Empresses in the Palace

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Episode 39

S1E39 · 第39集 dì 9 jí

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Vocabulary

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回天之力 回天之力 huí tiān zhī lì lit. the power to turn back the heavens (idiom); fig. the ability to reverse a hopeless situation Idiom ∼HSK 7
盛气凌人 盛氣凌人 shèng qì líng rén overbearing; arrogant bully Idiom HSK 7
赞不绝口 讚不絕口 zàn bù jué kǒu to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven Idiom HSK 7
惊心动魄 驚心動魄 jīng xīn dòng pò (idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking Idiom HSK 7
相提并论 相提並論 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) Idiom HSK 7
不定 不定 bù dìng indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious Xiehouyu HSK 7
冷落 冷落 lěng luò desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder Xiehouyu HSK 7
照料 照料 zhào liào to tend; to take care of sb Xiehouyu HSK 7
冒险 冒險 mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
使唤 使喚 shǐ huan to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shǐ huàn] Colloquialism HSK 7
邪 衺 xié old variant of 邪 HSK 7
怜惜 憐惜 lián xī to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward HSK 7
难能可贵 難能可貴 nán néng kě guì rare and precious; valuable; remarkable HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
揣摩 揣摩 chuǎi mó to analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom HSK 7
揣测 揣測 chuǎi cè to guess; to conjecture HSK 7
饶恕 饒恕 ráo shù to forgive; to pardon; to spare HSK 7
赞许 讚許 zàn xǔ to praise; to laud HSK 7
叮嘱 叮囑 dīng zhǔ to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again HSK 7
本分 本分 běn fèn (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role HSK 7
喜事 喜事 xǐ shì happy occasion; wedding HSK 7
孤零零 孤零零 gū líng líng lone; isolated and without help; all alone; solitary HSK 7
功臣 功臣 gōng chén minister who has given outstanding service HSK 7
一味 一味 yī wèi blindly; invariably HSK 7
存心 存心 cún xīn deliberately HSK 7
灰心 灰心 huī xīn to lose heart; to be discouraged HSK 7
眼色 眼色 yǎn sè signal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance HSK 7
爱惜 愛惜 ài xī to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
机灵 機靈 jī ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
清静 清靜 qīng jìng quiet; peaceful and quiet HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
抗衡 抗衡 kàng héng to compete with; to vie with; to counter HSK 7
连夜 連夜 lián yè that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
平日 平日 píng rì ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually HSK 7
偏远 偏遠 piān yuǎn remote; far from civilization HSK 7
得当 得當 dé dàng appropriate; suitable HSK 7
勾结 勾結 gōu jié to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with HSK 7
昔日 昔日 xī rì former days; in the past HSK 7
与其 與其 yǔ qí rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) HSK 7
受苦 受苦 shòu kǔ to suffer hardship HSK 7
福气 福氣 fú qi good fortune; a blessing HSK 7
能耐 能耐 néng nài ability; capability HSK 7
果真 果真 guǒ zhēn really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really... HSK 7
深远 深遠 shēn yuǎn far-reaching; profound and long-lasting HSK 7
宠爱 寵愛 chǒng ài to dote on sb HSK 7
显眼 顯眼 xiǎn yǎn conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous HSK 7
炭 炭 tàn wood charcoal; coal HSK 7
越发 越發 yuè fā increasingly; more and more; ever more; all the more HSK 7