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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粳米 粳米 jīng mǐ polished round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice) ∼HSK 2
油水 油水 yóu shuǐ grease; profit; ill-gotten gains ∼HSK 2
发簪 髮簪 fà zān hairpin ∼HSK 2
一排 一排 yī pái row ∼HSK 2
更动 更動 gēng dòng to change; to replace; to alter ∼HSK 2
短视 短視 duǎn shì (usually fig.) shortsighted; myopic ∼HSK 2
黄鹂 黃鸝 huáng lí yellow oriole (Oriolus chinensis) ∼HSK 2
大气候 大氣候 dà qì hòu atmosphere ∼HSK 2
一气 一氣 yī qì at one go; at a stretch; for a period of time; forming a gang ∼HSK 2
宜人 宜人 yí rén nice; pleasant; charming; hospitable to people ∼HSK 2
犄角 犄角 jī jiǎo horn ∼HSK 2
客套 客套 kè tào polite greeting; civilities; to exchange pleasantries ∼HSK 2
闺房 閨房 guī fáng lady's chamber; boudoir; harem ∼HSK 2
刚正 剛正 gāng zhèng honest; upright ∼HSK 2
内人 內人 nèi rén my wife (humble) ∼HSK 2
海米 海米 hǎi mǐ dried shrimps ∼HSK 2
鲍鱼 鮑魚 bào yú abalone ∼HSK 2
加急 加急 jiā jí to expedite; (of a delivery etc) expedited; express; urgent ∼HSK 2
冷场 冷場 lěng chǎng stage wait; (fig.) awkward silence ∼HSK 2
改用 改用 gǎi yòng to change over to; to switch to; to use (sth different) ∼HSK 2
轻慢 輕慢 qīng màn irreverent ∼HSK 2
改错 改錯 gǎi cuò to correct an error ∼HSK 2
口角 口角 kǒu jiǎo corner of the mouth ∼HSK 2
开船 開船 kāi chuán to set sail ∼HSK 2
选取 選取 xuǎn qǔ to choose ∼HSK 2
跻身 躋身 jī shēn to rise into the ranks of; to be among (the best); to get into (an industry, trade etc) ∼HSK 2
全套 全套 quán tào an entire set; full complement ∼HSK 2
小名 小名 xiǎo míng pet name for a child; childhood name ∼HSK 2
举人 舉人 jǔ rén graduate; successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination ∼HSK 2
推后 推後 tuī hòu to push back (progress, the times etc) ∼HSK 2
零头 零頭 líng tóu odd; scrap; remainder ∼HSK 2
长发 長髮 cháng fà long hair ∼HSK 2
冷面 冷麵 lěng miàn grim; stern; harsh ∼HSK 2
长满 長滿 zhǎng mǎn to grow all over ∼HSK 2
不息 不息 bù xī continually; without a break; ceaselessly ∼HSK 2
长成 長成 zhǎng chéng to grow up ∼HSK 2
脚趾头 腳趾頭 jiǎo zhǐ tou toe ∼HSK 2
假称 假稱 jiǎ chēng to claim falsely ∼HSK 2
名儿 名兒 míng r name; fame ∼HSK 2
轿夫 轎夫 jiào fū porter for a palanquin ∼HSK 2
干草 乾草 gān cǎo hay ∼HSK 2
嘴角 嘴角 zuǐ jiǎo corner of the mouth ∼HSK 2
不体面 不體面 bù tǐ miàn to not appear to be decent or respectful; shameful ∼HSK 2
气韵 氣韻 qì yùn (of literature, art) distinct style; flavor; spirit; character ∼HSK 2
嫣然 嫣然 yān rán beautiful; sweet; engaging ∼HSK 2
重查 重查 chóng chá to reinvestigate; to check again ∼HSK 2
奸夫 姦夫 jiān fū male adulterer ∼HSK 2
面儿 面兒 miàn r cover; outside ∼HSK 2
层云 層雲 céng yún stratus (cloud) ∼HSK 2
比画 比畫 bǐ hua variant of ∼HSK 2