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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红玛瑙 紅瑪瑙 hóng mǎ nǎo cornelian ∼HSK 2
身段 身段 shēn duàn a woman's physique; figure; posture on stage ∼HSK 2
百草 百草 bǎi cǎo all kinds of grass; all kinds of flora ∼HSK 2
妹夫 妹夫 mèi fu younger sister's husband ∼HSK 2
问名 問名 wèn míng to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride; one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prosp ∼HSK 2
脸红 臉紅 liǎn hóng to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc) ∼HSK 2
天成 天成 tiān chéng as if made by heaven ∼HSK 2
装点 裝點 zhuāng diǎn to decorate; to dress up; to deck ∼HSK 2
洗脸 洗臉 xǐ liǎn to wash the face ∼HSK 2
具 具 jù tool, implement; draw up, write ∼HSK 2
三更 三更 sān gēng third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); midnight; also pr. [san1 jin1] ∼HSK 2
离去 離去 lí qù to leave; to exit ∼HSK 2
得中 得中 dé zhōng moderate; appropriate; suitable ∼HSK 2
波 波 Bō waves, breakers; undulations ∼HSK 2
说嘴 說嘴 shuō zuǐ to boast ∼HSK 2
为的是 為的是 wèi de shì for the sake of; for the purpose of ∼HSK 2
停下来 停下來 tíng xià lái to stop ∼HSK 2
始 始 shǐ begin, start; then, only then ∼HSK 2
知了 知了 zhī liǎo cicada (onom.) ∼HSK 2
好意思 好意思 hǎo yì si to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question) ∼HSK 2
来头 來頭 lái tóu cause; reason; interest; influence ∼HSK 2
数百 數百 shù bǎi several hundred ∼HSK 2
得看 得看 děi kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 2
做自己 做自己 zuò zì jǐ to be oneself ∼HSK 2
务 務 wù affairs, business; must, should ∼HSK 2
来讲 來講 lái jiǎng as to; considering; for ∼HSK 2
中流 中流 zhōng liú midstream ∼HSK 2
用得上 用得上 yòng de shàng needed; to come in useful ∼HSK 2
个把 個把 gè bǎ one or two; a couple of ∼HSK 2
变卖 變賣 biàn mài to sell off (one's property) ∼HSK 2
放得下 放得下 fàng de xià to be able to put (sth) down; to have room for; to be able to accommodate ∼HSK 2
地接 地接 dì jiē local guide; tour escort ∼HSK 2
头等 頭等 tóu děng first class; prime; main ∼HSK 2
病倒 病倒 bìng dǎo to fall ill; to be stricken with an illness ∼HSK 2
嘴快 嘴快 zuǐ kuài to have loose lips ∼HSK 2
意气用事 意氣用事 yì qì yòng shì (idiom) to let emotions affect one's decisions ∼HSK 2
背地里 背地裡 bèi dì li behind sb's back; secretly ∼HSK 2
弄坏 弄壞 nòng huài to ruin; to spoil; to break ∼HSK 2
不为过 不為過 bù wéi guò not an exaggeration; not excessive; not wide of the mark ∼HSK 2
称得上 稱得上 chēng de shàng can be counted as ∼HSK 2
气头上 氣頭上 qì tóu shang (in) a fit of anger; (in) a foul mood ∼HSK 2
哭哭啼啼 哭哭啼啼 kū ku tí tí to weep endlessly; interminable wailing ∼HSK 2
一更 一更 yī gēng first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old) ∼HSK 2
生热 生熱 shēng rè to generate heat ∼HSK 2
雪白 雪白 xuě bái snow white ∼HSK 2
更生 更生 gēng shēng resurrection; rebirth; reinvigorated; rejuvenated; a new lease of life ∼HSK 2
海棠花 海棠花 hǎi táng huā Chinese flowering crab-apple (Malus spectabilis) ∼HSK 2
交班 交班 jiāo bān to hand over to the next workshift ∼HSK 2
常来常往 常來常往 cháng lái cháng wǎng to visit frequently; to have frequent dealings (with); to see each other often ∼HSK 2
假山 假山 jiǎ shān rock garden; rockery ∼HSK 2