The Forbidden City

Whole-title review

Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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Vocabulary

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统 統 tǒng govern, command, control; unite ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
康 康 Kāng peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy ∼HSK 3
居所 居所 jū suǒ residence ∼HSK 3
在台 在臺 zài Tái in Taiwan (used attributively) ∼HSK 3
工作人员 工作人員 gōng zuò rén yuán staff member ∼HSK 3
提案 提案 tí àn proposal; draft resolution; motion (to be debated); to propose a bill; to make a proposal ∼HSK 3
传教 傳教 chuán jiào to preach; missionary; to evangelize ∼HSK 3
代表性 代表性 dài biǎo xìng representativeness; representative; typical ∼HSK 3
己 己 jǐ self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
财 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 3
高强 高強 gāo qiáng excellent; outstanding ∼HSK 3
古玩 古玩 gǔ wán antique; curio ∼HSK 3
接管 接管 jiē guǎn to take over; to assume control ∼HSK 3
登上 登上 dēng shàng to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount ∼HSK 3
以此 以此 yǐ cǐ with this; thereby; thus; because of this ∼HSK 3
辗转 輾轉 zhǎn zhuǎn to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander ∼HSK 3
古书 古書 gǔ shū ancient book; old book ∼HSK 3
志 志 zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
各级 各級 gè jí all levels ∼HSK 3
食 食 shí eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 ∼HSK 3
使节 使節 shǐ jié (diplomatic) envoy ∼HSK 3
总督 總督 zǒng dū governor-general; viceroy; governor ∼HSK 3
朱 朱 Zhū cinnabar, vermilion; surname ∼HSK 3
史书 史書 shǐ shū history book ∼HSK 3
趣 趣 qù interesting; to interest ∼HSK 3
李子 李子 lǐ zi plum ∼HSK 3
玩物 玩物 wán wù toy; plaything ∼HSK 3
兰 蘭 Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
卫 衛 Wèi guard, protect, defend ∼HSK 3
鲁 魯 Lǔ foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar ∼HSK 3
龙年 龍年 lóng nián Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc) ∼HSK 3
称之为 稱之為 chēng zhī wéi to call it...; known as... ∼HSK 3
对决 對決 duì jué confrontation; contest; showdown ∼HSK 3
笑谈 笑談 xiào tán object of ridicule; laughingstock; to laugh over sth; to make light chat ∼HSK 3
镀金 鍍金 dù jīn to gold-plate; to gild; (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special ∼HSK 3
某某 某某 mǒu mǒu so-and-so; such-and-such ∼HSK 3
代书 代書 dài shū to write on sb's behalf; a scrivener (who writes legal documents or letters for others) ∼HSK 3
现存 現存 xiàn cún extant; existent; in stock ∼HSK 3
考证 考證 kǎo zhèng to do textual research; to make textual criticism; to verify by means of research (esp. historical details); to take an exam to get a certificate ∼HSK 3
赶出 趕出 gǎn chū to drive away ∼HSK 3
世家 世家 shì jiā family influential for generations; aristocratic family ∼HSK 3
心机 心機 xīn jī thinking; scheme ∼HSK 3
所知 所知 suǒ zhī known; what one knows ∼HSK 3
失 失 shī lose; make mistake, neglect ∼HSK 3
人世间 人世間 rén shì jiān the secular world ∼HSK 3
阴阳 陰陽 yīn yáng yin and yang ∼HSK 3
有心 有心 yǒu xīn to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate ∼HSK 3
之际 之際 zhī jì during; at the time of ∼HSK 3