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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祭拜 祭拜 jì bài to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors) ∼HSK 6
灶台 灶臺 zào tái stovetop; rangetop ∼HSK 6
驾崩 駕崩 jià bēng (of an emperor) to pass away ∼HSK 6
皇子 皇子 huáng zǐ prince ∼HSK 6
僵持 僵持 jiāng chí to be deadlocked ∼HSK 6
即日 即日 jí rì this or that very day; in the next few days ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
告一段落 告一段落 gào yī duàn luò to come to the end of a phase (idiom) ∼HSK 6
甘愿 甘願 gān yuàn willingly ∼HSK 6
弥留之际 彌留之際 mí liú zhī jì on one's deathbed; at the point of death ∼HSK 6
入关 入關 rù guān to enter a pass; to go through customs ∼HSK 6
损毁 損毀 sǔn huǐ to damage; to wreck; to destroy ∼HSK 6
征战 征戰 zhēng zhàn campaign; expedition ∼HSK 6
明晰 明晰 míng xī clear; well-defined; limpid ∼HSK 6
朝服 朝服 cháo fú court dress in former times ∼HSK 6
自尽 自盡 zì jìn to kill oneself; suicide ∼HSK 6
仪仗 儀仗 yí zhàng ceremonial weaponry ∼HSK 6
笔墨 筆墨 bǐ mò pen and ink; words; writing ∼HSK 6
校服 校服 xiào fú school uniform ∼HSK 6
禀告 稟告 bǐng gào to report (to one's superior) ∼HSK 6
垂下 垂下 chuí xià to hang down ∼HSK 6
丧事 喪事 sāng shì funeral arrangements ∼HSK 6
免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying ∼HSK 6
忙于 忙於 máng yú busy with ∼HSK 6
盛况 盛況 shèng kuàng grand occasion ∼HSK 6
丧礼 喪禮 sāng lǐ funeral ∼HSK 6
文武百官 文武百官 wén wǔ bǎi guān civil and military officials ∼HSK 6
大殿 大殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple ∼HSK 6
狭长 狹長 xiá cháng long and narrow ∼HSK 6
侧门 側門 cè mén side door ∼HSK 6
过关斩将 過關斬將 guò guān zhǎn jiàng to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) ∼HSK 6
审阅 審閱 shěn yuè to review or peruse ∼HSK 6
档案馆 檔案館 dàng àn guǎn archive library ∼HSK 6
金榜 金榜 jīn bǎng (lit.) tablet with inscription in gold; (fig.) pass list for the top imperial examinations; roll of honor ∼HSK 6
奏乐 奏樂 zòu yuè to perform music; to play a tune ∼HSK 6
煎熬 煎熬 jiān áo to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment ∼HSK 6
劳作 勞作 láo zuò work; manual labor ∼HSK 6
耕田 耕田 gēng tián to cultivate soil; to till fields ∼HSK 6
兴衰 興衰 xīng shuāi prosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall ∼HSK 6
莫属 莫屬 mò shǔ (the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: + (noun) + 莫屬|莫属, meaning "to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)") (this construction comes after a description of a person or thing that has a certain attribute) ∼HSK 6
祖居 祖居 zǔ jū former residence; one's original home ∼HSK 6
赐予 賜予 cì yǔ to grant; to bestow ∼HSK 6
煮熟 煮熟 zhǔ shóu to boil thoroughly; to cook thoroughly ∼HSK 6
袖子 袖子 xiù zi sleeve ∼HSK 6
白山黑水 白山黑水 bái shān hēi shuǐ 白: white; pure, unblemished; bright · 山: mountain, hill, peak · 黑: black; dark; evil, sinister · 水: water, liquid, lotion, juice ∼HSK 6
实权 實權 shí quán real power; genuine power ∼HSK 6
海港 海港 hǎi gǎng seaport; harbor ∼HSK 6
特使 特使 tè shǐ special envoy; special ambassador ∼HSK 6
盗贼 盜賊 dào zéi robber ∼HSK 6
令人吃惊 令人吃驚 lìng rén chī jīng to shock; to amaze ∼HSK 6