The Forbidden City

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故宫 gùgōng

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坎坷 坎坷 kǎn kě (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes ∼HSK 6
臣子 臣子 chén zǐ official in feudal court; subject ∼HSK 6
赐予 賜予 cì yǔ to grant; to bestow ∼HSK 6
格子 格子 gé zi lattice; check (pattern of squares) ∼HSK 6
特使 特使 tè shǐ special envoy; special ambassador ∼HSK 6
征战 征戰 zhēng zhàn campaign; expedition ∼HSK 6
庆功 慶功 qìng gōng to celebrate a heroic deed ∼HSK 6
朝野 朝野 cháo yě all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people ∼HSK 6
临死 臨死 lín sǐ facing death; at death's door ∼HSK 6
实权 實權 shí quán real power; genuine power ∼HSK 6
侍郎 侍郎 shì láng (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards; (also an official title in earlier dynasties) ∼HSK 6
礼制 禮制 lǐ zhì etiquette; system of rites ∼HSK 6
宠信 寵信 chǒng xìn to dote on and trust ∼HSK 6
大权 大權 dà quán power; authority ∼HSK 6
真伪 真偽 zhēn wěi true or bogus; authenticity ∼HSK 6
据传 據傳 jù chuán it is rumored that...; it is reported that... ∼HSK 6
损毁 損毀 sǔn huǐ to damage; to wreck; to destroy ∼HSK 6
勤勉 勤勉 qín miǎn diligence; diligent; industrious ∼HSK 6
敬畏 敬畏 jìng wèi to revere ∼HSK 6
复辟 復辟 fù bì to recover one's power or authority; restoration (of a past regime) ∼HSK 6
玲珑 玲瓏 líng lóng (onom.) clink of jewels; exquisite; detailed and fine; clever; nimble ∼HSK 6
帝后 帝后 dì hòu empress; imperial consort ∼HSK 6
垂下 垂下 chuí xià to hang down ∼HSK 6
搜罗 搜羅 sōu luó to gather; to collect; to bring together ∼HSK 6
宴席 宴席 yàn xí banquet; feast ∼HSK 6
御花园 御花園 yù huā yuán imperial garden ∼HSK 6
温润 溫潤 wēn rùn gentle; kindly; mild and humid (climate) ∼HSK 6
白瓷 白瓷 bái cí blanc de chine (porcelain) ∼HSK 6
采光 採光 cǎi guāng to get natural light (e.g. through a window) ∼HSK 6
合奏 合奏 hé zòu to perform music (as an ensemble) ∼HSK 6
作画 作畫 zuò huà to paint ∼HSK 6
搜刮 搜刮 sōu guā to rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry ∼HSK 6
顶峰 頂峰 dǐng fēng peak; summit; fig. high point; masterpiece ∼HSK 6
年之久 年之久 nián zhī jiǔ period of... years ∼HSK 6
余年 餘年 yú nián one's remaining years ∼HSK 6
忙于 忙於 máng yú busy with ∼HSK 6
有生之年 有生之年 yǒu shēng zhī nián (idiom) during one's lifetime; while one is on this earth; in one's remaining years ∼HSK 6
耕种 耕種 gēng zhòng to till; to cultivate ∼HSK 6
疆土 疆土 jiāng tǔ territory ∼HSK 6
安葬 安葬 ān zàng to bury (the dead) ∼HSK 6
作罢 作罷 zuò bà to drop (subject etc) ∼HSK 6
家产 家產 jiā chǎn family property ∼HSK 6
灵动 靈動 líng dòng to be quick-witted ∼HSK 6
大不相同 大不相同 dà bù xiāng tóng not at all the same; substantially different ∼HSK 6
铜板 銅板 tóng bǎn copper coin; copper plate; copper clappers (a kind of percussion instrument); (Tw) coin ∼HSK 6
放鞭炮 放鞭炮 fàng biān pào to set off firecrackers ∼HSK 6
谱写 譜寫 pǔ xiě to compose (a piece of music); (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride) ∼HSK 6
开炮 開砲 kāi pào to open fire ∼HSK 6
灶台 灶臺 zào tái stovetop; rangetop ∼HSK 6
掩埋 掩埋 yǎn mái to bury ∼HSK 6