The Forbidden City

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Season 1 — The Forbidden City

故宫 gùgōng

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Vocabulary

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新婚 新婚 xīn hūn newly wed ∼HSK 3
世人 世人 shì rén people (in general); people around the world; everyone ∼HSK 3
过目 過目 guò mù to look over ∼HSK 3
所生 所生 suǒ shēng parents (father and mother) ∼HSK 3
爱美 愛美 ài měi to pay attention to one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed; (literary) on very friendly terms ∼HSK 3
物件 物件 wù jiàn object ∼HSK 3
未能 未能 wèi néng cannot; to fail to; unable to ∼HSK 3
起居 起居 qǐ jū everyday life; regular pattern of life ∼HSK 3
万物 萬物 wàn wù all things; all that exists ∼HSK 3
一时间 一時間 yī shí jiān for a moment; momentarily ∼HSK 3
赵 趙 Zhào surname; ancient state ∼HSK 3
大火 大火 dà huǒ conflagration; large fire ∼HSK 3
整套 整套 zhěng tào entire set ∼HSK 3
本朝 本朝 běn cháo the current dynasty ∼HSK 3
封存 封存 fēng cún to sequester; to seal up (for safe keeping); to freeze (an account); to mothball ∼HSK 3
终 終 zhōng end; finally, in the end ∼HSK 3
耳目 耳目 ěr mù eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies ∼HSK 3
古今 古今 gǔ jīn then and now; ancient and modern ∼HSK 3
头目 頭目 tóu mù ringleader; gang leader; chieftain ∼HSK 3
人参 人參 rén shēn ginseng ∼HSK 3
简 簡 jiǎn simple, terse, succinct, a letter ∼HSK 3
镂空 鏤空 lòu kōng openwork; fretwork ∼HSK 3
写实 寫實 xiě shí realism; realistic portrayal; realistic; true to life ∼HSK 3
地保 地保 dì bǎo (old) local constable ∼HSK 3
之上 之上 zhī shàng above ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
在朝 在朝 zài cháo sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members) ∼HSK 3
岁时 歲時 suì shí season; time of the year ∼HSK 3
国力 國力 guó lì a nation's power ∼HSK 3
值得一提 值得一提 zhí de yī tí to be worth mentioning ∼HSK 3
三世 三世 sān shì the Third (of numbered kings) ∼HSK 3
初年 初年 chū nián early years ∼HSK 3
台下 臺下 tái xià off the stage; in the audience ∼HSK 3
远古 遠古 yuǎn gǔ antiquity; ancient times ∼HSK 3
有决心 有決心 yǒu jué xīn determined ∼HSK 3
全国性 全國性 quán guó xìng national ∼HSK 3
新一代 新一代 xīn yī dài new generation ∼HSK 3
完成时 完成時 wán chéng shí perfect tense (grammar) ∼HSK 3
初秋 初秋 chū qiū early autumn; 7th month of the lunar calendar ∼HSK 3
来朝 來朝 lái zhāo (literary) tomorrow (morning) ∼HSK 3
相称 相稱 xiāng chèn to match; to suit; mutually compatible ∼HSK 3
总要 總要 zǒng yào nevertheless ∼HSK 3
糕 糕 gāo cakes, pastry ∼HSK 3
游春 遊春 yóu chūn to go for a trip in spring ∼HSK 3
动心 動心 dòng xīn to be moved; to be tempted ∼HSK 3
耳 耳 ěr ear; merely, only; handle ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
修好 修好 xiū hǎo to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds ∼HSK 3
生性 生性 shēng xìng natural disposition ∼HSK 3
过世 過世 guò shì to die; to pass away ∼HSK 3