Empresses in the Palace

Whole-title review

Season 1 — Empresses in the Palace

甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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Vocabulary

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河水 河水 hé shuǐ river water ∼HSK 2
接下 接下 jiē xià to take on (a responsibility) ∼HSK 2
名头 名頭 míng tou reputation ∼HSK 2
办到 辦到 bàn dào to accomplish; to get (sth) done ∼HSK 2
万全 萬全 wàn quán absolutely safe; surefire; thorough ∼HSK 2
夙夜 夙夜 sù yè morning and night; always; at all times ∼HSK 2
别离 別離 bié lí to take leave of; to leave; separation ∼HSK 2
无上 無上 wú shàng supreme ∼HSK 2
分发 分發 fēn fā to distribute; distribution; to assign (sb) to a job ∼HSK 2
多变 多變 duō biàn fickle; (math.) multivariate ∼HSK 2
变数 變數 biàn shù variable factor; uncertainties; (math.) a variable ∼HSK 2
拉近 拉近 lā jìn to pull sb close to oneself; (fig.) (typically followed by) to bridge (the distance between people) (i.e. to build a closer relationship) ∼HSK 2
孩子气 孩子氣 hái zi qì boyish; childish; childishness ∼HSK 2
百万 百萬 bǎi wàn million ∼HSK 2
片语 片語 piàn yǔ phrase ∼HSK 2
接过 接過 jiē guò to take (sth proffered) ∼HSK 2
过场 過場 guò chǎng interlude; to cross the stage; to do sth as a mere formality; to go through the motions ∼HSK 2
查办 查辦 chá bàn to investigate and handle (a criminal case) ∼HSK 2
收手 收手 shōu shǒu to stop; to pull back ∼HSK 2
焉知 焉知 yān zhī (literary) how is one to know? ∼HSK 2
哭诉 哭訴 kū sù to lament; to complain tearfully; to wail accusingly ∼HSK 2
煞气 煞氣 shā qì to vent one's anger on (an innocent party); to take it out on (sb) ∼HSK 2
写信 寫信 xiě xìn to write a letter ∼HSK 2
沦为 淪為 lún wéi to sink down to; to be reduced to (sth inferior) ∼HSK 2
不备 不備 bù bèi unprepared; off guard ∼HSK 2
新近 新近 xīn jìn newly ∼HSK 2
科举 科舉 kē jǔ imperial examination ∼HSK 2
排查 排查 pái chá to inspect; to run through a checklist; to take stock; to audit ∼HSK 2
为生 為生 wéi shēng to make a living ∼HSK 2
封路 封路 fēng lù road closure; to close a road ∼HSK 2
备办 備辦 bèi bàn to provide (items for an event); to cater; to make preparations ∼HSK 2
豢养 豢養 huàn yǎng to keep (an animal); to look after the needs of (a person or an animal); (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay ∼HSK 2
好办 好辦 hǎo bàn easy to do; easy to manage ∼HSK 2
后脚 後腳 hòu jiǎo (one moment...,) the next...; trailing foot (in walking) ∼HSK 2
提请 提請 tí qǐng to propose ∼HSK 2
名下 名下 míng xià under sb's name ∼HSK 2
数数 數數 shǔ shù to count; to reckon ∼HSK 2
身穿 身穿 shēn chuān to wear (a garment) ∼HSK 2
小狗 小狗 xiǎo gǒu pup; puppy ∼HSK 2
假借 假借 jiǎ jiè to make use of; to use sth as pretext; under false pretenses; under the guise of; masquerading as; lenient; tolerant; loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic asso ∼HSK 2
借过 借過 jiè guò excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) ∼HSK 2
脏水 髒水 zāng shuǐ dirty water; sewage ∼HSK 2
大加 大加 dà jiā (before a two-syllable verb) considerably; greatly (exaggerate); vehemently (oppose); severely (punish); extensively (refurbish); effusively (praise) ∼HSK 2
前夜 前夜 qián yè the eve; the night before ∼HSK 2
午夜 午夜 wǔ yè midnight ∼HSK 2
开满 開滿 kāi mǎn to bloom abundantly ∼HSK 2
带病 帶病 dài bìng to be suffering from an illness (often implying "in spite of being sick"); to carry the causative agent of an infectious disease ∼HSK 2
十成 十成 shí chéng completely ∼HSK 2
变天 變天 biàn tiān to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse); (fig.) to experience a major upheaval; to undergo sweeping change ∼HSK 2
海上 海上 hǎi shàng maritime ∼HSK 2