The Forbidden City

Episode review

Governing the Country by Rites

S1E3 · 礼仪天下 lǐyí tiānxià

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Vocabulary

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扛 扛 gāng to raise aloft with both hands; (of two or more people) to carry sth together HSK 7
一手 一手 yī shǒu a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help HSK 7
服饰 服飾 fú shì apparel; clothing and personal adornment HSK 7
天地 天地 tiān dì heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity HSK 7
无知 無知 wú zhī ignorant; ignorance HSK 7
礼服 禮服 lǐ fú ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) HSK 7
赴 赴 fù to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc) HSK 7
泡沫 泡沫 pào mò foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble HSK 7
妥协 妥協 tuǒ xié to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise HSK 7
盛 盛 chéng to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil HSK 7
尽头 盡頭 jìn tóu end; extremity; limit HSK 7
榜样 榜樣 bǎng yàng example; model HSK 7
通往 通往 tōng wǎng to lead to HSK 7
庞大 龐大 páng dà huge; enormous; tremendous HSK 7
祭 祭 jì to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield HSK 7
坚信 堅信 jiān xìn to believe firmly; without any doubt HSK 7
上诉 上訴 shàng sù to appeal (a judicial case); appeal HSK 7
忙碌 忙碌 máng lù busy; bustling HSK 7
曲线 曲線 qū xiàn curve; curved line; indirect; in a roundabout way HSK 7
共识 共識 gòng shí common understanding; consensus HSK 7
赐 賜 cì to confer; to bestow; to grant; Taiwan pr. [sì] HSK 7
捧 捧 pěng to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter HSK 7
神圣 神聖 shén shèng divine; hallow; holy; sacred HSK 7
临 臨 lín to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before HSK 7
屋顶 屋頂 wū dǐng roof HSK 7
辞 辤 cí old variant of 辞 HSK 7
壮 壯 Zhuàng Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group HSK 7
盛大 盛大 shèng dà grand; majestic; magnificent HSK 7
海岸 海岸 hǎi àn coastal; seacoast HSK 7
虚 虛 xū emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain HSK 7
皇后 皇后 huáng hòu empress; imperial consort HSK 7
极度 極度 jí dù extremely HSK 7
颇 頗 pō rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [pǒ] HSK 7
丝毫 絲毫 sī háo the slightest amount or degree; a bit HSK 7
气息 氣息 qì xī breath; smell; odor; flavor HSK 7
使命 使命 shǐ mìng mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling HSK 7
尚未 尚未 shàng wèi not yet; still not HSK 7
钉 釘 dìng to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points; to nail; to pin; to staple; to sew on HSK 7
功 功 gōng meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) HSK 7
优 優 yōu excellent; superior HSK 7
帝国 帝國 dì guó empire; imperial HSK 7
履行 履行 lǚ xíng to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform HSK 7
保佑 保佑 bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing HSK 7
统治 統治 tǒng zhì to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime HSK 7
祈祷 祈禱 qí dǎo to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer HSK 7
肩膀 肩膀 jiān bǎng shoulder HSK 7
穿过 穿過 chuān guò to pass through HSK 7
谨慎 謹慎 jǐn shèn cautious; prudent HSK 7
穿越 穿越 chuān yuè to pass through; to traverse; to cross HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7