Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 19

S1E19 · 第19集 dì 9 jí

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Vocabulary

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如 如 rú as; as if; such as HSK 6
于 於 yú to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle; variant of 于 HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
楚楚可怜 楚楚可憐 chǔ chǔ - kě lián (idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable Idiom ∼HSK 5
岌岌可危 岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis Idiom ∼HSK 5
举案齐眉 舉案齊眉 jǔ àn qí méi lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage Idiom ∼HSK 5
走着瞧 走著瞧 zǒu zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
妃 妃 fēi concubine ∼HSK 5
嫔 嬪 pín court lady; palace maid ∼HSK 5
奴才 奴才 nú cai slave; fig. flunkey ∼HSK 5
碧 碧 bì jade green ∼HSK 5
朕 朕 zhèn I/We (royal we, used by emperors) ∼HSK 5
浣 浣 huàn to wash, to rinse ∼HSK 5
沈 沈 Shěn sink, submerge; addicted to; surname ∼HSK 5
妾 妾 qiè concubine; I (humble, female) ∼HSK 5
甄 甄 Zhēn to examine, discern; to grade; a surname ∼HSK 5
芳 芳 fāng fragrant; virtuous; beautiful ∼HSK 5
后宫 後宮 hòu gōng harem; chambers of imperial concubines ∼HSK 5
宜 宜 yí suitable ∼HSK 5
公公 公公 gōng gong husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch ∼HSK 5
莞 莞 guān smiling; a kind of aquatic herb, clubrush, Scirpus lacustris ∼HSK 5
陵 陵 líng hill, mound; mausoleum ∼HSK 5
孕 孕 yùn be pregnant, pregnancy ∼HSK 5
怎 怎 zěn how (variant of 怎么) ∼HSK 5
殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
培 培 péi bank up with dirt; cultivate ∼HSK 5
牵连 牽連 qiān lián to implicate; implicated; to link together ∼HSK 5
恼 惱 nǎo annoyed ∼HSK 5
寝 寢 qǐn sleep, rest; bed chamber ∼HSK 5
身孕 身孕 shēn yùn pregnancy; pregnant ∼HSK 5
畚 畚 běn straw basket, hamper ∼HSK 5
情分 情分 qíng fèn mutual affection; friendship ∼HSK 5
眉 眉 méi eyebrows; upper margin of book ∼HSK 5
亡 亡 wáng death, destroyed; lose, perish ∼HSK 5
宴 宴 yàn banquet ∼HSK 5
乏 乏 fá lack; poor ∼HSK 5
轩 軒 Xuān carriage; high; wide; balcony ∼HSK 5
彻查 徹查 chè chá to investigate thoroughly ∼HSK 5
仗 仗 zhàng rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry ∼HSK 5
掌 掌 zhǎng palm of hand, sole of foot, paw ∼HSK 5
谨 謹 jǐn prudent, cautious; attentive ∼HSK 5
遵 遵 zūn obey, comply with, follow; honor ∼HSK 5
有违 有違 yǒu wéi to run counter to ∼HSK 5
尊 尊 zūn honored ∼HSK 5
不忍心 不忍心 bù rěn xīn can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful) ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
晋 晉 Jìn advance, increase; promote ∼HSK 5
纷争 紛爭 fēn zhēng to dispute ∼HSK 5
大可不必 大可不必 dà kě bù bì need not; unnecessary ∼HSK 5
可否 可否 kě fǒu can/may? ∼HSK 5