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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合上 合上 hé shàng to close (box, book, mouth etc) ∼HSK 3
鹊桥 鵲橋 què qiáo magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting ∼HSK 3
般配 般配 bān pèi to be well matched; to suit ∼HSK 3
心目中 心目中 xīn mù zhōng in one's eyes; in one's estimation ∼HSK 3
心事重重 心事重重 xīn shì chóng chóng to have a lot on one's mind; to be laden with anxiety ∼HSK 3
水银 水銀 shuǐ yín mercury; quicksilver ∼HSK 3
聪 聰 cōng intelligent, clever, bright ∼HSK 3
差使 差使 chāi shǐ to send; to assign; to appoint; servants of an official; official messenger ∼HSK 3
并发 並發 bìng fā to happen simultaneously ∼HSK 3
银发 銀髮 yín fà silver hair; gray hair ∼HSK 3
退还 退還 tuì huán to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate ∼HSK 3
小别胜新婚 小別勝新婚 xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom); absence makes the heart grow fonder ∼HSK 3
连连 連連 lián lián repeatedly; again and again ∼HSK 3
朝朝暮暮 朝朝暮暮 zhāo zhāo mù mù from dawn to dusk; all the time ∼HSK 3
至高 至高 zhì gāo paramount; supremacy ∼HSK 3
手相 手相 shǒu xiàng palmistry; features of a palm (in palmistry) ∼HSK 3
大富大贵 大富大貴 dà fù dà guì very rich; millionaire ∼HSK 3
做亲 做親 zuò qīn to become related by marriage; to marry ∼HSK 3
香火钱 香火錢 xiāng huǒ qián donations to a temple ∼HSK 3
性爱 性愛 xìng ài sex; lovemaking ∼HSK 3
深闺 深閨 shēn guī lady's private room or bedroom; boudoir ∼HSK 3
刻板 刻板 kè bǎn stiff; inflexible; mechanical; stubborn; to cut blocks for printing ∼HSK 3
地心 地心 dì xīn the earth's core; geocentric ∼HSK 3
龙飞 龍飛 lóng fēi to promote (to official position in former times) ∼HSK 3
乱花 亂花 luàn huā to spend recklessly; to waste money ∼HSK 3
相左 相左 xiāng zuǒ to fail to meet each other; to conflict with each other; to be at odds with ∼HSK 3
美名 美名 měi míng good name; good reputation ∼HSK 3
藿香 藿香 huò xiāng wrinkled giant hyssop; Agastache rugosa (botany) ∼HSK 3
甜酒 甜酒 tián jiǔ sweet liquor ∼HSK 3
久长 久長 jiǔ cháng a long time ∼HSK 3
打心眼里 打心眼裡 dǎ xīn yǎn li from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely ∼HSK 3
强嘴 強嘴 jiàng zuǐ to talk back; to reply defiantly ∼HSK 3
争先 爭先 zhēng xiān to compete to be first; to contest first place ∼HSK 3
龙眼 龍眼 lóng yǎn longan fruit; dragon eye fruit; Dimocarpus longan (botany) ∼HSK 3
一条龙 一條龍 yī tiáo lóng lit. one dragon; integrated chain; coordinated process ∼HSK 3
可作 可作 kě zuò can be used for ∼HSK 3
室内 室內 shì nèi indoor ∼HSK 3
菜心 菜心 cài xīn choy sum; Chinese flowering cabbage; stem of any Chinese cabbage ∼HSK 3
对亲 對親 duì qīn courting; meeting for purpose of marriage; to settle into a relationship ∼HSK 3
做牛做马 做牛做馬 zuò niú zuò mǎ lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard ∼HSK 3
复本 複本 fù běn copy ∼HSK 3
嚣张跋扈 囂張跋扈 xiāo zhāng bá hù arrogant and despotic ∼HSK 3
法治 法治 fǎ zhì rule of law; to rule by law ∼HSK 3
强身健体 強身健體 qiáng shēn jiàn tǐ to keep fit and healthy ∼HSK 3
心眼大 心眼大 xīn yǎn dà magnanimous; considerate; thoughtful; able to think of everything that needs to be thought of ∼HSK 3
居人 居人 jū rén inhabitant ∼HSK 3
分相 分相 fēn xiàng split phase (elec.) ∼HSK 3
到任 到任 dào rèn to take office; to assume a post ∼HSK 3
受困 受困 shòu kùn trapped; stranded ∼HSK 3
纂修 纂修 zuǎn xiū to compile and revise; to inherit and develop ∼HSK 3