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Detailed Vocabulary
Each lesson has it's unique vocabulary and will provide you with definitions and recordings so you can practice the pronunciation. You will also be able to grasp the core material of a lesson at a glance. Here we're showing you the Simplified Chinese version.
SIMPLIFIED
PINYIN
ENGLISH
哪阵风
nǎzhènfēng
to what...; lit. which gust of wind?
大红人
dàhóngrén
popular, influential person
回避
huíbì
avoid
光明正大
guāngmíngzhèngdà
open, straightforward
奴才小顺子求见。
núcai Xiǎoshùnzi qiújiàn。
Your humble slave, Xiao Shunzi, begs to see you.
哟,是哪阵风把宫里的大红人吹来啦?
yō,shì nǎzhènfēng bǎ gōng lǐ de dàhóngrén chuī lái la?
Oh, to what do I owe the honor of a visit from the most influential person in the palace?
Lady Rong, may blessings rain down upon you. Could you, ah, ask your ladies-in-waiting to leave us for a moment?
有什么话不能光明正大地说?
yǒu shénme huà bùnéng guāngmíngzhèngdà de shuō?
What do want to say that you can't say frankly and openly?
Natural Dialogues
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