢弟] xian2 di4 worthy little brother 1 下级[下級] xia4 ji2 low ranking; low level; underclass; subordinate 1 甄[甄] zhen1 to distinguish; to evaluate 1 精干[精幹] jing1 gan4 crack (troops); special (forces); highly capable 1 推卸[推卸] tui1 xie4 to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck 3 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 困厄[困厄] kun4 e4 in deep water; difficult situation 1 砍死[砍死] kan3 si3 to hack to death; to kill with an ax 2 认罪[認罪] ren4 zui4 to admit guilt; to plead guilty 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep35/100 words - 21 min 诛[誅] zhu1 to put (a criminal) to death; to punish 5 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 1 蹚[蹚] tang1 to wade; to trample 1 出头鸟[出頭鳥] chu1 tou2 niao3 to stand out (among a group); distinguished 1 滋事[滋事] zi1 shi4 to cause trouble; to provoke a dispute 1 尽是[盡是] jin4 shi4 to be full of; completely 1 怨言[怨言] yuan4 yan2 complaint 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 大肆[大肆] da4 si4 wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled 2 大侠[大俠] da4 xia2 knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero 1 牌位[牌位] pai2 wei4 memorial tablet 1 瞎眼[瞎眼] xia1 yan3 to be blind 1 暴烈[暴烈] bao4 lie4 violent; fierce 1 璘[璘] lin2 luster of gem 1 风范[風範] feng1 fan4 air; manner; model; paragon; demeanor 2 坠[墜] zhui4 to fall; to drop; to weigh down 1 颜面[顏面] yan2 mian4 face; prestige 5 愧对[愧對] kui4 dui4 to be ashamed to face (sb); to feel bad about having failed (sb) 1 李氏[李氏] Li3 shi4 the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910) 1 先祖[先祖] xian1 zu3 deceased grandfather; ancestry 1 丝毫[絲毫] si1 hao2 the slightest amount or degree; a bit 2 惧怕[懼怕] ju4 pa4 to be afraid 1 平定[平定] ping2 ding4 to pacify 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) 4 洞察[洞察] dong4 cha2 to see clearly 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep35/125 words - 25 min 规劝[規勸] gui1 quan4 to advise 1 认罚[認罰] ren4 fa2 to accept punishment 1 众人[眾人] zhong4 ren2 everyone 1 榜样[榜樣] bang3 yang4 example; model; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 公义[公義] gong1 yi4 righteousness 1 在先[在先] zai4 xian1 to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly 1 怕事[怕事] pa4 shi4 timid; to be afraid of getting involved; to be afraid of getting into trouble 1 启用[啟用] qi3 yong4 to start using; (computing) to enable (a feature) 1 策略[策略] ce4 lu:e4 strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit 1 避重就轻[避重就輕] bi4 zhong4 jiu4 qing1 to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial; to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones 1 构[構] gou4 to construct; to form; to make up; to compose; literary composition; paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) 1 陷于[陷於] xian4 yu2 caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc) 1 适可而止[適可而止] shi4 ke3 er2 zhi3 to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can; don't overdo it; stop while you're ahead 1 证词[證詞] zheng4 ci2 testimony 2 由此[由此] you2 ci3 hereby; from this 1 斗争[鬥爭] dou4 zheng1 a struggle; fight; battle 1 公堂[公堂] gong1 tang2 law court; hall (in castle); CL:家[jia1] 1 逼供[逼供] bi1 gong4 to extort a confession 1 议事[議事] yi4 shi4 to discuss official business 2 兵变[兵變] bing1 bian4 mutiny; (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army 1 水力[水力] shui3 li4 hydraulic power 4 汇合[匯合] hui4 he2 confluence; to converge; to join; to fuse; fusion 1 井[井] jing3 a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly 5 工人[工人] gong1 ren2 worker; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2] 1 风韵[風韻] feng1 yun4 charm; grace; elegant bearing (usually feminine) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep35/150 words - 34 min 填[填] tian2 to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in 1 放水[放水] fang4 shui3 to turn on the water; to let water out; to throw a game (sports) 1 闸门[閘門] zha2 men2 sluice gate 1 来路[來路] lai2 lu4 incoming road; origin; past history 1 侍女[侍女] shi4 nu:3 maid 1 联合[聯合] lian2 he2 to combine; to join; unite; alliance 2 锅[鍋] guo1 pot; pan; boiler; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1] 3 坚强[堅強] jian1 qiang2 staunch; strong 1 后盾[後盾] hou4 dun4 support; backing 1 蓄[蓄] xu4 to store up; to grow (e.g. a beard); to entertain (ideas) 1 冲刷[沖刷] chong1 shua1 to cleanse; to scrub; to scour; to wash down; to erode; to wash away 1 满月[滿月] man3 yue4 full moon; whole month; baby's one-month old birthday 1 他杀[他殺] ta1 sha1 homicide (law) 1 启动[啟動] qi3 dong4 to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan) 3 装置[裝置] zhuang1 zhi4 to install; installation; equipment; system; unit; device 1 急速[急速] ji2 su4 hurried; at a great speed; rapid (development) 2 权衡利弊[權衡利弊] quan2 heng2 li4 bi4 to weigh the pros and cons (idiom) 1 谣言惑众[謠言惑衆] yao2 yan2 huo4 zhong4 to mislead the public with rumors; to delude the people with lies 1 夺冠[奪冠] duo2 guan4 to seize the crown; fig. to win a championship; to win gold medal 1 永新[永新] Yong3 xin1 Yongxin county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi 2 络[絡] luo4 net-like object; to hold sth in place with a net; to wind; to twist; (TCM) channels in the human body 3 纬[緯] wei3 latitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft 3 秋[秋] qiu1 autumn; fall; harvest time 4 阑[闌] lan2 railing; balustrade; door-screen; exhausted; late 3 凄凄[淒淒] qi1 qi1 cold and dismal 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep35/155 words - 34 min 簟[簟] dian4 fine woven grass mat 2 昔[昔] xi1 former times; the past; Taiwan pr. [xi2] 2 横波[橫波] heng2 bo1 transverse wave 2 泉[泉] quan2 spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic) 2 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) 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep36/25 words - 7 min 朕[朕] zhen4 I; we (imperial use); subtle 73 屡屡[屢屢] lu:3 lu:3 again and again; repeatedly 1 荫蔽[蔭蔽] yin4 bi4 to be shaded or concealed by foliage; to conceal; hidden; covert; shade (of a tree) 1 致使[致使] zhi4 shi3 to cause; to result in 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 品行[品行] pin3 xing2 behavior; moral conduct 1 恶劣[惡劣] e4 lie4 vile; nasty; of very poor quality 1 我行我素[我行我素] wo3 xing2 wo3 su4 to continue in one's own way (idiom) 1 言行[言行] yan2 xing2 words and actions; what one says and what one does 1 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 进益[進益] jin4 yi4 income; (literary) improvement; progress 1 借故[借故] jie4 gu4 to find an excuse 1 诬蔑[誣衊] wu1 mie4 to slander; to smear; to vilify 2 何故[何故] he2 gu4 what for?; what's the reason? 1 河北[河北] He2 bei3 Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1] 1 卢[盧] lu2 (old) rice vessel; black; old variant of 廬|庐[lu2]; (slang) (Tw) troublesome; fussy 1 水轮[水輪] shui3 lun2 waterwheel; millwheel 2 驱动[驅動] qu1 dong4 to drive; to propel; drive (vehicle wheel); drive mechanism (tape or disk); device driver (computing software) 1 半生[半生] ban4 sheng1 half a lifetime 1 功力[功力] gong1 li4 merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power 1 研究[研究] yan2 jiu1 research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into 1 贯[貫] guan4 to pierce through; to pass through; to be stringed together; string of 1000 cash 1 造价[造價] zao4 jia4 construction cost 1 耗[耗] hao4 to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally 1 闸[閘] zha2 gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric switch or circuit breaker 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep36/50 words - 22 min 人力[人力] ren2 li4 manpower; labor power 1 开动[開動] kai1 dong4 to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to tuck in (eating) 1 加热[加熱] jia1 re4 to heat 2 谎称[謊稱] huang3 cheng1 to claim; to pretend 1 非但[非但] fei1 dan4 not only 1 辩白[辯白] bian4 bai2 to offer an explanation; to plead innocence; to try to defend oneself 1 至尊[至尊] zhi4 zun1 the most honorable; the most respected; supreme; (archaic) the emperor 1 失仪[失儀] shi1 yi2 discourteous; failure of etiquette 4 痛失[痛失] tong4 shi1 to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc); to miss out on (an opportunity); to fail to gain (victory etc) 1 熄灯[熄燈] xi1 deng1 turn out the lights; lights out 2 安装[安裝] an1 zhuang1 to install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation 1 合眼[合眼] he2 yan3 to close one's eyes; to get to sleep 1 车马[車馬] che1 ma3 vehicles and horses 1 半辈子[半輩子] ban4 bei4 zi5 half of a lifetime 1 有风[有風] you3 feng1 windy 1 停下来[停下來] ting2 xia4 lai2 to stop 4 枢[樞] shu1 hinge; pivot 1 投胎[投胎] tou2 tai1 to be reincarnated 3 罡[罡] gang1 stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the tail of the dipper 1 弹指[彈指] tan2 zhi3 a snap of the fingers; a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye 2 灭掉[滅掉] mie4 diao4 to eliminate 2 同行[同行] tong2 hang2 person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry 1 好在[好在] hao3 zai4 luckily; fortunately 2 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 1 费劲[費勁] fei4 jin4 to require effort; strenuous 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep36/75 words - 30 min 祭品[祭品] ji4 pin3 offering 1 魑魅魍魉[魑魅魍魎] chi1 mei4 wang3 liang3 demons and monsters (idiom) 1 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 3 闪失[閃失] shan3 shi1 mishap; accident; accidental loss 1 嚼舌头[嚼舌頭] jiao2 she2 tou2 to gossip; to argue unnecessarily 1 家事[家事] jia1 shi4 family matters; domestic affairs; housework 1 由于[由於] you2 yu2 due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because 1 小的[小的] xiao3 de5 I (when talking to a superior) 1 死板[死板] si3 ban3 rigid; inflexible 1 报丧[報喪] bao4 sang1 to announce sb's demise; to predict death 2 专注[專注] zhuan1 zhu4 concentrated; single-mindedly devoted to 1 喜兴[喜興] xi3 xing1 joyous; delighted; merry 1 推说[推說] tui1 shuo1 to plead; to claim as an excuse 1 尽职尽责[盡職盡責] jin4 zhi2 jin4 ze2 responsible and diligent (idiom) 1 替罪羊[替罪羊] ti4 zui4 yang2 scapegoat 1 贫寒[貧寒] pin2 han2 poor; poverty-stricken; impoverished 1 叫唤[叫喚] jiao4 huan5 to cry out; to bark out a sound 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 2 采[采] cai3 