The Forbidden City

Episode review

Jade Objects in the Palace Museum

S1E8 · 故宫藏玉 gùgōng zàng yù

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玉石 玉石 yù shí jade; jade and stone; (fig.) the good and the bad ∼HSK 5
殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
浴 浴 yù bathe, wash; bath ∼HSK 5
鲦 鰷 tiáo minnow ∼HSK 5
壁 壁 bì partition wall; walls of a house ∼HSK 5
进贡 進貢 jìn gòng to offer tribute; to pay tribute that a vassal owes to his suzerain ∼HSK 5
皇家 皇家 huáng jiā imperial family ∼HSK 5
器物 器物 qì wù implement; utensil; article; object ∼HSK 5
艺术品 藝術品 yì shù pǐn art piece; work of art ∼HSK 5
珍宝 珍寶 zhēn bǎo a treasure ∼HSK 5
姚 姚 Yáo handsome, elegant; surname ∼HSK 5
仁 仁 rén humaneness, benevolence, kindness ∼HSK 5
庭 庭 tíng courtyard; spacious hall or yard ∼HSK 5
碧 碧 bì jade green ∼HSK 5
璧 璧 bì piece of jade with hole in it ∼HSK 5
铸 鑄 zhù melt, cast; coin, mint ∼HSK 5
哀 哀 Āi sad, mournful, pitiful; pity ∼HSK 5
寓 寓 yù residence; lodge; dwell ∼HSK 5
贡品 貢品 gòng pǐn tribute ∼HSK 5
奢华 奢華 shē huá luxurious; sumptuous; lavish ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
公分 公分 gōng fēn centimeter (cm); gram (g) ∼HSK 5
独有 獨有 dú yǒu to own exclusively; unique to; specific; there is only ∼HSK 5
痴 痴 chī foolish, stupid, dumb, silly ∼HSK 5
朔 朔 shuò first day of lunar month; the north ∼HSK 5
帝王 帝王 dì wáng regent; monarch ∼HSK 5
翠 翠 cuì color green; kingfisher ∼HSK 5
不孝 不孝 bù xiào unfilial ∼HSK 5
刁 刁 diāo tricky, crafty ∼HSK 5
禧 禧 xǐ happiness; congratulations ∼HSK 5
面壁 面壁 miàn bì to face the wall; to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism); (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc ∼HSK 5
赠礼 贈禮 zèng lǐ present; gift ∼HSK 5
柄 柄 bǐng handle, lever, knob; authority ∼HSK 5
献宝 獻寶 xiàn bǎo to present a treasure; to offer a valuable piece of advice; to show off what one treasures ∼HSK 5
神力 神力 shén lì occult force; the power of a God or spirit ∼HSK 5
贯 貫 guàn a string of 1000 coins; to go through ∼HSK 5
赝品 贗品 yàn pǐn fake; counterfeit article ∼HSK 5
进献 進獻 jìn xiàn to offer as tribute ∼HSK 5
多达 多達 duō dá up to; no less than; as much as ∼HSK 5
青色 青色 qīng sè cyan; blue-green ∼HSK 5
太监 太監 tài jiàn court eunuch; palace eunuch ∼HSK 5
搬运 搬運 bān yùn freight; transport; portage; to transport; to carry ∼HSK 5
锦 錦 jǐn brocade ∼HSK 5
羌 羌 Qiāng Qiang nationality; surname ∼HSK 5
荣 榮 Róng glory, honor; flourish, prosper ∼HSK 5
收尾 收尾 shōu wěi to wind up; to bring to an end; to finish ∼HSK 5
铁器 鐵器 tiě qì hardware; ironware ∼HSK 5
极致 極致 jí zhì peak; pinnacle; ultimate ∼HSK 5
繁复 繁複 fán fù complicated ∼HSK 5
忠 忠 zhōng loyalty, devotion, fidelity ∼HSK 5