Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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驾临 駕臨 jià lín to grace sb with one's presence; your arrival (honorific); your esteemed presence ∼HSK 6
恶气 惡氣 è qì evil smell; resentment; unpleasant manner ∼HSK 6
苟活 苟活 gǒu huó to live without dignity; to barely sustain oneself ∼HSK 6
虚名 虛名 xū míng false reputation ∼HSK 6
胜仗 勝仗 shèng zhàng victory; victorious battle ∼HSK 6
家奴 家奴 jiā nú domestic slave; slave servant ∼HSK 6
兵权 兵權 bīng quán military leadership; military power ∼HSK 6
承袭 承襲 chéng xí to inherit; to follow; to adopt ∼HSK 6
故而 故而 gù ér therefore ∼HSK 6
恩准 恩准 ēn zhǔn approved by His (or Her) Majesty; permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position); to graciously permit; to condescend to allow ∼HSK 6
勾起 勾起 gōu qǐ to evoke; to induce; to call to mind; to pick up with a hook ∼HSK 6
背负 背負 bēi fù to bear; to carry on one's back; to shoulder ∼HSK 6
灭口 滅口 miè kǒu to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb ∼HSK 6
作保 作保 zuò bǎo to act as surety for sb; to be sb's guarantor; to stand bail for sb ∼HSK 6
朝野 朝野 cháo yě all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people ∼HSK 6
如愿 如願 rú yuàn to have one's wishes fulfilled ∼HSK 6
坦荡 坦蕩 tǎn dàng magnanimous; broad and level ∼HSK 6
偏私 偏私 piān sī to practice favoritism ∼HSK 6
良策 良策 liáng cè good plan; good idea ∼HSK 6
震慑 震懾 zhèn shè to awe; to intimidate ∼HSK 6
实权 實權 shí quán real power; genuine power ∼HSK 6
施以 施以 shī yǐ to inflict (punishment); to provide (training etc); to apply (pressure etc) ∼HSK 6
自持 自持 zì chí to control onself; to exercise self-restraint; self-sustaining ∼HSK 6
护甲 護甲 hù jiǎ armor; bulletproof vest ∼HSK 6
人人皆知 人人皆知 rén rén jiē zhī known to everyone ∼HSK 6
羽翼 羽翼 yǔ yì wing; (fig.) assistant ∼HSK 6
亡魂 亡魂 wáng hún soul of the deceased; departed spirit ∼HSK 6
礼制 禮制 lǐ zhì etiquette; system of rites ∼HSK 6
盛名 盛名 shèng míng famous reputation ∼HSK 6
依稀 依稀 yī xī vaguely; dimly; probably; very likely ∼HSK 6
脉脉 脈脈 mò mò affectionate; loving ∼HSK 6
凶悍 兇悍 xiōng hàn violent; fierce and tough; shrewish (woman) ∼HSK 6
同僚 同僚 tóng liáo colleague; coworker ∼HSK 6
打探 打探 dǎ tàn to make discreet inquiries; to scout out ∼HSK 6
微服 微服 wēi fú (of a high-ranking official) to wear plain clothes in order to go about incognito ∼HSK 6
民愤 民憤 mín fèn public outrage ∼HSK 6
设宴 設宴 shè yàn to host a banquet ∼HSK 6
繁盛 繁盛 fán shèng prosperous; thriving; (of vegetation) luxuriant ∼HSK 6
捷报 捷報 jié bào report of success; report of a victory ∼HSK 6
俸禄 俸祿 fèng lù official's salary (in feudal times) ∼HSK 6
割断 割斷 gē duàn to cut off; to sever ∼HSK 6
棋局 棋局 qí jú state of play in a game of chess; (old) chessboard ∼HSK 6
情急 情急 qíng jí anxious ∼HSK 6
内斗 內鬥 nèi dòu internal strife; power struggle; (of members of an organization) to fight each other ∼HSK 6
查清 查清 chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
即日 即日 jí rì this or that very day; in the next few days ∼HSK 6
平叛 平叛 píng pàn to put down a revolt; to pacify a rebellion ∼HSK 6
难解 難解 nán jiě hard to solve; hard to dispel; hard to understand; hard to undo ∼HSK 6
恍若 恍若 huǎng ruò as if; as though; rather like ∼HSK 6
怂恿 慫恿 sǒng yǒng to instigate; to incite; to urge; to encourage ∼HSK 6