color; complexion; looks; variant of 彩[cai3]; variant of 採|采[cai3] 1 忽[忽] hu1 to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly 1 不划算[不划算] bu4 hua2 suan4 it isn't worth it; not cost-effective; not profitable; too expensive 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) 5 小人物[小人物] xiao3 ren2 wu4 nonentity; a nobody 1 封口[封口] feng1 kou3 to close up; to heal (of wound); to keep one's lips sealed 1 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 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep36/100 words - 33 min 障碍[障礙] zhang4 ai4 barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle 1 从犯[從犯] cong2 fan4 accessory to a crime; accomplice 3 上半年[上半年] shang4 ban4 nian2 first half (of a year) 2 政绩[政績] zheng4 ji4 (political) achievements; track record 2 残卷[殘卷] can2 juan4 surviving section of a classic work; remaining chapters (while reading a book) 1 最初[最初] zui4 chu1 first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally 2 面相[面相] mian4 xiang4 facial features; appearence; physiognomy 1 幻化[幻化] huan4 hua4 to be transformed; to metamorphose; transformation; metamorphosis 1 神像[神像] shen2 xiang4 image of a God 1 安放[安放] an1 fang4 to lay; to place; to put in a certain place 1 道家[道家] Dao4 jia1 Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lao3 zi3] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 庄子 (369-286 BC) 2 举火[舉火] ju3 huo3 (literary) to light a fire 1 天际[天際] tian1 ji4 horizon 1 骤然[驟然] zhou4 ran2 suddenly; abruptly 1 半空中[半空中] ban4 kong1 zhong1 in midair; in the air 1 轮次[輪次] lun2 ci4 in turn; by turns; lap; turn; round; classifier for laps, turns, rounds 1 展开[展開] zhan3 kai1 to unfold; to carry out; to be in full swing; to launch 3 何等[何等] he2 deng3 what kind?; how, what; somewhat 2 景象[景象] jing3 xiang4 scene; sight (to behold) 1 激动[激動] ji1 dong4 to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite 1 发疯[發瘋] fa1 feng1 to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind 1 衔接[銜接] xian2 jie1 to join together; to combine 1 特点[特點] te4 dian3 characteristic (feature); trait; feature; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 填满[填滿] tian2 man3 to cram 1 略作[略作] lu:e4 zuo4 to be abbreviated to; (followed by a verb) slightly 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep36/105 words - 34 min 替换[替換] ti4 huan4 to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch 1 大功告成[大功告成] da4 gong1 gao4 cheng2 successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful 1 试问[試問] shi4 wen4 I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically); one might well ask 1 斩断[斬斷] zhan3 duan4 to cut off; to chop sth in half 1 砍断[砍斷] kan3 duan4 to chop off 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep37/25 words - 8 min 匡[匡] kuang1 to rectify 1 在理[在理] zai4 li3 reasonable; sensible 1 议政[議政] yi4 zheng4 to discuss politics 1 越发[越發] yue4 fa1 increasingly; more and more; ever more; all the more 1 名利[名利] ming2 li4 fame and profit 2 种子[種子] zhong3 zi5 seed; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4] 2 发芽[發芽] fa1 ya2 to germinate 1 方案[方案] fang1 an4 plan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill; CL:個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 1 看中[看中] kan4 zhong4 to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on 1 许久[許久] xu3 jiu3 for a long time; for ages 1 颍州[潁州] Ying3 zhou1 Yingzhou district of Fuyang city 阜陽市|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 shi4], Anhui 1 水患[水患] shui3 huan4 flooding; water disaster 1 灾民[災民] zai1 min2 victim (of a disaster) 2 赈灾[賑災] zhen4 zai1 disaster relief 1 工地[工地] gong1 di4 construction site 1 盘旋[盤旋] pan2 xuan2 to spiral; to circle; to go around; to hover; to orbit 1 无名小卒[無名小卒] wu2 ming2 xiao3 zu2 insignificant soldier (idiom); a nobody; nonentity 1 恶名[惡名] e4 ming2 bad name; evil reputation 2 传播[傳播] chuan2 bo1 to disseminate; to propagate; to spread 1 国力[國力] guo2 li4 a nation's power 3 假象[假象] jia3 xiang4 false appearance; facade 1 平民[平民] ping2 min2 ordinary people; commoner; civilian 2 自负[自負] zi4 fu4 conceited; to take responsibility 1 念头[念頭] nian4 tou5 thought; idea; intention 3 骗术[騙術] pian4 shu4 trick; deceit 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep37/50 words - 19 min 拙劣[拙劣] zhuo1 lie4 clumsy; botched 1 舍弃[捨棄] she3 qi4 to give up; to abandon; to abort 1 剥皮[剝皮] bao1 pi2 to skin; to flay; to excoriate; to peel; to bark at sb; to physically punish sb 1 遗憾[遺憾] yi2 han4 regret; to regret; to be sorry that 1 不问[不問] bu4 wen4 to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off 1 盘子[盤子] pan2 zi5 tray; plate; dish; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 朝贡[朝貢] chao2 gong4 to present tribute (to the emperor) 1 国家[國家] guo2 jia1 country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 才干[才幹] cai2 gan4 ability; competence 1 国宴[國宴] guo2 yan4 state banquet 2 疏远[疏遠] shu1 yuan3 to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement 1 不雅[不雅] bu4 ya3 graceless; vulgar; indecent 1 国体[國體] guo2 ti3 state system; national prestige 1 忌讳[忌諱] ji4 hui4 taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from 2 开小会[開小會] kai1 xiao3 hui4 to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture) 1 瑛[瑛] ying1 (crystal); lustrous 2 夜间[夜間] ye4 jian1 nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes) 1 拉屎[拉屎] la1 shi3 to defecate; to shit; to crap 1 学问[學問] xue2 wen4 learning; knowledge; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 刺激[刺激] ci4 ji1 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant 1 反过来[反過來] fan3 guo5 lai2 conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction 1 气力[氣力] qi4 li4 strength; energy; vigor; talent 1 顺耳[順耳] shun4 er3 pleasing to the ear 1 实行[實行] shi2 xing2 to implement; to carry out; to put into practice 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep37/75 words - 26 min 丢脸[丟臉] diu1 lian3 to lose face; humiliation 1 舐[舐] shi4 to lick; to lap (up) 1 犊[犢] du2 calf; sacrificial victim 1 美味[美味] mei3 wei4 delicious; delicious food; delicacy 1 巧舌如簧[巧舌如簧] qiao3 she2 ru2 huang2 lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom); fig. to have a glib tongue 1 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 破烂[破爛] po4 lan4 worn-out; rotten; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; rubbish; junk 1 家什[家什] jia1 shi5 utensils; furniture 2 窗子[窗子] chuang1 zi5 window 1 摆样子[擺樣子] bai3 yang4 zi5 to do sth for show; to keep up appearances 1 离宫[離宮] li2 gong1 detached palace; imperial villa 1 动力[動力] dong4 li4 motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus 1 水流[水流] shui3 liu2 river; stream 2 带动[帶動] dai4 dong4 to spur; to provide impetus; to drive 3 牵动[牽動] qian1 dong4 to affect; to produce a change in sth 1 齿轮[齒輪] chi3 lun2 (machine) gear; pinion (gear wheel) 1 伸展[伸展] shen1 zhan3 stretching; extension 2 楼顶[樓頂] lou2 ding3 top of a building 1 俯[俯] fu3 to look down; to stoop 1 览[覽] lan3 to look at; to view; to read 1 苍生[蒼生] cang1 sheng1 (area where) vegetation grows; the common people 2 甄选[甄選] zhen1 xuan3 to select; to pick 1 接过[接過] jie1 guo4 to take (sth proffered) 1 打造[打造] da3 zao4 to create; to build; to develop; to forge (of metal) 1 独一无二[獨一無二] du2 yi1 wu2 er4 unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep37/100 words - 40 min 弓[弓] gong1 a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc) 1 正当[正當] zheng4 dang1 timely; just (when needed) 1 牛头[牛頭] niu2 tou2 ox head; ox-head shaped wine vessel 1 春耕[春耕] chun1 geng1 to plow a field in the spring 1 火箭[火箭] huo3 jian4 rocket; CL:枚[mei2] 1 好玩[好玩] hao3 wan2 amusing; fun; interesting 1 风景[風景] feng1 jing3 scenery; landscape; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 流连忘返[流連忘返] liu2 lian2 wang4 fan3 to linger; to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home 1 枭[梟] xiao1 owl; valiant; trafficker 1 素不相识[素不相識] su4 bu4 xiang1 shi2 to be total strangers (idiom) 2 抛[拋] pao1 to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon 2 背井离乡[背井離鄉] bei4 jing3 li2 xiang1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom) 1 用得上[用得上] yong4 de5 shang4 needed; to come in useful 2 愈发[愈發] yu4 fa1 all the more; increasingly 1 穷苦[窮苦] qiong2 ku3 impoverished; destitute 1 逃难[逃難] tao2 nan4 to run away from trouble; to flee from calamity; to be a refugee 1 领袖[領袖] ling3 xiu4 leader; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 强迫[強迫] qiang3 po4 to compel; to force 1 落难[落難] luo4 nan4 to meet with misfortune; to fall into dire straits 1 老兵[老兵] lao3 bing1 veteran 7 执意[執意] zhi2 yi4 to be determined to; to insist on 3 棱[棱] leng2 square beam; variant of 稜|棱[leng2] 1 傲[傲] ao4 proud; arrogant; to despise; unyielding; to defy 1 安然[安然] an1 ran2 safely; peacefully; at a rest 1 骚扰[騷擾] sao1 rao3 to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep37/101 words - 40 min 谎[謊] huang3 lies; to lie 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep38/25 words - 6 min 天黑[天黑] tian1 hei1 to get dark; dusk 3 谁知[誰知] shei2 zhi1 lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably 1 晚饭[晚飯] wan3 fan4 evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] 1 闳[閎] hong2 big; gate 3 掏出[掏出] tao1 chu1 to fish out; to take out (from a pocket, bag etc) 1 哨子[哨子] shao4 zi5 whistle 2 秋天[秋天] qiu1 tian1 autumn; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 山坡[山坡] shan1 po1 hillside 1 灿[燦] can4 glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent 2 头等[頭等] tou2 deng3 first class; prime; main 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 一头[一頭] yi1 tou2 one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously 1 真事[真事] zhen1 shi4 reality; veracity; the real thing 1 隋朝[隋朝] Sui2 chao2 Sui dynasty (581-617) 2 宇[宇] yu3 room; universe 1 凯[凱] kai3 triumphant; victorious; chi (Greek letter Χχ) 1 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 2 不单[不單] bu4 dan1 not the only; not merely; not simply 1 俯瞰[俯瞰] fu3 kan4 to overlook; to look down from a height 1 众生[眾生] zhong4 sheng1 all living things 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) 1 战乱[戰亂] zhan4 