//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/25 words - 3 min
跪下[跪下]	gui4 xia5	to kneel down	10
池[池]	chi2	pond; reservoir; moat	6
荷花[荷花]	he2 hua1	lotus	4
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	3
宫[宮]	gong1	palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale	182
女子[女子]	nu:3 zi3	woman; female	8
年年[年年]	nian2 nian2	year after year; yearly; every year; annually	4
相似[相似]	xiang1 si4	to resemble; similar; like; resemblance; similarity	4
雍正[雍正]	Yong1 zheng4	Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735)	2
皇帝[皇帝]	huang2 di4	emperor; CL:個|个[ge4]	18
登基[登基]	deng1 ji1	to ascend the throne	5
成就[成就]	cheng2 jiu4	accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about	1
许多[許多]	xu3 duo1	many; a lot of; much	12
伟业[偉業]	wei3 ye4	exploit; great undertaking	1
子嗣[子嗣]	zi3 si4	son; heir	4
兴旺[興旺]	xing1 wang4	prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish	1
皇太后[皇太後]	huang2 tai4 hou4	empress dowager	2
唯恐[唯恐]	wei2 kong3	for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐	2
王位[王位]	wang2 wei4	title of king; kingship	6
后继无人[後繼無人]	hou4 ji4 wu2 ren2	to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking	1
举办[舉辦]	ju3 ban4	to conduct; to hold	2
选秀[選秀]	xuan3 xiu4	to select talented individuals; (sports) draft	12
充实[充實]	chong1 shi2	rich; full; substantial; to enrich; to augment; to substantiate (an argument)	1
后宫[後宮]	hou4 gong1	harem; chambers of imperial concubines	74
女孩[女孩]	nu:3 hai2	girl; lass	4
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/50 words - 5 min
全家[全家]	quan2 jia1	whole family	1
享福[享福]	xiang3 fu2	to live comfortably; happy and prosperous life	2
人心[人心]	ren2 xin1	popular feeling; the will of the people	4
分离[分離]	fen1 li2	to separate	1
世事[世事]	shi4 shi4	affairs of life; things of the world	4
变迁[變遷]	bian4 qian1	changes; vicissitudes	1
没法[沒法]	mei2 fa3	at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice	13
料到[料到]	liao4 dao4	to foresee; to anticipate	2
男子[男子]	nan2 zi3	a man; a male	4
建功立业[建功立業]	jian4 gong1 li4 ye4	to achieve or accomplish goals	1
不愿[不願]	bu4 yuan4	unwilling; unwillingness	10
虚度[虛度]	xu1 du4	to fritter away (one's time)	1
终身[終身]	zhong1 shen1	lifelong; all one's life; marriage	6
若[若]	ruo4	to seem; like; as; if	12
嫁人[嫁人]	jia4 ren2	to get married (of woman)	1
世上[世上]	shi4 shang4	on earth	4
不离不弃[不離不棄]	bu4 li2 bu4 qi4	to stand by (sb) (idiom); steadfast loyalty	1
菩萨[菩薩]	Pu2 sa4	Bodhisattva (Buddhism)	7
保佑[保佑]	bao3 you4	to bless and protect; blessing	6
落选[落選]	luo4 xuan3	to fail to be chosen (or elected); to lose an election	5
心愿[心願]	xin1 yuan4	cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration	3
愿望[願望]	yuan4 wang4	desire; wish	2
实现[實現]	shi2 xian4	to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about	1
节日[節日]	jie2 ri4	holiday; festival; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
温[溫]	wen1	warm; lukewarm; temperature; to warm up; mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); fever (TCM); old variant of 瘟[wen1]	100
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/75 words - 6 min
太医[太醫]	tai4 yi1	imperial physician	136
庙[廟]	miao4	temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial	2
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	78
实[實]	shi2	real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely	24
初[初]	chu1	at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic	26
嬛[嬛]	qiong2	alone; solitary	134
母亲[母親]	mu3 qin1	mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
这儿[這兒]	zhe4 r5	here	13
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)	2
罢了[罷了]	ba4 le5	a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)	25
瞒[瞞]	man2	to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark	8
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	1
其余[其餘]	qi2 yu2	the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them	2
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	1
父亲[父親]	fu4 qin1	father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	24
生前[生前]	sheng1 qian2	(of a deceased) during one's life; while living	4
冰心[冰心]	Bing1 Xin1	Bing Xin (1900-1999), female poet and children's writer	1
玉[玉]	yu4	jade	47
壶[壺]	hu2	pot; classifier for bottled liquid	6
进宫[進宮]	jin4 gong1	to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail	17
顺治[順治]	Shun4 zhi4	reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662)	1
在位[在位]	zai4 wei4	on the throne; reigning (monarch)	1
定[定]	ding4	to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order	6
规矩[規矩]	gui1 ju5	lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved	13
入选[入選]	ru4 xuan3	to be chosen; to be elected as	4
//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	6
成婚[成婚]	cheng2 hun1	to get married	5
不该[不該]	bu4 gai1	should not; to owe nothing	20
贵重[貴重]	gui4 zhong4	precious	2
承受[承受]	cheng2 shou4	to bear; to support; to inherit	4
介[介]	jie4	to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor	2
御[御]	yu4	to resist; imperial; (classical) to drive (a chariot); to manage; to govern	7
医[醫]	yi1	medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat	3
官位[官位]	guan1 wei4	official post	2
低微[低微]	di1 wei1	meager (wages); humble (social status); feeble (voice)	3
发誓[發誓]	fa1 shi4	to vow; to pledge; to swear	7
草率[草率]	cao3 shuai4	careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious	2
曾[曾]	ceng2	once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)	9
卷入[捲入]	juan3 ru4	to be drawn into; to be involved in	2
纷争[紛爭]	fen1 zheng1	to dispute	2
名节[名節]	ming2 jie2	reputation and integrity	1
御医[御醫]	yu4 yi1	imperial physician	13
嫔妃[嬪妃]	pin2 fei1	imperial concubine	47
幸免[幸免]	xing4 mian3	narrowly and luckily escape	1
理解[理解]	li3 jie3	to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding	5
担忧[擔憂]	dan1 you1	to worry; to be concerned	1
轮到[輪到]	lun2 dao4	to be (sb's or sth's) turn	3
妹妹[妹妹]	mei4 mei5	younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
娆[嬈]	rao2	graceful	12
别无选择[別無選擇]	bie2 wu2 xuan3 ze2	to have no other choice	4
//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	12
孝道[孝道]	xiao4 dao5	filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter	2
眉[眉]	mei2	eyebrow; upper margin	78
召[召]	zhao4	to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)	12
情愿[情願]	qing2 yuan4	willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y)	4
都城[都城]	du1 cheng2	capital city	3
住所[住所]	zhu4 suo3	habitation; dwelling place; residence; CL:處|处[chu4]	1
祖父母[祖父母]	zu3 fu4 mu3	paternal grandparents	2
常见[常見]	chang2 jian4	commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently	1
结[結]	jie2	knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)	2
情谊[情誼]	qing2 yi4	friendship; camaraderie	5
朴素[樸素]	pu3 su4	plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous	3
即便[即便]	ji2 bian4	even if; even though; right away; immediately	16
仔细[仔細]	zi3 xi4	careful; attentive; cautious	4
得出[得出]	de2 chu1	to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion)	4
美貌[美貌]	mei3 mao4	good looks; beauty; good-looking	6
不住[不住]	bu4 zhu4	repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc)	4
嘉兴[嘉興]	Jia1 xing1	Jiaxing prefecture-level city in Zhejiang	1
县令[縣令]	xian4 ling4	county magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)	1
夏[夏]	xia4	summer	28
赐[賜]	ci4	to confer; to bestow; to grant	12
热茶[熱茶]	re4 cha2	hot tea	1
泼[潑]	po1	to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish	1
罚[罰]	fa2	to punish; to penalize	10
对不住[對不住]	dui4 bu5 zhu4	to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal)	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/150 words - 9 min
陵[陵]	ling2	mound; tomb; hill; mountain	39
容[容]	rong2	to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance	44
家父[家父]	jia1 fu4	(polite) my father	3
槐[槐]	huai2	Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica); Japanese pagoda tree	7
松阳县[松陽縣]	Song1 yang2 xian4	Songyang county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang	3
丞[丞]	cheng2	deputy	2
穷山恶水[窮山惡水]	qiong2 shan1 e4 shui3	lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom); fig. inhospitable natural environment	1
饶过[饒過]	rao2 guo4	to pardon; to excuse; to forgive	4
宽宏大量[寬宏大量]	kuan1 hong2 da4 liang4	magnanimous (idiom); generous	4
小事[小事]	xiao3 shi4	trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3]	7
放在心上[放在心上]	fang4 zai4 xin1 shang4	to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart	3
甄[甄]	zhen1	to distinguish; to evaluate	40
乃[乃]	nai3	to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon	1
大理[大理]	da4 li3	judicial officer; justice of the peace (old)	5
寺[寺]	si4	Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)	26
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)	5
高官[高官]	gao1 guan1	high official	1
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	1
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	1
汉[漢]	han4	man	4
军[軍]	jun1	army; military; arms; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
举动[舉動]	ju3 dong4	act; action; activity; move; movement	2
侵扰[侵擾]	qin1 rao3	to invade and harass	2
圣上[聖上]	sheng4 shang4	courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor	1
皇上[皇上]	huang2 shang5	the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty	718
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/175 words - 10 min
震怒[震怒]	zhen4 nu4	to be furious	2
挽回[挽回]	wan3 hui2	to retrieve; to redeem	3
玷污[玷污]	dian4 wu1	to stain; to sully; to tarnish	2
名声[名聲]	ming2 sheng1	reputation	6
有害无益[有害無益]	you3 hai4 wu2 yi4	harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good	1
思[思]	si1	to think; to consider	8
多谢[多謝]	duo1 xie4	many thanks; thanks a lot	17
出手[出手]	chu1 shou3	to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task	1
恩[恩]	en1	favor; grace; kindness	9
德[德]	de2	virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind	11
