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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京师 京師 jīng shī capital of a country (literary) ∼HSK 1
第一次 第一次 dì yī cì the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
十三 十三 shí sān thirteen; 13 ∼HSK 1
体 體 tī body; group, class, body, unit; inferior ∼HSK 1
七十 七十 qī shí seventy; 70 ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
等等 等等 děng děng et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! ∼HSK 1
早起 早起 zǎo qǐ to get up early ∼HSK 1
老太 老太 lǎo tài old lady ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
白子 白子 bái zǐ white Go chess piece; bee pupa; albino ∼HSK 1
最喜爱 最喜愛 zuì xǐ ài favorite ∼HSK 1
上年 上年 shàng nián last year ∼HSK 1
殉难 殉難 xùn nàn to sacrifice oneself in a just cause; a victim of a disaster ∼HSK 1
几年来 幾年來 jǐ nián lái for the past several years ∼HSK 1
打进 打進 dǎ jìn to breach; to invade ∼HSK 1
星 星 xīng a star, planet; any point of light ∼HSK 1
中天 中天 zhōng tiān culmination (astronomy) ∼HSK 1
汉 漢 Hàn Chinese people; Chinese language ∼HSK 1
女孩 女孩 nǚ hái girl; lass ∼HSK 1
事前 事前 shì qián in advance; before the event ∼HSK 1
年间 年間 nián jiān in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade) ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
十五 十五 shí wǔ fifteen; 15 ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
爱上 愛上 ài shàng to fall in love with; to be in love with ∼HSK 1
在地 在地 zài dì (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
手包 手包 shǒu bāo handbag ∼HSK 1
洗漱 洗漱 xǐ shù to wash the face and rinse the mouth ∼HSK 1
候 候 hòu wait; expect; visit; greet ∼HSK 1
门外 門外 mén wài outside the door ∼HSK 1
百年 百年 bǎi nián hundred years; century; lifetime ∼HSK 1
别有 別有 bié yǒu to have other...; to have a special... ∼HSK 1
每个 每個 měi gè each; every ∼HSK 1
九十 九十 jiǔ shí ninety ∼HSK 1
一对 一對 yī duì couple; pair ∼HSK 1
重重 重重 chóng chóng layer upon layer; one after another ∼HSK 1
中轴 中軸 zhōng zhóu axis; (bicycle) bottom bracket ∼HSK 1
午后 午後 wǔ hòu afternoon ∼HSK 1
哪个 哪個 nǎ ge which; who ∼HSK 1
最少 最少 zuì shǎo at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal ∼HSK 1
在一起 在一起 zài yī qǐ together ∼HSK 1
上风 上風 shàng fēng on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc) ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
写字 寫字 xiě zì to write (by hand); to practice calligraphy ∼HSK 1
变得 變得 biàn de to become ∼HSK 1