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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燃起 燃起 rán qǐ to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution) ∼HSK 5
太监 太監 tài jiàn court eunuch; palace eunuch ∼HSK 5
启 啟 qǐ open; begin, commence; explain ∼HSK 5
兮 兮 xī exclamatory particle ∼HSK 5
开端 開端 kāi duān start; beginning ∼HSK 5
极致 極致 jí zhì peak; pinnacle; ultimate ∼HSK 5
至尊 至尊 zhì zūn the most honorable; the most respected; supreme; (archaic) the emperor ∼HSK 5
杭 杭 Háng cross stream; navigate ∼HSK 5
炎 炎 yán flame, blaze; hot ∼HSK 5
巨龙 巨龍 jù lóng gigantic dragon (lit. and fig.); titanosaur; (slang) big dick; schlong ∼HSK 5
柱 柱 zhù pillar, post; support; lean on ∼HSK 5
遭 遭 zāo encounter, suffer ∼HSK 5
珠 珠 zhū precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl ∼HSK 5
构 構 gòu frame, building, structure ∼HSK 5
咒语 咒語 zhòuyǔ incantation ∼HSK 5
岳 嶽 Yuè mountain peak; surname ∼HSK 5
阴柔 陰柔 yīn róu gentle and reserved; soft; feminine ∼HSK 5
沈 沈 Shěn sink, submerge; addicted to; surname ∼HSK 5
两旁 兩旁 liǎng páng both sides; either side ∼HSK 5
大寿 大壽 dà shòu (polite) birthday making the beginning of new decade of life for an older person, especially over 50 years old (e.g. 60th or 70th birthday) ∼HSK 5
奢华 奢華 shē huá luxurious; sumptuous; lavish ∼HSK 5
继位 繼位 jì wèi to succeed to the throne ∼HSK 5
不忍心 不忍心 bù rěn xīn can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful) ∼HSK 5
塘 塘 táng pond; tank; dike, embankment ∼HSK 5
牧 牧 Mù tend cattle, shepherd ∼HSK 5
妇 婦 fù married women; woman; wife ∼HSK 5
罚酒 罰酒 fá jiǔ to drink as the result of having lost a bet ∼HSK 5
认输 認輸 rèn shū to concede; to admit defeat ∼HSK 5
驱 驅 qū spur a horse on; expel, drive away ∼HSK 5
松木 松木 sōng mù pine wood; deal; larch ∼HSK 5
腊梅 臘梅 là méi wintersweet; Japanese allspice; Chimonanthus praecox ∼HSK 5
甘 甘 Gān sweetness; sweet, tasty ∼HSK 5
出清 出清 chū qīng to clear out accumulated items; (retailing) to hold a clearance sale ∼HSK 5
政治体制 政治體制 zhèng zhì tǐ zhì form of government ∼HSK 5
继承人 繼承人 jì chéng rén heir; successor ∼HSK 5
匾 匾 biǎn flat, round split-bamboo contain ∼HSK 5
斋 齋 zhāi vegetarian fast ∼HSK 5
大戏 大戲 dà xì large-scale Chinese opera; Beijing opera; major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc) ∼HSK 5
臣 臣 Chén minister, statesman, official ∼HSK 5
奉 奉 fèng respectfully offer ∼HSK 5
俱全 俱全 jù quán to have all of the elements mentioned (features, qualities, items etc) ∼HSK 5
匠 匠 jiàng craftsman, artisan; workman ∼HSK 5
皇家 皇家 huáng jiā imperial family ∼HSK 5
祖 祖 Zǔ ancestor, forefather; grandfather ∼HSK 5
硬纸 硬紙 yìng zhǐ cardboard; stiff paper ∼HSK 5
棚 棚 péng tent, awning; booth; shed ∼HSK 5
预览 預覽 yù lǎn preview; to preview ∼HSK 5
主体 主體 zhǔ tǐ main part; bulk; body; subject; agent HSK 5
样式 樣式 yàng shì type; style HSK 5
原有 原有 yuán yǒu original; former HSK 5