//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/25 words - 3 min
跪下[跪下]	gui4 xia5	to kneel down
池[池]	chi2	pond; reservoir; moat
荷花[荷花]	he2 hua1	lotus
接着[接著]	jie1 zhe5	to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
宫[宮]	gong1	palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale
女子[女子]	nu:3 zi3	woman; female
年年[年年]	nian2 nian2	year after year; yearly; every year; annually
相似[相似]	xiang1 si4	to resemble; similar; like; resemblance; similarity
雍正[雍正]	Yong1 zheng4	Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735)
皇帝[皇帝]	huang2 di4	emperor; CL:個|个[ge4]
登基[登基]	deng1 ji1	to ascend the throne
成就[成就]	cheng2 jiu4	accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about
许多[許多]	xu3 duo1	many; a lot of; much
伟业[偉業]	wei3 ye4	exploit; great undertaking
子嗣[子嗣]	zi3 si4	son; heir
兴旺[興旺]	xing1 wang4	prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish
皇太后[皇太後]	huang2 tai4 hou4	empress dowager
唯恐[唯恐]	wei2 kong3	for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐
王位[王位]	wang2 wei4	title of king; kingship
后继无人[後繼無人]	hou4 ji4 wu2 ren2	to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
举办[舉辦]	ju3 ban4	to conduct; to hold
选秀[選秀]	xuan3 xiu4	to select talented individuals; (sports) draft
充实[充實]	chong1 shi2	rich; full; substantial; to enrich; to augment; to substantiate (an argument)
后宫[後宮]	hou4 gong1	harem; chambers of imperial concubines
女孩[女孩]	nu:3 hai2	girl; lass
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/50 words - 5 min
全家[全家]	quan2 jia1	whole family
享福[享福]	xiang3 fu2	to live comfortably; happy and prosperous life
人心[人心]	ren2 xin1	popular feeling; the will of the people
分离[分離]	fen1 li2	to separate
世事[世事]	shi4 shi4	affairs of life; things of the world
变迁[變遷]	bian4 qian1	changes; vicissitudes
没法[沒法]	mei2 fa3	at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice
料到[料到]	liao4 dao4	to foresee; to anticipate
男子[男子]	nan2 zi3	a man; a male
建功立业[建功立業]	jian4 gong1 li4 ye4	to achieve or accomplish goals
不愿[不願]	bu4 yuan4	unwilling; unwillingness
虚度[虛度]	xu1 du4	to fritter away (one's time)
终身[終身]	zhong1 shen1	lifelong; all one's life; marriage
若[若]	ruo4	to seem; like; as; if
嫁人[嫁人]	jia4 ren2	to get married (of woman)
世上[世上]	shi4 shang4	on earth
不离不弃[不離不棄]	bu4 li2 bu4 qi4	to stand by (sb) (idiom); steadfast loyalty
菩萨[菩薩]	Pu2 sa4	Bodhisattva (Buddhism)
保佑[保佑]	bao3 you4	to bless and protect; blessing
落选[落選]	luo4 xuan3	to fail to be chosen (or elected); to lose an election
心愿[心願]	xin1 yuan4	cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration
愿望[願望]	yuan4 wang4	desire; wish
实现[實現]	shi2 xian4	to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
节日[節日]	jie2 ri4	holiday; festival; CL:個|个[ge4]
温[溫]	wen1	warm; lukewarm; temperature; to warm up; mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); fever (TCM); old variant of 瘟[wen1]
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/75 words - 6 min
太医[太醫]	tai4 yi1	imperial physician
庙[廟]	miao4	temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial
里[里]	li3	li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
实[實]	shi2	real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely
初[初]	chu1	at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic
嬛[嬛]	qiong2	alone; solitary
母亲[母親]	mu3 qin1	mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
这儿[這兒]	zhe4 r5	here
打发[打發]	da3 fa5	to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)
罢了[罷了]	ba4 le5	a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
瞒[瞞]	man2	to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark
力所能及[力所能及]	li4 suo3 neng2 ji2	as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers
其余[其餘]	qi2 yu2	the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them
听天由命[聽天由命]	ting1 tian1 you2 ming4	to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck
父亲[父親]	fu4 qin1	father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
生前[生前]	sheng1 qian2	(of a deceased) during one's life; while living
冰心[冰心]	Bing1 Xin1	Bing Xin (1900-1999), female poet and children's writer
玉[玉]	yu4	jade
壶[壺]	hu2	pot; classifier for bottled liquid
进宫[進宮]	jin4 gong1	to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail
顺治[順治]	Shun4 zhi4	reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662)
在位[在位]	zai4 wei4	on the throne; reigning (monarch)
定[定]	ding4	to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order
规矩[規矩]	gui1 ju5	lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
入选[入選]	ru4 xuan3	to be chosen; to be elected as
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/100 words - 6 min
不得[不得]	bu4 de2	must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
成婚[成婚]	cheng2 hun1	to get married
不该[不該]	bu4 gai1	should not; to owe nothing
贵重[貴重]	gui4 zhong4	precious
承受[承受]	cheng2 shou4	to bear; to support; to inherit
介[介]	jie4	to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor
御[御]	yu4	to resist; imperial; (classical) to drive (a chariot); to manage; to govern
医[醫]	yi1	medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
官位[官位]	guan1 wei4	official post
低微[低微]	di1 wei1	meager (wages); humble (social status); feeble (voice)
发誓[發誓]	fa1 shi4	to vow; to pledge; to swear
草率[草率]	cao3 shuai4	careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious
曾[曾]	ceng2	once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
卷入[捲入]	juan3 ru4	to be drawn into; to be involved in
纷争[紛爭]	fen1 zheng1	to dispute
名节[名節]	ming2 jie2	reputation and integrity
御医[御醫]	yu4 yi1	imperial physician
嫔妃[嬪妃]	pin2 fei1	imperial concubine
幸免[幸免]	xing4 mian3	narrowly and luckily escape
理解[理解]	li3 jie3	to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding
担忧[擔憂]	dan1 you1	to worry; to be concerned
轮到[輪到]	lun2 dao4	to be (sb's or sth's) turn
妹妹[妹妹]	mei4 mei5	younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4]
娆[嬈]	rao2	graceful
别无选择[別無選擇]	bie2 wu2 xuan3 ze2	to have no other choice
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/125 words - 8 min
尽[儘]	jin3	to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to
孝道[孝道]	xiao4 dao5	filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter
眉[眉]	mei2	eyebrow; upper margin
召[召]	zhao4	to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
情愿[情願]	qing2 yuan4	willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y)
都城[都城]	du1 cheng2	capital city
住所[住所]	zhu4 suo3	habitation; dwelling place; residence; CL:處|处[chu4]
祖父母[祖父母]	zu3 fu4 mu3	paternal grandparents
常见[常見]	chang2 jian4	commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently
结[結]	jie2	knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)
情谊[情誼]	qing2 yi4	friendship; camaraderie
朴素[樸素]	pu3 su4	plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous
即便[即便]	ji2 bian4	even if; even though; right away; immediately
仔细[仔細]	zi3 xi4	careful; attentive; cautious
得出[得出]	de2 chu1	to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion)
美貌[美貌]	mei3 mao4	good looks; beauty; good-looking
不住[不住]	bu4 zhu4	repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc)
嘉兴[嘉興]	Jia1 xing1	Jiaxing prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
县令[縣令]	xian4 ling4	county magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)
夏[夏]	xia4	summer
赐[賜]	ci4	to confer; to bestow; to grant
热茶[熱茶]	re4 cha2	hot tea
泼[潑]	po1	to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish
罚[罰]	fa2	to punish; to penalize
对不住[對不住]	dui4 bu5 zhu4	to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal)
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/150 words - 9 min
陵[陵]	ling2	mound; tomb; hill; mountain
容[容]	rong2	to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance
家父[家父]	jia1 fu4	(polite) my father
槐[槐]	huai2	Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica); Japanese pagoda tree
松阳县[松陽縣]	Song1 yang2 xian4	Songyang county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang
丞[丞]	cheng2	deputy
穷山恶水[窮山惡水]	qiong2 shan1 e4 shui3	lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom); fig. inhospitable natural environment
饶过[饒過]	rao2 guo4	to pardon; to excuse; to forgive
宽宏大量[寬宏大量]	kuan1 hong2 da4 liang4	magnanimous (idiom); generous
小事[小事]	xiao3 shi4	trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3]
放在心上[放在心上]	fang4 zai4 xin1 shang4	to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart
甄[甄]	zhen1	to distinguish; to evaluate
乃[乃]	nai3	to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
大理[大理]	da4 li3	judicial officer; justice of the peace (old)
寺[寺]	si4	Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)
卿[卿]	qing1	high ranking official (old); term of endearment between spouses (old); (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old); honorific (old)
高官[高官]	gao1 guan1	high official
高低[高低]	gao1 di1	height; altitude (aviation); pitch (music); ups and downs (success or failure); whether sth is right or wrong; comparative strength, weight, depth, stature; (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever; eventually, in the end
八旗[八旗]	Ba1 qi2	Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
汉[漢]	han4	man
军[軍]	jun1	army; military; arms; CL:個|个[ge4]
举动[舉動]	ju3 dong4	act; action; activity; move; movement
侵扰[侵擾]	qin1 rao3	to invade and harass
圣上[聖上]	sheng4 shang4	courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
皇上[皇上]	huang2 shang5	the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/175 words - 10 min
震怒[震怒]	zhen4 nu4	to be furious
挽回[挽回]	wan3 hui2	to retrieve; to redeem
玷污[玷污]	dian4 wu1	to stain; to sully; to tarnish
名声[名聲]	ming2 sheng1	reputation
有害无益[有害無益]	you3 hai4 wu2 yi4	harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good
思[思]	si1	to think; to consider
多谢[多謝]	duo1 xie4	many thanks; thanks a lot
出手[出手]	chu1 shou3	to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task
恩[恩]	en1	favor; grace; kindness
德[德]	de2	virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind
没齿难忘[沒齒難忘]	mo4 chi3 nan2 wang4	hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude
挂念[掛念]	gua4 nian4	concerned
皇宫[皇宮]	huang2 gong1	imperial palace
之内[之內]	zhi1 nei4	inside; within
莽撞[莽撞]	mang3 zhuang4	rude and impetuous
庄[莊]	zhuang1	farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)
衣装[衣裝]	yi1 zhuang1	garment
哪儿[哪兒]	na3 r5	where?; wherever; anywhere
雅致[雅致]	ya3 zhi4	elegant; refined; in good taste
低[低]	di1	low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
耳环[耳環]	er3 huan2	earring; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4]
当作[當作]	dang4 zuo4	to treat as; to regard as
见面礼[見面禮]	jian4 mian4 li3	gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
愿[願]	yuan4	to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing
心想事成[心想事成]	xin1 xiang3 shi4 cheng2	to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/200 words - 11 min
享[享]	xiang3	to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of
福分[福分]	fu2 fen5	one's happy lot; good fortune
大方[大方]	da4 fang5	generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed
出身[出身]	chu1 shen1	to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin
寒门[寒門]	han2 men2	poor and humble family; my family (humble)
回报[回報]	hui2 bao4	(in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate
好意[好意]	hao3 yi4	good intention; kindness
英雄[英雄]	ying1 xiong2	hero; CL:個|个[ge4]
不问[不問]	bu4 wen4	to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off
美丽[美麗]	mei3 li4	beautiful
不必[不必]	bu4 bi4	need not; does not have to; not necessarily
贬低[貶低]	bian3 di1	to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue
参见[參見]	can1 jian4	to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to
太后[太后]	tai4 hou4	Empress Dowager
福[福]	fu2	good fortune; happiness; luck
叩[叩]	kou4	to knock; to kowtow
健康[健康]	jian4 kang1	health; healthy
永[永]	yong3	forever; always; perpetual
安乐[安樂]	an1 le4	peace and happiness
满脸[滿臉]	man3 lian3	across one's whole face
恭[恭]	gong1	respectful
恭敬[恭敬]	gong1 jing4	deferential; respectful
敬[敬]	jing4	to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer
回话[回話]	hui2 hua4	to reply
一面[一面]	yi1 mian4	one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/225 words - 12 min
头发[頭髮]	tou2 fa5	hair (on the head)
秋海棠[秋海棠]	qiu1 hai3 tang2	begonia
母[母]	mu3	mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female
香囊[香囊]	xiang1 nang2	spice bag
包衣[包衣]	bao1 yi1	capsule (containing medicine); husk (of corn)
佐[佐]	zuo3	to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany
领[領]	ling3	neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
威[威]	wei1	power; might; prestige
冬[冬]	dong1	winter
春[春]	chun1	spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
有意思[有意思]	you3 yi4 si5	interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun
济州[濟州]	Ji4 zhou1	Jeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site
都督[都督]	du1 du1	(army) commander-in-chief (archaic); provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD)
沈[沈]	chen2	variant of 沉[chen2]
山[山]	shan1	mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable
叩见[叩見]	kou4 jian4	to kowtow in salute
皇[皇]	huang2	emperor; old variant of 惶[huang2]
上万[上萬]	shang4 wan4	over ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
金安[金安]	Jin1 an1	Jin'an district of Lu'an city 六安市[Lu4 an1 shi4], Anhui
读[讀]	du2	to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]
愚钝[愚鈍]	yu2 dun4	stupid; slow-witted
只读[只讀]	zhi3 du2	read-only (computing)
则[則]	ze2	(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
序[序]	xu4	order; sequence; preface
大多数[大多數]	da4 duo1 shu4	(great) majority
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/250 words - 14 min
缝补[縫補]	feng2 bu3	to darn (clothing); to sew and mend
刺绣[刺繡]	ci4 xiu4	to embroider; embroidery
念书[念書]	nian4 shu1	to read; to study
了不起[了不起]	liao3 bu5 qi3	amazing; terrific; extraordinary
写下[寫下]	xie3 xia4	to write down
用来[用來]	yong4 lai2	to be used for
描述[描述]	miao2 shu4	to describe; description
楚[楚]	chu3	distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)
王宫[王宮]	wang2 gong1	imperial palace
殿[殿]	dian4	palace hall
细腰[細腰]	xi4 yao1	slender waist; fig. pretty woman; mortise and tenon joint on a coffin
出自[出自]	chu1 zi4	to come from
蔡[蔡]	Cai4	surname Cai
伸[伸]	shen1	to stretch; to extend
词[詞]	ci2	word; statement; speech; lyrics; CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2]; CL:首[shou3]
诗歌[詩歌]	shi1 ge1	poem; CL:本[ben3],首[shou3],段[duan4]
文学[文學]	wen2 xue2	literature; CL:種|种[zhong3]
精通[精通]	jing1 tong1	to be proficient in; to master (a subject)
育[育]	yu4	to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate
有方[有方]	you3 fang1	to do things right; to use the correct method
是否[是否]	shi4 fou3	whether (or not); if; is or isn't
把头[把頭]	ba3 tou2	labor contractor; gangmaster
抬[抬]	tai2	to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
上前[上前]	shang4 qian2	to advance; to step forward
不差[不差]	bu4 cha4	not bad; OK
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/275 words - 15 min
袅[嫋]	niao3	delicate; graceful
腰[腰]	yao1	waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins
减[減]	jian3	to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
消[消]	xiao1	to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need
紫禁城[紫禁城]	Zi3 jin4 cheng2	the Forbidden City; the Imperial Palace in Beijing; same as 故宮|故宫[Gu4 gong1]
滋养[滋養]	zi1 yang3	to nourish
姑娘[姑娘]	gu1 niang5	girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]
做梦[做夢]	zuo4 meng4	to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream
彼此[彼此]	bi3 ci3	each other; one another
选中[選中]	xuan3 zhong4	to choose; to pick; to settle upon; to decide upon a candidate; to be selected for some role
天意[天意]	tian1 yi4	providence; the Will of Heaven
老天[老天]	lao3 tian1	God; Heavens
寻常[尋常]	xun2 chang2	usual; common; ordinary
增添[增添]	zeng1 tian1	to add; to increase
佳丽[佳麗]	jia1 li4	beauty
泛[泛]	fan4	to float; to be suffused with; general; extensive; non-specific; flood; pan- (prefix)
辈[輩]	bei4	lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people
尚可[尚可]	shang4 ke3	not bad; satisfactory
不仅[不僅]	bu4 jin3	not only (this one); not just (...) but also
嫔[嬪]	pin2	imperial concubine
氏[氏]	shi4	clan name; maiden name
几乎[幾乎]	ji1 hu1	almost; nearly; practically
眉目[眉目]	mei2 mu4	general facial appearance; features; arrangement; sequence of ideas; logic (of writing); rough sketch or general idea of things
眉目[眉目]	mei2 mu5	progress; prospect of solution; sign of positive outcome
足够[足夠]	zu2 gou4	enough; sufficient
恕[恕]	shu4	to forgive
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/300 words - 16 min
臣妾[臣妾]	chen2 qie4	(literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler)
好奇[好奇]	hao4 qi2	inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity
品[品]	pin3	article; commodity; product; goods; kind; grade; rank; character; disposition; nature; temperament; variety; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute)
朕[朕]	zhen4	I; we (imperial use); subtle
莞[莞]	guan3	(district)
娘娘[娘娘]	niang2 niang5	queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt
新选[新選]	xin1 xuan3	newly elected
秀[秀]	xiu4	handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears
封号[封號]	feng1 hao4	title granted to a person (archaic); to ban an (online) account
等级[等級]	deng3 ji2	grade; rank; status
伶牙俐齿[伶牙俐齒]	ling2 ya2 li4 chi3	clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab
正是[正是]	zheng4 shi4	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as
承[承]	cheng2	to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive
乾[乾]	qian2	one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven; male principle; ☰; ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
分给[分給]	fen1 gei3	to divide (and give to others)
主意[主意]	zhu3 yi5	plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
皇后[皇后]	huang2 hou4	empress; imperial consort
堂皇[堂皇]	tang2 huang2	imposing; grand
讨[討]	tao3	to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study
欢心[歡心]	huan1 xin1	favor; liking; love; jubilation; joy
忙不迭[忙不迭]	mang2 bu4 die2	hurriedly; in haste
办事[辦事]	ban4 shi4	to handle (affairs); to work
碎[碎]	sui4	to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary
轩[軒]	xuan1	pavilion with a view; high; tall; high fronted, curtained carriage (old)
方[方]	fang1	square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/325 words - 17 min
贵人[貴人]	gui4 ren2	nobility; person of high rank
偏[偏]	pian1	to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations; left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical
那儿[那兒]	na4 r5	there
吉利[吉利]	ji2 li4	auspicious; lucky; propitious
流产[流產]	liu2 chan3	to have a miscarriage; miscarriage; to fail; to fall through
打入冷宫[打入冷宮]	da3 ru4 leng3 gong1	to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history
顾忌[顧忌]	gu4 ji4	to have misgivings; apprehension; worry; qualm; scruple
华[華]	hua2	magnificent; splendid; flowery
妃[妃]	fei1	imperial concubine
寝[寢]	qin3	to lie down
霸道[霸道]	ba4 dao4	the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent
请安[請安]	qing3 an1	to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])
吉祥[吉祥]	ji2 xiang2	lucky; auspicious; propitious
迎接[迎接]	ying2 jie1	to meet; to welcome; to greet
不适[不適]	bu4 shi4	unwell; indisposed; out of sorts
看齐[看齊]	kan4 qi2	to follow sb's example; to emulate; (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation)
皇子[皇子]	huang2 zi3	prince
翊[翊]	yi4	assist; ready to fly; respect
坤[坤]	kun1	one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth; female principle; ☷; ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
矫情[矯情]	jiao3 qing2	affected; unnatural; pretentious
愈发[愈發]	yu4 fa1	all the more; increasingly
任性[任性]	ren4 xing4	willful; headstrong; unruly
厥[厥]	jue2	to faint; to lose consciousness; his; her; its; their
赏赐[賞賜]	shang3 ci4	to bestow; to confer (a reward for service); a reward
欢[歡]	huan1	joyous; happy; pleased
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/350 words - 19 min
宜[宜]	yi2	proper; should; suitable; appropriate
香味[香味]	xiang1 wei4	fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; CL:股[gu3]
顺[順]	shun4	to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable
贞[貞]	zhen1	chaste
偏门[偏門]	pian1 men2	side door; doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly)
正门[正門]	zheng4 men2	main entrance; main gate; portal
不宜[不宜]	bu4 yi2	not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
公[公]	gong1	public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)
公会[公會]	gong1 hui4	guild
住处[住處]	zhu4 chu4	residence; dwelling; dwelling place
天色[天色]	tian1 se4	color of the sky; time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky; weather
内务府[內務府]	Nei4 wu4 fu3	Imperial Household Department (in Qing dynasty)
行李[行李]	xing2 li5	luggage; CL:件[jian4]
放置[放置]	fang4 zhi4	to put
各自[各自]	ge4 zi4	each; respective; apiece
冷清[冷清]	leng3 qing1	cold and cheerless; fig. lonely; unfrequented
清净[清淨]	qing1 jing4	peaceful; quiet; tranquil; purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism)
咱们[咱們]	zan2 men5	we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [za2 men5]
首领[首領]	shou3 ling3	head; boss; chief
监[監]	jian1	to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison
康[康]	kang1	healthy; peaceful; abundant
禄[祿]	lu4	good fortune; official salary
海[海]	hai3	ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous
拜见[拜見]	bai4 jian4	to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior
如意[如意]	ru2 yi4	as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/375 words - 21 min
掌[掌]	zhang3	palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
宫女[宮女]	gong1 nu:3	palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4]
崔[崔]	cui1	high mountain; precipitous
槿[槿]	jin3	Hibiscus syriacus; transient
汐[汐]	xi1	night tides; evening ebbtide; Taiwan pr. [xi4]
本分[本分]	ben3 fen4	(to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role
忠[忠]	zhong1	loyal; devoted; honest
衷心[衷心]	zhong1 xin1	heartfelt; wholehearted; cordial
耿耿[耿耿]	geng3 geng3	bright; devoted; having sth on one's mind; troubled
二心[二心]	er4 xin1	disloyalty; half-heartedness; duplicity
赏[賞]	shang3	to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
伺候[伺候]	ci4 hou4	to serve; to wait upon
歇息[歇息]	xie1 xi5	to have a rest; to stay for the night; to go to bed; to sleep
一会儿[一會兒]	yi1 hui4 r5	a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
受宠若惊[受寵若驚]	shou4 chong3 ruo4 jing1	overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
亲自[親自]	qin1 zi4	personally; in person; oneself
折煞[折煞]	zhe2 sha1	variant of 折殺|折杀[zhe2 sha1]
告[告]	gao4	to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue
轻看[輕看]	qing1 kan4	to look down upon
心疼[心疼]	xin1 teng2	to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed
比不上[比不上]	bi3 bu4 shang4	can't compare with
料子[料子]	liao4 zi5	material
裙子[裙子]	qun2 zi5	skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2]
觐见[覲見]	jin4 jian4	to have an audience (with the Emperor)
穿着[穿著]	chuan1 zhuo2	attire; clothes; dress
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/400 words - 22 min
恩宠[恩寵]	en1 chong3	special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite
忍受[忍受]	ren3 shou4	to bear; to endure
贤[賢]	xian2	worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
随和[隨和]	sui2 he2	amiable; easy-going
富[富]	fu4	rich; abundant; wealthy
察[察]	cha2	to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident
多管闲事[多管閒事]	duo1 guan3 xian2 shi4	meddling in other people's business
存在[存在]	cun2 zai4	to exist; to be; existence
贴身[貼身]	tie1 shen1	worn next to the skin; close-fitting; personal (servant etc)
仆[僕]	pu2	servant
侍奉[侍奉]	shi4 feng4	to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs
妥帖[妥帖]	tuo3 tie1	properly; satisfactorily; firmly; very fitting; appropriate; proper; to be in good order; also written 妥貼|妥贴[tuo3 tie1]
宝[寶]	bao3	jewel; gem; treasure; precious
娟[娟]	juan1	beautiful; graceful
十分[十分]	shi2 fen1	very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
可靠[可靠]	ke3 kao4	reliable
另[另]	ling4	other; another; separate; separately
侍女[侍女]	shi4 nu:3	maid
指望[指望]	zhi3 wang4	to hope for sth; to count on; hope
过惯[過慣]	guo4 guan4	to be accustomed to (a certain lifestyle etc)
无所谓[無所謂]	wu2 suo3 wei4	to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be
禀报[稟報]	bing3 bao4	to report (to one's superior)
菊[菊]	ju2	chrysanthemum
延[延]	yan2	to prolong; to extend; to delay
禧[禧]	xi3	joy
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/425 words - 25 min
虽[雖]	sui1	although; even though
忠诚[忠誠]	zhong1 cheng2	devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty
或[或]	huo4	maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
锻[鍛]	duan4	to forge; to discipline; wrought
采[采]	cai3	color; complexion; looks; variant of 彩[cai3]; variant of 採|采[cai3]
感激不尽[感激不盡]	gan3 ji1 bu4 jin4	can't thank sb enough (idiom)
熟知[熟知]	shu2 zhi1	to be well acquainted with
照应[照應]	zhao4 ying4	to correlate with; to correspond to
照应[照應]	zhao4 ying5	to look after; to take care of; to attend to
诸位[諸位]	zhu1 wei4	(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs
礼[禮]	li3	gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy
叩拜[叩拜]	kou4 bai4	to bow in salute; to kowtow
格外[格外]	ge2 wai4	especially; particularly
图[圖]	tu2	diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek
报[報]	bao4	to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]
心地[心地]	xin1 di4	character
善良[善良]	shan4 liang2	good and honest; kindhearted
优雅[優雅]	you1 ya3	grace; graceful
遮[遮]	zhe1	to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal
慧眼[慧眼]	hui4 yan3	an all-seeing mind; mental perception; insight; acumen
识[識]	shi2	to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]
珠[珠]	zhu1	bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]
个个[個個]	ge4 ge4	each one individually; each and every
出众[出眾]	chu1 zhong4	to stand out; outstanding
国色天香[國色天香]	guo2 se4 tian1 xiang1	national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
世[世]	shi4	life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/450 words - 26 min
光耀[光耀]	guang1 yao4	dazzling; brilliant
夺目[奪目]	duo2 mu4	to dazzle the eyes
争[爭]	zheng1	to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
辉[輝]	hui1	splendor; to shine upon
甜[甜]	tian2	sweet
形容[形容]	xing2 rong2	to describe; description; appearance; look
明月[明月]	ming2 yue4	bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark; CL:輪|轮[lun2]
光辉[光輝]	guang1 hui1	radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent
明珠[明珠]	ming2 zhu1	pearl; jewel (of great value)
璀璨[璀璨]	cui3 can4	bright; resplendent
媲美[媲美]	pi4 mei3	to match; is comparable with
能说会道[能說會道]	neng2 shuo1 hui4 dao4	can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
讨好[討好]	tao3 hao3	to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
恭维[恭維]	gong1 wei5	to praise; to speak highly of; compliment; praise
左右逢源[左右逢源]	zuo3 you4 feng2 yuan2	lit. to strike water right and left (idiom); fig. to turn everything into gold; to have everything going one's way; to benefit from both sides
表演[表演]	biao3 yan3	play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3]
佩服[佩服]	pei4 fu2	to admire
屋[屋]	wu1	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]
皇室[皇室]	huang2 shi4	royal family; imperial household; member of the royal family
分享[分享]	fen1 xiang3	to share (let others have some of sth good)
挑选[挑選]	tiao1 xuan3	to choose; to select
宅子[宅子]	zhai2 zi5	house; residence
早已[早已]	zao3 yi3	long ago; for a long time
堆满[堆滿]	dui1 man3	to pile up
物[物]	wu4	thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/475 words - 28 min
施舍[施捨]	shi1 she3	to give in charity; to give alms (to the poor)
恩惠[恩惠]	en1 hui4	favor; grace
懂得[懂得]	dong3 de5	to understand; to know; to comprehend
收买[收買]	shou1 mai3	to purchase; to bribe
府[府]	fu3	seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
佣人[傭人]	yong1 ren2	servant
自有[自有]	zi4 you3	to possess; to own; to have
仗势欺人[仗勢欺人]	zhang4 shi4 qi1 ren2	to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom); to kick people around
无意间[無意間]	wu2 yi4 jian1	inadvertently; unintentionally
冒犯[冒犯]	mao4 fan4	to offend
过意不去[過意不去]	guo4 yi4 bu4 qu4	to feel very apologetic
来自[來自]	lai2 zi4	to come from (a place); From: (in email header)
武[武]	wu3	martial; military
文武双全[文武雙全]	wen2 wu3 shuang1 quan2	well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier; master of pen and sword
果然[果然]	guo3 ran2	really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed
料[料]	liao4	material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess
般[般]	ban1	sort; kind; class; way; manner
骁[驍]	xiao1	brave; good horse; strong
勇[勇]	yong3	brave
添[添]	tian1	to add; to increase; to replenish
光彩[光彩]	guang1 cai3	luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance
抚养[撫養]	fu3 yang3	to foster; to bring up; to raise
笨[笨]	ben4	stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy
封[封]	feng1	to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
周[周]	zhou1	to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/500 words - 29 min
宁海[寧海]	Ning2 hai3	Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang
早秋[早秋]	zao3 qiu1	early autumn
时分[時分]	shi2 fen1	time; period during the day; one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支
花园[花園]	hua1 yuan2	garden; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
幅[幅]	fu2	width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures
美景[美景]	mei3 jing3	beautiful scenery
扰[擾]	rao3	to disturb
扫兴[掃興]	sao3 xing4	to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed
侮辱[侮辱]	wu3 ru3	to insult; to humiliate; dishonor
教训[教訓]	jiao4 xun5	lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb
管理[管理]	guan3 li3	to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4]
恐怕[恐怕]	kong3 pa4	fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
担当[擔當]	dan1 dang1	to take upon oneself; to assume
今年[今年]	jin1 nian2	this year
枫叶[楓葉]	feng1 ye4	maple leaf
似乎[似乎]	si4 hu1	apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly
血[血]	xue4	blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]
当真[當真]	dang4 zhen1	to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!
丈[丈]	zhang4	measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male
染[染]	ran3	to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting
刑罚[刑罰]	xing2 fa2	sentence; penalty; punishment
寸[寸]	cun4	a unit of length; inch; thumb
厚[厚]	hou4	thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress
尺[尺]	chi3	a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
木板[木板]	mu4 ban3	slab; board; plank; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/525 words - 30 min
责打[責打]	ze2 da3	to punish by flogging
直至[直至]	zhi2 zhi4	lasting until; up till (the present)
骨头[骨頭]	gu3 tou5	bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness
肌腱[肌腱]	ji1 jian4	tendon (anatomy); sinew; hamstrings
碎裂[碎裂]	sui4 lie4	to disintegrate; to shatter into small pieces
血肉模糊[血肉模糊]	xue4 rou4 mo2 hu5	to be badly mangled or mutilated (idiom)
称为[稱為]	cheng1 wei2	called; to call sth (by a name); to name
饶[饒]	rao2	rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although
慎[慎]	shen4	careful; cautious
刑[刑]	xing2	punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment
司[司]	si1	to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)
以下犯上[以下犯上]	yi3 xia4 fan4 shang4	to disrespect one's superiors; to offend one's elders
失[失]	shi1	to lose; to miss; to fail
礼节[禮節]	li3 jie2	etiquette
受惊[受驚]	shou4 jing1	startled
却是[卻是]	que4 shi4	nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...