luan4 chaos of war 1 超前[超前] chao1 qian2 to be ahead of one's time; to surpass or outdo one's predecessors; to be ahead of the pack; to take the lead; advanced 1 迈[邁] mai4 to take a step; to stride 1 大城[大城] Da4 cheng2 Dacheng county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei; Tacheng township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep38/50 words - 17 min 彰显[彰顯] zhang1 xian3 to manifest 1 强盛[強盛] qiang2 sheng4 rich and powerful 2 来朝[來朝] lai2 zhao1 (literary) tomorrow (morning) 1 绝技[絕技] jue2 ji4 consummate skill; supreme feat; tour-de-force; stunt 1 贬[貶] bian3 to diminish; to demote; to reduce or devaluate; to disparage; to censure; to depreciate 1 梦想[夢想] meng4 xiang3 (fig.) to dream of; dream 1 风调雨顺[風調雨順] feng1 tiao2 yu3 shun4 favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops 1 万代千秋[萬代千秋] wan4 dai4 qian1 qiu1 after innumerable ages 1 信仰[信仰] xin4 yang3 to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction 5 崇拜[崇拜] chong2 bai4 to worship; adoration 1 侦察[偵察] zhen1 cha2 to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter; reconnaissance; detection; a scout 1 抗敌[抗敵] kang4 di2 to resist the enemy 1 戍[戍] shu4 garrison 9 全编[全編] quan2 bian1 complete edition 1 烽火[烽火] feng1 huo3 fire beacon (to give alarm) 3 范[范] Fan4 surname Fan 9 抛弃[拋棄] pao1 qi4 to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb) 2 流落[流落] liu2 luo4 to wander about destitute; to be stranded 1 眸[眸] mou2 pupil (of the eye); eye 1 皓[皓] hao4 bright; luminous; white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age) 1 姿[姿] zi1 beauty; disposition; looks; appearance 1 绝代[絕代] jue2 dai4 peerless; unmatched in his generation; incomparable (talent, beauty) 1 断粮[斷糧] duan4 liang2 to run out of food 1 量[量] liang2 to measure 1 量[量] liang4 capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word 1 一等[一等] yi1 deng3 first class; grade A 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep38/75 words - 25 min 一丁点[一丁點] yi1 ding1 dian3 a tiny bit; a wee bit 2 落单[落單] luo4 dan1 to be on one's own; to be left alone; to be left out 1 百十[百十] bai3 shi2 a hundred or so 1 来头[來頭] lai2 tou2 cause; reason; interest; influence 1 活活[活活] huo2 huo2 while still alive; simply; totally 1 窝囊[窩囊] wo1 nang5 to feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing; stupid and cowardly 2 龟兹[龜茲] Qiu1 ci2 ancient Central Asian city state, flourished in first millennium AD, in modern Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang 8 解甲归田[解甲歸田] jie3 jia3 gui1 tian2 to remove armor and return to the farm; to return to civilian life 1 拱卫[拱衛] gong3 wei4 to surround and protect 2 情愿[情願] qing2 yuan4 willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y) 1 沙漠[沙漠] sha1 mo4 desert; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 老鹰[老鷹] lao3 ying1 (coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey 1 宴席[宴席] yan4 xi2 banquet; feast 2 太原[太原] Tai4 yuan2 Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China 1 炒[炒] chao3 to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb) 1 小米[小米] xiao3 mi3 millet 1 专治[專治] zhuan1 zhi4 (of medicine) to use specifically for the treatment of 1 腹[腹] fu4 abdomen; stomach; belly 1 胀[脹] zhang4 dropsical; swollen; to swell; to be bloated 1 军粮[軍糧] jun1 liang2 army provisions 3 开垦[開墾] kai1 ken3 to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow 2 我人[我人] wo3 ren2 we 1 粮仓[糧倉] liang2 cang1 granary; barn; fig. bread basket (of fertile agricultural land) 2 后头[後頭] hou4 tou5 behind; the back; the rear; later; afterwards; (in) the future 1 钉死[釘死] ding4 si3 to nail securely; to execute by means of impalement; to crucify 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep38/100 words - 36 min 吐[吐] tu4 to vomit; to throw up 7 干仗[幹仗] gan4 zhang4 to quarrel (dialect) 1 杆子[杆子] gan1 zi5 pole 1 白吃[白吃] bai2 chi1 to eat without paying; to eat for free 1 使劲[使勁] shi3 jin4 to exert all one's strength 1 王爷[王爺] wang2 ye5 prince; marquis; nobleman 5 扔下[扔下] reng1 xia4 to throw down; to drop (bomb) 1 粮食[糧食] liang2 shi5 foodstuff; cereals; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 标记[標記] biao1 ji4 sign; mark; symbol; to mark up; (computing) token 1 人种[人種] ren2 zhong3 race (of people) 1 地窖[地窖] di4 jiao4 cellar; basement 1 戍边[戍邊] shu4 bian1 to garrison the border; to guard the frontier; exile to a border garrison post 2 老小[老小] lao3 xiao3 the old and the young; the youngest member of the family 2 富庶[富庶] fu4 shu4 populous and affluent 1 蜀[蜀] Shu3 short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province; one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the fall of the Han dynasty 1 大喊[大喊] da4 han3 to shout 1 听得懂[聽得懂] ting1 de5 dong3 to understand (by hearing); to catch (what sb says) 1 日内[日內] ri4 nei4 in a few days; one of these days 1 剧[劇] ju4 theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe 1 绮罗[綺羅] qi3 luo2 beautiful silk fabrics; person in beautiful silk dress 1 纷[紛] fen1 numerous; confused; disorderly 1 烁[爍] shuo4 bright; luminous 1 谷[穀] gu3 grain; corn 1 漫[漫] man4 free; unrestrained; to inundate 1 炬[炬] ju4 torch 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep38/120 words - 42 min 百里[百里] Bai3 li3 two-character surname Baili 1 光明[光明] guang1 ming2 light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted 1 月色[月色] yue4 se4 moonlight 1 和乐[和樂] he2 le4 harmonious and happy 1 竞相[競相] jing4 xiang1 competitive; eagerly; to vie 1 观看[觀看] guan1 kan4 to watch; to view 1 慰[慰] wei4 to comfort; to console; to reassure 1 御敌[禦敵] yu4 di2 armed enemy of the nation; enemy of the Emperor; fig. championship challenger; contender opposing champion in sporting contest 4 家门[家門] jia1 men2 house door; family clan 1 强求[強求] qiang3 qiu2 to insist on; to demand; to impose 1 上年[上年] shang4 nian2 last year 1 山羊[山羊] shan1 yang2 goat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse 1 爹娘[爹娘] die1 niang2 (dialect) parents 1 化作[化作] hua4 zuo4 to change into; to turn into; to become 1 岭南[嶺南] Ling3 nan2 south of the five ranges; old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi 1 黔[黔] Qian2 abbr. for Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1] 1 筠[筠] yun2 skin of bamboo 1 烧水[燒水] shao1 shui3 to heat water; to boil water 1 煮饭[煮飯] zhu3 fan4 to cook 1 说定[說定] shuo1 ding4 to agree on; to settle on 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep39/25 words - 11 min 启明星[啟明星] qi3 ming2 xing1 (astronomy) Venus 1 朝阳[朝陽] zhao1 yang2 the morning sun 1 俺[俺] an3 I (northern dialects) 1 婆媳[婆媳] po2 xi2 mother-in-law and daughter-in-law 1 糖[糖] tang2 sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4] 1 滚球[滾球] gun3 qiu2 lawn bowls; bocce; pétanque; bowling ball 1 炸死[炸死] zha4 si3 to kill with an explosion 7 慈祥[慈祥] ci2 xiang2 kindly; benevolent (often of older person) 1 象征[象徵] xiang4 zheng1 emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for 1 伸出[伸出] shen1 chu1 to extend 1 下边[下邊] xia4 bian5 under; the underside; below 2 玄妙[玄妙] xuan2 miao4 mysterious; profound; abstruse 1 参观[參觀] can1 guan1 to look around; to tour; to visit 1 阻止[阻止] zu3 zhi3 to prevent; to block 1 送礼[送禮] song4 li3 to give a present 1 烽[烽] feng1 beacon fire 1 燧[燧] sui4 fire; speculum; to obtain fire by drilling wood, striking flint, sun's rays etc 1 遭到[遭到] zao1 dao4 to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate) 1 变故[變故] bian4 gu4 an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune 1 自家[自家] zi4 jia1 oneself; one's own family 3 掩[掩] yan3 to cover up; to close; to surprise 1 屈[屈] qu1 bent; to feel wronged 1 埋伏[埋伏] mai2 fu2 to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush 1 全军[全軍] quan2 jun1 all-army; all-military 1 爱惜[愛惜] ai4 xi1 to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep39/50 words - 24 min 钓鱼[釣魚] diao4 yu2 to fish (with line and hook); to dupe 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 1 反击[反擊] fan3 ji1 to strike back; to beat back; to counterattack 1 上边[上邊] shang4 bian5 the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up 1 开元[開元] Kai1 yuan2 Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity 1 纹[紋] wen2 line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2 砺[礪] li4 grind; sandstone 1 砥[砥] di3 baffle (pier); whetstone 1 袋子[袋子] dai4 zi5 bag 1 锈蚀[銹蝕] xiu4 shi2 corrosion; rust 1 磨刀[磨刀] mo2 dao1 to hone (a knife) 2 磨刀石[磨刀石] mo2 dao1 shi2 whetstone (for honing knives) 1 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) 1 夫婿[夫婿] fu1 xu4 (literary) husband 1 娃[娃] wa2 baby; doll 1 子子孙孙[子子孫孫] zi3 zi3 sun1 sun1 one's posterity 2 猪狗[豬狗] zhu1 gou3 pig-dog (intended as insult); Schweinhund 1 屁话[屁話] pi4 hua4 shit; nonsense 1 喝醉[喝醉] he1 zui4 to get drunk 3 剌[剌] la4 perverse; unreasonable; absurd 1 嗓子[嗓子] sang3 zi5 throat; voice; CL:把[ba3] 2 安人[安人] an1 ren2 to pacify the people; landlady (old); wife of 員外|员外[yuan2 wai4], landlord 1 境遇[境遇] jing4 yu4 circumstance 3 以下[以下] yi3 xia4 that level or lower; that amount or less; the following 3 吃干饭[吃乾飯] chi1 gan1 fan4 (coll.) to be incompetent; useless; good-for-nothing 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep39/75 words - 28 min 死命[死命] si3 ming4 doom; death; desperately 1 往前[往前] wang3 qian2 to move forwards 2 后路[後路] hou4 lu4 escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative course of action; room for maneuver 1 害得[害得] hai4 de5 to cause or lead to sth bad 1 安生[安生] an1 sheng1 peaceful; restful; quiet; still 3 游历[遊歷] you2 li4 to tour; to travel 3 传授[傳授] chuan2 shou4 to impart; to pass on; to teach 1 表达[表達] biao3 da2 to express; to convey 1 和美[和美] he2 mei3 harmonious; in perfect harmony 1 借助[借助] jie4 zhu4 to draw support from; with the help of 2 相投[相投] xiang1 tou2 agreeing with one another; congenial 1 助益[助益] zhu4 yi4 benefit; help 1 雕虫小技[雕蟲小技] diao1 chong2 xiao3 ji4 insignificant talent; skill of no high order; minor accomplishment 1 促进[促進] cu4 jin4 to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost 1 善意[善意] shan4 yi4 goodwill; benevolence; kindness 1 减少[減少] jian3 shao3 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower 