Nirvana in Fire

Episode review

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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簪 簪 zān hairpin, clasp; wear in hair ∼HSK 5
奴才 奴才 nú cai slave; fig. flunkey ∼HSK 5
洁 潔 jié clean, purify, pure ∼HSK 5
匿 匿 nì hide; go into hiding ∼HSK 5
帐 帳 zhàng tent; account ∼HSK 5
毁掉 毀掉 huǐ diào to destroy ∼HSK 5
萧 蕭 Xiāo common artemisia; dejected ∼HSK 5
闲暇 閑暇 xián xiá leisure; free time; unoccupied; not in use ∼HSK 5
进益 進益 jìn yì income; (literary) improvement; progress ∼HSK 5
可好 可好 kě hǎo good or not?; luckily; fortuitously ∼HSK 5
奢华 奢華 shē huá luxurious; sumptuous; lavish ∼HSK 5
府第 府第 fǔ dì mansion house; official residence ∼HSK 5
玢 玢 bīn (archaic) a kind of jade ∼HSK 5
佐 佐 zuǒ assist, aid, second; subordinate ∼HSK 5
身孕 身孕 shēn yùn pregnancy; pregnant ∼HSK 5
馅 餡 xiàn filling, stuffing; secret ∼HSK 5
桂 桂 Guì cassia or cinnamon ∼HSK 5
小辈 小輩 xiǎo bèi the younger generation ∼HSK 5
收礼 收禮 shōu lǐ to accept a gift; to receive presents ∼HSK 5
晚宴 晚宴 wǎn yàn banquet; dinner party; soiree ∼HSK 5
庐 廬 Lú hut, cottage; name of a mountain ∼HSK 5
还愿 還願 huán yuàn to redeem a vow (to a deity); to fulfill a promise; votive ∼HSK 5
岂 豈 qǐ how could (rhetorical) ∼HSK 5
恭候 恭候 gōng hòu to look forward to sth; to wait respectfully ∼HSK 5
品味 品味 pǐn wèi to sample; to taste; to appreciate; one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc); good taste ∼HSK 5
接连 接連 jiē lián on end; in a row; in succession HSK 5
除夕 除夕 Chú xī lunar New Year's Eve HSK 5
舍不得 捨不得 shě bu de to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge HSK 5
用不着 用不著 yòng bu zháo not need; have no use for HSK 5
册 冊 cè book; booklet; classifier for books HSK 5
仍旧 仍舊 réng jiù still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet HSK 5
递 遞 dì to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order HSK 5
气象 氣象 qì xiàng meteorological feature; meteorology; atmosphere; ambience; scene HSK 5
泉 泉 quán spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic) HSK 5
拜访 拜訪 bài fǎng to pay a visit; to call on HSK 5
悄悄 悄悄 qiāo qiāo quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy; anxious; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiǎo qiǎo] HSK 5
愁 愁 chóu to worry about HSK 5
打架 打架 dǎ jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5
势力 勢力 shì li power; influence; a force (military, political etc) HSK 5
难得 難得 nán dé seldom; rare; hard to come by HSK 5
客气 客氣 kè qi polite; courteous; formal; modest HSK 5
脸色 臉色 liǎn sè complexion; look HSK 5
以便 以便 yǐ biàn so that; so as to; in order to HSK 5
众多 眾多 zhòng duō numerous HSK 5
一向 一向 yī xiàng always (previously); a period of time in the recent past HSK 5
动机 動機 dòng jī motive; motivation HSK 5
倒是 倒是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you HSK 5
不利 不利 bù lì unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental HSK 5
正义 正義 zhèng yì justice; righteousness; just; righteous HSK 5
完了 完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5