The Forbidden City

Episode review

Everlasting the Forbidden City

S1E12 · 永远的故宫 yǒngyuǎn de gùgōng

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4.84 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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任重道远 任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) Idiom HSK 7
日新月异 日新月異 rì xīn yuè yì daily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments; rapid progress Idiom HSK 7
爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible Xiehouyu HSK 7
窑 窯 yáo kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel Colloquialism HSK 7
邪 衺 xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7
立方米 立方米 lì fāng mǐ cubic meter (unit of volume) HSK 7
刮风 颳風 guā fēng to be windy HSK 7
月初 月初 yuè chū start of month; early in the month HSK 7
工序 工序 gōng xù working procedure; process HSK 7
浓重 濃重 nóng zhòng dense; thick; strong; rich (colors); heavy (aroma); deep (friendship); profound (effect) HSK 7
供奉 供奉 gòng fèng to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god) HSK 7
宝库 寶庫 bǎo kù treasure-house; treasury; treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom) HSK 7
逐年 逐年 zhú nián year after year; with each passing year; over the years HSK 7
国宝 國寶 guó bǎo national treasure HSK 7
古迹 古蹟 gǔ jì places of historic interest; historical sites HSK 7
沧桑 滄桑 cāng sāng great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes; abbr. of 沧海桑田 HSK 7
封建 封建 fēng jiàn system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic HSK 7
感慨 感慨 gǎn kǎi to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved HSK 7
历时 歷時 lì shí to last; to take (time); period; diachronic HSK 7
陈列 陳列 chén liè to display; to exhibit HSK 7
转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance HSK 7
领略 領略 lǐng lu:è to have a taste of; to realize; to appreciate HSK 7
端正 端正 duān zhèng upright; regular; proper; correct HSK 7
赞叹 讚嘆 zàn tàn to exclaim in admiration HSK 7
力求 力求 lì qiú to make every effort to; striving to do one's best HSK 7
郊外 郊外 jiāo wài outskirts HSK 7
交替 交替 jiāo tì to replace; alternately; in turn HSK 7
承载 承載 chéng zài to bear the weight; to sustain HSK 7
宫廷 宮廷 gōng tíng court (of king or emperor) HSK 7
由衷 由衷 yóu zhōng heartfelt; sincere; unfeigned HSK 7
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation HSK 7
搬迁 搬遷 bān qiān to move; to relocate; removal HSK 7
陈旧 陳舊 chén jiù old-fashioned HSK 7
香料 香料 xiāng liào spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume HSK 7
复兴 復興 Fù xīng Fuxing district of Handan city 邯郸市, Hebei; Fuxing or Fuhsing township in Taoyuan county 桃园县, north Taiwan HSK 7
堪称 堪稱 kān chēng can be rated as; can be said to be HSK 7
雕刻 雕刻 diāo kè to carve; to engrave; carving HSK 7
号称 號稱 hào chēng to be known as; to be nicknamed; to be purportedly; to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely) HSK 7
精密 精密 jīng mì accuracy; exact; precise; refined HSK 7
历经 歷經 lì jīng to experience; to go through HSK 7
风雨 風雨 fēng yǔ wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships HSK 7
完好 完好 wán hǎo intact; in good condition HSK 7
凝聚 凝聚 níng jù to condense; to coagulate; coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets); aggregation; coherent HSK 7
妥善 妥善 tuǒ shàn appropriate; proper HSK 7
笼子 籠子 lóng zi cage; basket; container HSK 7
前夕 前夕 qián xī eve; the day before HSK 7
宫殿 宮殿 gōng diàn palace HSK 7
驯 馴 xùn to attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. [xún] HSK 7
城墙 城牆 chéng qiáng city wall HSK 7
露天 露天 lù tiān outdoors; al fresco; in the open HSK 7