1 边关[邊關] bian1 guan1 border station; strategic defensive position on frontier 2 战争[戰爭] zhan4 zheng1 war; conflict; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] 1 督促[督促] du1 cu4 to supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on 1 打退堂鼓[打退堂鼓] da3 tui4 tang2 gu3 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom); fig. to give up; to turn tail 1 出路[出路] chu1 lu4 a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products) 1 总算[總算] zong3 suan4 at long last; finally; on the whole 2 险情[險情] xian3 qing2 peril; dangerous circumstance 1 昏[昏] hun1 muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness 1 蒙蔽[蒙蔽] meng2 bi4 to deceive; to hoodwink 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep39/98 words - 34 min 明了[明瞭] ming2 liao3 to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear 1 心下[心下] xin1 xia4 in mind 1 起草[起草] qi3 cao3 to make a draft; to draw up (plans) 1 单枪匹马[單槍匹馬] dan1 qiang1 pi3 ma3 lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed; unaccompanied 1 专司[專司] zhuan1 si1 specialist (responsible some task) 1 定罪[定罪] ding4 zui4 to convict (sb of a crime) 1 将功折罪[將功折罪] jiang1 gong1 zhe2 zui4 see 將功贖罪|将功赎罪[jiang1 gong1 shu2 zui4] 1 法外[法外] fa3 wai4 outside the law; beyond the law; extrajudicial 1 条例[條例] tiao2 li4 regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes 1 无私[無私] wu2 si1 selfless; unselfish; disinterested; altruistic 2 传颂[傳頌] chuan2 song4 to eulogize; to pass on praise 1 百折不挠[百折不撓] bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2 to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom); to be undaunted by repeated setbacks; to be indomitable 1 恼[惱] nao3 to get angry 1 徒手[徒手] tu2 shou3 with bare hands; unarmed; fighting hand-to-hand; freehand (drawing) 1 难解[難解] nan2 jie3 hard to solve; hard to dispel; hard to understand; hard to undo 2 舍身[捨身] she3 shen1 to give one's life 1 感激[感激] gan3 ji1 to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful 1 揉[揉] rou2 to knead; to massage; to rub 3 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 疏散[疏散] shu1 san4 to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; to relax 2 做人[做人] zuo4 ren2 to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity 1 软肋[軟肋] ruan3 lei4 rib cartilage; (fig.) weak spot; soft underbelly 1 打折[打折] da3 zhe2 to give a discount 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep40/25 words - 9 min 长相思[長相思] Chang2 xiang1 si1 Sauvignon blanc (grape type) 1 动情[動情] dong4 qing2 to get excited; passionate; aroused to passion; to fall in love; on heat (of animals) 1 乡亲[鄉親] xiang1 qin1 fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home 1 肿胀[腫脹] zhong3 zhang4 swelling; oedema; internal bruising 1 重孝[重孝] zhong4 xiao4 mourning dress 1 善事[善事] shan4 shi4 good deeds 2 德行[德行] de2 xing2 morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4] 1 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 1 养子[養子] yang3 zi3 adopted son; foster son 1 一条心[一條心] yi1 tiao2 xin1 to be of one mind; to think or act alike 1 怜[憐] lian2 to pity 2 心里话[心裡話] xin1 li5 hua4 (to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind; secret mind 1 跑出[跑出] pao3 chu1 to run out 1 而今[而今] er2 jin1 now; at the present (time) 1 报效[報效] bao4 xiao4 render service to repay kindness 2 顶端[頂端] ding3 duan1 summit; peak 1 网[網] wang3 net; network 1 大姑[大姑] da4 gu1 father's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law 1 梳头[梳頭] shu1 tou2 to comb one's hair 1 贴花[貼花] tie1 hua1 appliqué; decalcomania 1 情调[情調] qing2 diao4 sentiment; tone and mood; taste 1 盆子[盆子] pen2 zi5 basin 1 龙凤[龍鳳] long2 feng4 dragon and phoenix 1 金刚[金剛] jin1 gang1 diamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon); guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography) 1 力士[力士] li4 shi4 strong man; sumo wrestler 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep40/50 words - 16 min 糊[糊] hu2 muddled; paste; scorched 2 看相[看相] kan4 xiang4 to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features 1 测[測] ce4 to survey; to measure; to conjecture 3 祖坟[祖墳] zu3 fen2 ancestral tomb 1 风水[風水] feng1 shui3 feng shui; geomancy 2 屁股[屁股] pi4 gu5 buttocks; bottom; butt; back part 1 翻检[翻檢] fan1 jian3 to rummage; to look through; to leaf through 1 状态[狀態] zhuang4 tai4 state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 救出[救出] jiu4 chu1 to rescue; to pluck from danger 3 同伴[同伴] tong2 ban4 companion; comrade; fellow 1 深处[深處] shen1 chu4 abyss; depths; deepest or most distant part 1 木材[木材] mu4 cai2 wood 1 添加[添加] tian1 jia1 to add; to increase 1 耐性[耐性] nai4 xing4 patience; endurance 1 细密[細密] xi4 mi4 fine (texture); meticulous; close (analysis); detailed 1 上天入地[上天入地] shang4 tian1 ru4 di4 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom); fig. to go to great lengths; to search heaven and earth 1 守兵[守兵] shou3 bing1 guard; garrison soldier 1 不足[不足] bu4 zu2 insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not 1 小指[小指] xiao3 zhi3 little finger 1 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) 2 曜[曜] yao4 bright; glorious; one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy 2 命盘[命盤] ming4 pan2 natal chart (astrology) 2 五岳[五嶽] Wu3 yue4 Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan 2 十八[十八] shi2 ba1 eighteen; 18 3 地狱[地獄] di4 yu4 hell; infernal; underworld 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep40/75 words - 27 min 大狱[大獄] da4 yu4 jail; prison 1 田赋[田賦] tian2 fu4 land tax 1 诬[誣] wu1 to accuse falsely 1 造反[造反] zao4 fan3 to rebel; to revolt 4 砍头[砍頭] kan3 tou2 to decapitate; to behead 1 蒙骗[矇騙] meng1 pian4 to hoodwink; to deceive; to dupe sb 1 楼下[樓下] lou2 xia4 downstairs 1 想不通[想不通] xiang3 bu5 tong1 unable to understand; unable to get over 1 叔[叔] shu1 uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] 1 耻[恥] chi3 shame; disgrace 1 折返[折返] zhe2 fan3 to turn back 1 直奔[直奔] zhi2 ben4 to go straight to; to make a beeline for 1 且不说[且不說] qie3 bu4 shuo1 not to mention; leaving aside 1 瞑目[瞑目] ming2 mu4 close one's eyes in death and die contentedly 1 授[授] shou4 to teach; to instruct; to award; to give 2 脑子[腦子] nao3 zi5 brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 伎俩[伎倆] ji4 liang3 trick; scheme; ploy; tactic; stratagem; gimmick; ruse; trickery; skill; also written 技倆|技俩 1 房主[房主] fang2 zhu3 landlord; house owner 1 勒死[勒死] lei1 si3 to strangle 2 投入[投入] tou2 ru4 to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed 2 衣襟[衣襟] yi1 jin1 the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket; lapel 1 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 广州[廣州] Guang3 zhou1 Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong; Canton 1 都督[都督] du1 du1 (army) commander-in-chief (archaic); provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD) 1 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 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep40/100 words - 34 min 气死[氣死] qi4 si3 to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger 2 琴师[琴師] qin2 shi1 player of a stringed instrument 1 双手[雙手] shuang1 shou3 both hands 3 偏向[偏向] pian1 xiang4 partial towards sth; to prefer; to incline; erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation) 1 静候[靜候] jing4 hou4 to quietly wait 3 主菜[主菜] zhu3 cai4 main course 1 平台[平臺] ping2 tai2 platform; terrace; flat-roofed building 1 平乐[平樂] Ping2 le4 Pingle county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi 1 大节[大節] da4 jie2 major festival; important matter; major principle; high moral character 1 婆姨[婆姨] po2 yi2 (dialect) wife; married woman 1 肿[腫] zhong3 to swell; swelling; swollen 1 着眼[著眼] zhuo2 yan3 to have one's eyes on (a goal); having sth in mind; to concentrate 1 进学[進學] jin4 xue2 to advance one's learning; to enter the prefecture school under the imperial examination system 1 弧[弧] hu2 arc 1 扯淡[扯淡] che3 dan4 to talk nonsense 1 抱负[抱負] bao4 fu4 aspiration; ambition 1 废纸[廢紙] fei4 zhi3 waste paper 3 看头[看頭] kan4 tou5 qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading) 1 愉快[愉快] yu2 kuai4 cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted 1 乱画[亂畫] luan4 hua4 to doodle; graffito; doodle 1 代码[代碼] dai4 ma3 code 1 依然[依然] yi1 ran2 still; as before 1 拘礼[拘禮] ju1 li3 to stand on ceremony; punctilious 1 表率[表率] biao3 shuai4 example; model 2 个头[個頭] ge4 tou2 size; height 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep41/25 words - 4 min 遵[遵] zun1 to observe; to obey; to follow; to comply with 1 拿办[拿辦] na2 ban4 to arrest for punishment 3 不适[不適] bu4 shi4 unwell; indisposed; out of sorts 1 告退[告退] gao4 tui4 to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused 2 穷寇[窮寇] qiong2 kou4 cornered enemy 1 储君[儲君] chu3 jun1 heir apparent to a throne 1 率先[率先] shuai4 xian1 to take the lead; to show initiative 1 可嘉[可嘉] ke3 jia1 laudable 1 子嗣[子嗣] zi3 si4 son; heir 3 益[益] yi4 benefit; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the more 1 独立[獨立] du2 li4 independent; independence; to stand alone 1 严格[嚴格] yan2 ge2 strict; stringent; tight; rigorous 1 交结[交結] jiao1 jie2 to associate with; to mix with; to connect 1 皇室[皇室] huang2 shi4 royal family; imperial household; member of the royal family 2 如同[如同] ru2 tong2 like; as 2 式微[式微] shi4 wei1 (literary) to decline; to wane; title of a section in the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] 1 宦官[宦官] huan4 guan1 court eunuch 1 甚为[甚為] shen4 wei2 very; extremely 1 节俭[節儉] jie2 jian3 frugal; economical 1 规定[規定] gui1 ding4 provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 后妃[后妃] hou4 fei1 imperial wives and concubines 1 金玉[金玉] jin1 yu4 gold and jade; precious 1 饰物[飾物] shi4 wu4 decorations; jewelry 1 宫女[宮女] gong1 nu:3 palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4] 1 节省[節省] jie2 sheng3 saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep41/50 words - 16 min 开支[開支] kai1 zhi1 expenditures; expenses; CL:筆|笔[bi3], 項|项[xiang4]; to spend money; (coll.) to pay wages 1 开采[開採] kai1 cai3 to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine 1 珠玉[珠玉] zhu1 