The Forbidden City

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Administration of State Affairs

S1E4 · 指点江山 zhǐdiǎn jiāng shān

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Vocabulary

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宦官 宦官 huàn guān court eunuch ∼HSK 4
极点 極點 jí diǎn extreme point; pole; the origin (in polar coordinates) ∼HSK 4
末期 末期 mò qī end (of a period); last part; final phase ∼HSK 4
骑兵 騎兵 qí bīng cavalry ∼HSK 4
把守 把守 bǎ shǒu to guard ∼HSK 4
从众 從眾 cóng zhòng to follow the crowd; to conform ∼HSK 4
何在 何在 hé zài where?; what place? ∼HSK 4
寒 寒 hán cold, wintry, chilly ∼HSK 4
批阅 批閱 pī yuè to read through to evaluate; to referee ∼HSK 4
丹 丹 dān cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment) ∼HSK 4
下达 下達 xià dá to transmit to lower levels; to issue (a command, decree etc) ∼HSK 4
永 永 yǒng long, perpetual, eternal, forever ∼HSK 4
人治 人治 rén zhì rule of man ∼HSK 4
索 索 Suǒ large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated ∼HSK 4
体察 體察 tǐ chá to experience; to observe ∼HSK 4
温 溫 Wēn lukewarm ∼HSK 4
失身 失身 shī shēn to lose one's virginity; to lose one's chastity ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
联军 聯軍 lián jūn allied armies ∼HSK 4
折中 折中 zhé zhōng to compromise; to take the middle road; a trade-off; eclectic ∼HSK 4
羞辱 羞辱 xiū rǔ to humiliate; to shame; humiliation; indignity ∼HSK 4
失职 失職 shī zhí to neglect one's duty; to be guilty of dereliction of duty ∼HSK 4
旗 旂 qí banner, flag, streamer ∼HSK 4
宝座 寶座 bǎo zuò throne ∼HSK 4
相隔 相隔 xiāng gé separated by (distance or time etc) ∼HSK 4
羽 羽 yǔ feather, plume; wings; rad. 124 ∼HSK 4
朝拜 朝拜 cháo bài to worship; to make customary deferences to; a pilgrimage ∼HSK 4
一律 一律 yī lǜ same; uniformly; all; without exception HSK 4
陆续 陸續 lù xù in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit HSK 4
公元 公元 gōng yuán CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini) HSK 4
逐步 逐步 zhú bù progressively; step by step HSK 4
迫切 迫切 pò qiè urgent; pressing HSK 4
个别 個別 gè bié individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare HSK 4
记载 記載 jì zǎi to write down; to record; written account HSK 4
延续 延續 yán xù to continue; to go on; to last HSK 4
严 嚴 yán tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father HSK 4
拉开 拉開 lā kāi to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase HSK 4
保密 保密 bǎo mì to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy HSK 4
密切 密切 mì qiè close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention HSK 4
分散 分散 fēn sàn to scatter; to disperse; to distribute HSK 4
办事 辦事 bàn shì to handle (affairs); to work HSK 4
渐渐 漸漸 jiàn jiàn gradually HSK 4
收回 收回 shōu huí to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke HSK 4
多年 多年 duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
汇报 匯報 huì bào to report; to give an account of; to collect information and report back HSK 4
代替 代替 dài tì to replace; to take the place of HSK 4
居住 居住 jū zhù to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in HSK 4
从此 從此 cóng cǐ from now on; since then; henceforth HSK 4
厚 厚 hòu thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress HSK 4
末 末 mò tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man HSK 4