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	1
挂念[掛念]	gua4 nian4	concerned	5
皇宫[皇宮]	huang2 gong1	imperial palace	2
之内[之內]	zhi1 nei4	inside; within	1
莽撞[莽撞]	mang3 zhuang4	rude and impetuous	1
庄[莊]	zhuang1	farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)	18
衣装[衣裝]	yi1 zhuang1	garment	1
哪儿[哪兒]	na3 r5	where?; wherever; anywhere	12
雅致[雅致]	ya3 zhi4	elegant; refined; in good taste	4
低[低]	di1	low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline	4
耳环[耳環]	er3 huan2	earring; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4]	1
当作[當作]	dang4 zuo4	to treat as; to regard as	9
见面礼[見面禮]	jian4 mian4 li3	gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time	1
愿[願]	yuan4	to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing	10
心想事成[心想事成]	xin1 xiang3 shi4 cheng2	to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/200 words - 11 min
享[享]	xiang3	to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of	9
福分[福分]	fu2 fen5	one's happy lot; good fortune	5
大方[大方]	da4 fang5	generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed	4
出身[出身]	chu1 shen1	to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin	5
寒门[寒門]	han2 men2	poor and humble family; my family (humble)	2
回报[回報]	hui2 bao4	(in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate	13
好意[好意]	hao3 yi4	good intention; kindness	2
英雄[英雄]	ying1 xiong2	hero; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
不问[不問]	bu4 wen4	to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off	2
美丽[美麗]	mei3 li4	beautiful	3
不必[不必]	bu4 bi4	need not; does not have to; not necessarily	14
贬低[貶低]	bian3 di1	to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue	2
参见[參見]	can1 jian4	to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to	15
太后[太后]	tai4 hou4	Empress Dowager	67
福[福]	fu2	good fortune; happiness; luck	46
叩[叩]	kou4	to knock; to kowtow	4
健康[健康]	jian4 kang1	health; healthy	13
永[永]	yong3	forever; always; perpetual	2
安乐[安樂]	an1 le4	peace and happiness	1
满脸[滿臉]	man3 lian3	across one's whole face	1
恭[恭]	gong1	respectful	4
恭敬[恭敬]	gong1 jing4	deferential; respectful	1
敬[敬]	jing4	to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer	28
回话[回話]	hui2 hua4	to reply	1
一面[一面]	yi1 mian4	one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face	5
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/225 words - 12 min
头发[頭髮]	tou2 fa5	hair (on the head)	2
秋海棠[秋海棠]	qiu1 hai3 tang2	begonia	1
母[母]	mu3	mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female	4
香囊[香囊]	xiang1 nang2	spice bag	9
包衣[包衣]	bao1 yi1	capsule (containing medicine); husk (of corn)	1
佐[佐]	zuo3	to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany	1
领[領]	ling3	neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc	6
威[威]	wei1	power; might; prestige	4
冬[冬]	dong1	winter	4
春[春]	chun1	spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life	8
有意思[有意思]	you3 yi4 si5	interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun	1
济州[濟州]	Ji4 zhou1	Jeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site	5
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)	1
沈[沈]	chen2	variant of 沉[chen2]	57
山[山]	shan1	mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable	7
叩见[叩見]	kou4 jian4	to kowtow in salute	7
皇[皇]	huang2	emperor; old variant of 惶[huang2]	68
上万[上萬]	shang4 wan4	over ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands	10
金安[金安]	Jin1 an1	Jin'an district of Lu'an city 六安市[Lu4 an1 shi4], Anhui	1
读[讀]	du2	to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]	7
愚钝[愚鈍]	yu2 dun4	stupid; slow-witted	3
只读[只讀]	zhi3 du2	read-only (computing)	1
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	5
序[序]	xu4	order; sequence; preface	1
大多数[大多數]	da4 duo1 shu4	(great) majority	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/250 words - 14 min
缝补[縫補]	feng2 bu3	to darn (clothing); to sew and mend	1
刺绣[刺繡]	ci4 xiu4	to embroider; embroidery	1
念书[念書]	nian4 shu1	to read; to study	2
了不起[了不起]	liao3 bu5 qi3	amazing; terrific; extraordinary	1
写下[寫下]	xie3 xia4	to write down	3
用来[用來]	yong4 lai2	to be used for	6
描述[描述]	miao2 shu4	to describe; description	2
楚[楚]	chu3	distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)	2
王宫[王宮]	wang2 gong1	imperial palace	1
殿[殿]	dian4	palace hall	13
细腰[細腰]	xi4 yao1	slender waist; fig. pretty woman; mortise and tenon joint on a coffin	1
出自[出自]	chu1 zi4	to come from	1
蔡[蔡]	Cai4	surname Cai	1
伸[伸]	shen1	to stretch; to extend	1
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]	3
诗歌[詩歌]	shi1 ge1	poem; CL:本[ben3],首[shou3],段[duan4]	1
文学[文學]	wen2 xue2	literature; CL:種|种[zhong3]	1
精通[精通]	jing1 tong1	to be proficient in; to master (a subject)	3
育[育]	yu4	to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate	1
有方[有方]	you3 fang1	to do things right; to use the correct method	1
是否[是否]	shi4 fou3	whether (or not); if; is or isn't	15
把头[把頭]	ba3 tou2	labor contractor; gangmaster	2
抬[抬]	tai2	to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry	4
上前[上前]	shang4 qian2	to advance; to step forward	2
不差[不差]	bu4 cha4	not bad; OK	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/275 words - 15 min
袅[嫋]	niao3	delicate; graceful	1
腰[腰]	yao1	waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins	2
减[減]	jian3	to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish	4
消[消]	xiao1	to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need	6
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]	2
滋养[滋養]	zi1 yang3	to nourish	3
姑娘[姑娘]	gu1 niang5	girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
做梦[做夢]	zuo4 meng4	to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream	1
彼此[彼此]	bi3 ci3	each other; one another	5
选中[選中]	xuan3 zhong4	to choose; to pick; to settle upon; to decide upon a candidate; to be selected for some role	2
天意[天意]	tian1 yi4	providence; the Will of Heaven	1
老天[老天]	lao3 tian1	God; Heavens	2
寻常[尋常]	xun2 chang2	usual; common; ordinary	5
增添[增添]	zeng1 tian1	to add; to increase	2
佳丽[佳麗]	jia1 li4	beauty	1
泛[泛]	fan4	to float; to be suffused with; general; extensive; non-specific; flood; pan- (prefix)	2
辈[輩]	bei4	lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people	2
尚可[尚可]	shang4 ke3	not bad; satisfactory	2
不仅[不僅]	bu4 jin3	not only (this one); not just (...) but also	9
嫔[嬪]	pin2	imperial concubine	153
氏[氏]	shi4	clan name; maiden name	62
几乎[幾乎]	ji1 hu1	almost; nearly; practically	2
眉目[眉目]	mei2 mu4	general facial appearance; features; arrangement; sequence of ideas; logic (of writing); rough sketch or general idea of things	1
眉目[眉目]	mei2 mu5	progress; prospect of solution; sign of positive outcome	1
足够[足夠]	zu2 gou4	enough; sufficient	5
恕[恕]	shu4	to forgive	6
//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)	1
好奇[好奇]	hao4 qi2	inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity	5
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)	2
朕[朕]	zhen4	I; we (imperial use); subtle	41
莞[莞]	guan3	(district)	147
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	284
新选[新選]	xin1 xuan3	newly elected	1
秀[秀]	xiu4	handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears	1
封号[封號]	feng1 hao4	title granted to a person (archaic); to ban an (online) account	11
等级[等級]	deng3 ji2	grade; rank; status	2
伶牙俐齿[伶牙俐齒]	ling2 ya2 li4 chi3	clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab	1
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	8
承[承]	cheng2	to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive	3
乾[乾]	qian2	one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven; male principle; ☰; ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)	4
分给[分給]	fen1 gei3	to divide (and give to others)	2
主意[主意]	zhu3 yi5	plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]	13
皇后[皇后]	huang2 hou4	empress; imperial consort	212
堂皇[堂皇]	tang2 huang2	imposing; grand	1
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	3
欢心[歡心]	huan1 xin1	favor; liking; love; jubilation; joy	5
忙不迭[忙不迭]	mang2 bu4 die2	hurriedly; in haste	1
办事[辦事]	ban4 shi4	to handle (affairs); to work	5
碎[碎]	sui4	to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary	25
轩[軒]	xuan1	pavilion with a view; high; tall; high fronted, curtained carriage (old)	25
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	3
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/325 words - 17 min
贵人[貴人]	gui4 ren2	nobility; person of high rank	174
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	1
那儿[那兒]	na4 r5	there	6
吉利[吉利]	ji2 li4	auspicious; lucky; propitious	5
流产[流產]	liu2 chan3	to have a miscarriage; miscarriage; to fail; to fall through	20
打入冷宫[打入冷宮]	da3 ru4 leng3 gong1	to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history	6
顾忌[顧忌]	gu4 ji4	to have misgivings; apprehension; worry; qualm; scruple	1
华[華]	hua2	magnificent; splendid; flowery	114
妃[妃]	fei1	imperial concubine	275
寝[寢]	qin3	to lie down	16
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	3
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])	7
吉祥[吉祥]	ji2 xiang2	lucky; auspicious; propitious	25
迎接[迎接]	ying2 jie1	to meet; to welcome; to greet	1
不适[不適]	bu4 shi4	unwell; indisposed; out of sorts	9
看齐[看齊]	kan4 qi2	to follow sb's example; to emulate; (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation)	2
皇子[皇子]	huang2 zi3	prince	7
翊[翊]	yi4	assist; ready to fly; respect	19
坤[坤]	kun1	one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth; female principle; ☷; ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)	19
矫情[矯情]	jiao3 qing2	affected; unnatural; pretentious	2
愈发[愈發]	yu4 fa1	all the more; increasingly	5
任性[任性]	ren4 xing4	willful; headstrong; unruly	3
厥[厥]	jue2	to faint; to lose consciousness; his; her; its; their	1
赏赐[賞賜]	shang3 ci4	to bestow; to confer (a reward for service); a reward	13
欢[歡]	huan1	joyous; happy; pleased	19
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/350 words - 19 min
