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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这么 這麼 zhè me so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this HSK 2
向 向 xiàng towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ... HSK 2
那么 那麼 nà me like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case HSK 2
所以 所以 suǒ yǐ therefore; as a result; so; the reason why HSK 2
当 噹 dāng to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at HSK 2
像 像 xiàng to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.) HSK 2
才 才 cái ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only HSK 2
更 更 gēng to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) HSK 2
可能 可能 kě néng might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps HSK 2
但是 但是 dàn shì but; however HSK 2
它 它 tā it HSK 2
只 隻 zhǐ only; merely; just; but HSK 2
因为 因為 yīn wèi because; owing to; on account of HSK 2
又 又 yòu (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway HSK 2
如果 如果 rú guǒ if; in case; in the event that HSK 2
这样 這樣 zhè yàng this kind of; so; this way; like this; such HSK 2
已经 已經 yǐ jīng already HSK 2
为 為 wéi as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice) HSK 2
可以 可以 kě yǐ can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good HSK 2
得 得 dé to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished HSK 2
自己 自己 zì jǐ oneself; one's own HSK 2
但 但 dàn but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just HSK 2
让 讓 ràng to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被) HSK 2
啊 啊 ā interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! HSK 2
这不 這不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact,... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
山 山 shān mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on Colloquialism HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
北宋 北宋 Běi Sòng the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
雍正 雍正 Yōng zhèng Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
南京 南京 Nán jīng Nanjing, sub-provincial city and capital of Jiangsu Province; Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368-1421) and of the Republic of China (1927-1937 and 1946-1949) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
朱元璋 朱元璋 Zhū Yuán zhāng Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
关外 關外 Guān wài beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass or the region west of Jiayu Pass or both Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
梅山 梅山 Méi shān Meishan Township in Chiayi County, west Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
上都 上都 Shàng dū Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
西魏 西魏 Xī Wèi Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏 Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
山水 山水 Shān shuǐ Sansui, Japanese company Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
十一 十一 Shí Yī PRC National Day (October 1st) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
上水 上水 Shàng shuǐ Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
香港 香港 Xiāng gǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
台湾 台灣 Tái wān variant of Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
明 明 Míng bright, light, brilliant; clear ∼HSK 1
百年 百年 bǎi nián hundred years; century; lifetime ∼HSK 1
年间 年間 nián jiān in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade) ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1