The Forbidden City

Episode review

Jade Objects in the Palace Museum

S1E8 · 故宫藏玉 gùgōng zàng yù

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格子 格子 gé zi lattice; check (pattern of squares) ∼HSK 6
杠头 槓頭 gàng tóu (old) chief coffin bearer; (fig.) argumentative person; a kind of bread made with a dough flattened using a rolling pin ∼HSK 6
长方形 長方形 cháng fāng xíng rectangle ∼HSK 6
特使 特使 tè shǐ special envoy; special ambassador ∼HSK 6
副手 副手 fù shǒu assistant ∼HSK 6
灵动 靈動 líng dòng to be quick-witted ∼HSK 6
年之久 年之久 nián zhī jiǔ period of... years ∼HSK 6
皇权 皇權 huáng quán imperial power ∼HSK 6
可望 可望 kě wàng can be expected (to); to be expected (to); hopefully (happening) ∼HSK 6
不清 不清 bù qīng unclear ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
混杂 混雜 hùn zá to mix; to mingle ∼HSK 6
上苍 上蒼 shàng cāng heaven ∼HSK 6
皇位 皇位 huáng wèi the title of Emperor ∼HSK 6
百分之 百分之 bǎi fēn zhī percent ∼HSK 6
寿堂 壽堂 shòu táng mourning hall; a hall for a birthday celebration ∼HSK 6
石雕 石雕 shí diāo stone carving; carved sculpture ∼HSK 6
积雪 積雪 jī xuě snow; snow cover; snow mantle ∼HSK 6
稀薄 稀薄 xī bó thin; rarefied ∼HSK 6
险峻 險峻 xiǎn jùn (of terrain) mountainous; rugged; (of a situation) precarious; daunting ∼HSK 6
山洪 山洪 shān hóng deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt ∼HSK 6
鹅卵石 鵝卵石 é luǎn shí pebble; cobblestone ∼HSK 6
抛光 拋光 pāo guāng to polish; to burnish ∼HSK 6
千里之外 千里之外 qiān lǐ zhī wài thousand miles distant ∼HSK 6
精巧 精巧 jīng qiǎo elaborate ∼HSK 6
严厉批评 嚴厲批評 yán lì pī píng to criticize severely; to slate ∼HSK 6
感官 感官 gǎn guān sense; sense organ ∼HSK 6
仿宋 仿宋 fǎng Sòng imitation Song dynasty typeface; Fangsong font ∼HSK 6
雕琢 雕琢 diāo zhuó to sculpt; to carve (jade); ornate artwork; overly elaborate prose ∼HSK 6
近距离 近距離 jìn jù lí close range ∼HSK 6
古墓 古墓 gǔ mù old tomb (archaeology) ∼HSK 6
山崖 山崖 shān yá cliff ∼HSK 6
峭壁 峭壁 qiào bì cliff; steep; precipice ∼HSK 6
酷爱 酷愛 kù ài to be keen on; to have a passion for ∼HSK 6
档案馆 檔案館 dàng àn guǎn archive library ∼HSK 6
宠信 寵信 chǒng xìn to dote on and trust ∼HSK 6
浑浊 渾濁 hún zhuó muddy; turbid ∼HSK 6
温润 溫潤 wēn rùn gentle; kindly; mild and humid (climate) ∼HSK 6
嘀咕 嘀咕 dí gu to mutter; to feel apprehensive ∼HSK 6
传唤 傳喚 chuán huàn a summons (to the police); subpoena ∼HSK 6
碑记 碑記 bēi jì a record of events inscribed on a tablet ∼HSK 6
降旨 降旨 jiàng zhǐ to issue an imperial edict ∼HSK 6
笔筒 筆筒 bǐ tǒng pen container; brush pot ∼HSK 6
青铜器 青銅器 qīng tóng qì bronze implement; refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC ∼HSK 6
兽行 獸行 shòu xíng brutal act; bestiality ∼HSK 6
浸润 浸潤 jìn rùn to permeate; to percolate; fig. to saturate (with emotion) ∼HSK 6
色斑 色斑 sè bān stain; colored patch; freckle; lentigo ∼HSK 6
蕴含 蘊含 yùn hán to contain; to accumulate ∼HSK 6
纹理 紋理 wén lǐ vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc) ∼HSK 6
余下 餘下 yú xià remaining ∼HSK 6