Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 2

S1E2 · 第02集 dì 0 jí

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4.97 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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宽宏 寬宏 kuān hóng magnanimous ∼HSK 6
仁厚 仁厚 rén hòu kindhearted; tolerant; honest and generous ∼HSK 6
钦赐 欽賜 qīn cì (of an emperor) to bestow ∼HSK 6
心尖 心尖 xīn jiān bottom tip of the heart; fig. innermost feelings; coll. my darling ∼HSK 6
情面 情面 qíng miàn feelings and sensibilities; sentiment and face; sensitivity to other's feelings ∼HSK 6
安身之地 安身之地 ān shēn zhī dì a place to settle down (idiom); a refuge; somewhere to make one's home ∼HSK 6
无以为报 無以為報 wú yǐ wéi bào unable to return the favor ∼HSK 6
事到如今 事到如今 shì dào rú jīn as matters stand; things having reached this stage ∼HSK 6
收敛锋芒 收斂鋒芒 shōu liǎn fēng máng to draw in one's claws; to show some modesty ∼HSK 6
圣上 聖上 shèng shàng Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
心腹 心腹 xīn fù trusted aide; confidant ∼HSK 6
精干 精幹 jīng gàn crack (troops); special (forces); highly capable ∼HSK 6
传扬 傳揚 chuán yáng to spread (by word of mouth) ∼HSK 6
陪嫁 陪嫁 péi jià dowry ∼HSK 6
怎敢 怎敢 zěn gǎn how dare ∼HSK 6
欺凌 欺凌 qī líng to bully and humiliate ∼HSK 6
征税 徵稅 zhēng shuì to levy taxes ∼HSK 6
息怒 息怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger ∼HSK 6
聒噪 聒噪 guō zào a clamor; noisy ∼HSK 6
痊愈 痊癒 quán yù to recover completely (from illness or injury) ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
愈发 愈發 yù fā all the more; increasingly ∼HSK 6
独独 獨獨 dú dú alone ∼HSK 6
赐予 賜予 cì yǔ to grant; to bestow ∼HSK 6
妃嫔 妃嬪 fēi pín imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
尊卑 尊卑 zūn bēi superior and subordinate; social ranking ∼HSK 6
芝麻官 芝麻官 zhī ma guān low ranking official; petty bureaucrat ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
白旗 白旗 bái qí white flag ∼HSK 6
圣明 聖明 shèng míng enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler) ∼HSK 6
人老珠黄 人老珠黃 rén lǎo zhū huáng (of a woman) old and faded ∼HSK 6
乾坤 乾坤 qián kūn yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe ∼HSK 6
表侄女 表姪女 biǎo zhí nǚ daughter of a male cousin via female line ∼HSK 6
乌拉 烏拉 wù la leather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4la5cao3], worn in northeastern China during winter ∼HSK 6
娴雅 嫻雅 xián yǎ refined; graceful; elegant; serene ∼HSK 6
深得人心 深得人心 shēn dé rén xīn to win the hearts of the people (idiom); enjoying deep popular support ∼HSK 6
恩爱 恩愛 ēn ài loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love ∼HSK 6
难产 難產 nán chǎn difficult birth; (fig.) difficult to achieve ∼HSK 6
雅致 雅緻 yǎ zhì elegant; refined; in good taste ∼HSK 6
何止 何止 hé zhǐ far more than; not just ∼HSK 6
嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
皇子 皇子 huáng zǐ prince ∼HSK 6
翘楚 翹楚 qiáo chǔ person of outstanding talent ∼HSK 6
冷僻 冷僻 lěng pì out-of-the-way; deserted; unfamiliar; obscure ∼HSK 6
事端 事端 shì duān disturbance; incident ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
伶俐 伶俐 líng lì clever; witty; intelligent HSK 6
道教 道教 Dào jiào Taoism; Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs) HSK 6
照应 照應 zhào yìng to correlate with; to correspond to HSK 6
叹气 嘆氣 tàn qì to sigh; to heave a sigh HSK 6