The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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Vocabulary

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辫子 辮子 biàn zi plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle HSK 7
朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous HSK 7
上流 上流 shàng liú upper class HSK 7
问世 問世 wèn shì to be published; to come out HSK 7
祭祀 祭祀 jì sì to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors HSK 7
超前 超前 chāo qián to be ahead of one's time; to surpass or outdo one's predecessors; to be ahead of the pack; to take the lead; advanced HSK 7
过问 過問 guò wèn to show an interest in; to get involved with HSK 7
肖像 肖像 xiào xiàng portrait (painting, photo etc); (in a general sense) representation of a person; likeness HSK 7
财力 財力 cái lì financial resources HSK 7
血脉 血脈 xuè mài blood vessels HSK 7
传记 傳記 zhuàn jì biography HSK 7
碑 碑 bēi a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele HSK 7
感叹 感嘆 gǎn tàn to sigh (with feeling); to lament HSK 7
稀罕 稀罕 xī han rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xī hǎn] HSK 7
效益 效益 xiào yì benefit; effectiveness; efficiency HSK 7
抗衡 抗衡 kàng héng to compete with; to vie with; to counter HSK 7
力争 力爭 lì zhēng to work hard for; to do all one can; to contend strongly HSK 7
汇集 匯集 huì jí to collect; to compile; to converge; also written 汇集 HSK 7
次日 次日 cì rì next day; the morrow HSK 7
突如其来 突如其來 tū rú qí lái to arise abruptly; to arrive suddenly; happening suddenly HSK 7
消遣 消遣 xiāo qiǎn to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of HSK 7
力求 力求 lì qiú to make every effort to; striving to do one's best HSK 7
致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing; to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc); to address (an audience); same as 致词 HSK 7
中旬 中旬 zhōng xún middle third of a month HSK 7
松弛 鬆弛 sōng chí to relax; relaxed; limp; lax HSK 7
恳求 懇求 kěn qiú to beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreaty HSK 7
平日 平日 píng rì ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually HSK 7
盖子 蓋子 gài zi cover; lid; shell HSK 7
准许 准許 zhǔn xǔ to allow; to grant; to permit HSK 7
纺织 紡織 fǎng zhī spinning and weaving HSK 7
倘若 倘若 tǎng ruò if; supposing; in case HSK 7
郊外 郊外 jiāo wài outskirts HSK 7
抠 摳 kōu to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; to lift one's clothes; stingy; miserly HSK 7
看护 看護 kān hù to nurse; to look after; to watch over; (old) hospital nurse HSK 7
格局 格局 gé jú structure; pattern; layout HSK 7
精细 精細 jīng xì fine; meticulous; careful HSK 7
偏远 偏遠 piān yuǎn remote; far from civilization HSK 7
印章 印章 yìn zhāng seal; signet; chop; stamp HSK 7
破旧 破舊 pò jiù shabby HSK 7
瓷 瓷 cí chinaware; porcelain; china HSK 7
照常 照常 zhào cháng as usual HSK 7
仓促 倉促 cāng cù all of a sudden; hurriedly HSK 7
功力 功力 gōng lì merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power HSK 7
慌乱 慌亂 huāng luàn frenetic; hurried HSK 7
天主教 天主教 Tiān zhǔ jiào Catholicism HSK 7
动荡 動蕩 dòng dàng unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion HSK 7
丰富多彩 豐富多彩 fēng fù duō cǎi richly colorful HSK 7
丛 叢 cóng cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket HSK 7
传承 傳承 chuán chéng to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance HSK 7
乃至 乃至 nǎi zhì and even; to go so far as to HSK 7