The Forbidden City

Episode review

The Pinnacle of the Flourishing Age

S1E2 · 盛世的屋脊 shèngshì de wūjǐ

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Vocabulary

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改名 改名 gǎi míng to change one's name HSK 7
不屑 不屑 bù xiè to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity HSK 7
流淌 流淌 liú tǎng to flow 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
历经 歷經 lì jīng to experience; to go through HSK 7
图纸 圖紙 tú zhǐ blueprint; drawing; design plans; graph paper HSK 7
皇宫 皇宮 huáng gōng imperial palace HSK 7
晚期 晚期 wǎn qī later period; end stage; terminal HSK 7
喜好 喜好 xǐ hào to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference HSK 7
序 序 xù (bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial; preface HSK 7
尊贵 尊貴 zūn guì respected; respectable; honorable HSK 7
灭亡 滅亡 miè wáng to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate HSK 7
宫殿 宮殿 gōng diàn palace HSK 7
反过来 反過來 fǎn guo lái conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction HSK 7
美景 美景 měi jǐng beautiful scenery HSK 7
来源于 來源於 lái yuán yú to originate in HSK 7
附属 附屬 fù shǔ subsidiary; auxiliary; attached; affiliated; subordinate; subordinating HSK 7
烧毁 燒燬 shāo huǐ to burn; to burn down HSK 7
精通 精通 jīng tōng to be proficient in; to master (a subject) HSK 7
对照 對照 duì zhào to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts); to check HSK 7
废墟 廢墟 fèi xū ruins HSK 7
布局 佈局 bù jú arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon) HSK 7
习俗 習俗 xí sú custom; tradition; local tradition; convention HSK 7
立体 立體 lì tǐ three-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic HSK 7
前期 前期 qián qī preceding period; early stage HSK 7
皇上 皇上 huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7
古人 古人 gǔ rén people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person HSK 7
拟 擬 nǐ to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate; to assess; to compare; pseudo- HSK 7
筑 筑 zhù to build; to construct; to ram; to hit; Taiwan pr. [zhú] HSK 7
若干 若干 ruò gān a certain number or amount; how many?; how much? HSK 7
礼仪 禮儀 lǐ yí etiquette; ceremony HSK 7
初次 初次 chū cì for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc) HSK 7
潇洒 瀟灑 xiāo sǎ confident and at ease; free and easy HSK 7
议 議 yì to comment on; to discuss; to suggest HSK 7
观赏 觀賞 guān shǎng to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental HSK 7
相连 相連 xiāng lián to link; to join; link; connection HSK 7
锡 錫 xī tin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer; to grant; Taiwan pr. [xí] HSK 7
平面 平面 píng miàn plane (flat surface); print media HSK 7
产物 產物 chǎn wù product; result (of) HSK 7
至此 至此 zhì cǐ up until now; so far HSK 7
添加 添加 tiān jiā to add; to increase HSK 7
放置 放置 fàng zhì to put HSK 7
顶尖 頂尖 dǐng jiān peak; apex; world best; number one; finest (competitors); top (figures in a certain field) HSK 7
盈利 盈利 yíng lì profit; gain; to make profits HSK 7
称作 稱作 chēng zuò to be called; to be known as HSK 7
庆典 慶典 qìng diǎn celebration HSK 7
惯例 慣例 guàn lì convention; usual practice HSK 7
敷 敷 fū to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough HSK 7
大臣 大臣 dà chén chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister HSK 7
期盼 期盼 qī pàn to expect; to await HSK 7