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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4.74 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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清点 清點 qīng diǎn to check; to make inventory ∼HSK 6
匾额 匾額 biǎn é a horizontal inscribed board ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
庆功 慶功 qìng gōng to celebrate a heroic deed ∼HSK 6
成文 成文 chéng wén written; statutory ∼HSK 6
铺保 鋪保 pù bǎo shop's guarantee ∼HSK 6
复辟 復辟 fù bì to recover one's power or authority; restoration (of a past regime) ∼HSK 6
理事长 理事長 lǐ shì zhǎng director general ∼HSK 6
踏进 踏進 tà jìn to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into ∼HSK 6
印记 印記 yìn jì imprint; trace ∼HSK 6
泪痕 淚痕 lèi hén tear stains ∼HSK 6
原件 原件 yuán jiàn the original; original document; master copy ∼HSK 6
国中之国 國中之國 guó zhōng zhī guó state within a state ∼HSK 6
锯掉 鋸掉 jù diào to saw off (a branch etc); to amputate (a limb) ∼HSK 6
档案馆 檔案館 dàng àn guǎn archive library ∼HSK 6
顿足 頓足 dùn zú stamp (one's feet) ∼HSK 6
旗子 旗子 qí zi flag; banner ∼HSK 6
蜻蜓 蜻蜓 qīng tíng dragonfly ∼HSK 6
赏赐 賞賜 shǎng cì to bestow a reward; a reward ∼HSK 6
精巧 精巧 jīng qiǎo elaborate ∼HSK 6
方便之门 方便之門 fāng biàn zhī mén 方: a square, rectangle; a region; local · 便: convenience, ease; expedient · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 门: gate, door, entrance, opening ∼HSK 6
清查 清查 qīng chá to investigate thoroughly; to carefully inspect; to verify; to ferret out (undesirable elements) ∼HSK 6
消防队 消防隊 xiāo fáng duì fire brigade; fire department ∼HSK 6
焦土 焦土 jiāo tǔ scorched earth ∼HSK 6
公愤 公憤 gōng fèn public anger; popular indignation ∼HSK 6
原貌 原貌 yuán mào the original form ∼HSK 6
迁居 遷居 qiān jū to move (from one residence to another) ∼HSK 6
宽限 寬限 kuān xiàn to extend (a deadline etc) ∼HSK 6
开炮 開砲 kāi pào to open fire ∼HSK 6
皇权 皇權 huáng quán imperial power ∼HSK 6
印玺 印璽 yìn xǐ official seal; imperial or royal seal; papal bull ∼HSK 6
帷幕 帷幕 wéi mù heavy curtain ∼HSK 6
棉裤 棉褲 mián kù quilted cotton trousers; cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter) ∼HSK 6
棉袄 棉襖 mián ǎo cotton-padded jacket ∼HSK 6
晚清 晚清 wǎn Qīng the late Qing; late 19th and early 20th century China ∼HSK 6
重臣 重臣 zhòng chén important minister; major figure in government ∼HSK 6
公产 公產 gōng chǎn public property ∼HSK 6
典章文物 典章文物 diǎn zhāng wén wù 典: law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture · 章: composition; chapter, section · 文: literature, culture, writing · 物: thing, substance, creature ∼HSK 6
原定 原定 yuán dìng originally planned; originally determined ∼HSK 6
查清 查清 chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
称帝 稱帝 chēng dì to declare oneself emperor; to win the best actor award ∼HSK 6
副院长 副院長 fù yuàn zhǎng deputy chair of board; vice-president (of a university etc) ∼HSK 6
不轨 不軌 bù guǐ errant ∼HSK 6
隆冬 隆冬 lóng dōng midwinter; the depth of winter ∼HSK 6
袖口 袖口 xiù kǒu cuff ∼HSK 6
墨盒 墨盒 mò hé ink cartridge ∼HSK 6
笔尖 筆尖 bǐ jiān nib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil ∼HSK 6
动议 動議 dòng yì motion; proposal ∼HSK 6
密谋 密謀 mì móu conspiracy; secret plan; to conspire ∼HSK 6
公使馆 公使館 gōng shǐ guǎn embassy (old term); foreign mission ∼HSK 6