The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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Vocabulary

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贪财 貪財 tān cái to be greedy in getting money ∼HSK 6
劫难 劫難 jié nàn calamity ∼HSK 6
堂弟 堂弟 táng dì younger male patrilineal cousin ∼HSK 6
难以预料 難以預料 nán yǐ yù liào hard to foresee; difficult to predict ∼HSK 6
刮目相看 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) ∼HSK 6
久而久之 久而久之 jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time ∼HSK 6
图谋不轨 圖謀不軌 tú móu bù guǐ to plot wrongdoing; to harbor sinister intentions; to scheme treacherously (idiom) ∼HSK 6
以此为 以此為 yǐ cǐ wéi to regard as; to treat as ∼HSK 6
搅和 攪和 jiǎo huo to mix; to blend; (fig.) to spoil; to mess up things; (fig.) to run around with (sb); to get involved with; to mix (with other people) ∼HSK 6
绞刑 絞刑 jiǎo xíng to execute by hanging ∼HSK 6
奔走 奔走 bēn zǒu to run; to rush about; to be on the go ∼HSK 6
功不可没 功不可沒 gōng bù kě mò one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom) ∼HSK 6
积雪 積雪 jī xuě snow; snow cover; snow mantle ∼HSK 6
形同虚设 形同虛設 xíng tóng xū shè to exist in name only; empty shell; useless (idiom) ∼HSK 6
受宠 受寵 shòu chǒng to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered ∼HSK 6
各不相同 各不相同 gè bù xiāng tóng to be quite varied; each one is different ∼HSK 6
祖坟 祖墳 zǔ fén ancestral tomb ∼HSK 6
抛出 拋出 pāo chū to toss; to throw out ∼HSK 6
入主 入主 rù zhǔ to invade and take control of (a territory); to take the helm at (an organization); (of a company) to take control of (another company) ∼HSK 6
五分之一 五分之一 wǔ fēn zhī yī one fifth ∼HSK 6
一年一度 一年一度 yī nián yī dù once a year; annual (idiom) ∼HSK 6
在这之前 在這之前 zài zhè zhī qián before then; up until that point ∼HSK 6
下跪 下跪 xià guì to kneel; to go down on one's knees ∼HSK 6
绵延 綿延 mián yán (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken ∼HSK 6
奏乐 奏樂 zòu yuè to perform music; to play a tune ∼HSK 6
过继 過繼 guò jì to adopt; to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative) ∼HSK 6
上苍 上蒼 shàng cāng heaven ∼HSK 6
煮熟 煮熟 zhǔ shóu to boil thoroughly; to cook thoroughly ∼HSK 6
入世 入世 rù shì to engage with secular society; to involve oneself in human affairs; to join the WTO ∼HSK 6
煎熬 煎熬 jiān áo to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment ∼HSK 6
不可告人 不可告人 bù kě gào rén to be kept secret; not to be divulged ∼HSK 6
三宫六院 三宮六院 sān gōng liù yuàn the three palaces and six courtyards (idiom); the emperor's harem of consorts ∼HSK 6
颇多 頗多 pō duō (quite) a lot; many ∼HSK 6
歌功颂德 歌功頌德 gē gōng sòng dé to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory) ∼HSK 6
妙龄 妙齡 miào líng (of a girl) in the prime of youth ∼HSK 6
迁居 遷居 qiān jū to move (from one residence to another) ∼HSK 6
帝王将相 帝王將相 dì wáng jiòn xiàng emperors, kings, generals and ministers (idiom); the ruling and ruling elite, the powerful and noble ∼HSK 6
牟利 牟利 móu lì to gain profit (by underhand means); to exploit; exploitation ∼HSK 6
破败不堪 破敗不堪 pò bài bù kān crushed; utterly defeated ∼HSK 6
琴弦 琴絃 qín xián string (of a stringed instrument) ∼HSK 6
爱新觉罗 愛新覺羅 Ài xīn Jué luó Aisin Gioro, family name of the Manchu emperors of the Qing dynasty ∼HSK 6
鹅卵石 鵝卵石 é luǎn shí pebble; cobblestone ∼HSK 6
临摹 臨摹 lín mó to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc) ∼HSK 6
免遭 免遭 miǎn zāo to avoid suffering; to avoid meeting (a fatal accident); spared ∼HSK 6
能工巧匠 能工巧匠 néng gōng qiǎo jiàng skilled craftsmen (idiom); master artisans ∼HSK 6
水泡 水泡 shuǐ pào bubble; blister ∼HSK 6
龙脉 龍脈 lóng mài dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon ∼HSK 6
患上 患上 huàn shang to come down with; to be afflicted with (an illness) ∼HSK 6
凝结 凝結 níng jié to condense; to solidify; to coagulate; clot (of blood) ∼HSK 6
公愤 公憤 gōng fèn public anger; popular indignation ∼HSK 6