The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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荡然无存 蕩然無存 dàng rán wú cún to obliterate completely; to vanish from the face of the earth Idiom ∼HSK 6
兵荒马乱 兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war Idiom ∼HSK 6
一脉相承 一脈相承 yī mài xiāng chéng traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
风雨飘摇 風雨飄搖 fēng yǔ piāo yáo tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom); (of a situation) unstable Idiom ∼HSK 6
有过之而无不及 有過之而無不及 yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom); to surpass; to outdo; (derog.) to be even worse Idiom ∼HSK 6
浑然一体 渾然一體 hún rán yī tǐ to blend into one another; to blend together well Idiom ∼HSK 6
空空如也 空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous; hollow; empty (argument, head etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
浩浩荡荡 浩浩蕩蕩 hào hào - dàng dàng (idiom) grandiose; majestic Idiom ∼HSK 6
金碧辉煌 金碧輝煌 jīn bì huī huáng gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom); fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace) Idiom ∼HSK 6
豁然开朗 豁然開朗 huò rán kāi lǎng suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing; fig. everything becomes clear at once; to achieve speedy enlightenment Idiom ∼HSK 6
登峰造极 登峰造極 dēng fēng zào jí to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements) Idiom ∼HSK 6
有识之士 有識之士 yǒu shí zhī shì a person with knowledge and experience (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
波澜壮阔 波瀾壯闊 bō lán zhuàng kuò surging forward with great momentum; unfolding on a magnificent scale Idiom ∼HSK 6
文治武功 文治武功 wén zhì wǔ gōng political and military achievements (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
一面之交 一面之交 yī miàn zhī jiāo to have met once; casual acquaintance Idiom ∼HSK 6
空前绝后 空前絕後 kōng qián jué hòu unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique Idiom HSK 6
出格 出格 chū gé to overstep the bounds of what is proper; to take sth too far; (of a measuring device) to go off the scale Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
每况愈下 每況愈下 měi kuàng yù xià to steadily deteriorate Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
死到临头 死到臨頭 sǐ dào lín tóu Death is near at hand. (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
无所不有 無所不有 wú suǒ bù yǒu 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 所: place, location; numerary adjunct · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 有: have, own, possess; exist Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自给自足 自給自足 zì jǐ zì zú self-sufficiency; autarky Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
悬 懸 xuán to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation Xiehouyu HSK 6
同行 同行 tóng háng person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry Xiehouyu HSK 6
雷 雷 léi thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
表面上 表面上 biǎo miàn shang outwardly; superficially; on the face of it HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
法郎 法郎 fǎ láng franc ∼HSK 6
皇位 皇位 huáng wèi the title of Emperor ∼HSK 6
嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
馆藏 館藏 guǎn cáng to collect in a museum or library; museum collection; library holdings ∼HSK 6
善后 善後 shàn hòu to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); funeral arrangements; reparations ∼HSK 6
皇子 皇子 huáng zǐ prince ∼HSK 6
烧制 燒製 shāo zhì to fire (in a kiln) ∼HSK 6
奏折 奏摺 zòu zhé memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form) ∼HSK 6
皇权 皇權 huáng quán imperial power ∼HSK 6
六宫 六宮 liù gōng empress and imperial concubines or their residence ∼HSK 6
陈设 陳設 chén shè to display; to exhibit; to set out; furnishings ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
宰相 宰相 zǎi xiàng prime minister (in feudal China) ∼HSK 6
王公 王公 wáng gōng princes and dukes; aristocrat ∼HSK 6
自尽 自盡 zì jìn to kill oneself; suicide ∼HSK 6
大殿 大殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple ∼HSK 6
优待 優待 yōu dài preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment ∼HSK 6
皇太后 皇太后 huáng tài hòu empress dowager ∼HSK 6
皇太子 皇太子 huáng tài zǐ crown prince ∼HSK 6
文青 文青 wén qīng young person who adopts an outwardly artistic or intellectual style ∼HSK 6
赏赐 賞賜 shǎng cì to bestow a reward; a reward ∼HSK 6
收藏家 收藏家 shōu cáng jiā a collector (e.g. of artworks) ∼HSK 6