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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在台 在臺 zài Tái in Taiwan (used attributively) ∼HSK 3
封存 封存 fēng cún to sequester; to seal up (for safe keeping); to freeze (an account); to mothball ∼HSK 3
大火 大火 dà huǒ conflagration; large fire ∼HSK 3
大叔 大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) ∼HSK 3
京城 京城 jīng chéng capital of a country ∼HSK 3
罪行 罪行 zuì xíng crime; offense ∼HSK 3
总督 總督 zǒng dū governor-general; viceroy; governor ∼HSK 3
真容 真容 zhēn róng portrait; true features; (fig.) true nature ∼HSK 3
心性 心性 xīn xìng one's nature; temperament ∼HSK 3
代表性 代表性 dài biǎo xìng representativeness; representative; typical ∼HSK 3
唐 唐 Táng Tang dynasty; Chinese ∼HSK 3
秀 秀 xiù ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
整套 整套 zhěng tào entire set ∼HSK 3
普 普 pǔ universal, general, widespread ∼HSK 3
一空 一空 yī kōng leaving none left; (sold etc) out ∼HSK 3
有心 有心 yǒu xīn to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate ∼HSK 3
康 康 Kāng peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy ∼HSK 3
币 幣 bì currency, coins, legal tender ∼HSK 3
父 父 fù father; KangXi radical 88 ∼HSK 3
抗战 抗戰 kàng zhàn war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) ∼HSK 3
游春 遊春 yóu chūn to go for a trip in spring ∼HSK 3
现存 現存 xiàn cún extant; existent; in stock ∼HSK 3
地保 地保 dì bǎo (old) local constable ∼HSK 3
离乱 離亂 lí luàn social upheaval caused by war or famine etc ∼HSK 3
人民币 人民幣 rén mín bì Renminbi (RMB); Chinese Yuan (CNY) HSK 3
年底 年底 nián dǐ the end of the year; year-end HSK 3
美术 美術 měi shù art; fine arts; painting HSK 3
老太太 老太太 lǎo tài tai elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother HSK 3
民间 民間 mín jiān among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments HSK 3
底下 底下 dǐ xia the location below sth; afterwards HSK 3
总结 總結 zǒng jié to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé HSK 3
早已 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past HSK 3
热爱 熱愛 rè ài to love ardently; to adore HSK 3
体现 體現 tǐ xiàn to embody; to reflect; to incarnate HSK 3
春 旾 chūn spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life HSK 3
热烈 熱烈 rè liè enthusiastic; ardent; warm HSK 3
保存 保存 bǎo cún to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing) HSK 3
夏 夏 xià summer HSK 3
民族 民族 mín zú nationality; ethnic group HSK 3
基本上 基本上 jī běn shang basically; on the whole HSK 3
体会 體會 tǐ huì to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience HSK 3
去世 去世 qù shì to pass away; to die HSK 3
据说 據說 jù shuō it is said that; reportedly HSK 3
创作 創作 chuàng zuò to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation HSK 3
文明 文明 wén míng civilized; civilization; culture HSK 3
传说 傳說 chuán shuō legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... HSK 3
国内 國內 guó nèi domestic; internal (to a country); civil HSK 3
只好 只好 zhǐ hǎo to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to HSK 3
静 靜 jìng still; calm; quiet; not moving HSK 3
放到 放到 fàng dào Put in HSK 3