The Forbidden City

Episode review

Governing the Country by Rites

S1E3 · 礼仪天下 lǐyí tiānxià

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5.38 Advanced

Vocabulary

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迁 遷 qiān to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote HSK 7
素材 素材 sù cái source material (in literature and art) HSK 7
亲身 親身 qīn shēn personal; oneself HSK 7
疑虑 疑慮 yí lǜ hesitation; misgivings; doubt HSK 7
皇室 皇室 huáng shì royal family; imperial household; member of the royal family HSK 7
文献 文獻 wén xiàn document HSK 7
开阔 開闊 kāi kuò wide; open (spaces); to open up 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
难关 難關 nán guān difficulty; crisis HSK 7
宫殿 宮殿 gōng diàn palace HSK 7
露天 露天 lù tiān outdoors; al fresco; in the open HSK 7
遗留 遺留 yí liú to leave behind; to hand down HSK 7
虔诚 虔誠 qián chéng pious; devout; sincere HSK 7
乞丐 乞丐 qǐ gài beggar HSK 7
可谓 可謂 kě wèi it could even be said HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
空前 空前 kōng qián unprecedented HSK 7
祖先 祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved HSK 7
玄 玄 xuán black; mysterious HSK 7
还原 還原 huán yuán to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry) HSK 7
礼仪 禮儀 lǐ yí etiquette; ceremony HSK 7
庙 廟 miào temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial HSK 7
细心 細心 xì xīn careful; attentive HSK 7
景观 景觀 jǐng guān landscape HSK 7
笼罩 籠罩 lǒng zhào to envelop; to shroud HSK 7
反射 反射 fǎn shè to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism) HSK 7
渡过 渡過 dù guò to cross over; to pass through HSK 7
亩 畝 mǔ classifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare HSK 7
野兽 野獸 yě shòu beast; wild animal HSK 7
乐器 樂器 yuè qì musical instrument HSK 7
临近 臨近 lín jìn close to; approaching HSK 7
派遣 派遣 pài qiǎn to send (on a mission); to dispatch HSK 7
诺言 諾言 nuò yán promise HSK 7
无能 無能 wú néng incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless HSK 7
信件 信件 xìn jiàn letter (sent by mail) HSK 7
放置 放置 fàng zhì to put HSK 7
在线 在線 zài xiàn online HSK 7
庆典 慶典 qìng diǎn celebration HSK 7
惯例 慣例 guàn lì convention; usual practice HSK 7
步入 步入 bù rù to step into; to enter HSK 7
黎明 黎明 lí míng dawn; daybreak HSK 7
特权 特權 tè quán prerogative; privilege; privileged HSK 7
震动 震動 zhèn dòng to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration HSK 7
大臣 大臣 dà chén chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister HSK 7
较量 較量 jiào liàng to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle; to haggle; to quibble HSK 7
严密 嚴密 yán mì strict; tight (organization, surveillance etc) HSK 7
固执 固執 gù zhí obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to HSK 7
前所未有 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu unprecedented HSK 7
粉碎 粉碎 fěn suì to crush; to smash; to shatter HSK 7
指南 指南 zhǐ nán to guide; guidebook HSK 7