挑起[挑起]	tiao3 qi3	to provoke; to stir up; to incite
闭门思过[閉門思過]	bi4 men2 si1 guo4	shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes
差点[差點]	cha4 dian3	almost; nearly
愚蠢[愚蠢]	yu2 chun3	silly; stupid
狂妄[狂妄]	kuang2 wang4	egotistical; arrogant; brassy
惩罚[懲罰]	cheng2 fa2	penalty; punishment; to punish
狠[狠]	hen3	ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3]
思过[思過]	si1 guo4	to reflect on one's past errors
当值[當值]	dang1 zhi2	to be on duty
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/550 words - 32 min
御[禦]	yu4	to defend; to resist
水井[水井]	shui3 jing3	(water) well
水位[水位]	shui3 wei4	water level
井[井]	jing3	a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly
偏僻[偏僻]	pian1 pi4	remote; desolate; far from the city
不安分[不安分]	bu4 an1 fen5	restless; unsettled
活该[活該]	huo2 gai1	(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should
白白[白白]	bai2 bai2	in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
背景[背景]	bei4 jing3	background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; CL:種|种[zhong3]
梳头[梳頭]	shu1 tou2	to comb one's hair
拙[拙]	zhuo1	awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
两句[兩句]	liang3 ju4	(say) a few words
尸体[屍體]	shi1 ti3	dead body; corpse; carcass; CL:具[ju4]
捞[撈]	lao1	to fish up; to dredge up
泡[泡]	pao4	bubble; foam; blister (i.e. skin bubble); to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to shilly-shally; to hang about; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions
肿[腫]	zhong3	to swell; swelling; swollen
江[江]	jiang1	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]
福海[福海]	Fu2 hai3	Fuhai county or Burultoqay nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
公公[公公]	gong1 gong5	husband's father; grandpa; eunuch
无妨[無妨]	wu2 fang2	no harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother
调查[調查]	diao4 cha2	investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
言重[言重]	yan2 zhong4	to speak seriously; to exaggerate
敞开[敞開]	chang3 kai1	to open wide; unrestrictedly
奉[奉]	feng4	to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem; to revere; to believe in (a religion); to wait upon; to accept orders (from superior)
答[答]	da2	reply; answer; return; respond; echo
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/575 words - 34 min
证人[證人]	zheng4 ren2	witness
随[隨]	sui2	to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently
笨蛋[笨蛋]	ben4 dan4	fool; idiot
大意[大意]	da4 yi5	careless
滑[滑]	hua2	to slip; to slide; smooth; slippery; cunning
跤[跤]	jiao1	a tumble; a fall
跌进[跌進]	die1 jin4	to fall into; to dip below a certain level
摔死[摔死]	shuai1 si3	to fall to one's death
惊吓[驚嚇]	jing1 xia4	to frighten; to horrify; to terrify
许下[許下]	xu3 xia4	to make a promise
诺言[諾言]	nuo4 yan2	promise
作数[作數]	zuo4 shu4	valid; counting (as valid)
听命[聽命]	ting1 ming4	to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs
侍[侍]	shi4	to serve; to attend upon
前程[前程]	qian2 cheng2	future (career etc) prospects
越[越]	yue4	to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
经受[經受]	jing1 shou4	to undergo (hardship); to endure; to withstand
命中[命中]	ming4 zhong4	to hit (a target)
无缘[無緣]	wu2 yuan2	to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
共[共]	gong4	common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party
度[度]	du4	to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences
一生[一生]	yi1 sheng1	all one's life; throughout one's life
保[保]	bao3	to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)
信守[信守]	xin4 shou3	to abide by; to keep (promises etc)
调理[調理]	tiao2 li3	to nurse one's health; to recuperate; to take care of; to look after; to discipline; to educate; to train; to prepare food; (dialect) to make fun of; (medicine) to opsonize
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/600 words - 37 min
直到[直到]	zhi2 dao4	until
康复[康復]	kang1 fu4	to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce
特殊[特殊]	te4 shu1	special; particular; unusual; extraordinary
方子[方子]	fang1 zi5	prescription (of medicine)
牌子[牌子]	pai2 zi5	sign; trademark; brand
医院[醫院]	yi1 yuan4	hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]
染病[染病]	ran3 bing4	to catch an illness; to get infected with a disease
静养[靜養]	jing4 yang3	to convalesce; to recuperate; to fully relax
无缘无故[無緣無故]	wu2 yuan2 wu2 gu4	no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
今晚[今晚]	jin1 wan3	tonight
宠[寵]	chong3	to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor
幸[幸]	xing4	fortunate; lucky
刘[劉]	Liu2	surname Liu
嬷嬷[嬤嬤]	mo2 mo5	(dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun
凤[鳳]	feng4	phoenix
鸾[鸞]	luan2	mythical bird related to phoenix
如花[如花]	ru2 hua1	flowery
老鼠[老鼠]	lao3 shu3	rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
胆怯[膽怯]	dan3 qie4	timidity; timid; cowardly
决心[決心]	jue2 xin1	determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
嚣张[囂張]	xiao1 zhang1	rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive
阿哥[阿哥]	a1 ge1	(familiar) elder brother
生母[生母]	sheng1 mu3	natural mother; birth mother
貌美[貌美]	mao4 mei3	good looks; pretty (e.g. young woman)
撑腰[撐腰]	cheng1 yao1	to support; to brace
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/625 words - 38 min
先后[先後]	xian1 hou4	early or late; priority; in succession; one after another
早夭[早夭]	zao3 yao1	to die young; Taiwan pr. [zao3 yao3]
长子[長子]	zhang3 zi3	eldest son
地位[地位]	di4 wei4	position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4]
软弱[軟弱]	ruan3 ruo4	weak; feeble; flabby
不长进[不長進]	bu4 zhang3 jin4	not improving; backward; below par
路过[路過]	lu4 guo4	to pass by or through
温室[溫室]	wen1 shi4	greenhouse
它们[它們]	ta1 men5	they (for inanimate objects)
绣[繡]	xiu4	to embroider; embroidery
菊花[菊花]	ju2 hua1	chrysanthemum; (slang) anus
宁可[寧可]	ning4 ke3	preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
枝[枝]	zhi1	branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
不曾[不曾]	bu4 ceng2	hasn't yet; hasn't ever
吹[吹]	chui1	to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through
落[落]	luo4	to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement
北[北]	bei3	north; to be defeated (classical)
气节[氣節]	qi4 jie2	moral integrity; unflinching righteousness
的确[的確]	di2 que4	really; indeed
秋天[秋天]	qiu1 tian1	autumn; CL:個|个[ge4]
开花[開花]	kai1 hua1	to bloom; to blossom; to flower; fig. to burst open; to feel happy or elated; new development grows out
艳[艷]	yan4	colorful; splendid; gaudy; amorous; romantic; to envy
忍[忍]	ren3	to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself
寂寞[寂寞]	ji4 mo4	lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent
得了[得了]	de2 le5	all right!; that's enough!
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/650 words - 40 min
受教[受教]	shou4 jiao4	to receive instruction; to benefit from advice
熙[熙]	xi1	prosperous; splendid
堂[堂]	tang2	(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture
学究[學究]	xue2 jiu1	pedant
书院[書院]	shu1 yuan4	academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty)
名叫[名叫]	ming2 jiao4	called; named
存[存]	cun2	to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive
绿色[綠色]	lu:4 se4	green
别致[別致]	bie2 zhi4	variant of 別緻|别致[bie2 zhi4]
工人[工人]	gong1 ren2	worker; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
想必[想必]	xiang3 bi4	presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely
停下[停下]	ting2 xia4	to stop
多亏[多虧]	duo1 kui1	thanks to; luckily
罕见[罕見]	han3 jian4	rare; rarely seen
赶紧[趕緊]	gan3 jin3	hurriedly; without delay
恕罪[恕罪]	shu4 zui4	please forgive me
掌嘴[掌嘴]	zhang3 zui3	to slap
师傅[師傅]	shi1 fu5	master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
恢复[恢復]	hui1 fu4	to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate
因[因]	yin1	cause; reason; because
病痛[病痛]	bing4 tong4	slight illness; indisposition; ailment
折[折]	zhe2	to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book
损[損]	sun3	to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to speak sarcastically; to deride; caustic; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷨)
奴才[奴才]	nu2 cai5	slave; fig. flunkey
看不起[看不起]	kan4 bu5 qi3	to look down upon; to despise
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/675 words - 42 min
葬送[葬送]	zang4 song4	to hold a funeral procession and burial; to give sb a final send-off; (fig.) to ruin (one's future prospects etc)
指点[指點]	zhi3 dian3	to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at
齐[齊]	qi2	neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out
祥[祥]	xiang2	auspicious; propitious
丽[麗]	li4	beautiful
非要[非要]	fei1 yao4	to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something)
主子[主子]	zhu3 zi5	Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine)
有幸[有幸]	you3 xing4	fortunately
浣[浣]	huan4	to wash; to rinse; any of three 10-day division of the month (during Tang dynasty); Taiwan pr. [huan3]; also pr. [wan3]
碧[碧]	bi4	green jade; bluish green; blue; jade
吵闹[吵鬧]	chao3 nao4	noisy; raucous; to shout and scream
不利[不利]	bu4 li4	unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental
银子[銀子]	yin2 zi5	money; silver
走人[走人]	zou3 ren2	(coll.) to leave; to beat it
印[印]	yin4	to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image
收拾[收拾]	shou1 shi5	to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb
口是心非[口是心非]	kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1	duplicity; hypocrisy (idiom)
流[流]	liu2	to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
朱[朱]	zhu1	vermilion
忠心耿耿[忠心耿耿]	zhong1 xin1 geng3 geng3	loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true
前途[前途]	qian2 tu2	prospects; future outlook; journey
似[似]	si4	to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than
锦[錦]	jin3	brocade; embroidered work; bright
银两[銀兩]	yin2 liang3	silver currency; currency of the Qing dynasty based on the silver tael 兩|两
苦工[苦工]	ku3 gong1	hard labor (in penal code); coolie
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/700 words - 44 min
追随[追隨]	zhui1 sui2	to follow; to accompany
绝不[絕不]	jue2 bu4	in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
背叛[背叛]	bei4 pan4	to betray
无人[無人]	wu2 ren2	unmanned; uninhabited
仍[仍]	reng2	still; yet; to remain
看望[看望]	kan4 wang4	to visit; to pay a call to
转世[轉世]	zhuan3 shi4	reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)
牛[牛]	niu2	ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome
驼[駝]	tuo2	hump or hunchbacked; camel
乱说[亂說]	luan4 shuo1	to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks
长期[長期]	chang2 qi1	long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)
生病[生病]	sheng1 bing4	to fall ill
受宠[受寵]	shou4 chong3	to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered
占[占]	zhan4	to take possession of; to occupy; to take up
好处[好處]	hao3 chu5	benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4]
忠心[忠心]	zhong1 xin1	good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication
无以为报[無以為報]	wu2 yi3 wei2 bao4	unable to return the favor
宴[宴]	yan4	feast; repose
拘束[拘束]	ju1 shu4	to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent
坐下[坐下]	zuo4 xia5	to sit down
放松[放鬆]	fang4 song1	to loosen; to relax
守规矩[守規矩]	shou3 gui1 ju5	to behave oneself; to abide by the rules
十七[十七]	shi2 qi1	seventeen; 17
弟[弟]	di4	younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
逃跑[逃跑]	tao2 pao3	to flee from sth; to run away; to escape
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/725 words - 45 min
除夕[除夕]	Chu2 xi1	lunar New Year's Eve
守岁[守歲]	shou3 sui4	to see in the New Year
长寿[長壽]	chang2 shou4	longevity; ability to live long; long lived
安康[安康]	an1 kang1	good health
国家[國家]	guo2 jia1	country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4]
平安[平安]	ping2 an1	safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace
繁荣[繁榮]	fan2 rong2	prosperous; booming (economy)
万岁[萬歲]	wan4 sui4	Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty
孔雀[孔雀]	kong3 que4	peacock
开屏[開屏]	kai1 ping2	(a peacock) spreads its tail
栩栩如生[栩栩如生]	xu3 xu3 ru2 sheng1	vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life; realistic
剪[剪]	jian3	scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把[ba3]; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate
合[合]	he2	to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2]
仙[僊]	xian1	variant of 仙[xian1]
瞧[瞧]	qiao2	to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit
活灵活现[活靈活現]	huo2 ling2 huo2 xian4	living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life; vivid and realistic
想象[想象]	xiang3 xiang4	to imagine; to fancy; CL:個|个[ge4]
剪纸[剪紙]	jian3 zhi3	papercutting (Chinese folk art); to make paper cutouts
真人[真人]	zhen1 ren2	a real person; Daoist spiritual master
一模一样[一模一樣]	yi1 mu2 yi1 yang4	exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4]
当中[當中]	dang1 zhong1	among; in the middle; in the center
高手[高手]	gao1 shou3	expert; past master; dab hand
允[允]	yun3	just; fair; to permit; to allow
袖子[袖子]	xiu4 zi5	sleeve
未[未]	wei4	not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/750 words - 47 min
天寒地冻[天寒地凍]	tian1 han2 di4 dong4	cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
休养[休養]	xiu1 yang3	to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce
习俗[習俗]	xi2 su2	custom; tradition; local tradition; convention
珍爱[珍愛]	zhen1 ai4	to cherish
树枝[樹枝]	shu4 zhi1	branch; twig
许愿[許願]	xu3 yuan4	to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward
院子[院子]	yuan4 zi5	courtyard; garden; yard; patio; CL:個|个[ge4]; (old) servant
树[樹]	shu4	tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
来年[來年]	lai2 nian2	next year; the coming year
好运[好運]	hao3 yun4	good luck
荣幸[榮幸]	rong2 xing4	honored (to have the privilege of ...)
外出[外出]	wai4 chu1	to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)
怪罪[怪罪]	guai4 zui4	to blame
没错[沒錯]	mei2 cuo4	that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong
宴席[宴席]	yan4 xi2	banquet; feast
穿上[穿上]	chuan1 shang5	to put on (clothes etc)
斗篷[斗篷]	dou3 peng5	cloak; mantle
保暖[保暖]	bao3 nuan3	to stay warm; to protect against the cold
耳目[耳目]	er3 mu4	eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies
拦[攔]	lan2	to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
跪[跪]	gui4	to kneel
雪[雪]	xue3	snow; snowfall; CL:場|场[chang2]; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean
梅[梅]	mei2	plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
凌[凌]	ling2	to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat
保重[保重]	bao3 zhong4	to take care of oneself
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/775 words - 50 min
错过[錯過]	cuo4 guo4	to miss (train, opportunity etc)
苏[蘇]	su1	Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration
培[培]	pei2	to bank up with earth; to cultivate (lit. or fig.); to train (people)
盛[盛]	sheng4	flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively
道路[道路]	dao4 lu4	road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2]
插[插]	cha1	to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
布置[佈置]	bu4 zhi4	to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy
来到[來到]	lai2 dao4	to come; to arrive
祈祷[祈禱]	qi2 dao3	to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer
获得[獲得]	huo4 de2	to obtain; to receive; to get
首先[首先]	shou3 xian1	first (of all); in the first place
安然[安然]	an1 ran2	safely; peacefully; at a rest
度过[度過]	du4 guo4	to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through
不断[不斷]	bu4 duan4	unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
不易[不易]	bu4 yi4	not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging
梅花[梅花]	mei2 hua1	plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect)
往年[往年]	wang3 nian2	in former years; in previous years
装点[裝點]	zhuang1 dian3	to decorate; to dress up; to deck
释怀[釋懷]	shi4 huai2	to release (tension); relief (from suspense); to dispel (usu. with negative, unable to forget)
释[釋]	shi4	to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); Buddhism
怀[懷]	huai2	bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)
期望[期望]	qi1 wang4	to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope
开春[開春]	kai1 chun1	beginning of spring; the lunar New Year
变暖[變暖]	bian4 nuan3	warming; changing to become warmer
交谈[交談]	jiao1 tan2	to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/800 words - 54 min
下棋[下棋]	xia4 qi2	to play chess
耐心[耐心]	nai4 xin1	to be patient; patience
政事[政事]	zheng4 shi4	politics; government affairs
不知[不知]	bu4 zhi1	not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
勉强[勉強]	mian3 qiang3	to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough
改日[改日]	gai3 ri4	another day; some other day
余[余]	yu2	(archaic) I; me; variant of 餘|余[yu2], surplus
倒霉[倒霉]	dao3 mei2	to have bad luck; to be out of luck
妃子[妃子]	fei1 zi5	imperial concubine
王爷[王爺]	wang2 ye5	prince; marquis; nobleman
果[果]	guo3	fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really
郡[郡]	jun4	canton; county; region
年龄[年齡]	nian2 ling2	(a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
外表[外表]	wai4 biao3	external; outside; outward appearance
相配[相配]	xiang1 pei4	to match; well-suited
说了算[說了算]	shuo1 le5 suan4	to have the final say; to be the one in charge
琐事[瑣事]	suo3 shi4	trifle
嫂[嫂]	sao3	older brother's wife; sister-in-law
提起[提起]	ti2 qi3	to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)
在场[在場]	zai4 chang3	to be present; to be on the scene
暖和[暖和]	nuan3 huo5	warm; nice and warm
关怀[關懷]	guan1 huai2	care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to
杏[杏]	xing4	apricot; almond
影[影]	ying3	picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace
景致[景致]	jing3 zhi4	view; scenery; scene
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/825 words - 55 min
见笑[見笑]	jian4 xiao4	to mock; to be ridiculed; to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble)
漫天[漫天]	man4 tian1	lit. to fill the whole sky; everywhere; as far as the eye can see
芳[芳]	fang1	fragrant
草[草]	cao3	grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
不成[不成]	bu4 cheng2	won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
归[歸]	gui1	to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
萧[蕭]	xiao1	miserable; desolate; dreary; Chinese mugwort
颤抖[顫抖]	chan4 dou3	to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble
噎[噎]	ye1	to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate
哽咽[哽咽]	geng3 ye4	to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs
想家[想家]	xiang3 jia1	homesick
曲[曲]	qu1	bent; crooked; wrong
曲[曲]	qu3	tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]
误[誤]	wu4	mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly
郎[郎]	lang2	(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth
顾[顧]	gu4	to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
耳朵[耳朵]	er3 duo5	ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup)
上周[上周]	shang4 zhou1	last week
瑜[瑜]	yu2	excellence; luster of gems
美妙[美妙]	mei3 miao4	beautiful; wonderful; splendid
纯[純]	chun2	pure; simple; unmixed; genuine
元[元]	yuan2	currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon
去世[去世]	qu4 shi4	to pass away; to die
后[后]	hou4	empress; queen
美的[美的]	Mei3 di2	Midea (brand)
过誉[過譽]	guo4 yu4	to praise too much; I really don't deserve so much praise
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/850 words - 58 min
佩[佩]	pei4	to respect; to wear (belt etc)
儿[兒]	er2	child; son
乐[樂]	le4	happy; cheerful; to laugh
乐[樂]	yue4	music
来得[來得]	lai2 de5	to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to
吴[吳]	Wu2	surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods
真迹[真跡]	zhen1 ji4	authentic (painting or calligraphy); genuine work (of famous artist)
迫不及待[迫不及待]	po4 bu4 ji2 dai4	impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it
名画[名畫]	ming2 hua4	famous painting
美女[美女]	mei3 nu:3	beautiful woman
刻[刻]	ke4	quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals
若是[若是]	ruo4 shi4	if
渴求[渴求]	ke3 qiu2	to long for; to crave for; to greatly desire
竟敢[竟敢]	jing4 gan3	to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
背后[背後]	bei4 hou4	behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
耍花招[耍花招]	shua3 hua1 zhao1	to play tricks on sb
豪杰[豪傑]	hao2 jie2	hero; towering figure
失礼[失禮]	shi1 li3	lacking in manners
作[作]	zuo4	to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works
身后[身後]	shen1 hou4	posthumous; one's social background; behind the body
无礼[無禮]	wu2 li3	rude; rudely
想起[想起]	xiang3 qi3	to recall; to think of; to call to mind
开满[開滿]	kai1 man3	to bloom abundantly
曲子[曲子]	qu3 zi5	poem for singing; tune; music; CL:支[zhi1]
果实[果實]	guo3 shi2	fruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc); results; gains
极[極]	ji2	extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/875 words - 59 min
酸[酸]	suan1	sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid
核[核]	he2	pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify
苦涩[苦澀]	ku3 se4	bitter and astringent; pained; agonized
结局[結局]	jie2 ju2	conclusion; ending
不幸[不幸]	bu4 xing4	misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]
意义[意義]	yi4 yi4	sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4]
宁愿[寧願]	ning4 yuan4	would rather; better
松柏[松柏]	song1 bai3	pine and cypress; fig. chaste and undefiled; fig. tomb
常年[常年]	chang2 nian2	all year round; for years on end; average year
青翠[青翠]	qing1 cui4	fresh and green; verdant
从没[從沒]	cong2 mei2	never (in the past); never did
说法[說法]	shuo1 fa5	way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation
新奇[新奇]	xin1 qi2	novelty; new and odd
胡说[胡說]	hu2 shuo1	to talk nonsense; drivel
太过[太過]	tai4 guo4	excessively; too
唐突[唐突]	tang2 tu1	to be rude; to treat irreverently
谱[譜]	pu3	chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music
天后[天后]	Tian1 hou4	Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3]; Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)
同一[同一]	tong2 yi1	identical; the same
时辰[時辰]	shi2 chen5	time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day
恭敬不如从命[恭敬不如從命]	gong1 jing4 bu4 ru2 cong2 ming4	deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom); (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
寿[壽]	shou4	long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary
天气[天氣]	tian1 qi4	weather
诗书[詩書]	Shi1 Shu1	the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
一时[一時]	yi1 shi2	a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/900 words - 62 min
兴起[興起]	xing1 qi3	to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue
淋[淋]	lin2	to sprinkle; to drip; to pour; to drench
月初[月初]	yue4 chu1	start of month; early in the month
晓[曉]	xiao3	dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit
何[何]	he2	what; how; why; which; carry
皎皎[皎皎]	jiao3 jiao3	clear and bright
有所[有所]	you3 suo3	somewhat; to some extent
兮[兮]	xi1	(particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
悄悄[悄悄]	qiao1 qiao1	quietly; secretly; stealthily; quiet; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3]
音乐[音樂]	yin1 yue4	music; CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4]
表露[表露]	biao3 lu4	to show; to reveal (one's feelings etc)
者[者]	zhe3	(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
心思[心思]	xin1 si5	mind; thoughts; inclination; mood
心事[心事]	xin1 shi4	a load on one's mind; worry; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1]
秋千[鞦韆]	qiu1 qian1	swing (seat hung from a frame or branch)
抱病[抱病]	bao4 bing4	to be ill; to be in bad health
建议[建議]	jian4 yi4	to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3]
沾[沾]	zhan1	to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch
晦气[晦氣]	hui4 qi4	bad luck; unlucky; calamitous; wretched
高见[高見]	gao1 jian4	wise opinion; brilliant idea (honorific)
据说[據說]	ju4 shuo1	it is said that; reportedly
礼数[禮數]	li3 shu4	etiquette; (old) gradation of etiquette with social status
行礼[行禮]	xing2 li3	to salute; to make one's salutations
扒[扒]	ba1	to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig
尊卑[尊卑]	zun1 bei1	superior and subordinate; social ranking
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/925 words - 64 min
稍稍[稍稍]	shao1 shao1	somewhat; a little; slightly
一级[一級]	yi1 ji2	first class; category A
旨意[旨意]	zhi3 yi4	decree; order
在行[在行]	zai4 hang2	to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession
爽约[爽約]	shuang3 yue1	to miss an appointment
迟[遲]	chi2	late; delayed; slow
扶[扶]	fu2	to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help
身子[身子]	shen1 zi5	body; pregnancy; health
弱[弱]	ruo4	weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
长眼[長眼]	zhang3 yan3	to have eyes; (fig.) to look where one is going; to watch one's step; to be cautious
改善[改善]	gai3 shan4	to make better; to improve; CL:個|个[ge4]
莫大[莫大]	mo4 da4	greatest; most important
焉[焉]	yan1	where; how
悔过[悔過]	hui3 guo4	to regret; to repent
宽恕[寬恕]	kuan1 shu4	to forgive; forgiveness
求情[求情]	qiu2 qing2	to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor
余[餘]	yu2	extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me
就此[就此]	jiu4 ci3	at this point; thus; from then on
降级[降級]	jiang4 ji2	to demote; to relegate; to degrade
钟[鍾]	zhong1	handleless cup; goblet; to concentrate; variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]
粹[粹]	cui4	pure; unmixed; essence
遵旨[遵旨]	zun1 zhi3	to obey the Emperor's decree; at your Imperial majesty's command
级别[級別]	ji2 bie2	(military) rank; level; grade
晋[晉]	jin4	to move forward; to promote; to advance
晋升[晉升]	jin4 sheng1	to promote to a higher position
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/950 words - 66 min
不合[不合]	bu4 he2	to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out
干涉[干涉]	gan1 she4	to interfere; to meddle; interference
旨[旨]	zhi3	imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
谢恩[謝恩]	xie4 en1	to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)
贡献[貢獻]	gong4 xian4	to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution; CL:個|个[ge4]
其次[其次]	qi2 ci4	next; secondly
嗣[嗣]	si4	succession (to a title); to inherit; continuing (a tradition); posterity
皇恩[皇恩]	huang2 en1	imperial kindness; benevolence from the emperor
浩荡[浩蕩]	hao4 dang4	vast and mighty (of river or ocean); broad and powerful
频繁[頻繁]	pin2 fan2	frequently; often
不顾[不顧]	bu4 gu4	in spite of; regardless of
及[及]	ji2	and; to reach; up to; in time for
告退[告退]	gao4 tui4	to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused
手心[手心]	shou3 xin1	palm (of one's hand); control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand)
汗[汗]	han4	perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)
今日[今日]	jin1 ri4	today
胆子[膽子]	dan3 zi5	courage; nerve; guts
散发[散發]	san4 fa1	to distribute; to emit; to issue
皇家[皇家]	huang2 jia1	royal; imperial household
威严[威嚴]	wei1 yan2	dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring; awe; prestige; dignity
民女[民女]	min2 nu:3	woman from an ordinary family
过于[過於]	guo4 yu2	too much; excessively
君王[君王]	jun1 wang2	sovereign king
下雨[下雨]	xia4 yu3	to rain
这时[這時]	zhe4 shi2	at this time; at this moment
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/975 words - 69 min
风寒[風寒]	feng1 han2	wind chill; cold weather; common cold (medicine)
好些[好些]	hao3 xie1	a good deal of; quite a lot
好端端[好端端]	hao3 duan1 duan1	perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason
可不是[可不是]	ke3 bu5 shi4	that's just the way it is; exactly!
蠢[蠢]	chun3	stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion
淋雨[淋雨]	lin2 yu3	to get wet in the rain
看重[看重]	kan4 zhong4	to regard as important; to care about
本性[本性]	ben3 xing4	natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
重视[重視]	zhong4 shi4	to attach importance to sth; to value
誓言[誓言]	shi4 yan2	to pledge; to promise; oath; vow
意识[意識]	yi4 shi2	consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize
走路[走路]	zou3 lu4	to walk; to go on foot
闲[閒]	xian2	variant of 閑|闲, idle; unoccupied; leisure; free time
心爱[心愛]	xin1 ai4	beloved
手臂[手臂]	shou3 bi4	arm; helper
松[鬆]	song1	loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)
进退两难[進退兩難]	jin4 tui4 liang3 nan2	no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
取笑[取笑]	qu3 xiao4	to tease; to make fun of
清静[清靜]	qing1 jing4	quiet; peaceful and quiet
有利[有利]	you3 li4	advantageous; to have advantages; favorable
体统[體統]	ti3 tong3	decorum; propriety; arrangement or form (of piece of writing)
说说[說說]	shuo1 shuo5	to say sth
祖宗[祖宗]	zu3 zong1	ancestor; forebear
天子[天子]	tian1 zi3	the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
不俗[不俗]	bu4 su2	impressive; out of the ordinary
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/1000 words - 73 min
迟早[遲早]	chi2 zao3	sooner or later
新婚[新婚]	xin1 hun1	newly wed
惶恐[惶恐]	huang2 kong3	terrified
夫[夫]	fu1	husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)
君[君]	jun1	monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
惹[惹]	re3	to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems)
赎罪[贖罪]	shu2 zui4	to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement
从未[從未]	cong2 wei4	never
丈夫[丈夫]	zhang4 fu5	husband; CL:個|个[ge4]
前天[前天]	qian2 tian1	the day before yesterday
昨晚[昨晚]	zuo2 wan3	yesterday evening; last night
此刻[此刻]	ci3 ke4	this moment; now; at present
院[院]	yuan4	courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4]
骚货[騷貨]	sao1 huo4	loose woman; slut
缠[纏]	chan2	to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy
行房[行房]	xing2 fang2	euphemism for sexual intercourse; to go to bed with sb
档[檔]	dang4	official records; grade (of goods); file; records; shelves; slot; gap; crosspiece; classifier for crosspieces; classifier for events, affairs etc; Taiwan pr. [dang3]
瘦[瘦]	shou4	thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
并非[並非]	bing4 fei1	really isn't
炎热[炎熱]	yan2 re4	blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)
胃口[胃口]	wei4 kou3	appetite; liking
独[獨]	du2	alone; independent; single; sole; only
人情[人情]	ren2 qing2	human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn
姐妹[姐妹]	jie3 mei4	sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
专[專]	zhuan1	for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/1025 words - 76 min
姐姐[姐姐]	jie3 jie5	older sister; CL:個|个[ge4]
圣[聖]	sheng4	holy; sacred; saint; sage
驾[駕]	jia4	to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞)
抄[抄]	chao1	to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms
账本[賬本]	zhang4 ben3	account book
吩咐[吩咐]	fen1 fu4	to tell; to instruct; to command
便是[便是]	bian4 shi4	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as
烛光[燭光]	zhu2 guang1	candle light; candle-lit (vigil etc); candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
闪[閃]	shan3	to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine
灭[滅]	mie4	to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
盏[盞]	zhan3	a small cup; classifier for lamps
灯[燈]	deng1	lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
长春[長春]	Chang2 chun1	Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
一口气[一口氣]	yi1 kou3 qi4	one breath; in one breath; at a stretch
好歹[好歹]	hao3 dai3	good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever
官宦[官宦]	guan1 huan4	functionary; official
笔迹[筆跡]	bi3 ji4	handwriting
糟糕[糟糕]	zao1 gao1	too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad
暗[暗]	an4	dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark
看不清[看不清]	kan4 bu5 qing1	not able to see clearly
花销[花銷]	hua1 xiao1	to spend (money); expenses
作为[作為]	zuo4 wei2	one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
众[眾]	zhong4	many; numerous; crowd; multitude
节俭[節儉]	jie2 jian3	frugal; economical
榜样[榜樣]	bang3 yang4	example; model; CL:個|个[ge4]
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/1050 words - 78 min
书法[書法]	shu1 fa3	calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship
借口[借口]	jie4 kou3	to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext
牵强[牽強]	qian1 qiang3	far-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning)
盹[盹]	dun3	doze; nap
颂[頌]	song4	ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters)
芝[芝]	zhi1	Zoysia pungens
潇[瀟]	xiao1	(of water) deep and clear; (of wind and rain) howling and pounding; (of light rain) pattering
洞[洞]	dong4	cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]
庭[庭]	ting2	main hall; front courtyard; law court
烟[煙]	yan1	cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
霏[霏]	fei1	fall of snow
黄陵[黃陵]	Huang2 ling2	mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor; Huangling county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
望[望]	wang4	full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards
波[波]	bo1	wave; ripple; storm; surge
渺[渺]	miao3	(of an expanse of water) vast; distant and indistinct; tiny or insignificant
升[升]	sheng1	to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3]
弹[彈]	dan4	crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball
弹[彈]	tan2	to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials)
湘[湘]	Xiang1	abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China; abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
怨[怨]	yuan4	to blame; to complain
分明[分明]	fen1 ming2	clear; distinct; evidently; clearly
愁[愁]	chou2	to worry about
云雨[雲雨]	yun2 yu4	lit. cloud and rain; fig. sexual intercourse
伊[伊]	yi1	(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she"); second person singular pronoun ("you"); (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she"); (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning; that (preceding a noun)
憔悴[憔悴]	qiao2 cui4	wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard; (of plants) withered
尝[嚐]	chang2	variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]; to taste; to experience
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/1075 words - 81 min
滋味[滋味]	zi1 wei4	taste; flavor; feeling
月光[月光]	yue4 guang1	moonlight
乐曲[樂曲]	yue4 qu3	musical composition
偷听[偷聽]	tou1 ting1	to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly)
大胆[大膽]	da4 dan3	brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless
说漏嘴[說漏嘴]	shuo1 lou4 zui3	to blurt out; to let slip
小名[小名]	xiao3 ming2	pet name for a child; childhood name
刁难[刁難]	diao1 nan4	to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult
数字[數字]	shu4 zi4	numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
困[睏]	kun4	sleepy; tired
意[意]	yi4	idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate
鲤[鯉]	li3	carp
鱼[魚]	yu2	fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]
食[食]	shi2	to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse
施[施]	shi1	to grant; to give; to bestow; to act; to carry out
去取[去取]	qu4 qu3	to accept or reject
到处[到處]	dao4 chu4	everywhere
徽州[徽州]	Hui1 zhou1	Huizhou district of Huangshan city 黃山市|黄山市[Huang2 shan1 shi4], Anhui
进献[進獻]	jin4 xian4	to offer as tribute
墨[墨]	mo4	ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
尽快[儘快]	jin3 kuai4	as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed
救命[救命]	jiu4 ming4	to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!
