The Forbidden City

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Between the State and Family

S1E5 · 家国之间 jiā guó zhījiān

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万不得已 萬不得已 wàn bù dé yǐ only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort Idiom ∼HSK 3
深刻 深刻 shēn kè profound; deep; deep-going Xiehouyu HSK 3
管 筦 guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
明代 明代 Míng dài the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
明朝 明朝 Míng cháo Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
康熙 康熙 Kāng xī Kangxi, title of the reign (1661-1722) of the Kangxi Emperor Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
进城 進城 jìn chéng to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
万历 萬曆 Wàn lì reign name of Ming emperor (1573-1619) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
万代 萬代 Wàn dài Bandai toy company Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
大婚 大婚 dà hūn to have a grand wedding; to get married in lavish style ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
另一 另一 lìng yī another; the other ∼HSK 3
秀 秀 xiù ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
父 父 fù father; KangXi radical 88 ∼HSK 3
新婚 新婚 xīn hūn newly wed ∼HSK 3
政 政 zhèng government, political affairs ∼HSK 3
帝 帝 dì supreme ruler, emperor; god ∼HSK 3
爱美 愛美 ài měi to pay attention to one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed; (literary) on very friendly terms ∼HSK 3
所生 所生 suǒ shēng parents (father and mother) ∼HSK 3
兰 蘭 Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
死去 死去 sǐ qù to die ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
使节 使節 shǐ jié (diplomatic) envoy ∼HSK 3
前朝 前朝 qián cháo the previous dynasty ∼HSK 3
阴阳 陰陽 yīn yáng yin and yang ∼HSK 3
交合 交合 jiāo hé to join; to meet; to copulate; sexual intercourse ∼HSK 3
生儿育女 生兒育女 shēng ér yù nǚ to bear and raise children ∼HSK 3
抗 抗 kàng resist, oppose, defy, reject ∼HSK 3
统 統 tǒng govern, command, control; unite ∼HSK 3
唐 唐 Táng Tang dynasty; Chinese ∼HSK 3
身亡 身亡 shēn wáng to die ∼HSK 3
居所 居所 jū suǒ residence ∼HSK 3
受封 受封 shòu fēng to receive fief and title; to be enfeoffed; (fig.) to be rewarded by the emperor ∼HSK 3
相称 相稱 xiāng chèn to match; to suit; mutually compatible ∼HSK 3
随和 隨和 suí hé amiable; easygoing ∼HSK 3
前传 前傳 qián chuán forward pass (sport) ∼HSK 3
和牛 和牛 hé niú wagyu ∼HSK 3
活着 活著 huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
劲 勁 jìn strong, unyielding, tough, power ∼HSK 3
红线 紅線 hóng xiàn red line ∼HSK 3
叶 葉 xié to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf ∼HSK 3
线上 線上 xiàn shàng online ∼HSK 3
整夜 整夜 zhěng yè the whole night; all through the night ∼HSK 3
财 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 3
复数 複數 fù shù (linguistics) plural; (math.) complex number ∼HSK 3
木 木 Mù tree; wood, lumber; wooden ∼HSK 3
照看 照看 zhào kàn to look after; to attend to; to have in care ∼HSK 3
未能 未能 wèi néng cannot; to fail to; unable to ∼HSK 3
初秋 初秋 chū qiū early autumn; 7th month of the lunar calendar ∼HSK 3
耳目 耳目 ěr mù eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies ∼HSK 3