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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宗室 宗室 zōng shì imperial clan; member of the imperial clan; clansman; ancestral shrine ∼HSK 6
灰烬 灰燼 huī jìn ashes ∼HSK 6
临摹 臨摹 lín mó to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc) ∼HSK 6
牟利 牟利 móu lì to gain profit (by underhand means); to exploit; exploitation ∼HSK 6
原作 原作 yuán zuò original works; original text; original author ∼HSK 6
蒙骗 矇騙 mēng piàn to hoodwink; to deceive; to dupe sb ∼HSK 6
仿造 仿造 fǎng zào to copy; to produce sth after a model; to counterfeit ∼HSK 6
雅兴 雅興 yǎ xìng refined and elegant attitude of mind ∼HSK 6
不可告人 不可告人 bù kě gào rén to be kept secret; not to be divulged ∼HSK 6
孔洞 孔洞 kǒng dòng small hole in an object ∼HSK 6
水泡 水泡 shuǐ pào bubble; blister ∼HSK 6
一睹 一睹 yī dǔ to look; to have a glimpse at; to observe (sth's splendor) ∼HSK 6
圣明 聖明 shèng míng enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler) ∼HSK 6
编入 編入 biān rù to include (in a list etc); to assign (to a class, a work unit etc) ∼HSK 6
续编 續編 xù biān sequel; continuation (of a serial publication) ∼HSK 6
全盛 全盛 quán shèng flourishing; at the peak; in full bloom ∼HSK 6
勤勉 勤勉 qín miǎn diligence; diligent; industrious ∼HSK 6
端坐 端坐 duān zuò to sit upright ∼HSK 6
抚琴 撫琴 fǔ qín to play the zither; classical variant of ∼HSK 6
功德 功德 gōng dé achievements and virtue ∼HSK 6
张罗 張羅 zhāng luo to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc) ∼HSK 6
盗取 盜取 dào qǔ to steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account); to misappropriate ∼HSK 6
回娘家 回孃家 huí niáng jiā (of a wife) to return to her parental home; (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc ∼HSK 6
余年 餘年 yú nián one's remaining years ∼HSK 6
倾尽 傾盡 qīng jìn to do all one can; to give all one has ∼HSK 6
求购 求購 qiú gòu to seek to purchase; to be looking to buy (sth) ∼HSK 6
作罢 作罷 zuò bà to drop (subject etc) ∼HSK 6
坎坷 坎坷 kǎn kě (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes ∼HSK 6
损毁 損毀 sǔn huǐ to damage; to wreck; to destroy ∼HSK 6
沉浮 沉浮 chén fú lit. sinking and floating; to bob up and down on water; ebb and flow; fig. rise and fall; ups and downs of fortune; vicissitudes ∼HSK 6
若隐若现 若隱若現 ruò yǐn - ruò xiàn (idiom) faint; indistinct ∼HSK 6
刮目相看 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) ∼HSK 6
水患 水患 shuǐ huàn flooding; inundation ∼HSK 6
道教 道教 Dào jiào Taoism; Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs) HSK 6
游人 遊人 yóu rén a tourist HSK 6
首次 首次 shǒu cì first; first time; for the first time HSK 6
新兴 新興 Xīn xīng Xinxing county in Yunfu 云浮, Guangdong; Xinxing or Hsinhsing district of Kaohsiung city 市, south Taiwan HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
时时 時時 shí shí often; constantly HSK 6
精品 精品 jīng pǐn quality goods; premium product; fine work (of art) HSK 6
佛教 佛教 Fó jiào Buddhism HSK 6
外观 外觀 wài guān outward appearance HSK 6
起义 起義 qǐ yì uprising; insurrection; revolt HSK 6
大批 大批 dà pī large quantities of HSK 6
广阔 廣闊 guǎng kuò wide; vast HSK 6
此前 此前 cǐ qián before this; before then; previously HSK 6
开创 開創 kāi chuàng to initiate; to start; to found HSK 6
绘画 繪畫 huì huà drawing; painting HSK 6
眼看 眼看 yǎn kàn soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens HSK 6
一代 一代 yī dài generation HSK 6