宜[宜]	yi2	proper; should; suitable; appropriate	14
香味[香味]	xiang1 wei4	fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; CL:股[gu3]	3
顺[順]	shun4	to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable	1
贞[貞]	zhen1	chaste	2
偏门[偏門]	pian1 men2	side door; doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly)	2
正门[正門]	zheng4 men2	main entrance; main gate; portal	1
不宜[不宜]	bu4 yi2	not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate	1
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)	6
公会[公會]	gong1 hui4	guild	1
住处[住處]	zhu4 chu4	residence; dwelling; dwelling place	8
天色[天色]	tian1 se4	color of the sky; time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky; weather	1
内务府[內務府]	Nei4 wu4 fu3	Imperial Household Department (in Qing dynasty)	15
行李[行李]	xing2 li5	luggage; CL:件[jian4]	3
放置[放置]	fang4 zhi4	to put	1
各自[各自]	ge4 zi4	each; respective; apiece	2
冷清[冷清]	leng3 qing1	cold and cheerless; fig. lonely; unfrequented	2
清净[清淨]	qing1 jing4	peaceful; quiet; tranquil; purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism)	7
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]	18
首领[首領]	shou3 ling3	head; boss; chief	1
监[監]	jian1	to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison	1
康[康]	kang1	healthy; peaceful; abundant	9
禄[祿]	lu4	good fortune; official salary	7
海[海]	hai3	ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous	3
拜见[拜見]	bai4 jian4	to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior	14
如意[如意]	ru2 yi4	as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune	1
//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	2
宫女[宮女]	gong1 nu:3	palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4]	32
崔[崔]	cui1	high mountain; precipitous	1
槿[槿]	jin3	Hibiscus syriacus; transient	28
汐[汐]	xi1	night tides; evening ebbtide; Taiwan pr. [xi4]	28
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	1
忠[忠]	zhong1	loyal; devoted; honest	7
衷心[衷心]	zhong1 xin1	heartfelt; wholehearted; cordial	3
耿耿[耿耿]	geng3 geng3	bright; devoted; having sth on one's mind; troubled	1
二心[二心]	er4 xin1	disloyalty; half-heartedness; duplicity	1
赏[賞]	shang3	to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)	20
伺候[伺候]	ci4 hou4	to serve; to wait upon	13
歇息[歇息]	xie1 xi5	to have a rest; to stay for the night; to go to bed; to sleep	2
一会儿[一會兒]	yi1 hui4 r5	a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]	15
受宠若惊[受寵若驚]	shou4 chong3 ruo4 jing1	overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)	2
亲自[親自]	qin1 zi4	personally; in person; oneself	8
折煞[折煞]	zhe2 sha1	variant of 折殺|折杀[zhe2 sha1]	1
告[告]	gao4	to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue	4
轻看[輕看]	qing1 kan4	to look down upon	1
心疼[心疼]	xin1 teng2	to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed	3
比不上[比不上]	bi3 bu4 shang4	can't compare with	6
料子[料子]	liao4 zi5	material	2
裙子[裙子]	qun2 zi5	skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2]	5
觐见[覲見]	jin4 jian4	to have an audience (with the Emperor)	2
穿着[穿著]	chuan1 zhuo2	attire; clothes; dress	4
//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	8
忍受[忍受]	ren3 shou4	to bear; to endure	2
贤[賢]	xian2	worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation	5
随和[隨和]	sui2 he2	amiable; easy-going	1
富[富]	fu4	rich; abundant; wealthy	12
察[察]	cha2	to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident	20
多管闲事[多管閒事]	duo1 guan3 xian2 shi4	meddling in other people's business	1
存在[存在]	cun2 zai4	to exist; to be; existence	2
贴身[貼身]	tie1 shen1	worn next to the skin; close-fitting; personal (servant etc)	4
仆[僕]	pu2	servant	1
侍奉[侍奉]	shi4 feng4	to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs	28
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]	1
宝[寶]	bao3	jewel; gem; treasure; precious	14
娟[娟]	juan1	beautiful; graceful	5
十分[十分]	shi2 fen1	very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts	13
可靠[可靠]	ke3 kao4	reliable	6
另[另]	ling4	other; another; separate; separately	6
侍女[侍女]	shi4 nu:3	maid	2
指望[指望]	zhi3 wang4	to hope for sth; to count on; hope	3
过惯[過慣]	guo4 guan4	to be accustomed to (a certain lifestyle etc)	1
无所谓[無所謂]	wu2 suo3 wei4	to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be	6
禀报[稟報]	bing3 bao4	to report (to one's superior)	13
菊[菊]	ju2	chrysanthemum	11
延[延]	yan2	to prolong; to extend; to delay	8
禧[禧]	xi3	joy	11
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/425 words - 25 min
虽[雖]	sui1	although; even though	5
忠诚[忠誠]	zhong1 cheng2	devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty	5
或[或]	huo4	maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or	3
锻[鍛]	duan4	to forge; to discipline; wrought	2
采[采]	cai3	color; complexion; looks; variant of 彩[cai3]; variant of 採|采[cai3]	6
感激不尽[感激不盡]	gan3 ji1 bu4 jin4	can't thank sb enough (idiom)	2
熟知[熟知]	shu2 zhi1	to be well acquainted with	1
照应[照應]	zhao4 ying4	to correlate with; to correspond to	2
照应[照應]	zhao4 ying5	to look after; to take care of; to attend to	2
诸位[諸位]	zhu1 wei4	(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs	9
礼[禮]	li3	gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy	36
叩拜[叩拜]	kou4 bai4	to bow in salute; to kowtow	2
格外[格外]	ge2 wai4	especially; particularly	6
图[圖]	tu2	diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek	1
报[報]	bao4	to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]	1
心地[心地]	xin1 di4	character	1
善良[善良]	shan4 liang2	good and honest; kindhearted	3
优雅[優雅]	you1 ya3	grace; graceful	6
遮[遮]	zhe1	to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal	4
慧眼[慧眼]	hui4 yan3	an all-seeing mind; mental perception; insight; acumen	2
识[識]	shi2	to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]	1
珠[珠]	zhu1	bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]	2
个个[個個]	ge4 ge4	each one individually; each and every	1
出众[出眾]	chu1 zhong4	to stand out; outstanding	4
国色天香[國色天香]	guo2 se4 tian1 xiang1	national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty	2
世[世]	shi4	life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble	9
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/450 words - 26 min
光耀[光耀]	guang1 yao4	dazzling; brilliant	1
夺目[奪目]	duo2 mu4	to dazzle the eyes	1
争[爭]	zheng1	to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)	2
辉[輝]	hui1	splendor; to shine upon	1
甜[甜]	tian2	sweet	3
形容[形容]	xing2 rong2	to describe; description; appearance; look	1
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]	1
光辉[光輝]	guang1 hui1	radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent	1
明珠[明珠]	ming2 zhu1	pearl; jewel (of great value)	1
璀璨[璀璨]	cui3 can4	bright; resplendent	1
媲美[媲美]	pi4 mei3	to match; is comparable with	3
能说会道[能說會道]	neng2 shuo1 hui4 dao4	can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab	2
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	2
恭维[恭維]	gong1 wei5	to praise; to speak highly of; compliment; praise	1
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	1
表演[表演]	biao3 yan3	play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3]	8
佩服[佩服]	pei4 fu2	to admire	1
屋[屋]	wu1	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]	3
皇室[皇室]	huang2 shi4	royal family; imperial household; member of the royal family	10
分享[分享]	fen1 xiang3	to share (let others have some of sth good)	5
挑选[挑選]	tiao1 xuan3	to choose; to select	1
宅子[宅子]	zhai2 zi5	house; residence	1
早已[早已]	zao3 yi3	long ago; for a long time	2
堆满[堆滿]	dui1 man3	to pile up	1
物[物]	wu4	thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理	6
//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)	1
恩惠[恩惠]	en1 hui4	favor; grace	2
懂得[懂得]	dong3 de5	to understand; to know; to comprehend	2
收买[收買]	shou1 mai3	to purchase; to bribe	2
府[府]	fu3	seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)	9
佣人[傭人]	yong1 ren2	servant	3
自有[自有]	zi4 you3	to possess; to own; to have	1
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	1
无意间[無意間]	wu2 yi4 jian1	inadvertently; unintentionally	2
冒犯[冒犯]	mao4 fan4	to offend	15
过意不去[過意不去]	guo4 yi4 bu4 qu4	to feel very apologetic	1
来自[來自]	lai2 zi4	to come from (a place); From: (in email header)	1
武[武]	wu3	martial; military	1
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	1
果然[果然]	guo3 ran2	really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed	2
料[料]	liao4	material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess	2
般[般]	ban1	sort; kind; class; way; manner	3
骁[驍]	xiao1	brave; good horse; strong	3
勇[勇]	yong3	brave	1
添[添]	tian1	to add; to increase; to replenish	4
光彩[光彩]	guang1 cai3	luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance	1
抚养[撫養]	fu3 yang3	to foster; to bring up; to raise	7
笨[笨]	ben4	stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy	2
封[封]	feng1	to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters	33
周[周]	zhou1	to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially	7
//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	6
早秋[早秋]	zao3 qiu1	early autumn	1
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	1
花园[花園]	hua1 yuan2	garden; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]	10
幅[幅]	fu2	width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures	3
美景[美景]	mei3 jing3	beautiful scenery	2
扰[擾]	rao3	to disturb	2
扫兴[掃興]	sao3 xing4	to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed	1
侮辱[侮辱]	wu3 ru3	to insult; to humiliate; dishonor	3
教训[教訓]	jiao4 xun5	lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb	4
管理[管理]	guan3 li3	to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4]	11
恐怕[恐怕]	kong3 pa4	fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe	19
担当[擔當]	dan1 dang1	to take upon oneself; to assume	1
今年[今年]	jin1 nian2	this year	4
枫叶[楓葉]	feng1 ye4	maple leaf	3
似乎[似乎]	si4 hu1	apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly	5
血[血]	xue4	blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]	32
