The Forbidden City
Episode review
Paintings and Calligraphic Works in the Imperial Palace
S1E7 · 故宫书画
Vocabulary
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| 有名 有名 | famous; well-known | |
| 爱好 愛好 | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby | |
| 北京 北京 | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China | |
| 这边 這邊 | this side; here | |
| 百 百 | hundred; numerous; all kinds of | |
| 在家 在家 | to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) | |
| 页 頁 | head | |
| 知识 知識 | knowledge; intellectual | |
| 一会儿 一會兒 | a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r] | |
| 帮忙 幫忙 | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn | |
| 北 北 | north; (classical) to be defeated | |
| 有时候 有時候 | sometimes | |
| 南 南 | south | |
| 最好 最好 | best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) | |
| 东 東 | east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord | |
| 吃饭 吃飯 | to have a meal; to eat; to make a living | |
| 八 八 | eight; 8 | |
| 有的 有的 | (there are) some (who are...); some (exist) | |
| 一边 一邊 | one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while | |
| 风 風 | wind; news; style; custom; manner | |
| 哥 哥 | elder brother | |
| 记 記 | to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots | |
| 回答 回答 | to reply; to answer; reply; answer | |
| 常 常 | always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant | |
| 教 教 | to teach | |
| 回到 回到 | to return to | |
| 西 西 | the West; abbr. for Spain 牙; Spanish | |
| 睡觉 睡覺 | to go to bed; to sleep | |
| 来到 來到 | to arrive; to come | |
| 高兴 高興 | happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood | |
| 十 十 | ten; 10 | |
| 忙 忙 | busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush | |
| 马上 馬上 | at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force) | |
| 六 六 | six; 6 | |
| 包 包 | to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet | |
| 元 元 | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon | |
| 中国 中國 | China | |
| 儿子 兒子 | son | |
| 二 二 | two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid | |
| 口 口 | mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls | |
| 远 遠 | far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc) | |
| 子 子 | son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat; Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 位; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; sub- | |
| 五 五 | five; 5 | |
| 书 書 | abbr. for 书经 | |
| 间 間 | between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms | |
| 难 難 | difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good | |
| 少 少 | young | |
| 第二 第二 | second; number two; next; secondary | |
| 多少 多少 | number; amount; somewhat | |
| 学 學 | to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology |