The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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Vocabulary

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编成 編成 biān chéng to organize; to put together; to edit ∼HSK 4
共产 共產 gòng chǎn (adj.) communist; communism; to collectivize ownership of property ∼HSK 4
列强 列強 liè qiáng the Great Powers (history) ∼HSK 4
年久失修 年久失修 nián jiǔ shī xiū old and in a state of disrepair (idiom); dilapidated ∼HSK 4
登报 登報 dēng bào to publish in the newspapers ∼HSK 4
专款 專款 zhuān kuǎn special fund; money allocated for a particular purpose ∼HSK 4
从众 從眾 cóng zhòng to follow the crowd; to conform ∼HSK 4
沉睡 沉睡 chén shuì to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered ∼HSK 4
末期 末期 mò qī end (of a period); last part; final phase ∼HSK 4
领航员 領航員 lǐng háng yuán navigator ∼HSK 4
热切 熱切 rè qiè fervent ∼HSK 4
专业化 專業化 zhuān yè huà specialization ∼HSK 4
英尺 英尺 yīng chǐ foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) ∼HSK 4
风潮 風潮 fēng cháo tempest; wave (of popular sentiment etc); craze or fad ∼HSK 4
出列 出列 chū liè (military) to leave one's place in the ranks; to fall out; (fig.) to emerge; to become prominent ∼HSK 4
正极 正極 zhèng jí positive pole ∼HSK 4
安家 安家 ān jiā to settle down; to set up a home ∼HSK 4
神父 神父 shén fu father (Catholic or Orthodox priest) ∼HSK 4
胜利者 勝利者 shèng lì zhě victor; winner ∼HSK 4
雨量 雨量 yǔ liàng rainfall ∼HSK 4
中央政府 中央政府 zhōng yāng zhèng fǔ central government ∼HSK 4
二十一世纪 二十一世紀 èr shí yī shì jì 21st century ∼HSK 4
精选 精選 jīng xuǎn carefully chosen; handpicked; best of the bunch; choice (product); concentration (mining); to concentrate; to winnow ∼HSK 4
首位 首位 shǒu wèi first place ∼HSK 4
投影 投影 tóu yǐng to project; a projection ∼HSK 4
失身 失身 shī shēn to lose one's virginity; to lose one's chastity ∼HSK 4
人治 人治 rén zhì rule of man ∼HSK 4
无垠 無垠 wú yín boundless; vast ∼HSK 4
复归 復歸 fù guī to return; to come back ∼HSK 4
苦差事 苦差事 kǔ chāi shi hard task; difficult mission; arduous and unrewarding undertaking; drudgery; grind; chore ∼HSK 4
底座 底座 dǐ zuò base; pedestal; foundation ∼HSK 4
火警 火警 huǒ jǐng fire alarm ∼HSK 4
世纪末 世紀末 shì jì mò end of the century ∼HSK 4
大洲 大洲 dà zhōu continent ∼HSK 4
镜像 鏡像 jìng xiàng mirror image ∼HSK 4
瓶盖 瓶蓋 píng gài bottle cap ∼HSK 4
农田 農田 nóng tián farmland; cultivated land ∼HSK 4
同位 同位 tóng wèi par ∼HSK 4
单色 單色 dān sè monochrome; monochromatic; black and white ∼HSK 4
全貌 全貌 quán mào complete picture; full view ∼HSK 4
手巾 手巾 shǒu jīn hand towel; handkerchief ∼HSK 4
普通老百姓 普通老百姓 pǔ tōng lǎo bǎi xìng common people; average people; hoi polloi ∼HSK 4
顶部 頂部 dǐng bù roof; topmost part; top (of tree, wall etc); apex ∼HSK 4
奇观 奇觀 qí guān spectacle; impressive sight ∼HSK 4
世尊 世尊 shì zūn World Honored One; Revered One of the World (Buddha) ∼HSK 4
查抄 查抄 chá chāo to take inventory of and confiscate a criminal's possessions; to search and confiscate (forbidden items); to raid ∼HSK 4
理事会 理事會 lǐ shì huì council ∼HSK 4
创造力 創造力 chuàng zào lì ingenuity; creativity ∼HSK 4
中世纪 中世紀 zhōng shì jì medieval; Middle Ages ∼HSK 4
高矮 高矮 gāo ǎi height (i.e. whether short or tall) ∼HSK 4