The Forbidden City
Episode review
Paintings and Calligraphic Works in the Imperial Palace
S1E7 · 故宫书画
Vocabulary
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| 提出 提出 | to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash) | |
| 画 畫 | to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划) | |
| 就要 就要 | will; shall; to be going to | |
| 后来 後來 | afterwards; later; newly arrived | |
| 假 假 | used in 掰 | |
| 主要 主要 | main; principal; major; primary | |
| 脚 腳 | foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks | |
| 查 查 | to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) | |
| 意见 意見 | idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint | |
| 短 短 | short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault | |
| 身边 身邊 | at one's side; on hand | |
| 许多 許多 | many; a lot of; much | |
| 说明 說明 | to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption | |
| 面前 面前 | in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of) | |
| 提 提 | used in 防 and 溜 | |
| 重新 重新 | again; once more; re- | |
| 怕 怕 | to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps | |
| 只能 只能 | can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice | |
| 经过 經過 | to pass; to go through; process; course | |
| 变成 變成 | to change into; to turn into; to become | |
| 收 收 | to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) | |
| 怎样 怎樣 | how; what kind | |
| 近 近 | near; close to; approximately | |
| 边 邊 | side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously | |
| 红 紅 | red; popular; revolutionary; bonus | |
| 倒 倒 | to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit | |
| 故事 故事 | old practice | |
| 照片 照片 | photograph; picture | |
| 往 往 | to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous | |
| 那样 那樣 | that kind; that sort | |
| 座 座 | seat; base; stand; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address, e.g. 师座; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects | |
| 装 裝 | adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack | |
| 行为 行為 | action; conduct; behavior; activity | |
| 黑 黑 | abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 | |
| 全部 全部 | whole; all | |
| 留 㽞 | to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve | |
| 算 算 | to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute | |
| 行动 行動 | operation; action; to move about; mobile | |
| 中心 中心 | center; heart; core | |
| 段 段 | paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc | |
| 来自 來自 | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) | |
| 换 換 | to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) | |
| 活动 活動 | to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior | |
| 面 面 | face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc | |
| 方面 方面 | respect; aspect; field; side | |
| 永远 永遠 | forever; eternal | |
| 句 句 | sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse | |
| 直接 直接 | direct (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward | |
| 同时 同時 | at the same time; simultaneously | |
| 片 片 | disk; sheet |