呛[嗆]	qiang4	to irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent; (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb; to scold; to speak out against sb
神志不清[神志不清]	shen2 zhi4 bu4 qing1	to be delirious; to be mentally confused
服用[服用]	fu2 yong4	to take (medicine)
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/1100 words - 83 min
落水[落水]	luo4 shui3	to fall into water; to sink; overboard; fig. to degenerate; to sink (into depravity); to go to the dogs
糊涂[糊塗]	hu2 tu5	muddled; silly; confused
喂[餵]	wei4	to feed
半路[半路]	ban4 lu4	halfway; midway; on the way
叫喊[叫喊]	jiao4 han3	exclamation; outcry; shout; yell
取[取]	qu3	to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
没用[沒用]	mei2 yong4	useless
负担[負擔]	fu4 dan1	burden; to bear a burden
赏罚[賞罰]	shang3 fa2	reward and punishment
仆人[僕人]	pu2 ren2	servant
不足[不足]	bu4 zu2	insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
轻易[輕易]	qing1 yi4	easily; lightly; rashly
损害[損害]	sun3 hai4	harm; to damage; to impair
并不[並不]	bing4 bu4	not at all; emphatically not
在乎[在乎]	zai4 hu5	to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2]
溺水[溺水]	ni4 shui3	to drown
大事[大事]	da4 shi4	major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
定夺[定奪]	ding4 duo2	to make a decision; to determine
提议[提議]	ti2 yi4	proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest
不当[不當]	bu4 dang4	unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
坠[墜]	zhui4	to fall; to drop; to weigh down
侍卫[侍衛]	shi4 wei4	Imperial bodyguard
及时[及時]	ji2 shi2	in time; promptly; without delay; timely
导致[導致]	dao3 zhi4	to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
昏迷不醒[昏迷不醒]	hun1 mi2 bu4 xing3	to remain unconscious
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/1125 words - 85 min
功[功]	gong1	meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
抵罪[抵罪]	di3 zui4	to be punished for a crime
偏颇[偏頗]	pian1 po1	biased; partial
疼爱[疼愛]	teng2 ai4	to love dearly
粗心[粗心]	cu1 xin1	careless; thoughtless
宫殿[宮殿]	gong1 dian4	palace; CL:座[zuo4]
落入[落入]	luo4 ru4	to fall into
之中[之中]	zhi1 zhong1	inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during
更换[更換]	geng1 huan4	to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
此[此]	ci3	this; these
决[決]	jue2	to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly
安心[安心]	an1 xin1	at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth
插手[插手]	cha1 shou3	to get involved in; to meddle; interference
脾气[脾氣]	pi2 qi5	character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4]
挨打[挨打]	ai2 da3	to take a beating; to get thrashed; to come under attack
恶[惡]	e4	evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm
恶[惡]	wu4	to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander
不中用[不中用]	bu4 zhong4 yong4	unfit for anything; no good; useless; (of a sick person) beyond hope
徒弟[徒弟]	tu2 di4	apprentice; disciple
印子[印子]	yin4 zi5	trace; impression (e.g. footprint); abbr. of 印子錢|印子钱[yin4 zi5 qian2], usury
狡猾[狡猾]	jiao3 hua2	crafty; cunning; sly
看清[看清]	kan4 qing1	to see clearly
地盘[地盤]	di4 pan2	domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth
避嫌[避嫌]	bi4 xian2	to avoid arousing suspicion
冒险[冒險]	mao4 xian3	to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
羽翼[羽翼]	yu3 yi4	wing; (fig.) assistant
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/1150 words - 87 min
渐[漸]	jian4	gradual; gradually
丰[豐]	feng1	abundant; plentiful; fertile; plump; great
难以[難以]	nan2 yi3	hard to (predict, imagine etc)
除掉[除掉]	chu2 diao4	to eliminate
无力[無力]	wu2 li4	powerless; lacking strength
作对[作對]	zuo4 dui4	to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair
墨水[墨水]	mo4 shui3	ink; CL:瓶[ping2]
山东[山東]	Shan1 dong1	Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lu3], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2]
总督[總督]	zong3 du1	governor-general; viceroy; governor
进贡[進貢]	jin4 gong4	to offer tribute; to pay tribute that a vassal owes to his suzerain
脑袋[腦袋]	nao3 dai4	head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
这就[這就]	zhe4 jiu4	immediately; at once
着手[著手]	zhuo2 shou3	to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out
实施[實施]	shi2 shi1	to implement; to carry out
凡事[凡事]	fan2 shi4	everything
皆[皆]	jie1	all; each and every; in all cases
尽头[盡頭]	jin4 tou2	end; extremity; limit
先皇[先皇]	xian1 Huang2	the late Emperor
多么[多麼]	duo1 me5	how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent
美好[美好]	mei3 hao3	beautiful; fine
上天[上天]	shang4 tian1	Heaven; Providence; God; the day before; the sky above; to fly to the sky; to take off and fly into space; to die; to pass away
老天爷[老天爺]	lao3 tian1 ye2	God; Heavens
赐给[賜給]	ci4 gei3	to bestow; to give
世间[世間]	shi4 jian1	world; earth
伴[伴]	ban4	partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/1155 words - 87 min
其[其]	qi2	his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
侧[側]	ce4	the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side
命中注定[命中註定]	ming4 zhong1 zhu4 ding4	decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated
临终[臨終]	lin2 zhong1	approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave
不服[不服]	bu4 fu2	not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/25 words - 3 min
好友[好友]	hao3 you3	close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend; CL:個|个[ge4]
作伴[作伴]	zuo4 ban4	to accompany; to keep sb company
便[便]	bian4	plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
忧[憂]	you1	to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning
身份[身份]	shen1 fen4	identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank
天真[天真]	tian1 zhen1	naive; innocent; artless
息息相关[息息相關]	xi1 xi1 xiang1 guan1	closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
充满[充滿]	chong1 man3	full of; brimming with; very full; permeated
血腥[血腥]	xue4 xing1	reeking of blood; bloody (events)
竞争[競爭]	jing4 zheng1	to compete; competition
无情[無情]	wu2 qing2	pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless
争宠[爭寵]	zheng1 chong3	to strive for favor
不择手段[不擇手段]	bu4 ze2 shou3 duan4	by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
圈套[圈套]	quan1 tao4	trap; snare; trick
险些[險些]	xian3 xie1	narrowly; almost; nearly
丧命[喪命]	sang4 ming4	to lose one's life
简直[簡直]	jian3 zhi2	simply; at all; practically
如履薄冰[如履薄冰]	ru2 lu:3 bo2 bing1	lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom); fig. to be extremely cautious; to be skating on thin ice
中招[中招]	zhong4 zhao1	to get infected; to fall into sb's trap
争斗[爭鬥]	zheng1 dou4	struggle; war
脱身[脫身]	tuo1 shen1	to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage
物品[物品]	wu4 pin3	articles; goods; materials
汤药[湯藥]	tang1 yao4	tisane; decoction (Chinese medicine)
苦[苦]	ku3	bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
出钟[出鐘]	chu1 zhong1	(of a prostitute) to do an outcall; to accompany a customer to their place
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/50 words - 4 min
诅咒[詛咒]	zu3 zhou4	to curse
问心无愧[問心無愧]	wen4 xin1 wu2 kui4	lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
得饶人处且饶人[得饒人處且饒人]	de2 rao2 ren2 chu4 qie3 rao2 ren2	where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
气愤[氣憤]	qi4 fen4	indignant; furious
平静[平靜]	ping2 jing4	tranquil; undisturbed; serene
尝[嘗]	chang2	to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once
起床[起床]	qi3 chuang2	to get out of bed; to get up
不久[不久]	bu4 jiu3	not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
困[困]	kun4	to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute
劲[勁]	jin4	strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]
乏[乏]	fa2	short of; tired
不停[不停]	bu4 ting2	incessant
竿[竿]	gan1	pole
不对劲[不對勁]	bu4 dui4 jin4	not in good condition; wrong; fishy
穴位[穴位]	xue2 wei4	acupuncture point
叫做[叫做]	jiao4 zuo4	to be called; to be known as
谷[谷]	gu3	valley
穴[穴]	xue2	cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4]
贪[貪]	tan1	to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt
症状[症狀]	zheng4 zhuang4	symptom (of an illness)
刺[刺]	ci4	thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder
药物[藥物]	yao4 wu4	medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug
引起[引起]	yin3 qi3	to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
针[針]	zhen1	needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
颜色[顏色]	yan2 se4	color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/75 words - 5 min
变化[變化]	bian4 hua4	change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[ge4]
药方[藥方]	yao4 fang1	prescription
尖[尖]	jian1	point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed
淡[淡]	dan4	insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen
毒药[毒藥]	du2 yao4	poison
剂量[劑量]	ji4 liang4	dosage; prescribed dose of medicine
改动[改動]	gai3 dong4	to alter; to modify; to revise
日日[日日]	ri4 ri4	every day
探望[探望]	tan4 wang4	to visit; to call on sb; to look around
察觉[察覺]	cha2 jue2	to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect
服药[服藥]	fu2 yao4	to take medicine
超过[超過]	chao1 guo4	to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
疲乏[疲乏]	pi2 fa2	tired; weary
困倦[困倦]	kun4 juan4	tired; weary
精神[精神]	jing1 shen2	spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]
错乱[錯亂]	cuo4 luan4	in disorder; deranged (mentally)
痴呆[癡呆]	chi1 dai1	imbecility; dementia
作恶[作惡]	zuo4 e4	to do evil
看得起[看得起]	kan4 de5 qi3	to show respect for; to think highly of
高明[高明]	gao1 ming2	brilliant; superior; tall and bright
手段[手段]	shou3 duan4	method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:個|个[ge4]
稍[稍]	shao1	somewhat; a little
治疗[治療]	zhi4 liao2	to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy
痊愈[痊癒]	quan2 yu4	to recover completely (from illness or injury)
熬[熬]	ao2	to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/100 words - 6 min
制[製]	zhi4	to manufacture; to make
最为[最為]	zui4 wei2	the most
可疑[可疑]	ke3 yi2	suspicious; dubious
计划[計劃]	ji4 hua4	plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
穗[穗]	sui4	ear of grain; fringe; tassel
贬[貶]	bian3	to diminish; to demote; to reduce or devaluate; to disparage; to censure; to depreciate
遣[遣]	qian3	to dispatch; to send; to dispel
其中[其中]	qi2 zhong1	among; in; included among these
之一[之一]	zhi1 yi1	one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
丫头[丫頭]	ya1 tou5	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
报仇[報仇]	bao4 chou2	to take revenge; to avenge
饶命[饒命]	rao2 ming4	to spare sb's life
说实话[說實話]	shuo1 shi2 hua4	to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
胆敢[膽敢]	dan3 gan3	to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)
撒谎[撒謊]	sa1 huang3	to tell lies
或是[或是]	huo4 shi4	or; either one or the other
隐瞒[隱瞞]	yin3 man2	to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth
拖走[拖走]	tuo1 zou3	to drag away
打死[打死]	da3 si3	to kill; to beat to death
笔[筆]	bi3	pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
赏钱[賞錢]	shang3 qian5	tip; gratuity; monetary reward; bonus
饮食[飲食]	yin3 shi2	food and drink; diet
加上[加上]	jia1 shang4	plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
指示[指示]	zhi3 shi4	to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions; CL:個|个[ge4]
墙角[牆角]	qiang2 jiao3	corner (junction of two walls)
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/125 words - 8 min
挖[挖]	wa1	to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
主要[主要]	zhu3 yao4	main; principal; major; primary
纸条[紙條]	zhi3 tiao2	slip of paper
每隔[每隔]	mei3 ge2	at intervals of; every (so often)
可否[可否]	ke3 fou3	is it possible or not?
暗语[暗語]	an4 yu3	code word
戌时[戌時]	xu1 shi2	7-9 pm
墙[牆]	qiang2	wall; CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]
鸟鸣[鳥鳴]	niao3 ming2	birdsong; warbling
同样[同樣]	tong2 yang4	same; equal; equivalent
信号[信號]	xin4 hao4	signal
回应[回應]	hui2 ying4	to respond; response
绑[綁]	bang3	to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap
柴[柴]	chai2	firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)
房[房]	fang2	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)
寻短见[尋短見]	xun2 duan3 jian4	to commit suicide
胆小[膽小]	dan3 xiao3	cowardice; timid
布谷[布穀]	bu4 gu3	cuckoo
抓住[抓住]	zhua1 zhu4	to grab; to capture
抵抗[抵抗]	di3 kang4	to resist; resistance
抬起[抬起]	tai2 qi3	to lift up
陌生人[陌生人]	mo4 sheng1 ren2	stranger
可好[可好]	ke3 hao3	good or not?; luckily; fortuitously
阵子[陣子]	zhen4 zi5	period of time
主仆[主僕]	zhu3 pu2	master and servant
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/150 words - 10 min
天黑[天黑]	tian1 hei1	to get dark; dusk
祟[祟]	sui4	evil spirit
感恩[感恩]	gan3 en1	to be grateful
叛徒[叛徒]	pan4 tu2	traitor; turncoat; rebel; renegade; insurgent
为止[為止]	wei2 zhi3	until; (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
急匆匆[急匆匆]	ji2 cong1 cong1	hurried; hasty
废物[廢物]	fei4 wu4	rubbish; waste material; useless person
太监[太監]	tai4 jian4	court eunuch; palace eunuch
意志[意志]	yi4 zhi4	will; willpower; determination; CL:個|个[ge4]
薄弱[薄弱]	bo2 ruo4	weak; frail
严刑[嚴刑]	yan2 xing2	strict law; cruel punishment; to carry out cruel law rigorously
之下[之下]	zhi1 xia4	under; beneath; less than
必[必]	bi4	certainly; must; will; necessarily
招供[招供]	zhao1 gong4	to confess
完了[完了]	wan2 le5	to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no
根除[根除]	gen1 chu2	to eradicate
行动[行動]	xing2 dong4	operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile
引人注意[引人注意]	yin3 ren2 zhu4 yi4	to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous
为何[為何]	wei4 he2	why
承担[承擔]	cheng2 dan1	to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)
报复[報復]	bao4 fu4	to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
活命[活命]	huo2 ming4	life; to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living
可怕[可怕]	ke3 pa4	awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly
自尽[自盡]	zi4 jin4	to kill oneself; suicide
扳[扳]	ban1	to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/175 words - 12 min
一个个[一個個]	yi1 ge4 ge4	each and every one
一条心[一條心]	yi1 tiao2 xin1	to be of one mind; to think or act alike
诡计[詭計]	gui3 ji4	trick; ruse; crafty scheme
温顺[溫順]	wen1 shun4	docile; meek
冷宫[冷宮]	leng3 gong1	(in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor; (fig.) the doghouse; a state of disfavor
大吵大闹[大吵大鬧]	da4 chao3 da4 nao4	to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss; to make a scene
要死[要死]	yao4 si3	extremely; awfully
头疼[頭疼]	tou2 teng2	headache
亲近[親近]	qin1 jin4	intimate; to get close to
力气[力氣]	li4 qi5	strength; CL:把[ba3]
疏远[疏遠]	shu1 yuan3	to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement
陷害[陷害]	xian4 hai4	to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against
疯子[瘋子]	feng1 zi5	madman; lunatic
砸[砸]	za2	to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle
毒[毒]	du2	poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics
秽语[穢語]	hui4 yu3	obscene language
放肆[放肆]	fang4 si4	wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent
只不过[只不過]	zhi3 bu5 guo4	only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...
垂死挣扎[垂死掙扎]	chui2 si3 zheng1 zha2	deathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom)
手松[手鬆]	shou3 song1	liberal with one's money; free-spending
撕[撕]	si1	to tear
绫[綾]	ling2	damask; thin silk
见多识广[見多識廣]	jian4 duo1 shi2 guang3	experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)
法[法]	fa3	law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist
慢走[慢走]	man4 zou3	Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care!
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/200 words - 15 min
咒[咒]	zhou4	incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction; to revile; to put a curse on sb
结了[結了]	jie2 le5	that's that; that's it; that will do
弓弦[弓弦]	gong1 xian2	bowstring
狂躁[狂躁]	kuang2 zao4	rash; impetuous; irritable
勒死[勒死]	lei1 si3	to strangle
办好[辦好]	ban4 hao3	to manage well
师父[師父]	shi1 fu5	used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker
声张[聲張]	sheng1 zhang1	to make public; to disclose
闻[聞]	wen2	to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at
喝茶[喝茶]	he1 cha2	(fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")
通报[通報]	tong1 bao4	to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal
竟[竟]	jing4	unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed
狠心[狠心]	hen3 xin1	callous; heartless
无关[無關]	wu2 guan1	unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)
平日[平日]	ping2 ri4	ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually
娇弱[嬌弱]	jiao1 ruo4	delicate
温柔[溫柔]	wen1 rou2	gentle and soft; tender
兔子[兔子]	tu4 zi5	hare; rabbit; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
咬[咬]	yao3	to bite; to nip
平时[平時]	ping2 shi2	ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
指使[指使]	zhi3 shi3	to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth)
彻底[徹底]	che4 di3	thorough; thoroughly; complete
审问[審問]	shen3 wen4	to interrogate; to examine; to question
骨[骨]	gu3	bone
透露[透露]	tou4 lu4	to leak out; to divulge; to reveal
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/225 words - 18 min
主使[主使]	zhu3 shi3	to mastermind; to orchestrate; to instigate; mastermind; instigator
指控[指控]	zhi3 kong4	accusation; a (criminal) charge; to accuse
反倒[反倒]	fan3 dao4	but on the contrary; but expectedly
罪人[罪人]	zui4 ren2	sinner
松懈[鬆懈]	song1 xie4	to relax; to relax efforts; to slack off; to take it easy; complacent; undisciplined
追查[追查]	zhui1 cha2	to try to find out; to trace; to track down
真相[真相]	zhen1 xiang4	the truth about sth; the actual facts
憎恶[憎惡]	zeng1 wu4	to loathe; to hate; to abhor; see also 憎惡|憎恶[zeng1 e4]
纠缠[糾纏]	jiu1 chan2	to be in a tangle; to nag
这不[這不]	zhe4 bu5	(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
作孽[作孽]	zuo4 nie4	to sin
后果[後果]	hou4 guo3	consequences; aftermath
质问[質問]	zhi4 wen4	to question; to ask questions; to inquire; to bring to account; to interrogate
借刀杀人[借刀殺人]	jie4 dao1 sha1 ren2	to lend sb a knife to kill sb; to get sb else to do one's dirty work; to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
大半夜[大半夜]	da4 ban4 ye4	the middle of the night
胡言乱语[胡言亂語]	hu2 yan2 luan4 yu3	babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch
捂住[摀住]	wu3 zhu4	to cover; to bury one's face
再三[再三]	zai4 san1	over and over again; again and again
合适[合適]	he2 shi4	suitable; fitting; appropriate
紊乱[紊亂]	wen3 luan4	disorder; chaos
协助[協助]	xie2 zhu4	to provide assistance; to aid
涉及[涉及]	she4 ji2	to involve; to touch upon (a topic)
下毒[下毒]	xia4 du2	to put poison in sth; to poison
阻拦[阻攔]	zu3 lan2	to stop; to obstruct
捂[捂]	wu3	to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair); contrary; to contradict
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/250 words - 22 min
污言秽语[污言穢語]	wu1 yan2 hui4 yu3	filthy speech; obscenities
一路[一路]	yi1 lu4	the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind
所为[所為]	suo3 wei2	what one does; doings
理智[理智]	li3 zhi4	reason; intellect; rationality; rational
景[景]	jing3	bright; circumstance; scenery
仁[仁]	ren2	humane; kernel
安静[安靜]	an1 jing4	quiet; peaceful; calm
安置[安置]	an1 zhi4	to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement
说起[說起]	shuo1 qi3	to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for
不妥[不妥]	bu4 tuo3	not proper; inappropriate
晚安[晚安]	wan3 an1	Good night!; Good evening!
拜访[拜訪]	bai4 fang3	to pay a visit; to call on
经不起[經不起]	jing1 bu5 qi3	can't stand it; to be unable to bear; to be unable to resist
俗话说[俗話說]	su2 hua4 shuo1	as the proverb says; as they say...
做贼心虚[做賊心虛]	zuo4 zei2 xin1 xu1	to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
压[壓]	ya1	to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure
不知天高地厚[不知天高地厚]	bu4 zhi1 tian1 gao1 di4 hou4	not to know the immensity of heaven and earth; an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
宠爱[寵愛]	chong3 ai4	to dote on sb
羹[羹]	geng1	soup
尧[堯]	Yao2	surname Yao; Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
晦[晦]	hui4	last day of a lunar month; dark; night
流言[流言]	liu2 yan2	rumor; gossip; to spread rumors
四起[四起]	si4 qi3	to spring up everywhere; from all around
平定[平定]	ping2 ding4	to pacify
扫除[掃除]	sao3 chu2	to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.)
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/275 words - 24 min
流言蜚语[流言蜚語]	liu2 yan2 fei1 yu3	rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip; lies and slanders
持[持]	chi2	to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control
宣[宣]	xuan1	to declare (publicly); to announce
夏日[夏日]	xia4 ri4	summertime
酷暑[酷暑]	ku4 shu3	intense heat; extremely hot weather
明示[明示]	ming2 shi4	to state explicitly; to clearly indicate
甘[甘]	gan1	sweet; willing
撇清[撇清]	pie3 qing1	to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear
权力[權力]	quan2 li4	power; authority
点子[點子]	dian3 zi5	spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer
胡话[胡話]	hu2 hua4	nonsense; ridiculous talk; hogwash
疑心[疑心]	yi2 xin1	suspicion; to suspect
证据[證據]	zheng4 ju4	evidence; proof; testimony
念旧[念舊]	nian4 jiu4	to remember old friends; to cherish old friendships; for old time's sake
得势[得勢]	de2 shi4	to win power; to get authority; to become dominant
势[勢]	shi4	power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals
念[念]	nian4	to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)
迷[迷]	mi2	to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused
心窍[心竅]	xin1 qiao4	the mind; capacity for clear thinking
难上加难[難上加難]	nan2 shang4 jia1 nan2	extremely difficult; even more difficult
尽力[盡力]	jin4 li4	to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
回心转意[回心轉意]	hui2 xin1 zhuan3 yi4	to change one's mind (idiom)
候[候]	hou4	to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
太阳[太陽]	tai4 yang5	sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]
毒辣[毒辣]	du2 la4	cruel; sinister; vicious
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/300 words - 25 min
公主[公主]	gong1 zhu3	princess
走动[走動]	zou3 dong4	to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to pay a visit (go to the toilet)
抱抱[抱抱]	bao4 bao4	to hug; to embrace
哎呀[哎呀]	ai1 ya1	interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
轻[輕]	qing1	light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage
圆明园[圓明園]	Yuan2 ming2 yuan2	Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860
避暑[避暑]	bi4 shu3	to be away for the summer holidays; to spend a holiday at a summer resort; to prevent sunstroke
妥当[妥當]	tuo3 dang5	appropriate; proper; ready
端[端]	duan1	end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular
气候[氣候]	qi4 hou4	climate; atmosphere; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3]
利于[利於]	li4 yu2	to be beneficial; to be good for
钗[釵]	chai1	hairpin
取悦[取悅]	qu3 yue4	to try to please
陛下[陛下]	bi4 xia4	Your Majesty; His or Her Majesty
射[射]	she4	to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)
野[野]	ye3	field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral
鸽[鴿]	ge1	pigeon; dove
灵巧[靈巧]	ling2 qiao3	deft; nimble; ingenious
敏捷[敏捷]	min3 jie2	nimble; quick; shrewd
闻名[聞名]	wen2 ming2	well-known; famous; renowned; eminent
箭[箭]	jian4	arrow; CL:支[zhi1]
射中[射中]	she4 zhong4	to hit the target
猎手[獵手]	lie4 shou3	hunter
技巧[技巧]	ji4 qiao3	skill; technique
练[練]	lian4	to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/325 words - 27 min
骑射[騎射]	qi2 she4	equestrian archery; riding and shooting
打猎[打獵]	da3 lie4	to go hunting
术[術]	shu4	method; technique
了得[了得]	liao3 de5	exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling
赞不绝口[讚不絕口]	zan4 bu4 jue2 kou3	to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
琴棋书画[琴棋書畫]	qin2 qi2 shu1 hua4	the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting); the accomplishments of a well-educated person
方方面面[方方面面]	fang1 fang1 mian4 mian4	all sides; all aspects; multi-faceted
奔丧[奔喪]	ben1 sang1	to hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent
查看[查看]	cha2 kan4	to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out
口音[口音]	kou3 yin5	voice; accent
调[調]	diao4	to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody
调[調]	tiao2	to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite
同乡[同鄉]	tong2 xiang1	person from the same village, town, or province
务必[務必]	wu4 bi4	must; to need to; to be sure to
一如既往[一如既往]	yi1 ru2 ji4 wang3	just as in the past (idiom); as before; continuing as always
细心[細心]	xi4 xin1	careful; attentive
身孕[身孕]	shen1 yun4	pregnancy; pregnant
畚[畚]	ben3	a basket or pan used for earth, manure etc
为重[為重]	wei2 zhong4	to attach most importance to
差池[差池]	cha1 chi2	mistake; error; mishap
九州[九州]	Jiu3 zhou1	division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands
晏[晏]	yan4	late; quiet
惠[惠]	hui4	favor; benefit; to bestow; (literary) benevolence; (honorific)
发簪[發簪]	fa1 zan1	hairpin
得知[得知]	de2 zhi1	to find out; to know; to learn about
怀孕[懷孕]	huai2 yun4	pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/350 words - 31 min
期待[期待]	qi1 dai4	to look forward to; to await; expectation
出生[出生]	chu1 sheng1	to be born
佳人[佳人]	jia1 ren2	beautiful woman
环绕[環繞]	huan2 rao4	to surround; to circle; to revolve around
一阵子[一陣子]	yi1 zhen4 zi5	a while; a spell; a short time; a burst
新人[新人]	xin1 ren2	newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom
眼力[眼力]	yan3 li4	eyesight; strength of vision; the ability to make discerning judgments
旧日[舊日]	jiu4 ri4	former times; olden days
赶来[趕來]	gan3 lai2	to rush over
生日[生日]	sheng1 ri4	birthday; CL:個|个[ge4]
周岁[週歲]	zhou1 sui4	one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
喜气[喜氣]	xi3 qi4	hilarity; cheerful atmosphere
相见[相見]	xiang1 jian4	to see each other; to meet in person
满月[滿月]	man3 yue4	full moon; whole month; baby's one-month old birthday
典礼[典禮]	dian3 li3	celebration; ceremony
隆重[隆重]	long2 zhong4	grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn
抓阄[抓鬮]	zhua1 jiu1	to draw straws
宾客[賓客]	bin1 ke4	guests; visitors
意下如何[意下如何]	yi4 xia4 ru2 he2	how about it?; what do you think?
展示[展示]	zhan3 shi4	to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit sth
小巧[小巧]	xiao3 qiao3	small and exquisite; delicate; fine (features); compact; nifty
精致[精緻]	jing1 zhi4	delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
虚弱[虛弱]	xu1 ruo4	weak; in poor health
享用[享用]	xiang3 yong4	to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
唱戏[唱戲]	chang4 xi4	to perform in opera
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/375 words - 32 min
看不惯[看不慣]	kan4 bu5 guan4	cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove
做作[做作]	zuo4 zuo5	affected; artificial
姿态[姿態]	zi1 tai4	attitude; posture; stance
惊鸿[驚鴻]	jing1 hong2	graceful (esp. of female posture); lithe
舞[舞]	wu3	to dance; to wield; to brandish
舞蹈[舞蹈]	wu3 dao3	dance (performance art); dancing
唐玄宗[唐玄宗]	Tang2 Xuan2 zong1	Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇[Tang2 Ming2 huang2], reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基[Li3 Long1 ji1], reigned 712-756
创[創]	chuang4	to begin; to initiate; to inaugurate; to start; to create
世人[世人]	shi4 ren2	people (in general); people around the world; everyone
失传[失傳]	shi1 chuan2	(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct
热爱[熱愛]	re4 ai4	to love ardently; to adore
设法[設法]	she4 fa3	to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)
寻[尋]	xun2	to search; to look for; to seek
原[原]	yuan2	former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
版[版]	ban3	a register; block of printing; edition; version; page
花费[花費]	hua1 fei4	expense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure
精力[精力]	jing1 li4	energy
修改[修改]	xiu1 gai3	to amend; to alter; to modify
跳舞[跳舞]	tiao4 wu3	to dance
惊[驚]	jing1	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
宫廷[宮廷]	gong1 ting2	court (of king or emperor)
舞技[舞技]	wu3 ji4	dancing skill
见不得人[見不得人]	jian4 bu5 de2 ren2	shameful
贻笑大方[貽笑大方]	yi2 xiao4 da4 fang1	to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself a laughing stock
舞姿[舞姿]	wu3 zi1	dancer's posture and movement
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/400 words - 33 min
易学[易學]	yi4 xue2	easy to learn
精[精]	jing1	essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)
长久[長久]	chang2 jiu3	(for a) long time
甚[甚]	shen2	variant of 什[shen2]
甚[甚]	shen4	what; very; extremely; any
想念[想念]	xiang3 nian4	to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again
乐器[樂器]	yue4 qi4	musical instrument; CL:件[jian4]
粗野[粗野]	cu1 ye3	insolent; boorish; rough (in actions)
允许[允許]	yun3 xu3	to permit; to allow
高歌[高歌]	gao1 ge1	to sing loudly; to lift one's voice in song
乐意[樂意]	le4 yi4	to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied
至[至]	zhi4	to arrive; most; to; until
淑[淑]	shu1	warm and virtuous; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shu2]
古筝[古箏]	gu3 zheng1	zither or guzheng; large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times
长相[長相]	zhang3 xiang4	appearance; looks; profile; countenance
帝[帝]	di4	emperor
架[架]	jia4	to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
相思[相思]	xiang1 si1	to yearn; to pine
长笛[長笛]	chang2 di2	(Western) concert flute
守[守]	shou3	to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining
爱情[愛情]	ai4 qing2	romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4]
信物[信物]	xin4 wu4	keepsake; token
驾崩[駕崩]	jia4 beng1	death of king or emperor; demise
修行[修行]	xiu1 xing2	to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism); to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
琴[琴]	qin2	guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general
笛[笛]	di2	flute
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/425 words - 34 min
演奏[演奏]	yan3 zou4	to perform on a musical instrument
翩[翩]	pian1	to fly fast
鸿[鴻]	hong2	eastern bean goose; great; large
婉[婉]	wan3	graceful; tactful
游[游]	you2	to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2]
龙[龍]	long2	dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial
荣[榮]	rong2	glory; honor; thriving
曜[曜]	yao4	bright; glorious; one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy
秋[秋]	qiu1	autumn; fall; harvest time
茂[茂]	mao4	luxuriant; (chemistry) cyclopentadiene
松[松]	song1	pine; CL:棵[ke1]
髣[髣]	fang3	seemingly
云[雲]	yun2	cloud; CL:朵[duo3]
蔽[蔽]	bi4	to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal
飘飖[飄颻]	piao1 yao2	variant of 飄搖|飘摇[piao1 yao2]
皎[皎]	jiao3	bright; white
朝[朝]	chao2	imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards
朝[朝]	zhao1	morning
霞[霞]	xia2	rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset
仿佛[彷彿]	fang3 fu2	to seem; as if; alike; similar
敦[敦]	dun1	kindhearted; place name
亲王[親王]	qin1 wang2	prince
缺乏[缺乏]	que1 fa2	to lack; to be short of; lack; shortage
新意[新意]	xin1 yi4	new idea
显[顯]	xian3	to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-
尊重[尊重]	zun1 zhong4	to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/450 words - 39 min
秘密[秘密]	mi4 mi4	secret; CL:個|个[ge4]
风姿[風姿]	feng1 zi1	good looks; good figure; graceful bearing; charm
卓绝[卓絕]	zhuo2 jue2	unsurpassed; extreme; extraordinary
模仿[模仿]	mo2 fang3	to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model
区区[區區]	qu1 qu1	insignificant; trifling; merely
才艺[才藝]	cai2 yi4	talent
衬[襯]	chen4	(of garments) against the skin; to line; lining; to contrast with; to assist financially
合奏[合奏]	he2 zou4	to perform music (as an ensemble)
无与伦比[無與倫比]	wu2 yu3 lun2 bi3	incomparable
天籁[天籟]	tian1 lai4	sounds of nature
唱歌[唱歌]	chang4 ge1	to sing a song
厨子[廚子]	chu2 zi5	cook
擅长[擅長]	shan4 chang2	to be good at; to be expert in
江南[江南]	Jiang1 nan2	south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south; Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
小菜[小菜]	xiao3 cai4	appetizer; small side dish; easy job; piece of cake; see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2]
桐[桐]	tong2	tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
伊犁[伊犁]	Yi1 li2	the Ili river basin around Turpan in Xinjiang; abbr. for 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture
将军[將軍]	jiang1 jun1	general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot
瓜[瓜]	gua1	melon; gourd; squash
鬼鬼祟祟[鬼鬼祟祟]	gui3 gui3 sui4 sui4	sneaky; secretive; furtive
茯苓[茯苓]	fu2 ling2	Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus); fu ling; tuckahoe
偷偷摸摸[偷偷摸摸]	tou1 tou1 mo1 mo1	surreptitious; sneaky
手里[手裡]	shou3 li3	in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
物件[物件]	wu4 jian4	object
决不[決不]	jue2 bu4	not at all; simply (can) not
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/475 words - 43 min
姑息[姑息]	gu1 xi1	excessively tolerant; to overindulge (sb); overly conciliatory; to seek appeasement at any price
谋财害命[謀財害命]	mou2 cai2 hai4 ming4	to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
月事[月事]	yue4 shi4	menses; menstruation; a woman's periods
这下[這下]	zhe4 xia4	this time
行事[行事]	xing2 shi4	to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct
诡异[詭異]	gui3 yi4	strange; weird
小偷[小偷]	xiao3 tou1	thief
狠狠[狠狠]	hen3 hen3	resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly
毁灭[毀滅]	hui3 mie4	to perish; to ruin; to destroy
忠于[忠於]	zhong1 yu2	to be loyal to
血迹[血跡]	xue4 ji4	bloodstain
铁证[鐵證]	tie3 zheng4	ironclad evidence; conclusive proof
污蔑[污蔑]	wu1 mie4	variant of 污衊|污蔑[wu1 mie4]
照料[照料]	zhao4 liao4	to tend; to take care of sb
孕期[孕期]	yun4 qi1	gestation; duration of pregnancy
诊断[診斷]	zhen3 duan4	diagnosis; to diagnose
前来[前來]	qian2 lai2	to come (formal); before; previously
一同[一同]	yi1 tong2	along; together
人去楼空[人去樓空]	ren2 qu4 lou2 kong1	the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom); the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind; the place is deserted; the birds have flown
相当[相當]	xiang1 dang1	equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite
息怒[息怒]	xi1 nu4	to calm down; to quell one's anger
体[體]	ti3	body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)
行为[行為]	xing2 wei2	action; conduct; behavior; activity
轻率[輕率]	qing1 shuai4	cavalier; offhand; reckless
降[降]	jiang4	to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend
降[降]	xiang2	to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/500 words - 45 min
剥[剝]	bo1	to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck
禁足[禁足]	jin4 zu2	to forbid sb to go out; to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc); to ground (as disciplinary measure); to gate; to curfew; restriction on movement; ban on visiting a place; out of bounds; off limits; caveat
不许[不許]	bu4 xu3	not to allow; must not; can't
捉[捉]	zhuo1	to clutch; to grab; to capture
格[格]	ge2	square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively
勿[勿]	wu4	do not
论[論]	lun4	opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)
平白[平白]	ping2 bai2	for no reason; gratuitously
消失[消失]	xiao1 shi1	to disappear; to fade away
照办[照辦]	zhao4 ban4	to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request
亲手[親手]	qin1 shou3	personally; with one's own hands
扶持[扶持]	fu2 chi2	to help; to assist
处境[處境]	chu3 jing4	situation (of a person)
此时[此時]	ci3 shi2	now; this moment
依靠[依靠]	yi1 kao4	to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on
啼哭[啼哭]	ti2 ku1	to cry; to wail
法师[法師]	fa3 shi1	one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism)
祈福[祈福]	qi2 fu2	to pray for blessings
歌姬[歌姬]	ge1 ji1	female singer
嗓音[嗓音]	sang3 yin1	voice
堪[堪]	kan1	to endure; may; can
直[直]	zhi2	straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
须[須]	xu1	must; to have to; to wait
莫[莫]	mo4	do not; there is none who
学会[學會]	xue2 hui4	to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/525 words - 47 min
能歌善舞[能歌善舞]	neng2 ge1 shan4 wu3	can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
称赞[稱讚]	cheng1 zan4	to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment
歌声[歌聲]	ge1 sheng1	singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet
向来[向來]	xiang4 lai2	always (previously)
比作[比作]	bi3 zuo4	to liken to; to compare to
勾[勾]	gou1	to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook
攀[攀]	pan1	to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status
缕[縷]	lu:3	strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)
衣[衣]	yi1	clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145
珍惜[珍惜]	zhen1 xi1	to treasure; to value; to cherish
眼前[眼前]	yan3 qian2	before one's eyes; now; at present
女子无才便是德[女子無才便是德]	nu:3 zi3 wu2 cai2 bian4 shi4 de2	a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
诡辩[詭辯]	gui3 bian4	specious arguments; sophistry
美德[美德]	mei3 de2	virtue
妇[婦]	fu4	woman
语[語]	yu3	dialect; language; speech
无意[無意]	wu2 yi4	inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth)
求饶[求饒]	qiu2 rao2	to beg forgiveness
有用[有用]	you3 yong4	useful
不加[不加]	bu4 jia1	without; not; un-
懈怠[懈怠]	xie4 dai4	slack; lazy; remiss
指教[指教]	zhi3 jiao4	to give advice or comments
哪些[哪些]	na3 xie1	which ones?; who?; what?
