The Forbidden City

Episode review

Western Fever in the Imperial Palace

S1E9 · 宫廷西洋风 gōngtíng xīyáng fēng

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年间 年間 nián jiān in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade) ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
明 明 Míng bright, light, brilliant; clear ∼HSK 1
四十 四十 sì shí forty; 40 ∼HSK 1
最高 最高 zuì gāo tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) ∼HSK 1
十二 十二 shí èr twelve; 12 ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
十八 十八 shí bā eighteen; 18 ∼HSK 1
写字 寫字 xiě zì to write (by hand); to practice calligraphy ∼HSK 1
十六 十六 shí liù sixteen; 16 ∼HSK 1
百年 百年 bǎi nián hundred years; century; lifetime ∼HSK 1
人中 人中 rén zhōng philtrum; infranasal depression; the "human center" acupuncture point ∼HSK 1
工 工 gōng labor, work; worker, laborer ∼HSK 1
各国 各國 gè guó each country; every country; various countries ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
十五 十五 shí wǔ fifteen; 15 ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
影 影 yǐng shadow; image, reflection; photograph ∼HSK 1
在一起 在一起 zài yī qǐ together ∼HSK 1
五十 五十 wǔ shí fifty ∼HSK 1
十四 十四 shí sì fourteen; 14 ∼HSK 1
进见 進見 jìn jiàn to formally present oneself before a superior (e.g. a ruler, high-ranking official or esteemed figure) for an official meeting; to have an audience with ∼HSK 1
并不 並不 bìng bù not at all; by no means ∼HSK 1
大为 大為 dà wéi very; greatly ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
在后 在後 zài hòu behind ∼HSK 1
俄罗斯 俄羅斯 É luó sī Russia ∼HSK 1
现 現 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible ∼HSK 1
大有 大有 dà yǒu there is a great deal of... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in); (literary) bumper harvest; abundance ∼HSK 1
午 午 wǔ noon; 7th terrestrial branch ∼HSK 1
两下 兩下 liǎng xià twice; for a little while ∼HSK 1
四下 四下 sì xià everywhere ∼HSK 1
教会 教會 jiāo huì to show; to teach ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
再一次 再一次 zài yī cì again ∼HSK 1
听来 聽來 tīng lái to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc); to ring (true); to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression); to hear from somewhere ∼HSK 1
做出 做出 zuò chū to put out; to issue ∼HSK 1
上书 上書 shàng shū to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition ∼HSK 1
元年 元年 yuán nián first year of an emperor's reign; first year of an era; first year of a significant time period ∼HSK 1
天花 天花 tiān huā smallpox; ceiling; stamen of corn; (old) snow; (dialect) sesame oil ∼HSK 1
是以 是以 shì yǐ therefore; thus; so ∼HSK 1
正午 正午 zhèng wǔ midday; noon; noonday ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
试听 試聽 shì tīng audition; to give sb an audition; to check by listening ∼HSK 1