Nirvana in Fire

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The Eastern Palace Strikes

S1E15 · 后宫起火 皇后受责 hòugōng qǐhuǒ huánghòu shòu zé

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4.59 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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皇家 皇家 huáng jiā imperial family ∼HSK 5
请罪 請罪 qǐng zuì to apologize humbly; to beg forgiveness ∼HSK 5
纵火 縱火 zòng huǒ to set on fire; to commit arson ∼HSK 5
童 童 Tóng boy, child ∼HSK 5
螺 螺 luó spiral shell; conch; spiral ∼HSK 5
青楼 青樓 qīng lóu (literary) brothel; pleasure quarters ∼HSK 5
廊 廊 láng corridor, porch, veranda ∼HSK 5
靖 靖 Jìng pacify; appease; calm, peaceful ∼HSK 5
将士 將士 jiàng shì officers and soldiers ∼HSK 5
其一 其一 qí yī one of the given (options etc); the first; firstly ∼HSK 5
一品 一品 yī pǐn superb; first-rate; (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank ∼HSK 5
嫡 嫡 dí legal wife, child of legal wife ∼HSK 5
王府 王府 wáng fǔ prince's mansion ∼HSK 5
召 召 Shào imperial decree; summon ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
他杀 他殺 tā shā homicide (law) ∼HSK 5
复仇 復仇 fù chóu to avenge; vengeance ∼HSK 5
惊恐 驚恐 jīng kǒng to be alarmed; to be frightened ∼HSK 5
怒 怒 nù anger ∼HSK 5
鸣 鳴 míng cry of bird or animal; make sound ∼HSK 5
杀人案 殺人案 shā rén àn murder case; homicide case ∼HSK 5
渝 渝 Yú change; chongqing ∼HSK 5
家兄 家兄 jiā xiōng (polite) my elder brother ∼HSK 5
未曾 未曾 wèi céng hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever ∼HSK 5
冒失 冒失 mào shi rash; impudent ∼HSK 5
暗亏 暗虧 àn kuī hidden loss (finance) ∼HSK 5
执掌 執掌 zhí zhǎng to wield (power etc) ∼HSK 5
私交 私交 sī jiāo personal friendship ∼HSK 5
莽撞 莽撞 mǎng zhuàng rash; reckless ∼HSK 5
拔掉 拔掉 bá diào to pluck; to pull off; to pull out; to unplug ∼HSK 5
拦住 攔住 lán zhù to stop; to bar the way ∼HSK 5
效忠 效忠 xiào zhōng to vow loyalty and devotion to ∼HSK 5
布控 布控 bù kòng to deploy surveillance; to put under surveillance ∼HSK 5
甄 甄 Zhēn to examine, discern; to grade; a surname ∼HSK 5
胆敢 膽敢 dǎn gǎn to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth) ∼HSK 5
头绪 頭緒 tóu xù outline; main threads ∼HSK 5
恶毒 惡毒 è dú malicious ∼HSK 5
整肃 整肅 zhěng sù strict; serious; solemn; dignified; to tidy up; to clean up; to purge; to adjust ∼HSK 5
习武 習武 xí wǔ to practice martial arts ∼HSK 5
恋栈 戀棧 liàn zhàn to be reluctant to give up a post ∼HSK 5
权位 權位 quán wèi power and position (politics) ∼HSK 5
榜 榜 bǎng public notice ∼HSK 5
启 啟 qǐ open; begin, commence; explain ∼HSK 5
禀 稟 bǐng report to, petition ∼HSK 5
射杀 射殺 shè shā to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow) ∼HSK 5
太监 太監 tài jiàn court eunuch; palace eunuch ∼HSK 5
侍 侍 shì serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai ∼HSK 5
徒 徒 Tú disciple ∼HSK 5
巡 巡 xún patrol ∼HSK 5
尊荣 尊榮 zūn róng honor and glory ∼HSK 5