The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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Vocabulary

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如实 如實 rú shí as things really are; realistic HSK 7
低谷 低谷 dī gǔ valley; trough (as opposed to peaks); fig. low point; lowest ebb; nadir of one's fortunes HSK 7
对称 對稱 duì chèn symmetry; symmetrical HSK 7
孕育 孕育 yùn yù to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc); fig. replete with (culture etc) HSK 7
相继 相繼 xiāng jì in succession; following closely HSK 7
呐喊 吶喊 nà hǎn shout; rallying cry; cheering; to shout HSK 7
技艺 技藝 jì yì skill; art HSK 7
坚硬 堅硬 jiān yìng hard; solid HSK 7
性情 性情 xìng qíng nature; temperament HSK 7
遵照 遵照 zūn zhào in accordance with; to follow (the rules) HSK 7
当日 當日 dāng rì on that day HSK 7
诉说 訴說 sù shuō to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) HSK 7
竭力 竭力 jié lì to do one's utmost HSK 7
连同 連同 lián tóng together with; along with HSK 7
观测 觀測 guān cè to observe; to survey; observation (scientific etc) HSK 7
往返 往返 wǎng fǎn to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip HSK 7
拱 拱 gǒng to cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch; to dig earth with the snout; arched HSK 7
宠爱 寵愛 chǒng ài to dote on sb HSK 7
海拔 海拔 hǎi bá height above sea level; elevation HSK 7
细微 細微 xì wēi tiny; minute; fine; subtle; sensitive (instruments) HSK 7
焦急 焦急 jiāo jí anxiety; anxious HSK 7
深切 深切 shēn qiè deeply felt; heartfelt; sincere; honest HSK 7
守候 守候 shǒu hòu to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse HSK 7
声望 聲望 shēng wàng popularity; prestige HSK 7
接见 接見 jiē jiàn to receive sb; to grant an interview HSK 7
开辟 開闢 kāi pì to open up; to set up; to establish HSK 7
定论 定論 dìng lùn final conclusion; accepted argument HSK 7
无缘 無緣 wú yuán to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc HSK 7
首府 首府 shǒu fǔ capital city of an autonomous region HSK 7
斑点 斑點 bān diǎn spot; stain; speckle HSK 7
海面 海面 hǎi miàn sea level; sea surface HSK 7
示意 示意 shì yì to hint; to indicate (an idea to sb) HSK 7
未免 未免 wèi miǎn unavoidably; can't help; really; rather HSK 7
进而 進而 jìn ér and then (what follows next) HSK 7
越发 越發 yuè fā increasingly; more and more; ever more; all the more HSK 7
流入 流入 liú rù to flow into; to drift into; influx; inflow HSK 7
重任 重任 zhòng rèn heavy responsibility HSK 7
交涉 交涉 jiāo shè to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with) HSK 7
迎合 迎合 yíng hé to cater to; to pander to HSK 7
惊险 驚險 jīng xiǎn perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful HSK 7
贵重 貴重 guì zhòng precious HSK 7
巅峰 巔峰 diān fēng summit; apex; pinnacle (of one's career etc); peak (of a civilization etc) HSK 7
复兴 復興 Fù xīng Fuxing district of Handan city 邯郸市, Hebei; Fuxing or Fuhsing township in Taoyuan county 桃园县, north Taiwan HSK 7
框架 框架 kuàng jià (construction) frame; (fig.) framework HSK 7
运河 運河 yùn hé canal HSK 7
淹 淹 yān to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay HSK 7
着实 著實 zhuó shí truly; indeed; severely; harshly HSK 7
过早 過早 guò zǎo premature; untimely; (dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast HSK 7
堪称 堪稱 kān chēng can be rated as; can be said to be HSK 7
改名 改名 gǎi míng to change one's name HSK 7