Empresses in the Palace

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Season 1 — Empresses in the Palace

甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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月初 月初 yuè chū start of month; early in the month HSK 7
堤坝 堤壩 dī bà dam; dike HSK 7
小曲 小曲 xiǎo qǔ popular song; folk tune; ballad HSK 7
僻静 僻靜 pì jìng lonely; secluded HSK 7
碍事 礙事 ài shì to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter HSK 7
烦闷 煩悶 fán mèn moody; gloomy HSK 7
见外 見外 jiàn wài to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest HSK 7
骤然 驟然 zhòu rán suddenly; abruptly HSK 7
清明 清明 Qīng míng Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 5th-19th April; Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April) HSK 7
惨白 慘白 cǎn bái deathly pale HSK 7
出神 出神 chū shén spellbound; entranced; lost in thought HSK 7
怜惜 憐惜 lián xī to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward HSK 7
落户 落戶 luò hù to settle; to set up home HSK 7
改为 改為 gǎi wéi to change into HSK 7
旱灾 旱災 hàn zāi drought HSK 7
难能可贵 難能可貴 nán néng kě guì rare and precious; valuable; remarkable HSK 7
稍候 稍候 shāo hòu to wait a moment HSK 7
不利于 不利於 bù lìyú is harmful to HSK 7
踏上 踏上 tà shàng to set foot on; to step on or into HSK 7
呜咽 嗚咽 wū yè to sob; to whimper HSK 7
竞相 競相 jìng xiāng competitive; eagerly; to vie HSK 7
痴心 痴心 chī xīn infatuation HSK 7
谋害 謀害 móu hài to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life HSK 7
奸诈 奸詐 jiān zhà treachery; devious; a rogue HSK 7
恩情 恩情 ēn qíng kindness; affection; grace; favor HSK 7
清脆 清脆 qīng cuì sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing; tinkling; silvery (of sound); fragile; frail; also written 轻脆 HSK 7
顾不得 顧不得 gù bu de unable to change sth; unable to deal with HSK 7
起程 起程 qǐ chéng to set out; to leave HSK 7
欢聚 歡聚 huān jù to get together socially; to celebrate; party; celebration HSK 7
撤换 撤換 chè huàn to dismiss and replace (sb); to replace (sb or sth) HSK 7
温习 溫習 wēn xí to review (a lesson etc) HSK 7
猜谜 猜謎 cāi mí to answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence) HSK 7
恰如其分 恰如其分 qià rú qí fèn (idiom) appropriate; apt; just right HSK 7
陪葬 陪葬 péi zàng to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects) HSK 7
审定 審定 shěn dìng to examine sth and make a decision; to screen; to evaluate; to approve HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
海量 海量 hǎi liàng huge volume HSK 7
主食 主食 zhǔ shí staple food HSK 7
了却 了卻 liǎo què to resolve; to settle HSK 7
恼羞成怒 惱羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù to fly into a rage out of humiliation; to be ashamed into anger (idiom) HSK 7
秀美 秀美 xiù měi elegant; graceful HSK 7
药材 藥材 yào cái medicinal ingredient HSK 7
耍赖 耍賴 shuǎ lài to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened HSK 7
宽厚 寬厚 kuān hòu tolerant; generous; magnanimous; thick and broad (build); thick and deep (voice) HSK 7
罢免 罷免 bà miǎn to remove sb from their post; to dismiss HSK 7
不服 不服 bù fú not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
便道 便道 biàn dào pavement; sidewalk; shortcut; makeshift road HSK 7
志气 志氣 zhì qì ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit HSK 7
推辞 推辭 tuī cí to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) HSK 7
隐情 隱情 yǐn qíng sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided HSK 7