The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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Vocabulary

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仿古 仿古 fǎng gǔ pseudo-classical; modeled on antique; in the old style ∼HSK 6
理化 理化 lǐ huà physics and chemistry; (archaic) governance and education ∼HSK 6
出尖 出尖 chū jiān out of the ordinary; outstanding; egregious ∼HSK 6
吞灭 吞滅 tūn miè to absorb ∼HSK 6
当权者 當權者 dāng quán zhě ruler; those in power; the authorities ∼HSK 6
试制 試製 shì zhì to try out a new product (or manufacturing process); prototype; trial product ∼HSK 6
兽行 獸行 shòu xíng brutal act; bestiality ∼HSK 6
幕布 幕布 mù bù (theater) curtain ∼HSK 6
谱曲 譜曲 pǔ qǔ to compose a piece of music ∼HSK 6
瓷碗 瓷碗 cí wǎn porcelain bowl ∼HSK 6
圣朝 聖朝 shèng cháo the current imperial dynasty; one's own court ∼HSK 6
目光所及 目光所及 mù guāng suǒ jí as far as the eye can see ∼HSK 6
敷粉 敷粉 fū fěn to sprinkle powder; a dusting ∼HSK 6
闻名于世 聞名於世 wén míng yú shì world-famous ∼HSK 6
德治 德治 dé zhì rule by virtue; rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal) ∼HSK 6
延发 延發 yán fā delayed action ∼HSK 6
编入 編入 biān rù to include (in a list etc); to assign (to a class, a work unit etc) ∼HSK 6
续编 續編 xù biān sequel; continuation (of a serial publication) ∼HSK 6
端坐 端坐 duān zuò to sit upright ∼HSK 6
抛光 拋光 pāo guāng to polish; to burnish ∼HSK 6
严厉批评 嚴厲批評 yán lì pī píng to criticize severely; to slate ∼HSK 6
仿宋 仿宋 fǎng Sòng imitation Song dynasty typeface; Fangsong font ∼HSK 6
碑记 碑記 bēi jì a record of events inscribed on a tablet ∼HSK 6
色斑 色斑 sè bān stain; colored patch; freckle; lentigo ∼HSK 6
窥望 窺望 kuī wàng to peep; to spy on ∼HSK 6
公举 公舉 gōng jǔ public election ∼HSK 6
墨笔 墨筆 mò bǐ writing brush ∼HSK 6
机械钟 機械鐘 jī xiè zhōng mechanical clock ∼HSK 6
争购 爭購 zhēng gòu to compete; to fight for; to rush to purchase ∼HSK 6
国中之国 國中之國 guó zhōng zhī guó state within a state ∼HSK 6
典章文物 典章文物 diǎn zhāng wén wù institutions, statutes and cultural relics (idiom); a society's laws and cultural heritage ∼HSK 6
公使馆 公使館 gōng shǐ guǎn embassy (old term); foreign mission ∼HSK 6
恒等 恆等 héng děng identity ≡ (math., logic); identical ∼HSK 6
逆产 逆產 nì chǎn traitor's property; breech delivery ∼HSK 6
国民议会 國民議會 guó mín yì huì Assemblée nationale (French lower chamber); national parliament ∼HSK 6
碧玉 碧玉 bì yù jasper HSK 6
经纬 經緯 jīng wěi warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points HSK 6
考题 考題 kǎo tí exam question HSK 6
昌盛 昌盛 chāng shèng prosperous HSK 6
伶俐 伶俐 líng lì clever; witty; intelligent HSK 6
道教 道教 Dào jiào Taoism; Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs) HSK 6
用法 用法 yòng fǎ usage HSK 6
两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu one's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy); both aspects, eventualities etc; skills; expertise HSK 6
贤惠 賢惠 xián huì variant of 贤慧 HSK 6
粘贴 粘貼 zhān tiē to stick; to affix; to adhere; to paste (as in "copy and paste"); Taiwan pr. [nián tiē]; also written 黏贴 HSK 6
游人 遊人 yóu rén a tourist HSK 6
严寒 嚴寒 yán hán bitter cold; severe winter HSK 6
中华 中華 Zhōng huá China (alternate formal name) HSK 6
兴旺 興旺 xīng wàng prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish HSK 6
霞 霞 xiá rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset HSK 6