The Forbidden City

Episode review

Between the State and Family

S1E5 · 家国之间 jiā guó zhījiān

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5.9 Advanced

Vocabulary

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后宫 後宮 hòu gōng harem; chambers of imperial concubines ∼HSK 5
殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
太监 太監 tài jiàn court eunuch; palace eunuch ∼HSK 5
崔 崔 Cuī high, lofty, towering; surname ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
昆 崐 kūn elder brother; descendants ∼HSK 5
宪 憲 xiàn constitution, statute, law ∼HSK 5
皇家 皇家 huáng jiā imperial family ∼HSK 5
继承人 繼承人 jì chéng rén heir; successor ∼HSK 5
洞房 洞房 dòng fáng secret inner room; bridal room ∼HSK 5
膳 膳 shàn meals, provisions, board ∼HSK 5
堕胎 墮胎 duò tāi to induce an abortion; induced abortion ∼HSK 5
祥 祥 xiáng good luck, good omen; happiness ∼HSK 5
绪 緒 xù end of thread; thread, clue ∼HSK 5
旋 旋 xuán revolve, move in orbit; return ∼HSK 5
幼年 幼年 yòu nián childhood; infancy ∼HSK 5
居 居 jū reside ∼HSK 5
将士 將士 jiàng shì officers and soldiers ∼HSK 5
死因 死因 sǐ yīn cause of death ∼HSK 5
签发 簽發 qiān fā to issue (a document); to sign and issue officially ∼HSK 5
可嘉 可嘉 kě jiā laudable ∼HSK 5
卓 卓 Zhuó profound, brilliant, lofty ∼HSK 5
追赠 追贈 zhuī zèng to give to the departed; to confer (a title) posthumously ∼HSK 5
颐 頤 yí cheeks; jaw; chin; rear; to nourish ∼HSK 5
不方便 不方便 bù fāng biàn inconvenience; inconvenient ∼HSK 5
斥 斥 chì to scold, upbraid, accuse, reproach ∼HSK 5
星宿 星宿 xīng xiù constellation (arch., now 星座); one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology; motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology) ∼HSK 5
臣 臣 Chén minister, statesman, official ∼HSK 5
联姻 聯姻 lián yīn related by marriage; to connect by marriage (families, work units) ∼HSK 5
潜伏 潛伏 qián fú to hide; to cover up; to conceal ∼HSK 5
甘 甘 Gān sweetness; sweet, tasty ∼HSK 5
婿 壻 xù son-in-law; husband ∼HSK 5
饮 飲 yǐn drink ∼HSK 5
桂 桂 Guì cassia or cinnamon ∼HSK 5
忧 憂 yōu sad, grieved; grief, melancholy ∼HSK 5
锦 錦 jǐn brocade ∼HSK 5
巨变 巨變 jù biàn great changes ∼HSK 5
贫 貧 pín poor, impoverished, needy ∼HSK 5
有魅力 有魅力 yǒu mèi lì attractive; charming ∼HSK 5
凤 鳳 Fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy ∼HSK 5
府邸 府邸 fǔ dǐ mansion house; official residence ∼HSK 5
节庆 節慶 jié qìng festival ∼HSK 5
暖阁 暖閣 nuǎn gé warm room; warm partition of a room ∼HSK 5
王府 王府 wáng fǔ prince's mansion ∼HSK 5
舍 捨 shě to give up; to abandon; to give alms ∼HSK 5
局促 侷促 jú cù cramped; ill at ease ∼HSK 5
召见 召見 zhào jiàn call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview ∼HSK 5
涉 涉 shè ford stream, wade across ∼HSK 5
蔓 蔓 mán creeping plants, tendrils, vines ∼HSK 5
障 障 zhàng separate; shield; barricade ∼HSK 5