好听[好聽]	hao3 ting1	pleasant to hear
明[明]	ming2	bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/550 words - 51 min
光天化日[光天化日]	guang1 tian1 hua4 ri4	the full light of day (idiom); fig. peace and prosperity; in broad daylight
靡靡之音[靡靡之音]	mi3 mi3 zhi1 yin1	decadent or obscene music
宛如[宛如]	wan3 ru2	to be just like
清新[清新]	qing1 xin1	fresh and clean
脱俗[脫俗]	tuo1 su2	free from vulgarity; refined; outstanding
惜[惜]	xi1	to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
喜事[喜事]	xi3 shi4	happy occasion; wedding
确认[確認]	que4 ren4	to confirm; to verify; confirmation
信口开河[信口開河]	xin4 kou3 kai1 he2	to speak without thinking (idiom); to blurt sth out
例子[例子]	li4 zi5	case; (for) instance; example; CL:個|个[ge4]
服侍[服侍]	fu2 shi5	to attend to; to care for (patients etc); to look after; to wait upon; to serve; also written 伏侍, see also 服事[fu2 shi4]
几次[幾次]	ji3 ci4	several times
动静[動靜]	dong4 jing4	(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness
忍不住[忍不住]	ren3 bu5 zhu4	cannot help; unable to bear
城[城]	cheng2	city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
爆发[爆發]	bao4 fa1	to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
疫[疫]	yi4	epidemic; plague
感染[感染]	gan3 ran3	infection; to infect; to influence
撤走[撤走]	che4 zou3	to retire; to remove; to withdraw; to evacuate
洒[灑]	sa3	to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed
煮沸[煮沸]	zhu3 fei4	to boil
焚烧[焚燒]	fen2 shao1	to burn; to set on fire
艾叶[艾葉]	ai4 ye4	mugwort leaf (TCM); Folium Artemisiae argyi
西[西]	xi1	west
落下[落下]	luo4 xia4	to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/575 words - 54 min
回禀[回稟]	hui2 bing3	to report back to one's superior
运气[運氣]	yun4 qi5	luck (good or bad)
死无对证[死無對證]	si3 wu2 dui4 zheng4	the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales
好用[好用]	hao3 yong4	useful; serviceable; effective; handy; easy to use
一套[一套]	yi1 tao4	suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior
茶具[茶具]	cha2 ju4	tea set; tea service
送去[送去]	song4 qu4	to send to; to deliver to; to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car)
病人[病人]	bing4 ren2	sick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[ge4]
人人[人人]	ren2 ren2	everyone; every person
威胁[威脅]	wei1 xie2	to threaten; to menace
解药[解藥]	jie3 yao4	antidote
一眼[一眼]	yi1 yan3	a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
做主[做主]	zuo4 zhu3	see 作主[zuo4 zhu3]
良心[良心]	liang2 xin1	conscience
过不去[過不去]	guo4 bu5 qu4	to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through
尽管[儘管]	jin3 guan3	despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
白天[白天]	bai2 tian1	daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]
研究[研究]	yan2 jiu1	research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into
疗法[療法]	liao2 fa3	therapy; treatment
累坏[累壞]	lei4 huai4	to become exhausted
进展[進展]	jin4 zhan3	to make headway; to make progress
私底下[私底下]	si1 di3 xia5	privately; secretly; confidentially
医治[醫治]	yi1 zhi4	to treat (an illness); medical treatment
起色[起色]	qi3 se4	a turn for the better; to pick up; to improve
从不[從不]	cong2 bu4	never
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/600 words - 55 min
假装[假裝]	jia3 zhuang1	to feign; to pretend
暗地里[暗地裡]	an4 di4 li5	secretly; inwardly; on the sly
搜寻[搜尋]	sou1 xun2	to search; to look for
总算[總算]	zong3 suan4	at long last; finally; on the whole
永州[永州]	Yong3 zhou1	Yongzhou prefecture level city in Hunan
边境[邊境]	bian1 jing4	frontier; border
逼供[逼供]	bi1 gong4	to extort a confession
恶心[噁心]	e3 xin1	variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]
非[非]	fei1	to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must
受命[受命]	shou4 ming4	ordained or appointed to a post; to benefit from counsel
不论[不論]	bu4 lun4	whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss
惹麻烦[惹麻煩]	re3 ma2 fan5	to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome
进城[進城]	jin4 cheng2	to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work)
刺客[刺客]	ci4 ke4	assassin
追杀[追殺]	zhui1 sha1	to chase to kill
丧[喪]	sang1	mourning; funeral; (old) corpse
丧[喪]	sang4	to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged
犬[犬]	quan3	dog; Kangxi radical 94
游荡[遊蕩]	you2 dang4	to wander; to roam about; to loaf about; to be idle
和盘托出[和盤托出]	he2 pan2 tuo1 chu1	lit. to put everything out including the tray; to reveal everything; to make a clean breast of it all
疑点[疑點]	yi2 dian3	a doubtful point
扔掉[扔掉]	reng1 diao4	to throw away; to throw out
衣物[衣物]	yi1 wu4	clothing; clothing and other personal items
扔[扔]	reng1	to throw; to throw away
错怪[錯怪]	cuo4 guai4	to blame sb wrongly
轻生[輕生]	qing1 sheng1	a suicide; to commit suicide
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/625 words - 57 min
极度[極度]	ji2 du4	extremely
悲伤[悲傷]	bei1 shang1	sad; sorrowful
染上[染上]	ran3 shang4	to catch (a disease); to get (a bad habit)
疾病[疾病]	ji2 bing4	disease; sickness; ailment
治病[治病]	zhi4 bing4	to treat an illness
过得[過得]	guo4 de2	How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad
病重[病重]	bing4 zhong4	seriously ill
私下[私下]	si1 xia4	in private
冒死[冒死]	mao4 si3	to brave death
采取[採取]	cai3 qu3	to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
追悔莫及[追悔莫及]	zhui1 hui3 mo4 ji2	too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
目[目]	mu4	eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title
下令[下令]	xia4 ling4	to give an order; to command
诚[誠]	cheng2	sincere; authentic; really; truly
废[廢]	fei4	to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste
午夜[午夜]	wu3 ye4	midnight
惊动[驚動]	jing1 dong4	to alarm; to startle; to disturb
宣布[宣布]	xuan1 bu4	to declare; to announce; to proclaim
治好[治好]	zhi4 hao3	to cure
免不了[免不了]	mian3 bu4 liao3	unavoidable; can't be avoided
闭[閉]	bi4	to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct
堵住[堵住]	du3 zhu4	to block up
确实[確實]	que4 shi2	indeed; really; reliable; real; true
心软[心軟]	xin1 ruan3	to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted
解[解]	jie3	to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/650 words - 59 min
燃眉之急[燃眉之急]	ran2 mei2 zhi1 ji2	lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency
研制[研製]	yan2 zhi4	to manufacture; to develop
病因[病因]	bing4 yin1	cause of disease; pathogen
洁[潔]	jie2	clean
食物[食物]	shi2 wu4	food; CL:種|种[zhong3]
脾脏[脾臟]	pi2 zang4	spleen
胃[胃]	wei4	stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]
肠[腸]	chang2	intestines
损伤[損傷]	sun3 shang1	to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability
翻[翻]	fan1	to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross
古籍[古籍]	gu3 ji2	ancient text; antique books
剂[劑]	ji4	dose (medicine)
退烧[退燒]	tui4 shao1	to reduce fever
迹象[跡象]	ji4 xiang4	mark; indication; sign; indicator
有时[有時]	you3 shi2	sometimes; now and then
昨夜[昨夜]	zuo2 ye4	last night
受累[受累]	shou4 lei3	to get dragged into; to get involved (on sb else's account)
发给[發給]	fa1 gei3	to issue; to grant; to distribute
人们[人們]	ren2 men5	people
名分[名分]	ming2 fen4	a person's status
过错[過錯]	guo4 cuo4	mistake; fault; responsibility (for a fault)
发怒[發怒]	fa1 nu4	to get angry
芥[芥]	jie4	mustard
天下[天下]	tian1 xia4	land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
苍生[蒼生]	cang1 sheng1	(area where) vegetation grows; the common people
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/675 words - 62 min
功劳[功勞]	gong1 lao2	contribution; meritorious service; credit
不分[不分]	bu4 fen1	not divided; irrespective; not distinguishing between
圣明[聖明]	sheng4 ming2	enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)
心中[心中]	xin1 zhong1	central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
百思不得其解[百思不得其解]	bai3 si1 bu4 de2 qi2 jie3	see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]
起先[起先]	qi3 xian1	at first; in the beginning
那时候[那時候]	na4 shi2 hou5	at that time
禁[禁]	jin1	to endure
禁[禁]	jin4	to prohibit; to forbid
足[足]	zu2	foot; to be sufficient; ample
接触[接觸]	jie1 chu4	to touch; to contact; access; in touch with
备[備]	bei4	to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip
研习[研習]	yan2 xi2	research and study
婴[嬰]	ying1	infant; baby
科[科]	ke1	branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4]
病症[病症]	bing4 zheng4	disease; illness
归功[歸功]	gui1 gong1	to give credit; to give sb his due; attribution
天冷[天冷]	tian1 leng3	cold weather
额[額]	e2	forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount
娘[娘]	niang2	mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate
尽心[盡心]	jin4 xin1	with all of one's heart
政[政]	zheng4	political; politics; government
朝中[朝中]	Chao2 Zhong1	North Korea-China
繁忙[繁忙]	fan2 mang2	busy; bustling
偏爱[偏愛]	pian1 ai4	to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite
委屈[委屈]	wei3 qu5	to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/700 words - 63 min
狐[狐]	hu2	fox
皮[皮]	pi2	leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty
青海[青海]	Qing1 hai3	Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧|西宁
掌管[掌管]	zhang3 guan3	in charge of; to control
西番莲[西番蓮]	xi1 fan1 lian2	passion flower
里子[裡子]	li3 zi5	lining; (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)
里外[裡外]	li3 wai4	inside and out; or so
平衡[平衡]	ping2 heng2	balance; equilibrium
和谐[和諧]	he2 xie2	harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor
并重[並重]	bing4 zhong4	to lay equal stress on; to pay equal attention to
仅[僅]	jin3	barely; only; merely
西北[西北]	xi1 bei3	northwest
动乱[動亂]	dong4 luan4	turmoil; upheaval; unrest
平[平]	ping2	flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
西南[西南]	xi1 nan2	southwest
土司[土司]	tu3 si1	sliced bread (loanword from "toast"); government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
除[除]	chu2	to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including
不快[不快]	bu4 kuai4	unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp
镇压[鎮壓]	zhen4 ya1	suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell
功夫[功夫]	gong1 fu5	skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort
天赋[天賦]	tian1 fu4	gift; innate skill
异[異]	yi4	different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate
秉[秉]	bing3	to grasp; to hold; to maintain
功绩[功績]	gong1 ji4	feat; contribution; merits and achievements
将领[將領]	jiang4 ling3	high-ranking military officer
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/725 words - 66 min
过头[過頭]	guo4 tou2	to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead
使用[使用]	shi3 yong4	to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of
线[線]	xian4	thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
桩[樁]	zhuang1	stump; stake; pile; classifier for items
前线[前線]	qian2 xian4	front line; military front; workface; cutting edge
用膳[用膳]	yong4 shan4	to dine
烤[烤]	kao3	to roast; to bake; to broil
羊肉[羊肉]	yang2 rou4	mutton; goat meat
鲜[鮮]	xian1	fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods
嫩[嫩]	nen4	tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled
美味[美味]	mei3 wei4	delicious; delicious food; delicacy
一道[一道]	yi1 dao4	together
动怒[動怒]	dong4 nu4	to get angry
征战[征戰]	zheng1 zhan4	campaign; expedition
诸事[諸事]	zhu1 shi4	everything; every matter
亲历[親歷]	qin1 li4	personal experience
齿[齒]	chi3	tooth; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
燕窝[燕窩]	yan4 wo1	edible bird's nest
炖[燉]	dun4	to stew
鸭[鴨]	ya1	duck; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) male prostitute
有劳[有勞]	you3 lao2	(polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one)
慢用[慢用]	man4 yong4	same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1]
同桌[同桌]	tong2 zhuo1	desk-mate; seat-mate
分开[分開]	fen1 kai1	to separate; to part
欣赏[欣賞]	xin1 shang3	to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/750 words - 70 min
周公[周公]	Zhou1 gong1	Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams"
抗[抗]	kang4	to resist; to fight; to defy; anti-
回复[回復]	hui2 fu4	to reply; to recover; to return (to a previous condition); Re: in reply to (email)
难为[難為]	nan2 wei5	to bother; to press sb, usu. to do sth; it's a tough job; sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)
伴奏[伴奏]	ban4 zou4	to accompany (musically)
成何体统[成何體統]	cheng2 he2 ti3 tong3	What a scandal!; Whatever next?
抚琴[撫琴]	fu3 qin2	to play the zither; classical variant of 彈琴|弹琴[tan2 qin2]
喜[喜]	xi3	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
怒[怒]	nu4	anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous
形[形]	xing2	to appear; to look; form; shape
色[色]	se4	color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex
羞辱[羞辱]	xiu1 ru3	to baffle; to humiliate; shame; dishonor; humiliation
润[潤]	run4	to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; moist; glossy; sleek
嗓子[嗓子]	sang3 zi5	throat; voice; CL:把[ba3]
屈辱[屈辱]	qu1 ru3	to humiliate; humiliating
顾及[顧及]	gu4 ji2	to take into consideration; to attend to
得意[得意]	de2 yi4	proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent
顾全大局[顧全大局]	gu4 quan2 da4 ju2	to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all
公开[公開]	gong1 kai1	public; to publish; to make public
冷落[冷落]	leng3 luo4	desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder
扩散[擴散]	kuo4 san4	to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse; spread; proliferation; diffusion
事宜[事宜]	shi4 yi2	matters; arrangements
九[九]	jiu3	nine; 9
因此[因此]	yin1 ci3	thus; consequently; as a result
垂[垂]	chui2	to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/775 words - 70 min
怜[憐]	lian2	to pity
下月[下月]	xia4 yue4	next month
举行[舉行]	ju3 xing2	to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
尽责[盡責]	jin4 ze2	to do one's duty; to do one's bit conscientiously
分忧[分憂]	fen1 you1	to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties
入狱[入獄]	ru4 yu4	to go to jail; to be sent to prison
令[令]	ling4	to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old)
蒋[蔣]	Jiang3	surname Jiang; refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
文青[文青]	wen2 qing1	young person who adopts an artistic or intellectual style; abbr. for 文藝青年|文艺青年
护送[護送]	hu4 song4	to escort; to accompany
物资[物資]	wu4 zi1	goods; supplies
队[隊]	dui4	squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4]
员[員]	yuan2	person; employee; member
敌军[敵軍]	di2 jun1	enemy troops; hostile forces; CL:股[gu3]
逃兵[逃兵]	tao2 bing1	army deserter
军用[軍用]	jun1 yong4	(for) military use; military application
上龙[上龍]	shang4 long2	pliosaurus
颜[顏]	yan2	color; face; countenance
文[文]	wen2	language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67
青[青]	qing1	green; blue; black; youth; young (of people)
被捕[被捕]	bei4 bu3	to be arrested; under arrest
下狱[下獄]	xia4 yu4	to imprison
盛怒[盛怒]	sheng4 nu4	rage; a raging temper
事关[事關]	shi4 guan1	to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for
说情[說情]	shuo1 qing2	to intercede; to plead for sb else
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/800 words - 72 min
坐视不理[坐視不理]	zuo4 shi4 bu4 li3	to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
写信[寫信]	xie3 xin4	to write a letter
发落[發落]	fa1 luo4	to deal with (an offender)
异议[異議]	yi4 yi4	objection; dissent
大怒[大怒]	da4 nu4	angry; indignant
一旦[一旦]	yi1 dan4	in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day
无疑[無疑]	wu2 yi2	no doubt; undoubtedly
刚正不阿[剛正不阿]	gang1 zheng4 bu4 e1	upright and plainspoken
依法[依法]	yi1 fa3	legal (proceedings); according to law
左右[左右]	zuo3 you4	left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
国事[國事]	guo2 shi4	affairs of the nation; politics
儿时[兒時]	er2 shi2	childhood
学习[學習]	xue2 xi2	to learn; to study
史书[史書]	shi3 shu1	history book
官员[官員]	guan1 yuan2	official (in an organization or government); administrator
领头[領頭]	ling3 tou2	to take the lead; to be first to start
跟从[跟從]	gen1 cong2	to follow; (of a woman) to get married; (old) attendant
百姓[百姓]	bai3 xing4	common people
敬仰[敬仰]	jing4 yang3	to revere; highly esteemed
仁慈[仁慈]	ren2 ci2	benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful
战争[戰爭]	zhan4 zheng1	war; conflict; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]
戒律[戒律]	jie4 lu:4	monastic discipline; commandment
两样[兩樣]	liang3 yang4	two kinds; difference
安稳[安穩]	an1 wen3	smooth and steady
发展[發展]	fa1 zhan3	development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/825 words - 74 min
饱读[飽讀]	bao3 du2	to read intensively
历史[歷史]	li4 shi3	history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
国法[國法]	guo2 fa3	national law
涉[涉]	she4	to wade; to be involved; to concern; to experience; to enter (classical)
史[史]	shi3	history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China
鉴[鑑]	jian4	example; mirror; to view; reflection; to reflect; to inspect; to warn; (ancient bronze mirror)
案子[案子]	an4 zi5	long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case
辜负[辜負]	gu1 fu4	to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint
督[督]	du1	to supervise and direct; army title (archaic)
审理[審理]	shen3 li3	to hear (a case)
但愿[但願]	dan4 yuan4	if only (sth were possible); I wish (that)
别无[別無]	bie2 wu2	to have no other... (used in fixed expressions)
一句话[一句話]	yi1 ju4 hua4	in a word; in short
胜过[勝過]	sheng4 guo4	to excel; to surpass
千言万语[千言萬語]	qian1 yan2 wan4 yu3	thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say; talking nonstop
嫌弃[嫌棄]	xian2 qi4	to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore
手工[手工]	shou3 gong1	handwork; manual
牡丹[牡丹]	mu3 dan5	tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
兰花[蘭花]	lan2 hua1	cymbidium; orchid
沉[沉]	chen2	to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy
香木[香木]	xiang1 mu4	incense wood
香料[香料]	xiang1 liao4	spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume
新鲜[新鮮]	xin1 xian1	fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon
气味[氣味]	qi4 wei4	odor; scent
使[使]	shi3	to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/850 words - 78 min
春天[春天]	chun1 tian1	spring (season); CL:個|个[ge4]
猫[貓]	mao1	cat; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem
嚎[嚎]	hao2	howl; bawl
松子[松子]	song1 zi3	pine nut
扑[撲]	pu1	to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over
发情[發情]	fa1 qing2	oestrus (sexual receptivity in female mammals)
训练[訓練]	xun4 lian4	to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4]
敏感[敏感]	min3 gan3	sensitive; susceptible
某种[某種]	mou3 zhong3	some kind (of)
熟悉[熟悉]	shu2 xi1	to be familiar with; to know well
听话[聽話]	ting1 hua4	to do what one is told; obedient
花都[花都]	Hua1 du1	Huadu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
帮手[幫手]	bang1 shou3	helper; assistant
可喜可贺[可喜可賀]	ke3 xi3 ke3 he4	worthy of celebration; gratifying; Congratulations!