yu4 pearls and jades; jewels; clever remark; beautiful writing; gems of wisdom; genius; outstanding person 1 奢靡[奢靡] she1 mi2 extravagant 1 田地[田地] tian2 di4 field; farmland; cropland; plight; extent 1 万户[萬戶] wan4 hu4 ten thousand houses or households 2 税收[稅收] shui4 shou1 taxation 1 涨[漲] zhang4 to swell; to distend 1 充足[充足] chong1 zu2 adequate; sufficient; abundant 1 物价[物價] wu4 jia4 (commodity) prices; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 廉[廉] lian2 incorruptible; honest; inexpensive; to investigate (old); side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old) 1 宜[宜] yi2 proper; should; suitable; appropriate 1 首都[首都] shou3 du1 capital (city); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 傍[傍] bang4 near; approaching; to depend on; (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb; Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4] 1 初一[初一] chu1 yi1 first day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school 1 说道[說道] shuo1 dao4 to state; to say (the quoted words) 2 上坟[上墳] shang4 fen2 to visit a grave 3 纠结[糾結] jiu1 jie2 to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss 1 水闸[水閘] shui3 zha2 sluice; water gate; waterlocks; floodgate; lock; dam 2 泄出[泄出] xie4 chu1 to leak out; to release (liquid or gas) 1 听错[聽錯] ting1 cuo4 to mishear 1 花样[花樣] hua1 yang4 pattern; way of doing sth; trick; (sports) fancy-style (as figure skating etc) 1 事体[事體] shi4 ti3 things; affairs; decorum 2 黄泉[黃泉] Huang2 quan2 the Yellow Springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; the equivalent of Hades or Hell 1 戒备森严[戒備森嚴] jie4 bei4 sen1 yan2 heavily-guarded 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep41/75 words - 21 min 筛子[篩子] shai1 zi5 sieve; CL:面[mian4] 1 支开[支開] zhi1 kai1 to send (sb) away; to change the subject; to open (an umbrella etc) 1 用场[用場] yong4 chang3 use; application; Taiwan pr. [yong4 chang2] 1 异己[異己] yi4 ji3 dissident; alien; outsider 1 景仰[景仰] jing3 yang3 to admire; to revere; to look up to 1 煌[煌] huang2 brilliant 2 衰[衰] shuai1 to decline; to wane; to become weak or feeble 4 嗣[嗣] si4 succession (to a title); to inherit; continuing (a tradition); posterity 1 经济[經濟] jing1 ji4 economy; economic 1 天文[天文] tian1 wen2 astronomy 2 惊叹[驚嘆] jing1 tan4 to exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise 1 邦[邦] bang1 country; nation; state 2 织造[織造] zhi1 zao4 to weave; to manufacture by weaving 1 举国[舉國] ju3 guo2 the entire country 1 欢庆[歡慶] huan1 qing4 to celebrate 1 亲身[親身] qin1 shen1 personal; oneself 1 聚会[聚會] ju4 hui4 party; gathering; to meet; to get together 1 闭塞[閉塞] bi4 se4 to stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking 1 祸国殃民[禍國殃民] huo4 guo2 yang1 min2 to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom) 1 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 1 自得[自得] zi4 de2 contented; pleased with one's position 1 贪图[貪圖] tan1 tu2 to covet; to seek (riches, fame) 1 享乐[享樂] xiang3 le4 to enjoy life; pleasures of life 1 不耐烦[不耐煩] bu4 nai4 fan2 impatience; impatient 1 丰功[豐功] feng1 gong1 brilliant (exploit); meritorious (achievement) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep41/100 words - 33 min 帝王[帝王] di4 wang2 regent; monarch 1 韶[韶] shao2 (music); excellent; harmonious 1 逝[逝] shi4 (of time) to pass; to die 1 炼丹[煉丹] lian4 dan1 to concoct pills of immortality 1 存心[存心] cun2 xin1 deliberately 1 弑君[弒君] shi4 jun1 regicide; to commit regicide 1 通报[通報] tong1 bao4 to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal 1 缔造[締造] di4 zao4 to found; to create 1 李四[李四] Li3 Si4 Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四, 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry 2 引得[引得] yin3 de2 index (loanword) 1 危机四伏[危機四伏] wei1 ji1 si4 fu2 danger lurks on every side (idiom) 1 觍[覥] tian3 shameful; shameless 1 深厚[深厚] shen1 hou4 deep; profound 1 带坏[帶壞] dai4 huai4 to lead astray 1 要害[要害] yao4 hai4 vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial 1 忤逆[忤逆] wu3 ni4 disobedient to parents 1 提防[提防] di1 fang2 to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); also pr. [ti2 fang2] 1 一会[一會] yi1 hui4 a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] 1 弟兄[弟兄] di4 xiong5 brothers; comrade 1 重开[重開] chong2 kai1 to reopen 1 运转[運轉] yun4 zhuan3 to work; to operate; to revolve; to turn around 1 召唤[召喚] zhao4 huan4 to summon; to beckon; to call 1 人品[人品] ren2 pin3 moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing 2 伟人[偉人] wei3 ren2 great person 1 承载[承載] cheng2 zai4 to bear the weight; to sustain 3 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep41/104 words - 36 min 劳什子[勞什子] lao2 shi2 zi5 (dialect) nuisance; pain 1 轻松[輕鬆] qing1 song1 light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously 1 重塑[重塑] chong2 su4 to reconstruct (an art object); to remodel 1 扛[扛] kang2 to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc) 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep42/25 words - 21 min 应急[應急] ying4 ji2 to respond to an emergency; to meet a contingency; (attributive) emergency 1 甲胄[甲胄] jia3 zhou4 armor 1 挚爱[摯愛] zhi4 ai4 true love 1 圣经[聖經] Sheng4 jing1 Holy Bible; the Confucian classics; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4] 1 妄断[妄斷] wang4 duan4 to jump to an unfounded conclusion 1 凡人[凡人] fan2 ren2 ordinary person; mortal; earthling 1 颜[顏] yan2 color; face; countenance 1 异样[異樣] yi4 yang4 difference; peculiar 1 立马[立馬] li4 ma3 at once; immediately; promptly; swiftly 1 小女[小女] xiao3 nu:3 my daughter (humble) 3 饶命[饒命] rao2 ming4 to spare sb's life 2 狂[狂] kuang2 mad; wild; violent 1 旗手[旗手] qi2 shou3 a flag carrier (army); ensign 6 哥儿[哥兒] ge1 r5 brothers; boys 1 一股子[一股子] yi1 gu3 zi5 a whiff of; a taint of; a thread of 1 腥[腥] xing1 fishy (smell) 1 悔过[悔過] hui3 guo4 to regret; to repent 1 顿悟[頓悟] dun4 wu4 a flash of realization; the truth in a flash; a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist) 1 醒悟[醒悟] xing3 wu4 to come to oneself; to come to realize; to come to see the truth; to wake up to reality 1 射出[射出] she4 chu1 emission; ejaculation 1 申冤[申冤] shen1 yuan1 to appeal for justice; to demand redress for a grievance 1 建制[建制] jian4 zhi4 organizational structure 1 高楼[高樓] gao1 lou2 high building; multistory building; skyscraper; CL:座[zuo4] 1 公正[公正] gong1 zheng4 just; fair; equitable 1 年末[年末] nian2 mo4 end of the year 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep42/43 words - 34 min 依旧[依舊] yi1 jiu4 as before; still 1 罢免[罷免] ba4 mian3 to remove sb from their post; to dismiss 1 谷子[穀子] gu3 zi5 millet 1 史书[史書] shi3 shu1 history book 2 失误[失誤] shi1 wu4 lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc) 1 礼仪[禮儀] li3 yi2 etiquette; ceremony 1 庇佑[庇佑] bi4 you4 to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine) 1 耕种[耕種] geng1 zhong4 to till; to cultivate 1 荡[蕩] dang4 to wash; to squander; to sweep away; to move; to shake; dissolute; pond 1 砸毁[砸毀] za2 hui3 to destroy; to smash 1 就擒[就擒] jiu4 qin2 to be taken prisoner 1 身手[身手] shen1 shou3 skill; talent; agility 1 仪仗[儀仗] yi2 zhang4 ceremonial weaponry 1 送命[送命] song4 ming4 to lose one's life; to get killed 1 队长[隊長] dui4 zhang3 captain; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 魄力[魄力] po4 li4 courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive 1 震荡[震盪] zhen4 dang4 to shake up; to jolt; to vibrate; to oscillate; to fluctuate 1 剐[剮] gua3 cut off the flesh as punishment 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep43/25 words - 13 min 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° 2 苦熬[苦熬] ku3 ao2 to endure (years of suffering) 1 休憩[休憩] xiu1 qi4 to rest; to relax; to take a break 1 困境[困境] kun4 jing4 predicament; plight 1 憨厚[憨厚] han1 hou5 simple and honest; straightforward 1 人员[人員] ren2 yuan2 staff; crew; personnel; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 奇诡[奇詭] qi2 gui3 strange; queer; intriguing 1 周密[周密] zhou1 mi4 careful; thorough; meticulous; dense; impenetrable 1 顺应[順應] shun4 ying4 to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to 1 堵住[堵住] du3 zhu4 to block up 1 舞弊[舞弊] wu3 bi4 to engage in fraud 1 交钱[交錢] jiao1 qian2 to pay up; to shell out; to hand over the money to cover sth 1 耕地[耕地] geng1 di4 arable land; to plow land 1 相似[相似] xiang1 si4 to resemble; similar; like; resemblance; similarity 1 政令[政令] zheng4 ling4 government decree 3 制定[制定] zhi4 ding4 to draw up; to formulate 1 决绝[決絕] jue2 jue2 to sever all relations with sb; determined; decisive 1 向上[向上] xiang4 shang4 upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress 1 感恩[感恩] gan3 en1 to be grateful 1 继位[繼位] ji4 wei4 to succeed to the throne 3 登基[登基] deng1 ji1 to ascend the throne 3 良机[良機] liang2 ji1 a good chance; a golden opportunity 2 眼睁睁[眼睜睜] yan3 zheng1 zheng1 to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly 1 孝[孝] xiao4 filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel 2 切莫[切莫] qie4 mo4 you must not; Please don't...; be sure not to; on no account (do it) 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep43/50 words - 19 min 该当[該當] gai1 dang1 should; to deserve 1 女流[女流] nu:3 liu2 (derog.) woman 1 龙袍[龍袍] long2 pao2 dragon robe; emperor's court dress 5 屹立[屹立] yi4 li4 to tower; to stand straight (of person's bearing) 2 龙椅[龍椅] long2 yi3 the Dragon Throne; the imperial throne 1 点兵[點兵] dian3 bing1 to muster troops; (fig.) to gather forces 1 窥伺[窺伺] kui1 si4 to spy upon; to lie in wait for (an opportunity) 1 尚可[尚可] shang4 ke3 not bad; satisfactory 1 历来[歷來] li4 lai2 always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time 2 避免[避免] bi4 mian3 to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from 1 兵乱[兵亂] bing1 luan4 confusion of war; turmoil of war 4 荼毒[荼毒] tu2 du2 torment; cruelty; great suffering 1 定然[定然] ding4 ran2 certainly; of course 1 奇妙[奇妙] qi2 miao4 fantastic; wonderful 1 设若[設若] she4 ruo4 if 1 动容[動容] dong4 rong2 to be emotionally moved 1 嘉许[嘉許] jia1 xu3 favorable; praise 1 有道[有道] you3 dao4 to have attained the Way; (of a government or a ruler) enlightened; wise and just 1 岔路[岔路] cha4 