Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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委曲求全 委曲求全 wěi qū qiú quán to accept a compromise ∼HSK 6
罚跪 罰跪 fá guì to punish by protracted kneeling ∼HSK 6
下嫁 下嫁 xià jià (of a woman) to marry a man of lower social status; to marry down ∼HSK 6
入药 入藥 rù yào to use in medicine ∼HSK 6
铺张 鋪張 pū zhāng ostentation; extravagance ∼HSK 6
人老珠黄 人老珠黃 rén lǎo zhū huáng (of a woman) old and faded ∼HSK 6
不臣之心 不臣之心 bù chén zhī xīn disloyal intentions; a traitorous heart (idiom); ambition to usurp one's ruler ∼HSK 6
自轻自贱 自輕自賤 zì qīng zì jiàn to belittle oneself; self-contempt ∼HSK 6
妾侍 妾侍 qiè shì maids and concubines ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
留情 留情 liú qíng to relent (to spare sb's feelings); to show mercy or forgiveness; to forbear; lenient ∼HSK 6
忘恩 忘恩 wàng ēn to be ungrateful ∼HSK 6
相逢 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance); to come across ∼HSK 6
赔罪 賠罪 péi zuì to apologize ∼HSK 6
丝竹 絲竹 sī zhú traditional Chinese musical instruments; music ∼HSK 6
招来 招來 zhāo lái to attract; to incur ∼HSK 6
雷声 雷聲 léi shēng thunder ∼HSK 6
托词 託詞 tuō cí to make an excuse; pretext; excuse ∼HSK 6
负心 負心 fù xīn ungrateful; heartless; to fail to be loyal to one's love ∼HSK 6
魂魄 魂魄 hún pò soul ∼HSK 6
不逊 不遜 bù xùn rude; impertinent ∼HSK 6
有道理 有道理 yǒu dào li to make sense; reasonable ∼HSK 6
不甘心 不甘心 bù gān xīn not reconciled to; not resigned to ∼HSK 6
重臣 重臣 zhòng chén important minister; major figure in government ∼HSK 6
未定 未定 wèi dìng undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt ∼HSK 6
枉费 枉費 wǎng fèi to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain ∼HSK 6
姻缘 姻緣 yīn yuán a marriage predestined by fate ∼HSK 6
缠身 纏身 chán shēn (of an illness, debt etc) to plague one; to bog one down; to preoccupy one ∼HSK 6
畏罪 畏罪 wèi zuì to dread punishment; afraid of being arrested for a crime ∼HSK 6
自作孽 自作孽 zì zuò niè to bring disaster on oneself ∼HSK 6
推托 推託 tuī tuō to make excuses; to give an excuse (for not doing something) ∼HSK 6
薄情 薄情 bó qíng inconstant in love; fickle ∼HSK 6
如初 如初 rú chū as before; as ever ∼HSK 6
不顺 不順 bù shùn unfavorable; adverse ∼HSK 6
适可而止 適可而止 shì kě ér zhǐ (idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop ∼HSK 6
野猫 野貓 yě māo wildcat; stray cat ∼HSK 6
谨言慎行 謹言慎行 jǐn yán shèn xíng to be cautious in speech and conduct (idiom); to watch one's words and deeds ∼HSK 6
抛下 拋下 pāo xià to throw down; to dump; to abandon; thrown down ∼HSK 6
念佛 唸佛 niàn fó to pray to Buddha; to chant the names of Buddha ∼HSK 6
多情 多情 duō qíng affectionate; passionate; emotional; sentimental ∼HSK 6
诡计 詭計 guǐ jì trick; ruse; crafty scheme ∼HSK 6
相救 相救 xiāng jiù rescue ∼HSK 6
清爽 清爽 qīng shuǎng fresh and cool; relaxed ∼HSK 6
杜鹃 杜鵑 dù juān cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟); Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花) ∼HSK 6
坠子 墜子 zhuì zi weight; pendant; same as; ballad singing accompanied by a ∼HSK 6
清香 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent; fragrant odor ∼HSK 6
逗留 逗留 dòu liú to stay for a while; to sojourn ∼HSK 6
枉然 枉然 wǎng rán in vain; to no avail ∼HSK 6
酿成 釀成 niàng chéng to make (wine or spirits); (fig.) to lead to (a bad result) ∼HSK 6
启奏 啟奏 qǐ zòu report to the emperor ∼HSK 6