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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立 立 lì to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately HSK 5
害 害 hài to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity HSK 5
必 必 bì certainly; must; will; necessarily HSK 5
礼 禮 lǐ gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy HSK 5
扔 扔 rēng to throw; to throw away HSK 5
躲 躲 duǒ to hide; to dodge; to avoid HSK 5
说法 說法 shuō fǎ to expound Buddhist teachings HSK 5
命令 命令 mìng lìng order; command HSK 5
签 籤 qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag HSK 5
打击 打擊 dǎ jī to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) HSK 5
逃 逃 táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
年龄 年齡 nián líng (a person's) age HSK 5
屋 屋 wū (bound form) house; (bound form) room HSK 5
记忆 記憶 jì yì to remember; to recall; memory HSK 5
拍摄 拍攝 pāi shè to take (a picture); to shoot (a film) HSK 5
幅 幅 fú width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures HSK 5
建筑 建築 jiàn zhù to construct; building HSK 5
之中 之中 zhī zhōng inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during HSK 5
意味着 意味著 yì wèi zhe to signify; to mean; to imply HSK 5
竞争 競爭 jìng zhēng to compete; competition HSK 5
式 式 shì type; form; pattern; style HSK 5
一旦 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day HSK 5
享受 享受 xiǎng shòu to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure HSK 5
尽管 儘管 jǐn guǎn despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating HSK 5
即使 即使 jí shǐ even if; even though HSK 5
至 至 zhì to arrive; most; to; until HSK 5
神 神 Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
令 令 líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) HSK 5
哈 哈 Hā abbr. for 哈萨克斯坦, Kazakhstan; abbr. for 哈尔滨, Harbin HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
唯一 唯一 wéi yī only; sole HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
光绪 光緒 Guāng xù reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
紫禁城 紫禁城 Zǐ jìn chéng the Forbidden City; the Imperial Palace in Beijing; same as Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
慈禧太后 慈禧太后 Cí xǐ tài hòu Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
慈禧 慈禧 Cí Xǐ Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清代 清代 Qīng dài Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清朝 清朝 Qīng cháo Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
咸丰 咸豐 Xián fēng Xianfeng (1831-1861), reign name of Qing emperor, reigned from 1850-1861; Xianfeng County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李宗盛 李宗盛 Lǐ Zōng shèng Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
八旗 八旗 Bā qí Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
同治 同治 Tóng zhì reign name of Qing emperor (1861-1875) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
微星 微星 Wēi xīng Micro-Star International (MSI), Taiwanese computer hardware company 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
玉皇 玉皇 Yù huáng Jade Emperor (in Taoism) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
故宫 故宮 Gù gōng the Forbidden City; abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
八国联军 八國聯軍 Bā guó Lián jūn Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4