The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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Vocabulary

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大寿 大壽 dà shòu (polite) birthday making the beginning of new decade of life for an older person, especially over 50 years old (e.g. 60th or 70th birthday) ∼HSK 5
抬举 抬舉 tái ju to lift sth up; to elevate sb; to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc); to show great regard; to speak highly; Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3] ∼HSK 5
坤 坤 kūn earth; feminine, female ∼HSK 5
防备 防備 fángbèi guard against ∼HSK 5
葫芦 葫蘆 húlu gourd ∼HSK 5
无价 無價 wú jià invaluable; priceless ∼HSK 5
柴 柴 Chái firewood, faggots, fuel ∼HSK 5
燃起 燃起 rán qǐ to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution) ∼HSK 5
镇住 鎮住 zhèn zhù to dominate; to control; to subdue; to crush ∼HSK 5
奸 奸 jiān crafty, villainous, false ∼HSK 5
刃 刃 rèn edged tool, cutlery, knife edge ∼HSK 5
射中 射中 shè zhòng to hit the target ∼HSK 5
彻查 徹查 chè chá to investigate thoroughly ∼HSK 5
绝非 絕非 jué fēi absolutely not ∼HSK 5
大业 大業 dà yè great cause; great undertaking ∼HSK 5
遗 遺 yí lose; articles lost; omit ∼HSK 5
勤 勤 qín industrious, diligent, attentive ∼HSK 5
狱 獄 yù prison, jail; case; lawsuit ∼HSK 5
口齿 口齒 kǒu chǐ mouth and teeth; enunciation; to articulate; diction; age (of cattle, horses etc) ∼HSK 5
弹劾 彈劾 tán hé to impeach (an official) ∼HSK 5
渐 漸 jiān gradually ∼HSK 5
蝉 蟬 chán cicada; continuous ∼HSK 5
杰作 傑作 jié zuò masterpiece ∼HSK 5
公公 公公 gōng gong husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch ∼HSK 5
藩 藩 fān fence; boundary; outlying border ∼HSK 5
允 允 yǔn permit ∼HSK 5
督察 督察 dū chá to supervise; to superintend; inspector; censorship ∼HSK 5
陵 陵 líng hill, mound; mausoleum ∼HSK 5
卓 卓 Zhuó profound, brilliant, lofty ∼HSK 5
政敌 政敵 zhèng dí political opponent ∼HSK 5
大戏 大戲 dà xì large-scale Chinese opera; Beijing opera; major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc) ∼HSK 5
可言 可言 kě yán it may be said ∼HSK 5
敲响 敲響 qiāo xiǎng to sound a bell; to raise the alarm ∼HSK 5
驱赶 驅趕 qūgǎn drive away ∼HSK 5
巡视 巡視 xún shì to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour; to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes ∼HSK 5
政绩 政績 zhèng jì (political) achievements; track record ∼HSK 5
上品 上品 shàng pǐn top-quality ∼HSK 5
闲人 閑人 xián rén variant of ∼HSK 5
斥 斥 chì to scold, upbraid, accuse, reproach ∼HSK 5
火盆 火盆 huǒ pén brazier; fire pan; hibachi ∼HSK 5
焚 焚 fén burn ∼HSK 5
勉 勉 miǎn endeavor, make effort; urge ∼HSK 5
颂 頌 sòng laud, acclaim; hymn; ode ∼HSK 5
功绩 功績 gōng jì feat; contribution; merits and achievements ∼HSK 5
杀戮 殺戮 shā lù to massacre; to slaughter ∼HSK 5
传入 傳入 chuán rù to import; transmitted inwards; afferent ∼HSK 5
慎言 慎言 shèn yán to speak cautiously; to guard one's tongue ∼HSK 5
交战 交戰 jiāo zhàn to fight; to wage war ∼HSK 5
坎 坎 kǎn pit, hole; snare, trap; crisis ∼HSK 5
嗅 嗅 xiù smell, scent, sniff; olfactive ∼HSK 5