The Forbidden City

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买下 買下 mǎi xià to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house); to acquire (a company, a copyright etc) ∼HSK 1
过多 過多 guò duō too many; excessive ∼HSK 1
人从 人從 rén cóng retinue; hangers-on ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
要有 要有 yào yǒu to need; to require; must have ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
上一个 上一個 shàng yī ge previous one ∼HSK 1
好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several; quite a few ∼HSK 1
要人 要人 yào rén important person ∼HSK 1
前几天 前幾天 qián jǐ tiān a few days ago; a few days before; the past few days; the previous few days ∼HSK 1
从来没有 從來沒有 cóng lái méi yǒu there has never been; has never had; (before a verb) has never ∼HSK 1
年年 年年 nián nián year after year; yearly; every year; annually ∼HSK 1
有一点 有一點 yǒu yī diǎn a little; somewhat ∼HSK 1
校 校 jiào school; military field officer ∼HSK 1
上好 上好 shàng hǎo first-rate; top-notch ∼HSK 1
过人 過人 guò rén to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent ∼HSK 1
坊间 坊間 fāng jiān street stalls; bookshops; in the streets ∼HSK 1
了事 了事 liǎo shì to dispose of a matter; to be done with it ∼HSK 1
着花 著花 zháo huā to blossom; to come to flower; to be in bloom ∼HSK 1
忙着 忙著 máng zhe to be occupied with (doing sth) ∼HSK 1
对上 對上 duì shàng to fit one into the other; to bring two things into contact ∼HSK 1
四下 四下 sì xià everywhere ∼HSK 1
上书 上書 shàng shū to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition ∼HSK 1
上风 上風 shàng fēng on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc) ∼HSK 1
在行 在行 zài háng to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession ∼HSK 1
听错 聽錯 tīng cuò to mishear ∼HSK 1
年过 年過 nián guò over (a certain age) ∼HSK 1
老年人 老年人 lǎo nián rén old people; the elderly ∼HSK 1
新风 新風 xīn fēng new trend; new custom ∼HSK 1
就着 就著 jiù zhe (eat sth) with (sth else); taking advantage of; using ∼HSK 1
天干 天干 tiān gān the 10 heavenly stems,,,,,,,,,, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc ∼HSK 1
不渝 不渝 bù yú constant; unchanging; abiding; faithful ∼HSK 1
本家 本家 běn jiā a member of the same clan; a distant relative with the same family name ∼HSK 1
四起 四起 sì qǐ to spring up everywhere; from all around ∼HSK 1
和好 和好 hé hǎo to become reconciled; on good terms with each other ∼HSK 1
为着 為著 wèi zhe in order to; because of; for the sake of ∼HSK 1
聆听 聆聽 líng tīng to listen (respectfully) ∼HSK 1
驿站 驛站 yì zhàn relay station for post horses (old) ∼HSK 1
手写 手寫 shǒu xiě to write by hand ∼HSK 1
手记 手記 shǒu jì to take notes; one's notes ∼HSK 1
毛驴 毛驢 máo lǘ donkey ∼HSK 1
试听 試聽 shì tīng audition; to give sb an audition; to check by listening ∼HSK 1
北上 北上 běi shàng to go up north ∼HSK 1
五四 五四 wǔ sì fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles ∼HSK 1
手拿 手拿 shǒu ná to hold in one's hand ∼HSK 1
记起 記起 jì qǐ to recall; to recollect ∼HSK 1
几年来 幾年來 jǐ nián lái for the past several years ∼HSK 1
试想 試想 shì xiǎng to consider (a cogent point) (usu. used as an imperative – "Think about it:...") ∼HSK 1
多星 多星 duō xīng starry ∼HSK 1