The Forbidden City

Episode review

Jade Objects in the Palace Museum

S1E8 · 故宫藏玉 gùgōng zàng yù

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Vocabulary

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千秋万世 千秋萬世 qiān qiū wàn shì for all eternity; through countless ages (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
千山万水 千山萬水 qiān shān wàn shuǐ lit. a thousand mountains and ten thousand rivers (idiom); fig. a long and arduous journey; great distances Idiom ∼HSK 7
一言一行 一言一行 yī yán yī xíng every word and action (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
见多识广 見多識廣 jiàn duō shí guǎng experienced and knowledgeable (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán not to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove; to take exception to Idiom HSK 7
相提并论 相提並論 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) Idiom HSK 7
小心翼翼 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously Idiom HSK 7
成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers; as a large crowd Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
长达 長達 cháng dá to extend as long as; to lengthen out to HSK 7
弘扬 弘揚 hóng yáng to enhance; to promote; to enrich HSK 7
茂密 茂密 mào mì dense (of plant growth); lush HSK 7
翠绿 翠綠 cuì lǜ greenish-blue; emerald green HSK 7
祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation HSK 7
鉴赏 鑑賞 jiàn shǎng to appreciate (as a connoisseur) HSK 7
无不 無不 wú bù none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception HSK 7
风貌 風貌 fēng mào style; manner; ethos HSK 7
仿制 仿製 fǎng zhì to copy; to imitate; to make by imitating a model HSK 7
相传 相傳 xiāng chuán to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend HSK 7
宝库 寶庫 bǎo kù treasure-house; treasury; treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom) HSK 7
沧桑 滄桑 cāng sāng great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes; abbr. of 沧海桑田 HSK 7
名贵 名貴 míng guì famous and valuable; rare; precious HSK 7
风气 風氣 fēng qì general mood; atmosphere; common practice HSK 7
定为 定為 dìng wèi set to HSK 7
次序 次序 cì xù sequence; order HSK 7
总计 總計 zǒng jì (grand) total HSK 7
含蓄 含蓄 hán xù to contain; to hold; (of a person or style etc) reserved; restrained; (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning; implicit; veiled (criticism) HSK 7
脱口而出 脫口而出 tuō kǒu ér chū to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark) HSK 7
顺势 順勢 shùn shì to take advantage; to seize an opportunity; in passing; without taking extra trouble; conveniently HSK 7
世代 世代 shì dài for many generations; generation; era; age HSK 7
真假 真假 zhēn jiǎ genuine or fake; true or false HSK 7
厚度 厚度 hòu dù thickness HSK 7
避难 避難 bì nàn refuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc) HSK 7
殿堂 殿堂 diàn táng palace; hall; temple buildings HSK 7
涵盖 涵蓋 hán gài to cover; to comprise; to include HSK 7
朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous HSK 7
上流 上流 shàng liú upper class HSK 7
祭祀 祭祀 jì sì to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors HSK 7
碑 碑 bēi a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele HSK 7
盖子 蓋子 gài zi cover; lid; shell HSK 7
破旧 破舊 pò jiù shabby HSK 7
瓷 瓷 cí chinaware; porcelain; china HSK 7
丛 叢 cóng cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket HSK 7
幸存 倖存 xìng cún to survive (a disaster) HSK 7
宫廷 宮廷 gōng tíng court (of king or emperor) HSK 7
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation HSK 7
字体 字體 zì tǐ calligraphic style; typeface; font HSK 7
埋藏 埋藏 mái cáng to bury; to hide by burying; hidden HSK 7
下游 下游 xià yóu lower reaches (of a river); lower level; lower echelon; downstream HSK 7
高超 高超 gāo chāo excellent; superlative HSK 7