The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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千秋万世 千秋萬世 qiān qiū wàn shì for all eternity; through countless ages (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
千山万水 千山萬水 qiān shān wàn shuǐ lit. a thousand mountains and ten thousand rivers (idiom); fig. a long and arduous journey; vast distances Idiom ∼HSK 7
巧夺天工 巧奪天工 qiǎo duó tiān gōng so skillful it outdoes nature's handiwork (idiom); fig. exquisite craftsmanship; a marvel of ingenuity Idiom ∼HSK 7
无孔不入 無孔不入 wú kǒng bù rù lit. there is no crack it cannot enter (idiom); fig. to seize every opportunity; to exploit every loophole; to get in everywhere Idiom ∼HSK 7
非同寻常 非同尋常 fēi tóng xún cháng out of the ordinary; exceptional; extraordinary (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
人丁兴旺 人丁興旺 rén dīng xīng wàng the family is thriving with many offspring (idiom); a flourishing, populous household Idiom ∼HSK 7
一草一木 一草一木 yī cǎo yī mù lit. every blade of grass and every tree (idiom); fig. every little thing; all of nature Idiom ∼HSK 7
天字第一号 天字第一號 tiān zì dì yī hào lit. the number one entry under the character for heaven (idiom); fig. the very best; first-rate; top of the heap Idiom ∼HSK 7
气势磅礴 氣勢磅礴 qì shì páng bó (idiom) of majestic momentum; grand and imposing; magnificent and powerful Idiom ∼HSK 7
举世无双 舉世無雙 jǔ shì wú shuāng unrivaled (idiom); world number one; unique; unequaled Idiom HSK 7
博大精深 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn wide-ranging and profound; broad and deep Idiom HSK 7
一言一行 一言一行 yī yán yī xíng every word and action (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
见多识广 見多識廣 jiàn duō shí guǎng experienced and knowledgeable (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
任重道远 任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) Idiom HSK 7
日新月异 日新月異 rì xīn yuè yì daily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments; rapid progress Idiom HSK 7
无微不至 無微不至 wú wēi bù zhì in every possible way (idiom); meticulous Idiom HSK 7
不相上下 不相上下 bù xiāng shàng xià equally matched; about the same Idiom HSK 7
沸沸扬扬 沸沸揚揚 fèi fèi yáng yáng bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz Idiom HSK 7
不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán not to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove; to take exception to Idiom HSK 7
惊心动魄 驚心動魄 jīng xīn dòng pò (idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking Idiom HSK 7
面目全非 面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition Idiom HSK 7
举足轻重 舉足輕重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom); influential Idiom HSK 7
一目了然 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán obvious at a glance (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
相提并论 相提並論 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) Idiom HSK 7
小心翼翼 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously Idiom HSK 7
一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess Idiom HSK 7
成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands Idiom HSK 7
成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers; as a large crowd Xiehouyu HSK 7
爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible Xiehouyu HSK 7
照办 照辦 zhào bàn to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request Xiehouyu HSK 7
稀少 稀少 xī shǎo sparse; rare Xiehouyu HSK 7
外行 外行 wài háng layman; amateur Xiehouyu HSK 7
微不足道 微不足道 wēi bù zú dào negligible; insignificant Xiehouyu HSK 7
小气 小氣 xiǎo qì stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty Xiehouyu HSK 7
一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling Xiehouyu HSK 7
引人注目 引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous Xiehouyu HSK 7
空虚 空虛 kōng xū hollow; emptiness; meaningless Xiehouyu HSK 7
独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
古怪 古怪 gǔ guài strange; weird; eccentric; bizarre Xiehouyu HSK 7
备用 備用 bèi yòng reserve; spare; alternate; backup Xiehouyu HSK 7
与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) Xiehouyu HSK 7
着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
窑 窯 yáo kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel Colloquialism HSK 7
人品 人品 rén pǐn moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing Colloquialism HSK 7
好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad Colloquialism HSK 7
开支 開支 kāi zhī expenditures; expenses; to spend money; (coll.) to pay wages Colloquialism HSK 7
损 損 sǔn to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to ridicule; to deride; (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ Colloquialism HSK 7
邪 衺 xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7