Nirvana in Fire

Episode review

Grand Empress Dowager

S1E2 · 霓凰招亲 宫中重逢 ní huáng zhāoqīn gōng zhōng chóngféng

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4.85 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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向来 向來 xiàng lái always (previously) HSK 7
中立 中立 zhōng lì neutral; neutrality HSK 7
多亏 多虧 duō kuī thanks to; luckily HSK 7
当着 當著 dāng zhe in front of; in the presence of HSK 7
振作 振作 zhèn zuò to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate HSK 7
分量 分量 fēn liàng (vector) component HSK 7
美景 美景 měi jǐng beautiful scenery HSK 7
高雅 高雅 gāo yǎ dainty; elegance; elegant HSK 7
风采 風采 fēng cǎi svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing HSK 7
不愧 不愧 bù kuì to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be HSK 7
责怪 責怪 zé guài to blame; to rebuke HSK 7
去向 去向 qù xiàng direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts HSK 7
玄 玄 xuán black; mysterious HSK 7
酥 酥 sū flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky HSK 7
防卫 防衛 fáng wèi to defend; defensive; defense HSK 7
皇上 皇上 huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7
懂事 懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent HSK 7
闻名 聞名 wén míng well-known; famous; renowned; eminent HSK 7
要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
白白 白白 bái bái in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white HSK 7
玩耍 玩耍 wán shuǎ to play (as children do); to amuse oneself HSK 7
功劳 功勞 gōng láo contribution; meritorious service; credit HSK 7
手掌 手掌 shǒu zhǎng palm HSK 7
胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
议 議 yì to comment on; to discuss; to suggest HSK 7
遇难 遇難 yù nàn to perish; to be killed HSK 7
卷入 捲入 juǎn rù to be drawn into; to be involved in HSK 7
架子 架子 jià zi shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance HSK 7
诺言 諾言 nuò yán promise HSK 7
奇特 奇特 qí tè peculiar; unusual; queer HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
得罪 得罪 dé zuì to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪 HSK 7
逆 逆 nì contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel HSK 7
忍耐 忍耐 rěn nài to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance HSK 7
公务 公務 gōng wù official business HSK 7
不适 不適 bù shì unwell; indisposed; out of sorts HSK 7
成年 成年 chéng nián to grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult; the whole year HSK 7
压制 壓制 yā zhì to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle HSK 7
予以 予以 yǔ yǐ to give; to impose; to apply HSK 7
必定 必定 bì dìng to be bound to; to be sure to HSK 7
相识 相識 xiāng shí to get to know each other; acquaintance HSK 7
点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert HSK 7
风云 風雲 fēng yún weather; unstable situation HSK 7
可不是 可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
接手 接手 jiē shǒu to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc) HSK 7
懒得 懶得 lǎn dé not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to HSK 7
欣慰 欣慰 xīn wèi to be gratified HSK 7
招待 招待 zhāo dài to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) HSK 7
非得 非得 fēi děi (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must HSK 7
良 良 liáng good; very; very much HSK 7