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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巅峰 巔峰 diān fēng summit; apex; pinnacle (of one's career etc); peak (of a civilization etc) HSK 7
运河 運河 yùn hé canal HSK 7
热衷 熱衷 rè zhōng to feel strongly about; to be fond of; obsession; deep commitment HSK 7
历经 歷經 lì jīng to experience; to go through HSK 7
提拔 提拔 tí bá to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion HSK 7
着迷 著迷 zháo mí to be fascinated; to be captivated HSK 7
皇宫 皇宮 huáng gōng imperial palace HSK 7
珍藏 珍藏 zhēn cáng a collection of rare and valuable items; to collect (such items) HSK 7
迁 遷 qiān to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote HSK 7
切割 切割 qiē gē to cut HSK 7
掏钱 掏錢 tāo qián to pay; to spend money; to fork out HSK 7
四季 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 HSK 7
皇室 皇室 huáng shì royal family; imperial household; member of the royal family HSK 7
阻力 阻力 zǔ lì resistance; drag HSK 7
序 序 xù (bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial; preface HSK 7
构思 構思 gòu sī to design; to plot; to plan out; to compose; to draw a mental sketch; conception; plan; idea; composition HSK 7
宝藏 寶藏 bǎo zàng precious mineral deposits; hidden treasure; (fig.) treasure; (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law HSK 7
宫殿 宮殿 gōng diàn palace HSK 7
反过来 反過來 fǎn guo lái conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction HSK 7
流失 流失 liú shī (of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere; to fail to be retained HSK 7
乞丐 乞丐 qǐ gài beggar HSK 7
插手 插手 chā shǒu to get involved in; to meddle; interference HSK 7
风采 風采 fēng cǎi svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing HSK 7
空前 空前 kōng qián unprecedented HSK 7
虚构 虛構 xū gòu to make up; fabrication; fictional; imaginary HSK 7
荒谬 荒謬 huāng miù absurd; ridiculous HSK 7
精明 精明 jīng míng astute; shrewd; smart HSK 7
精华 精華 jīng huá best feature; most important part of an object; quintessence; essence; soul HSK 7
存放 存放 cún fàng to deposit; to store; to leave in sb's care HSK 7
后期 後期 hòu qī late stage; later period HSK 7
崛起 崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position); to tower over; to spring up; to emerge suddenly; the emergence (e.g. of a power) HSK 7
耀眼 耀眼 yào yǎn to dazzle; dazzling HSK 7
物资 物資 wù zī goods; supplies HSK 7
推翻 推翻 tuī fān to overthrow HSK 7
好比 好比 hǎo bǐ to be just like; can be compared to HSK 7
生前 生前 shēng qián (of a deceased) during one's life; while living HSK 7
震动 震動 zhèn dòng to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration HSK 7
捐献 捐獻 juān xiàn to donate; to contribute; donation; contribution HSK 7
大臣 大臣 dà chén chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister HSK 7
文物 文物 wén wù cultural relic; historical relic HSK 7
终究 終究 zhōng jiū in the end; after all is said and done HSK 7
心爱 心愛 xīn ài beloved HSK 7
上方 上方 shàng fāng place above (it); upper part (of it) HSK 7
目录 目錄 mù lù catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive); list; contents HSK 7
追逐 追逐 zhuī zhú to chase; to pursue vigorously HSK 7
安定 安定 Ān dìng Anting township in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan HSK 7
人情 人情 rén qíng human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn HSK 7
保管 保管 bǎo guǎn to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator HSK 7
赴 赴 fù to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc) HSK 7
墨 墨 mò ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead HSK 7