当真[當真]	dang4 zhen1	to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!	3
丈[丈]	zhang4	measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male	5
染[染]	ran3	to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting	2
刑罚[刑罰]	xing2 fa2	sentence; penalty; punishment	8
寸[寸]	cun4	a unit of length; inch; thumb	1
厚[厚]	hou4	thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress	2
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]	1
木板[木板]	mu4 ban3	slab; board; plank; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/525 words - 30 min
责打[責打]	ze2 da3	to punish by flogging	1
直至[直至]	zhi2 zhi4	lasting until; up till (the present)	1
骨头[骨頭]	gu3 tou5	bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness	1
肌腱[肌腱]	ji1 jian4	tendon (anatomy); sinew; hamstrings	1
碎裂[碎裂]	sui4 lie4	to disintegrate; to shatter into small pieces	1
血肉模糊[血肉模糊]	xue4 rou4 mo2 hu5	to be badly mangled or mutilated (idiom)	1
称为[稱為]	cheng1 wei2	called; to call sth (by a name); to name	2
饶[饒]	rao2	rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although	9
慎[慎]	shen4	careful; cautious	20
刑[刑]	xing2	punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment	9
司[司]	si1	to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)	9
以下犯上[以下犯上]	yi3 xia4 fan4 shang4	to disrespect one's superiors; to offend one's elders	3
失[失]	shi1	to lose; to miss; to fail	16
礼节[禮節]	li3 jie2	etiquette	5
受惊[受驚]	shou4 jing1	startled	7
却是[卻是]	que4 shi4	nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...	3
挑起[挑起]	tiao3 qi3	to provoke; to stir up; to incite	1
闭门思过[閉門思過]	bi4 men2 si1 guo4	shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes	1
差点[差點]	cha4 dian3	almost; nearly	4
愚蠢[愚蠢]	yu2 chun3	silly; stupid	3
狂妄[狂妄]	kuang2 wang4	egotistical; arrogant; brassy	3
惩罚[懲罰]	cheng2 fa2	penalty; punishment; to punish	17
狠[狠]	hen3	ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3]	2
思过[思過]	si1 guo4	to reflect on one's past errors	3
当值[當值]	dang1 zhi2	to be on duty	3
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/550 words - 32 min
御[禦]	yu4	to defend; to resist	4
水井[水井]	shui3 jing3	(water) well	1
水位[水位]	shui3 wei4	water level	1
井[井]	jing3	a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly	6
偏僻[偏僻]	pian1 pi4	remote; desolate; far from the city	2
不安分[不安分]	bu4 an1 fen5	restless; unsettled	1
活该[活該]	huo2 gai1	(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should	1
白白[白白]	bai2 bai2	in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white	4
背景[背景]	bei4 jing3	background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; CL:種|种[zhong3]	2
梳头[梳頭]	shu1 tou2	to comb one's hair	2
拙[拙]	zhuo1	awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]	2
两句[兩句]	liang3 ju4	(say) a few words	1
尸体[屍體]	shi1 ti3	dead body; corpse; carcass; CL:具[ju4]	6
捞[撈]	lao1	to fish up; to dredge up	1
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	2
肿[腫]	zhong3	to swell; swelling; swollen	1
江[江]	jiang1	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]	30
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	4
公公[公公]	gong1 gong5	husband's father; grandpa; eunuch	26
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	6
调查[調查]	diao4 cha2	investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	10
言重[言重]	yan2 zhong4	to speak seriously; to exaggerate	1
敞开[敞開]	chang3 kai1	to open wide; unrestrictedly	1
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)	6
答[答]	da2	reply; answer; return; respond; echo	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/575 words - 34 min
证人[證人]	zheng4 ren2	witness	2
随[隨]	sui2	to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently	7
笨蛋[笨蛋]	ben4 dan4	fool; idiot	2
大意[大意]	da4 yi5	careless	4
滑[滑]	hua2	to slip; to slide; smooth; slippery; cunning	2
跤[跤]	jiao1	a tumble; a fall	2
跌进[跌進]	die1 jin4	to fall into; to dip below a certain level	1
摔死[摔死]	shuai1 si3	to fall to one's death	1
惊吓[驚嚇]	jing1 xia4	to frighten; to horrify; to terrify	5
许下[許下]	xu3 xia4	to make a promise	1
诺言[諾言]	nuo4 yan2	promise	2
作数[作數]	zuo4 shu4	valid; counting (as valid)	1
听命[聽命]	ting1 ming4	to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs	1
侍[侍]	shi4	to serve; to attend upon	11
前程[前程]	qian2 cheng2	future (career etc) prospects	3
越[越]	yue4	to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more	8
经受[經受]	jing1 shou4	to undergo (hardship); to endure; to withstand	2
命中[命中]	ming4 zhong4	to hit (a target)	2
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	2
共[共]	gong4	common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party	4
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	3
一生[一生]	yi1 sheng1	all one's life; throughout one's life	4
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)	7
信守[信守]	xin4 shou3	to abide by; to keep (promises etc)	1
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	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/600 words - 37 min
直到[直到]	zhi2 dao4	until	3
康复[康復]	kang1 fu4	to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce	8
特殊[特殊]	te4 shu1	special; particular; unusual; extraordinary	1
方子[方子]	fang1 zi5	prescription (of medicine)	9
牌子[牌子]	pai2 zi5	sign; trademark; brand	1
医院[醫院]	yi1 yuan4	hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]	9
染病[染病]	ran3 bing4	to catch an illness; to get infected with a disease	2
静养[靜養]	jing4 yang3	to convalesce; to recuperate; to fully relax	1
无缘无故[無緣無故]	wu2 yuan2 wu2 gu4	no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for	3
今晚[今晚]	jin1 wan3	tonight	12
宠[寵]	chong3	to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor	16
幸[幸]	xing4	fortunate; lucky	7
刘[劉]	Liu2	surname Liu	20
嬷嬷[嬤嬤]	mo2 mo5	(dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun	3
凤[鳳]	feng4	phoenix	1
鸾[鸞]	luan2	mythical bird related to phoenix	1
如花[如花]	ru2 hua1	flowery	1
老鼠[老鼠]	lao3 shu3	rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
胆怯[膽怯]	dan3 qie4	timidity; timid; cowardly	2
决心[決心]	jue2 xin1	determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
嚣张[囂張]	xiao1 zhang1	rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive	3
阿哥[阿哥]	a1 ge1	(familiar) elder brother	71
生母[生母]	sheng1 mu3	natural mother; birth mother	5
貌美[貌美]	mao4 mei3	good looks; pretty (e.g. young woman)	1
撑腰[撐腰]	cheng1 yao1	to support; to brace	1
//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	1
早夭[早夭]	zao3 yao1	to die young; Taiwan pr. [zao3 yao3]	1
长子[長子]	zhang3 zi3	eldest son	3
地位[地位]	di4 wei4	position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
软弱[軟弱]	ruan3 ruo4	weak; feeble; flabby	1
不长进[不長進]	bu4 zhang3 jin4	not improving; backward; below par	1
路过[路過]	lu4 guo4	to pass by or through	3
温室[溫室]	wen1 shi4	greenhouse	6
它们[它們]	ta1 men5	they (for inanimate objects)	8
绣[繡]	xiu4	to embroider; embroidery	5
菊花[菊花]	ju2 hua1	chrysanthemum; (slang) anus	7
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	2
枝[枝]	zhi1	branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc	4
不曾[不曾]	bu4 ceng2	hasn't yet; hasn't ever	1
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	14
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	4
北[北]	bei3	north; to be defeated (classical)	1
气节[氣節]	qi4 jie2	moral integrity; unflinching righteousness	2
的确[的確]	di2 que4	really; indeed	26
秋天[秋天]	qiu1 tian1	autumn; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
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	2
艳[艷]	yan4	colorful; splendid; gaudy; amorous; romantic; to envy	2
忍[忍]	ren3	to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself	5
寂寞[寂寞]	ji4 mo4	lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent	1
得了[得了]	de2 le5	all right!; that's enough!	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/650 words - 40 min
受教[受教]	shou4 jiao4	to receive instruction; to benefit from advice	1
熙[熙]	xi1	prosperous; splendid	1
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	12
学究[學究]	xue2 jiu1	pedant	1
书院[書院]	shu1 yuan4	academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty)	2
名叫[名叫]	ming2 jiao4	called; named	4
存[存]	cun2	to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive	7
绿色[綠色]	lu:4 se4	green	2
别致[別致]	bie2 zhi4	variant of 別緻|别致[bie2 zhi4]	3
工人[工人]	gong1 ren2	worker; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]	1
想必[想必]	xiang3 bi4	presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely	1
停下[停下]	ting2 xia4	to stop	3
多亏[多虧]	duo1 kui1	thanks to; luckily	6
罕见[罕見]	han3 jian4	rare; rarely seen	5
赶紧[趕緊]	gan3 jin3	hurriedly; without delay	7
恕罪[恕罪]	shu4 zui4	please forgive me	22
掌嘴[掌嘴]	zhang3 zui3	to slap	4
师傅[師傅]	shi1 fu5	master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	8
恢复[恢復]	hui1 fu4	to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate	20
因[因]	yin1	cause; reason; because	8
病痛[病痛]	bing4 tong4	slight illness; indisposition; ailment	1
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	13
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 (䷨)	1
奴才[奴才]	nu2 cai5	slave; fig. flunkey	9
看不起[看不起]	kan4 bu5 qi3	to look down upon; to despise	1
//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)	1
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	3
齐[齊]	qi2	neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out	23
祥[祥]	xiang2	auspicious; propitious	3
丽[麗]	li4	beautiful	25
非要[非要]	fei1 yao4	to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something)	1
主子[主子]	zhu3 zi5	Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine)	8
有幸[有幸]	you3 xing4	fortunately	2
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]	38
碧[碧]	bi4	green jade; bluish green; blue; jade	39
吵闹[吵鬧]	chao3 nao4	noisy; raucous; to shout and scream	1
不利[不利]	bu4 li4	unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental	1
银子[銀子]	yin2 zi5	money; silver	3
走人[走人]	zou3 ren2	(coll.) to leave; to beat it	1
