The Forbidden City

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The Pinnacle of the Flourishing Age

S1E2 · 盛世的屋脊 shèngshì de wūjǐ

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吉林 吉林 Jí lín Jilin Province, capital Changchun; Jilin, prefecture-level city in Jilin Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
富士 富士 Fù shì Fuji (Japanese company) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
满族 滿族 Mǎn zú Manchu ethnic group of Liaoning province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江山 江山 Jiāng shān Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
同治 同治 Tóng zhì reign name of Qing emperor (1861-1875) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
内务府 內務府 Nèi wù fǔ Imperial Household Department (in Qing dynasty) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
王羲之 王羲之 Wáng Xī zhī Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清水 清水 Qīng shuǐ Qingshui (place name); Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
新军 新軍 Xīn jūn New Armies (modernized Qing armies, trained and equipped according to Western standards, founded after Japan's victory in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
正统 正統 Zhèng tǒng Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, temple name Yingzong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
汉文 漢文 Hàn wén Chinese written language; Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
太上皇 太上皇 Tài shàng huáng Taishang Huang; Retired Emperor; father of the reigning emperor; fig. puppet master Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大清 大清 Dà Qīng Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
世界文化遗产 世界文化遺產 Shì jiè Wén huà Yí chǎn (UNESCO) World Cultural Heritage Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
颐和园 頤和園 Yí hé yuán Summer Palace in Beijing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
天坛 天壇 Tiān tán Temple of Heaven (in Beijing) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
永乐 永樂 Yǒng lè Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
宁 寧 nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
符板 符板 fú bǎn a charm to protect against evil spirits ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
政务 政務 zhèng wù government affairs ∼HSK 4
院落 院落 yuàn luò courtyard ∼HSK 4
彩画 彩畫 cǎi huà color painting ∼HSK 4
安放 安放 ān fàng to lay; to place; to put in a certain place ∼HSK 4
禁 禁 jīn restrict, prohibit, forbid ∼HSK 4
宝座 寶座 bǎo zuò throne ∼HSK 4
宣 宣 Xuān declare, announce, proclaim ∼HSK 4
永 永 yǒng long, perpetual, eternal, forever ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
竹 竹 zhú bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118 ∼HSK 4
寒 寒 hán cold, wintry, chilly ∼HSK 4
羽 羽 yǔ feather, plume; wings; rad. 124 ∼HSK 4
阁 閣 gé chamber, pavilion; cabinet ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
统治者 統治者 tǒng zhì zhě ruler ∼HSK 4
深红色 深紅色 shēn hóng sè deep red; crimson; scarlet ∼HSK 4
金黄色 金黃色 jīn huáng sè gold color ∼HSK 4
金色 金色 jīn sè golden; gold (color) ∼HSK 4
不稳 不穩 bù wěn unstable; unsteady ∼HSK 4
旗 旂 qí banner, flag, streamer ∼HSK 4
示 示 shì show, manifest; demonstrate ∼HSK 4
汉白玉 漢白玉 hàn bái yù white marble; a type of white marble used for building and sculpting ∼HSK 4
正极 正極 zhèng jí positive pole ∼HSK 4
长宽 長寬 cháng kuān length and width; size; dimensions ∼HSK 4
基台 基臺 jī tái (dental implant) abutment ∼HSK 4
屎 屎 shǐ excrement, shit, dung ∼HSK 4
顶部 頂部 dǐng bù roof; topmost part; top (of tree, wall etc); apex ∼HSK 4
宅 宅 zhái residence, dwelling, home; grave ∼HSK 4
同位 同位 tóng wèi par ∼HSK 4