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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和珅 和珅 Hé shēn Heshen (1746-1799), Manchu official of the Qing Dynasty who openly practiced various forms of corruption on a grand scale Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
英国 英國 Yīng guó United Kingdom (UK); Britain Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
秦国 秦國 Qín guó the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
十一 十一 Shí Yī PRC National Day (October 1st) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
山下 山下 Shān xià Yamashita (Japanese surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
八月 八月 Bā yuè August; eighth month (of the lunar year) 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
一月 一月 Yī yuè January; first month (of the lunar year) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼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
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
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
每年 每年 měi nián every year; each year; yearly ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
工匠 工匠 gōng jiàng artisan; smith ∼HSK 1
国玺 國璽 guó xǐ seal of state ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
和风 和風 hé fēng breeze; (Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc) ∼HSK 1
写下 寫下 xiě xià to write down ∼HSK 1
喜 喜 xǐ like, love, enjoy; joyful thing ∼HSK 1
达 達 Dá arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
工 工 gōng labor, work; worker, laborer ∼HSK 1
叫做 叫做 jiào zuò to be called; to be known as ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
九十 九十 jiǔ shí ninety ∼HSK 1
今 今 jīn now, today, modern era ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
有一次 有一次 yǒu yī cì once; once upon a time ∼HSK 1
真爱 真愛 zhēn ài true love ∼HSK 1
多重 多重 duō chóng multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc) ∼HSK 1
着花 著花 zháo huā to blossom; to come to flower; to be in bloom ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
并不 並不 bìng bù not at all; by no means ∼HSK 1
百年 百年 bǎi nián hundred years; century; lifetime ∼HSK 1
三十 三十 sān shí thirty; 30 ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
在一起 在一起 zài yī qǐ together ∼HSK 1
十三 十三 shí sān thirteen; 13 ∼HSK 1
八十 八十 bā shí eighty; 80 ∼HSK 1
进门 進門 jìn mén to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage ∼HSK 1
手拿 手拿 shǒu ná to hold in one's hand ∼HSK 1
行事 行事 xíng shì to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct ∼HSK 1
大雨 大雨 dà yǔ heavy rain ∼HSK 1