The Forbidden City

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Administration of State Affairs

S1E4 · 指点江山 zhǐdiǎn jiāng shān

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李宗盛 李宗盛 Lǐ Zōng shèng Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
明清 明清 Míng Qīng the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
魏忠贤 魏忠賢 Wèi Zhōng xián Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
皇太极 皇太極 Huáng Tài jí Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty, then founded the Qing dynasty and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor; posthumous name Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清军 清軍 Qīng jūn the Qing army Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李自成 李自成 Lǐ Zì chéng Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
顺治 順治 Shùn zhì reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
鸦片战争 鴉片戰爭 Yā piàn Zhàn zhēng the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大同 大同 Dà tóng Datong, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province; Datong or Tatung Township in Yilan County, Taiwan; Datong or Tatung District of Taipei City, Taiwan; Datong District of Daqing City, Heilongjiang; (Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清代 清代 Qīng dài Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
太和殿 太和殿 Tài hé diàn Hall of Supreme Harmony, the largest of the three halls that constitute the heart of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
明末 明末 Míng mò late Ming; first half of the 17th century Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
锦衣卫 錦衣衛 Jǐn yī wèi Brocade Uniform Guard, imperial bodyguard and secret police force of the Ming emperors Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
巡抚 巡撫 xún fǔ inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
紫金 紫金 Zǐ jīn Zijin county in Heyuan, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西方人 西方人 Xī fāng rén Westerner; Occidental Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
辽东 遼東 Liáo dōng Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea; east and south of Liaoning province; east of Liao river 遼河|辽河 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
景山 景山 Jǐng shān Jingshan (name of a hill in Jingshan park) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
多尔 多爾 Duō ěr Dole (name); Bob Dole (1923-2021), US Republican politician, Kansas senator 1969-1996 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
戈尔 戈爾 Gē ěr Gore (name); Al Gore (1948-), US vice-president 1993-2001 under Bill Clinton, subsequently environmental campaigner and Nobel Peace laureate Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
一战 一戰 Yī zhàn World War I (1914-1918) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
英吉利 英吉利 Yīng jí lì England (historical loan, from English) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
故宫 故宮 Gù gōng the Forbidden City; abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
慈禧 慈禧 Cí Xǐ Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大清 大清 Dà Qīng Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
玉皇 玉皇 Yù huáng Jade Emperor (in Taoism) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
溥仪 溥儀 Pǔ yí Puyi, personal name of the last Qing emperor (reigned as child 1909-1911), the subject of Bertolucci's biopic The Last Emperor Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
政务 政務 zhèng wù government affairs ∼HSK 4
御 御 yù drive, ride; chariot; manage ∼HSK 4
侠 俠 xiá chivalrous person; knight-errant ∼HSK 4
承 承 Chéng inherit, receive; succeed ∼HSK 4
不稳 不穩 bù wěn unstable; unsteady ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
阁 閣 gé chamber, pavilion; cabinet ∼HSK 4
传教士 傳教士 chuán jiào shì missionary ∼HSK 4
亲王 親王 qīn wáng prince ∼HSK 4
失火 失火 shī huǒ to catch fire; to be on fire ∼HSK 4
郑 鄭 Zhèng the name of a state in the Zhou dynasty in the vicinity of present-day Xinzheng, a county-level city in Henan; surname Zheng; abbr. for Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan ∼HSK 4
呼 呼 hū breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout ∼HSK 4
禁 禁 jīn restrict, prohibit, forbid ∼HSK 4
秦 秦 Qín surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor; short name for ∼HSK 4
非常手段 非常手段 fēi cháng shǒu duàn an emergency measure ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
掌控 掌控 zhǎng kòng to control; in control of ∼HSK 4
汇总 匯總 huì zǒng variant of ∼HSK 4
批示 批示 pī shì to write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate; written comments from a superior ∼HSK 4
三法司 三法司 sān fǎ sī the three judicial chief ministries (in imperial China) ∼HSK 4
守备 守備 shǒu bèi to garrison; to stand guard; on garrison duty ∼HSK 4
例行 例行 lì xíng routine (task, procedure etc); as usual ∼HSK 4
翻脸 翻臉 fān liǎn to fall out with sb; to become hostile ∼HSK 4