Six Hundred Years in the Forbidden City
Episode review
In the Forbidden City for 600 Years
S1E2 · 养心殿是如何“养”成的
Vocabulary
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| 后辈 後輩 | younger generation | |
| 测绘 測繪 | to survey and draw; to map | |
| 重启 重啟 | to restart (a machine etc); to reactivate (a postponed project etc) | |
| 浩 浩 | great, numerous, vast, abundant | |
| 蔫 蔫 | withered, faded, decayed; calm | |
| 侵蚀 侵蝕 | to erode; to corrode | |
| 虫害 蟲害 | insect pest; damage from insects | |
| 侵袭 侵襲 | to invade; to assail; onslaught | |
| 垢 垢 | dirt, filth, stains; dirty | |
| 锦 錦 | brocade | |
| 屋脊 屋脊 | roof ridge | |
| 耗尽 耗盡 | to exhaust; to use up; to deplete; to drain | |
| 退而求其次 退而求其次 | to settle for second best; the next best thing | |
| 松木 松木 | pine wood; deal; larch | |
| 孟 孟 | first in series; great, eminent | |
| 燕 燕 | swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy | |
| 重设 重設 | to reset | |
| 渐 漸 | gradually | |
| 柚 柚 | pomelo, grapefruit | |
| 憨 憨 | foolish, silly, coquettish | |
| 未曾 未曾 | hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever | |
| 运出 運出 | shipment; to dispatch; to ship out; to send | |
| 敲打 敲打 | to beat sb; to beat (a drum) | |
| 库房 庫房 | storeroom; warehouse | |
| 檐 簷 | eaves of house; brim, rim | |
| 上乘 上乘 | first-class; best quality; also pr. [shang4 sheng4] | |
| 淬 淬 | temper; dye; soak; change, alter | |
| 贡 貢 | offer tribute; tribute, gifts | |
| 模具 模具 | mold; matrix; pattern or die; Taiwan pr. [mo2 ju4] | |
| 游手好闲 遊手好閑 | to idle about | |
| 年前 年前 | by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year | |
| 对立 對立 | to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical | |
| 原有 原有 | original; former | |
| 工艺 工藝 | arts and crafts; industrial arts | |
| 脆 脃 | brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat | |
| 灾 災 | disaster; calamity | |
| 修建 修建 | to build; to construct | |
| 拆除 拆除 | to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove | |
| 周期 週期 | period; cycle | |
| 干预 干預 | to meddle; to intervene; intervention | |
| 人力 人力 | manpower; labor power | |
| 原先 原先 | originally; original; former | |
| 占有 佔有 | to have; to own; to hold; to occupy; to possess; to account for (a high proportion etc) | |
| 清晨 清晨 | early morning | |
| 品种 品種 | breed; variety | |
| 注重 注重 | to pay attention to; to emphasize | |
| 肠 腸 | intestines | |
| 岁月 歲月 | years; time | |
| 漫长 漫長 | very long; endless | |
| 模样 模樣 | look; style; appearance; approximation; about; also pr. [mó yàng] |