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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城门 城門 chéng mén city gate Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
明代 明代 Míng dài the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
民国 民國 Mín guó Republic of China (1912-1949); used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
中秋 中秋 Zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
长春 長春 Cháng chūn Changchun, sub-provincial city and capital of Jilin Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
历 歷 lì history; calendar ∼HSK 3
王朝 王朝 wáng cháo dynasty ∼HSK 3
奇 奇 jī strange, unusual, uncanny, occult ∼HSK 3
吴 吳 Wú name of warring state; surname ∼HSK 3
士 士 Shì scholar, gentleman; soldier ∼HSK 3
帝 帝 dì supreme ruler, emperor; god ∼HSK 3
史上 史上 shǐ shàng in history ∼HSK 3
代书 代書 dài shū to write on sb's behalf; a scrivener (who writes legal documents or letters for others) ∼HSK 3
后世 後世 hòu shì later generations ∼HSK 3
古书 古書 gǔ shū ancient book; old book ∼HSK 3
吉 吉 Jí lucky, propitious, good ∼HSK 3
值得一提 值得一提 zhí de yī tí to be worth mentioning ∼HSK 3
称之为 稱之為 chēng zhī wéi to call it...; known as... ∼HSK 3
展 展 Zhǎn open, unfold; stretch, extend ∼HSK 3
久远 久遠 jiǔ yuǎn old; ancient; far away ∼HSK 3
笑谈 笑談 xiào tán object of ridicule; laughingstock; to laugh over sth; to make light chat ∼HSK 3
财 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 3
辗转 輾轉 zhǎn zhuǎn to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander ∼HSK 3
写实 寫實 xiě shí realism; realistic portrayal; realistic; true to life ∼HSK 3
退位 退位 tuì wèi to abdicate ∼HSK 3
般 般 bān sort, manner, kind, category ∼HSK 3
新一代 新一代 xīn yī dài new generation ∼HSK 3
石 石 Shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 ∼HSK 3
接管 接管 jiē guǎn to take over; to assume control ∼HSK 3
异 異 yì different, unusual, strange ∼HSK 3
金银 金銀 jīn yín gold and silver ∼HSK 3
动心 動心 dòng xīn to be moved; to be tempted ∼HSK 3
围剿 圍剿 wéi jiǎo to encircle and annihilate; refers to repeated campaigns of the Guomindang against the communists from 1930 onwards ∼HSK 3
有价值 有價值 yǒu jià zhí valuable ∼HSK 3
死后 死後 sǐ hòu after death; posthumous ∼HSK 3
心机 心機 xīn jī thinking; scheme ∼HSK 3
心痛 心痛 xīn tòng to feel distressed about sth; heartache; cardiac pain ∼HSK 3
梁 梁 Liáng bridge; beam; rafters; surname ∼HSK 3
围困 圍困 wéi kùn to besiege ∼HSK 3
阳 陽 yáng positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: ∼HSK 3
随行 隨行 suí xíng to accompany ∼HSK 3
范 範 fàn surname; bee-like insect ∼HSK 3
馆 館 guǎn variant of ∼HSK 3
初年 初年 chū nián early years ∼HSK 3
世人 世人 shì rén people (in general); people around the world; everyone ∼HSK 3
简 簡 jiǎn simple, terse, succinct, a letter ∼HSK 3
意境 意境 yì jìng artistic mood or conception; creative concept ∼HSK 3
传世 傳世 chuán shì handed down from ancient times; family heirloom ∼HSK 3
过世 過世 guò shì to die; to pass away ∼HSK 3
点破 點破 diǎn pò to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word; to point out bluntly ∼HSK 3