The Forbidden City

Episode review

Paintings and Calligraphic Works in the Imperial Palace

S1E7 · 故宫书画 gùgōng shūhuà

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4.65 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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不相上下 不相上下 bù xiāng shàng xià equally matched; about the same Idiom HSK 7
惊心动魄 驚心動魄 jīng xīn dòng pò (idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking Idiom HSK 7
一目了然 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán obvious at a glance (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess Idiom HSK 7
爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible Xiehouyu HSK 7
微不足道 微不足道 wēi bù zú dào negligible; insignificant Xiehouyu HSK 7
小气 小氣 xiǎo qì stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty Xiehouyu HSK 7
空虚 空虛 kōng xū hollow; emptiness; meaningless Xiehouyu HSK 7
古怪 古怪 gǔ guài strange; weird; eccentric; bizarre Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
珍重 珍重 zhēn zhòng precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! HSK 7
朝代 朝代 cháo dài dynasty; reign (of a king) HSK 7
清明 清明 Qīng míng Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 5th-19th April; Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April) HSK 7
夸耀 誇耀 kuā yào to brag about; to flaunt HSK 7
历代 歷代 lì dài successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties HSK 7
文人 文人 wén rén scholar; literati HSK 7
纵然 縱然 zòng rán even if; even though HSK 7
乖巧 乖巧 guāi qiǎo clever (child); smart; lovable; cute HSK 7
精妙 精妙 jīng miào exquisite; fine and delicate (usu. of works of art) HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
国宝 國寶 guó bǎo national treasure HSK 7
开明 開明 kāi míng enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment HSK 7
沧桑 滄桑 cāng sāng great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes; abbr. of 沧海桑田 HSK 7
留念 留念 liú niàn to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly HSK 7
遗物 遺物 yí wù remnant HSK 7
歌颂 歌頌 gē sòng to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize HSK 7
藏品 藏品 cáng pǐn museum piece; collector's item; precious object HSK 7
变迁 變遷 biàn qiān changes; vicissitudes HSK 7
晚年 晚年 wǎn nián one's later years HSK 7
领略 領略 lǐng lu:è to have a taste of; to realize; to appreciate HSK 7
问世 問世 wèn shì to be published; to come out HSK 7
财力 財力 cái lì financial resources HSK 7
消遣 消遣 xiāo qiǎn to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of HSK 7
纺织 紡織 fǎng zhī spinning and weaving HSK 7
精细 精細 jīng xì fine; meticulous; careful HSK 7
印章 印章 yìn zhāng seal; signet; chop; stamp HSK 7
慌乱 慌亂 huāng luàn frenetic; hurried HSK 7
传承 傳承 chuán chéng to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance HSK 7
幸存 倖存 xìng cún to survive (a disaster) HSK 7
价位 價位 jià wèi price level HSK 7
宫廷 宮廷 gōng tíng court (of king or emperor) HSK 7
少有 少有 shǎo yǒu rare; infrequent HSK 7
浸泡 浸泡 jìn pào to steep; to soak; to immerse HSK 7
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation HSK 7
与其 與其 yǔ qí rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) HSK 7
交接 交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take over from; to associate with; to have friendly relations with; to have sexual intercourse HSK 7
子孙 子孫 zǐ sūn offspring; posterity HSK 7
肩负 肩負 jiān fù to shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage) HSK 7
重任 重任 zhòng rèn heavy responsibility HSK 7
惊险 驚險 jīng xiǎn perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful HSK 7