Empresses in the Palace

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Season 1 — Empresses in the Palace

甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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Vocabulary

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私闯 私闖 sī chuǎng to enter (a place) without permission; to intrude into ∼HSK 5
萦 縈 yíng entangle, entwine, coil ∼HSK 5
平步青云 平步青雲 píng bù qīng yún to rapidly go up in the world; meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc) ∼HSK 5
守规矩 守規矩 shǒu guī ju to behave oneself; to abide by the rules ∼HSK 5
猎 獵 liè hunt; field sports ∼HSK 5
做鬼 做鬼 zuò guǐ to play tricks; to cheat; to get up to mischief; to become a ghost; to give up the ghost ∼HSK 5
枢 樞 shū door hinge; pivot; center of power ∼HSK 5
衍 衍 yǎn overflow, spill over, spread out ∼HSK 5
闲来无事 閒來無事 xián lái wú shì at leisure; idle; to have nothing to do ∼HSK 5
畏 畏 wèi fear, dread, awe, reverence ∼HSK 5
硬是 硬是 yìng shì just; simply; stubbornly; really ∼HSK 5
偷听 偷聽 tōu tīng to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly) ∼HSK 5
其二 其二 qí èr secondly; the other (usu. of two); the second ∼HSK 5
名义上 名義上 míng yì shàng nominally ∼HSK 5
猜着 猜著 cāi zháo to guess correctly ∼HSK 5
不眠不休 不眠不休 bù mián bù xiū without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom) ∼HSK 5
修剪 修剪 xiū jiǎn to prune; to trim ∼HSK 5
询 詢 xún inquire into, ask about; consult ∼HSK 5
洗耳恭听 洗耳恭聽 xǐ ěr gōng tīng to listen with respectful attention; (a polite request to sb to speak); we are all ears ∼HSK 5
蔽 蔽 bì cover, hide, conceal; shelter ∼HSK 5
等闲 等閒 děng xián ordinary; common; unimportant; idly; for no reason ∼HSK 5
遏 遏 è stop, suppress, curb, check; a bar ∼HSK 5
缥 縹 piāo light blue silk; dim; misty ∼HSK 5
斓 斕 lán multicolored ∼HSK 5
旦 旦 dàn dawn; morning; day ∼HSK 5
悍 悍 hàn courageous, brave; violent ∼HSK 5
遵从 遵從 zūn cóng to comply with; to follow (directives); to defer (to the judgment of superiors) ∼HSK 5
醉人 醉人 zuì rén intoxicating; fascinating ∼HSK 5
苓 苓 líng fungus, tuber; licorice ∼HSK 5
闲言闲语 閒言閒語 xián yán xián yǔ idle gossip ∼HSK 5
不赞成 不贊成 bù zàn chéng disapproval; to disapprove ∼HSK 5
泣 泣 qì cry, sob, weep ∼HSK 5
柔弱 柔弱 róu ruò weak; delicate ∼HSK 5
疯癫 瘋癲 fēng diān insane; crazy ∼HSK 5
惆 惆 chóu distressed, regretful, sad ∼HSK 5
擎 擎 qíng lift up, hold up, support ∼HSK 5
翩 翩 piān fly, flutter ∼HSK 5
饷 餉 xiǎng rations and pay for soldiers ∼HSK 5
得偿所愿 得償所願 dé cháng - suǒ yuàn (idiom) to have one's wish fulfilled ∼HSK 5
但说无妨 但說無妨 dàn shuō wú fáng there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom) ∼HSK 5
至多 至多 zhì duō up to the maximum; upper limit; at most ∼HSK 5
箔 箔 bó reed screen; frame for growing silkworms ∼HSK 5
吓疯 嚇瘋 xià fēng to be scared senseless ∼HSK 5
凌厉 凌厲 líng lì swift and fierce; fierce; forceful ∼HSK 5
亏欠 虧欠 kuī qiàn to have a deficit; to be in the red; to owe ∼HSK 5
前途无量 前途無量 qián tú wú liàng to have boundless prospects ∼HSK 5
比肩 比肩 bǐ jiān to be shoulder to shoulder; (fig.) to be as good as; to match; Taiwan pr. [bi4 jian1] ∼HSK 5
怅 悵 chàng disappointed, dissatisfied ∼HSK 5
耳濡目染 耳濡目染 ěr rú mù rǎn to be influenced ∼HSK 5
做戏 做戲 zuò xì to act in a play; to put on a play ∼HSK 5