The Forbidden City

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Jade Objects in the Palace Museum

S1E8 · 故宫藏玉 gùgōng zàng yù

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清末 清末 Qīng mò the final years of the Qing dynasty; late Qing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
永善 永善 Yǒng shàn Yongshan county in Zhaotong, Yunnan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
八国联军 八國聯軍 Bā guó Lián jūn Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
慈禧太后 慈禧太后 Cí xǐ tài hòu Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
万载 萬載 Wàn zài Wanzai county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
御 御 yù drive, ride; chariot; manage ∼HSK 4
禁 禁 jīn restrict, prohibit, forbid ∼HSK 4
宝座 寶座 bǎo zuò throne ∼HSK 4
博物院 博物院 bó wù yuàn museum ∼HSK 4
雅 雅 yǎ elegant, graceful, refined ∼HSK 4
宝玉 寶玉 bǎo yù precious jade; treasures ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
域 域 yù district, region, boundary; land ∼HSK 4
亲王 親王 qīn wáng prince ∼HSK 4
落款 落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc; to write such an inscription ∼HSK 4
提款 提款 tí kuǎn to withdraw money; to take money out of the bank ∼HSK 4
愉 愉 yú pleasant, delightful; please ∼HSK 4
政务 政務 zhèng wù government affairs ∼HSK 4
英尺 英尺 yīng chǐ foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) ∼HSK 4
互 互 hù mutually, reciprocally ∼HSK 4
温婉 溫婉 wēn wǎn sweet-tempered; gentle ∼HSK 4
五方 五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center; all parts; China and the lands beyond its frontiers ∼HSK 4
而后 而後 ér hòu after that; then ∼HSK 4
秘 祕 mì secret, mysterious, abstruse ∼HSK 4
失实 失實 shī shí to give a false picture of the situation ∼HSK 4
大言 大言 dà yán to exaggerate; to boast ∼HSK 4
无处不在 無處不在 wú chù bù zài to be everywhere ∼HSK 4
既是 既是 jì shì is both...(and...); since; as; being the case that ∼HSK 4
丈量 丈量 zhàng liáng to measure; measurement ∼HSK 4
源自 源自 yuán zì to originate from ∼HSK 4
侠 俠 xiá chivalrous person; knight-errant ∼HSK 4
宝地 寶地 bǎo dì blessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc; (term of respect) your place ∼HSK 4
冲刷 沖刷 chōng shuā to cleanse; to scrub; to scour; to wash down; to erode; to wash away ∼HSK 4
极品 極品 jí pǐn best quality; item of the highest quality; (slang) outrageous; annoying in the extreme; gross; person with these qualities ∼HSK 4
合共 合共 hé gòng altogether; in sum ∼HSK 4
末年 末年 mò nián the final years (of a regime) ∼HSK 4
专业化 專業化 zhuān yè huà specialization ∼HSK 4
雨量 雨量 yǔ liàng rainfall ∼HSK 4
仪 儀 yí ceremony, rites gifts; admire ∼HSK 4
归真 歸真 guī zhēn to die (Buddhism); to return to Allah (Islam) ∼HSK 4
特为 特為 tè wèi for a specific purpose; specially ∼HSK 4
安放 安放 ān fàng to lay; to place; to put in a certain place ∼HSK 4
深密 深密 shēn mì dense; thick ∼HSK 4
厚重 厚重 hòu zhòng thick; heavy; thickset (body); massive; generous; extravagant; profound; dignified ∼HSK 4
梅 梅 Méi plums; prunes; surname ∼HSK 4
果盘 果盤 guǒ pán fruit plate; fruit platter ∼HSK 4
用具 用具 yòng jù appliance; utensil; gear; equipment ∼HSK 4
材 材 cái material, stuff; timber; talent ∼HSK 4
红烧肉 紅燒肉 hóng shāo ròu red braised pork ∼HSK 4
卢 盧 Lú cottage, hut; surname; black ∼HSK 4