lu4 fork in the road 1 水路[水路] shui3 lu4 waterway 2 臭脸[臭臉] chou4 lian3 sour face; scowling face; CL:張|张[zhang1],副[fu4] 1 露出[露出] lu4 chu1 to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1] 2 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 1 拥兵自重[擁兵自重] yong1 bing1 zi4 zhong4 (of a warlord etc) to assemble one's personal army, thereby presenting a challenge to the central government 1 觊觎[覬覦] ji4 yu2 to covet; to long for; to lust after 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep43/75 words - 30 min 备案[備案] bei4 an4 to put on record; to file 1 扎眼[扎眼] zha1 yan3 garish; dazzling; offensively conspicuous 1 露馅[露餡] lou4 xian4 to leak; to expose (sb's secret); to spill the beans; to let the cat out of the bag 1 沾满[沾滿] zhan1 man3 muddy; covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc); daubed in 1 一口气[一口氣] yi1 kou3 qi4 one breath; in one breath; at a stretch 1 惦念[惦念] dian4 nian4 to constantly have (sb or sth) on one's mind 1 生人[生人] sheng1 ren2 stranger; living person; to give birth; to be born (in a certain time or place) 2 当班[當班] dang1 ban1 to work one's shift 1 里边儿[裡邊兒] li3 bian5 r5 erhua variant of 裡邊|里边[li3 bian5] 1 乱糟糟[亂糟糟] luan4 zao1 zao1 chaotic; topsy turvy; a complete mess 1 佛寺[佛寺] Fo2 si4 Buddhist temple 1 兴旺[興旺] xing1 wang4 prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish 1 界[界] jie4 boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy) 1 铺盖[鋪蓋] pu1 gai4 to spread evenly over 1 慢走[慢走] man4 zou3 Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! 1 惦记[惦記] dian4 ji4 to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about 1 揭[揭] jie1 to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask 1 养伤[養傷] yang3 shang1 to heal a wound; to recuperate (from an injury) 1 皮肉[皮肉] pi2 rou4 skin and flesh; superficial; physical (suffering); bodily 1 手软[手軟] shou3 ruan3 to be lenient; to relent; to be reluctant to make a hard decision; to think twice 2 沿路[沿路] yan2 lu4 along the way; the duration of a journey 1 万死不辞[萬死不辭] wan4 si3 bu4 ci2 ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready to risk life and limb to help out 1 休养[休養] xiu1 yang3 to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce 1 心绪不宁[心緒不寧] xin1 xu4 bu4 ning2 unquiet state of mind 1 心知肚明[心知肚明] xin1 zhi1 du4 ming2 to be well aware 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep43/100 words - 39 min 矣[矣] yi3 classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5] 2 搜救[搜救] sou1 jiu4 search and rescue 1 臣僚[臣僚] chen2 liao2 court official (in former times) 2 孝心[孝心] xiao4 xin1 filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents 1 皇储[皇儲] huang2 chu3 crown prince 1 无非[無非] wu2 fei1 only; nothing else 1 排长[排長] pai2 zhang3 platoon leader; sergeant 1 避嫌[避嫌] bi4 xian2 to avoid arousing suspicion 1 音[音] yin1 sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character) 3 诡异[詭異] gui3 yi4 strange; weird 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 完毕[完畢] wan2 bi4 to finish; to end; to complete 1 闷[悶] men4 bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed 1 接到[接到] jie1 dao4 to receive (letter etc) 1 相干[相干] xiang1 gan1 relevant; to have to do with; coherent (Physics: light etc) 1 如下[如下] ru2 xia4 as follows 1 磨不开[磨不開] mo4 bu4 kai1 to feel embarrassed 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) 1 愁[愁] chou2 to worry about 1 人马[人馬] ren2 ma3 men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur 1 亲善[親善] qin1 shan4 goodwill 1 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 怄气[慪氣] ou4 qi4 to sulk; to squabble 1 免礼[免禮] mian3 li3 (formal) you may dispense with curtseying 1 平身[平身] ping2 shen1 (old) to stand up (after kowtowing); You may rise. 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep43/111 words - 44 min 猪[豬] zhu1 hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2] 18 抓贼[抓賊] zhua1 zei2 to catch a thief 1 体力[體力] ti3 li4 physical strength; physical power 2 弯路[彎路] wan1 lu4 winding road; roundabout route; detour; (fig.) wrong way (of doing sth) 1 分头[分頭] fen1 tou2 separately; severally; parted hair 1 停下[停下] ting2 xia4 to stop 1 老不死[老不死] lao3 bu4 si3 (derog.) old but still alive; old fart; old bastard 2 撩开[撩開] liao1 kai5 to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something; to toss aside 1 猖狂[猖狂] chang1 kuang2 savage; furious 1 孤陋寡闻[孤陋寡聞] gu1 lou4 gua3 wen2 ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded 1 消遣[消遣] xiao1 qian3 to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep44/25 words - 9 min 寒冷[寒冷] han2 leng3 cold (climate); frigid; very cold 1 集中[集中] ji2 zhong1 to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together 1 遵令[遵令] zun1 ling4 to obey orders 1 交汇[交匯] jiao1 hui4 to flow together; confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads); (international) cooperation 1 势必[勢必] shi4 bi4 to be bound to; undoubtedly will 1 好转[好轉] hao3 zhuan3 to improve; to take a turn for the better; improvement 1 得势[得勢] de2 shi4 to win power; to get authority; to become dominant 1 不和[不和] bu4 he2 not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord 1 解散[解散] jie3 san4 to dissolve; to disband 2 俐落[俐落] li4 luo5 variant of 利落[li4 luo5] 1 拽[拽] ye4 to drag; to haul 1 权衡[權衡] quan2 heng2 to consider; to weigh (a matter); to balance (pros and cons) 3 花心思[花心思] hua1 xin1 si1 to think through; to invest effort in thinking about; to consider thoroughly 1 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 1 老伯[老伯] lao3 bo2 uncle (polite form of address for older male) 1 大伯[大伯] da4 bo2 husband's older brother; brother-in-law 5 慈[慈] ci2 compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane 3 拙荆[拙荊] zhuo1 jing1 my wife (humble) 1 独子[獨子] du2 zi3 only son 1 掌柜[掌櫃] zhang3 gui4 shopkeeper 1 郎中[郎中] lang2 zhong1 doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful) 1 大方[大方] da4 fang5 generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed 1 遭殃[遭殃] zao1 yang1 to suffer a calamity 1 挑唆[挑唆] tiao3 suo1 to incite; to stir up; to instigate 1 入户[入戶] ru4 hu4 to obtain a residence permit 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep44/50 words - 14 min 老者[老者] lao3 zhe3 old man; elderly man 3 默记[默記] mo4 ji4 to learn by heart; to commit to memory; to remember; to memorize in silence 1 验明[驗明] yan4 ming2 to ascertain; to identify; to verify (sb's identity etc) 1 计议[計議] ji4 yi4 to deliberate; to talk over; to plan 1 好些[好些] hao3 xie1 a good deal of; quite a lot 1 多亏[多虧] duo1 kui1 thanks to; luckily 1 教书[教書] jiao1 shu1 to teach (in a school) 1 凑钱[湊錢] cou4 qian2 to raise enough money to do sth; to pool money; to club together (to do sth) 1 树枝[樹枝] shu4 zhi1 branch; twig 1 官司[官司] guan1 si5 lawsuit; CL:場|场[chang2] 1 沦落[淪落] lun2 luo4 to degenerate; impoverished; to fall (into poverty); to be reduced (to begging) 1 太平盛世[太平盛世] tai4 ping2 sheng4 shi4 peace and prosperity (idiom) 1 火烛[火燭] huo3 zhu2 fire and candles; household things that burn 1 屋顶[屋頂] wu1 ding3 roof; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 个把[個把] ge4 ba3 one or two; a couple of 1 修好[修好] xiu1 hao3 to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds 1 胡说八道[胡說八道] hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4 to talk rubbish 3 大叔[大叔] da4 shu1 eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) 2 特地[特地] te4 di4 specially; for a special purpose 1 爱问[愛問] Ai4 wen4 iAsk.com, the search engine of Sina 新浪 1 粗陋[粗陋] cu1 lou4 crude; coarse; unsophisticated; shallow 1 黄道[黃道] huang2 dao4 the ecliptic (the plane of the solar system) 3 梁[梁] liang2 roof beam; beam (structure); bridge 3 瓒[瓚] zan4 libation cup 2 自学[自學] zi4 xue2 self-study; to study on one's own 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep44/75 words - 21 min 数学[數學] shu4 xue2 mathematics; mathematical 1 天象[天象] tian1 xiang4 meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse) 5 模[模] mo2 to imitate; model; norm; pattern 1 改为[改為] gai3 wei2 to change into 1 测量[測量] ce4 liang2 survey; to measure; to gauge; to determine 1 二十八宿[二十八宿] er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4 the twenty-eight constellations 1 天球[天球] tian1 qiu2 celestial sphere 1 极北[極北] ji2 bei3 extreme north 1 恒星[恆星] heng2 xing1 (fixed) star 1 衍[衍] yan3 to spread out; to develop; to overflow; to amplify; superfluous 2 历[曆] li4 calendar 2 赐给[賜給] ci4 gei3 to bestow; to give 2 不衰[不衰] bu4 shuai1 unfailing; never weakening; enduring; unstoppable 1 埋怨[埋怨] man2 yuan4 to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame 1 糊涂[糊塗] hu2 tu5 muddled; silly; confused 1 收下[收下] shou1 xia4 to accept; to receive 1 老爷[老爺] lao3 ye5 (respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather 9 后背[後背] hou4 bei4 the back (human anatomy); the back part of sth 1 先人[先人] xian1 ren2 ancestors; previous generations; my late father 1 细皮嫩肉[細皮嫩肉] xi4 pi2 nen4 rou4 soft skin and tender flesh (idiom); smooth-skinned 1 遇见[遇見] yu4 jian4 to meet 1 表兄[表兄] biao3 xiong1 older male cousin via female line 1 钊[釗] zhao1 to encourage; to cut; to strain 3 翠[翠] cui4 bluish-green; green jade 1 到手[到手] dao4 shou3 to take possession of; to get hold of 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep44/100 words - 29 min 到齐[到齊] dao4 qi2 to be all present 1 僻[僻] pi4 biased; low; rustic; secluded 1 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 机构[機構] ji1 gou4 mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution; CL:所[suo3] 1 繁冗[繁冗] fan2 rong3 variant of 煩冗|烦冗[fan2 rong3] 1 职能[職能] zhi2 neng2 function; role 1 官样文章[官樣文章] guan1 yang4 wen2 zhang1 officialese; red tape 1 少有[少有] shao3 you3 rare; infrequent 1 民生[民生] min2 sheng1 people's livelihood; people's welfare 1 艰[艱] jian1 difficult; hard; hardship 1 公允[公允] gong1 yun3 equitable; fair 1 然则[然則] ran2 ze2 that being the case; then; in that case 1 施行[施行] shi1 xing2 to put in place; to put into practice; to take effect 2 骨髓[骨髓] gu3 sui3 bone marrow (medulla ossea) 1 勤谨[勤謹] qin2 jin3 diligent and painstaking 1 唬[唬] hu3 a tiger's roar; to scare 1 自勉[自勉] zi4 mian3 to encourage oneself 1 长进[長進] zhang3 