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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镜子 鏡子 jìng zi mirror HSK 4
成人 成人 chéng rén adult HSK 4
暗示 暗示 àn shì to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion HSK 4
台上 臺上 tái shàng on stage HSK 4
被迫 被迫 bèi pò to be compelled; to be forced HSK 4
待遇 待遇 dài yù treatment; pay; salary; status; rank HSK 4
男女 男女 nán nǚ male-female; male and female HSK 4
多次 多次 duō cì many times; repeatedly HSK 4
多年 多年 duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
居住 居住 jū zhù to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in HSK 4
轻易 輕易 qīng yì easily; lightly; rashly HSK 4
拍照 拍照 pāi zhào to take a picture HSK 4
厚 厚 hòu thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress HSK 4
细 細 xì thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal HSK 4
官方 官方 guān fāng government; official (approved or issued by an authority) HSK 4
减 減 jiǎn to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish HSK 4
盐 鹽 yán salt HSK 4
县 縣 xiàn county HSK 4
特征 特徵 tè zhēng characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature; trait HSK 4
夫妻 夫妻 fū qī husband and wife; married couple HSK 4
纯 純 chún pure; simple; unmixed; genuine HSK 4
教训 教訓 jiào xun to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson HSK 4
描述 描述 miáo shù to describe; description HSK 4
刷 刷 shuā to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job HSK 4
临时 臨時 lín shí as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc HSK 4
地下 地下 dì xià underground; subterranean; covert HSK 4
圆 圓 yuán circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) HSK 4
造型 造型 zào xíng to model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose HSK 4
地位 地位 dì wèi position; status; place HSK 4
黄金 黃金 huáng jīn gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time) HSK 4
守 守 shǒu to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining HSK 4
诗 詩 Shī abbr. for Shijing 诗经, the Book of Songs HSK 4
维持 維持 wéi chí to keep; to maintain; to preserve HSK 4
减少 減少 jiǎn shǎo to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower HSK 4
经典 經典 jīng diǎn the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical HSK 4
神秘 神秘 shén mì mysterious; mystery HSK 4
吸 吸 xī to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale HSK 4
严格 嚴格 yán gé strict; stringent; tight; rigorous HSK 4
列 列 liè to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row HSK 4
原则 原則 yuán zé principle; doctrine HSK 4
冰 冰 bīng ice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine HSK 4
擦 擦 cā to rub; to scratch; to towel; to wipe with a towel; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to touch; to brush (past); to shred (vegetables etc) HSK 4
在于 在於 zài yú to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with HSK 4
兴趣 興趣 xìng qù interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby HSK 4
官 官 guān government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body HSK 4
然而 然而 rán ér however; yet; but HSK 4
究竟 究竟 jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result HSK 4
期间 期間 qī jiān period of time; time; time period; period HSK 4
彻底 徹底 chè dǐ thorough; thoroughly; complete HSK 4
角色 角色 jué sè role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiǎo sè] HSK 4