Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 13

S1E13 · 第13集 dì jí

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5.12 Advanced

Vocabulary

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纤纤 纖纖 xiān xiān slim; slender ∼HSK 6
纤细 纖細 xiān xì fine; slim; tender ∼HSK 6
不拘 不拘 bù jū not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever ∼HSK 6
失仪 失儀 shī yí discourteous; failure of etiquette ∼HSK 6
新宠 新寵 xīn chǒng current favorite; the latest thing; darling (of the market or the media etc) ∼HSK 6
愚钝 愚鈍 yú dùn stupid; slow-witted ∼HSK 6
行宫 行宮 xíng gōng temporary imperial residence ∼HSK 6
宠幸 寵幸 chǒng xìng (old) (esp. of the Emperor) to show special favor towards ∼HSK 6
斥责 斥責 chì zé to lash out; to reprimand ∼HSK 6
微贱 微賤 wēi jiàn humble; lowly ∼HSK 6
待产 待產 dài chǎn (of an expectant mother) to be in labor ∼HSK 6
命苦 命苦 mìng kǔ to be born under an ill star ∼HSK 6
难产 難產 nán chǎn difficult birth; (fig.) difficult to achieve ∼HSK 6
奉送 奉送 fèng sòng (honorific) to give ∼HSK 6
岂能 豈能 qǐ néng how could ...?; how can it be that ...? (rhetorical) ∼HSK 6
恕罪 恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
同乐 同樂 tóng lè to enjoy together ∼HSK 6
看不惯 看不慣 kàn bu guàn cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove ∼HSK 6
酷爱 酷愛 kù ài to be keen on; to have a passion for ∼HSK 6
几经 幾經 jǐ jīng to go through numerous (setbacks, revisions etc) ∼HSK 6
聪颖 聰穎 cōng yǐng smart; intelligent ∼HSK 6
拘礼 拘禮 jū lǐ to stand on ceremony; punctilious ∼HSK 6
先皇 先皇 xiān huáng emperor of a former dynasty ∼HSK 6
侍奉 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs ∼HSK 6
浪得虚名 浪得虛名 làng dé xū míng to have an undeserved reputation (idiom) ∼HSK 6
素来 素來 sù lái consistently; always (in the past and now) ∼HSK 6
尿遁 尿遁 niào dùn (slang) pretext of needing to urinate (used to slip away to avoid having to do sth) ∼HSK 6
宛若 宛若 wǎn ruò to be just like ∼HSK 6
丝竹管弦 絲竹管絃 sī zhú guǎn xián strings and woodwinds; instrumental music (idiom); music in general ∼HSK 6
俗气 俗氣 sú qì tacky; inelegant; in poor taste; vulgar; banal ∼HSK 6
抚琴 撫琴 fǔ qín to play the zither; classical variant of 彈琴|弹琴[tan2 qin2] ∼HSK 6
定情 定情 dìng qíng to exchange love tokens or vows; to pledge one's love; to get engaged ∼HSK 6
驾崩 駕崩 jià bēng (of an emperor) to pass away ∼HSK 6
飘飘 飄飄 piāo piāo to float about; to flutter (in the breeze); (dialect) gay guy; (Tw) ghost ∼HSK 6
莫不 莫不 mò bù none doesn't; there is none who isn't; everyone ∼HSK 6
舞曲 舞曲 wǔ qǔ dance music ∼HSK 6
腔调 腔調 qiāng diào a tune; a melody; accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language); tone (manner of expression); elegance; refinement ∼HSK 6
左膀右臂 左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì trusted assistant; key aide ∼HSK 6
不逊 不遜 bù xùn rude; impertinent ∼HSK 6
绝妙 絕妙 jué miào exquisite ∼HSK 6
贤惠 賢惠 xián huì variant of 贤慧 HSK 6
长短 長短 cháng duǎn length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits HSK 6
霞 霞 xiá rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset HSK 6
吉祥 吉祥 jí xiáng lucky; auspicious; propitious HSK 6
外头 外頭 wài tou outside; out HSK 6
抽空 抽空 chōu kòng to find the time to do sth HSK 6
诸位 諸位 zhū wèi (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs HSK 6
不至于 不至於 bù zhì yú unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as HSK 6
处处 處處 chù chù everywhere; in all respects HSK 6
缘故 緣故 yuán gù reason; cause HSK 6