The Forbidden City

Episode review

Between the State and Family

S1E5 · 家国之间 jiā guó zhījiān

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Vocabulary

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得体 得體 dé tǐ appropriate to the occasion; fitting HSK 7
来历 來歷 lái lì history; antecedents; origin HSK 7
悬挂 懸掛 xuán guà to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension HSK 7
对称 對稱 duì chèn symmetry; symmetrical HSK 7
遵照 遵照 zūn zhào in accordance with; to follow (the rules) HSK 7
宠爱 寵愛 chǒng ài to dote on sb HSK 7
守候 守候 shǒu hòu to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse HSK 7
淹 淹 yān to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay HSK 7
过早 過早 guò zǎo premature; untimely; (dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast HSK 7
严谨 嚴謹 yán jǐn rigorous; strict; careful; (of writing) well organized; meticulous HSK 7
危及 危及 wēi jí to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc) HSK 7
皇宫 皇宮 huáng gōng imperial palace HSK 7
黄昏 黃昏 huáng hūn dusk; evening; nightfall HSK 7
迁 遷 qiān to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote HSK 7
皇室 皇室 huáng shì royal family; imperial household; member of the royal family HSK 7
相差 相差 xiāng chà to differ; discrepancy between HSK 7
致使 致使 zhì shǐ to cause; to result in HSK 7
滑冰 滑冰 huá bīng to skate; skating HSK 7
宫殿 宮殿 gōng diàn palace HSK 7
悬念 懸念 xuán niàn suspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare HSK 7
来源于 來源於 lái yuán yú to originate in HSK 7
急于 急於 jí yú eager to; in a hurry to HSK 7
儒家 儒家 Rú jiā Confucian school, founded by Confucius 子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC) HSK 7
苗 苗 miáo sprout HSK 7
环绕 環繞 huán rào to surround; to circle; to revolve around HSK 7
真情 真情 zhēn qíng real situation; the truth HSK 7
举止 舉止 jǔ zhǐ bearing; manner; mien HSK 7
前期 前期 qián qī preceding period; early stage HSK 7
皇上 皇上 huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7
古人 古人 gǔ rén people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person HSK 7
炼 煉 liàn to refine; to smelt HSK 7
若干 若干 ruò gān a certain number or amount; how many?; how much? HSK 7
细心 細心 xì xīn careful; attentive HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
攀 攀 pān to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status HSK 7
皱纹 皺紋 zhòu wén wrinkle HSK 7
观赏 觀賞 guān shǎng to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental HSK 7
食用 食用 shí yòng to eat; to consume; edible HSK 7
变革 變革 biàn gé to transform; to change HSK 7
惯 慣 guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7
奢侈 奢侈 shē chǐ luxurious; extravagant HSK 7
称作 稱作 chēng zuò to be called; to be known as HSK 7
越过 越過 yuè guò to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above HSK 7
暂 暫 zàn temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhàn] HSK 7
大局 大局 dà jú overall situation; the big picture HSK 7
大臣 大臣 dà chén chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister HSK 7
宠 寵 chǒng to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor HSK 7
把手 把手 bǎ shǒu to shake hands HSK 7
俗 俗 sú custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular HSK 7
生育 生育 shēng yù to bear; to give birth; to grow; to rear; to bring up (children); fertility HSK 7