印[印]	yin4	to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image	3
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	5
口是心非[口是心非]	kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1	duplicity; hypocrisy (idiom)	2
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	28
朱[朱]	zhu1	vermilion	26
忠心耿耿[忠心耿耿]	zhong1 xin1 geng3 geng3	loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true	1
前途[前途]	qian2 tu2	prospects; future outlook; journey	2
似[似]	si4	to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than	2
锦[錦]	jin3	brocade; embroidered work; bright	2
银两[銀兩]	yin2 liang3	silver currency; currency of the Qing dynasty based on the silver tael 兩|两	1
苦工[苦工]	ku3 gong1	hard labor (in penal code); coolie	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/700 words - 44 min
追随[追隨]	zhui1 sui2	to follow; to accompany	2
绝不[絕不]	jue2 bu4	in no way; not in the least; absolutely not	12
背叛[背叛]	bei4 pan4	to betray	8
无人[無人]	wu2 ren2	unmanned; uninhabited	3
仍[仍]	reng2	still; yet; to remain	2
看望[看望]	kan4 wang4	to visit; to pay a call to	1
转世[轉世]	zhuan3 shi4	reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)	1
牛[牛]	niu2	ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome	1
驼[駝]	tuo2	hump or hunchbacked; camel	1
乱说[亂說]	luan4 shuo1	to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks	5
长期[長期]	chang2 qi1	long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)	1
生病[生病]	sheng1 bing4	to fall ill	10
受宠[受寵]	shou4 chong3	to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered	3
占[占]	zhan4	to take possession of; to occupy; to take up	2
好处[好處]	hao3 chu5	benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
忠心[忠心]	zhong1 xin1	good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication	6
无以为报[無以為報]	wu2 yi3 wei2 bao4	unable to return the favor	1
宴[宴]	yan4	feast; repose	5
拘束[拘束]	ju1 shu4	to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent	4
坐下[坐下]	zuo4 xia5	to sit down	5
放松[放鬆]	fang4 song1	to loosen; to relax	1
守规矩[守規矩]	shou3 gui1 ju5	to behave oneself; to abide by the rules	1
十七[十七]	shi2 qi1	seventeen; 17	1
弟[弟]	di4	younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)	5
逃跑[逃跑]	tao2 pao3	to flee from sth; to run away; to escape	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/725 words - 45 min
除夕[除夕]	Chu2 xi1	lunar New Year's Eve	4
守岁[守歲]	shou3 sui4	to see in the New Year	1
长寿[長壽]	chang2 shou4	longevity; ability to live long; long lived	1
安康[安康]	an1 kang1	good health	2
国家[國家]	guo2 jia1	country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
平安[平安]	ping2 an1	safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace	15
繁荣[繁榮]	fan2 rong2	prosperous; booming (economy)	1
万岁[萬歲]	wan4 sui4	Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty	1
孔雀[孔雀]	kong3 que4	peacock	1
开屏[開屏]	kai1 ping2	(a peacock) spreads its tail	1
栩栩如生[栩栩如生]	xu3 xu3 ru2 sheng1	vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life; realistic	1
剪[剪]	jian3	scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把[ba3]; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate	11
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]	18
仙[僊]	xian1	variant of 仙[xian1]	3
瞧[瞧]	qiao2	to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit	2
活灵活现[活靈活現]	huo2 ling2 huo2 xian4	living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life; vivid and realistic	1
想象[想象]	xiang3 xiang4	to imagine; to fancy; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
剪纸[剪紙]	jian3 zhi3	papercutting (Chinese folk art); to make paper cutouts	3
真人[真人]	zhen1 ren2	a real person; Daoist spiritual master	1
一模一样[一模一樣]	yi1 mu2 yi1 yang4	exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4]	4
当中[當中]	dang1 zhong1	among; in the middle; in the center	2
高手[高手]	gao1 shou3	expert; past master; dab hand	3
允[允]	yun3	just; fair; to permit; to allow	50
袖子[袖子]	xiu4 zi5	sleeve	1
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°	21
//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	2
休养[休養]	xiu1 yang3	to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce	1
习俗[習俗]	xi2 su2	custom; tradition; local tradition; convention	1
珍爱[珍愛]	zhen1 ai4	to cherish	1
树枝[樹枝]	shu4 zhi1	branch; twig	1
许愿[許願]	xu3 yuan4	to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward	1
院子[院子]	yuan4 zi5	courtyard; garden; yard; patio; CL:個|个[ge4]; (old) servant	2
树[樹]	shu4	tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up	6
来年[來年]	lai2 nian2	next year; the coming year	1
好运[好運]	hao3 yun4	good luck	5
荣幸[榮幸]	rong2 xing4	honored (to have the privilege of ...)	7
外出[外出]	wai4 chu1	to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)	3
怪罪[怪罪]	guai4 zui4	to blame	2
没错[沒錯]	mei2 cuo4	that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong	18
宴席[宴席]	yan4 xi2	banquet; feast	2
穿上[穿上]	chuan1 shang5	to put on (clothes etc)	2
斗篷[斗篷]	dou3 peng5	cloak; mantle	2
保暖[保暖]	bao3 nuan3	to stay warm; to protect against the cold	1
耳目[耳目]	er3 mu4	eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies	2
拦[攔]	lan2	to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)	6
跪[跪]	gui4	to kneel	25
雪[雪]	xue3	snow; snowfall; CL:場|场[chang2]; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean	12
梅[梅]	mei2	plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)	8
凌[凌]	ling2	to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat	2
保重[保重]	bao3 zhong4	to take care of oneself	7
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/775 words - 50 min
错过[錯過]	cuo4 guo4	to miss (train, opportunity etc)	5
苏[蘇]	su1	Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration	29
培[培]	pei2	to bank up with earth; to cultivate (lit. or fig.); to train (people)	22
盛[盛]	sheng4	flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively	23
道路[道路]	dao4 lu4	road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
插[插]	cha1	to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	2
布置[佈置]	bu4 zhi4	to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy	1
来到[來到]	lai2 dao4	to come; to arrive	2
祈祷[祈禱]	qi2 dao3	to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer	3
获得[獲得]	huo4 de2	to obtain; to receive; to get	3
首先[首先]	shou3 xian1	first (of all); in the first place	3
安然[安然]	an1 ran2	safely; peacefully; at a rest	1
度过[度過]	du4 guo4	to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through	3
不断[不斷]	bu4 duan4	unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant	7
不易[不易]	bu4 yi4	not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging	2
梅花[梅花]	mei2 hua1	plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect)	4
往年[往年]	wang3 nian2	in former years; in previous years	1
装点[裝點]	zhuang1 dian3	to decorate; to dress up; to deck	1
释怀[釋懷]	shi4 huai2	to release (tension); relief (from suspense); to dispel (usu. with negative, unable to forget)	2
释[釋]	shi4	to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); Buddhism	1
怀[懷]	huai2	bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)	38
期望[期望]	qi1 wang4	to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope	1
开春[開春]	kai1 chun1	beginning of spring; the lunar New Year	2
变暖[變暖]	bian4 nuan3	warming; changing to become warmer	1
交谈[交談]	jiao1 tan2	to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/800 words - 54 min
下棋[下棋]	xia4 qi2	to play chess	3
耐心[耐心]	nai4 xin1	to be patient; patience	2
政事[政事]	zheng4 shi4	politics; government affairs	2
不知[不知]	bu4 zhi1	not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)	6
勉强[勉強]	mian3 qiang3	to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough	3
改日[改日]	gai3 ri4	another day; some other day	5
余[余]	yu2	(archaic) I; me; variant of 餘|余[yu2], surplus	28
倒霉[倒霉]	dao3 mei2	to have bad luck; to be out of luck	2
妃子[妃子]	fei1 zi5	imperial concubine	4
王爷[王爺]	wang2 ye5	prince; marquis; nobleman	69
果[果]	guo3	fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really	50
郡[郡]	jun4	canton; county; region	33
年龄[年齡]	nian2 ling2	(a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]	4
外表[外表]	wai4 biao3	external; outside; outward appearance	1
相配[相配]	xiang1 pei4	to match; well-suited	1
说了算[說了算]	shuo1 le5 suan4	to have the final say; to be the one in charge	1
琐事[瑣事]	suo3 shi4	trifle	4
嫂[嫂]	sao3	older brother's wife; sister-in-law	1
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)	1
在场[在場]	zai4 chang3	to be present; to be on the scene	3
暖和[暖和]	nuan3 huo5	warm; nice and warm	2
关怀[關懷]	guan1 huai2	care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to	1
杏[杏]	xing4	apricot; almond	6
影[影]	ying3	picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace	1
景致[景致]	jing3 zhi4	view; scenery; scene	1
//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)	2
漫天[漫天]	man4 tian1	lit. to fill the whole sky; everywhere; as far as the eye can see	1
芳[芳]	fang1	fragrant	3
草[草]	cao3	grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]	2
不成[不成]	bu4 cheng2	won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?	2
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	4
萧[蕭]	xiao1	miserable; desolate; dreary; Chinese mugwort	7
颤抖[顫抖]	chan4 dou3	to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble	1
噎[噎]	ye1	to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate	1
哽咽[哽咽]	geng3 ye4	to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs	1
想家[想家]	xiang3 jia1	homesick	1
曲[曲]	qu1	bent; crooked; wrong	5
曲[曲]	qu3	tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]	5
误[誤]	wu4	mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly	2
郎[郎]	lang2	(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth	10
顾[顧]	gu4	to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to	1
耳朵[耳朵]	er3 duo5	ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup)	2
上周[上周]	shang4 zhou1	last week	1
瑜[瑜]	yu2	excellence; luster of gems	1
美妙[美妙]	mei3 miao4	beautiful; wonderful; splendid	3
纯[純]	chun2	pure; simple; unmixed; genuine	24
