The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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Vocabulary

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汇总 匯總 huì zǒng variant of ∼HSK 4
顶上 頂上 dǐng shàng on top of; at the summit ∼HSK 4
郑 鄭 Zhèng the name of a state in the Zhou dynasty in the vicinity of present-day Xinzheng, a county-level city in Henan; surname Zheng; abbr. for Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan ∼HSK 4
航 航 háng sail; navigate; ship, boat ∼HSK 4
塑 塑 sù model in clay, sculpt; plastics ∼HSK 4
归真 歸真 guī zhēn to die (Buddhism); to return to Allah (Islam) ∼HSK 4
激 激 jī arouse, excite, incite; quickly ∼HSK 4
金黄色 金黃色 jīn huáng sè gold color ∼HSK 4
象牙 象牙 xiàng yá ivory; elephant tusk ∼HSK 4
法门 法門 fǎ mén gate to enlightment (Buddhism); Buddhism; way; method; (old) south gate of a palace ∼HSK 4
戚 慼 qī relative; be related to; sad ∼HSK 4
玛 瑪 mǎ agate; cornelian ∼HSK 4
泽 澤 zé marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance ∼HSK 4
蒋 蔣 Jiǎng surname; hydropyrum latifalium ∼HSK 4
硕大 碩大 shuò dà big; huge; massive ∼HSK 4
仔 仔 zǎi small thing, child; young animal ∼HSK 4
折中 折中 zhé zhōng to compromise; to take the middle road; a trade-off; eclectic ∼HSK 4
烧到 燒到 shāo dào to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature) ∼HSK 4
沉没 沉沒 chén mò to sink ∼HSK 4
惶恐不安 惶恐不安 huáng kǒng bù ān anxious; panicky ∼HSK 4
厚重 厚重 hòu zhòng thick; heavy; thickset (body); massive; generous; extravagant; profound; dignified ∼HSK 4
擦拭 擦拭 cā shì to wipe clean ∼HSK 4
尚无 尚無 shàng wú not yet; not so far ∼HSK 4
分隔 分隔 fēn gé to divide; to separate; partition ∼HSK 4
败落 敗落 bài luò (of status or wealth) to decline; (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated; run-down; (of plants) to wilt ∼HSK 4
静默 靜默 jìng mò silent; still; quiet; to mourn in silence; to observe silence; (neologism c. 2022) to stay at home during a pandemic ∼HSK 4
应选 應選 yìng xuǎn to run for election; to be selected; to be elected ∼HSK 4
配戴 配戴 pèi dài to put on; to wear (mouthguard, contact lenses, hearing aid etc) ∼HSK 4
学究 學究 xué jiū pedant ∼HSK 4
归正 歸正 guī zhèng to return to the right path; to mend one's ways; to reform; Reformed (church etc) ∼HSK 4
郊 郊 Jiāo suburbs; waste land, open spaces ∼HSK 4
意识到 意識到 yì shí dào to be aware of; to realize ∼HSK 4
朝拜 朝拜 cháo bài to worship; to make customary deferences to; a pilgrimage ∼HSK 4
时局 時局 shí jú current political situation ∼HSK 4
估 估 gū merchant; estimate, guess, presume ∼HSK 4
非常手段 非常手段 fēi cháng shǒu duàn an emergency measure ∼HSK 4
骑兵 騎兵 qí bīng cavalry ∼HSK 4
信奉 信奉 xìn fèng belief; to believe (in sth) ∼HSK 4
翻开 翻開 fān kāi to open up ∼HSK 4
宝地 寶地 bǎo dì blessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc; (term of respect) your place ∼HSK 4
抱有 抱有 bào yǒu to have (aspirations, suspicions etc) ∼HSK 4
浓烟 濃煙 nóng yān thick smoke ∼HSK 4
交卷 交卷 jiāo juàn to hand in one's examination script ∼HSK 4
警卫 警衛 jǐng wèi to stand guard over; (security) guard ∼HSK 4
弹药 彈藥 dàn yào ammunition ∼HSK 4
审计 審計 shěn jì to audit; to examine finances ∼HSK 4
丈量 丈量 zhàng liáng to measure; measurement ∼HSK 4
严重后果 嚴重後果 yán zhòng hòu guǒ grave consequence; serious repercussion ∼HSK 4
共和 共和 gòng hé republic; republicanism ∼HSK 4
他乡 他鄉 tā xiāng foreign land; away from one's native place ∼HSK 4