清闲[清閒]	qing1 xian2	idle; leisurely
妆[妝]	zhuang1	(of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume
粉[粉]	fen3	powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink
畜生[畜生]	chu4 sheng5	domestic animal; brute; bastard
宠物[寵物]	chong3 wu4	house pet
撒野[撒野]	sa1 ye3	to display shockingly bad behavior; to behave atrociously
拌[拌]	ban4	to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)
行医[行醫]	xing2 yi1	to practice medicine (esp. in private practice)
载[載]	zai4	to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously
意料[意料]	yi4 liao4	to anticipate; to expect
一石二鸟[一石二鳥]	yi1 shi2 er4 niao3	to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/875 words - 81 min
众矢之的[眾矢之的]	zhong4 shi3 zhi1 di4	lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides
眠[眠]	mian2	to sleep; to hibernate
出马[出馬]	chu1 ma3	to set out (on a campaign); to stand for election; to throw one's cap in the ring
竹溪[竹溪]	Zhu2 xi1	Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei
疾[疾]	ji2	sickness; disease; hate; envy; swift
瞎[瞎]	xia1	blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose
孙子[孫子]	sun1 zi5	grandson; son's son
失掉[失掉]	shi1 diao4	to lose; to miss
发火[發火]	fa1 huo3	to catch fire; to ignite; to detonate; to get angry
冲进[衝進]	chong1 jin4	to rush in; to charge in
肉[肉]	rou4	meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130
碗[碗]	wan3	bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
与世无争[與世無爭]	yu3 shi4 wu2 zheng1	to stand aloof from worldly affairs
王妃[王妃]	wang2 fei1	princess (in Europe)
狠毒[狠毒]	hen3 du2	vicious; malicious; savage
挫[挫]	cuo4	obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back; to dampen
扬[揚]	yang2	to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate
灰[灰]	hui1	ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected
咽下[嚥下]	yan4 xia4	to swallow; to suppress
伤口[傷口]	shang1 kou3	wound; cut
愈合[愈合]	yu4 he2	to heal; to fuse
舒[舒]	shu1	to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely
痕[痕]	hen2	scar; traces
膏[膏]	gao1	ointment; paste; CL:帖[tie3]
祖传[祖傳]	zu3 chuan2	passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/900 words - 82 min
秘方[祕方]	mi4 fang1	secret recipe
桃花[桃花]	tao2 hua1	peach blossom; (fig.) love affair
瓣[瓣]	ban4	petal; segment; clove (of garlic); piece; section; fragment; valve; lamella; classifier for pieces, segments etc
珍珠[珍珠]	zhen1 zhu1	pearl; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
气血[氣血]	qi4 xue4	qi and blood (two basic bodily fluids of Chinese medicine)
红润[紅潤]	hong2 run4	ruddy; rosy; florid
珍贵[珍貴]	zhen1 gui4	precious
材料[材料]	cai2 liao4	material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
獭[獺]	ta3	otter; Taiwan pr. [ta4]
骨髓[骨髓]	gu3 sui3	bone marrow (medulla ossea)
消除[消除]	xiao1 chu2	to eliminate; to remove
疤痕[疤痕]	ba1 hen2	scar
肌肤[肌膚]	ji1 fu1	skin; flesh; fig. close physical relationship
如初[如初]	ru2 chu1	as before; as ever
效力[效力]	xiao4 li4	effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity)
调节[調節]	tiao2 jie2	to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc)
味[味]	wei4	taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM)
鲜花[鮮花]	xian1 hua1	flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3]
膏药[膏藥]	gao1 yao5	herbal plaster applied to a wound
周到[周到]	zhou1 dao4	thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
看上去[看上去]	kan4 shang5 qu5	it would appear; it seems (that)
柔和[柔和]	rou2 he2	gentle; soft
花瓣[花瓣]	hua1 ban4	petal; CL:片[pian4]
装饰[裝飾]	zhuang1 shi4	to decorate; decoration; decorative; ornamental
生硬[生硬]	sheng1 ying4	stiff; harsh
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/925 words - 84 min
魅力[魅力]	mei4 li4	charm; fascination; glamor; charisma
称[稱]	cheng1	to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
娇[嬌]	jiao1	lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail
梨[梨]	li2	pear; CL:個|个[ge4]
化[化]	hua4	to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
命名[命名]	ming4 ming2	to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming
偏心[偏心]	pian1 xin1	partial; biased; prejudiced; eccentric
显然[顯然]	xian3 ran2	clear; evident; obvious(ly)
冷淡[冷淡]	leng3 dan4	cold; indifferent
难免[難免]	nan2 mian3	hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably
丧气[喪氣]	sang4 qi5	unlucky
说到[說到]	shuo1 dao4	to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for
烦恼[煩惱]	fan2 nao3	to be worried; to be distressed; worries
收受[收受]	shou1 shou4	to receive; to accept
贿赂[賄賂]	hui4 lu4	to bribe; a bribe
有钱[有錢]	you3 qian2	well-off; wealthy
治[治]	zhi4	to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
亡[亡]	wang2	to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased
减轻[減輕]	jian3 qing1	to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
活着[活著]	huo2 zhe5	alive
推荐[推薦]	tui1 jian4	to recommend; recommendation
医生[醫生]	yi1 sheng1	doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
乏力[乏力]	fa2 li4	lacking in strength; weak; feeble
后遗症[後遺症]	hou4 yi2 zheng4	(medicine) sequelae; residual effects; (fig.) repercussions; aftermath
拟[擬]	ni3	to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate; to assess; to compare; pseudo-
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/948 words - 87 min
副作用[副作用]	fu4 zuo4 yong4	side effect
庆祝[慶祝]	qing4 zhu4	to celebrate
番[番]	fan1	foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance); classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc); classifier for situations: kind, sort
有关[有關]	you3 guan1	to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning
时常[時常]	shi2 chang2	often; frequently
刈[刈]	yi4	mow
静候[靜候]	jing4 hou4	to quietly wait
隐蔽[隱蔽]	yin3 bi4	to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover
引[引]	yin3	to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
劫匪[劫匪]	jie2 fei3	bandit; robber
杀死[殺死]	sha1 si3	to kill
脚下[腳下]	jiao3 xia4	under the foot
命案[命案]	ming4 an4	homicide case; murder case
猖狂[猖狂]	chang1 kuang2	savage; furious
一边[一邊]	yi1 bian1	one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
肥[肥]	fei2	fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure
仇人[仇人]	chou2 ren2	foe; one's personal enemy
然而[然而]	ran2 er2	however; yet; but
天生[天生]	tian1 sheng1	nature; disposition; innate; natural
得宠[得寵]	de2 chong3	to be a favorite; favor
傲慢[傲慢]	ao4 man4	arrogant; haughty
沐浴[沐浴]	mu4 yu4	to take a bath; to bathe; to immerse
凉亭[涼亭]	liang2 ting2	pavilion
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/25 words - 4 min
感动[感動]	gan3 dong4	to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving
忠贞[忠貞]	zhong1 zhen1	loyal and dependable
忠臣[忠臣]	zhong1 chen2	faithful official
极为[極為]	ji2 wei2	extremely; exceedingly
起伏[起伏]	qi3 fu2	to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs
权势[權勢]	quan2 shi4	power; influence
盲从[盲從]	mang2 cong2	to follow blindly; to conform slavishly; unthinking obedience
顽固[頑固]	wan2 gu4	stubborn; obstinate
臣服[臣服]	chen2 fu2	to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime); to serve
失宠[失寵]	shi1 chong3	to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced
全心全意[全心全意]	quan2 xin1 quan2 yi4	heart and soul; wholeheartedly
落得[落得]	luo4 de5	ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total
下场[下場]	xia4 chang5	the end; to conclude
风筝[風箏]	feng1 zheng1	kite
祈[祈]	qi2	to implore; to pray; to request
四月[四月]	Si4 yue4	April; fourth month (of the lunar year)
凤凰[鳳凰]	feng4 huang2	phoenix
鸣[鳴]	ming2	to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
铿锵[鏗鏘]	keng1 qiang1	sonorous; resounding; fig. resounding words
夫妻[夫妻]	fu1 qi1	husband and wife; married couple
恩爱[恩愛]	en1 ai4	loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love
和美[和美]	he2 mei3	harmonious; in perfect harmony
梦想[夢想]	meng4 xiang3	(fig.) to dream of; dream
姻缘[姻緣]	yin1 yuan2	a marriage predestined by fate
成真[成真]	cheng2 zhen1	to come true
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/50 words - 6 min
庆生[慶生]	qing4 sheng1	to celebrate a birthday
献上[獻上]	xian4 shang4	to offer to God
深感[深感]	shen1 gan3	to feel deeply
庆典[慶典]	qing4 dian3	celebration
弟弟[弟弟]	di4 di5	younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
全力[全力]	quan2 li4	with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support)
时节[時節]	shi2 jie2	season; time
盛开[盛開]	sheng4 kai1	blooming; in full flower
莲藕[蓮藕]	lian2 ou3	lotus root
温泉[溫泉]	wen1 quan2	hot spring; spa; onsen
导入[導入]	dao3 ru4	to introduce into; to channel; to lead; to guide into; to import (data)
水池[水池]	shui3 chi2	pond; pool; sink; washbasin
正巧[正巧]	zheng4 qiao3	just by chance; to happen to (just at the right time); opportune
用完[用完]	yong4 wan2	used up; finished
老是[老是]	lao3 shi5	always
盒[盒]	he2	small box; case
手艺[手藝]	shou3 yi4	craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade
乱动[亂動]	luan4 dong4	to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about
万一[萬一]	wan4 yi1	just in case; if by any chance; contingency
滑倒[滑倒]	hua2 dao3	to slip (lose one's footing)
天坛[天壇]	Tian1 tan2	Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
主持[主持]	zhu3 chi2	to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor
期间[期間]	qi1 jian1	period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
一向[一向]	yi1 xiang4	always (previously); a period of time in the recent past
退让[退讓]	tui4 rang4	to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down; to concede
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/75 words - 9 min
离宫[離宮]	li2 gong1	detached palace; imperial villa
腰部[腰部]	yao1 bu4	waist; small of the back
酸痛[酸痛]	suan1 tong4	to ache
教诲[教誨]	jiao4 hui4	to instruct
鼻[鼻]	bi2	nose
大量[大量]	da4 liang4	great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous
远处[遠處]	yuan3 chu4	distant place
致歉[致歉]	zhi4 qian4	to apologize; to express regret
忤逆[忤逆]	wu3 ni4	disobedient to parents
老样子[老樣子]	lao3 yang4 zi5	old situation; things as they were
入夜[入夜]	ru4 ye4	nightfall
咳嗽[咳嗽]	ke2 sou5	to cough; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
争执[爭執]	zheng1 zhi2	to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle
主人[主人]	zhu3 ren2	master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]
聆听[聆聽]	ling2 ting1	to listen (respectfully)
无故[無故]	wu2 gu4	without cause or reason
尊长[尊長]	zun1 zhang3	one's superior; one's elders and betters
触犯[觸犯]	chu4 fan4	to violate; to offend
门外[門外]	men2 wai4	outside the door
诵读[誦讀]	song4 du2	to read aloud
诫[誡]	jie4	commandment; to prohibit
花岗岩[花崗岩]	hua1 gang1 yan2	granite
坚硬[堅硬]	jian1 ying4	hard; solid
罪[罪]	zui4	guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
权利[權利]	quan2 li4	power; right; privilege
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/100 words - 12 min
责罚[責罰]	ze2 fa2	to punish; to chastise
犯错[犯錯]	fan4 cuo4	to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing
傻瓜[傻瓜]	sha3 gua1	idiot; fool
胎[胎]	tai1	fetus; litter; tire; abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎
稳定[穩定]	wen3 ding4	steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify
孕妇[孕婦]	yun4 fu4	pregnant woman
奉旨[奉旨]	feng4 zhi3	on imperial orders
公道[公道]	gong1 dao4	justice; fairness; public highway
自在[自在]	zi4 zai5	free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease
命令[命令]	ming4 ling4	order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
大声[大聲]	da4 sheng1	loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
满意[滿意]	man3 yi4	satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
违背[違背]	wei2 bei4	to go against; to be contrary to; to violate
规[規]	gui1	compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme
长进[長進]	zhang3 jin4	to make progress; progress
椅子[椅子]	yi3 zi5	chair; CL:把[ba3],套[tao4]
美人[美人]	mei3 ren2	beauty; belle
刺鼻[刺鼻]	ci4 bi2	to assail the nostrils; acrid; pungent
香炉[香爐]	xiang1 lu2	a censer (for burning incense); incense burner; thurible
熏[薰]	xun1	fragrance; warm; to educate; variant of 熏[xun1]; to smoke; to fumigate
臭味[臭味]	chou4 wei4	bad smell; foul odor
蒙[蒙]	meng2	to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat
先君[先君]	xian1 jun1	my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor
赖[賴]	lai4	to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on
师[師]	shi1	teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/125 words - 14 min
典[典]	dian3	canon; law; standard work of scholarship; literary quotation or allusion; ceremony; to be in charge of; to mortgage or pawn
训[訓]	xun4	to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule
执[執]	zhi2	to execute (a plan); to grasp
箕[箕]	ji1	winnow basket
帚[帚]	zhou3	broom
曹[曹]	cao2	class or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old); government department (old)
今[今]	jin1	today; modern; present; current; this; now
四十[四十]	si4 shi2	forty; 40
矣[矣]	yi3	classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
战战兢兢[戰戰兢兢]	zhan4 zhan4 jing1 jing1	trembling with fear; with fear and trepidation
人命关天[人命關天]	ren2 ming4 guan1 tian1	human life is beyond value (idiom)
惊扰[驚擾]	jing1 rao3	to alarm; to agitate
没命[沒命]	mei2 ming4	to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately
卑[卑]	bei1	low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
古[古]	gu3	ancient; old; paleo-
卧[臥]	wo4	to lie; to crouch
瓦[瓦]	wa3	roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]
砖[磚]	zhuan1	brick; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
斋[齋]	zhai1	to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room; building; to give alms (to a monk)
当心[當心]	dang1 xin1	to take care; to look out
装病[裝病]	zhuang1 bing4	to feign illness; to malinger
中暑[中暑]	zhong4 shu3	sunstroke; heatstroke
昏倒[昏倒]	hun1 dao3	to faint
薄荷[薄荷]	bo4 he5	field mint; peppermint
草药[草藥]	cao3 yao4	herbal medicine
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/150 words - 17 min
蓄意[蓄意]	xu4 yi4	deliberate; premeditated; malice
欺骗[欺騙]	qi1 pian4	to deceive; to cheat
同党[同黨]	tong2 dang3	member of the same party; member of the same group; accomplice
半个[半個]	ban4 ge5	half of sth
炷[炷]	zhu4	wick of an oil lamp; to burn (incense etc); classifier for lit incense sticks
让开[讓開]	rang4 kai1	to get out of the way; to step aside
闯[闖]	chuang3	to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships)
站住[站住]	zhan4 zhu4	to stand
私[私]	si1	personal; private; selfish
死罪[死罪]	si3 zui4	mortal crime; capital offense
事由[事由]	shi4 you2	main content; matter; work; origin of an incident; cause; purpose; subject (of business letter)
有损[有損]	you3 sun3	to be harmful (to)
置之不理[置之不理]	zhi4 zhi1 bu4 li3	to pay no heed to (idiom); to ignore; to brush aside
地上[地上]	di4 shang5	on the ground; on the floor
毯子[毯子]	tan3 zi5	blanket; CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2],面[mian4]
了事[了事]	liao3 shi4	to dispose of a matter; to be done with it
马后炮[馬後砲]	ma3 hou4 pao4	lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hindsight
轿子[轎子]	jiao4 zi5	sedan chair; palanquin; litter
宣武门[宣武門]	Xuan1 wu3 men2	Xuanwumen, Beijing
保住[保住]	bao3 zhu4	to preserve; to save
难堪[難堪]	nan2 kan1	hard to take; embarrassed
无论[無論]	wu2 lun4	no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
来日[來日]	lai2 ri4	future days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days
重获[重獲]	chong2 huo4	recovery; to recover
低头[低頭]	di1 tou2	to bow the head; to yield; to give in
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/175 words - 21 min
伤心[傷心]	shang1 xin1	to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt
连忙[連忙]	lian2 mang2	promptly; at once
哀痛[哀痛]	ai1 tong4	to grieve; to mourn; deep sorrow; grief
天灾[天災]	tian1 zai1	natural disaster
人祸[人禍]	ren2 huo4	human disaster
贱人[賤人]	jian4 ren2	slut; cheap person
有罪[有罪]	you3 zui4	guilty
无知[無知]	wu2 zhi1	ignorant; ignorance
悔改[悔改]	hui3 gai3	to repent; repentance
一大早[一大早]	yi1 da4 zao3	at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning
非得[非得]	fei1 dei3	(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
中午[中午]	zhong1 wu3	noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4]
毒蛇[毒蛇]	du2 she2	viper
激怒[激怒]	ji1 nu4	to infuriate; to enrage; to exasperate
残忍[殘忍]	can2 ren3	cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless
己[己]	ji3	self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa
欲[欲]	yu4	to wish for; to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
剥夺[剝奪]	bo1 duo2	to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)
废除[廢除]	fei4 chu2	to abolish; to abrogate; to repeal
未经[未經]	wei4 jing1	not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process)
无心[無心]	wu2 xin1	unintentionally; not in the mood to
烈日[烈日]	lie4 ri4	scorching sun
暴晒[暴曬]	bao4 shai4	(of the sun) to scorch; to expose to a scorching sun
每日[每日]	mei3 ri4	daily; (soup etc) of the day
正午[正午]	zheng4 wu3	midday; noon; noonday
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/200 words - 25 min
门口[門口]	men2 kou3	doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]
节[節]	jie2	festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses; CL:個|个[ge4]
哀[哀]	ai1	sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole
斗胆[斗膽]	dou3 dan3	(courteous) to be so bold as to
泄愤[洩憤]	xie4 fen4	to give vent to anger
战场[戰場]	zhan4 chang3	battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4]
用人[用人]	yong4 ren2	servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff
忍耐[忍耐]	ren3 nai4	to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance
折子[摺子]	zhe2 zi5	folding notebook; accounts book
家事[家事]	jia1 shi4	family matters; domestic affairs; housework
白费[白費]	bai2 fei4	to waste (one's energy etc)
不在其位不谋其政[不在其位不謀其政]	bu4 zai4 qi2 wei4 bu4 mou4 qi2 zheng4	don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)
棘手[棘手]	ji2 shou3	thorny (problem); intractable
事件[事件]	shi4 jian4	event; happening; incident; CL:個|个[ge4]
落泪[落淚]	luo4 lei4	to shed tears; to weep
阵[陣]	zhen4	disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration
要事[要事]	yao4 shi4	important matter
自找麻烦[自找麻煩]	zi4 zhao3 ma2 fan5	to ask for trouble; to invite difficulties
远离[遠離]	yuan3 li2	to be far from; to keep away from
听候[聽候]	ting1 hou4	to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)
中选[中選]	zhong4 xuan3	to win an election; to get a position by passing the imperial exam
容貌[容貌]	rong2 mao4	one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features
婉转[婉轉]	wan3 zhuan3	(voice, music) suave; mellow; (speech) indirect; tactful
颇为[頗為]	po1 wei2	rather; quite
动人[動人]	dong4 ren2	touching; moving
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/225 words - 28 min
相衬[相襯]	xiang1 chen4	to contrast; to set off one another; to go well with
费心[費心]	fei4 xin1	to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth)
装束[裝束]	zhuang1 shu4	attire; clothing
丑[醜]	chou3	shameful; ugly; disgraceful
技艺[技藝]	ji4 yi4	skill; art
超凡[超凡]	chao1 fan2	out of the ordinary; exceedingly (good)
纯净[純淨]	chun2 jing4	pure; clean; unmixed
剔透[剔透]	ti1 tou4	pure and limpid; (of a person) quick-witted
如斯[如斯]	ru2 si1	(literary) in this way; so
何不[何不]	he2 bu4	why not?; why not do (sth)?
认出[認出]	ren4 chu1	recognition; to recognize
从前[從前]	cong2 qian2	previously; formerly; once upon a time
苦闷[苦悶]	ku3 men4	depressed; dejected; feeling low
策[策]	ce4	policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy
去年[去年]	qu4 nian2	last year
效[效]	xiao4	effect; efficacy; to imitate
脖子[脖子]	bo2 zi5	neck; CL:個|个[ge4]
伤疤[傷疤]	shang1 ba1	scar; CL:道[dao4]
受损[受損]	shou4 sun3	to suffer damage
白璧微瑕[白璧微瑕]	bai2 bi4 wei1 xia2	a slight blemish
赞叹[讚嘆]	zan4 tan4	to exclaim in admiration
固执[固執]	gu4 zhi2	obstinate; stubborn
鉴于[鑒於]	jian4 yu2	in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas
计较[計較]	ji4 jiao4	to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem
了解[了解]	liao3 jie3	to understand; to realize; to find out
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/250 words - 32 min
失衡[失衡]	shi1 heng2	to unbalance; an imbalance
屈服[屈服]	qu1 fu2	to surrender; to succumb; to yield; (as a transitive verb) to defeat; to prevail over
缓缓[緩緩]	huan3 huan3	slowly; unhurriedly; little by little
蜀锦[蜀錦]	Shu3 jin3	brocade from Sichuan
缝制[縫製]	feng2 zhi4	to sew; to make (clothes, bedding)
福气[福氣]	fu2 qi5	good fortune; a blessing
丝线[絲線]	si1 xian4	thread; silk yarn
作弊[作弊]	zuo4 bi4	to practice fraud; to cheat; to engage in corrupt practices
浑身[渾身]	hun2 shen1	all over; from head to foot
臭气[臭氣]	chou4 qi4	stench
怀有[懷有]	huai2 you3	to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc)
摔跤[摔跤]	shuai1 jiao1	to trip and fall; to wrestle; wrestling (sports)
谋害[謀害]	mou2 hai4	to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life
凶手[兇手]	xiong1 shou3	murderer; assassin
消沉[消沉]	xiao1 chen2	depressed; bad mood; low spirit
远远[遠遠]	yuan3 yuan3	distant; by far
无能[無能]	wu2 neng2	incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless
立[立]	li4	to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately
忽视[忽視]	hu1 shi4	to neglect; to ignore
克[克]	ke4	to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
克[剋]	kei1	to scold; to beat
那时[那時]	na4 shi2	then; at that time; in those days
风光[風光]	feng1 guang1	scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect)
顶撞[頂撞]	ding3 zhuang4	to contradict (elders or superiors)
脆[脆]	cui4	brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/275 words - 36 min
打破[打破]	da3 po4	to break; to smash
敷[敷]	fu1	to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough
鸡蛋[雞蛋]	ji1 dan4	(chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]
消肿[消腫]	xiao1 zhong3	to reduce swelling; detumescence; (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc)
撕破脸[撕破臉]	si1 po4 lian3	to have an acrimonious falling-out; to shed all pretense of cordiality; to tear into each other
蝴蝶[蝴蝶]	hu2 die2	butterfly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
季节[季節]	ji4 jie2	time; season; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
不合时宜[不合時宜]	bu4 he2 shi2 yi2	untimely; premature; inopportune; ill-timed; out of fashion; behind the times
怡[怡]	yi2	harmony; pleased
苑[苑]	yuan4	park
绽放[綻放]	zhan4 fang4	to blossom
观赏[觀賞]	guan1 shang3	to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental
以来[以來]	yi3 lai2	since (a previous event)
全都[全都]	quan2 dou1	all; without exception
保全[保全]	bao3 quan2	to save from damage; to preserve; to maintain; to keep in good repair; (Tw) security guard
羞愧难当[羞愧難當]	xiu1 kui4 nan2 dang1	to feel ashamed (idiom)
直视[直視]	zhi2 shi4	to look straight at
福泽[福澤]	fu2 ze2	good fortune
万年[萬年]	Wan4 nian2	Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
如愿以偿[如願以償]	ru2 yuan4 yi3 chang2	to have one's wish fulfilled
吃素[吃素]	chi1 su4	to be a vegetarian
不再[不再]	bu4 zai4	no more; no longer
靠近[靠近]	kao4 jin4	near; to approach
透[透]	tou4	to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show
吸引[吸引]	xi1 yin3	to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/300 words - 38 min
日夜[日夜]	ri4 ye4	day and night; around the clock
乞求[乞求]	qi3 qiu2	to beg
焚香[焚香]	fen2 xiang1	to burn incense
分毫[分毫]	fen1 hao2	fraction; slightest difference; hairsbreadth
走出[走出]	zou3 chu1	to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
和好如初[和好如初]	he2 hao3 ru2 chu1	to bury the hatchet; to become reconciled
嫌隙[嫌隙]	xian2 xi4	hostility; animosity
能耐[能耐]	neng2 nai4	ability; capability
聚[聚]	ju4	to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize
误解[誤解]	wu4 jie3	to misunderstand; to misread; misunderstanding
这天[這天]	zhe4 tian1	today; this day
汉朝[漢朝]	Han4 chao2	Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
戚[戚]	qi1	relative; parent; grief; sorrow; battle-axe
夫人[夫人]	fu1 ren5	lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]
惹恼[惹惱]	re3 nao3	to offend
吕[呂]	lu:3	pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system
砍断[砍斷]	kan3 duan4	to chop off
手脚[手腳]	shou3 jiao3	hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4])
割[割]	ge1	to cut; to cut apart
哑巴[啞巴]	ya3 ba5	mute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb
锁[鎖]	suo3	to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3]
茅厕[茅廁]	mao2 si5	(dialect) latrine
做人[做人]	zuo4 ren2	to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity
彘[彘]	zhi4	swine
仅仅[僅僅]	jin3 jin3	barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/325 words - 41 min
咎由自取[咎由自取]	jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3	to have only oneself to blame (idiom); to bring trouble through one's own actions
记恨[記恨]	ji4 hen4	to bear grudges
坐好[坐好]	zuo4 hao3	to sit properly; to sit up straight
更加[更加]	geng4 jia1	more (than sth else); even more
唐朝[唐朝]	Tang2 chao2	Tang dynasty (618-907)
塞[塞]	sai1	to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper
桶[桶]	tong3	bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
醉[醉]	zui4	intoxicated
样[樣]	yang4	manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
逞强[逞強]	cheng3 qiang2	to show off; to try to be brave
杀鸡儆猴[殺雞儆猴]	sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2	lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); fig. to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
鸡[雞]	ji1	fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute
牵连[牽連]	qian1 lian2	to implicate; implicated; to link together
半年[半年]	ban4 nian2	half a year
目光短浅[目光短淺]	mu4 guang1 duan3 qian3	to be shortsighted
懊恼[懊惱]	ao4 nao3	annoyed; vexed; upset
责怪[責怪]	ze2 guai4	to blame; to rebuke
他人[他人]	ta1 ren2	another; sb else; other people
视为[視為]	shi4 wei2	to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem
余党[餘黨]	yu2 dang3	remnants (of a defeated clique); rump
稳固[穩固]	wen3 gu4	stable; steady; firm; to stabilize
成人[成人]	cheng2 ren2	adult
聊天[聊天]	liao2 tian1	to chat; to gossip
醒来[醒來]	xing3 lai2	to waken
吓唬[嚇唬]	xia4 hu5	to scare; to frighten
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/350 words - 43 min
好自为之[好自為之]	hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1	to do one's best; to shape up; to behave; to fend for oneself; you're on your own
盛气凌人[盛氣凌人]	sheng4 qi4 ling2 ren2	overbearing; arrogant bully
铁腕[鐵腕]	tie3 wan4	iron fist (of the state)
战术[戰術]	zhan4 shu4	tactics
对付[對付]	dui4 fu5	to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with
取其精华[取其精華]	qu3 qi2 jing1 hua2	to take the best; to absorb the essence
迫害[迫害]	po4 hai4	to persecute; persecution
传话[傳話]	chuan2 hua4	to pass on a story; to communicate a message
联系[聯繫]	lian2 xi4	connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch
快马加鞭[快馬加鞭]	kuai4 ma3 jia1 bian1	to spur the horse to full speed (idiom); to go as fast as possible
截[截]	jie2	to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length
信鸽[信鴿]	xin4 ge1	homing pigeon; carrier pigeon
拉拢[拉攏]	la1 long3	to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice
意图[意圖]	yi4 tu2	intent; intention; to intend
谋反[謀反]	mou2 fan3	to plot a rebellion; to conspire against the state
落败[落敗]	luo4 bai4	to suffer a defeat; to fail; to fall behind
清朝[清朝]	Qing1 chao2	Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
灭亡[滅亡]	mie4 wang2	to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate
手下[手下]	shou3 xia4	under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; to take action
滴[滴]	di1	a drop; to drip
今夜[今夜]	jin1 ye4	tonight; this evening
派出[派出]	pai4 chu1	to send; to dispatch
骑[騎]	qi2	to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
大军[大軍]	da4 jun1	army; main forces
包围[包圍]	bao1 wei2	to surround; to encircle; to hem in
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/375 words - 45 min
统统[統統]	tong3 tong3	totally
拿下[拿下]	na2 xia4	to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc)
微薄[微薄]	wei1 bo2	scanty; meager
力[力]	li4	power; force; strength; ability; strenuously
走近[走近]	zou3 jin4	to approach; to draw near to
王府[王府]	wang2 fu3	prince's mansion
军队[軍隊]	jun1 dui4	army; troops; CL:支[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
看好[看好]	kan4 hao3	optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support
逃[逃]	tao2	to escape; to run away; to flee
骠[驃]	piao4	white horse
手足[手足]	shou3 zu2	hands and feet; (fig.) brothers; retinue, henchmen, accomplices
残[殘]	can2	to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus
艰难[艱難]	jian1 nan2	difficult; hard; challenging
时过境迁[時過境遷]	shi2 guo4 jing4 qian1	things change with the passage of time (idiom)
打冷战[打冷戰]	da3 leng3 zhan5	to shiver; to shudder
独独[獨獨]	du2 du2	alone
一味[一味]	yi1 wei4	blindly; invariably
麝香[麝香]	she4 xiang1	musk
生育[生育]	sheng1 yu4	to bear; to give birth; to grow; to rear; to bring up (children); fertility
生下[生下]	sheng1 xia4	to give birth to
登上[登上]	deng1 shang4	to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount
逊位[遜位]	xun4 wei4	to abdicate; to resign a position
安生[安生]	an1 sheng1	peaceful; restful; quiet; still
锅[鍋]	guo1	pot; pan; boiler; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]
天谴[天譴]	tian1 qian3	the wrath of Heaven; imperial displeasure
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/400 words - 47 min
遭罪[遭罪]	zao1 zui4	to endure hardship; to suffer
素来[素來]	su4 lai2	consistently; always (in the past and now)
早些[早些]	zao3 xie1	a bit earlier
认错[認錯]	ren4 cuo4	to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake
不至于[不至於]	bu4 zhi4 yu2	unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
同僚[同僚]	tong2 liao2	colleague; fellow-worker
弹劾[彈劾]	tan2 he2	to accuse of misconduct (in official task); to impeach
至今[至今]	zhi4 jin1	so far; to this day; until now
大臣[大臣]	da4 chen2	chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
无耻[無恥]	wu2 chi3	without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless
总数[總數]	zong3 shu4	total; sum; aggregate
十万[十萬]	shi2 wan4	hundred thousand
无法忍受[無法忍受]	wu2 fa3 ren3 shou4	intolerable
贪污[貪污]	tan1 wu1	to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle
爬[爬]	pa2	to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up
拍[拍]	pai1	to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)
马屁[馬屁]	ma3 pi4	horse hindquarters; flattery; boot-licking
恶妇[惡婦]	e4 fu4	vicious wife
可信[可信]	ke3 xin4	trustworthy
尤其[尤其]	you2 qi2	especially; particularly
罪过[罪過]	zui4 guo5	sin; offense
一一[一一]	yi1 yi1	one by one; one after another
列[列]	lie4	to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row
处置[處置]	chu3 zhi4	to handle; to take care of; to punish
德行[德行]	de2 xing2	morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4]
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/425 words - 49 min
亏[虧]	kui1	deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that...
仁厚[仁厚]	ren2 hou4	kindhearted; tolerant; honest and generous
改过自新[改過自新]	gai3 guo4 zi4 xin1	to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
功臣[功臣]	gong1 chen2	minister who has given outstanding service
奖励[獎勵]	jiang3 li4	to reward; reward (as encouragement)
参与[參與]	can1 yu4	to participate (in sth)
根据[根據]	gen1 ju4	according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]
尔[爾]	er3	thus; so; like that; you; thou
佳[佳]	jia1	beautiful; fine; good
鸳[鴛]	yuan1	mandarin duck
鄂[鄂]	E4	abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] in central China; surname E
敏[敏]	min3	quick; nimble; agile; clever; smart
统领[統領]	tong3 ling3	to lead; to command; commander; officer
黎[黎]	li2	(literary) black; dark; many; multitude
斌[斌]	bin1	variant of 彬[bin1]
妹[妹]	mei4	younger sister
滢[瀅]	ying2	clear; limpid (of water)
旗[旗]	qi2	banner; flag; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]); administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county; CL:面[mian4]
镶黄旗[鑲黃旗]	Xiang1 huang2 qi2	Bordered Yellow banner or Hövööt Shar khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 meng2], Inner Mongolia
祺[祺]	qi2	auspicious; propitious; good luck; felicity; euphoria; used for 旗, e.g. in 旗袍, long Chinese dress
十一月[十一月]	Shi2 yi1 yue4	November; eleventh month (of the lunar year)
初一[初一]	chu1 yi1	first day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school
卸下[卸下]	xie4 xia4	to unload
职务[職務]	zhi2 wu4	post; position; job; duties
看守[看守]	kan1 shou3	to guard; to watch over
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/450 words - 51 min
城门[城門]	cheng2 men2	city gate
职守[職守]	zhi2 shou3	duty; responsibility; post
黄[黃]	huang2	yellow; pornographic; to fall through
马褂[馬褂]	ma3 gua4	buttoned mandarin jacket of the Qing dynasty 清代[Qing1 dai4] (1644-1911)
招摇过市[招搖過市]	zhao1 yao2 guo4 shi4	to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
满城[滿城]	Man3 cheng2	Mancheng county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
不义[不義]	bu4 yi4	injustice
马[馬]	ma3	horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
邢[邢]	Xing2	surname Xing; place name
斩首[斬首]	zhan3 shou3	to behead
男性[男性]	nan2 xing4	the male sex; a male
发配[發配]	fa1 pei4	to send away to serve a penal sentence
边疆[邊疆]	bian1 jiang1	border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region
果真[果真]	guo3 zhen1	really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really...
几样[幾樣]	ji3 yang4	several kinds
表[表]	biao3	exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)
表[錶]	biao3	wrist or pocket watch
健忘[健忘]	jian4 wang4	forgetful
家族[家族]	jia1 zu2	family; clan
树倒猢狲散[樹倒猢猻散]	shu4 dao3 hu2 sun1 san4	When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause; Rats leave a sinking ship.
区别[區別]	qu1 bie2	difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4]
美梦成真[美夢成真]	mei3 meng4 cheng2 zhen1	a dream come true
败[敗]	bai4	to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither
当权者[當權者]	dang1 quan2 zhe3	ruler; those in power; the authorities
棋子[棋子]	qi2 zi3	chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/475 words - 54 min
某[某]	mou3	some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such
等着瞧[等著瞧]	deng3 zhe5 qiao2	wait and see (who is right)
偶尔[偶爾]	ou3 er3	occasionally; once in a while; sometimes
不悦[不悅]	bu4 yue4	displeased; annoyed
不消[不消]	bu4 xiao1	to not need; needless (to say)
犯上[犯上]	fan4 shang4	to offend one's superiors
一再[一再]	yi1 zai4	repeatedly
宽容[寬容]	kuan1 rong2	lenient; tolerant; indulgent; charitable; to forgive
改过[改過]	gai3 guo4	to correct; to fix
严惩[嚴懲]	yan2 cheng2	to punish severely
怒火[怒火]	nu4 huo3	rage; fury; hot anger
精明[精明]	jing1 ming2	astute; shrewd
安神[安神]	an1 shen2	to calm (soothe) the nerves; to relieve uneasiness of body and mind
容不得[容不得]	rong2 bu5 de2	unable to tolerate; intolerant; unable to bear sth
毒害[毒害]	du2 hai4	to poison (harm with a toxic substance); to poison (people's minds); poisoning
兰[蘭]	lan2	orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
猜测[猜測]	cai1 ce4	to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
默[默]	mo4	silent; to write from memory
愧疚[愧疚]	kui4 jiu4	to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful
折磨[折磨]	zhe2 mo2	to torment; to torture
心计[心計]	xin1 ji4	scheming; shrewdness
缜密[縝密]	zhen3 mi4	meticulous; careful; deliberate; delicate; fine (texture)
算计[算計]	suan4 ji5	to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme
一己[一己]	yi1 ji3	oneself
私利[私利]	si1 li4	personal gain; (one's own) selfish interest
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/500 words - 57 min
纸钱[紙錢]	zhi3 qian2	ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead
违反[違反]	wei2 fan3	to violate (a law)
遭[遭]	zao1	to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident
祭奠[祭奠]	ji4 dian4	to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service
死人[死人]	si3 ren2	dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen
差别[差別]	cha1 bie2	difference; distinction; disparity
年华[年華]	nian2 hua2	years; time; age
素[素]	su4	raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever
观察[觀察]	guan1 cha2	to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4]
扫地[掃地]	sao3 di4	to sweep the floor; to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low
刺探[刺探]	ci4 tan4	to pry into; to spy on; to probe into
火石[火石]	huo3 shi2	flint (stone)
居心[居心]	ju1 xin1	to harbor (evil) intentions; to be bent on; a tranquil heart or mind
不轨[不軌]	bu4 gui3	errant
下手[下手]	xia4 shou3	to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest
守卫[守衛]	shou3 wei4	to guard; to defend
森严[森嚴]	sen1 yan2	strict; rigid; tight (security)
监视[監視]	jian1 shi4	to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance
打草惊蛇[打草驚蛇]	da3 cao3 jing1 she2	lit. beat the grass to scare the snake; to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others (idiom)
戏[戲]	xi4	trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]
融化[融化]	rong2 hua4	to melt; to thaw; to dissolve; to blend into; to combine; to fuse
夜色[夜色]	ye4 se4	night scene; the dim light of night
溜[溜]	liu1	to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate
准许[准許]	zhun3 xu3	to allow; to grant; to permit
火势[火勢]	huo3 shi4	intensity of a fire; lively; flourishing
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/525 words - 60 min
自掘坟墓[自掘墳墓]	zi4 jue2 fen2 mu4	to dig one's own grave
侧室[側室]	ce4 shi4	sideroom; concubine
暖房[暖房]	nuan3 fang2	heating; central heating; greenhouse; hothouse; to pay a house-warming visit
火大[火大]	huo3 da4	to get mad; to be very angry
生还[生還]	sheng1 huan2	to return alive; to survive
桂花[桂花]	gui4 hua1	osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans
油[油]	you2	oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning
烧死[燒死]	shao1 si3	to burn to death
害人[害人]	hai4 ren2	to harm sb; to inflict suffering; to victimize; pernicious
计谋[計謀]	ji4 mou2	stratagem; scheme
做戏[做戲]	zuo4 xi4	to act in a play; to put on a play
保留[保留]	bao3 liu2	to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later
逃生[逃生]	tao2 sheng1	to flee for one's life
着火[著火]	zhao2 huo3	to ignite; to burn
烧伤[燒傷]	shao1 shang1	burn (injury)
起火[起火]	qi3 huo3	to catch fire; to cook; to get angry
放火[放火]	fang4 huo3	to set on fire; to commit arson; to create a disturbance
是的[是的]	shi4 de5	yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5]
逗留[逗留]	dou4 liu2	to stay at; to stop over
人赃俱获[人贓俱獲]	ren2 zang1 ju4 huo4	(of a thief, smuggler etc) to be caught with stolen or illegal goods; to be caught red-handed
害死[害死]	hai4 si3	to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death
性命[性命]	xing4 ming4	life
不和[不和]	bu4 he2	not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord
憎恨[憎恨]	zeng1 hen4	to detest; hatred
开恩[開恩]	kai1 en1	to give a favor (used of Christian God)
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/550 words - 64 min
连夜[連夜]	lian2 ye4	that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row
需[需]	xu1	to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
容忍[容忍]	rong2 ren3	to put up with; to tolerate
快要[快要]	kuai4 yao4	almost; nearly; almost all
过年[過年]	guo4 nian2	to celebrate the Chinese New Year
审[審]	shen3	to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)
祛[祛]	qu1	sacrifice to drive away calamity; to dispel; to drive away; to remove
疤[疤]	ba1	scar; scab
有效[有效]	you3 xiao4	effective; in effect; valid
上路[上路]	shang4 lu4	to start on a journey; to be on one's way
行刑[行刑]	xing2 xing2	to carry out a (death) sentence; execution
不少[不少]	bu4 shao3	many; a lot; not few
骗人[騙人]	pian4 ren2	to cheat sb; a scam
跋扈[跋扈]	ba2 hu4	domineering; bossy
真爱[真愛]	zhen1 ai4	true love
消逝[消逝]	xiao1 shi4	to fade away
娼妇[娼婦]	chang1 fu4	prostitute
福晋[福晉]	fu2 jin4	in Qing dynasty, Manchurian word for wife
嫉妒[嫉妒]	ji2 du4	to be jealous; to envy; to hate
天明[天明]	tian1 ming2	dawn; daybreak
夜晚[夜晚]	ye4 wan3	night; CL:個|个[ge4]
成型[成型]	cheng2 xing2	to become shaped; to become formed
男婴[男嬰]	nan2 ying1	male baby
陪葬[陪葬]	pei2 zang4	to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)
弄死[弄死]	nong4 si3	to kill; to put to death
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/575 words - 69 min
要害[要害]	yao4 hai4	vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial
半小时[半小時]	ban4 xiao3 shi2	half hour
刀[刀]	dao1	knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; CL:把[ba3]; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs
灌[灌]	guan4	to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)
红花[紅花]	hong2 hua1	safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
提防[提防]	di1 fang2	to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); also pr. [ti2 fang2]
有年[有年]	you3 nian2	for years
血脉[血脈]	xue4 mai4	blood vessels
葬礼[葬禮]	zang4 li3	burial; funeral
悲惨[悲慘]	bei1 can3	miserable; tragic
矛盾[矛盾]	mao2 dun4	contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory
悲哀[悲哀]	bei1 ai1	grieved; sorrowful
掌权[掌權]	zhang3 quan2	to wield (political etc) power; be in power
枕[枕]	zhen3	pillow; to pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4] for this sense)
平常[平常]	ping2 chang2	ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily
活下去[活下去]	huo2 xia4 qu4	to survive; to keep on living
说不出[說不出]	shuo1 bu5 chu1	unable to say
对了[對了]	dui4 le5	Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ...
