The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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Vocabulary

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虔诚 虔誠 qián chéng pious; devout; sincere HSK 7
美景 美景 měi jǐng beautiful scenery HSK 7
来源于 來源於 lái yuán yú to originate in HSK 7
流失 流失 liú shī (of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere; to fail to be retained HSK 7
乞丐 乞丐 qǐ gài beggar HSK 7
插手 插手 chā shǒu to get involved in; to meddle; interference HSK 7
风采 風采 fēng cǎi svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing HSK 7
君子 君子 jūn zǐ nobleman; person of noble character HSK 7
满怀 滿懷 mǎn huái to have one's heart filled with; (to collide) full on; (of farm animals) heavy with young HSK 7
急于 急於 jí yú eager to; in a hurry to HSK 7
附属 附屬 fù shǔ subsidiary; auxiliary; attached; affiliated; subordinate; subordinating HSK 7
倒塌 倒塌 dǎo tā to collapse (of building); to topple over HSK 7
儒家 儒家 Rú jiā Confucian school, founded by Confucius 子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC) HSK 7
烧毁 燒燬 shāo huǐ to burn; to burn down HSK 7
见解 見解 jiàn jiě opinion; view; understanding HSK 7
开采 開採 kāi cǎi to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine HSK 7
垄断 壟斷 lǒng duàn to monopolize HSK 7
可谓 可謂 kě wèi it could even be said HSK 7
太平 太平 tài píng peace and security HSK 7
分支 分支 fēn zhī branch (of company, river etc); to branch; to diverge; to ramify; to subdivide HSK 7
精通 精通 jīng tōng to be proficient in; to master (a subject) HSK 7
摆放 擺放 bǎi fàng to set up; to arrange; to lay out HSK 7
苗 苗 miáo sprout HSK 7
纳入 納入 nà rù to bring into; to channel into; to integrate into; to incorporate HSK 7
对照 對照 duì zhào to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts); to check HSK 7
再现 再現 zài xiàn to recreate; to reconstruct (a historical relic) HSK 7
驱逐 驅逐 qū zhú to expel; to deport; banishment HSK 7
环绕 環繞 huán rào to surround; to circle; to revolve around HSK 7
开办 開辦 kāi bàn to open; to start (a business etc); to set up HSK 7
沉迷 沉迷 chén mí to be engrossed; to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in; to be addicted to HSK 7
真情 真情 zhēn qíng real situation; the truth HSK 7
废墟 廢墟 fèi xū ruins HSK 7
金子 金子 jīn zi gold HSK 7
布局 佈局 bù jú arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon) HSK 7
习俗 習俗 xí sú custom; tradition; local tradition; convention HSK 7
繁忙 繁忙 fán máng busy; bustling HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
风味 風味 fēng wèi distinctive flavor; distinctive style HSK 7
无形 無形 wú xíng incorporeal; virtual; formless; invisible (assets); intangible HSK 7
油画 油畫 yóu huà oil painting HSK 7
空前 空前 kōng qián unprecedented HSK 7
雕 彫 diāo to carve; to engrave; shrewd; bird of prey HSK 7
祖先 祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved HSK 7
虚构 虛構 xū gòu to make up; fabrication; fictional; imaginary HSK 7
荒谬 荒謬 huāng miù absurd; ridiculous HSK 7
胜任 勝任 shèng rèn qualified; competent (professionally); to be up to a task HSK 7
举止 舉止 jǔ zhǐ bearing; manner; mien HSK 7
上任 上任 shàng rèn to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor HSK 7
精明 精明 jīng míng astute; shrewd; smart HSK 7
立体 立體 lì tǐ three-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic HSK 7