jin4 to make progress; progress 1 表面文章[表面文章] biao3 mian4 wen2 zhang1 superficial show; going through the motions 1 劫道[劫道] jie2 dao4 to kidnap; to hijack 3 识相[識相] shi2 xiang4 sensitive; tactful 1 欺侮[欺侮] qi1 wu3 to bully 1 出口气[出口氣] chu1 kou3 qi4 to take one's revenge; to score off sb 1 鼠辈[鼠輩] shu3 bei4 a scoundrel; a bad chap 1 切勿[切勿] qie4 wu4 by no means 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep44/110 words - 34 min 不快[不快] bu4 kuai4 unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp 1 臣民[臣民] chen2 min2 subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc) 1 畜生[畜生] chu4 sheng5 domestic animal; brute; bastard 3 狙击[狙擊] ju1 ji1 to snipe (shoot from hiding) 1 不孝[不孝] bu4 xiao4 unfilial 1 风气[風氣] feng1 qi4 general mood; atmosphere; common practice 1 恶行[惡行] e4 xing2 evil or wicked conduct 1 天谴[天譴] tian1 qian3 the wrath of Heaven; imperial displeasure 1 洗刷[洗刷] xi3 shua1 wash; brush; scrub 1 陷害[陷害] xian4 hai4 to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep45/25 words - 14 min 皇族[皇族] huang2 zu2 the imperial family; royal kin 1 容身[容身] rong2 shen1 to find a place where one can fit in; to make one's home; to seek shelter 1 离去[離去] li2 qu4 to leave; to exit 1 再次[再次] zai4 ci4 one more time; again; one more; once again 1 省事[省事] sheng3 shi4 to simplify matters; to save trouble 1 蠢材[蠢材] chun3 cai2 idiot 1 无福消受[無福消受] wu2 fu2 xiao1 shou4 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom) 1 捕获[捕獲] bu3 huo4 to catch; to capture; to seize 1 服众[服眾] fu2 zhong4 to convince the masses 1 大队[大隊] da4 dui4 group; a large body of; production brigade; military group 1 断案[斷案] duan4 an4 to judge a case 1 译[譯] yi4 to translate; to interpret 1 一模一样[一模一樣] yi1 mu2 yi1 yang4 exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4] 2 报帖[報帖] bao4 tie3 to announce good news in red letters 1 肉汤[肉湯] rou4 tang1 meat soup; broth 1 什[什] shen2 what 1 金山[金山] Jin1 shan1 Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai; Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 2 放贷[放貸] fang4 dai4 to provide loans 1 庭院[庭院] ting2 yuan4 courtyard 1 散漫[散漫] san3 man4 undisciplined; unorganized 1 单独[單獨] dan1 du2 alone; by oneself; on one's own 1 苦恼[苦惱] ku3 nao3 vexed; distressed 1 严查[嚴查] yan2 cha2 to investigate strictly 1 省却[省卻] sheng3 que4 to save; to get rid of (so saving space) 1 忌日[忌日] ji4 ri4 anniversary of a death; inauspicious day 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep45/50 words - 28 min 疆土[疆土] jiang1 tu3 territory 1 稀奇[稀奇] xi1 qi2 rare; strange 1 节假日[節假日] jie2 jia4 ri4 public holiday 1 哪像[哪像] na3 xiang4 unlike; in contrast to 1 被窝[被窩] bei4 wo1 quilt wrapped around the body as a tube (traditional bedding); (contemporary) bedding; quilt; blankets; cover; bed 1 老爷子[老爺子] lao3 ye2 zi5 my (you etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male 2 老人[老人] lao3 ren2 old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents 1 老旧[老舊] lao3 jiu4 outmoded; old-fashioned 1 财产[財產] cai2 chan3 property; assets; estate; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 4 分给[分給] fen1 gei3 to divide (and give to others) 2 热水[熱水] re4 shui3 hot water 1 走路[走路] zou3 lu4 to walk; to go on foot 2 记过[記過] ji4 guo4 to give sb a demerit 1 主将[主將] zhu3 jiang4 commander-in-chief (military); star player (sports); key figure (in an organization) 1 上手[上手] shang4 shou3 to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor 1 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 1 得不到[得不到] de2 bu4 dao4 cannot get; cannot obtain 1 察觉[察覺] cha2 jue2 to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect 2 小曲[小曲] xiao3 qu3 popular song; folk tune; ballad 1 篡位[篡位] cuan4 wei4 to seize the throne 1 往外[往外] wang3 wai4 out; outbound; departing 1 算命[算命] suan4 ming4 fortune-telling; to tell fortune 1 横加[橫加] heng2 jia1 violently; flagrantly 1 世世代代[世世代代] shi4 shi4 dai4 dai4 for many generations 1 吃药[吃藥] chi1 yao4 to take medicine 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep45/56 words - 33 min 到家[到家] dao4 jia1 perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree 1 盘查[盤查] pan2 cha2 to interrogate; to question (at a roadblock) 2 兵士[兵士] bing1 shi4 ordinary soldier 1 保准[保準] bao3 zhun3 variant of 保准[bao3 zhun3] 1 打拍子[打拍子] da3 pai1 zi5 to beat time 1 阵[陣] zhen4 disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep46/25 words - 10 min 用力[用力] yong4 li4 to exert oneself physically 1 旭日[旭日] xu4 ri4 the rising sun 3 种种[種種] zhong3 zhong3 all kinds of 1 愧疚[愧疚] kui4 jiu4 to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful 1 前夜[前夜] qian2 ye4 the eve; the night before 1 聚饮[聚飲] ju4 yin3 to meet for social drinking 1 劝阻[勸阻] quan4 zu3 to advise against; to dissuade 2 血洗[血洗] xue4 xi3 blood purge; massacre 1 假如[假如] jia3 ru2 if 2 当夜[當夜] dang1 ye4 on that night 1 缜密[縝密] zhen3 mi4 meticulous; careful; deliberate; delicate; fine (texture) 1 计算[計算] ji4 suan4 to count; to calculate; to compute; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 严惩不贷[嚴懲不貸] yan2 cheng2 bu4 dai4 to punish severely (idiom) 1 磕[磕] ke1 to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) 1 张嘴[張嘴] zhang1 zui3 to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape 1 吃油[吃油] chi1 you2 (of food) to absorb oil; (of a vehicle) to guzzle fuel 1 揪[揪] jiu1 to seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull 1 撒手[撒手] sa1 shou3 to let go of sth; to give up 1 爷们[爺們] ye2 men5 menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc 1 气不过[氣不過] qi4 bu5 guo4 so angry it's unbearable; bitter about unbearable grievances 1 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) 1 腊[臘] la4 12th lunar month; preserved (meat, fish etc) 1 厕所[廁所] ce4 suo3 toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4] 1 紧接[緊接] jin3 jie1 immediately adjacent; immediately following; to follow closely on 1 崽[崽] zai3 child; young animal 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep46/50 words - 26 min 酬劳[酬勞] chou2 lao2 reward 1 家业[家業] jia1 ye4 family property 1 金匮[金匱] jin1 gui4 variant of 金櫃|金柜[jin1 gui4] 1 要略[要略] yao4 lu:e4 roughly; outline; summary 1 炊[炊] chui1 to cook food 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 呼吸[呼吸] hu1 xi1 to breathe 1 挑起[挑起] tiao3 qi3 to provoke; to stir up; to incite 1 独断[獨斷] du2 duan4 to decide alone without consultation; arbitrary; dictatorial 1 掉以轻心[掉以輕心] diao4 yi3 qing1 xin1 treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard 1 酿酒[釀酒] niang4 jiu3 to brew wine 1 自我[自我] zi4 wo3 self-; ego (psychology) 1 兵法[兵法] bing1 fa3 art of war; military strategy and tactics 1 有福[有福] you3 fu2 to be blessed 1 父慈子孝[父慈子孝] fu4 ci2 zi3 xiao4 benevolent father, filial son (idiom); natural love between parents and children 1 生来[生來] sheng1 lai2 from birth; by one's nature 1 判断力[判斷力] pan4 duan4 li4 ability to judge; judgment 1 付给[付給] fu4 gei3 to deliver; to pay 1 拌[拌] ban4 to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad) 1 剪[剪] jian3 scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把[ba3]; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate 1 胡须[鬍鬚] hu2 xu1 beard; CL:根[gen1],綹|绺[liu3] 1 切记[切記] qie4 ji4 remember at all costs 1 心烦[心煩] xin1 fan2 to feel agitated; to be troubled; to be annoyed; an upset or distraction 1 稚[稚] zhi4 infantile; young 1 童[童] tong2 child 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep46/52 words - 27 min 顶多[頂多] ding3 duo1 at most; at best 1 暴病[暴病] bao4 bing4 sudden attack of a serious illness 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep47/25 words - 5 min 额外[額外] e2 wai4 extra; added; additional 1 抛头露面[拋頭露面] pao1 tou2 lou4 mian4 to show your face in public (derog.) 1 制订[制訂] zhi4 ding4 to work out; to formulate 1 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 1 购买[購買] gou4 mai3 to purchase; to buy 1 弹压[彈壓] tan2 ya1 to suppress; to quell (a disturbance); repression 1 癫狂[癲狂] dian1 kuang2 deranged; mad; cracked; zany 1 发作[發作] fa1 zuo4 to flare up; to break out 2 看书[看書] kan4 shu1 to read; to study 1 冥想[冥想] ming2 xiang3 to meditate; meditation 1 脑[腦] nao3 brain; mind; head; essence 2 混沌[混沌] hun4 dun4 primal chaos; formless mass before creation in Chinese mythology; muddled; innocent as a baby 1 成日[成日] cheng2 ri4 all day long; the whole day; the whole time 1 昏昏欲睡[昏昏欲睡] hun1 hun1 yu4 shui4 drowsy; sleepy (idiom) 1 萌生[萌生] meng2 sheng1 to burgeon; to produce; to conceive; to be in the initial stage 1 筹办[籌辦] chou2 ban4 to arrange; to make preparations 1 变卖[變賣] bian4 mai4 to sell off (one's property) 1 卖掉[賣掉] mai4 diao4 to sell off; to get rid of in a sale 1 幼年[幼年] you4 nian2 childhood; infancy 1 悲惨[悲慘] bei1 can3 miserable; tragic 1 命运[命運] ming4 yun4 fate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 目的地[目的地] mu4 di4 di4 destination (location) 1 死于非命[死於非命] si3 yu2 fei1 ming4 violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster; an unnatural death 1 中毒[中毒] zhong4 du2 to be poisoned; poisoning 1 补药[補藥] bu3 yao4 tonic 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep47/50 words - 12 min 书案[書案] shu1 an4 writing desk; official record 1 笔法[筆法] bi3 fa3 technique of writing; calligraphy; or drawing 1 模仿[模仿] mo2 fang3 to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model 1 题诗[題詩] ti2 shi1 to inscribe a poem (often, composed on the spot) on a painting, fan or ceramic bowl etc as a work of calligraphy; an inscribed poem 1 经手人[經手人] jing1 shou3 ren2 the person in charge; agent; broker 1 详述[詳述] xiang2 shu4 to recount 1 冤案[冤案] yuan1 an4 miscarriage of justice 1 通常[通常] tong1 chang2 regular; usual; normal; usually; normally 1 采买[採買] cai3 mai3 to purchase; to buy; to do one's shopping; purchasing agent; buyer 1 选址[選址] xuan3 zhi3 to select a suitable site; site; location 1 区域[區域] qu1 yu4 area; region; district 2 核算[核算] he2 suan4 to calculate; accounting 1 调档[調檔] diao4 dang4 to transfer a dossier; to consult a dossier 1 身着[身著] shen1 zhuo2 to wear 1 井井有条[井井有條] jing3 jing3 you3 tiao2 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy 1 选入[選入] xuan3 ru4 selected (for admission); elected 1 