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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取名 取名 qǔ míng to name; to be named; to christen; to seek fame ∼HSK 2
生子 生子 shēng zǐ to give birth to a child or children ∼HSK 2
求子 求子 qiú zǐ (of a childless couple) to pray for a son; to try to have a child ∼HSK 2
早知 早知 zǎo zhī to know in advance ∼HSK 2
表妹 表妹 biǎo mèi younger female cousin via female line ∼HSK 2
不带 不帶 bù dài not to have; without; un- ∼HSK 2
长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night; fig. long period of misery and oppression ∼HSK 2
长进 長進 zhǎng jìn to make progress; progress ∼HSK 2
正眼 正眼 zhèng yǎn facing directly (with one's eyes); (to look sb) in the eyes ∼HSK 2
装病 裝病 zhuāng bìng to feign illness; to malinger ∼HSK 2
叩头 叩頭 kòu tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground); also written ∼HSK 2
过生 過生 guò shēng to celebrate a birthday ∼HSK 2
离别 離別 lí bié to leave (on a long journey); to part from sb ∼HSK 2
平分 平分 píng fēn to divide evenly; to bisect (geometry); deuce (tennis); tied score ∼HSK 2
草草 草草 cǎo cǎo carelessly; hastily ∼HSK 2
孩子们 孩子們 hái zi men children ∼HSK 2
高位 高位 gāo wèi high position; eminent status; top job; raised position; upper (limbs); a high (i.e. local maximum); high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc ∼HSK 2
角门 角門 jiǎo mén corner gate ∼HSK 2
人意 人意 rén yì people's expectations ∼HSK 2
一级 一級 yī jí first class; category A ∼HSK 2
人名 人名 rén míng personal name ∼HSK 2
只身 隻身 zhī shēn alone; by oneself ∼HSK 2
载 載 zǎi load; carry; transport, convey ∼HSK 2
不才 不才 bù cái untalented; I; me (humble) ∼HSK 2
哪像 哪像 nǎ xiàng unlike; in contrast to ∼HSK 2
眼生 眼生 yǎn shēng unfamiliar; strange-looking ∼HSK 2
改口 改口 gǎi kǒu to change one's tune; to modify one's previous remark; to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents and) ∼HSK 2
养子 養子 yǎng zǐ adopted son; foster son ∼HSK 2
排行 排行 pái háng to rank; ranking; seniority (among siblings) ∼HSK 2
越级 越級 yuè jí to skip a grade; to bypass ranks; to go over the head of one's boss ∼HSK 2
取出 取出 qǔ chū to take out; to extract; to draw out ∼HSK 2
起名 起名 qǐ míng to name; to christen; to take a name ∼HSK 2
大战 大戰 dà zhàn war; to wage war ∼HSK 2
再发 再發 zài fā to reissue; (of a disease) to recur; (of a patient) to suffer a relapse ∼HSK 2
十数 十數 shí shù more than ten; a dozen or more ∼HSK 2
没脸 沒臉 méi liǎn ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame) ∼HSK 2
手气 手氣 shǒu qì luck (in gambling) ∼HSK 2
哪知 哪知 nǎ zhī who would have imagined?; unexpectedly ∼HSK 2
小船 小船 xiǎo chuán boat ∼HSK 2
小猫 小貓 xiǎo māo kitten ∼HSK 2
戎装 戎裝 róng zhuāng martial attire ∼HSK 2
长女 長女 zhǎng nǚ eldest daughter ∼HSK 2
芋头 芋頭 yù tou taro ∼HSK 2
更名 更名 gēng míng to rename ∼HSK 2
收成 收成 shōu chéng harvest ∼HSK 2
妻妾 妻妾 qī qiè wives and concubines (of a polygamous man); harem ∼HSK 2
山河 山河 shān hé mountains and rivers; the whole country ∼HSK 2
买通 買通 mǎi tōng to bribe ∼HSK 2
船身 船身 chuán shēn hull; body of a ship ∼HSK 2
见长 見長 jiàn cháng to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: to be known for one's research) ∼HSK 2