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	26
去世[去世]	qu4 shi4	to pass away; to die	2
后[后]	hou4	empress; queen	7
美的[美的]	Mei3 di2	Midea (brand)	3
过誉[過譽]	guo4 yu4	to praise too much; I really don't deserve so much praise	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/850 words - 58 min
佩[佩]	pei4	to respect; to wear (belt etc)	1
儿[兒]	er2	child; son	8
乐[樂]	le4	happy; cheerful; to laugh	3
乐[樂]	yue4	music	3
来得[來得]	lai2 de5	to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to	4
吴[吳]	Wu2	surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods	1
真迹[真跡]	zhen1 ji4	authentic (painting or calligraphy); genuine work (of famous artist)	1
迫不及待[迫不及待]	po4 bu4 ji2 dai4	impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it	2
名画[名畫]	ming2 hua4	famous painting	1
美女[美女]	mei3 nu:3	beautiful woman	2
刻[刻]	ke4	quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals	5
若是[若是]	ruo4 shi4	if	4
渴求[渴求]	ke3 qiu2	to long for; to crave for; to greatly desire	1
竟敢[竟敢]	jing4 gan3	to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to	1
背后[背後]	bei4 hou4	behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back	2
耍花招[耍花招]	shua3 hua1 zhao1	to play tricks on sb	4
豪杰[豪傑]	hao2 jie2	hero; towering figure	1
失礼[失禮]	shi1 li3	lacking in manners	4
作[作]	zuo4	to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works	5
身后[身後]	shen1 hou4	posthumous; one's social background; behind the body	1
无礼[無禮]	wu2 li3	rude; rudely	5
想起[想起]	xiang3 qi3	to recall; to think of; to call to mind	10
开满[開滿]	kai1 man3	to bloom abundantly	1
曲子[曲子]	qu3 zi5	poem for singing; tune; music; CL:支[zhi1]	2
果实[果實]	guo3 shi2	fruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc); results; gains	1
极[極]	ji2	extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top	4
//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	7
核[核]	he2	pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify	1
苦涩[苦澀]	ku3 se4	bitter and astringent; pained; agonized	1
结局[結局]	jie2 ju2	conclusion; ending	1
不幸[不幸]	bu4 xing4	misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
意义[意義]	yi4 yi4	sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
宁愿[寧願]	ning4 yuan4	would rather; better	2
松柏[松柏]	song1 bai3	pine and cypress; fig. chaste and undefiled; fig. tomb	1
常年[常年]	chang2 nian2	all year round; for years on end; average year	1
青翠[青翠]	qing1 cui4	fresh and green; verdant	1
从没[從沒]	cong2 mei2	never (in the past); never did	15
说法[說法]	shuo1 fa5	way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation	3
新奇[新奇]	xin1 qi2	novelty; new and odd	2
胡说[胡說]	hu2 shuo1	to talk nonsense; drivel	9
太过[太過]	tai4 guo4	excessively; too	8
唐突[唐突]	tang2 tu1	to be rude; to treat irreverently	1
谱[譜]	pu3	chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music	3
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)	2
同一[同一]	tong2 yi1	identical; the same	5
时辰[時辰]	shi2 chen5	time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day	14
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)	1
寿[壽]	shou4	long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary	5
天气[天氣]	tian1 qi4	weather	5
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]	3
一时[一時]	yi1 shi2	a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time	4
//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	1
淋[淋]	lin2	to sprinkle; to drip; to pour; to drench	1
月初[月初]	yue4 chu1	start of month; early in the month	1
晓[曉]	xiao3	dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit	1
何[何]	he2	what; how; why; which; carry	4
皎皎[皎皎]	jiao3 jiao3	clear and bright	1
有所[有所]	you3 suo3	somewhat; to some extent	3
兮[兮]	xi1	(particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)	7
悄悄[悄悄]	qiao1 qiao1	quietly; secretly; stealthily; quiet; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3]	1
音乐[音樂]	yin1 yue4	music; CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4]	1
表露[表露]	biao3 lu4	to show; to reveal (one's feelings etc)	1
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	1
心思[心思]	xin1 si5	mind; thoughts; inclination; mood	8
心事[心事]	xin1 shi4	a load on one's mind; worry; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1]	2
秋千[鞦韆]	qiu1 qian1	swing (seat hung from a frame or branch)	1
抱病[抱病]	bao4 bing4	to be ill; to be in bad health	1
建议[建議]	jian4 yi4	to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3]	11
沾[沾]	zhan1	to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch	5
晦气[晦氣]	hui4 qi4	bad luck; unlucky; calamitous; wretched	1
高见[高見]	gao1 jian4	wise opinion; brilliant idea (honorific)	2
据说[據說]	ju4 shuo1	it is said that; reportedly	7
礼数[禮數]	li3 shu4	etiquette; (old) gradation of etiquette with social status	1
行礼[行禮]	xing2 li3	to salute; to make one's salutations	2
扒[扒]	ba1	to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig	1
尊卑[尊卑]	zun1 bei1	superior and subordinate; social ranking	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/925 words - 64 min
稍稍[稍稍]	shao1 shao1	somewhat; a little; slightly	4
一级[一級]	yi1 ji2	first class; category A	1
旨意[旨意]	zhi3 yi4	decree; order	8
在行[在行]	zai4 hang2	to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession	1
爽约[爽約]	shuang3 yue1	to miss an appointment	2
迟[遲]	chi2	late; delayed; slow	12
扶[扶]	fu2	to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help	11
身子[身子]	shen1 zi5	body; pregnancy; health	5
弱[弱]	ruo4	weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than	4
长眼[長眼]	zhang3 yan3	to have eyes; (fig.) to look where one is going; to watch one's step; to be cautious	1
改善[改善]	gai3 shan4	to make better; to improve; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
莫大[莫大]	mo4 da4	greatest; most important	2
焉[焉]	yan1	where; how	3
悔过[悔過]	hui3 guo4	to regret; to repent	1
宽恕[寬恕]	kuan1 shu4	to forgive; forgiveness	5
求情[求情]	qiu2 qing2	to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor	9
余[餘]	yu2	extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me	13
就此[就此]	jiu4 ci3	at this point; thus; from then on	2
降级[降級]	jiang4 ji2	to demote; to relegate; to degrade	1
钟[鍾]	zhong1	handleless cup; goblet; to concentrate; variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]	1
粹[粹]	cui4	pure; unmixed; essence	2
遵旨[遵旨]	zun1 zhi3	to obey the Emperor's decree; at your Imperial majesty's command	3
级别[級別]	ji2 bie2	(military) rank; level; grade	1
晋[晉]	jin4	to move forward; to promote; to advance	7
晋升[晉升]	jin4 sheng1	to promote to a higher position	6
//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	6
干涉[干涉]	gan1 she4	to interfere; to meddle; interference	3
旨[旨]	zhi3	imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose	17
谢恩[謝恩]	xie4 en1	to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)	2
贡献[貢獻]	gong4 xian4	to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
其次[其次]	qi2 ci4	next; secondly	1
嗣[嗣]	si4	succession (to a title); to inherit; continuing (a tradition); posterity	14
皇恩[皇恩]	huang2 en1	imperial kindness; benevolence from the emperor	1
浩荡[浩蕩]	hao4 dang4	vast and mighty (of river or ocean); broad and powerful	1
频繁[頻繁]	pin2 fan2	frequently; often	1
不顾[不顧]	bu4 gu4	in spite of; regardless of	1
及[及]	ji2	and; to reach; up to; in time for	3
告退[告退]	gao4 tui4	to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused	4
手心[手心]	shou3 xin1	palm (of one's hand); control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand)	1
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)	4
今日[今日]	jin1 ri4	today	4
胆子[膽子]	dan3 zi5	courage; nerve; guts	2
散发[散發]	san4 fa1	to distribute; to emit; to issue	1
皇家[皇家]	huang2 jia1	royal; imperial household	4
威严[威嚴]	wei1 yan2	dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring; awe; prestige; dignity	1
民女[民女]	min2 nu:3	woman from an ordinary family	1
过于[過於]	guo4 yu2	too much; excessively	2
君王[君王]	jun1 wang2	sovereign king	2
下雨[下雨]	xia4 yu3	to rain	2
这时[這時]	zhe4 shi2	at this time; at this moment	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/975 words - 69 min
风寒[風寒]	feng1 han2	wind chill; cold weather; common cold (medicine)	4
好些[好些]	hao3 xie1	a good deal of; quite a lot	6
好端端[好端端]	hao3 duan1 duan1	perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason	2
可不是[可不是]	ke3 bu5 shi4	that's just the way it is; exactly!	2
蠢[蠢]	chun3	stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion	4
淋雨[淋雨]	lin2 yu3	to get wet in the rain	2
看重[看重]	kan4 zhong4	to regard as important; to care about	7
本性[本性]	ben3 xing4	natural instincts; nature; inherent quality	1
重视[重視]	zhong4 shi4	to attach importance to sth; to value	2
誓言[誓言]	shi4 yan2	to pledge; to promise; oath; vow	1
意识[意識]	yi4 shi2	consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize	5
走路[走路]	zou3 lu4	to walk; to go on foot	2
闲[閒]	xian2	variant of 閑|闲, idle; unoccupied; leisure; free time	6
心爱[心愛]	xin1 ai4	beloved	2
手臂[手臂]	shou3 bi4	arm; helper	2
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)	3
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	2
取笑[取笑]	qu3 xiao4	to tease; to make fun of	1
清静[清靜]	qing1 jing4	quiet; peaceful and quiet	2
有利[有利]	you3 li4	advantageous; to have advantages; favorable	1
体统[體統]	ti3 tong3	decorum; propriety; arrangement or form (of piece of writing)	2
说说[說說]	shuo1 shuo5	to say sth	6
祖宗[祖宗]	zu3 zong1	ancestor; forebear	2
天子[天子]	tian1 zi3	the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)	3
不俗[不俗]	bu4 su2	impressive; out of the ordinary	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/1000 words - 73 min
迟早[遲早]	chi2 zao3	sooner or later	2
新婚[新婚]	xin1 hun1	newly wed	1
惶恐[惶恐]	huang2 kong3	terrified	1
夫[夫]	fu1	husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)	2
君[君]	jun1	monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler	8
惹[惹]	re3	to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems)	3
赎罪[贖罪]	shu2 zui4	to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement	4
