The Forbidden City

Episode review

The Pinnacle of the Flourishing Age

S1E2 · 盛世的屋脊 shèngshì de wūjǐ

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5.95 Advanced

Vocabulary

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层楼 層樓 céng lóu multistoried building; tower; pagoda ∼HSK 2
房 房 Fáng surname Fang ∼HSK 2
房檐 房簷 fáng yán eaves ∼HSK 2
嘴里 嘴裡 zuǐ lǐ mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words ∼HSK 2
为的是 為的是 wèi de shì for the sake of; for the purpose of ∼HSK 2
助教 助教 zhù jiào teaching assistant ∼HSK 2
只身 隻身 zhī shēn alone; by oneself ∼HSK 2
啼哭 啼哭 tí kū to cry; to wail ∼HSK 2
男孩 男孩 nán hái boy ∼HSK 2
生下 生下 shēng xià to give birth to ∼HSK 2
一定要 一定要 yī dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
目 目 mù eye; look, see; division, topic ∼HSK 2
酒杯 酒杯 jiǔ bēi wine cup ∼HSK 2
水流 水流 shuǐ liú river; stream ∼HSK 2
起名 起名 qǐ míng to name; to christen; to take a name ∼HSK 2
职 職 zhí duty, profession; office, post ∼HSK 2
物 物 wù thing, substance, creature ∼HSK 2
改用 改用 gǎi yòng to change over to; to switch to; to use (sth different) ∼HSK 2
取名 取名 qǔ míng to name; to be named; to christen; to seek fame ∼HSK 2
联 聯 lián connect, join; associate, ally ∼HSK 2
执政 執政 zhí zhèng to hold power; in office ∼HSK 2
一层 一層 yī céng layer ∼HSK 2
完工 完工 wán gōng to finish work; to complete a project ∼HSK 2
西北 西北 Xī běi Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang) HSK 2
名称 名稱 míng chēng name (of a thing); name (of an organization) HSK 2
东北 東北 Dōng běi Northeast China; Manchuria HSK 2
难题 難題 nán tí difficult problem HSK 2
例子 例子 lì zi case; (for) instance; example HSK 2
平等 平等 píng děng equal; equality HSK 2
一共 一共 yī gòng altogether HSK 2
等到 等到 děng dào to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) HSK 2
大门 大門 Dà mén the Doors, US rock band HSK 2
大大 大大 dà dà greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle HSK 2
重视 重視 zhòng shì to attach importance to sth; to value HSK 2
花园 花園 huā yuán garden HSK 2
云 云 yún (classical) to say HSK 2
平安 平安 píng ān safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace HSK 2
练习 練習 liàn xí to practice; exercise; drill; practice HSK 2
熟 熟 shú ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shóu] HSK 2
比如说 比如說 bǐ rú shuō for example HSK 2
不久 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after HSK 2
院 院 yuàn courtyard; institution HSK 2
角 角 jiǎo angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) HSK 2
红色 紅色 hóng sè red (color); revolutionary HSK 2
大量 大量 dà liàng great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous HSK 2
墙 牆 qiáng wall HSK 2
千 千 qiān thousand HSK 2
提高 提高 tí gāo to raise; to increase; to improve HSK 2
数字 數字 shù zì numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc) HSK 2
态度 態度 tài du manner; bearing; attitude; approach HSK 2