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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晋 晉 Jìn advance, increase; promote ∼HSK 5
殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
器物 器物 qì wù implement; utensil; article; object ∼HSK 5
西式 西式 xī shì Western style ∼HSK 5
教义 教義 jiào yì creed; doctrine; teachings ∼HSK 5
进献 進獻 jìn xiàn to offer as tribute ∼HSK 5
钦 欽 Qīn respect, admire; respectful ∼HSK 5
摄政王 攝政王 shè zhèng wáng regent ∼HSK 5
青天 青天 qīng tiān clear sky; blue sky; upright and honorable (official) ∼HSK 5
斋 齋 zhāi vegetarian fast ∼HSK 5
壁 壁 bì partition wall; walls of a house ∼HSK 5
测绘 測繪 cè huì to survey and draw; to map ∼HSK 5
帝王 帝王 dì wáng regent; monarch ∼HSK 5
绘制 繪製 huì zhì to draw; to draft (a map, blueprint, diagram, illustration etc) ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
刁 刁 diāo tricky, crafty ∼HSK 5
居 居 jū reside ∼HSK 5
安闲 安閑 ān xián at one's ease; carefree ∼HSK 5
屋檐 屋簷 wū yán eaves; roof (i.e. home) ∼HSK 5
杰作 傑作 jié zuò masterpiece ∼HSK 5
华美 華美 huá měi magnificent; gorgeous; ornate ∼HSK 5
施打 施打 shī dǎ to inject (a vaccine etc) ∼HSK 5
琪 琪 qí type of jade ∼HSK 5
进贡 進貢 jìn gòng to offer tribute; to pay tribute that a vassal owes to his suzerain ∼HSK 5
送达 送達 sòng dá to deliver; to serve notice (law) ∼HSK 5
暴 暴 Bào violent, brutal, tyrannical ∼HSK 5
开端 開端 kāi duān start; beginning ∼HSK 5
庭 庭 tíng courtyard; spacious hall or yard ∼HSK 5
齿轮 齒輪 chǐ lún (machine) gear; pinion (gear wheel) ∼HSK 5
太监 太監 tài jiàn court eunuch; palace eunuch ∼HSK 5
尘封 塵封 chén fēng covered in dust; dusty; lying unused for a long time ∼HSK 5
驱使 驅使 qū shǐ to urge; to prompt; to spur on; to order sb about ∼HSK 5
浸 浸 jìn soak, immerse, dip, percolate ∼HSK 5
劝化 勸化 quàn huà to exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life (Buddhism); to beg for alms ∼HSK 5
青年人 青年人 qīng nián rén young person; the young ∼HSK 5
以西 以西 yǐ xī to the west of (suffix) ∼HSK 5
沿用 沿用 yán yòng to continue to use (old methods); to apply as before; according to usage ∼HSK 5
新政 新政 xīn zhèng new policy; New Deal (Roosevelt's 1933 policy to deal with the Great Depression) ∼HSK 5
继承人 繼承人 jì chéng rén heir; successor ∼HSK 5
年幼 年幼 nián yòu young; underage ∼HSK 5
掌权 掌權 zhǎng quán to wield (political etc) power; be in power ∼HSK 5
辅 輔 fǔ cheek bone; protective; assist ∼HSK 5
建政 建政 jiàn zhèng to establish a government; esp. refers to communist takeover of 1949 ∼HSK 5
肃杀 肅殺 sù shā austere; stern; harsh; somber and desolate (autumn or winter) ∼HSK 5
起因 起因 qǐ yīn cause; a factor (leading to an effect) ∼HSK 5
矗立 矗立 chù lì to tower; standing tall and upright (of large building) ∼HSK 5
不协调 不協調 bù xié tiáo uncoordinated; disharmony ∼HSK 5
撵 攆 niǎn drive away, expel, oust ∼HSK 5
贤 賢 xián virtuous, worthy ∼HSK 5
履 履 lǚ footwear, shoes; walk on, tread ∼HSK 5