Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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告老还乡 告老還鄉 gào lǎo huán xiāng to retire on grounds of age and return to one's hometown (idiom) ∼HSK 6
娇羞 嬌羞 jiāo xiū bashful; shy; shyness; modesty ∼HSK 6
羞涩 羞澀 xiū sè shy; bashful ∼HSK 6
顺嘴 順嘴 shùn zuǐ to read smoothly (of text); to blurt out (without thinking); to suit one's taste (of food) ∼HSK 6
汗珠子 汗珠子 hàn zhū zi beads of sweat ∼HSK 6
妖冶 妖冶 yāo yě pretty and flirtatious ∼HSK 6
铸就 鑄就 zhù jiù to cast; to forge; to form; to create ∼HSK 6
镇咳 鎮咳 zhèn ké cough suppressant ∼HSK 6
典故 典故 diǎn gù classical story or quote from the literature; the story behind sth ∼HSK 6
鄙薄 鄙薄 bǐ bó to despise; to scorn ∼HSK 6
垂涎 垂涎 chuí xián to water at the mouth; to drool ∼HSK 6
遥感 遙感 yáo gǎn remote sensing ∼HSK 6
排除异己 排除異己 pái chú yì jǐ to get rid of those who disagree; to purge dissenters and rivals (idiom) ∼HSK 6
延年益寿 延年益壽 yán nián yì shòu to make life longer; to promise longevity; (this product will) extend your life ∼HSK 6
饱餐 飽餐 bǎo cān to eat one's fill ∼HSK 6
而立之年 而立之年 ér lì zhī nián the age of 30 ∼HSK 6
烹煮 烹煮 pēng zhǔ to cook; to boil ∼HSK 6
移栽 移栽 yí zāi to transplant (horticulture, agriculture) ∼HSK 6
喜怒不形于色 喜怒不形於色 xǐ nù bù xìng yú sè to not show one's emotions (idiom); to keep joy and anger from showing on one's face ∼HSK 6
喜恶 喜惡 xǐ è likes and dislikes ∼HSK 6
津津 津津 jīn jīn enthusiastic; ardent; (with) great relish ∼HSK 6
圣躬 聖躬 shèng gōng the Emperor's body; Holy body; the current reigning Emperor ∼HSK 6
头伏 頭伏 tóu fú the first of the three annual periods of hot weather, which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days ∼HSK 6
夸赞 誇贊 kuā zàn to praise; to speak highly of; to commend ∼HSK 6
大汗淋漓 大汗淋漓 dà hàn lín lí dripping with sweat ∼HSK 6
掐死 掐死 qiā sǐ to throttle; to choke to death ∼HSK 6
柔情似水 柔情似水 róu qíng sì shuǐ tender and soft as water; deeply attached to sb ∼HSK 6
黄口小儿 黃口小兒 huáng kǒu xiǎo ér yellow-beaked youngster (idiom); a green, ignorant child; a derogatory term for the inexperienced ∼HSK 6
主少国疑 主少國疑 zhǔ shǎo guó yí the ruler is young and the state is uneasy (idiom); a child monarch breeds instability ∼HSK 6
闲情逸致 閒情逸致 xián qíng yì zhì leisurely and carefree mood ∼HSK 6
陵寝 陵寢 líng qǐn tomb (of king or emperor) ∼HSK 6
卧床不起 臥床不起 wò chuáng bù qǐ to be bedridden; confined to bed by illness (idiom) ∼HSK 6
吟诵 吟誦 yín sòng to read aloud; to recite rhythmically; to chant; to intone (esp. poems in rhythm) ∼HSK 6
继嗣 繼嗣 jì sì to continue; to continue a family line; posterity; heir ∼HSK 6
四海之内皆兄弟 四海之內皆兄弟 sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dì all men are brothers ∼HSK 6
眼里揉不得沙子 眼裡揉不得沙子 yǎn lǐ róu bu dé shā zi can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom); unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind; not prepared to turn a blind eye ∼HSK 6
人逢喜事精神爽 人逢喜事精神爽 rén féng xǐ shì jīng shén shuǎng joyous occasions lift one's spirits (idiom); good news makes a person feel refreshed and energized ∼HSK 6
重阳节 重陽節 Chóng yáng jié Double Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month HSK 6
碧玉 碧玉 bì yù jasper HSK 6
做东 做東 zuò dōng to act as host HSK 6
看得起 看得起 kàn de qǐ to show respect for; to think highly of HSK 6
昌盛 昌盛 chāng shèng prosperous HSK 6
终年 終年 zhōng nián entire year; throughout the year; age at death HSK 6
伶俐 伶俐 líng lì clever; witty; intelligent HSK 6
道教 道教 Dào jiào Taoism; Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs) HSK 6
好容易 好容易 hǎo róng yì (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc); (literal usage) so easy HSK 6
踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate HSK 6
贤惠 賢惠 xián huì variant of 贤慧 HSK 6
闭塞 閉塞 bì sè to stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking HSK 6
不料 不料 bù liào unexpectedly; to one's surprise HSK 6