Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 50

S1E50 · 第50集 dì 0 jí

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4.68 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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驯马 馴馬 xùn mǎ to break in a horse; a trained saddle horse ∼HSK 6
微臣 微臣 wēi chén this small official; humble servant ∼HSK 6
憔悴 憔悴 qiáo cuì wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard; (of plants) withered ∼HSK 6
积年 積年 jī nián for a long time; over many years; old; advanced in age ∼HSK 6
忙于 忙於 máng yú busy with ∼HSK 6
恍惚 恍惚 huǎng hū absent-minded; distracted; dazzled; vaguely; dimly ∼HSK 6
生母 生母 shēng mǔ natural mother; birth mother ∼HSK 6
嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
怪罪 怪罪 guài zuì to blame ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
情深意重 情深意重 qíng shēn yì zhòng deep affection and abiding love (idiom); profound feelings of devotion ∼HSK 6
忧心 憂心 yōu xīn concerned; worried; disturbed; anxious ∼HSK 6
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
护着 護著 hù zhe to protect; to guard; to shield ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
鼎盛 鼎盛 dǐng shèng thriving; flourishing ∼HSK 6
事到如今 事到如今 shì dào rú jīn as matters stand; things having reached this stage ∼HSK 6
两情相悦 兩情相悅 liǎng qíng xiāng yuè (of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine ∼HSK 6
罗嗦 羅嗦 luō suo erroneous variant of 囉唆|啰唆[luo1suo5] ∼HSK 6
惹人 惹人 rě rén to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc); to offend; to attract (attention) ∼HSK 6
端庄 端莊 duān zhuāng dignified; composed ∼HSK 6
持重 持重 chí zhòng prudent; cautious; to be in charge of ritual ceremonies; to hold an important office ∼HSK 6
昔年 昔年 xī nián former years; previous years ∼HSK 6
孤老 孤老 gū lǎo solitary old man or woman; regular patron (at brothels) ∼HSK 6
乞怜 乞憐 qǐ lián to beg for pity ∼HSK 6
惹人注目 惹人注目 rě rén zhù mù to attract attention; noticeable ∼HSK 6
讨人 討人 tǎo rén (old) girl trafficked into a brothel to work as prostitute ∼HSK 6
视作 視作 shì zuò to regard as; to treat as ∼HSK 6
埋头 埋頭 mái tóu to immerse oneself in; engrossed in sth; to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain); countersunk (of screws, rivets etc) ∼HSK 6
媚惑 媚惑 mèi huò to charm; to bewitch ∼HSK 6
红颜祸水 紅顏禍水 hóng yán huò shuǐ femme fatale ∼HSK 6
病因 病因 bìng yīn cause of disease; pathogen ∼HSK 6
动怒 動怒 dòng nù to get angry ∼HSK 6
踏进 踏進 tà jìn to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into ∼HSK 6
香炉 香爐 xiāng lú a censer (for burning incense); incense burner; thurible ∼HSK 6
妖媚 妖媚 yāo mèi seductive; captivating; alluring ∼HSK 6
脉象 脈象 mài xiàng condition or type of pulse (in Chinese medicine) ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
生辰 生辰 shēng chén birthday ∼HSK 6
原来如此 原來如此 yuán lái rú cǐ (idiom) so that's how it is; I see ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
缘由 緣由 yuán yóu reason; cause ∼HSK 6
讳莫如深 諱莫如深 huì mò rú shēn (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject ∼HSK 6
偏要 偏要 piān yào to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything ∼HSK 6
闲雅 閑雅 xián yǎ elegant; graceful ∼HSK 6
疏狂 疏狂 shū kuáng uninhibited; unrestrained; unbridled ∼HSK 6
脉脉 脈脈 mò mò affectionate; loving ∼HSK 6
横纹 橫紋 héng wén horizontal stripe; striation ∼HSK 6
圣上 聖上 shèng shàng Your Majesty ∼HSK 6