The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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Vocabulary

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顺势 順勢 shùn shì to take advantage; to seize an opportunity; in passing; without taking extra trouble; conveniently HSK 7
寓意 寓意 yù yì moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning HSK 7
泄密 洩密 xiè mì to leak secrets HSK 7
世代 世代 shì dài for many generations; generation; era; age HSK 7
陈列 陳列 chén liè to display; to exhibit HSK 7
空隙 空隙 kòng xì crack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events HSK 7
歌颂 歌頌 gē sòng to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize HSK 7
显赫 顯赫 xiǎn hè illustrious; celebrated HSK 7
喜庆 喜慶 xǐ qìng jubilation; festive HSK 7
鼓动 鼓動 gǔ dòng to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc) HSK 7
彻夜 徹夜 chè yè the whole night HSK 7
真假 真假 zhēn jiǎ genuine or fake; true or false HSK 7
方方面面 方方面面 fāng fāng miàn miàn all sides; all aspects; multifaceted HSK 7
大宗 大宗 dà zōng large amount; staple; influential family of long standing HSK 7
钻研 鑽研 zuān yán to study meticulously; to delve into HSK 7
名次 名次 míng cì position in a ranking of names; place; rank HSK 7
厚度 厚度 hòu dù thickness HSK 7
狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài narrow; tight; narrow minded; lacking in experience HSK 7
就地 就地 jiù dì locally; on the spot HSK 7
心肠 心腸 xīn cháng heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood HSK 7
花卉 花卉 huā huì flowers and plants HSK 7
势必 勢必 shì bì to be bound to; undoubtedly will HSK 7
浓厚 濃厚 nóng hòu dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in; deep; fully saturated (color) HSK 7
转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance HSK 7
避难 避難 bì nàn refuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc) HSK 7
经商 經商 jīng shāng to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business HSK 7
学说 學說 xué shuō theory; doctrine HSK 7
藏品 藏品 cáng pǐn museum piece; collector's item; precious object HSK 7
冤 冤 yuān injustice; grievance; wrong HSK 7
变迁 變遷 biàn qiān changes; vicissitudes HSK 7
牵制 牽制 qiān zhì to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops) HSK 7
就任 就任 jiù rèn to take office; to assume a post HSK 7
拓宽 拓寬 tuò kuān to broaden HSK 7
征集 徵集 zhēng jí to collect; to recruit HSK 7
止步 止步 zhǐ bù to halt; to stop; to go no farther HSK 7
契机 契機 qì jī opportunity; turning point; juncture HSK 7
序幕 序幕 xù mù prologue HSK 7
狭小 狹小 xiá xiǎo narrow HSK 7
坐落 坐落 zuò luò to be situated; to be located (of a building) HSK 7
晚年 晚年 wǎn nián one's later years HSK 7
殿堂 殿堂 diàn táng palace; hall; temple buildings HSK 7
涵盖 涵蓋 hán gài to cover; to comprise; to include HSK 7
鞭炮 鞭炮 biān pào firecrackers; string of small firecrackers HSK 7
坛 壇 tán platform; rostrum; altar HSK 7
领略 領略 lǐng lu:è to have a taste of; to realize; to appreciate HSK 7
端正 端正 duān zhèng upright; regular; proper; correct HSK 7
刊物 刊物 kān wù publication HSK 7
质地 質地 zhì dì texture; background (texture); grain; quality; character; disposition HSK 7
搭建 搭建 dā jiàn to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up HSK 7
赞叹 讚嘆 zàn tàn to exclaim in admiration HSK 7