The Forbidden City

Episode review

Jade Objects in the Palace Museum

S1E8 · 故宫藏玉 gùgōng zàng yù

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丝毫 絲毫 sī háo the slightest amount or degree; a bit HSK 7
吻合 吻合 wěn hé to be a good fit; to be identical with; to adjust oneself to; to fit in HSK 7
短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration; brief; momentary HSK 7
治愈 治癒 zhì yù to cure; to restore to health; uplifting; heartwarming HSK 7
优 優 yōu excellent; superior HSK 7
铜 銅 tóng copper (chemistry); see also 红铜 HSK 7
携带 攜帶 xié dài to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xī dài] HSK 7
保佑 保佑 bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing HSK 7
缝 縫 féng to sew; to stitch HSK 7
穿过 穿過 chuān guò to pass through HSK 7
惩罚 懲罰 chéng fá penalty; punishment; to punish HSK 7
何时 何時 hé shí when HSK 7
宗 宗 zōng school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs HSK 7
少女 少女 shào nǚ girl; young lady HSK 7
尚 尚 shàng still; yet; to value; to esteem HSK 7
独 獨 dú alone; independent; single; sole; only HSK 7
即便 即便 jí biàn even if; even though; right away; immediately HSK 7
致 緻 zhì (bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite HSK 7
创 創 chuāng a wound; cut; injury; trauma HSK 7
丁 丁 dīng male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 干; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl HSK 7
官员 官員 guān yuán official (in an organization or government); administrator HSK 7
淘汰 淘汰 táo tài to wash out; (fig.) to cull; to weed out; to eliminate; to die out; to phase out HSK 7
勒 勒 lè to rein in; to compel; to force; to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead; bridle; (physics) abbr. for 斯, lux HSK 7
枚 枚 méi classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip; wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old) HSK 7
曲 曲 qū bent; crooked; wrong HSK 7
制 製 zhì to manufacture; to make HSK 7
注 註 zhù to register; to annotate; note; comment HSK 7
时尚 時尚 shí shàng fashion; fad; fashionable HSK 7
格 格 gé square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively HSK 7
所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi so-called; what is called HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items HSK 7
及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
繁荣昌盛 繁榮昌盛 fán róng chāng shèng glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving Idiom ∼HSK 6
富丽堂皇 富麗堂皇 fù lì táng huáng (idiom) (of houses etc) sumptuous Idiom ∼HSK 6
玲珑剔透 玲瓏剔透 líng lóng tī tòu exquisitely made; very clever Idiom ∼HSK 6
浑然一体 渾然一體 hún rán yī tǐ to blend into one another; to blend together well Idiom ∼HSK 6
内忧外患 內憂外患 nèi yōu wài huàn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad Idiom ∼HSK 6
奇珍异宝 奇珍異寶 qí zhēn yì bǎo rare treasure (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
空前绝后 空前絕後 kōng qián jué hòu unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique Idiom HSK 6
自古以来 自古以來 zì gǔ yǐ lái since ancient times ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
翡翠 翡翠 fěi cuì jadeite; tree kingfisher ∼HSK 6
陈设 陳設 chén shè to display; to exhibit; to set out; furnishings ∼HSK 6
玲珑 玲瓏 líng lóng (onom.) clink of jewels; exquisite; detailed and fine; clever; nimble ∼HSK 6