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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谭 譚 Tán surname ∼HSK 5
凯 凱 Kǎi triumphant; triumph, victory ∼HSK 5
沈 沈 Shěn sink, submerge; addicted to; surname ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
甲第 甲第 jiǎ dì residence of a noble; top candidate in the imperial examinations ∼HSK 5
幸运儿 幸運兒 xìng yùn ér winner; lucky guy; person who always gets good breaks ∼HSK 5
享用 享用 xiǎng yòng to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) ∼HSK 5
倍感 倍感 bèi gǎn to feel even more (lonely etc); to be extremely (sad, delighted etc) ∼HSK 5
耕 畊 gēng plow, cultivate ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
帝王 帝王 dì wáng regent; monarch ∼HSK 5
鞭 鞭 biān whip; whip; string of firecrackers ∼HSK 5
犹 猶 yóu like, similar to, just like, as ∼HSK 5
寝 寢 qǐn sleep, rest; bed chamber ∼HSK 5
保护神 保護神 bǎo hù shén patron saint; guardian angel ∼HSK 5
大锅 大鍋 dà guō a big wok; cauldron ∼HSK 5
神位 神位 shén wèi spirit tablet; ancestral tablet ∼HSK 5
固 固 gù to become solid, solidify; strength ∼HSK 5
天灾 天災 tiān zāi natural disaster ∼HSK 5
战乱 戰亂 zhàn luàn chaos of war ∼HSK 5
驶 駛 shǐ sail, drive, pilot; fast, quick ∼HSK 5
祝寿 祝壽 zhù shòu to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person) ∼HSK 5
防备 防備 fángbèi guard against ∼HSK 5
闲人 閑人 xián rén variant of ∼HSK 5
装载 裝載 zhuāng zài to load; to stow ∼HSK 5
援 援 yuán aid, assist; lead; cite ∼HSK 5
侄子 姪子 zhí zi brother's son; nephew ∼HSK 5
跪下 跪下 guì xia to kneel down ∼HSK 5
访华 訪華 fǎng - Huá (formal, international relations) to visit China ∼HSK 5
必修课 必修課 bì xiū kè required course; compulsory course ∼HSK 5
忧 憂 yōu sad, grieved; grief, melancholy ∼HSK 5
诚心 誠心 chéng xīn sincerity ∼HSK 5
收纳 收納 shōu nà to receive; to accept; to take in; to hold ∼HSK 5
英法 英法 yīng fǎ Anglo-French ∼HSK 5
大炮 大砲 dà pào big gun; cannon; artillery; one who talks big ∼HSK 5
枪支 槍支 qiāng zhī a gun; guns in general ∼HSK 5
签发 簽發 qiān fā to issue (a document); to sign and issue officially ∼HSK 5
陵 陵 líng hill, mound; mausoleum ∼HSK 5
立下 立下 lì xià to set up; to establish ∼HSK 5
誓言 誓言 shì yán to pledge; to promise; oath; vow ∼HSK 5
兮 兮 xī exclamatory particle ∼HSK 5
心神 心神 xīn shén mind; state of mind; attention; (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution ∼HSK 5
三分之一 三分之一 sān fēn zhī yī one third ∼HSK 5
未有 未有 wèi yǒu is not; has never been; never occurring; unprecedented ∼HSK 5
鉴 鑑 jiàn mirror, looking glass; reflect ∼HSK 5
掌舵 掌舵 zhǎng duò to steer (a ship) ∼HSK 5
击碎 擊碎 jī suì to smash to pieces ∼HSK 5
个儿 個兒 gè r size; height; stature HSK 5
园林 園林 yuán lín gardens; park; landscape garden HSK 5
元旦 元旦 Yuán dàn New Year's Day HSK 5