The Forbidden City

Episode review

Western Fever in the Imperial Palace

S1E9 · 宫廷西洋风 gōngtíng xīyáng fēng

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Vocabulary

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相符 相符 xiāng fú to match; to tally ∼HSK 4
世纪末 世紀末 shì jì mò end of the century ∼HSK 4
汇编 匯編 huì biān to compile; collection; compilation ∼HSK 4
字样 字樣 zì yàng model or template character; written slogan or phrase; mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc) ∼HSK 4
彩 彩 cǎi hue, color; variegated colors ∼HSK 4
作法 作法 zuò fǎ course of action; method of doing sth; practice; modus operandi ∼HSK 4
技法 技法 jì fǎ technique; method ∼HSK 4
泰 泰 Tài great, exalted, superior; big ∼HSK 4
中世纪 中世紀 zhōng shì jì medieval; Middle Ages ∼HSK 4
蒋 蔣 Jiǎng surname; hydropyrum latifalium ∼HSK 4
地处 地處 dì chǔ to be located at; to be situated in ∼HSK 4
幽静 幽靜 yōu jìng quiet; secluded; isolated; peaceful ∼HSK 4
归正 歸正 guī zhèng to return to the right path; to mend one's ways; to reform; Reformed (church etc) ∼HSK 4
宅 宅 zhái residence, dwelling, home; grave ∼HSK 4
天顶 天頂 tiān dǐng zenith ∼HSK 4
透视 透視 tòu shì (drawing and painting) perspective; (medicine) to perform fluoroscopy; to examine by X-ray; (fig.) to take a penetrating look at sth; to gain insight ∼HSK 4
别具 別具 bié jù to have unique (talent, insight etc) ∼HSK 4
批示 批示 pī shì to write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate; written comments from a superior ∼HSK 4
翻然 翻然 fān rán suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc); also written ∼HSK 4
叛乱 叛亂 pàn luàn armed rebellion ∼HSK 4
分批 分批 fēn pī to do sth in batches or groups ∼HSK 4
稿 稾 gǎo draft, manuscript, rough copy ∼HSK 4
考究 考究 kǎo jiū to investigate; to check and research; exquisite ∼HSK 4
二十世纪 二十世紀 èr shí shì jì 20th century ∼HSK 4
奇观 奇觀 qí guān spectacle; impressive sight ∼HSK 4
伦 倫 lún normal human relationships ∼HSK 4
底座 底座 dǐ zuò base; pedestal; foundation ∼HSK 4
安放 安放 ān fàng to lay; to place; to put in a certain place ∼HSK 4
八方 八方 bā fāng the eight points of the compass; all directions ∼HSK 4
首位 首位 shǒu wèi first place ∼HSK 4
表针 錶針 biǎo zhēn hand of a clock ∼HSK 4
仙 仙 xiān immortal ∼HSK 4
列强 列強 liè qiáng the Great Powers (history) ∼HSK 4
创造力 創造力 chuàng zào lì ingenuity; creativity ∼HSK 4
成败 成敗 chéng bài success or failure ∼HSK 4
厘米 釐米 lí mǐ centimeter HSK 4
电灯 電燈 diàn dēng electric light HSK 4
长江 長江 Cháng Jiāng Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang HSK 4
摆动 擺動 bǎi dòng to sway; to swing; to move back and forth; to oscillate HSK 4
轮子 輪子 lún zi wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner HSK 4
率先 率先 shuài xiān to take the lead; to show initiative HSK 4
陆续 陸續 lù xù in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit HSK 4
公元 公元 gōng yuán CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini) HSK 4
积累 積累 jī lěi to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively HSK 4
引进 引進 yǐn jìn to recommend; to introduce (from outside) HSK 4
学术 學術 xué shù learning; science; academic HSK 4
促进 促進 cù jìn to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost HSK 4
记载 記載 jì zǎi to write down; to record; written account HSK 4
汇 匯 huì to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange HSK 4
测量 測量 cè liáng survey; to measure; to gauge; to determine HSK 4