The Forbidden City

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故宫 gùgōng

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印记 印記 yìn jì imprint; trace ∼HSK 6
文武百官 文武百官 wén wǔ bǎi guān civil and military officials ∼HSK 6
精巧 精巧 jīng qiǎo elaborate ∼HSK 6
距今 距今 jù jīn before the present; (a long period) ago ∼HSK 6
宫女 宮女 gōng nǚ palace maid ∼HSK 6
入关 入關 rù guān to enter a pass; to go through customs ∼HSK 6
原貌 原貌 yuán mào the original form ∼HSK 6
即位 即位 jí wèi to succeed to the throne; accession ∼HSK 6
档案馆 檔案館 dàng àn guǎn archive library ∼HSK 6
奏鸣曲 奏鳴曲 zòu míng qǔ sonata ∼HSK 6
偷盗 偷盜 tōu dào to steal ∼HSK 6
旨意 旨意 zhǐ yì decree ∼HSK 6
淡雅 淡雅 dàn yǎ simple and elegant ∼HSK 6
皈依 皈依 guī yī to convert to (a religion) ∼HSK 6
攻破 攻破 gōng pò to make a breakthrough; to break through; to breach (military) ∼HSK 6
流逝 流逝 liú shì (of time) to pass; to elapse ∼HSK 6
皇族 皇族 huáng zú the imperial family; royal kin ∼HSK 6
清点 清點 qīng diǎn to check; to make inventory ∼HSK 6
祭拜 祭拜 jì bài to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors) ∼HSK 6
笔墨 筆墨 bǐ mò pen and ink; words; writing ∼HSK 6
宗室 宗室 zōng shì imperial clan; member of the imperial clan; clansman; ancestral shrine ∼HSK 6
形制 形制 xíng zhì form; shape; structure; design ∼HSK 6
破损 破損 pò sǔn to become damaged ∼HSK 6
风雅 風雅 fēng yǎ cultured; sophisticated ∼HSK 6
北端 北端 běi duān northern extremity ∼HSK 6
专权 專權 zhuān quán autocracy; dictatorship ∼HSK 6
酷爱 酷愛 kù ài to be keen on; to have a passion for ∼HSK 6
翡翠 翡翠 fěi cuì jadeite; tree kingfisher ∼HSK 6
匾额 匾額 biǎn é a horizontal inscribed board ∼HSK 6
自古以来 自古以來 zì gǔ yǐ lái since ancient times ∼HSK 6
颇为 頗為 pō wéi rather; quite ∼HSK 6
脚尖 腳尖 jiǎo jiān the extremity of the foot ∼HSK 6
兴衰 興衰 xīng shuāi prosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall ∼HSK 6
御膳房 御膳房 yù shàn fáng imperial kitchen ∼HSK 6
殿后 殿後 diàn hòu to bring up the rear ∼HSK 6
藏书 藏書 cáng shū to collect books; library collection ∼HSK 6
洋人 洋人 yáng rén foreigner; Westerner ∼HSK 6
名作 名作 míng zuò masterpiece; famous work ∼HSK 6
御用 御用 yù yòng for use by the emperor; imperial; (derog.) in the pay of the ruler ∼HSK 6
外销 外銷 wài xiāo to export; to sell abroad ∼HSK 6
文化交流 文化交流 wén huà jiāo liú cultural exchange ∼HSK 6
集权 集權 jí quán centralized power (history), e.g. under an Emperor or party ∼HSK 6
典章 典章 diǎn zhāng institution; institutional ∼HSK 6
兰章 蘭章 lán zhāng a beautiful speech or piece of writing; your beautiful article (honorific) ∼HSK 6
禀告 稟告 bǐng gào to report (to one's superior) ∼HSK 6
奉命 奉命 fèng mìng by order ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
梳头 梳頭 shū tóu to comb one's hair ∼HSK 6
蕴含 蘊含 yùn hán to contain; to accumulate ∼HSK 6
作坊 作坊 zuō fang workshop (of artisan) ∼HSK 6