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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人丁兴旺 人丁興旺 rén dīng xīng wàng the family is thriving with many offspring (idiom); a flourishing, populous household Idiom ∼HSK 7
照办 照辦 zhào bàn to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request Xiehouyu HSK 7
备用 備用 bèi yòng reserve; spare; alternate; backup Xiehouyu HSK 7
宰 宰 zǎi to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) Colloquialism HSK 7
逗 逗 dòu to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) Colloquialism HSK 7
讲学 講學 jiǎng xué to lecture (on branch of learning) HSK 7
长达 長達 cháng dá to extend as long as; to lengthen out to HSK 7
天伦之乐 天倫之樂 tiān lún zhī lè family love and joy; domestic bliss HSK 7
改为 改為 gǎi wéi to change into HSK 7
大同小异 大同小異 dà tóng xiǎo yì virtually the same; differing only on small points HSK 7
家境 家境 jiā jìng family financial situation; family circumstances HSK 7
景区 景區 jǐng qū scenic area HSK 7
胜出 勝出 shèng chū to come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc); success; victory HSK 7
历代 歷代 lì dài successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties HSK 7
衰弱 衰弱 shuāi ruò weak; feeble HSK 7
刹那 剎那 chà nà an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye HSK 7
下期 下期 xià qī next period (week, month or quarter etc) HSK 7
正月 正月 Zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year HSK 7
乖巧 乖巧 guāi qiǎo clever (child); smart; lovable; cute HSK 7
就近 就近 jiù jìn nearby; in a close neighborhood HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
折射 折射 zhé shè to refract; refraction; to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of) HSK 7
定为 定為 dìng wèi set to HSK 7
波澜 波瀾 bō lán billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum) HSK 7
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
空荡荡 空蕩蕩 kōng dàng dàng empty; deserted HSK 7
寓意 寓意 yù yì moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning HSK 7
歌颂 歌頌 gē sòng to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize HSK 7
心肠 心腸 xīn cháng heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood HSK 7
浓厚 濃厚 nóng hòu dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in; deep; fully saturated (color) HSK 7
经商 經商 jīng shāng to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business HSK 7
征集 徵集 zhēng jí to collect; to recruit HSK 7
狭小 狹小 xiá xiǎo narrow HSK 7
坐落 坐落 zuò luò to be situated; to be located (of a building) HSK 7
晚年 晚年 wǎn nián one's later years HSK 7
血脉 血脈 xuè mài blood vessels HSK 7
准许 准許 zhǔn xǔ to allow; to grant; to permit HSK 7
格局 格局 gé jú structure; pattern; layout HSK 7
偏远 偏遠 piān yuǎn remote; far from civilization HSK 7
仓促 倉促 cāng cù all of a sudden; hurriedly HSK 7
动荡 動蕩 dòng dàng unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion HSK 7
丰富多彩 豐富多彩 fēng fù duō cǎi richly colorful HSK 7
幸存 倖存 xìng cún to survive (a disaster) HSK 7
汇聚 匯聚 huì jù convergence; to come together HSK 7
宫廷 宮廷 gōng tíng court (of king or emperor) HSK 7
无关紧要 無關緊要 wú guān jǐn yào indifferent; insignificant HSK 7
浸泡 浸泡 jìn pào to steep; to soak; to immerse HSK 7
与其 與其 yǔ qí rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) HSK 7
埋藏 埋藏 mái cáng to bury; to hide by burying; hidden HSK 7
子孙 子孫 zǐ sūn offspring; posterity HSK 7