空缺[空缺]	kong4 que1	vacancy
有意[有意]	you3 yi4	to intend; intentionally; interested in
填补[填補]	tian2 bu3	to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency
按照[按照]	an4 zhao4	according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of
贵妃[貴妃]	gui4 fei1	senior concubine; imperial consort
定数[定數]	ding4 shu4	constant (math.); quota; fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus); fixed quantity (e.g. load of truck); destiny
品格[品格]	pin3 ge2	one's character; fret (on fingerboard of lute or guitar)
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/600 words - 76 min
大喜[大喜]	da4 xi3	exultation
吉日[吉日]	ji2 ri4	propitious day; lucky day
加封[加封]	jia1 feng1	to seal up (a door with a paper seal, or a document); to confer an additional title on a nobleman
受封[受封]	shou4 feng1	to receive fief and title; to be enfeoffed; (fig.) to be rewarded by the emperor
欣[欣]	xin1	happy
官[官]	guan1	government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]
袍子[袍子]	pao2 zi5	Chinese-style gown
袍[袍]	pao2	gown (lined)
欺[欺]	qi1	to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat
吉[吉]	ji2	lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
整理[整理]	zheng3 li3	to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)
南[南]	nan2	south
修补[修補]	xiu1 bu3	to mend
极其[極其]	ji2 qi2	extremely
偏偏[偏偏]	pian1 pian1	(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people
脱[脫]	tuo1	to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from
来源[來源]	lai2 yuan2	source (of information etc); origin
册封[冊封]	ce4 feng1	to confer a title upon sb; to dub; to crown; to invest with rank or title
完毕[完畢]	wan2 bi4	to finish; to end; to complete
修好[修好]	xiu1 hao3	to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds
关闭[關閉]	guan1 bi4	to close; to shut
进出[進出]	jin4 chu1	to enter or exit; to go through
处死[處死]	chu3 si3	an execution; to put sb to death
关门[關門]	guan1 men2	to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently)
失职[失職]	shi1 zhi2	to lose one's job; unemployment; not to fulfill one's obligations; to neglect one's job; dereliction of duty
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/625 words - 80 min
苟[苟]	gou3	if; supposing; careless; negligent; temporarily
眼熟[眼熟]	yan3 shu2	familiar-looking; to seem familiar
陷阱[陷阱]	xian4 jing3	pitfall; snare; trap
巧合[巧合]	qiao3 he2	coincidence; coincidental; to coincide
螳螂[螳螂]	tang2 lang2	mantis; praying mantis
捕[捕]	bu3	to catch; to seize; to capture
蝉[蟬]	chan2	cicada
黄雀[黃雀]	huang2 que4	(bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)
始终[始終]	shi3 zhong1	from beginning to end; all along
伤痛[傷痛]	shang1 tong4	pain (from wound); sorrow
暂时[暫時]	zan4 shi2	temporary; provisional; for the time being
回旋[回旋]	hui2 xuan2	to cycle around; cyclotron; slalom
余地[餘地]	yu2 di4	margin; leeway
等候[等候]	deng3 hou4	to wait; to wait for
时机[時機]	shi2 ji1	fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity
替身[替身]	ti4 shen1	stand-in; substitute; body double; stuntman; scapegoat; fall guy; to stand in for sb else
上饶[上饒]	Shang4 rao2	Shangrao prefecture level city and county in Jiangxi
骄傲[驕傲]	jiao1 ao4	pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth
甘心[甘心]	gan1 xin1	to be willing to; to resign oneself to
绝望[絕望]	jue2 wang4	to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation
喝酒[喝酒]	he1 jiu3	to drink (alcohol)
无关紧要[無關緊要]	wu2 guan1 jin3 yao4	indifferent; insignificant
上门[上門]	shang4 men2	to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
为难[為難]	wei2 nan2	to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
散[散]	san3	scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine
散[散]	san4	to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/650 words - 87 min
晕倒[暈倒]	yun1 dao3	to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious
硬[硬]	ying4	hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person)
遵照[遵照]	zun1 zhao4	in accordance with; to follow (the rules)
队长[隊長]	dui4 zhang3	captain; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4]
涂[塗]	tu2	to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street
冻疮[凍瘡]	dong4 chuang1	frostbite; chilblains
阿胶[阿膠]	e1 jiao1	donkey-hide gelatin (used in TCM); Taiwan pr. [a1 jiao1]
东山再起[東山再起]	dong1 shan1 zai4 qi3	lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
日常[日常]	ri4 chang2	daily; everyday
起居[起居]	qi3 ju1	everyday life; regular pattern of life
提到[提到]	ti2 dao4	to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to
取消[取消]	qu3 xiao1	to cancel; cancellation
安抚[安撫]	an1 fu3	to placate; to pacify; to appease
受罪[受罪]	shou4 zui4	to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance
吸收[吸收]	xi1 shou1	to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit
营养[營養]	ying2 yang3	nutrition; nourishment; CL:種|种[zhong3]
尽量[儘量]	jin3 liang4	as much as possible; to the greatest extent
冲向[衝嚮]	chong1 xiang4	to charge into
刀刃[刀刃]	dao1 ren4	knife blade; crucial point
人命[人命]	ren2 ming4	human life; CL:條|条[tiao2]
为此[為此]	wei4 ci3	for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end
包扎[包扎]	bao1 za1	variant of 包紮|包扎[bao1 za1]
有心[有心]	you3 xin1	to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate
托付[托付]	tuo1 fu4	to entrust
重任[重任]	zhong4 ren4	heavy responsibility
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/659 words - 88 min
自保[自保]	zi4 bao3	to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation
制衡[制衡]	zhi4 heng2	to check and balance (power); checks and balances
权[權]	quan2	authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary
倾[傾]	qing1	to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out
裕[裕]	yu4	abundant
渔[漁]	yu2	fisherman; to fish
翁[翁]	weng1	elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old)
利[利]	li4	sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit
深深[深深]	shen1 shen1	deep; profound
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/25 words - 4 min
沉香[沉香]	chen2 xiang1	Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree (Aquilaria agallocha); lignum aloes
佛珠[佛珠]	fo2 zhu1	Buddhist prayer beads
香气[香氣]	xiang1 qi4	fragrance; aroma; incense
串[串]	chuan4	to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string; bunch; skewer; classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across
露[露]	lou4	to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose
露[露]	lu4	dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose
清幽[清幽]	qing1 you1	(of a location) quiet and secluded; beautiful and secluded
寺院[寺院]	si4 yuan4	cloister; temple; monastery; CL:座[zuo4]
尘[塵]	chen2	dust; dirt; earth
祸[禍]	huo4	disaster; misfortune; calamity
倚[倚]	yi3	to lean on; to rely upon
夏天[夏天]	xia4 tian1	summer; CL:個|个[ge4]
到来[到來]	dao4 lai2	to arrive; arrival; advent
浅[淺]	qian3	shallow; light (color)
含有[含有]	han2 you3	to contain; including
通过[通過]	tong1 guo4	by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc); to switch over
皮肤[皮膚]	pi2 fu1	skin; CL:層|层[ceng2],塊|块[kuai4]
效果[效果]	xiao4 guo3	result; effect; quality; CL:個|个[ge4]
无异[無異]	wu2 yi4	nothing other than; to differ in no way from; the same as; to amount to
花香[花香]	hua1 xiang1	fragrance of flowers
专门[專門]	zhuan1 men2	specialist; specialized; customized
隐藏[隱藏]	yin3 cang2	to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting)
调制[調製]	tiao2 zhi4	to concoct by mixing ingredients; to prepare according to a recipe; to make (a salad, a cocktail, cosmetics etc)
作呕[作嘔]	zuo4 ou3	to feel sick; to feel nauseous; to feel disgusted
妄言[妄言]	wang4 yan2	lies; wild talk; to tell lies; to talk nonsense; fantasy (literature)
城府[城府]	cheng2 fu3	subtle; shrewd; sophisticated
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/50 words - 11 min
单[單]	dan1	bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4]
薄[薄]	bo2	meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near
出血[出血]	chu1 xue4	to bleed; bleeding; (fig.) to spend money in large amounts
早产[早產]	zao3 chan3	premature birth; premature labor
危急[危急]	wei1 ji2	critical; desperate (situation)
脑海[腦海]	nao3 hai3	the mind; the brain
用力[用力]	yong4 li4	to exert oneself physically
使劲[使勁]	shi3 jin4	to exert all one's strength
眉开眼笑[眉開眼笑]	mei2 kai1 yan3 xiao4	brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles
放纵[放縱]	fang4 zong4	to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish
性情[性情]	xing4 qing2	nature; temperament
不详[不詳]	bu4 xiang2	not in detail; not quite clear
安宁[安寧]	an1 ning2	peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry
遗憾[遺憾]	yi2 han4	regret; to regret; to be sorry that
收养[收養]	shou1 yang3	to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption
朦胧[朦朧]	meng2 long2	hazy
月色[月色]	yue4 se4	moonlight
胧[朧]	long2	rising moon
无话可说[無話可說]	wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1	to have nothing to say (idiom)
舍不得[捨不得]	she3 bu5 de5	to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge
坏事[壞事]	huai4 shi4	bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things
圣旨[聖旨]	sheng4 zhi3	imperial edict
剃度[剃度]	ti4 du4	to take the tonsure; to shave the head; tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist monk)
舍弃[捨棄]	she3 qi4	to give up; to abandon; to abort
原名[原名]	yuan2 ming2	original name
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/75 words - 16 min
弟子[弟子]	di4 zi3	disciple; follower
丝[絲]	si1	silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; CL:條|条[tiao2]; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc
住持[住持]	zhu4 chi2	to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist; abbot; head monk
全心[全心]	quan2 xin1	with heart and soul
娘子[娘子]	niang2 zi3	(dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman
法号[法號]	fa3 hao4	name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery)
富贵[富貴]	fu4 gui4	riches and honor
警告[警告]	jing3 gao4	to warn; to admonish
尼姑[尼姑]	ni2 gu1	Buddhist nun
尘世[塵世]	chen2 shi4	this mortal life; the mundane world
麻利[麻利]	ma2 li5	swift; agile; efficient; quick-witted (colloquial)
擦[擦]	ca1	to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish
抬头[抬頭]	tai2 tou2	to raise one's head; to gain ground; account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
大殿[大殿]	da4 dian4	main hall of a Buddhist temple
捉弄[捉弄]	zhuo1 nong4	to tease
画像[畫像]	hua4 xiang4	portrait; to do a portrait of sb
点评[點評]	dian3 ping2	to comment; a point by point commentary
叔[叔]	shu1	uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]
心意[心意]	xin1 yi4	regard; kindly feelings; intention
长得[長得]	zhang3 de5	to look (pretty, the same etc)
缥缈[縹緲]	piao3 miao3	see 飄渺|飘渺[piao1 miao3]
峰[峰]	feng1	(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance; highest level; classifier for camels
玫瑰[玫瑰]	mei2 gui1	rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower; CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1]
鞋[鞋]	xie2	shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
肺痨[肺癆]	fei4 lao2	tuberculosis
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/100 words - 24 min
一点一点[一點一點]	yi1 dian3 yi1 dian3	little by little; bit by bit; gradually
咳[咳]	ke2	cough
大半[大半]	da4 ban4	more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely
消瘦[消瘦]	xiao1 shou4	to waste away; to become thin
接近[接近]	jie1 jin4	to approach; to get close to
搬出去[搬出去]	ban1 chu1 qu4	to move out (vacate); to shift sth out
无处[無處]	wu2 chu4	nowhere
胡说八道[胡說八道]	hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4	to talk rubbish
上当[上當]	shang4 dang4	taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped
住嘴[住嘴]	zhu4 zui3	to hold one's tongue; Shut up!
宽限[寬限]	kuan1 xian4	to extend (a deadline etc)
凌云[凌雲]	ling2 yun2	(lit. and fig.) towering; lofty; high
禅房[禪房]	chan2 fang2	a room in a Buddhist monastery; a temple
获救[獲救]	huo4 jiu4	to rescue; to be rescued
嘿[嘿]	hei1	hey
上山[上山]	shang4 shan1	to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away
高烧[高燒]	gao1 shao1	fever; high temperature
出人命[出人命]	chu1 ren2 ming4	fatal; resulting in sb's death
发疯[發瘋]	fa1 feng1	to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
修养[修養]	xiu1 yang3	accomplishment; training; self-cultivation
碍[礙]	ai4	to hinder; to obstruct; to block
吃药[吃藥]	chi1 yao4	to take medicine
爱上[愛上]	ai4 shang4	to fall in love with; to be in love with
毛巾[毛巾]	mao2 jin1	towel; CL:條|条[tiao2]
内衣[內衣]	nei4 yi1	undergarment; underwear; CL:件[jian4]
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/125 words - 28 min
冰冷[冰冷]	bing1 leng3	ice-cold
铁打[鐵打]	tie3 da3	made of iron; strong as iron
整整齐齐[整整齊齊]	zheng3 zheng3 qi2 qi2	neat and tidy
无可救药[無可救藥]	wu2 ke3 jiu4 yao4	lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable; incorrigible; beyond redemption
爷[爺]	ye2	grandpa; old gentleman
招待[招待]	zhao1 dai4	to receive (guests); to entertain; reception
赶走[趕走]	gan3 zou3	to drive out; to turn back
鸟[鳥]	niao3	bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam
野兽[野獸]	ye3 shou4	beast; wild animal
野猫[野貓]	ye3 mao1	wildcat; stray cat
为生[為生]	wei2 sheng1	to make a living
招来[招來]	zhao1 lai2	to attract; to incur
搭救[搭救]	da1 jiu4	to rescue
面色[面色]	mian4 se4	complexion
苍白[蒼白]	cang1 bai2	pale; wan
睡着[睡著]	shui4 zhao2	to fall asleep
赏月[賞月]	shang3 yue4	to admire the full moon
瞌睡[瞌睡]	ke1 shui4	drowsy; to doze; to nap
留神[留神]	liu2 shen2	to take care; to be careful
丰富[豐富]	feng1 fu4	to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant
抛下[拋下]	pao1 xia4	to throw down; to dump; to abandon; thrown down
影子[影子]	ying3 zi5	shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence; CL:個|个[ge4]
无谓[無謂]	wu2 wei4	pointless; meaningless; unnecessarily
困扰[困擾]	kun4 rao3	to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications
追求[追求]	zhui1 qiu2	to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/150 words - 33 min
骏[駿]	jun4	spirited horse
园[園]	yuan2	land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
叶[葉]	ye4	leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats
澜[瀾]	lan2	swelling water
依[依]	yi1	to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of
骑马[騎馬]	qi2 ma3	to ride a horse
驯马[馴馬]	xun4 ma3	to break in a horse; a trained saddle horse
奉天[奉天]	Feng4 tian1	old name for Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province
承运[承運]	cheng2 yun4	to provide transport; to accept the Mandate of Heaven; to acknowledge one's calling to be emperor
诏[詔]	zhao4	imperial order
曰[曰]	yue1	to speak; to say
聪慧[聰慧]	cong1 hui4	bright; witty; intelligent
钦[欽]	qin1	to respect; to admire; to venerate; by the emperor himself
走运[走運]	zou3 yun4	to have good luck; lucky; in luck
通常[通常]	tong1 chang2	regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
级[級]	ji2	level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level
布[布]	bu4	cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known
巴[巴]	ba1	to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; sth that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]; bar (unit of pressure); nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail
西藏[西藏]	Xi1 zang4	Tibet; Xizang or Tibetan autonomous region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区
发动[發動]	fa1 dong4	to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse
叛乱[叛亂]	pan4 luan4	armed rebellion
转向[轉向]	zhuan3 xiang4	to change direction; fig. to change one's stance
准噶尔[準噶爾]	Zhun3 ga2 er3	Dzungar, Junggar or Dsungharian basin in Xinjiang
驻[駐]	zhu4	to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)
大使[大使]	da4 shi3	ambassador; envoy; CL:名[ming2],位[wei4]
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/175 words - 36 min
开战[開戰]	kai1 zhan4	to start a war; to make war; to battle against
滇藏[滇藏]	Dian1 Zang4	Yunnan and Tibet
信任[信任]	xin4 ren4	to trust; to have confidence in
社稷[社稷]	she4 ji4	state; country; the Gods of earth and grain
微服[微服]	wei1 fu2	(of a high-ranking official) to wear plain clothes in order to go about incognito
出访[出訪]	chu1 fang3	to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation
任务[任務]	ren4 wu5	mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
必将[必將]	bi4 jiang1	inevitably
竭尽全力[竭盡全力]	jie2 jin4 quan2 li4	to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
国[國]	guo2	country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4]
耽误[耽誤]	dan1 wu5	to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with
归心[歸心]	gui1 xin1	converted to (religion)
时日[時日]	shi2 ri4	time; auspicious time; time and date; long period of time; this day
性格[性格]	xing4 ge2	nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4]
社交[社交]	she4 jiao1	interaction; social contact
免[免]	mian3	to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited
大度[大度]	da4 du4	magnanimous; generous (in spirit)
尊敬[尊敬]	zun1 jing4	to respect; to revere
做错[做錯]	zuo4 cuo4	to make an error
赢得[贏得]	ying2 de2	to win; to gain
贱[賤]	jian4	inexpensive; lowly
除非[除非]	chu2 fei1	only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless
吃坏[吃壞]	chi1 huai4	to get sick because of bad food
红枣[紅棗]	hong2 zao3	jujube; red date
汤[湯]	tang1	soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/200 words - 43 min
腹痛[腹痛]	fu4 tong4	bellyache; stomach pain
阴[陰]	yin1	overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia
寒[寒]	han2	cold; poor; to tremble
机能[機能]	ji1 neng2	function
损坏[損壞]	sun3 huai4	to damage; to injure
病倒[病倒]	bing4 dao3	to fall ill; to be stricken with an illness
策划[策劃]	ce4 hua4	to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner
慈悲[慈悲]	ci2 bei1	mercy
继位[繼位]	ji4 wei4	to succeed to the throne
太子[太子]	tai4 zi3	crown prince
了结[了結]	liao3 jie2	to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up
畏罪自杀[畏罪自殺]	wei4 zui4 zi4 sha1	to commit suicide to escape punishment
追封[追封]	zhui1 feng1	to confer a posthumous title
着想[著想]	zhuo2 xiang3	to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
追究[追究]	zhui1 jiu1	to investigate; to look into
知识[知識]	zhi1 shi5	knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual
渊博[淵博]	yuan1 bo2	erudite; profound; learned; extremely knowledgeable
成全[成全]	cheng2 quan2	to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off
小鸟[小鳥]	xiao3 niao3	penis (kiddie term)
了断[了斷]	liao3 duan4	to bring to a conclusion; to settle (a dispute); to do away with (oneself); to break off (a relationship); resolution (of a problem)
惋惜[惋惜]	wan3 xi1	to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb
宁[寧]	ning2	peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)
宁[寧]	ning4	would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2]
噩梦[噩夢]	e4 meng4	nightmare
没收[沒收]	mo4 shou1	to confiscate; to seize
船[船]	chuan2	boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/225 words - 49 min
黄河[黃河]	Huang2 He2	Yellow River or Huang He
水流[水流]	shui3 liu2	river; stream
铁[鐵]	tie3	iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)
碎片[碎片]	sui4 pian4	chip; fragment; splinter; tatter
复[復]	fu4	to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out
魂[魂]	hun2	soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body
打掉[打掉]	da3 diao4	to tear down; to destroy; to dismantle (a gang); to abort (a fetus)
死去[死去]	si3 qu4	to die
睡梦中[睡夢中]	shui4 meng4 zhong1	fast asleep; dreaming
搏[搏]	bo2	to fight; to combat; to seize; (of heart) to beat
茶叶[茶葉]	cha2 ye4	tea; tea leaves; CL:盒[he2],罐[guan4],包[bao1],片[pian4]
修缮[修繕]	xiu1 shan4	to renovate; to repair (a building)
空旷[空曠]	kong1 kuang4	spacious and empty; void
腿[腿]	tui3	leg; CL:條|条[tiao2]
转折[轉折]	zhuan3 zhe2	shift in the trend of events; turnaround; plot shift in a book; turn in the conversation
注定[註定]	zhu4 ding4	to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably
归于[歸於]	gui1 yu2	to belong to; affiliated to; to result in sth; to incline towards
顺理成章[順理成章]	shun4 li3 cheng2 zhang1	logical; only to be expected; rational and clearly structured (of text)
春色[春色]	chun1 se4	colors of spring; spring scenery
二月[二月]	Er4 yue4	February; second month (of the lunar year)
传统[傳統]	chuan2 tong3	tradition; traditional; convention; conventional; CL:個|个[ge4]
踏春[踏春]	ta4 chun1	to go for a hike in spring
祈求[祈求]	qi2 qiu2	to pray for; to appeal
省[省]	sheng3	to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department
省[省]	xing3	to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
点心[點心]	dian3 xin5	light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/250 words - 55 min
仓[倉]	cang1	barn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship)
丰收[豐收]	feng1 shou1	bumper harvest
踏青[踏青]	ta4 qing1	lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green); spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April
同时[同時]	tong2 shi2	at the same time; simultaneously
完美[完美]	wan2 mei3	perfect; perfection; perfectly
风景[風景]	feng1 jing3	scenery; landscape; CL:個|个[ge4]
散心[散心]	san4 xin1	to drive away cares; to relieve boredom
领地[領地]	ling3 di4	territory; domain; estate; (old) fief
闲人[閒人]	xian2 ren2	idle person; idler; unconcerned person
岂有此理[豈有此理]	qi3 you3 ci3 li3	how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd
修习[修習]	xiu1 xi2	to study; to practice
佛法[佛法]	fo2 fa3	Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha); Buddhist doctrine
心怀[心懷]	xin1 huai2	to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions)
洗衣[洗衣]	xi3 yi1	laundry
砍[砍]	kan3	to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb
泱泱[泱泱]	yang1 yang1	grand; magnificent; vast
月子[月子]	yue4 zi5	traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth; puerperium
思念[思念]	si1 nian4	to think of; to long for; to miss
神情[神情]	shen2 qing2	look; expression
恍惚[恍惚]	huang3 hu1	absent-minded; distracted; dazzled; vaguely; dimly
入睡[入睡]	ru4 shui4	to fall asleep
多礼[多禮]	duo1 li3	too polite; overcourteous
清香[清香]	qing1 xiang1	sweet scent; fragrant odor
名正言顺[名正言順]	ming2 zheng4 yan2 shun4	in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate
成长[成長]	cheng2 zhang3	to mature; to grow; growth
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/275 words - 59 min
宗[宗]	zong1	school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
爱惜[愛惜]	ai4 xi1	to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
感激[感激]	gan3 ji1	to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful
传出[傳出]	chuan2 chu1	to transmit outwards; to disseminate; efferent (nerve)
谁知[誰知]	shei2 zhi1	lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably
轻重[輕重]	qing1 zhong4	severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether sth is slight or serious
千真万确[千真萬確]	qian1 zhen1 wan4 que4	absolutely true (idiom); manifold; true from many points of view
用心[用心]	yong4 xin1	motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful
阻止[阻止]	zu3 zhi3	to prevent; to block
码[碼]	ma3	weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc
即可[即可]	ji2 ke3	equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth); (do sth) and that will suffice
熹[熹]	xi1	bright; warm
永寿[永壽]	Yong3 shou4	Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
防止[防止]	fang2 zhi3	to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
赐姓[賜姓]	ci4 xing4	to bestow a surname (of emperor conferring favor on ethnic group)
钮[鈕]	niu3	button
钴[鈷]	gu3	cobalt (chemistry); Taiwan pr. [gu1]
闲言碎语[閑言碎語]	xian2 yan2 sui4 yu3	idle gossip; irrelevant nonsense; slanderous rumor
带回[帶回]	dai4 hui2	to bring back
泪[淚]	lei4	tears
喜庆[喜慶]	xi3 qing4	jubilation; festive
感情用事[感情用事]	gan3 qing2 yong4 shi4	to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
今生[今生]	jin1 sheng1	this life
分别[分別]	fen1 bie2	to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually
称号[稱號]	cheng1 hao4	name; term of address; title
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/300 words - 63 min
陌生[陌生]	mo4 sheng1	strange; unfamiliar
怀抱[懷抱]	huai2 bao4	to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
无情无义[無情無義]	wu2 qing2 wu2 yi4	completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
无益[無益]	wu2 yi4	no good; not good for; not beneficial
佑[佑]	you4	to assist; to protect
大清[大清]	Da4 Qing1	Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
非议[非議]	fei1 yi4	to criticize
高位[高位]	gao1 wei4	high position; eminent status; top job; raised position; upper (limbs); a high (i.e. local maximum); high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc
人选[人選]	ren2 xuan3	choice of person; candidate
年长[年長]	nian2 zhang3	senior
兄[兄]	xiong1	elder brother
荣光[榮光]	rong2 guang1	glory
冲走[沖走]	chong1 zou3	to flush away
水性[水性]	shui3 xing4	swimming ability; characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc); aqueous; water-based (paint etc)
水里[水里]	Shui3 li3	Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
好不容易[好不容易]	hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4	with great difficulty; very difficult
岸[岸]	an4	bank; shore; beach; coast; CL:個|个[ge4]
细作[細作]	xi4 zuo4	police spy; secret agent
伏击[伏擊]	fu2 ji1	ambush; to ambush
陇南[隴南]	Long3 nan2	Longnan prefecture-level city in south Gansu
伺机[伺機]	si4 ji1	to wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance
匹[匹]	pi3	classifier for horses, mules etc; Taiwan pr. [pi1]; ordinary person; classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower
日夜兼程[日夜兼程]	ri4 ye4 jian1 cheng2	to travel day and night
遵[遵]	zun1	to observe; to obey; to follow; to comply with
自私[自私]	zi4 si1	selfish; selfishness
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/325 words - 69 min
牺牲[犧牲]	xi1 sheng1	to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
美善[美善]	mei3 shan4	beautiful and good
长存[長存]	chang2 cun2	to exist forever
名门[名門]	ming2 men2	famous family; prestigious house
慈[慈]	ci2	compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
谕[諭]	yu4	order (from above)
册[冊]	ce4	book; booklet; classifier for books
谨[謹]	jin3	cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)
如同[如同]	ru2 tong2	like; as
加紧[加緊]	jia1 jin3	to intensify; to speed up; to step up
说到底[說到底]	shuo1 dao4 di3	in the final analysis; in the end
发觉[發覺]	fa1 jue2	to become aware; to detect; to realize; to perceive
高傲[高傲]	gao1 ao4	arrogant; haughty; proud
过夜[過夜]	guo4 ye4	to spend the night; overnight
懂事[懂事]	dong3 shi4	sensible; thoughtful; intelligent
欢喜[歡喜]	huan1 xi3	happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of
孙[孫]	sun1	grandson; descendant
竹[竹]	zhu2	bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]; Kangxi radical 118
息[息]	xi1	breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
情投意合[情投意合]	qing2 tou2 yi4 he2	to have an affinity with each other (idiom); to find each other congenial
好事[好事]	hao3 shi4	good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
顾虑[顧慮]	gu4 lu:4	misgivings; apprehensions
上回[上回]	shang4 hui2	last time; the previous time
掏[掏]	tao1	to fish out (from pocket); to scoop
克制[克制]	ke4 zhi4	to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/350 words - 76 min
醒酒[醒酒]	xing3 jiu3	to dissipate the effects of alcohol; to sober up
卫[衛]	wei4	to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
临[臨]	lin2	to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
开胃[開胃]	kai1 wei4	to whet the appetite; appetizing; to amuse oneself at sb's expense; to tease
孤独[孤獨]	gu1 du2	lonely; solitary
知己[知己]	zhi1 ji3	to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend
躲雨[躲雨]	duo3 yu3	to take shelter from the rain
湿透[濕透]	shi1 tou4	drenched; wet through
外套[外套]	wai4 tao4	coat; jacket; CL:件[jian4]
铺张[鋪張]	pu1 zhang1	ostentation; extravagance
寒舍[寒舍]	han2 she4	my humble home
团[團]	tuan2	round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)
绒[絨]	rong2	velvet; woolen
乖巧[乖巧]	guai1 qiao3	clever (child); smart; lovable; cute
人性[人性]	ren2 xing4	human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes
出声[出聲]	chu1 sheng1	to utter; to give voice
四下[四下]	si4 xia4	everywhere
驯服[馴服]	xun4 fu2	to tame; tame; docile
灵[靈]	ling2	quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin
兽[獸]	shou4	beast; animal; beastly; bestial
驯[馴]	xun4	to attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. [xun2]
萦绕[縈繞]	ying2 rao4	to linger on; to hover; to encircle
搭[搭]	da1	to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡[da1]
脉[脈]	mai4	arteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)
株连[株連]	zhu1 lian2	to involve others (in a crime); guilt by association
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/375 words - 82 min
族[族]	zu2	race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
哪怕[哪怕]	na3 pa4	even; even if; even though; no matter how
丢掉[丟掉]	diu1 diao4	to lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away
手镯[手鐲]	shou3 zhuo2	bracelet
舍得[捨得]	she3 de5	to be willing to part with sth
娇嫩[嬌嫩]	jiao1 nen5	tender and lovely; fragile; delicate
妖[妖]	yao1	goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon
库房[庫房]	ku4 fang2	storeroom; warehouse
邀请[邀請]	yao1 qing3	to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4]
西边[西邊]	xi1 bian1	west; west side; western part; to the west of
兆[兆]	zhao4	omen; to foretell; million; mega-; trillion; tera-; billion (old)
措施[措施]	cuo4 shi1	measure; step; CL:個|个[ge4]
临产[臨產]	lin2 chan3	to face childbirth; about to give birth; refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions
不惜[不惜]	bu4 xi1	not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)
余力[餘力]	yu2 li4	energy left over (to do sth else)
赴汤蹈火[赴湯蹈火]	fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3	to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty
生产[生產]	sheng1 chan3	to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child
失控[失控]	shi1 kong4	to go out of control
痛楚[痛楚]	tong4 chu3	pain; anguish; suffering
席[席]	xi2	woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc
心底[心底]	xin1 di3	bottom of one's heart
金碧辉煌[金碧輝煌]	jin1 bi4 hui1 huang2	gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom); fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace)
草屋[草屋]	cao3 wu1	thatched hut
拖[拖]	tuo1	to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on
警觉[警覺]	jing3 jue2	to be on guard; alert; vigilance; alertness
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/400 words - 87 min
催产[催產]	cui1 chan3	to induce labor; to expedite childbirth
煮[煮]	zhu3	to cook; to boil
浓[濃]	nong2	concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc)
紧急[緊急]	jin3 ji2	urgent; emergency
受够[受夠]	shou4 gou4	to have had enough of; to be fed up with; to have had one's fill of
奶妈[奶媽]	nai3 ma1	wet nurse
喂奶[喂奶]	wei4 nai3	to breast-feed
龙凤胎[龍鳳胎]	long2 feng4 tai1	twins of mixed sex
龙凤呈祥[龍鳳呈祥]	long2 feng4 cheng2 xiang2	the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom); auspicious; decorated with auspicious symbols such as the dragon and the phoenix
头衔[頭銜]	tou2 xian2	title; rank; appellation