从未[從未]	cong2 wei4	never	9
丈夫[丈夫]	zhang4 fu5	husband; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
前天[前天]	qian2 tian1	the day before yesterday	1
昨晚[昨晚]	zuo2 wan3	yesterday evening; last night	5
此刻[此刻]	ci3 ke4	this moment; now; at present	5
院[院]	yuan4	courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
骚货[騷貨]	sao1 huo4	loose woman; slut	2
缠[纏]	chan2	to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy	4
行房[行房]	xing2 fang2	euphemism for sexual intercourse; to go to bed with sb	1
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]	1
瘦[瘦]	shou4	thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive	4
并非[並非]	bing4 fei1	really isn't	5
炎热[炎熱]	yan2 re4	blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)	3
胃口[胃口]	wei4 kou3	appetite; liking	3
独[獨]	du2	alone; independent; single; sole; only	7
人情[人情]	ren2 qing2	human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn	2
姐妹[姐妹]	jie3 mei4	sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)	11
专[專]	zhuan1	for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized	4
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/1025 words - 76 min
姐姐[姐姐]	jie3 jie5	older sister; CL:個|个[ge4]	19
圣[聖]	sheng4	holy; sacred; saint; sage	4
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)	9
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	4
账本[賬本]	zhang4 ben3	account book	4
吩咐[吩咐]	fen1 fu4	to tell; to instruct; to command	18
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	3
烛光[燭光]	zhu2 guang1	candle light; candle-lit (vigil etc); candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)	3
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	1
灭[滅]	mie4	to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown	2
盏[盞]	zhan3	a small cup; classifier for lamps	4
灯[燈]	deng1	lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]	5
长春[長春]	Chang2 chun1	Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China	1
一口气[一口氣]	yi1 kou3 qi4	one breath; in one breath; at a stretch	2
好歹[好歹]	hao3 dai3	good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever	2
官宦[官宦]	guan1 huan4	functionary; official	1
笔迹[筆跡]	bi3 ji4	handwriting	1
糟糕[糟糕]	zao1 gao1	too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad	2
暗[暗]	an4	dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark	3
看不清[看不清]	kan4 bu5 qing1	not able to see clearly	2
花销[花銷]	hua1 xiao1	to spend (money); expenses	1
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	11
众[眾]	zhong4	many; numerous; crowd; multitude	1
节俭[節儉]	jie2 jian3	frugal; economical	1
榜样[榜樣]	bang3 yang4	example; model; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/1050 words - 78 min
书法[書法]	shu1 fa3	calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship	3
借口[借口]	jie4 kou3	to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext	3
牵强[牽強]	qian1 qiang3	far-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning)	1
盹[盹]	dun3	doze; nap	1
颂[頌]	song4	ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters)	4
芝[芝]	zhi1	Zoysia pungens	4
潇[瀟]	xiao1	(of water) deep and clear; (of wind and rain) howling and pounding; (of light rain) pattering	2
洞[洞]	dong4	cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]	4
庭[庭]	ting2	main hall; front courtyard; law court	1
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	2
霏[霏]	fei1	fall of snow	2
黄陵[黃陵]	Huang2 ling2	mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor; Huangling county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi	1
望[望]	wang4	full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards	2
波[波]	bo1	wave; ripple; storm; surge	1
渺[渺]	miao3	(of an expanse of water) vast; distant and indistinct; tiny or insignificant	2
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]	4
弹[彈]	dan4	crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball	3
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)	3
湘[湘]	Xiang1	abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China; abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province	2
怨[怨]	yuan4	to blame; to complain	3
分明[分明]	fen1 ming2	clear; distinct; evidently; clearly	3
愁[愁]	chou2	to worry about	8
云雨[雲雨]	yun2 yu4	lit. cloud and rain; fig. sexual intercourse	1
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)	1
憔悴[憔悴]	qiao2 cui4	wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard; (of plants) withered	1
尝[嚐]	chang2	variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]; to taste; to experience	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/1075 words - 81 min
滋味[滋味]	zi1 wei4	taste; flavor; feeling	1
月光[月光]	yue4 guang1	moonlight	3
乐曲[樂曲]	yue4 qu3	musical composition	1
偷听[偷聽]	tou1 ting1	to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly)	2
大胆[大膽]	da4 dan3	brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless	8
说漏嘴[說漏嘴]	shuo1 lou4 zui3	to blurt out; to let slip	1
小名[小名]	xiao3 ming2	pet name for a child; childhood name	2
刁难[刁難]	diao1 nan4	to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult	2
数字[數字]	shu4 zi4	numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
困[睏]	kun4	sleepy; tired	2
意[意]	yi4	idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate	3
鲤[鯉]	li3	carp	4
鱼[魚]	yu2	fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]	7
食[食]	shi2	to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse	5
施[施]	shi1	to grant; to give; to bestow; to act; to carry out	3
去取[去取]	qu4 qu3	to accept or reject	5
到处[到處]	dao4 chu4	everywhere	2
徽州[徽州]	Hui1 zhou1	Huizhou district of Huangshan city 黃山市|黄山市[Huang2 shan1 shi4], Anhui	1
进献[進獻]	jin4 xian4	to offer as tribute	1
墨[墨]	mo4	ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead	2
尽快[儘快]	jin3 kuai4	as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed	3
救命[救命]	jiu4 ming4	to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!	4
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	3
神志不清[神志不清]	shen2 zhi4 bu4 qing1	to be delirious; to be mentally confused	1
服用[服用]	fu2 yong4	to take (medicine)	11
//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	3
糊涂[糊塗]	hu2 tu5	muddled; silly; confused	4
喂[餵]	wei4	to feed	9
半路[半路]	ban4 lu4	halfway; midway; on the way	1
叫喊[叫喊]	jiao4 han3	exclamation; outcry; shout; yell	1
取[取]	qu3	to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	7
没用[沒用]	mei2 yong4	useless	9
负担[負擔]	fu4 dan1	burden; to bear a burden	1
赏罚[賞罰]	shang3 fa2	reward and punishment	2
仆人[僕人]	pu2 ren2	servant	4
不足[不足]	bu4 zu2	insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not	4
轻易[輕易]	qing1 yi4	easily; lightly; rashly	3
损害[損害]	sun3 hai4	harm; to damage; to impair	3
并不[並不]	bing4 bu4	not at all; emphatically not	1
在乎[在乎]	zai4 hu5	to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2]	6
溺水[溺水]	ni4 shui3	to drown	1
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]	7
定夺[定奪]	ding4 duo2	to make a decision; to determine	3
提议[提議]	ti2 yi4	proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest	2
不当[不當]	bu4 dang4	unsuitable; improper; inappropriate	2
坠[墜]	zhui4	to fall; to drop; to weigh down	1
侍卫[侍衛]	shi4 wei4	Imperial bodyguard	9
及时[及時]	ji2 shi2	in time; promptly; without delay; timely	2
导致[導致]	dao3 zhi4	to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about	4
昏迷不醒[昏迷不醒]	hun1 mi2 bu4 xing3	to remain unconscious	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/1125 words - 85 min
功[功]	gong1	meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)	5
抵罪[抵罪]	di3 zui4	to be punished for a crime	1
偏颇[偏頗]	pian1 po1	biased; partial	1
疼爱[疼愛]	teng2 ai4	to love dearly	2
粗心[粗心]	cu1 xin1	careless; thoughtless	1
宫殿[宮殿]	gong1 dian4	palace; CL:座[zuo4]	2
落入[落入]	luo4 ru4	to fall into	3
之中[之中]	zhi1 zhong1	inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during	6
更换[更換]	geng1 huan4	to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)	1
此[此]	ci3	this; these	20
决[決]	jue2	to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly	2
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	7
插手[插手]	cha1 shou3	to get involved in; to meddle; interference	8
脾气[脾氣]	pi2 qi5	character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
挨打[挨打]	ai2 da3	to take a beating; to get thrashed; to come under attack	2
恶[惡]	e4	evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm	2
恶[惡]	wu4	to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander	2
不中用[不中用]	bu4 zhong4 yong4	unfit for anything; no good; useless; (of a sick person) beyond hope	2
徒弟[徒弟]	tu2 di4	apprentice; disciple	1
印子[印子]	yin4 zi5	trace; impression (e.g. footprint); abbr. of 印子錢|印子钱[yin4 zi5 qian2], usury	3
狡猾[狡猾]	jiao3 hua2	crafty; cunning; sly	2
看清[看清]	kan4 qing1	to see clearly	2
地盘[地盤]	di4 pan2	domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth	2
避嫌[避嫌]	bi4 xian2	to avoid arousing suspicion	2
冒险[冒險]	mao4 xian3	to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure	2
羽翼[羽翼]	yu3 yi4	wing; (fig.) assistant	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep1/1150 words - 87 min
渐[漸]	jian4	gradual; gradually	2
丰[豐]	feng1	abundant; plentiful; fertile; plump; great	1
难以[難以]	nan2 yi3	hard to (predict, imagine etc)	4
除掉[除掉]	chu2 diao4	to eliminate	9
无力[無力]	wu2 li4	powerless; lacking strength	2
作对[作對]	zuo4 dui4	to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair	4
墨水[墨水]	mo4 shui3	ink; CL:瓶[ping2]	2
山东[山東]	Shan1 dong1	Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lu3], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2]	1
总督[總督]	zong3 du1	governor-general; viceroy; governor	1
进贡[進貢]	jin4 gong4	to offer tribute; to pay tribute that a vassal owes to his suzerain	5
脑袋[腦袋]	nao3 dai4	head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]	2
这就[這就]	zhe4 jiu4	immediately; at once	2
着手[著手]	zhuo2 shou3	to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out	1
实施[實施]	shi2 shi1	to implement; to carry out	1
