Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 9

S1E9 · 第09集 dì 09 jí

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5.34 Advanced

Vocabulary

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便 便 biàn plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards HSK 6
入 入 rù to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入声 HSK 6
因 囙 yīn old variant of 因 HSK 6
另 另 lìng other; another; separate; separately HSK 6
同 同 tóng like; same; similar; together; alike; with HSK 6
如 如 rú as; as if; such as HSK 6
于 于 yú to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle; variant of 于 HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
势在必行 勢在必行 shì zài bì xíng circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary; imperative Idiom ∼HSK 5
事无巨细 事無巨細 shì wú jù xì lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom); fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance Idiom ∼HSK 5
调虎离山 調虎離山 diào hǔ lí shān to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom); to lure an enemy away from his territory Idiom ∼HSK 5
为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) Xiehouyu HSK 5
收拾 收拾 shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
妃 妃 fēi concubine ∼HSK 5
沈 沈 Shěn sink, submerge; addicted to; surname ∼HSK 5
朕 朕 zhèn I/We (royal we, used by emperors) ∼HSK 5
嫔 嬪 pín court lady; palace maid ∼HSK 5
莞 莞 guān smiling; a kind of aquatic herb, clubrush, Scirpus lacustris ∼HSK 5
奴才 奴才 nú cai slave; fig. flunkey ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
妾 妾 qiè concubine; I (humble, female) ∼HSK 5
翊 翊 yì flying; assist, help; respect ∼HSK 5
坤 坤 kūn earth; feminine, female ∼HSK 5
眉 眉 méi eyebrows; upper margin of book ∼HSK 5
后宫 後宮 hòu gōng harem; chambers of imperial concubines ∼HSK 5
旁人 旁人 páng rén other people; bystanders; onlookers; outsiders ∼HSK 5
歇息 歇息 xiēxi rest ∼HSK 5
鲤 鯉 lǐ carp ∼HSK 5
池 池 Chí pool, pond; moat; cistern ∼HSK 5
慎 慎 shèn act with care, be cautious ∼HSK 5
刑 刑 Xíng punishment, penalty; law ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
兮 兮 xī exclamatory particle ∼HSK 5
湘 湘 Xiāng Hunan province ∼HSK 5
太监 太監 tài jiàn court eunuch; palace eunuch ∼HSK 5
纵 縱 zòng even if ∼HSK 5
躁 躁 zào tense, excited, irritable ∼HSK 5
颂 頌 sòng laud, acclaim; hymn; ode ∼HSK 5
芝 芝 zhī Zoysia pungens ∼HSK 5
弘 弘 hóng enlarge, expand; liberal, great ∼HSK 5
霏 霏 fēi falling of snow and rain ∼HSK 5
渺 渺 miǎo endlessly long, boundless, vast ∼HSK 5
萧 蕭 Xiāo common artemisia; dejected ∼HSK 5
请罪 請罪 qǐng zuì to apologize humbly; to beg forgiveness ∼HSK 5
唤 喚 huàn summon, call ∼HSK 5
臣 臣 Chén minister, statesman, official ∼HSK 5
阿胶 阿膠 ē jiāo donkey-hide gelatin (used in TCM); Taiwan pr. [a1 jiao1] ∼HSK 5
羹 羹 gēng soup, broth ∼HSK 5
恭 恭 gōng respectful, polite, reverent ∼HSK 5