Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 23

S1E23 · 第23集 dì jí

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5.18 Advanced

Vocabulary

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死罪 死罪 sǐ zuì capital offense; crime punishable by death; my deepest apologies ∼HSK 6
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
垂危 垂危 chuí wēi close to death; life-threatening (illness) ∼HSK 6
嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
虚言 虛言 xū yán empty words; false words ∼HSK 6
奉命 奉命 fèng mìng by order ∼HSK 6
恩泽 恩澤 ēn zé favor from an emperor or high official ∼HSK 6
庇佑 庇佑 bì yòu to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine) ∼HSK 6
失仪 失儀 shī yí discourteous; failure of etiquette ∼HSK 6
赐予 賜予 cì yǔ to grant; to bestow ∼HSK 6
经文 經文 jīng wén scripture text ∼HSK 6
侍奉 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs ∼HSK 6
识得 識得 shí de to know ∼HSK 6
排遣 排遣 pái qiǎn to divert oneself from (loneliness, grief etc); to dispel (negative thoughts etc) ∼HSK 6
娇弱 嬌弱 jiāo ruò delicate ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
顺道 順道 shùn dào on the way ∼HSK 6
袖口 袖口 xiù kǒu cuff ∼HSK 6
米粥 米粥 mǐ zhōu congee ∼HSK 6
宵夜 宵夜 xiāo yè midnight snack; late-night snack ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
天赐 天賜 tiān cì bestowed by heaven ∼HSK 6
愚钝 愚鈍 yú dùn stupid; slow-witted ∼HSK 6
适才 適才 shì cái just now (literary) ∼HSK 6
讥讽 譏諷 jī fěng to satirize; to ridicule; to mock ∼HSK 6
眷顾 眷顧 juàn gù to care for; to show concern for; to think longingly (of one's country) ∼HSK 6
薄命 薄命 bó mìng to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women); to be born unlucky ∼HSK 6
现如今 現如今 xiàn rú jīn nowadays; now ∼HSK 6
红枣 紅棗 hóng zǎo jujube; red date ∼HSK 6
谢恩 謝恩 xiè ēn thank for grace ∼HSK 6
清扫 清掃 qīng sǎo to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime) ∼HSK 6
缝制 縫製 féng zhì to sew; to make (clothes, bedding) ∼HSK 6
夸大其词 誇大其詞 kuā dà qí cí to exaggerate ∼HSK 6
晓谕 曉諭 xiǎo yù variant of 曉喻|晓喻[xiao3 yu4] ∼HSK 6
石灰 石灰 shí huī lime (calcium oxide) ∼HSK 6
心腹大患 心腹大患 xīn fù dà huàn lit. trouble in the heart and belly (idiom); a serious hidden danger; a grave threat from within ∼HSK 6
主见 主見 zhǔ jiàn one's own view; definite opinion ∼HSK 6
何来 何來 hé lái wherefore ∼HSK 6
大驾光临 大駕光臨 dà jià guāng lín we are honored by your presence ∼HSK 6
惊扰 驚擾 jīng rǎo to alarm; to agitate ∼HSK 6
险境 險境 xiǎn jìng critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone ∼HSK 6
定夺 定奪 dìng duó to make a decision; to determine ∼HSK 6
不顾大局 不顧大局 bù gù dà jú to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness) ∼HSK 6
争辩 爭辯 zhēng biàn a dispute; to wrangle ∼HSK 6
来势汹汹 來勢洶洶 lái shì xiōng xiōng to come on menacingly; advancing with great force (idiom) ∼HSK 6
食醋 食醋 shí cù table vinegar ∼HSK 6
良久 良久 liáng jiǔ a good while; a long time ∼HSK 6
受尽 受盡 shòu jìn to suffer enough from; to suffer all kinds of; to have one's fill of ∼HSK 6
议政 議政 yì zhèng to discuss politics ∼HSK 6
拿主意 拿主意 ná zhǔ yi to make a decision; to make up one's mind ∼HSK 6