The Forbidden City

Episode review

From an Imperial Palace to an Imperial Museum

S1E10 · 从皇宫到博物院 cóng huánggōng dào bówùyuàn

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Vocabulary

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故宫 故宮 Gù gōng the Forbidden City; abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
故宫博物院 故宮博物院 Gù gōng Bó wù yuàn Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing; National Palace Museum, Taipei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
紫禁城 紫禁城 Zǐ jìn chéng the Forbidden City; the Imperial Palace in Beijing; same as Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
冯玉祥 馮玉祥 Féng Yù xiáng Feng Yuxiang (1882-1948), warlord during Republic of China, strongly critical of Chiang Kai-shek Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
北洋政府 北洋政府 Běi yáng zhèng fǔ the Warlord government of Northern China that developed from the Qing Beiyang army 北洋軍閥|北洋军阀 after the Xinhai revolution of 1911 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李宗盛 李宗盛 Lǐ Zōng shèng Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
蔡元培 蔡元培 Cài Yuán péi Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), educationist and politician, president of Peking University 1917-27 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
末代皇帝 末代皇帝 Mò dài Huáng dì The Last Emperor, 1987 biopic of Pu Yi by Bernardo Bertolucci Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
警察厅 警察廳 Jǐng chá tīng National Police Agency (Japan) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
内务府 內務府 Nèi wù fǔ Imperial Household Department (in Qing dynasty) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李德 李德 Lǐ Dé Otto Braun (1900-1974), Comintern adviser to the Chinese communist party 1932-1939 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
张作霖 張作霖 Zhāng Zuò lín Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
国民政府 國民政府 Guó mín Zhèng fǔ Nationalist government (the government of the Republic of China 1925-1948) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
克林顿 克林頓 Kè lín dùn Clinton (name); Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, President 1993-2001; Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
辛亥革命 辛亥革命 Xīn hài Gé mìng Xinhai Revolution (1911), which ended the Qing Dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
太和殿 太和殿 Tài hé diàn Hall of Supreme Harmony, the largest of the three halls that constitute the heart of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
颐和园 頤和園 Yí hé yuán Summer Palace in Beijing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清朝 清朝 Qīng cháo Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
张勋复辟 張勳復辟 Zhāng Xūn Fù bì Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by general to reinstate the monarchy in China by restoring the abdicated emperor Puyi to the throne Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
乾隆 乾隆 Qián lóng the Qianlong era; Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title, personal name, reigned 1735-1799 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
景山 景山 Jǐng shān Jingshan (name of a hill in Jingshan park) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
奉系 奉系 Fèng xì Fengtian clique (of northern warlords) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清代 清代 Qīng dài Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
满清 滿清 Mǎn Qīng Manchurian Qing (refers to the Qing dynasty, esp. at its decline, or as an anti-Qing slogan) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
张学良 張學良 Zhāng Xué liáng Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
秀才 秀才 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
庄 莊 zhuāng village, hamlet; villa, manor ∼HSK 4
博物院 博物院 bó wù yuàn museum ∼HSK 4
坚 堅 jiān hard, strong, firm; resolute ∼HSK 4
仪 儀 yí ceremony, rites gifts; admire ∼HSK 4
自动车 自動車 zì dòng chē automobile ∼HSK 4
军阀 軍閥 jūn fá military clique; junta; warlord ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
以南 以南 yǐ nán to the south of (suffix) ∼HSK 4
郭 郭 Guō outer part (of a city); surname ∼HSK 4
宣 宣 Xuān declare, announce, proclaim ∼HSK 4
宝座 寶座 bǎo zuò throne ∼HSK 4
旗 旂 qí banner, flag, streamer ∼HSK 4
索 索 Suǒ large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated ∼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
禁地 禁地 jìn dì forbidden area; restricted area; (fig.) sth considered off-limits ∼HSK 4
普通民众 普通民眾 pǔ tōng mín zhòng ordinary people; the masses ∼HSK 4
教导 教導 jiào dǎo to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching ∼HSK 4
这样子 這樣子 zhè yàng zi so; such; this way; like this ∼HSK 4
尊号 尊號 zūn hào honorific title; form of address reserved for a queen, ancestor, emperor etc ∼HSK 4
统治者 統治者 tǒng zhì zhě ruler ∼HSK 4
末代 末代 mò dài final generation ∼HSK 4
订阅 訂閱 dìng yuè subscription; to subscribe to ∼HSK 4