A Thousand Years of Huizhou

Episode review

The Horse-Head Walls

S1E7 · 第7集 片片马头墙 dì 7 jí piān piān mǎtóu qiáng

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Vocabulary

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民宅 民宅 mín zhái house; people's homes ∼HSK 6
罩门 罩門 zhào mén Achilles' heel; chink in the armor ∼HSK 6
愈加 愈加 yù jiā all the more; even more; further ∼HSK 6
不甘 不甘 bù gān unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling ∼HSK 6
祖屋 祖屋 zǔ wū ancestral house ∼HSK 6
荣归故里 榮歸故里 róng guī gù lǐ to return home with honor ∼HSK 6
期许 期許 qī xǔ to hope; to expect; expectation(s) ∼HSK 6
寄予 寄予 jì yǔ to place (hope, importance etc) on; to express; to show; to give ∼HSK 6
陈设 陳設 chén shè to display; to exhibit; to set out; furnishings ∼HSK 6
祖辈 祖輩 zǔ bèi ancestors; forefathers; ancestry ∼HSK 6
族裔 族裔 zú yì ethnic group ∼HSK 6
愿景 願景 yuàn jǐng vision (of the future) ∼HSK 6
滋生 滋生 zī shēng to breed; to flourish; to cause; to provoke; to create ∼HSK 6
隐含 隱含 yǐn hán to contain in a concealed form; to keep covered up; implicit ∼HSK 6
繁衍 繁衍 fán yǎn to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity ∼HSK 6
功勋 功勛 gōng xūn achievement; meritorious deed; contributions (for the good of society) ∼HSK 6
德政 德政 dé zhèng benevolent government ∼HSK 6
弧形 弧形 hú xíng curve; arc ∼HSK 6
礼部尚书 禮部尚書 lǐ bù shàng shū Director of Board of Rites (Confucian) ∼HSK 6
式样 式樣 shì yàng style ∼HSK 6
气势宏伟 氣勢宏偉 qì shì hóng wěi imposing; majestic ∼HSK 6
绝世 絕世 jué shì unique; exceptional ∼HSK 6
麒麟 麒麟 qí lín (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe ∼HSK 6
匾额 匾額 biǎn é a horizontal inscribed board ∼HSK 6
斗拱 斗拱 dǒu gǒng interlocking wooden brackets between the top of a column and crossbeams used in traditional Chinese architecture ∼HSK 6
石雕 石雕 shí diāo stone carving; carved sculpture ∼HSK 6
精湛 精湛 jīng zhàn consummate; exquisite ∼HSK 6
麻石 麻石 má shí chiseled stone (used in construction) ∼HSK 6
盛况 盛況 shèng kuàng grand occasion ∼HSK 6
能工巧匠 能工巧匠 néng gōng qiǎo jiàng 能: to be able; can, permitted to; ability · 工: labor, work; worker, laborer · 巧: skillful, ingenious, clever · 匠: craftsman, artisan; workman ∼HSK 6
谈妥 談妥 tán tuǒ to come to terms; to reach an agreement ∼HSK 6
如期 如期 rú qī as scheduled; on time; punctual ∼HSK 6
勾勒 勾勒 gōu lè to draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch; to delineate contours of; to give a brief account of ∼HSK 6
显身 顯身 xiǎn shēn show one's true form ∼HSK 6
绵延 綿延 mián yán (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken ∼HSK 6
缔造 締造 dì zào to found; to create ∼HSK 6
望族 望族 wàng zú distinguished or prominent family; influential clan (old) ∼HSK 6
沃土 沃土 wò tǔ fertile land ∼HSK 6
砖瓦 磚瓦 zhuān wǎ tiles and bricks HSK 6
宏大 宏大 hóng dà great; grand HSK 6
吉祥 吉祥 jí xiáng lucky; auspicious; propitious HSK 6
盛行 盛行 shèng xíng to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent HSK 6
平方米 平方米 píng fāng mǐ square meter HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
一行 一行 yī xíng party; delegation HSK 6
革新 革新 gé xīn to innovate; innovation HSK 6
调研 調研 diào yán to investigate and research; research; investigation HSK 6
阔 闊 kuò rich; wide; broad HSK 6
外观 外觀 wài guān outward appearance HSK 6
花瓶 花瓶 huā píng flower vase; (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent) HSK 6