Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 21

S1E21 · 第21集 dì jí

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Vocabulary

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听来 聽來 tīng lái to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc); to ring (true); to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression); to hear from somewhere ∼HSK 1
小觑 小覷 xiǎo qù to despise; to have contempt for ∼HSK 1
有一点 有一點 yǒu yī diǎn a little; somewhat ∼HSK 1
昨晚 昨晚 zuó wǎn yesterday evening; last night ∼HSK 1
先行 先行 xiān xíng to start off before the others; to precede; to proceed in advance ∼HSK 1
进京 進京 jìn Jīng to enter the capital; to go to Beijing ∼HSK 1
在地 在地 zài dì (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) ∼HSK 1
做事 做事 zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job ∼HSK 1
不住 不住 bù zhù (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly ∼HSK 1
并不 並不 bìng bù not at all; by no means ∼HSK 1
回京 回京 huí Jīng to return to the capital ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
说上 說上 shuō shàng to say; to speak; to talk ∼HSK 1
好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several; quite a few ∼HSK 1
前儿 前兒 qián r before; day before yesterday ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
人人 人人 rén rén everyone; every person ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
早点 早點 zǎo diǎn breakfast ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
不比 不比 bù bǐ unlike ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
打点 打點 dǎ dian to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in) ∼HSK 1
过多 過多 guò duō too many; excessive ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
事事 事事 shì shì everything ∼HSK 1
做错 做錯 zuò cuò to make an error ∼HSK 1
还好 還好 hái hǎo not bad; tolerable; fortunately ∼HSK 1
为着 為著 wèi zhe in order to; because of; for the sake of ∼HSK 1
水獭 水獺 shuǐ tǎ otter ∼HSK 1
褂子 褂子 guà zi unlined upper garment ∼HSK 1
不菲 不菲 bù fěi considerable (cost etc); bountiful (crop etc); high (social status etc) ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
今 今 jīn now, today, modern era ∼HSK 1
客 客 kè guest, traveller; customer ∼HSK 1
不可以 不可以 bù kě yǐ may not ∼HSK 1
动不动 動不動 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat ∼HSK 1
一回事 一回事 yī huí shì one and the same (thing); one thing (as distinct from another) ∼HSK 1
弟 弟 dì younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) HSK 1
有用 有用 yǒu yòng useful HSK 1
姐 姐 jiě older sister HSK 1
那儿 那兒 nà r there HSK 1
唱歌 唱歌 chàng gē to sing a song HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? HSK 1
这儿 這兒 zhè r here HSK 1