The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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升格 升格 shēng gé promotion; upgrade ∼HSK 6
废纸 廢紙 fèi zhǐ waste paper ∼HSK 6
魁梧 魁梧 kuí wú tall and sturdy ∼HSK 6
可望 可望 kě wàng can be expected (to); to be expected (to); hopefully (happening) ∼HSK 6
袖子 袖子 xiù zi sleeve ∼HSK 6
无误 無誤 wú wù verified; unmistaken ∼HSK 6
以求 以求 yǐ qiú in order to ∼HSK 6
诗文 詩文 shī wén poetry and literature ∼HSK 6
雅兴 雅興 yǎ xìng refined and elegant attitude of mind ∼HSK 6
轻浮 輕浮 qīng fú frivolous; careless; giddy ∼HSK 6
端庄 端莊 duān zhuāng dignified; composed ∼HSK 6
生母 生母 shēng mǔ natural mother; birth mother ∼HSK 6
重担 重擔 zhòng dàn heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility ∼HSK 6
金榜 金榜 jīn bǎng (lit.) tablet with inscription in gold; (fig.) pass list for the top imperial examinations; roll of honor ∼HSK 6
跋扈 跋扈 bá hù domineering; bossy ∼HSK 6
险境 險境 xiǎn jìng critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone ∼HSK 6
莫属 莫屬 mò shǔ (the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: + (noun) + 莫屬|莫属, meaning "to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)") (this construction comes after a description of a person or thing that has a certain attribute) ∼HSK 6
攻入 攻入 gōng rù to force entrance into; to score a goal (sport) ∼HSK 6
险峻 險峻 xiǎn jùn (of terrain) mountainous; rugged; (of a situation) precarious; daunting ∼HSK 6
滋养 滋養 zī yǎng to nourish ∼HSK 6
绝世 絕世 jué shì unique; exceptional ∼HSK 6
交织 交織 jiāo zhī to interweave ∼HSK 6
不轨 不軌 bù guǐ errant ∼HSK 6
驾临 駕臨 jià lín to grace sb with one's presence; your arrival (honorific); your esteemed presence ∼HSK 6
传旨 傳旨 chuán zhǐ convey an edict ∼HSK 6
奉旨 奉旨 fèng zhǐ by imperial decree ∼HSK 6
免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying ∼HSK 6
亲临 親臨 qīn lín to visit in person; to personally attend ∼HSK 6
镇守 鎮守 zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect ∼HSK 6
勾起 勾起 gōu qǐ to evoke; to induce; to call to mind; to pick up with a hook ∼HSK 6
首肯 首肯 shǒu kěn to give a nod of approval ∼HSK 6
余下 餘下 yú xià remaining ∼HSK 6
宅院 宅院 zhái yuàn house; house with a courtyard ∼HSK 6
坐镇 坐鎮 zuò zhèn (of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee ∼HSK 6
传唤 傳喚 chuán huàn a summons (to the police); subpoena ∼HSK 6
踏进 踏進 tà jìn to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into ∼HSK 6
文臣 文臣 wén chén civilian court official (in former times) ∼HSK 6
声浪 聲浪 shēng làng clamor ∼HSK 6
垂青 垂青 chuí qīng to show appreciation for sb; to look upon sb with favor ∼HSK 6
威仪 威儀 wēi yí majestic presence; awe-inspiring manner ∼HSK 6
隆冬 隆冬 lóng dōng midwinter; the depth of winter ∼HSK 6
盛名 盛名 shèng míng famous reputation ∼HSK 6
炼丹 煉丹 liàn dān to concoct pills of immortality ∼HSK 6
暴病 暴病 bào bìng sudden attack of a serious illness ∼HSK 6
卧床 臥床 wò chuáng to lie in bed; bedridden; bed ∼HSK 6
侥幸 僥倖 jiǎo xìng luckily; by a fluke ∼HSK 6
清查 清查 qīng chá to investigate thoroughly; to carefully inspect; to verify; to ferret out (undesirable elements) ∼HSK 6
浸润 浸潤 jìn rùn to permeate; to percolate; fig. to saturate (with emotion) ∼HSK 6
石雕 石雕 shí diāo stone carving; carved sculpture ∼HSK 6
图样 圖樣 tú yàng diagram; blueprint ∼HSK 6