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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有新意 有新意 yǒu xīn yì modern; up-to-date ∼HSK 2
知交 知交 zhī jiāo intimate friend ∼HSK 2
说得过去 說得過去 shuō de guò qù acceptable; passable; justifiable; (of a course of action) to make sense ∼HSK 2
脸都绿了 臉都綠了 liǎn dōu lǜ le green in the face (idiom); to look unwell ∼HSK 2
次生 次生 cì shēng derivative; secondary; sub- ∼HSK 2
才女 才女 cái nǚ talented girl ∼HSK 2
将才 將才 jiàng cái talented field commander (military) ∼HSK 2
低等 低等 dī děng inferior ∼HSK 2
点发 點發 diǎn fā to fire in bursts; shooting intermittently ∼HSK 2
靠得住 靠得住 kào de zhù reliable; trustworthy ∼HSK 2
假惺惺 假惺惺 jiǎ xīng xīng (of an expression of sympathy) insincere; phony ∼HSK 2
倒弄 倒弄 dǎo nong to move (things around); to buy and sell at a profit (derog.) ∼HSK 2
差得多 差得多 chà de duō to fall well short (in terms of quality, quantity or degree) ∼HSK 2
红脸 紅臉 hóng liǎn to blush; to turn red ∼HSK 2
百变 百變 bǎi biàn ever-changing ∼HSK 2
平头 平頭 píng tóu closely cropped hair; crew cut; (of people) common; ordinary ∼HSK 2
纸鹤 紙鶴 zhǐ hè paper crane ∼HSK 2
狸猫 狸貓 lí māo leopard cat; raccoon dog; palm civet ∼HSK 2
大哭 大哭 dà kū to cry loudly ∼HSK 2
道出 道出 dào chū to speak; to tell; to voice ∼HSK 2
倒着 倒著 dào zhe backwards; in reverse; upside down ∼HSK 2
倒流 倒流 dào liú to flow backwards; reverse flow ∼HSK 2
最年长 最年長 zuì nián zhǎng eldest ∼HSK 2
红珊瑚 紅珊瑚 hóng shān hú red coral; precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral) ∼HSK 2
戾气 戾氣 lì qì evil tendencies; vicious currents; antisocial behavior ∼HSK 2
着边 著邊 zháo biān relevant; to the point; has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative) ∼HSK 2
晴好 晴好 qíng hǎo bright and sunny weather ∼HSK 2
快嘴 快嘴 kuài zuǐ unable to keep one's thoughts to oneself; blabbermouth ∼HSK 2
谢意 謝意 xiè yì gratitude; thanks ∼HSK 2
不长进 不長進 bù zhǎng jìn not improving; backward; below par ∼HSK 2
有脸 有臉 yǒu liǎn lit. having face; to have prestige; to command respect; to have the nerve (e.g. to ask sth outrageous); to have the gall; not ashamed to ∼HSK 2
狗东西 狗東西 gǒu dōng xi scumbag; scoundrel ∼HSK 2
侍弄 侍弄 shì nòng to look after; to tend (one's crops, garden, livestock, pets etc); to repair ∼HSK 2
练字 練字 liàn zì to practice writing characters ∼HSK 2
名画 名畫 míng huà famous painting ∼HSK 2
分掉 分掉 fēn diào to share; to divide up ∼HSK 2
吹箫 吹簫 chuī xiāo to play the xiao (mouth organ); to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu, c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town,; to busk; virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yu4 ∼HSK 2
求生 求生 qiú shēng to seek survival; to possess the will to live ∼HSK 2
上鞋 上鞋 shàng xié to sole a shoe; to stitch the sole to the upper ∼HSK 2
头颅 頭顱 tóu lú head; skull ∼HSK 2
条子 條子 tiáo zi short note; slip of paper; stripe; (slang) cop; (old) prostitute ∼HSK 2
倒放 倒放 dào fàng to place upside down; to play (a video) backwards ∼HSK 2
水边 水邊 shuǐ biān edge of the water; waterside; shore (of sea, lake or river) ∼HSK 2
床边 床邊 chuáng biān bedside ∼HSK 2
人夫 人夫 rén fū married man; husband (as a social role) ∼HSK 2
阴鸷 陰鷙 yīn zhì malicious; treacherous ∼HSK 2
成行 成行 chéng xíng to embark on a journey ∼HSK 2
数九 數九 shǔ jiǔ nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year ∼HSK 2
平靖 平靖 píng jìng to suppress rebellion and quell unrest; to bring calm and order to; calm and peaceful; tranquil ∼HSK 2
硫黄 硫黃 liú huáng sulfur ∼HSK 2