The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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Vocabulary

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原定 原定 yuán dìng originally planned; originally determined ∼HSK 6
露水 露水 lù shuǐ dew; fig. short-lasting; ephemeral ∼HSK 6
繁盛 繁盛 fán shèng prosperous; thriving; (of vegetation) luxuriant ∼HSK 6
圣明 聖明 shèng míng enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler) ∼HSK 6
父王 父王 fù wáng Father (royal address) ∼HSK 6
受命 受命 shòu mìng ordained or appointed to a post; to benefit from counsel ∼HSK 6
纵有 縱有 zòng yǒu even if there were ∼HSK 6
牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng cage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals); fig. bonds (of wrong ideas); shackles (of past misconceptions); to trap; to shackle ∼HSK 6
查清 查清 chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
私利 私利 sī lì personal gain; (one's own) selfish interest ∼HSK 6
丧礼 喪禮 sāng lǐ funeral ∼HSK 6
即日 即日 jí rì this or that very day; in the next few days ∼HSK 6
另行 另行 lìng xíng (to do sth) separately; as a separate action ∼HSK 6
平叛 平叛 píng pàn to put down a revolt; to pacify a rebellion ∼HSK 6
批注 批註 pī zhù to annotate; to add marginal comments on; criticism; marginalia ∼HSK 6
笔锋 筆鋒 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush; vigor of style in writing; stroke; touch ∼HSK 6
独到 獨到 dú dào original ∼HSK 6
屏风 屏風 píng fēng (furniture) screen ∼HSK 6
勘察 勘察 kān chá to reconnoiter; to explore; to survey ∼HSK 6
君王 君王 jūn wáng monarch ∼HSK 6
仇怨 仇怨 chóu yuàn hatred and desire for revenge ∼HSK 6
偷袭 偷襲 tōu xí to mount a sneak attack; to raid ∼HSK 6
排解 排解 pái jiě to mediate; to reconcile; to make peace; to intervene ∼HSK 6
异国 異國 yì guó exotic; foreign ∼HSK 6
圣典 聖典 shèng diǎn sacred writing; canon ∼HSK 6
降旨 降旨 jiàng zhǐ to issue an imperial edict ∼HSK 6
谋取 謀取 móu qǔ to seek; to strive for; to obtain; see also ∼HSK 6
焦土 焦土 jiāo tǔ scorched earth ∼HSK 6
钦定 欽定 qīn dìng to authorize; to designate; (old) to be compiled and published by imperial command ∼HSK 6
轮番 輪番 lún fān in turn; one after another ∼HSK 6
殉葬 殉葬 xùn zàng (of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased; (of utensils etc) to be buried with the dead ∼HSK 6
病逝 病逝 bìng shì to die of illness ∼HSK 6
袖口 袖口 xiù kǒu cuff ∼HSK 6
覆灭 覆滅 fù miè destruction ∼HSK 6
赏识 賞識 shǎng shí to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation ∼HSK 6
学徒 學徒 xué tú apprentice; to serve an apprenticeship ∼HSK 6
夺权 奪權 duó quán to seize power ∼HSK 6
明晰 明晰 míng xī clear; well-defined; limpid ∼HSK 6
先皇 先皇 xiān huáng emperor of a former dynasty ∼HSK 6
丧事 喪事 sāng shì funeral arrangements ∼HSK 6
军情 軍情 jūn qíng military situation; military intelligence ∼HSK 6
国策 國策 guó cè a national policy ∼HSK 6
商铺 商鋪 shāng pù shop; store ∼HSK 6
待命 待命 dài mìng to be on call; to be on standby ∼HSK 6
旗子 旗子 qí zi flag; banner ∼HSK 6
攻城 攻城 gōng chéng to besiege (a town) ∼HSK 6
把持 把持 bǎ chí to control; to dominate; to monopolize ∼HSK 6
眷顾 眷顧 juàn gù to care for; to show concern for; to think longingly (of one's country) ∼HSK 6
不尽 不盡 bù jìn not completely; endlessly ∼HSK 6
密谋 密謀 mì móu conspiracy; secret plan; to conspire ∼HSK 6