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三十而已 Only Thirty, Episodes 1-8 [Vocabulary]

Updated: May 31, 2021

三十而已 Sānshí Éryǐ is a TV series by director 张晓波 Zhāng Xiǎobō. I would translate the title as Only Thirty.


Episode 1


1. 定制 dìngzhì custom-made; made-to-order; to have something custom made



Episode 2


1. 七七八八 qīqī bā bā almost; nearing completion; bits and piece; of all kinds

七七 qīqī seven sevens (equals 49); cf Buddhist services for the auspicious reincarnation

of the departed


2. 复式 fùshì double; multiple; compound; combined; double-entry (accounting)

复 fù to repeat; to double; to overlap; complex (not simple); compound; composite;

double; diplo-; duplicate; overlapping; to duplicate

式 shì type; form; pattern; style



Episode 3


I was almost going to be impressed that they're finally going to show abortion on screen, guess we'll have to wait another 20 years.


1. 肾炎 shènyán kidney inflammation; nephritis

肾 shèn kidney

炎 yán flame; inflammation; -itis


2. 学霸 xuébà (slang) top student; bookworm

霸 bà hegemon; tyrant; lord; feudal chief; to rule by force; to usurp; (in modern

advertising) master


3. 规划 guīhuà to plan (how to do something); planning; plan; program

规 guī compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme

划 huà to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese

character


4. 支取存款 draw one's deposit

支取 zhīqǔ to withdraw (money)

存款 cúnkuǎn to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings; bank deposit


5. 大咖 influential person; major player; big shot

咖 kā coffee; class; grade


6. 水分 shuǐfèn moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding


7. 称心如意 chènxīn rúyì after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory; everything

one could wish

称心 chènxīn satisfactory; agreeable

如意 rúyì as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and

good fortune

称 chèn to fit; balanced; suitable


8. 触霉头 chù méi tóu to have a stroke of bad luck; unlucky

触 chù to touch; to make contact with something; to stir up somebody's emotions

霉 méi bacteria; fungi; moldy

头 tóu head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss;

side; aspect; first; leading; measure word for pigs or livestock


9. 憋屈 biēqū sullen

憋 biē to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's

breath)

屈 qū bent; to feel wronged; (Chinese surname)



Episode 4


Her reason for wanting a kid is pathetic. Stop being so selfish!!! Unless you are ready to be selfless, then you are not ready to be a parent.


I am super impressed with how she handled the kindergarten situation, not being prejudiced against the child with epilepsy.


1. 革命友谊

革命 gémìng revolution; revolutionary (politics)

友谊 yǒuyì companionship; fellowship; friendship


2. 焦虑 jiāolǜ anxious; worried; apprehensive

焦 jiāo burnt; scorched; charred; worried; anxious; coke; (Chinese surname)

虑 lǜ to think over; to consider; anxiety


3. 癫痫症 diānxián zhèng epilepsy

癫 diān mentally deranged; crazy

痫 xián epilepsy; insanity


4. 声援 shēngyuán to support (a cause)

援 yuán to help; to assist; to aid


5. 歧视 qíshì to discriminate against; discrimination

歧 qí divergent; side road

视 shì to look at; to regard; to inspect



Episode 5


Will depiction of sexual harassment by men help bring more awareness or only normalize this kind of behavior?


I'm a bit dismayed by the non-communication even between the "model" couple.


1. 利益 lìyì benefit; (in somebody's) interest


2. 取代 qǔdài to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution


3. 小格局

格局 géjú structure; pattern; layout



Episode 6


Is she drinking while pregnant?!!


I highly recommend the book Sacred Cows: The Truth About Divorce and Marriage by Astro Teller and Danielle Teller.


I find her attitude towards pregnancy to be kind of repulsive. She's my least favorite.


1. 三十而立 sānshí ér lì thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from

Confucius)


2. 归属感 guīshǔ gǎn sense of belonging

属 shǔ category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to;

subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to

prove to be; to constitute


3. 快递 kuàidì express delivery


4. 八卦 bāguà the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经; gossip;

gossipy


5. 机遇 jīyù opportunity; favorable circumstance; stroke of luck

机 jī machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible

(quick-witted); organic; (Chinese surname)

遇 yù to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance; (Chinese

surname)


6. 物质 wùzhì matter; substance; material; materialistic



Episode 7


I completely agree with the husband, don't have kids until you are ready.


1. 额度 édù quota; (credit) limit

额 é forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount

度 dù to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree

(angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; measure word for events and occurrences


2. 限量 xiànliáng to limit


3. 行政舱

行政 xíngzhèng administrative; executive (attributive)

舱 cāng cabin; the hold of a ship or airplane


4. 艳遇 yànyù encounter with a beautiful woman; romance; affair

艳 yàn colorful; splendid; gaudy; amorous; romantic; to envy

遇 yù to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance; (Chinese

surname)


5. 孕酮 yùntóng progesterone

孕 yùn pregnant

酮 tóng ketone


6. 预订 yùdìng to place an order; to book ahead

预 yù to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare

订 dìng to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order



Episode 8


Good to get some representation on screen about miscarriage, which is quite common.


Not sure if I like slick-hair guy.


1. 额外 éwài extra; added; additional

额 é forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount

外 wài outside; in addition; foreign; external


2. 离职 lízhí to retire; to leave office; to quit a job

职 zhí office; duty


3. 流产 liúchǎn to have a miscarriage; miscarriage; to fail; to fall through

流 liú to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate;

to banish or send into exile; stream of water or something resembling one; class, rate or

grade

产 chǎn to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate;

property


4. 责任编辑 zérèn biānjí responsible editor

编辑 biānjí to edit; to compile; editor; compiler

编 biān to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile;

to write; to compose; to fabricate

辑 jí to gather up; to collect; to edit; to compile



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