The Longest Day in Chang'an

Episode review

The Sun at Its Highest

S1E2 · 午初 阳气炽盛 wǔ chū yáng qì chìshèng

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4.83 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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壁 壁 bì partition wall; walls of a house ∼HSK 5
昼 晝 zhòu daytime, daylight ∼HSK 5
莺 鶯 yīng oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various) ∼HSK 5
妆 妝 zhuāng to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up ∼HSK 5
旋 旋 xuán revolve, move in orbit; return ∼HSK 5
执笔 執筆 zhí bǐ to write; to do the actual writing ∼HSK 5
后宫 後宮 hòu gōng harem; chambers of imperial concubines ∼HSK 5
有如 有如 yǒu rú to be like sth; similar to; alike ∼HSK 5
冶 冶 yě smelt, fuse metals; cast, found ∼HSK 5
覆 覆 fù cover; tip over; return; reply ∼HSK 5
衢 衢 qú highway; thoroughfare, intersection ∼HSK 5
鸣 鳴 míng cry of bird or animal; make sound ∼HSK 5
珂 珂 kē inferior kind of jade ∼HSK 5
焉 焉 yān thereupon, then; how? why? where? ∼HSK 5
鼎 鼎 dǐng large, three-legged bronze caldron ∼HSK 5
心智 心智 xīn zhì wisdom ∼HSK 5
佑 佑 yòu help, protect, bless ∼HSK 5
执掌 執掌 zhí zhǎng to wield (power etc) ∼HSK 5
必得 必得 bì děi must; have to ∼HSK 5
官阶 官階 guān jiē official rank ∼HSK 5
池 池 Chí pool, pond; moat; cistern ∼HSK 5
卦 卦 guà fortune telling; tell fortunes ∼HSK 5
繁复 繁複 fán fù complicated ∼HSK 5
尊荣 尊榮 zūn róng honor and glory ∼HSK 5
委任 委任 wěi rèn to appoint ∼HSK 5
毙 斃 bì kill; die violent death ∼HSK 5
差池 差池 chā chí mistake; error; mishap ∼HSK 5
晨 晨 chén early morning, daybreak ∼HSK 5
唆 唆 suō make mischief, incite, instigate ∼HSK 5
弹劾 彈劾 tán hé to impeach (an official) ∼HSK 5
乃是 乃是 nǎi shì equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4] ∼HSK 5
陇 隴 Lǒng mountain located between Shanxi ∼HSK 5
尊 尊 zūn honored ∼HSK 5
刑 刑 Xíng punishment, penalty; law ∼HSK 5
稍等 稍等 shāo děng to wait a moment ∼HSK 5
柔 柔 róu soft; gentle, pliant ∼HSK 5
孟婆汤 孟婆湯 mèng pó tāng potion given to souls by the goddess Meng Po 孟婆[Meng4po2] before they are reincarnated that makes them forget their previous existence ∼HSK 5
官府 官府 guān fǔ authorities; feudal official ∼HSK 5
自认 自認 zì rèn to believe (sth in relation to oneself); to regard oneself as; to acknowledge (sth in relation to oneself); to resign oneself to ∼HSK 5
倦 倦 juàn be tired of, weary ∼HSK 5
实则 實則 shí zé actually; in fact ∼HSK 5
彼 彼 bǐ that, there, those ∼HSK 5
勃 勃 bó suddenly, sudden, quick ∼HSK 5
驱赶 驅趕 qūgǎn drive away ∼HSK 5
殴 毆 Ōu beat, fight with fists, hit ∼HSK 5
酒醉 酒醉 jiǔ zuì to become drunk ∼HSK 5
玉佩 玉佩 yù pèi jade pendant; jade ornament ∼HSK 5
交与 交與 jiāo yǔ to hand over ∼HSK 5
错漏 錯漏 cuò lòu error and negligence ∼HSK 5
私售 私售 sī shòu see 私賣|私卖[si1 mai4] ∼HSK 5