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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聊 聊 liáo to chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightly HSK 6
算是 算是 suàn shì considered to be; at last HSK 6
州 州 zhōu prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland) HSK 6
为何 為何 wèi hé why HSK 6
理 理 lǐ texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up HSK 6
招 招 zhāo to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess HSK 6
之类 之類 zhī lèi and so on; and such HSK 6
若 若 ruò to seem; like; as; if HSK 6
尽 儘 jǐn to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to HSK 6
清 清 Qīng Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911); surname Qing HSK 6
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
作 作 zuō worker; workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) HSK 6
于 於 Yú surname Yu HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
风尘仆仆 風塵僕僕 fēng chén pú pú lit. covered in dust (idiom); fig. travel-worn Idiom ∼HSK 5
快马加鞭 快馬加鞭 kuài mǎ jiā biān to spur the horse to full speed (idiom); to go as fast as possible 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
一路 一路 yī lù the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind Xiehouyu HSK 5
统领 統領 tǒng lǐng to lead; to command; commander; officer ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
誉 譽 yù fame, reputation; praise ∼HSK 5
侯 侯 Hóu marquis, lord; target in archery ∼HSK 5
霓 蜺 ní rainbow; variegated, colored ∼HSK 5
凰 凰 huáng female phoenix ∼HSK 5
靖 靖 Jìng pacify; appease; calm, peaceful ∼HSK 5
睿 叡 ruì shrewd, astute, clever, keen ∼HSK 5
穆 穆 Mù majestic, solemn, reverent; calm ∼HSK 5
府上 府上 fǔ shàng (courteous) home; residence (not one's own) ∼HSK 5
哲 哲 zhé wise, sagacious; wise man, sage ∼HSK 5
殊 殊 shū different, special, unusual ∼HSK 5
琰 琰 yǎn jewel, gem; glitter of gems ∼HSK 5
王府 王府 wáng fǔ prince's mansion ∼HSK 5
护卫 護衛 hù wèi to guard; to protect; bodyguard (for officials in ancient times) ∼HSK 5
想必 想必 xiǎng bì presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely ∼HSK 5
臣 臣 Chén minister, statesman, official ∼HSK 5
弼 弼 bì assist (literary) ∼HSK 5
津 津 Jīn ferry; saliva; ford ∼HSK 5
盟 盟 méng swear; oath, covenant, alliance ∼HSK 5
廊 廊 láng corridor, porch, veranda ∼HSK 5
旨 旨 zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 5
比武 比武 bǐ wǔ martial arts competition; tournament; to compete in a contest ∼HSK 5
豫 豫 Yù relaxed, comfortable, at ease ∼HSK 5
手稿 手稿 shǒu gǎo manuscript; script ∼HSK 5
一品 一品 yī pǐn superb; first-rate; (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank ∼HSK 5
榜 榜 bǎng public notice ∼HSK 5
婿 壻 xù son-in-law; husband ∼HSK 5
渝 渝 Yú change; chongqing ∼HSK 5
可否 可否 kě fǒu can/may? ∼HSK 5
禁军 禁軍 jìn jūn imperial guard ∼HSK 5