执着[執著] zhi2 zhuo2 to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to 1 可好[可好] ke3 hao3 good or not?; luckily; fortuitously 1 用字[用字] yong4 zi4 to use letters; to use words; diction 1 修饰[修飾] xiu1 shi4 to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to polish (a written piece); to qualify or modify (grammar) 1 得意[得意] de2 yi4 proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent 2 牢骚[牢騷] lao2 sao1 discontent; complaint; to complain 1 晦涩[晦澀] hui4 se4 difficult to understand; cryptic 1 频[頻] pin2 frequency; frequently; repetitious 1 次之[次之] ci4 zhi1 second (in a competition); occupying second place 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep47/75 words - 18 min 不得而知[不得而知] bu4 de2 er2 zhi1 unknown; unable to find out 1 提取[提取] ti2 qu3 to withdraw (money); to collect (left luggage); to extract; to refine 1 深夜[深夜] shen1 ye4 very late at night 1 拌嘴[拌嘴] ban4 zui3 to bicker; to squabble; to quarrel 1 午夜[午夜] wu3 ye4 midnight 1 回[迴] hui2 to curve; to return; to revolve 1 感怀[感懷] gan3 huai2 to recall with emotion; to feel sentiments 1 萦绕[縈繞] ying2 rao4 to linger on; to hover; to encircle 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 机械[機械] ji1 xie4 machine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning; scheming 1 腾空[騰空] teng2 kong1 to soar; to rise high into the air 7 宿舍[宿舍] su4 she4 dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 醉心于[醉心於] zui4 xin1 yu2 to be infatuated with 1 脾[脾] pi2 spleen 1 胃[胃] wei4 stomach; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 克[克] ke4 to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares 1 入赘[入贅] ru4 zhui4 to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family 1 花匠[花匠] hua1 jiang4 gardener 1 栽培[栽培] zai1 pei2 to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize 1 满腹[滿腹] man3 fu4 filled with; preoccupied with 1 大大[大大] da4 da4 greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle 1 伤心[傷心] shang1 xin1 to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt 1 珊瑚[珊瑚] shan1 hu2 coral 1 效率[效率] xiao4 lu:4 efficiency 1 修养[修養] xiu1 yang3 accomplishment; training; self-cultivation 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep47/100 words - 25 min 缺一不可[缺一不可] que1 yi1 bu4 ke3 not a single one is dispensable; can't do without either 1 不菲[不菲] bu4 fei3 considerable (cost etc); bountiful (crop etc); high (social status etc) 1 专心[專心] zhuan1 xin1 to concentrate; absorption; concentration; engrossed 1 精研[精研] jing1 yan2 to research carefully; to study intensively 1 起码[起碼] qi3 ma3 at the minimum; at the very least 1 陪伴[陪伴] pei2 ban4 to accompany 1 回眸[回眸] hui2 mou2 to glance back; to look back; retrospective 1 刹那[剎那] cha4 na4 an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye 1 时空[時空] shi2 kong1 time and place; world of a particular locale and era; (physics) space-time 1 停住[停住] ting2 zhu4 to stop; to halt; to cease 1 乐章[樂章] yue4 zhang1 movement (of a symphony) 1 暗自[暗自] an4 zi4 inwardly; to oneself; secretly 1 誓言[誓言] shi4 yan2 to pledge; to promise; oath; vow 1 白头偕老[白頭偕老] bai2 tou2 xie2 lao3 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss; until death do us part 1 大抵[大抵] da4 di3 generally speaking; by and large; for the most part 1 平凡[平凡] ping2 fan2 commonplace; ordinary; mediocre 1 至极[至極] zhi4 ji2 very; extremely 1 搓[搓] cuo1 to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist 1 研制[研製] yan2 zhi4 to manufacture; to develop 1 所需[所需] suo3 xu1 necessary (for); required 1 巨额[巨額] ju4 e2 large sum (of money); a huge amount 1 小民[小民] xiao3 min2 ordinary people; commoner; civilian 1 伺机[伺機] si4 ji1 to wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance 2 西方[西方] Xi1 fang1 the West; the Occident; Western countries 1 预[預] yu4 to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare 2 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep47/125 words - 35 min 运筹[運籌] yun4 chou2 to plan; operations; logistics 1 拨动[撥動] bo1 dong4 to stir; to prod; to poke; to move sideways; to strum (on a guitar etc) 1 乾坤[乾坤] qian2 kun1 yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe 1 差错[差錯] cha1 cuo4 mistake; slip-up; fault; error (in data transmission); accident; mishap 1 埋没[埋沒] mai2 mo4 to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion 1 养尊处优[養尊處優] yang3 zun1 chu3 you1 to live like a prince (idiom) 1 中间人[中間人] zhong1 jian1 ren2 intermediary; mediator 1 撮合[撮合] cuo1 he5 to play matchmaker; to act as a middleman 1 极少[極少] ji2 shao3 very little; very few 1 钱庄[錢莊] qian2 zhuang1 money farm (dealing in illegal foreign currency of money laundering) 1 兑换[兌換] dui4 huan4 to convert; to exchange 1 头像[頭像] tou2 xiang4 portrait; bust 1 纹路[紋路] wen2 lu4 veined pattern; wrinkles; vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc) 1 金主[金主] jin1 zhu3 financial backer; bankroller 1 信件[信件] xin4 jian4 letter (sent by mail) 1 唤作[喚作] huan4 zuo4 to be called; to be known as 1 拆除[拆除] chai1 chu2 to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove 1 工程[工程] gong1 cheng2 engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 1 亲耳[親耳] qin1 er3 with one's own ears 1 杀害[殺害] sha1 hai4 to murder 2 隅[隅] yu2 corner 1 高起[高起] gao1 qi3 to rise high; to spring up 1 提及[提及] ti2 ji2 to mention; to raise (a subject); to bring to sb's attention 1 治罪[治罪] zhi4 zui4 to punish sb (for a crime) 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 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep47/129 words - 35 min 妥善[妥善] tuo3 shan4 appropriate; proper 1 保管[保管] bao3 guan3 to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator 1 责难[責難] ze2 nan4 to censure 1 保命[保命] bao3 ming4 to save one's life; to survive 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep48/25 words - 9 min 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 1 荒谬[荒謬] huang1 miu4 absurd; ridiculous 1 当头[當頭] dang1 tou2 coming right into one's face; imminent; to put first 1 诤臣[諍臣] zheng4 chen2 official who dares speak frankly before the emperor 1 沮[沮] ju3 to destroy; to stop 1 狗贼[狗賊] gou3 zei2 (insult) brigand; swindler 1 国大[國大] Guo2 Da4 abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005); abbr. for 新加坡國立大學|新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS); abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (INC); abbr. for 馬來西亞印度國民大會黨|马来西亚印度国民大会党, Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) 1 玷污[玷污] dian4 wu1 to stain; to sully; to tarnish 1 祖先[祖先] zu3 xian1 ancestor; forebears 1 谈心[談心] tan2 xin1 to have a heart-to-heart chat 1 奸佞[奸佞] jian1 ning4 crafty and fawning 1 犯法[犯法] fan4 fa3 to break the law 1 大国[大國] da4 guo2 a power (i.e. a dominant country) 1 能人[能人] neng2 ren2 capable person; Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid 1 火把[火把] huo3 ba3 torch; CL:把[ba3] 2 犯傻[犯傻] fan4 sha3 to be foolish; to play dumb; to gaze absentmindedly 1 发案[發案] fa1 an4 occurrence (refers to time and place esp. of a criminal act); to take place; to occur; to advertise freelance work 1 牍[牘] du2 documents 1 接收[接收] jie1 shou1 reception (of transmitted signal); to receive; to accept; to admit; to take over (e.g. a factory); to expropriate 1 每每[每每] mei3 mei3 often 1 要员[要員] yao4 yuan2 key participant; VIP 1 攀谈[攀談] pan1 tan2 to chat 1 表情[表情] biao3 qing2 (facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression 1 鼻[鼻] bi2 nose 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 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep48/50 words - 23 min 精巧[精巧] jing1 qiao3 elaborate 1 顺道[順道] shun4 dao4 on the way 1 这样一来[這樣一來] zhe4 yang4 yi1 lai2 thus; if this happens then 1 万般[萬般] wan4 ban1 every kind; manifold; extremely 1 自视甚高[自視甚高] zi4 shi4 shen4 gao1 to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs; arrogant and self-important 1 鼓励[鼓勵] gu3 li4 to encourage 1 一往无前[一往無前] yi1 wang3 wu2 qian2 to advance courageously (idiom); to press forward 1 调取[調取] diao4 qu3 to obtain (information from an archive etc) 1 嘻嘻[嘻嘻] xi1 xi1 hee hee; happy 1 哈哈[哈哈] ha1 ha1 (onom.) laughing out loud 1 缺憾[缺憾] que1 han4 a regret; sth regrettable 1 使出[使出] shi3 chu1 to use; to exert 1 出其不意[出其不意] chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard 1 振臂一呼[振臂一呼] zhen4 bi4 yi1 hu1 to issue a call for action; to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call (idiom) 1 激励[激勵] ji1 li4 to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive 1 涤荡[滌蕩] di2 dang4 to wash off 1 捕捉[捕捉] bu3 zhuo1 to catch; to seize; to capture 1 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 医院[醫院] yi1 yuan4 hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4] 1 碍[礙] ai4 to hinder; to obstruct; to block 1 个别[個別] ge4 bie2 individual; specific; respective; just one or two 1 遭难[遭難] zao1 nan4 to run into misfortune 1 际遇[際遇] ji4 yu4 luck; fate; opportunity; the ups and downs of life 1 尘[塵] chen2 dust; dirt; earth 2 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 1 //The Longest Day In Chang'an - S1/Ep48/68 words - 31 min 近期[近期] jin4 qi1 near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent 1 乡音[鄉音] xiang1 yin1 local accent; accent of one's native place 2 儿童[兒童] er2 tong2 child; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 眼看[眼看] yan3 kan4 soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens 1 上山[上山] shang4 shan1 to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away 1 坚定[堅定] jian1 ding4 firm; steady; staunch; resolute 1 灵台[靈台] Ling2 tai2 Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu 1 稀饭[稀飯] xi1 fan4 porridge; gruel 1 棉被[棉被] mian2 bei4 comforter; quilt; CL:條|条[tiao2],面[mian4] 1 絮[絮] xu4 cotton wadding; fig. padding; long-winded 1 棉花[棉花] mian2 hua5 cotton 1 雨布[雨布] yu3 bu4 rain tarp 1 炊具[炊具] chui1 ju4 cooking utensils; cookware; cooker 1 麦[麥] mai4 wheat; barley; oats 1 绵薄[綿薄] mian2 bo2 my humble effort; my meager contribution (humble) 1 后会有期[後會有期] hou4 hui4 you3 qi1 I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom); Hope to see you again. 1 特别感谢[特別感謝] te4 bie2 gan3 xie4 special thanks; particular thanks 1 作曲家[作曲家] zuo4 qu3 jia1 composer; songwriter 1