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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行礼 行禮 xíng lǐ to salute; to make one's salutations ∼HSK 5
炳 炳 bǐng bright, luminous; glorious ∼HSK 5
坤 坤 kūn earth; feminine, female ∼HSK 5
匡 匡 Kuāng correct, restore, revise ∼HSK 5
嘉奖 嘉獎 jiā jiǎng to award; commendation; citation ∼HSK 5
擅 擅 shàn monopolize; claim; arbitrarily; to dare ∼HSK 5
螺 螺 luó spiral shell; conch; spiral ∼HSK 5
墟 墟 xū high mound; hilly countryside; wasteland ∼HSK 5
情趣 情趣 qíng qù inclinations and interests; delight; fun; interest; appeal ∼HSK 5
皇家 皇家 huáng jiā imperial family ∼HSK 5
令牌 令牌 lìng pái (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority; (fig.) decree; directive; (computing) token ∼HSK 5
儒 儒 rú Confucian scholar ∼HSK 5
崇 崇 Chóng esteem, honor, revere, venerate ∼HSK 5
桓 桓 Huán variety of tree; surname ∼HSK 5
笑纳 笑納 xiào nà to kindly accept (an offering) ∼HSK 5
归于 歸於 guī yú to belong to; affiliated to; to result in sth; to incline towards ∼HSK 5
辱 辱 rǔ humiliate, insult, abuse ∼HSK 5
遗 遺 yí lose; articles lost; omit ∼HSK 5
稍等 稍等 shāo děng to wait a moment ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
阙 闕 Què watch tower; palace ∼HSK 5
枕 枕 zhěn pillow ∼HSK 5
军旅 軍旅 jūn lǚ army ∼HSK 5
闲逛 閑逛 xián guàng to stroll ∼HSK 5
园林 園林 yuán lín gardens; park; landscape garden HSK 5
跟前 跟前 gēn qián the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date) 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
无奈 無奈 wú nài to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately HSK 5
歇 歇 xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
跟随 跟隨 gēn suí to follow HSK 5
近来 近來 jìn lái recently; lately HSK 5
终身 終身 zhōng shēn lifelong; all one's life; marriage HSK 5
披 披 pī to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out HSK 5
转向 轉向 zhuǎn xiàng to change direction; fig. to change one's stance 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
也好 也好 yě hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
联络 聯絡 lián luò to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection HSK 5
一向 一向 yī xiàng always (previously); a period of time in the recent past HSK 5
打扮 打扮 dǎ ban to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress HSK 5
有力 有力 yǒu lì powerful; forceful; vigorous HSK 5
倒是 倒是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you HSK 5
立场 立場 lì chǎng position; standpoint HSK 5
忍不住 忍不住 rěn bu zhù cannot help; unable to bear HSK 5
脾气 脾氣 pí qi character; temperament; disposition; bad temper HSK 5
不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
耐心 耐心 nài xīn to be patient; patience HSK 5
随意 隨意 suí yì as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious HSK 5
时机 時機 shí jī opportunity; opportune moment HSK 5
罚 罰 fá to punish; to penalize HSK 5