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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歌舞升平 歌舞昇平 gē wǔ - shēng píng lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom); fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity Idiom ∼HSK 5
战无不胜 戰無不勝 zhàn wú bù shèng (idiom) all-conquering; invincible Idiom ∼HSK 5
俱 俱 jù all, together; accompany ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
祀 祀 sì to sacrifice, worship ∼HSK 5
昆 崐 kūn elder brother; descendants ∼HSK 5
继位 繼位 jì wèi to succeed to the throne ∼HSK 5
寇 㓂 kòu bandits, thieves; enemy; invade ∼HSK 5
炉 爐 lú furnace ∼HSK 5
宜 宜 yí suitable ∼HSK 5
皇家 皇家 huáng jiā imperial family ∼HSK 5
屋檐 屋簷 wū yán eaves; roof (i.e. home) ∼HSK 5
韶 韶 Sháo music of the emperor Shun; beautiful ∼HSK 5
榜 榜 bǎng public notice ∼HSK 5
叹 嘆 tàn sigh, admire ∼HSK 5
珍 珍 zhēn precious, valuable, rare ∼HSK 5
丧 喪 sāng mourning; mourn; funeral ∼HSK 5
将士 將士 jiàng shì officers and soldiers ∼HSK 5
盛世 盛世 shèng shì a flourishing period; period of prosperity; a golden age ∼HSK 5
藩 藩 fān fence; boundary; outlying border ∼HSK 5
起因 起因 qǐ yīn cause; a factor (leading to an effect) ∼HSK 5
继承人 繼承人 jì chéng rén heir; successor ∼HSK 5
苑 苑 Yuàn pasture, park, garden; mansion ∼HSK 5
冒着 冒著 mào zhe to brave; to face dangers ∼HSK 5
固执己见 固執己見 gù zhí jǐ jiàn to persist in one's views ∼HSK 5
操办 操辦 cāo bàn to arrange matters ∼HSK 5
遗 遺 yí lose; articles lost; omit ∼HSK 5
仗 仗 zhàng rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry ∼HSK 5
文档 文檔 wén dàng (computer) file; document; documentation ∼HSK 5
范本 範本 fàn běn model (example worthy of being imitated); template ∼HSK 5
社稷 社稷 shè jì state; country; the Gods of earth and grain ∼HSK 5
燕 燕 Yān swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy ∼HSK 5
玺 璽 xǐ imperial signet, royal signet ∼HSK 5
渐 漸 jiān gradually ∼HSK 5
旁门 旁門 páng mén side door ∼HSK 5
画作 畫作 huà zuò painting; picture ∼HSK 5
拼接 拼接 pīn jiē to put together; to join ∼HSK 5
肃 肅 Sù pay respects; reverently ∼HSK 5
碧 碧 bì jade green ∼HSK 5
进献 進獻 jìn xiàn to offer as tribute ∼HSK 5
多姿 多姿 duō zī many postures ∼HSK 5
照射 照射 zhào shè to shine on; to light up; to irradiate ∼HSK 5
总括 總括 zǒng kuò to sum up; all-inclusive ∼HSK 5
门洞 門洞 mén dòng passageway; archway ∼HSK 5
巢 巢 Cháo nest, living quarter in tree ∼HSK 5
渔 漁 yú to fish; seize; pursue; surname ∼HSK 5
有资格 有資格 yǒu zī gé to be entitled; to qualify; to be qualified ∼HSK 5
答卷 答卷 dá juàn completed examination paper; answer sheet ∼HSK 5
眷 眷 juàn take interest in, care for ∼HSK 5