The Forbidden City

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故宫 gùgōng

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寝食不安 寢食不安 qǐn shí bù ān unable to eat or sleep in peace (idiom); deeply worried and restless ∼HSK 6
典故 典故 diǎn gù classical story or quote from the literature; the story behind sth ∼HSK 6
蜻蜓 蜻蜓 qīng tíng dragonfly ∼HSK 6
漂流 漂流 piāo liú to float on the current; to drift along or about; rafting ∼HSK 6
雏形 雛形 chú xíng embryonic form; miniature model ∼HSK 6
心仪 心儀 xīn yí to admire ∼HSK 6
侧门 側門 cè mén side door ∼HSK 6
乐理 樂理 yuè lǐ music theory ∼HSK 6
此消彼长 此消彼長 cǐ xiāo - bǐ zhǎng (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game) ∼HSK 6
缴获 繳獲 jiǎo huò to capture; to seize ∼HSK 6
称帝 稱帝 chēng dì to declare oneself emperor; to win the best actor award ∼HSK 6
侄女 姪女 zhí nǚ brother's daughter; niece ∼HSK 6
真假难辨 真假難辨 zhēn jiǎ nán biàn hard to distinguish real from imitation ∼HSK 6
横竖 橫豎 héng shu anyway ∼HSK 6
笔尖 筆尖 bǐ jiān nib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil ∼HSK 6
百分之 百分之 bǎi fēn zhī percent ∼HSK 6
无与伦比 無與倫比 wú yǔ lún bǐ incomparable ∼HSK 6
副院长 副院長 fù yuàn zhǎng deputy chair of board; vice-president (of a university etc) ∼HSK 6
朝服 朝服 cháo fú court dress in former times ∼HSK 6
印玺 印璽 yìn xǐ official seal; imperial or royal seal; papal bull ∼HSK 6
消防队 消防隊 xiāo fáng duì fire brigade; fire department ∼HSK 6
帷幕 帷幕 wéi mù heavy curtain ∼HSK 6
集市 集市 jí shì market; bazaar; fair ∼HSK 6
登临 登臨 dēng lín to visit places famous for their scenery ∼HSK 6
弥留之际 彌留之際 mí liú zhī jì on one's deathbed; at the point of death ∼HSK 6
上吊 上吊 shàng diào to hang oneself ∼HSK 6
熔岩 熔岩 róng yán (geology) lava ∼HSK 6
独霸 獨霸 dú bà to dominate (a market etc); to monopolize ∼HSK 6
倾尽 傾盡 qīng jìn to do all one can; to give all one has ∼HSK 6
决一死战 決一死戰 jué yī sǐ zhàn to fight to the death; a decisive last-ditch battle (idiom) ∼HSK 6
副手 副手 fù shǒu assistant ∼HSK 6
拨出 撥出 bō chū to pull out; to allocate (funds); to dial ∼HSK 6
校服 校服 xiào fú school uniform ∼HSK 6
明文规定 明文規定 míng wén guī dìng expressly stipulated (in writing) ∼HSK 6
得意之作 得意之作 dé yì zhī zuò a masterpiece one is proud of; one's finest work (idiom) ∼HSK 6
遮蔽 遮蔽 zhē bì to cover; to hide from view; to obstruct or block; defilade (military) ∼HSK 6
仿造 仿造 fǎng zào to copy; to produce sth after a model; to counterfeit ∼HSK 6
开赴 開赴 kāi fù (of troops) to depart for; to head for ∼HSK 6
古墓 古墓 gǔ mù old tomb (archaeology) ∼HSK 6
辟邪 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits; mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called) ∼HSK 6
点滴 點滴 diǎn dī a drip; a little bit; intravenous drip (used to administer drugs) ∼HSK 6
谎报 謊報 huǎng bào to lie ∼HSK 6
审阅 審閱 shěn yuè to review or peruse ∼HSK 6
告一段落 告一段落 gào yī duàn luò to come to the end of a phase (idiom) ∼HSK 6
感官 感官 gǎn guān sense; sense organ ∼HSK 6
高洁 高潔 gāo jié noble and clean-living; lofty and unsullied ∼HSK 6
故居 故居 gù jū former residence ∼HSK 6
逢迎 逢迎 féng yíng to fawn on; to ingratiate oneself; (literary) to meet face to face ∼HSK 6
混杂 混雜 hùn zá to mix; to mingle ∼HSK 6
连招 連招 lián zhāo (gaming or martial arts) a sequence of attacks or moves; combo ∼HSK 6