冷颤[冷顫]	leng3 zhan5	variant of 冷戰|冷战[leng3 zhan5]
斐[斐]	fei3	phonetic fei or fi; elegant; phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)
雯[雯]	wen2	multicolored clouds
窗[窗]	chuang1	shutter; window; CL:扇[shan4]
着凉[著涼]	zhao2 liang2	to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2]
关上[關上]	guan1 shang4	to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
产婆[產婆]	chan3 po2	midwife
大厅[大廳]	da4 ting1	hall; lounge
顶嘴[頂嘴]	ding3 zui3	to talk back; to answer back
二十[二十]	er4 shi2	twenty; 20
传旨[傳旨]	chuan2 zhi3	issue a decree
进行[進行]	jin4 xing2	to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute
动手[動手]	dong4 shou3	to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch
俸[俸]	feng4	salary
例[例]	li4	example; precedent; rule; case; instance
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/403 words - 88 min
高高在上[高高在上]	gao1 gao1 zai4 shang4	set up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality; aloof and remote
可恨[可恨]	ke3 hen4	hateful
绊倒[絆倒]	ban4 dao3	to trip; to stumble
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/25 words - 3 min
绕[繞]	rao4	to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex
梁[梁]	liang2	roof beam; beam (structure); bridge
绝[絕]	jue2	to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means
哑[啞]	ya3	dumb; mute; hoarse; husky; unexploded (of artillery shell etc)
用尽[用盡]	yong4 jin4	to exhaust; to use up completely
冰[冰]	bing1	ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine
嬉[嬉]	xi1	amusement
柔弱[柔弱]	rou2 ruo4	weak; delicate
内心[內心]	nei4 xin1	heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter
残酷[殘酷]	can2 ku4	cruel; cruelty
明知[明知]	ming2 zhi1	to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well
遭到[遭到]	zao1 dao4	to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)
人心难测[人心難測]	ren2 xin1 nan2 ce4	hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
敌人[敵人]	di2 ren2	enemy; CL:個|个[ge4]
贺礼[賀禮]	he4 li3	congratulatory gift
普通[普通]	pu3 tong1	common; ordinary; general; average
大多[大多]	da4 duo1	for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly
珊瑚[珊瑚]	shan1 hu2	coral
手链[手鏈]	shou3 lian4	chain bracelet; CL:條|条[tiao2]
精巧[精巧]	jing1 qiao3	elaborate
移[移]	yi2	to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove
阳[陽]	yang2	positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]
轿[轎]	jiao4	sedan chair; palanquin; litter
散步[散步]	san4 bu4	to take a walk; to go for a walk
逛逛[逛逛]	guang4 guang5	to roam around; to have a stroll
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/50 words - 6 min
叫声[叫聲]	jiao4 sheng1	yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals)
兴致[興致]	xing4 zhi4	mood; spirits; interest
散散步[散散步]	san4 san4 bu4	to have a stroll
小瞧[小瞧]	xiao3 qiao2	(coll.) to look down on; to underestimate
匕首[匕首]	bi3 shou3	dagger
一头[一頭]	yi1 tou2	one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously
豹子[豹子]	bao4 zi5	leopard; CL:頭|头[tou2]
偷偷[偷偷]	tou1 tou1	stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly
进关[進關]	jin4 guan1	inbound customs (international trade)
隔开[隔開]	ge2 kai1	to separate
喉咙[喉嚨]	hou2 long2	throat; larynx
杀掉[殺掉]	sha1 diao4	to kill
痴心[痴心]	chi1 xin1	infatuation
垂死[垂死]	chui2 si3	dying
善[善]	shan4	good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect
恶毒[惡毒]	e4 du2	malicious
钟情[鍾情]	zhong1 qing2	to fall in love; to love sb or sth dearly (lover, or art)
一言不发[一言不發]	yi1 yan2 bu4 fa1	to not say a word (idiom)
妖孽[妖孽]	yao1 nie4	evildoer
缘分[緣分]	yuan2 fen4	fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny
贪得无厌[貪得無厭]	tan1 de2 wu2 yan4	avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
诱惑[誘惑]	you4 huo4	to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract
果敢[果敢]	guo3 gan3	courageous; resolute and daring
英勇[英勇]	ying1 yong3	heroic; gallant; valiant
挫败[挫敗]	cuo4 bai4	to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/75 words - 9 min
中秋[中秋]	Zhong1 qiu1	the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
几年[幾年]	ji3 nian2	a few years; several years; how many years
南海[南海]	Nan2 Hai3	South China Sea
亏欠[虧欠]	kui1 qian4	to fall short of; to have a deficit; deficit; deficiency
自责[自責]	zi4 ze2	to blame oneself
点滴[點滴]	dian3 di1	a drip; a little bit; intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)
暖意[暖意]	nuan3 yi4	warmth
天性[天性]	tian1 xing4	nature; innate tendency
冲动[衝動]	chong1 dong4	to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge
养病[養病]	yang3 bing4	to recuperate; to convalesce; to take care of one's health after illness
冲[沖]	chong1	(of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with
纤[纖]	xian1	fine; delicate; minute
致[致]	zhi4	to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey
鹊[鵲]	que4	magpie
节食[節食]	jie2 shi2	to save food; to go on a diet
练习[練習]	lian4 xi2	to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]
本朝[本朝]	ben3 chao2	the current dynasty
赞赏[讚賞]	zan4 shang3	to admire; to praise; to appreciate
有加[有加]	you3 jia1	extremely (placed after verb or adjective)
每年[每年]	mei3 nian2	every year; each year; yearly
舞者[舞者]	wu3 zhe3	dancer
体态[體態]	ti3 tai4	figure; physique; posture
轻盈[輕盈]	qing1 ying2	graceful; lithe; light and graceful; lighthearted; relaxed
柔软[柔軟]	rou2 ruan3	soft
日内[日內]	ri4 nei4	in a few days; one of these days
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/100 words - 14 min
速成[速成]	su4 cheng2	crash (course); accelerated (process); quick (fix); instant (success); to achieve in a short time
赵[趙]	zhao4	to surpass (old)
燕[燕]	yan4	swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴[yan4]
苗条[苗條]	miao2 tiao5	(of a woman) slim; slender; graceful
灵活[靈活]	ling2 huo2	flexible; nimble; agile
肚脐[肚臍]	du4 qi2	navel
皮肉[皮肉]	pi2 rou4	skin and flesh; superficial; physical (suffering); bodily
白皙[白皙]	bai2 xi1	fair; white; blonde
体重[體重]	ti3 zhong4	body weight
光泽[光澤]	guang1 ze2	luster; gloss
包含[包含]	bao1 han2	to contain; to embody; to include
羊[羊]	yang2	sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
可解[可解]	ke3 jie3	soluble (i.e. can be solved)
毒素[毒素]	du2 su4	poison
一世[一世]	yi1 shi4	generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of numbered European kings)
生子[生子]	sheng1 zi3	to give birth to a child or children
如获至宝[如獲至寶]	ru2 huo4 zhi4 bao3	as if gaining the most precious treasure
法子[法子]	fa3 zi5	way; method; Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5]
壮观[壯觀]	zhuang4 guan1	spectacular; magnificent sight
吒[吒]	zha1	used for the sound "zha" in certain names
太祖[太祖]	tai4 zu3	Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
溜冰[溜冰]	liu1 bing1	ice skating; (slang) to do meth
雄[雄]	xiong2	male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence
恍若[恍若]	huang3 ruo4	as if; as though; rather like
相比[相比]	xiang1 bi3	to compare
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/125 words - 17 min
采[採]	cai3	to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather
莲[蓮]	lian2	lotus
半月[半月]	ban4 yue4	half-moon; fortnight
退下[退下]	tui4 xia4	to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down
弘[弘]	hong2	great; liberal
好玩[好玩]	hao3 wan2	amusing; fun; interesting
控诉[控訴]	kong4 su4	to accuse; to denounce; to make a complaint against; denunciation
到场[到場]	dao4 chang3	to show up; present (at the scene)
告发[告發]	gao4 fa1	to lodge an accusation; accusation (law)
通奸[通姦]	tong1 jian1	adultery; to commit adultery
淫乱[淫亂]	yin2 luan4	promiscuous
赦[赦]	she4	to pardon (a convict)
名誉[名譽]	ming2 yu4	fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor)
起誓[起誓]	qi3 shi4	to vow; to swear an oath
无后[無後]	wu2 hou4	to lack male offspring
终[終]	zhong1	end; finish
奸夫[奸夫]	jian1 fu1	male adulterer
情愫[情愫]	qing2 su4	sentiment; feeling
空口[空口]	kong1 kou3	incomplete meal of a single dish; meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine; rice without meat or vegetables
况且[況且]	kuang4 qie3	moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore
娘家[娘家]	niang2 jia5	married woman's parents' home
来往[來往]	lai2 wang3	to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
密切[密切]	mi4 qie4	close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention
互相[互相]	hu4 xiang1	each other; mutually; mutual
换句话说[換句話說]	huan4 ju4 hua4 shuo1	in other words
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/150 words - 20 min
青梅竹马[青梅竹馬]	qing1 mei2 zhu2 ma3	lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom); fig. innocent children's games; childhood sweethearts; a couple who grew up as childhood friends
求婚[求婚]	qiu2 hun1	to propose marriage
玢[玢]	fen1	porphyrites
陈[陳]	chen2	to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale
做工[做工]	zuo4 gong1	to work with one's hands; manual work; workmanship
提亲[提親]	ti2 qin1	to propose marriage
后者[後者]	hou4 zhe3	the latter
正式[正式]	zheng4 shi4	formal; official
相爱[相愛]	xiang1 ai4	to love each other
说明[說明]	shuo1 ming2	to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]
光明磊落[光明磊落]	guang1 ming2 lei3 luo4	open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
有染[有染]	you3 ran3	to have an affair with sb
要人[要人]	yao4 ren2	important person
不动[不動]	bu4 dong4	motionless
把手[把手]	ba3 shou5	handle; grip; knob
缩[縮]	suo1	to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4]
袖口[袖口]	xiu4 kou3	cuff
露出[露出]	lu4 chu1	to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1]
事后[事後]	shi4 hou4	after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect
无足轻重[無足輕重]	wu2 zu2 qing1 zhong4	insignificant
问话[問話]	wen4 hua4	questioning (a suspect); interrogation
绣花[繡花]	xiu4 hua1	to embroider; to do embroidery
别致[別緻]	bie2 zhi4	unusual; unique
家母[家母]	jia1 mu3	(polite) my mother
喜爱[喜愛]	xi3 ai4	to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/175 words - 23 min
竹子[竹子]	zhu2 zi5	bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]
纹[紋]	wen2	line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc)
面对面[面對面]	mian4 dui4 mian4	face to face
卷起[卷起]	juan3 qi3	variant of 捲起|卷起[juan3 qi3]
里[裏]	li3	variant of 裡|里[li3]
脱掉[脫掉]	tuo1 diao4	to remove; to take off; to strip off; to discard; to shed; to come off; to fall off
召见[召見]	zhao4 jian4	call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview
询[詢]	xun2	to ask about; to inquire about
无恙[無恙]	wu2 yang4	in good health
卷起[捲起]	juan3 qi3	to roll up; to curl up; (of dust etc) to swirl up
饮茶[飲茶]	yin3 cha2	to have tea and refreshments; to have dimsum lunch (Cantonese)
敬意[敬意]	jing4 yi4	respect; tribute
岂[豈]	qi3	how? (emphatic question)
揭露[揭露]	jie1 lu4	to expose; to unmask; to ferret out; to disclose; disclosure
私事[私事]	si1 shi4	personal matters
尽到[盡到]	jin4 dao4	to fulfill (one's duty etc)
正殿[正殿]	zheng4 dian4	main hall of a Buddhist temple
紫檀[紫檀]	zi3 tan2	red sandalwood
桌[桌]	zhuo1	table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
琉璃[琉璃]	liu2 li5	colored glass; ceramic glaze
花瓶[花瓶]	hua1 ping2	flower vase; fig. just a pretty face; CL:對|对[dui4]
留心[留心]	liu2 xin1	to be careful; to pay attention to
关注[關注]	guan1 zhu4	to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention
细节[細節]	xi4 jie2	details; particulars
动机[動機]	dong4 ji1	motor; locomotive; motive; motivation; intention
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/200 words - 27 min
分外[分外]	fen4 wai4	exceptionally; not one's responsibility or job
一言一行[一言一行]	yi1 yan2 yi1 xing2	every word and action (idiom)
实话[實話]	shi2 hua4	truth
誓[誓]	shi4	oath; vow; to swear; to pledge
查清[查清]	cha2 qing1	to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify
传开[傳開]	chuan2 kai1	(of news) to spread; to get around
毁[毀]	hui3	to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander
言[言]	yan2	words; speech; to say; to talk
虚[虛]	xu1	emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain
经常[經常]	jing1 chang2	frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
修[修]	xiu1	to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)
无视[無視]	wu2 shi4	to ignore; to disregard
距离[距離]	ju4 li2	distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from
往来[往來]	wang3 lai2	dealings; contacts; to go back and forth
事务[事務]	shi4 wu4	(political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)
苦劳[苦勞]	ku3 lao2	toil; hard work
彻查[徹查]	che4 cha2	to investigate thoroughly
江山[江山]	jiang1 shan1	rivers and mountains; landscape; country
胡乱[胡亂]	hu2 luan4	careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how
揣测[揣測]	chuai3 ce4	to guess; to conjecture
冤案[冤案]	yuan1 an4	miscarriage of justice
逼人[逼人]	bi1 ren2	pressing; threatening
冤枉[冤枉]	yuan1 wang5	to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile
改口[改口]	gai3 kou3	to change one's tune; to modify one's previous remark; to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5])
供[供]	gong1	to provide; to supply
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/225 words - 30 min
挨[挨]	ai1	in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to
挨[挨]	ai2	to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle
人形[人形]	ren2 xing2	human shape; in human form; of human appearance; doll; puppet
清白[清白]	qing1 bai2	pure; innocent
心痛[心痛]	xin1 tong4	to feel distressed about sth; heartache; cardiac pain
静悄悄[靜悄悄]	jing4 qiao1 qiao1	extremely quiet
这里[這裏]	zhe4 li3	variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]
担保[擔保]	dan1 bao3	to guarantee; to vouch for
事必躬亲[事必躬親]	shi4 bi4 gong1 qin1	to attend to everything personally
贝[貝]	bei4	cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)
勒[勒]	le4	to rein in; to compel; to force; to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead; bridle; (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1], lux
孤傲[孤傲]	gu1 ao4	proud and aloof
评价[評價]	ping2 jia4	to evaluate; to assess
亲眼[親眼]	qin1 yan3	with one's own eyes; personally
不遗余力[不遺餘力]	bu4 yi2 yu2 li4	to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
圆润[圓潤]	yuan2 run4	mellow and full; suave; smooth and round; rich (in voice)
滋润[滋潤]	zi1 run4	moist; humid; to moisten; to provide moisture; comfortably off
寄予厚望[寄予厚望]	ji4 yu3 hou4 wang4	to place high hopes
子孙[子孫]	zi3 sun1	offspring; posterity
代[代]	dai4	to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
验[驗]	yan4	to examine; to test; to check
容器[容器]	rong2 qi4	receptacle; vessel; (computing) container
融[融]	rong2	to melt; to thaw; to blend; to merge; to be in harmony
父子[父子]	fu4 zi3	father and son
加以[加以]	jia1 yi3	in addition; moreover; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
厚望[厚望]	hou4 wang4	great hopes; great expectations
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/250 words - 36 min
测试[測試]	ce4 shi4	to test (machinery etc); to test (students); test; quiz; exam; beta (software)
闲话[閒話]	xian2 hua4	digression; gossip; complaint; scandal; CL:段[duan4]
拱手[拱手]	gong3 shou3	to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive
好说[好說]	hao3 shuo1	easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me
服[服]	fu2	clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes
志[誌]	zhi4	sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote
花招[花招]	hua1 zhao1	trick; maneuver; razzle-dazzle; (martial arts) fancy move; flourish
无辜[無辜]	wu2 gu1	innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)
白矾[白礬]	bai2 fan2	alum
医书[醫書]	yi1 shu1	medical book
记载[記載]	ji4 zai3	to write down; to record; written account
加油[加油]	jia1 you2	to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on
血亲[血親]	xue4 qin1	kin; blood relation
公平[公平]	gong1 ping2	fair; impartial
颇[頗]	po1	rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3]
耍[耍]	shua3	to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
虎[虎]	hu3	tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
虎子[虎子]	hu3 zi3	tiger cub; brave young man
险[險]	xian3	danger; dangerous; rugged
冒[冒]	mao4	to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover
明察[明察]	ming2 cha2	to note clearly; to perceive
看穿[看穿]	kan4 chuan1	see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
顺从[順從]	shun4 cong2	obedient; to comply; to submit; to defer
哪里[哪裏]	na3 li3	where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里
清水[清水]	qing1 shui3	fresh water; drinking water; clear water
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/275 words - 41 min
打消[打消]	da3 xiao1	to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on
至此[至此]	zhi4 ci3	up until now; so far
私情[私情]	si1 qing2	personal considerations; love affair
出家人[出家人]	chu1 jia1 ren2	monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist)
诳语[誑語]	kuang2 yu3	deceit; lies
一说[一說]	yi1 shuo1	an expression of opinion; according to some
丢脸[丟臉]	diu1 lian3	to lose face; humiliation
旁证[旁證]	pang2 zheng4	circumstantial evidence
令牌[令牌]	ling4 pai2	(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority; (fig.) decree; directive; (computing) token
相识[相識]	xiang1 shi2	to get to know each other; acquaintance
止[止]	zhi3	to stop; to prohibit; until; only
好几年[好幾年]	hao3 ji3 nian2	several years
冬天[冬天]	dong1 tian1	winter; CL:個|个[ge4]
痛痒[痛癢]	tong4 yang3	pain and itch; sufferings; importance; consequence
寒冬[寒冬]	han2 dong1	wintry
河[河]	he2	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]
差事[差事]	chai1 shi5	errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5]
打骂[打罵]	da3 ma4	to beat and scold
暴[暴]	bao4	sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure
偏远[偏遠]	pian1 yuan3	remote; far from civilization
袅[裊]	niao3	delicate; graceful
出没[出沒]	chu1 mo4	to come and go; to roam about (mostly unseen); (of a ghost) to haunt (a place); (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets); (of the sun) to rise and set
嘴巴[嘴巴]	zui3 ba5	mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4]
舌头[舌頭]	she2 tou5	tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
拔[拔]	ba2	to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/300 words - 47 min
弥补[彌補]	mi2 bu3	to complement; to make up for a deficiency
不得不[不得不]	bu4 de2 bu4	have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
仅此而已[僅此而已]	jin3 ci3 er2 yi3	that's all; just this and nothing more
怂恿[慫恿]	song3 yong3	to instigate; to incite; to egg sb on
和静[和靜]	He2 jing4	Xéjing nahiyisi or Hejing county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
昭然若揭[昭然若揭]	zhao1 ran2 ruo4 jie1	abundantly clear
周详[周詳]	zhou1 xiang2	meticulous; thorough; comprehensive; complete; detailed
添乱[添亂]	tian1 luan4	(coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience
回想[回想]	hui2 xiang3	to recall; to recollect; to think back
往事[往事]	wang3 shi4	past events; former happenings
妖言惑众[妖言惑眾]	yao1 yan2 huo4 zhong4	to mislead the public with rumors (idiom); to delude the people with lies
扰乱[擾亂]	rao3 luan4	to disturb; to perturb; to harass
听信[聽信]	ting1 xin4	to listen to information; to get the news; to believe what one hears
传言[傳言]	chuan2 yan2	rumor; hearsay
俸禄[俸祿]	feng4 lu4	official's salary (in feudal times)
莫言[莫言]	Mo4 Yan2	Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
杖[杖]	zhang4	a staff; a rod; cane; walking stick; to flog with a stick (old)
毙[斃]	bi4	to die; to shoot dead; to reject; to fall forward; (suffix) to death
呈[呈]	cheng2	to present to a superior; memorial; petition; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color)
非分[非分]	fei1 fen4	improper; presumptuous; assuming; overstepping one's bounds; also written 非份[fei1 fen4]
光是[光是]	guang1 shi4	solely; just
情意[情意]	qing2 yi4	friendly regard; affection
乱套[亂套]	luan4 tao4	in a mess; upside down
自宫[自宮]	zi4 gong1	to castrate oneself
悬[懸]	xuan2	to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/325 words - 52 min
一线[一線]	yi1 xian4	front line
止血[止血]	zhi3 xue4	to staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug)
热水[熱水]	re4 shui3	hot water
报信[報信]	bao4 xin4	to notify; to inform
鬼胎[鬼胎]	gui3 tai1	sinister design; ulterior motive
不要脸[不要臉]	bu4 yao4 lian3	to have no sense of shame; shameless
危及[危及]	wei1 ji2	to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc)
害得[害得]	hai4 de5	to cause or lead to sth bad
多嘴[多嘴]	duo1 zui3	talkative; to speak out of turn; to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; rumors fly
僻静[僻靜]	pi4 jing4	lonely; secluded
护卫[護衛]	hu4 wei4	to guard; to protect; bodyguard (for officials in ancient times)
再犯[再犯]	zai4 fan4	to repeat a crime; persistent offender
才疏学浅[才疏學淺]	cai2 shu1 xue2 qian3	(humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
接生[接生]	jie1 sheng1	to deliver (a newborn child)
状况[狀況]	zhuang4 kuang4	condition; state; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]
对策[對策]	dui4 ce4	countermeasure for dealing with a situation
体质[體質]	ti3 zhi4	constitution
温热[溫熱]	wen1 re4	tepid; to warm up (food etc)
逆转[逆轉]	ni4 zhuan3	to turn back; to reverse
难产[難產]	nan2 chan3	difficult birth; (fig.) difficult to achieve
参[參]	can1	to take part in; to participate; to join; to attend; to counsel; unequal; varied; irregular; uneven; not uniform; abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
助长[助長]	zhu4 zhang3	to encourage; to foster; to foment
力量[力量]	li4 liang5	power; force; strength
血崩[血崩]	xue4 beng1	metrorrhagia (vaginal bleeding outside the expected menstrual period)
快取[快取]	kuai4 qu3	(computing) cache (loanword) (Tw)
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/350 words - 59 min
悔恨[悔恨]	hui3 hen4	remorse; repentance
幸亏[幸虧]	xing4 kui1	fortunately; luckily
足以[足以]	zu2 yi3	sufficient to...; so much so that; so that
动情[動情]	dong4 qing2	to get excited; passionate; aroused to passion; to fall in love; on heat (of animals)
不止[不止]	bu4 zhi3	incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to
重叠[重疊]	chong2 die2	to overlap; to superimpose; to telescope; to run together; to duplicate; one over another; superposition; an overlap; redundancy; reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 散散步[san4 san4 bu4] to have a stroll)
明灭[明滅]	ming2 mie4	to flicker; to flash on and off; to brighten and fade
鬓[鬢]	bin4	temples; hair on the temples
腮[腮]	sai1	cheek
懒[懶]	lan3	lazy
峨眉[峨眉]	E2 mei2	Emei township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
梳洗[梳洗]	shu1 xi3	to make oneself presentable; to freshen up
前后[前後]	qian2 hou4	around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear
镜[鏡]	jing4	mirror; lens
面交[面交]	mian4 jiao1	to deliver personally; to hand over face-to-face
映[映]	ying4	to reflect (light); to shine; to project (an image onto a screen etc)
帖[帖]	tie1	fitting snugly; appropriate; suitable; variant of 貼|贴[tie1]; to paste; to obey
罗[羅]	luo2	gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift
襦[襦]	ru2	jacket; short coat
鹧鸪[鷓鴣]	zhe4 gu1	partridge
后事[後事]	hou4 shi4	future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements
悼念[悼念]	dao4 nian4	to grieve
平息[平息]	ping2 xi1	to settle (a dispute); to quieten down; to suppress
下葬[下葬]	xia4 zang4	to bury; to inter
醉酒[醉酒]	zui4 jiu3	to get drunk
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/375 words - 62 min
守灵[守靈]	shou3 ling2	to keep watch beside a coffin
天大[天大]	tian1 da4	gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous
错误[錯誤]	cuo4 wu4	error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]; mistaken; false; wrong
复生[復生]	fu4 sheng1	to be reborn; to recover; to come back to life; to regenerate
含笑[含笑]	han2 xiao4	to have a smile on one's face
九泉[九泉]	jiu3 quan2	the nine springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; Hades
搜刮[搜刮]	sou1 gua1	to rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry
笑柄[笑柄]	xiao4 bing3	a matter for ridicule; an object of ridicule; laughingstock
罪行[罪行]	zui4 xing2	crime; offense
曝光[曝光]	bao4 guang1	to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure; Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]
证[證]	zheng4	certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4]
自找[自找]	zi4 zhao3	to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions; you asked for it; to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)
立竿见影[立竿見影]	li4 gan1 jian4 ying3	lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect; quick results
凶猛[兇猛]	xiong1 meng3	fierce; violent; ferocious
家庭[家庭]	jia1 ting2	family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4]
十月[十月]	Shi2 yue4	October; tenth month (of the lunar year)
本身[本身]	ben3 shen1	itself; in itself; per se
俱佳[俱佳]	ju4 jia1	excellent; wonderful
技能[技能]	ji4 neng2	technical ability; skill
玛[瑪]	ma3	agate; cornelian
沉醉[沉醉]	chen2 zui4	to become intoxicated
状态[狀態]	zhuang4 tai4	state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]
老弟[老弟]	lao3 di4	(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal
结婚[結婚]	jie2 hun1	to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4]
恋爱[戀愛]	lian4 ai4	(romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]; in love; to have an affair
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/400 words - 67 min
下个月[下個月]	xia4 ge4 yue4	next month
七夕[七夕]	Qi1 xi1	double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month; girls' festival; Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
恋[戀]	lian4	to feel attached to; to long for; to love
角[角]	jiao3	angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]
角[角]	jue2	role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale
褪[褪]	tui4	to take off (clothes); to shed feathers; (of color) to fade; to discolor
无数[無數]	wu2 shu4	countless; numberless; innumerable
年前[年前]	nian2 qian2	before the end of the year; before the new year
致谢[致謝]	zhi4 xie4	expression of gratitude; to give thanks; a thank-you note; acknowledgement
彩[彩]	cai3	(bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize
纸[紙]	zhi3	paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc
相遇[相遇]	xiang1 yu4	to meet; to encounter; to come across
杜[杜]	du4	birchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to prevent; to restrict
荣誉[榮譽]	rong2 yu4	honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary
进退[進退]	jin4 tui4	to advance or retreat; knowing when to come and when to leave; a sense of propriety
薄待[薄待]	bo2 dai4	mean treatment; indifference; meager hospitality
义[義]	yi4	justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship
族谱[族譜]	zu2 pu3	genealogical record; family history; lineage
次女[次女]	ci4 nu:3	second daughter
体面[體面]	ti3 mian4	dignity; face (as in "losing face"); honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable
婚事[婚事]	hun1 shi4	wedding; marriage; CL:門|门[men2],樁|桩[zhuang1]
冲冲[沖沖]	chong1 chong1	excitedly
门当户对[門當戶對]	men2 dang1 hu4 dui4	the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
真情[真情]	zhen1 qing2	real situation; the truth
家世[家世]	jia1 shi4	family background
指[指]	zhi3	finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/425 words - 70 min
婚[婚]	hun1	to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife
沛[沛]	pei4	copious; abundant
孟[孟]	meng4	first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers
娴[嫻]	xian2	elegant; refined; to be skilled at
侍妾[侍妾]	shi4 qie4	concubine
娶[娶]	qu3	to take a wife; to marry (a woman)
耽搁[耽擱]	dan1 ge5	to tarry; to delay; to stop over
元老[元老]	yuan2 lao3	senior figure; elder; doyen
缔结[締結]	di4 jie2	to conclude (an agreement)
启程[啟程]	qi3 cheng2	to set out on a journey
三月[三月]	San1 yue4	March; third month (of the lunar year)
保密[保密]	bao3 mi4	to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy
象[象]	xiang4	elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
过后[過後]	guo4 hou4	after the event
大牢[大牢]	da4 lao2	prison
刻意[刻意]	ke4 yi4	meticulous; painstaking; deliberate
防范[防範]	fang2 fan4	to be on guard; wariness; to guard against; preventive
孕[孕]	yun4	pregnant
事理[事理]	shi4 li3	reason; logic
怀胎[懷胎]	huai2 tai1	to become pregnant; to carry a child in the womb
宽慰[寬慰]	kuan1 wei4	to console; to soothe; relieved
请求[請求]	qing3 qiu2	to request; to ask; request; CL:個|个[ge4]
晋安[晉安]	Jin4 an1	Jin'an district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
理应[理應]	li3 ying1	should; ought to
连累[連累]	lian2 lei3	to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc)
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/450 words - 73 min
鹂[鸝]	li2	Chinese oriole
提携[提攜]	ti2 xie2	to lead by the hand; to guide; to support
占[佔]	zhan4	variant of 占[zhan4]
按时[按時]	an4 shi2	on time; before deadline; on schedule
艾草[艾草]	ai4 cao3	Asian mugwort or wormwood (genus Artemesia)
代价[代價]	dai4 jia4	price; cost; consideration (in share dealing)
白玉[白玉]	bai2 yu4	white jade; tofu (by analogy)
扇子[扇子]	shan4 zi5	fan; CL:把[ba3]
扇风[扇風]	shan1 feng1	to fan oneself; to fan (sb)
热度[熱度]	re4 du4	temperature; heat; short-lived enthusiasm
切[切]	qie1	to cut; to slice; tangent (math)
切[切]	qie4	definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; close to; eager; to correspond to; see also 反切[fan3 qie4]
红宝石[紅寶石]	hong2 bao3 shi2	ruby
工匠[工匠]	gong1 jiang4	artisan; smith
镶嵌[鑲嵌]	xiang1 qian4	to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation
冠[冠]	guan1	hat; crown; crest; cap
厚礼[厚禮]	hou4 li3	generous gifts
许[許]	xu3	to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps
见外[見外]	jian4 wai4	to regard sb as an outsider
忌讳[忌諱]	ji4 hui4	taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
保险[保險]	bao3 xian3	insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to; CL:份[fen4]
专家[專家]	zhuan1 jia1	expert; specialist; CL:個|个[ge4]
凝[凝]	ning2	to congeal; to concentrate attention; to stare
盒子[盒子]	he2 zi5	box; case
柜子[櫃子]	gui4 zi5	cupboard; cabinet
顶上[頂上]	ding3 shang4	on top of; at the summit
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/475 words - 80 min
蜜[蜜]	mi4	honey
流血[流血]	liu2 xue4	to bleed; to shed blood
征兆[徵兆]	zheng1 zhao4	omen; sign (that sth is about to happen); warning sign
畅[暢]	chang4	free; unimpeded; smooth; at ease; free from worry; fluent
足月[足月]	zu2 yue4	full-term (gestation)
溶[溶]	rong2	to dissolve; soluble
依兰[依蘭]	Yi1 lan2	Yilan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
蛇[蛇]	she2	snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2]
小小[小小]	xiao3 xiao3	very small; very few; very minor
百合[百合]	bai3 he2	lily
园丁[園丁]	yuan2 ding1	gardener
舒缓[舒緩]	shu1 huan3	to ease (tension); to relax; to cause sth to relax; to alleviate; relaxed; easy and unhurried; leisurely; soothing; mild (slope)
失眠[失眠]	shi1 mian2	to suffer from insomnia
花苞[花苞]	hua1 bao1	flower bud
浇水[澆水]	jiao1 shui3	to water (plants etc)
鲜艳[鮮艷]	xian1 yan4	bright-colored; gaily-colored
片刻[片刻]	pian4 ke4	short period of time; a moment
热闹[熱鬧]	re4 nao5	bustling with noise and excitement; lively
亲密[親密]	qin1 mi4	intimate; close
保不住[保不住]	bao3 bu5 zhu4	cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well
激烈[激烈]	ji1 lie4	(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme
房事[房事]	fang2 shi4	sexual intercourse; to make love
明知故犯[明知故犯]	ming2 zhi1 gu4 fan4	deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
自控[自控]	zi4 kong4	automated; automatically regulated; to control oneself; self-control
宝贵[寶貴]	bao3 gui4	valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/500 words - 87 min
催情[催情]	cui1 qing2	to promote estrus; to bring an animal to heat by artificial means
那里[那裏]	na4 li5	there; that place; also written 那裡|那里
诋毁[詆毀]	di3 hui3	to vilify; to slander; vilification
酒量[酒量]	jiu3 liang4	capacity for liquor; how much one can drink
鲁莽[魯莽]	lu3 mang3	hot-headed; impulsive; reckless
重罚[重罰]	zhong4 fa2	to punish severely
秽[穢]	hui4	dirt; filth
欺瞒[欺瞞]	qi1 man2	to fool; to hoodwink; to dupe
催[催]	cui1	to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite
抓伤[抓傷]	zhua1 shang1	to injure by scratching or clawing
想来[想來]	xiang3 lai2	it may be assumed that
敌[敵]	di2	enemy; to be a match for; to rival; to resist; to withstand
涂抹[塗抹]	tu2 mo3	to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate
面部[面部]	mian4 bu4	face (body part)
必定[必定]	bi4 ding4	to be bound to; to be sure to
恶魔[惡魔]	e4 mo2	demon; fiend
所作所为[所作所為]	suo3 zuo4 suo3 wei2	one's conduct and deeds
谋划[謀劃]	mou2 hua4	to scheme; to plot; conspiracy
柱[柱]	zhu4	pillar; CL:根[gen1]
安息[安息]	an1 xi1	to rest; to go to sleep; to rest in peace; (history) Parthia
花朵[花朵]	hua1 duo3	flower
关键[關鍵]	guan1 jian4	crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal
尾[尾]	wei3	tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish
浇[澆]	jiao1	to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold
坟墓[墳墓]	fen2 mu4	grave; tomb
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/507 words - 88 min
时光[時光]	shi2 guang1	time; era; period of time
倒流[倒流]	dao4 liu2	to flow backwards; reverse flow
深不可测[深不可測]	shen1 bu4 ke3 ce4	deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths; incomprehensible; enigmatic and impossible to predict
吞没[吞沒]	tun1 mo4	to embezzle; to swallow up; to engulf
决意[決意]	jue2 yi4	to be determined
挣扎[掙扎]	zheng1 zha2	to struggle
魔[魔]	mo2	devil; magic
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/25 words - 6 min
遇[遇]	yu4	to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance
赤足[赤足]	chi4 zu2	barefoot; barefooted
引经据典[引經據典]	yin3 jing1 ju4 dian3	lit. to quote the classics; to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
面红耳赤[面紅耳赤]	mian4 hong2 er3 chi4	flushed with anger (or excitement)
气急败坏[氣急敗壞]	qi4 ji2 bai4 huai4	flustered and exasperated; utterly discomfited
甘愿[甘願]	gan1 yuan4	willingly
吃苦[吃苦]	chi1 ku3	to bear hardships
杏仁[杏仁]	xing4 ren2	almond; apricot kernel
所需[所需]	suo3 xu1	necessary (for); required
满足[滿足]	man3 zu2	to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content
早死[早死]	zao3 si3	early demise; untimely death
工于心计[工於心計]	gong1 yu2 xin1 ji4	scheming; calculating
惊醒[驚醒]	jing1 xing3	to rouse; to be woken by sth; to wake with a start; to sleep lightly
耻辱[恥辱]	chi3 ru3	disgrace; shame; humiliation
步步为营[步步為營]	bu4 bu4 wei2 ying2	to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step; to consolidate at every step
尤其是[尤其是]	you2 qi2 shi4	especially; most of all; above all; in particular
好心[好心]	hao3 xin1	kindness; good intentions
巩固[鞏固]	gong3 gu4	to consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen
即[即]	ji2	namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near
相依为命[相依為命]	xiang1 yi1 wei2 ming4	mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent
联手[聯手]	lian2 shou3	lit. to join hands; to act together
危机四伏[危機四伏]	wei1 ji1 si4 fu2	danger lurks on every side (idiom)
怀恨在心[懷恨在心]	huai2 hen4 zai4 xin1	to harbor hard feelings
一无所有[一無所有]	yi1 wu2 suo3 you3	not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together
颤[顫]	chan4	to tremble; to shiver; to shake; to vibrate; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/50 words - 10 min
取暖[取暖]	qu3 nuan3	to warm oneself (by a fire etc)
不值[不值]	bu4 zhi2	not worth
一口[一口]	yi1 kou3	readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite
呼吸[呼吸]	hu1 xi1	to breathe
命运[命運]	ming4 yun4	fate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4]
过世[過世]	guo4 shi4	to die; to pass away
历[歷]	li4	to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history
半夜[半夜]	ban4 ye4	midnight; in the middle of the night
勤[勤]	qin2	diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant
刻苦[刻苦]	ke4 ku3	hardworking; assiduous
背诵[背誦]	bei4 song4	to recite; to repeat from memory
点名[點名]	dian3 ming2	roll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
基本[基本]	ji1 ben3	basic; fundamental; main; elementary
经典[經典]	jing1 dian3	the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical
启蒙[啟蒙]	qi3 meng2	to instruct the young; to initiate; to awake sb from ignorance; to free sb from prejudice or superstition; primer; enlightened; the Enlightenment; Western learning from the late Qing dynasty
勤奋[勤奮]	qin2 fen4	hardworking; diligent
篇[篇]	pian1	sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
文章[文章]	wen2 zhang1	article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]
用功[用功]	yong4 gong1	diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort
指名[指名]	zhi3 ming2	to mention by name; to designate; designated
正确[正確]	zheng4 que4	correct; proper
流利[流利]	liu2 li4	fluent
引人注目[引人注目]	yin3 ren2 zhu4 mu4	to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous
一家人[一家人]	yi1 jia1 ren2	household; the whole family
诗[詩]	shi1	poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/75 words - 12 min
悦[悅]	yue4	pleased
诞辰[誕辰]	dan4 chen2	birthday
打动[打動]	da3 dong4	to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching
重臣[重臣]	zhong4 chen2	important minister; major figure in government
举荐[舉薦]	ju3 jian4	to recommend
人脉[人脈]	ren2 mai4	contacts; connections; network
吃不下[吃不下]	chi1 bu5 xia4	not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more
肠胃[腸胃]	chang2 wei4	stomach and intestine; digestive system
泰和[泰和]	tai4 he2	calm and peaceful
奇[奇]	qi2	strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually
争辩[爭辯]	zheng1 bian4	a dispute; to wrangle
争论[爭論]	zheng1 lun4	to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate; CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3]
储[儲]	chu3	to store; to save; to have in reserve; heir; Taiwan pr. [chu2]
以备不测[以備不測]	yi3 bei4 bu4 ce4	to be prepared for accidents
表面[表面]	biao3 mian4	surface; face; outside; appearance
实则[實則]	shi2 ze2	actually; in fact
污秽[污穢]	wu1 hui4	nasty; sordid; filthy
前朝[前朝]	qian2 chao2	the previous dynasty
牵扯[牽扯]	qian1 che3	to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated
躁动[躁動]	zao4 dong4	to stir restlessly; to be agitated; commotion; agitation
郁结[鬱結]	yu4 jie2	to suffer from pent-up frustrations; mental knot; emotional issue
双生[雙生]	shuang1 sheng1	twin (attributive); twins
倾尽[傾盡]	qing1 jin4	to do all one can; to give all one has
毕生[畢生]	bi4 sheng1	all one's life; lifetime
医术[醫術]	yi1 shu4	medical expertise; art of healing
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/100 words - 14 min
纽带[紐帶]	niu3 dai4	tie; link; bond
持续[持續]	chi2 xu4	to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation
一月[一月]	Yi1 yue4	January; first month (of the lunar year)
要紧[要緊]	yao4 jin3	important; urgent
尽可能[儘可能]	jin3 ke3 neng2	as far as possible; to do one's utmost
除此之外[除此之外]	chu2 ci3 zhi1 wai4	apart from this; in addition to this
提前[提前]	ti2 qian2	to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance
某时[某時]	mou3 shi2	sometime
琼州[瓊州]	Qiong2 zhou1	Qiongzhou, historic name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛[Hai3 nan2 Dao3]
株[株]	zhu1	tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; strain (biology); to involve others (in shady business)
巨大[巨大]	ju4 da4	huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous
红珊瑚[紅珊瑚]	hong2 shan1 hu2	red coral; precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral)
如来[如來]	ru2 lai2	tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
佛祖[佛祖]	Fo2 zu3	Buddha; founder of a buddhist sect
化身[化身]	hua4 shen1	incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification
恰好[恰好]	qia4 hao3	as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right
和尚[和尚]	he2 shang5	Buddhist monk
护[護]	hu4	to protect
符[符]	fu2	mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond to; tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide
最高[最高]	zui4 gao1	tallest; highest; supreme (court etc)
福袋[福袋]	fu2 dai4	fukubukuro or "lucky bag", Japanese New Year custom where merchants offer grab bags containing random products at a steep discount
系[繫]	xi4	to connect; to arrest; to worry
床侧[床側]	chuang2 ce4	bedside
仪式[儀式]	yi2 shi4	ceremony
莫过于[莫過於]	mo4 guo4 yu2	nothing can surpass
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/125 words - 18 min
四角[四角]	si4 jiao3	the four corners (of a rectangle); the eaves that the four corners of a building
圆满[圓滿]	yuan2 man3	satisfactory; consummate; perfect
不满[不滿]	bu4 man3	resentful; discontented; dissatisfied
身为[身為]	shen1 wei2	in the capacity of; as
系[系]	xi4	system; department; faculty
镇[鎮]	zhen4	to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)
卧室[臥室]	wo4 shi4	bedroom; CL:間|间[jian1]
负[負]	fu4	to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)
生人[生人]	sheng1 ren2	stranger; living person; to give birth; to be born (in a certain time or place)
不在乎[不在乎]	bu4 zai4 hu5	not to care
躲避[躲避]	duo3 bi4	to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties)
应当[應當]	ying1 dang1	should; ought to
和睦[和睦]	he2 mu4	peaceful relations; harmonious
立下[立下]	li4 xia4	to set up; to establish
楷模[楷模]	kai3 mo2	model; example
进入[進入]	jin4 ru4	to enter; to join; to go into
神灵[神靈]	shen2 ling2	god; spirit; demon; occult or supernatural entities in general
烫[燙]	tang4	to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot
凉[涼]	liang2	cool; cold
贤惠[賢惠]	xian2 hui4	variant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4]
屈从[屈從]	qu1 cong2	to capitulate
坏话[壞話]	huai4 hua4	unpleasant talk; malicious words
圆[圓]	yuan2	circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
系上[繫上]	ji4 shang5	to tie on; to buckle up; to fasten
按理[按理]	an4 li3	according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/150 words - 22 min
分心[分心]	fen1 xin1	to distract
头等[頭等]	tou2 deng3	first class; prime; main
放手[放手]	fang4 shou3	to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand
包括[包括]	bao1 kuo4	to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of
怎能[怎能]	zen3 neng2	how can?
源自[源自]	yuan2 zi4	to originate from
轻巧[輕巧]	qing1 qiao3	dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful
荒唐[荒唐]	huang1 tang2	beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated
腹部[腹部]	fu4 bu4	abdomen; belly; flank
重击[重擊]	zhong4 ji1	bang; thump
证实[證實]	zheng4 shi2	to confirm (sth to be true); to verify
推倒[推倒]	tui1 dao3	to push over; to overthrow
腹[腹]	fu4	abdomen; stomach; belly
胎儿[胎兒]	tai1 er2	unborn child; fetus; embryo
胎动[胎動]	tai1 dong4	fetal movement
卧倒[臥倒]	wo4 dao3	to lie down; to drop to the ground
怨恨[怨恨]	yuan4 hen4	to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor
责骂[責罵]	ze2 ma4	to scold
胡搅蛮缠[胡攪蠻纏]	hu2 jiao3 man2 chan2	to pester endlessly (idiom); an annoying troublemaker
挣脱[掙脫]	zheng4 tuo1	to throw off; to struggle free of; Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1]
松开[鬆開]	song1 kai1	to release; to let go; to loosen; to untie; to come loose
算数[算數]	suan4 shu4	to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important)
刻意为之[刻意為之]	ke4 yi4 wei2 zhi1	to make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately
忍让[忍讓]	ren3 rang4	to exercise forbearance; patient and accommodating
万事[萬事]	wan4 shi4	all things
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/175 words - 25 min
乌尔[烏爾]	Wu1 er3	Ur (Sumerian city c. 4500 BC in modern Iraq)
先祖[先祖]	xian1 zu3	deceased grandfather; ancestry
中子[中子]	zhong1 zi3	neutron
灵位[靈位]	ling2 wei4	memorial tablet
歹毒[歹毒]	dai3 du2	vicious; ruthless; malevolent
往后[往後]	wang3 hou4	from now on; in the future; time to come
哀伤[哀傷]	ai1 shang1	grief; distress; bereavement; grieved; heartbroken; dejected
抄写[抄寫]	chao1 xie3	to copy; to transcribe
经幡[經幡]	jing1 fan1	Tibetan prayer flag
孝顺[孝順]	xiao4 shun4	filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety
唇齿相依[唇齒相依]	chun2 chi3 xiang1 yi1	lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related; interdependent
继承[繼承]	ji4 cheng2	to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)
盟友[盟友]	meng2 you3	ally
玩耍[玩耍]	wan2 shua3	to play (as children do); to amuse oneself
生辰[生辰]	sheng1 chen2	birthday
牢[牢]	lao2	firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison
近况[近況]	jin4 kuang4	recent developments; current situation
关押[關押]	guan1 ya1	to imprison; to lock up (in jail)
争夺[爭奪]	zheng1 duo2	to fight over; to contest; to vie over
十四[十四]	shi2 si4	fourteen; 14
百年[百年]	bai3 nian2	hundred years; century; lifetime
议论[議論]	yi4 lun4	to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion; CL:個|个[ge4]
祖母[祖母]	zu3 mu3	father's mother; paternal grandmother
孝心[孝心]	xiao4 xin1	filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents
思考[思考]	si1 kao3	to reflect on; to ponder over
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/200 words - 31 min
劝服[勸服]	quan4 fu2	prevail; convince
过继[過繼]	guo4 ji4	to adopt; to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
亲生[親生]	qin1 sheng1	one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents)
斥责[斥責]	chi4 ze2	to lash out; to reprimand
心血[心血]	xin1 xue4	heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care
受辱[受辱]	shou4 ru3	insulted; humiliated; disgraced
付诸东流[付諸東流]	fu4 zhu1 dong1 liu2	wasted effort
悲痛[悲痛]	bei1 tong4	grieved; sorrowful
在世[在世]	zai4 shi4	to be alive
即将[即將]	ji2 jiang1	on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of
堂弟[堂弟]	tang2 di4	younger male patrilineal cousin
堂妹[堂妹]	tang2 mei4	younger female patrilineal cousin
婶母[嬸母]	shen3 mu3	wife of father's younger brother; aunt
堂兄弟[堂兄弟]	tang2 xiong1 di4	father's brother's sons; paternal male cousin
中毒[中毒]	zhong4 du2	to be poisoned; poisoning
有毒[有毒]	you3 du2	poisonous
行刺[行刺]	xing2 ci4	to assassinate; to commit a murder
鹤[鶴]	he4	crane
顶[頂]	ding3	apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
不妙[不妙]	bu4 miao4	(of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring
银针[銀針]	yin2 zhen1	silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture)
黑色[黑色]	hei1 se4	black
灌醉[灌醉]	guan4 zui4	to fuddle; to befuddle; to inebriate; to get someone drunk
妻子[妻子]	qi1 zi5	wife; CL:個|个[ge4]
拷打[拷打]	kao3 da3	to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions); to give sb the third degree; to torture
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/225 words - 34 min
说出[說出]	shuo1 chu1	to speak out; to declare (one's view)
报应[報應]	bao4 ying4	retribution; judgment
世子[世子]	shi4 zi3	crown prince; heir of a noble house
产后[產後]	chan3 hou4	postnatal
竭[竭]	jie2	to exhaust
抵御[抵禦]	di3 yu4	to resist; to withstand
毒物[毒物]	du2 wu4	poisonous substance; poison; toxin; venom
一字不差[一字不差]	yi1 zi4 bu4 cha1	word for word; verbatim
芭蕉[芭蕉]	ba1 jiao1	Japanese banana (Musa basjoo)
食用[食用]	shi2 yong4	food product; to use as food; edible
桃仁[桃仁]	tao2 ren2	peach kernel, used in Chinese medicine
瘀[瘀]	yu1	hematoma (internal blood clot); extravasated blood (spilt into surrounding tissue); contusion
不及[不及]	bu4 ji2	to fall short of; not as good as; too late
蒸[蒸]	zheng1	to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old)
渗透[滲透]	shen4 tou4	to permeate; to infiltrate; to pervade; osmosis
益[益]	yi4	benefit; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the more
换成[換成]	huan4 cheng2	to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into
有害[有害]	you3 hai4	destructive; harmful; damaging
食材[食材]	shi2 cai2	(food) ingredient
混入[混入]	hun4 ru4	to sneak into
亲口[親口]	qin1 kou3	one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally
受尽[受盡]	shou4 jin4	to suffer enough from; to suffer all kinds of; to have one's fill of
净[淨]	jing4	clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role
事到如今[事到如今]	shi4 dao4 ru2 jin1	as matters stand; things having reached this stage
镯[鐲]	zhuo2	bracelet
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/250 words - 38 min
握[握]	wo4	to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful
诞[誕]	dan4	birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase
庶[庶]	shu4	numerous; common people (or populace); born of a concubine
仅次于[僅次于]	jin3 ci4 yu2	second only to...; (in second place) preceded only by...
索[索]	suo3	to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated
索命[索命]	suo3 ming4	to demand sb's life
漫漫长夜[漫漫長夜]	man4 man4 chang2 ye4	endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
喜出望外[喜出望外]	xi3 chu1 wang4 wai4	to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events
发烫[發燙]	fa1 tang4	burning hot
不比[不比]	bu4 bi3	unlike
妒[妒]	du4	to envy (success, talent); jealous
佛口蛇心[佛口蛇心]	fo2 kou3 she2 xin1	words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced; malicious and duplicitous
乌[烏]	wu1	crow; black
天命[天命]	Tian1 ming4	Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span
华而不实[華而不實]	hua2 er2 bu4 shi2	flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside; flashy
残害[殘害]	can2 hai4	to injure; to devastate; to slaughter
密谋[密謀]	mi4 mou2	conspiracy; secret plan; to conspire
仪[儀]	yi2	apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony
庶民[庶民]	shu4 min2	the multitude of common people (in highbrow literature); plebeian
摩[摩]	mo2	to rub
可汗[可汗]	ke4 han2	khan (loanword)
野心[野心]	ye3 xin1	ambition; wild schemes; careerism
勃勃[勃勃]	bo2 bo2	thriving; vigorous; exuberant
率领[率領]	shuai4 ling3	to lead; to command; to head
骑兵[騎兵]	qi2 bing1	cavalry
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/275 words - 41 min
前往[前往]	qian2 wang3	to leave for; to proceed towards; to go
雁[雁]	yan4	wild goose
占领[佔領]	zhan4 ling3	to occupy (a territory); to hold
岌岌可危[岌岌可危]	ji2 ji2 ke3 wei1	imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
草原[草原]	cao3 yuan2	grassland; prairie; CL:片[pian4]
部落[部落]	bu4 luo4	tribe
挑战[挑戰]	tiao3 zhan4	to challenge; challenge
困难[困難]	kun4 nan5	difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
易[易]	yi4	easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"
良[良]	liang2	good; very; very much
觅[覓]	mi4	to seek; to find
分寸[分寸]	fen1 cun5	propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms
钦佩[欽佩]	qin1 pei4	to admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly
虚名[虛名]	xu1 ming2	false reputation
战[戰]	zhan4	to fight; fight; war; battle
花好月圆[花好月圓]	hua1 hao3 yue4 yuan2	lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful; perfect happiness; conjugal bliss
此时此刻[此時此刻]	ci3 shi2 ci3 ke4	at this very moment
字迹[字跡]	zi4 ji4	handwriting
梳妆台[梳妝檯]	shu1 zhuang1 tai2	dressing table
底下[底下]	di3 xia5	the location below sth; afterwards
抽屉[抽屜]	chou1 ti5	drawer
近来[近來]	jin4 lai2	recently; lately
镇守[鎮守]	zhen4 shou3	(of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect
袭击[襲擊]	xi2 ji1	attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack
边关[邊關]	bian1 guan1	border station; strategic defensive position on frontier
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/300 words - 44 min
治军[治軍]	zhi4 jun1	running of armed forces; military management; to govern armed forces; to direct troops
严明[嚴明]	yan2 ming2	strict and impartial; firm
将士[將士]	jiang4 shi4	officers and soldiers
饮[飲]	yin3	to drink
尊贵[尊貴]	zun1 gui4	respected; respectable; honorable
奏折[奏摺]	zou4 zhe2	memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
玉门关[玉門關]	Yu4 men2 Guan1	Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu
艰苦[艱苦]	jian1 ku3	difficult; hard; arduous
体恤[體恤]	ti3 xu4	to empathize with; to show solicitude for; T-shirt (loanword)
士兵[士兵]	shi4 bing1	soldier; CL:個|个[ge4]
贸易[貿易]	mao4 yi4	(commercial) trade; CL:個|个[ge4]
人民[人民]	ren2 min2	the people; CL:個|个[ge4]
安居乐业[安居樂業]	an1 ju1 le4 ye4	to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
合理[合理]	he2 li3	rational; reasonable; fair
意见[意見]	yi4 jian4	idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]
驻守[駐守]	zhu4 shou3	(man a post and) defend
期盼[期盼]	qi1 pan4	hope and expectation; to anticipate; to look forward to; to await expectantly
反对[反對]	fan3 dui4	to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition
带兵[帶兵]	dai4 bing1	to lead troops
防[防]	fang2	to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent
君臣[君臣]	jun1 chen2	a ruler and his ministers (old)
臣[臣]	chen2	state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131
累累[累累]	lei3 lei3	again and again; innumerable; repeated; riddled with; accumulated
且[且]	qie3	and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)
誉[譽]	yu4	to praise; to acclaim; reputation
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/325 words - 51 min
更衣[更衣]	geng1 yi1	to change clothes; to go to the toilet (euphemism)
陪伴[陪伴]	pei2 ban4	to accompany
粉色[粉色]	fen3 se4	pink; white; erotic; beautiful woman; powdered (with make-up)
受苦[受苦]	shou4 ku3	to suffer hardship
千里[千里]	qian1 li3	a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance
婵娟[嬋娟]	chan2 juan1	a beautiful woman; graceful and elegant posture; moon
有风[有風]	you3 feng1	windy
应景[應景]	ying4 jing3	according with the times; seasonal
图案[圖案]	tu2 an4	design; pattern
婚礼[婚禮]	hun1 li3	wedding ceremony; wedding; CL:場|场[chang3]
造[造]	zao4	to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops
花台[花臺]	hua1 tai2	flower bed; flower terrace; flower stand
窗户[窗戶]	chuang1 hu5	window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4]
上都[上都]	Shang4 du1	Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
两情相悦[兩情相悅]	liang3 qing2 xiang1 yue4	(of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine
玛多[瑪多]	Ma3 duo1	Madoi or Maduo county (Tibetan: rma stod rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guo3 luo4 zhou1], Qinghai
琴瑟[琴瑟]	qin2 se4	qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony
岁月[歲月]	sui4 yue4	years; time
一饮而尽[一飲而盡]	yi1 yin3 er2 jin4	to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
交杯酒[交杯酒]	jiao1 bei1 jiu3	formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony
顽皮[頑皮]	wan2 pi2	naughty
灵犀[靈犀]	ling2 xi1	rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers; fig. mutual sensitivity; tacit exchange of romantic feelings; a meeting of minds
双胞胎[雙胞胎]	shuang1 bao1 tai1	twin; CL:對|对[dui4]
无毒[無毒]	wu2 du2	harmless; innocuous; lit. not poisonous
独自[獨自]	du2 zi4	alone
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/350 words - 59 min
交换[交換]	jiao1 huan4	to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute
酒杯[酒杯]	jiu3 bei1	wine cup
密诏[密詔]	mi4 zhao4	secret imperial edict
指派[指派]	zhi3 pai4	to assign; to appoint; assignment
从此[從此]	cong2 ci3	from now on; since then; henceforth
形同[形同]	xing2 tong2	tantamount to; to be like
殊荣[殊榮]	shu1 rong2	special glory; distinction; rare honor; one's laurels; it's a privilege (to meet you)
特意[特意]	te4 yi4	specially; intentionally
嘱咐[囑咐]	zhu3 fu4	to tell; to exhort; injunction
丢下[丟下]	diu1 xia4	to abandon
往生[往生]	wang3 sheng1	to be reborn; to live in paradise (Buddhism); to die; (after) one's death
贞烈[貞烈]	zhen1 lie4	ready to die to preserve one's chastity
葬[葬]	zang4	to bury (the dead); to inter
澈[澈]	che4	clear (water); thorough
死讯[死訊]	si3 xun4	news of sb's death
杆[桿]	gan3	stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns
暗地[暗地]	an4 di4	secretly; inwardly
消灭[消滅]	xiao1 mie4	to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)
异己[異己]	yi4 ji3	dissident; alien; outsider
深秋[深秋]	shen1 qiu1	late autumn
植[植]	zhi2	to plant
入药[入藥]	ru4 yao4	to use in medicine
树种[樹種]	shu4 zhong3	tree species
正值[正值]	zheng4 zhi2	just at the time of; honest; upright; (math.) positive value
盛年[盛年]	sheng4 nian2	the prime of one's life
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/375 words - 62 min
壮[壯]	zhuang4	to strengthen; strong; robust
迟疑[遲疑]	chi2 yi2	to hesitate
品行[品行]	pin3 xing2	behavior; moral conduct
教养[教養]	jiao4 yang3	to train; to educate; to bring up; to nurture; education; culture; upbringing; early conditioning
尚[尚]	shang4	still; yet; to value; to esteem
幼[幼]	you4	young
掌控[掌控]	zhang3 kong4	to control; in control of
朝廷[朝廷]	chao2 ting2	court; imperial household; dynasty
妇人[婦人]	fu4 ren2	married woman
选出[選出]	xuan3 chu1	to pick out; to select; to elect
而立之年[而立之年]	er2 li4 zhi1 nian2	aged thirty (see 三十而立)
看法[看法]	kan4 fa3	way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4]
资质[資質]	zi1 zhi4	aptitude; natural endowments
平庸[平庸]	ping2 yong1	mediocre; indifferent; commonplace
胜任[勝任]	sheng4 ren4	qualified; competent (professionally); to be up to a task
朝野[朝野]	chao2 ye3	all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people
强迫[強迫]	qiang3 po4	to compel; to force
情分[情分]	qing2 fen4	mutual affection; friendship
有朝一日[有朝一日]	you3 zhao1 yi1 ri4	one day; sometime in the future
怒形于色[怒形於色]	nu4 xing2 yu2 se4	to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
喜好[喜好]	xi3 hao4	to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference
恭祝[恭祝]	gong1 zhu4	to congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior); with best wishes (in writing)
万寿无疆[萬壽無疆]	wan4 shou4 wu2 jiang1	may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom); long may you live
庆贺[慶賀]	qing4 he4	to congratulate; to celebrate
炼[鍊]	lian4	variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain; variant of 煉|炼[lian4]
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/400 words - 68 min
丹[丹]	dan1	red; pellet; powder; cinnabar
气色[氣色]	qi4 se4	complexion
威猛[威猛]	wei1 meng3	bold and powerful
朱砂[硃砂]	zhu1 sha1	cinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS
什么的[什麼的]	shen2 me5 de5	and so on; and what not
延年益寿[延年益壽]	yan2 nian2 yi4 shou4	to make life longer; to promise longevity; (this product will) extend your life
硫磺[硫磺]	liu2 huang2	sulfur
水银[水銀]	shui3 yin2	mercury; quicksilver
微[微]	wei1	tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]
催化[催化]	cui1 hua4	catalysis; to catalyze (a reaction)
强壮[強壯]	qiang2 zhuang4	strong; sturdy; robust
挖空[挖空]	wa1 kong1	to excavate; to hollow
内外[內外]	nei4 wai4	inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about
朱砂[朱砂]	zhu1 sha1	cinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS; also written 硃砂|朱砂[zhu1 sha1]
用处[用處]	yong4 chu5	usefulness; CL:個|个[ge4]
间断[間斷]	jian4 duan4	disconnected; interrupted; suspended
飕飕[颼颼]	sou1 sou1	sound of the wind blowing or rain falling
热气[熱氣]	re4 qi4	steam; heat; CL:股[gu3]
抽空[抽空]	chou1 kong4	to find the time to do sth
勇猛[勇猛]	yong3 meng3	bold and powerful; brave and fierce
下巴[下巴]	xia4 ba5	chin; CL:個|个[ge4]
龙脉[龍脈]	long2 mai4	dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon
慎重[慎重]	shen4 zhong4	cautious; careful; prudent
脚趾[腳趾]	jiao3 zhi3	toe
不尽[不盡]	bu4 jin4	not completely; endlessly
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/425 words - 80 min
渴[渴]	ke3	thirsty
体贴[體貼]	ti3 tie1	considerate (of other people's needs)
教导[教導]	jiao4 dao3	to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching
庇佑[庇佑]	bi4 you4	to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine)
诚实[誠實]	cheng2 shi2	honest; honesty; honorable; truthful
无不[無不]	wu2 bu4	none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception
流沙[流沙]	liu2 sha1	quicksand
养育[養育]	yang3 yu4	to rear; to bring up; to nurture
比起[比起]	bi3 qi3	compared with
杀害[殺害]	sha1 hai4	to murder
无比[無比]	wu2 bi3	incomparable; matchless
门前[門前]	men2 qian2	in front of the door
自称[自稱]	zi4 cheng1	to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title
叩首[叩首]	kou4 shou3	to kowtow; also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
兴[興]	xing1	to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect); maybe (dialect)
兴[興]	xing4	feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement
提及[提及]	ti2 ji2	to mention; to raise (a subject); to bring to sb's attention
多次[多次]	duo1 ci4	many times; repeatedly
笔下[筆下]	bi3 xia4	the wording and purport of what one writes
历[曆]	li4	calendar
人品[人品]	ren2 pin3	moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing
历练[歷練]	li4 lian4	to learn through experience; experience; practiced; experienced
有成[有成]	you3 cheng2	to succeed; successful
一面之词[一面之詞]	yi1 mian4 zhi1 ci2	one side of the story; one-sided statement
监管[監管]	jian1 guan3	to oversee; to take charge of; to supervise; to administer; supervisory; supervision
恒[恆]	heng2	permanent; constant; fixed; usual; ordinary; rule (old); one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷟)
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/450 words - 87 min
不敬[不敬]	bu4 jing4	disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior)
事事[事事]	shi4 shi4	everything
高瞻远瞩[高瞻遠矚]	gao1 zhan1 yuan3 zhu3	to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view; acute foresight
置于[置于]	zhi4 yu2	to place; to put (at or in a position); to be located
正大光明[正大光明]	zheng4 da4 guang1 ming2	just and honorable
牌匾[牌匾]	pai2 bian3	board (attached to a wall)
建[建]	jian4	to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
绥[綏]	sui2	to pacify; Taiwan pr. [sui1]
猷[猷]	you2	to plan; to scheme
圣母[聖母]	sheng4 mu3	goddess
乐事[樂事]	le4 shi4	pleasure
陵墓[陵墓]	ling2 mu4	tomb; mausoleum
享受[享受]	xiang3 shou4	to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3]
谈谈[談談]	tan2 tan2	to discuss; to have a chat
动摇[動搖]	dong4 yao2	to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to
根基[根基]	gen1 ji1	foundation
周全[周全]	zhou1 quan2	thorough; to bring one's help; to assist
荣华富贵[榮華富貴]	rong2 hua2 fu4 gui4	glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom); high position and great wealth
母子[母子]	mu3 zi3	mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest
比拟[比擬]	bi3 ni3	to compare; to draw a parallel; to match; analogy; metaphor; comparison
打点[打點]	da3 dian5	to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in)
旁[旁]	pang2	beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic
总得[總得]	zong3 dei3	must; have to; be bound to
生死[生死]	sheng1 si3	life or death
嫁祸[嫁禍]	jia4 huo4	to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/456 words - 87 min
向前[向前]	xiang4 qian2	forward; onward
走错[走錯]	zou3 cuo4	to go the wrong way; to take the wrong (road, exit etc)
孤魂[孤魂]	gu1 hun2	lonely soul
任[任]	ren4	to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
践踏[踐踏]	jian4 ta4	to trample
相隔[相隔]	xiang1 ge2	separated by (distance or time etc)