Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 8

S1E8 · 第08集 dì 08 jí

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Vocabulary

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并不 並不 bìng bù not at all; by no means ∼HSK 1
好过 好過 hǎo guò to have an easy time; (feel) well ∼HSK 1
重用 重用 zhòng yòng to put in an important position ∼HSK 1
快进 快進 kuài jìn fast-forward (media player) ∼HSK 1
妃子 妃子 fēi zi imperial concubine ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
在下 在下 zài xià under; myself (humble) ∼HSK 1
太好了 太好了 tài hǎo le very good ∼HSK 1
很是 很是 hěn shì (formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb) ∼HSK 1
大半 大半 dà bàn more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely ∼HSK 1
半点 半點 bàn diǎn the least bit ∼HSK 1
有别 有別 yǒu bié different; distinct; unequal; variable ∼HSK 1
个个 個個 gè gè each one individually; each and every ∼HSK 1
想家 想家 xiǎng jiā homesick ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
多多 多多 duō duō many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more ∼HSK 1
走动 走動 zǒu dòng to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to socialize; to pay a visit (go to the toilet) ∼HSK 1
在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just ...ing (and nothing else) ∼HSK 1
缎子 緞子 duàn zi satin ∼HSK 1
不着 不著 bù zháo no need; need not ∼HSK 1
前日 前日 qián rì day before yesterday ∼HSK 1
放不下 放不下 fàng bu xià to have no room to put sth; to be unable to let go ∼HSK 1
影 影 yǐng shadow; image, reflection; photograph ∼HSK 1
下人 下人 xià rén (old) servant; (dialect) children; grandchildren ∼HSK 1
昨日 昨日 zuó rì yesterday ∼HSK 1
前儿 前兒 qián r before; day before yesterday ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
来日 來日 lái rì future days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days ∼HSK 1
看上 看上 kàn shàng to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
太后 太后 tài hòu Empress Dowager ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
怎的 怎的 zěn de what for; why; how ∼HSK 1
分一杯羹 分一杯羹 fēn yī bēi gēng (fig.) to have a slice of the pie; to get a piece of the action ∼HSK 1
的姐 的姐 dī jiě female taxi driver ∼HSK 1
少不了 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many ∼HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
一大早 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning ∼HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
这儿 這兒 zhè r here HSK 1
妹 妹 mèi younger sister HSK 1
百 百 Bǎi surname Bai HSK 1
在家 在家 zài jiā to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) HSK 1
生气 生氣 shēng qì to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness HSK 1
妹妹 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister; young woman HSK 1
九 九 jiǔ nine; 9 HSK 1
慢 慢 màn slow HSK 1
最好 最好 zuì hǎo best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) HSK 1
天气 天氣 tiān qì weather HSK 1