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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庶民 庶民 shù mín the multitude of common people (in highbrow literature); plebeian ∼HSK 4
蔡 蔡 Cài surname; species of tortoise ∼HSK 4
获救 獲救 huò jiù to be rescued; to be saved ∼HSK 4
切切 切切 qiè qiè urgently; eagerly; worried; (urge sb to) be sure to; it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction) ∼HSK 4
失态 失態 shī tài to forget one's manners; to forget oneself; to lose self-control (in a situation) ∼HSK 4
投诚 投誠 tóu chéng to defect; to surrender; to capitulate ∼HSK 4
著称 著稱 zhù chēng to be widely known as ∼HSK 4
改制 改制 gǎi zhì to reorganize; to restructure ∼HSK 4
卷起 捲起 juǎn qǐ variant of ∼HSK 4
不治 不治 bù zhì to die of illness or injury despite receiving medical help ∼HSK 4
暗香 暗香 àn xiāng subtle fragrance ∼HSK 4
升官 升官 shēng guān to get promoted ∼HSK 4
刺目 刺目 cì mù gaudy; glaring; unpleasant to the eyes ∼HSK 4
童子 童子 tóng zǐ boy ∼HSK 4
徐 徐 Xú slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified ∼HSK 4
各色 各色 gè sè all kinds; of every description ∼HSK 4
做官 做官 zuò guān to take an official post; to become a government employee ∼HSK 4
案牍 案牘 àn dú official documents or correspondence ∼HSK 4
阶 階 jiē stairs, steps; rank, degree ∼HSK 4
烧死 燒死 shāo sǐ to burn to death ∼HSK 4
明言 明言 míng yán to say clearly; to argue clearly; to pronounce; pronounced ∼HSK 4
微末 微末 wēi mò tiny; negligible ∼HSK 4
出兵 出兵 chū bīng to send troops ∼HSK 4
典籍 典籍 diǎn jí ancient books or records ∼HSK 4
实诚 實誠 shí chéng sincere; honest ∼HSK 4
压根 壓根 yà gēn (mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply ∼HSK 4
暗语 暗語 àn yǔ code word ∼HSK 4
安身 安身 ān shēn to make one's home; to take shelter ∼HSK 4
金色 金色 jīn sè golden; gold (color) ∼HSK 4
盖上 蓋上 gài shang to cover ∼HSK 4
暗指 暗指 àn zhǐ to hint at; to imply; sth hidden ∼HSK 4
行刺 行刺 xíng cì to assassinate ∼HSK 4
碎片 碎片 suì piàn chip; fragment; splinter; tatter ∼HSK 4
报效 報效 bào xiào render service to repay kindness ∼HSK 4
力士 力士 lì shì strong man; sumo wrestler ∼HSK 4
诗画 詩畫 shī huà poetry and pictorial art; work of art combining pictures and poetry ∼HSK 4
官名 官名 guān míng name of job in Imperial bureaucracy; official position ∼HSK 4
极北 極北 jí běi extreme north ∼HSK 4
玷污 玷汙 diàn wū to stain; to sully; to tarnish ∼HSK 4
马术 馬術 mǎ shù equestrianism; horsemanship ∼HSK 4
门户 門戶 mén hù door; strategic gateway; portal; faction; sect; family status; family; web portal; (old) brothel ∼HSK 4
爱怜 愛憐 ài lián to show tenderness; to coo over; affection ∼HSK 4
鲜菜 鮮菜 xiān cài fresh vegetable ∼HSK 4
冰块 冰塊 bīng kuài ice cube; ice chunk ∼HSK 4
音色 音色 yīn sè tone; timbre; sound color ∼HSK 4
危困 危困 wēi kùn grave situation ∼HSK 4
透红 透紅 tòu hóng rosy ∼HSK 4
酒味 酒味 jiǔ wèi smell of alcohol; flavoring of rum or other liquor in food; aroma or nose (of wine) ∼HSK 4
撸 擼 lū (dialect) to rub one's hand along; to fire (an employee); to reprimand ∼HSK 4
填词 填詞 tián cí to compose a poem (to a given tune) ∼HSK 4