Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 22

S1E22 · 第22集 dì jí

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5.02 Advanced

Vocabulary

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不计 不計 bù jì to disregard; to take no account of ∼HSK 6
蹬鼻子上脸 蹬鼻子上臉 dēng bí zi shàng liǎn lit. to climb all over sb; fig. to take advantage of sb's weakness ∼HSK 6
一般见识 一般見識 yī bān - jiàn shi (idiom) to lower oneself to (sb's) level ∼HSK 6
护着 護著 hù zhe to protect; to guard; to shield ∼HSK 6
通风报信 通風報信 tōng fēng bào xìn to tip off; to pass on secret information (idiom) ∼HSK 6
争宠 爭寵 zhēng chǒng to strive for favor ∼HSK 6
六宫 六宮 liù gōng empress and imperial concubines or their residence ∼HSK 6
清音 清音 qīng yīn (phonetics) voiceless sound ∼HSK 6
余下 餘下 yú xià remaining ∼HSK 6
鼎峙 鼎峙 dǐng zhì (literary) to form a tripartite confrontation ∼HSK 6
兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother ∼HSK 6
战功 戰功 zhàn gōng outstanding military service ∼HSK 6
扬名 揚名 yáng míng to become famous; to become notorious ∼HSK 6
善行 善行 shàn xíng good actions ∼HSK 6
慈母 慈母 cí mǔ warm, caring mother ∼HSK 6
赤金 赤金 chì jīn pure gold ∼HSK 6
夺目 奪目 duó mù to dazzle the eyes ∼HSK 6
一丁点 一丁點 yī dīng diǎn a tiny bit ∼HSK 6
来之不易 來之不易 lái zhī bù yì hard-won; not easily obtained (idiom); to be cherished because gained with difficulty ∼HSK 6
些许 些許 xiē xǔ a few; a little; a bit ∼HSK 6
眼睁睁 眼睜睜 yǎn zhēng zhēng to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly ∼HSK 6
雅量 雅量 yǎ liàng magnanimity; tolerance; high capacity for drinking ∼HSK 6
贵贱 貴賤 guì jiàn noble and lowly; high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism ∼HSK 6
财权 財權 cái quán property ownership or right; financial power; financial control ∼HSK 6
凡事 凡事 fán shì everything ∼HSK 6
一往情深 一往情深 yī wǎng qíng shēn deeply attached; devoted ∼HSK 6
信手拈来 信手拈來 xìn shǒu niān lái to come effortlessly to hand (idiom); to produce with great ease (esp. in writing) ∼HSK 6
谦卑 謙卑 qiān bēi humble ∼HSK 6
哀家 哀家 āi jiā I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas) ∼HSK 6
严寒 嚴寒 yán hán bitter cold; severe winter HSK 6
梅花 梅花 méi huā plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect) HSK 6
神色 神色 shén sè expression; look HSK 6
吉祥 吉祥 jí xiáng lucky; auspicious; propitious HSK 6
踏实 踏實 tā shi firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [tà shí] HSK 6
要好 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
姑姑 姑姑 gū gu paternal aunt HSK 6
一路上 一路上 yī lù shàng along the way; the whole way; (fig.) the whole time HSK 6
奏 奏 zòu to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old) HSK 6
诸位 諸位 zhū wèi (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs HSK 6
免得 免得 miǎn de so as not to; so as to avoid HSK 6
眼看 眼看 yǎn kàn soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens HSK 6
特地 特地 tè dì specially; for a special purpose HSK 6
往后 往後 wǎng hòu from now on; in the future; time to come HSK 6
便是 便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as HSK 6
应对 應對 yìng duì to answer; to reply; to handle; to deal with; response HSK 6
特意 特意 tè yì specially; intentionally HSK 6
一同 一同 yī tóng together HSK 6
超出 超出 chāo chū to exceed; to overstep; to go too far; to encroach HSK 6
跪 跪 guì to kneel HSK 6
净 淨 jìng variant of 净 HSK 6