The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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Vocabulary

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永定门 永定門 Yǒng dìng mén Yongdingmen, front gate of the outer section of Beijing's old city wall, torn down in the 1950s and reconstructed in 2005 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
王夫之 王夫之 Wáng Fū zhī Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
便便 便便 biàn biàn to poo poo (kiddie or feminine term); also pr. [bian3bian3] ∼HSK 4
宁 寧 nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
传教士 傳教士 chuán jiào shì missionary ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
傅 傅 Fù tutor, teacher; assist; surname ∼HSK 4
政务 政務 zhèng wù government affairs ∼HSK 4
宝座 寶座 bǎo zuò throne ∼HSK 4
登基 登基 dēng jī to ascend the throne ∼HSK 4
御 御 yù drive, ride; chariot; manage ∼HSK 4
博物院 博物院 bó wù yuàn museum ∼HSK 4
仪 儀 yí ceremony, rites gifts; admire ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
永 永 yǒng long, perpetual, eternal, forever ∼HSK 4
禁 禁 jīn restrict, prohibit, forbid ∼HSK 4
秦 秦 Qín surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor; short name for ∼HSK 4
庄 莊 zhuāng village, hamlet; villa, manor ∼HSK 4
郎 郎 Láng gentleman, young man; husband ∼HSK 4
寒 寒 hán cold, wintry, chilly ∼HSK 4
彩 彩 cǎi hue, color; variegated colors ∼HSK 4
朗 朗 lǎng clear, bright; distinct ∼HSK 4
阁 閣 gé chamber, pavilion; cabinet ∼HSK 4
既是 既是 jì shì is both...(and...); since; as; being the case that ∼HSK 4
仙 仙 xiān immortal ∼HSK 4
承 承 Chéng inherit, receive; succeed ∼HSK 4
侠 俠 xiá chivalrous person; knight-errant ∼HSK 4
亲王 親王 qīn wáng prince ∼HSK 4
宣 宣 Xuān declare, announce, proclaim ∼HSK 4
安放 安放 ān fàng to lay; to place; to put in a certain place ∼HSK 4
提款 提款 tí kuǎn to withdraw money; to take money out of the bank ∼HSK 4
画法 畫法 huà fǎ painting technique; drawing method ∼HSK 4
旗 旂 qí banner, flag, streamer ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
郭 郭 Guō outer part (of a city); surname ∼HSK 4
坚 堅 jiān hard, strong, firm; resolute ∼HSK 4
庆 慶 qìng congratulate, celebrate ∼HSK 4
雅 雅 yǎ elegant, graceful, refined ∼HSK 4
宋 宋 Sòng Song dynasty; surname ∼HSK 4
院落 院落 yuàn luò courtyard ∼HSK 4
散落 散落 sǎn luò to lie scattered (over an area); Taiwan pr. [san4 luo4] ∼HSK 4
画卷 畫卷 huà juàn picture scroll ∼HSK 4
统治者 統治者 tǒng zhì zhě ruler ∼HSK 4
彩画 彩畫 cǎi huà color painting ∼HSK 4
符板 符板 fú bǎn a charm to protect against evil spirits ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
贺 賀 Hè congratulate; send present ∼HSK 4
徐 徐 Xú slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified ∼HSK 4
曹 曹 Cáo ministry officials; surname ∼HSK 4