凡事[凡事]	fan2 shi4	everything	2
皆[皆]	jie1	all; each and every; in all cases	3
尽头[盡頭]	jin4 tou2	end; extremity; limit	2
先皇[先皇]	xian1 Huang2	the late Emperor	9
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	2
美好[美好]	mei3 hao3	beautiful; fine	2
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	2
老天爷[老天爺]	lao3 tian1 ye2	God; Heavens	1
赐给[賜給]	ci4 gei3	to bestow; to give	1
世间[世間]	shi4 jian1	world; earth	5
伴[伴]	ban4	partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany	3
//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)	4
侧[側]	ce4	the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side	17
命中注定[命中註定]	ming4 zhong1 zhu4 ding4	decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated	1
临终[臨終]	lin2 zhong1	approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave	1
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	1
//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]	2
作伴[作伴]	zuo4 ban4	to accompany; to keep sb company	1
便[便]	bian4	plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards	9
忧[憂]	you1	to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning	2
身份[身份]	shen1 fen4	identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank	5
天真[天真]	tian1 zhen1	naive; innocent; artless	2
息息相关[息息相關]	xi1 xi1 xiang1 guan1	closely bound up (idiom); intimately related	1
充满[充滿]	chong1 man3	full of; brimming with; very full; permeated	3
血腥[血腥]	xue4 xing1	reeking of blood; bloody (events)	1
竞争[競爭]	jing4 zheng1	to compete; competition	1
无情[無情]	wu2 qing2	pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless	11
争宠[爭寵]	zheng1 chong3	to strive for favor	2
不择手段[不擇手段]	bu4 ze2 shou3 duan4	by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously	1
圈套[圈套]	quan1 tao4	trap; snare; trick	2
险些[險些]	xian3 xie1	narrowly; almost; nearly	2
丧命[喪命]	sang4 ming4	to lose one's life	3
简直[簡直]	jian3 zhi2	simply; at all; practically	1
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	1
中招[中招]	zhong4 zhao1	to get infected; to fall into sb's trap	1
争斗[爭鬥]	zheng1 dou4	struggle; war	3
脱身[脫身]	tuo1 shen1	to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage	1
物品[物品]	wu4 pin3	articles; goods; materials	2
汤药[湯藥]	tang1 yao4	tisane; decoction (Chinese medicine)	5
苦[苦]	ku3	bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly	8
出钟[出鐘]	chu1 zhong1	(of a prostitute) to do an outcall; to accompany a customer to their place	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/50 words - 4 min
诅咒[詛咒]	zu3 zhou4	to curse	4
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	2
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	1
气愤[氣憤]	qi4 fen4	indignant; furious	1
平静[平靜]	ping2 jing4	tranquil; undisturbed; serene	4
尝[嘗]	chang2	to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once	4
起床[起床]	qi3 chuang2	to get out of bed; to get up	3
不久[不久]	bu4 jiu3	not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after	7
困[困]	kun4	to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute	2
劲[勁]	jin4	strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]	1
乏[乏]	fa2	short of; tired	1
不停[不停]	bu4 ting2	incessant	3
竿[竿]	gan1	pole	1
不对劲[不對勁]	bu4 dui4 jin4	not in good condition; wrong; fishy	2
穴位[穴位]	xue2 wei4	acupuncture point	2
叫做[叫做]	jiao4 zuo4	to be called; to be known as	4
谷[谷]	gu3	valley	1
穴[穴]	xue2	cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4]	2
贪[貪]	tan1	to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt	1
症状[症狀]	zheng4 zhuang4	symptom (of an illness)	2
刺[刺]	ci4	thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder	1
药物[藥物]	yao4 wu4	medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug	13
引起[引起]	yin3 qi3	to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse	3
针[針]	zhen1	needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]	3
颜色[顏色]	yan2 se4	color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff	5
//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]	2
药方[藥方]	yao4 fang1	prescription	3
尖[尖]	jian1	point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed	1
淡[淡]	dan4	insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen	2
毒药[毒藥]	du2 yao4	poison	1
剂量[劑量]	ji4 liang4	dosage; prescribed dose of medicine	3
改动[改動]	gai3 dong4	to alter; to modify; to revise	1
日日[日日]	ri4 ri4	every day	2
探望[探望]	tan4 wang4	to visit; to call on sb; to look around	1
察觉[察覺]	cha2 jue2	to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect	1
服药[服藥]	fu2 yao4	to take medicine	2
超过[超過]	chao1 guo4	to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip	4
疲乏[疲乏]	pi2 fa2	tired; weary	1
困倦[困倦]	kun4 juan4	tired; weary	2
精神[精神]	jing1 shen2	spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
错乱[錯亂]	cuo4 luan4	in disorder; deranged (mentally)	1
痴呆[癡呆]	chi1 dai1	imbecility; dementia	1
作恶[作惡]	zuo4 e4	to do evil	1
看得起[看得起]	kan4 de5 qi3	to show respect for; to think highly of	1
高明[高明]	gao1 ming2	brilliant; superior; tall and bright	1
手段[手段]	shou3 duan4	method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
稍[稍]	shao1	somewhat; a little	2
治疗[治療]	zhi4 liao2	to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy	8
痊愈[痊癒]	quan2 yu4	to recover completely (from illness or injury)	3
熬[熬]	ao2	to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/100 words - 6 min
制[製]	zhi4	to manufacture; to make	2
最为[最為]	zui4 wei2	the most	4
可疑[可疑]	ke3 yi2	suspicious; dubious	6
计划[計劃]	ji4 hua4	plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]	10
穗[穗]	sui4	ear of grain; fringe; tassel	2
贬[貶]	bian3	to diminish; to demote; to reduce or devaluate; to disparage; to censure; to depreciate	3
遣[遣]	qian3	to dispatch; to send; to dispel	2
其中[其中]	qi2 zhong1	among; in; included among these	5
之一[之一]	zhi1 yi1	one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)	1
丫头[丫頭]	ya1 tou5	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)	1
报仇[報仇]	bao4 chou2	to take revenge; to avenge	4
饶命[饒命]	rao2 ming4	to spare sb's life	4
说实话[說實話]	shuo1 shi2 hua4	to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly	1
胆敢[膽敢]	dan3 gan3	to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)	3
撒谎[撒謊]	sa1 huang3	to tell lies	5
或是[或是]	huo4 shi4	or; either one or the other	5
隐瞒[隱瞞]	yin3 man2	to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth	4
拖走[拖走]	tuo1 zou3	to drag away	1
打死[打死]	da3 si3	to kill; to beat to death	3
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]	2
赏钱[賞錢]	shang3 qian5	tip; gratuity; monetary reward; bonus	1
饮食[飲食]	yin3 shi2	food and drink; diet	4
加上[加上]	jia1 shang4	plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that	1
指示[指示]	zhi3 shi4	to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
墙角[牆角]	qiang2 jiao3	corner (junction of two walls)	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/125 words - 8 min
挖[挖]	wa1	to dig; to excavate; to scoop out	3
主要[主要]	zhu3 yao4	main; principal; major; primary	2
纸条[紙條]	zhi3 tiao2	slip of paper	2
每隔[每隔]	mei3 ge2	at intervals of; every (so often)	2
可否[可否]	ke3 fou3	is it possible or not?	1
暗语[暗語]	an4 yu3	code word	2
戌时[戌時]	xu1 shi2	7-9 pm	1
墙[牆]	qiang2	wall; CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]	1
鸟鸣[鳥鳴]	niao3 ming2	birdsong; warbling	1
同样[同樣]	tong2 yang4	same; equal; equivalent	3
信号[信號]	xin4 hao4	signal	1
回应[回應]	hui2 ying4	to respond; response	1
绑[綁]	bang3	to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap	2
柴[柴]	chai2	firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)	3
房[房]	fang2	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)	2
寻短见[尋短見]	xun2 duan3 jian4	to commit suicide	1
胆小[膽小]	dan3 xiao3	cowardice; timid	1
布谷[布穀]	bu4 gu3	cuckoo	3
抓住[抓住]	zhua1 zhu4	to grab; to capture	8
抵抗[抵抗]	di3 kang4	to resist; resistance	2
抬起[抬起]	tai2 qi3	to lift up	1
陌生人[陌生人]	mo4 sheng1 ren2	stranger	2
可好[可好]	ke3 hao3	good or not?; luckily; fortuitously	3
阵子[陣子]	zhen4 zi5	period of time	1
主仆[主僕]	zhu3 pu2	master and servant	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/150 words - 10 min
天黑[天黑]	tian1 hei1	to get dark; dusk	1
祟[祟]	sui4	evil spirit	1
感恩[感恩]	gan3 en1	to be grateful	4
叛徒[叛徒]	pan4 tu2	traitor; turncoat; rebel; renegade; insurgent	1
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)	3
急匆匆[急匆匆]	ji2 cong1 cong1	hurried; hasty	1
废物[廢物]	fei4 wu4	rubbish; waste material; useless person	1
太监[太監]	tai4 jian4	court eunuch; palace eunuch	7
意志[意志]	yi4 zhi4	will; willpower; determination; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
薄弱[薄弱]	bo2 ruo4	weak; frail	1
严刑[嚴刑]	yan2 xing2	strict law; cruel punishment; to carry out cruel law rigorously	2
之下[之下]	zhi1 xia4	under; beneath; less than	7
必[必]	bi4	certainly; must; will; necessarily	4
招供[招供]	zhao1 gong4	to confess	2
完了[完了]	wan2 le5	to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no	1
根除[根除]	gen1 chu2	to eradicate	1
行动[行動]	xing2 dong4	operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile	4
引人注意[引人注意]	yin3 ren2 zhu4 yi4	to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous	1
为何[為何]	wei4 he2	why	4
承担[承擔]	cheng2 dan1	to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)	3
报复[報復]	bao4 fu4	to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation	1
活命[活命]	huo2 ming4	life; to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living	1
可怕[可怕]	ke3 pa4	awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly	5
自尽[自盡]	zi4 jin4	to kill oneself; suicide	8
扳[扳]	ban1	to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/175 words - 12 min
一个个[一個個]	yi1 ge4 ge4	each and every one	2
一条心[一條心]	yi1 tiao2 xin1	to be of one mind; to think or act alike	1
诡计[詭計]	gui3 ji4	trick; ruse; crafty scheme	2
温顺[溫順]	wen1 shun4	docile; meek	3
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	9
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	2
要死[要死]	yao4 si3	extremely; awfully	1
头疼[頭疼]	tou2 teng2	headache	4
亲近[親近]	qin1 jin4	intimate; to get close to	7
力气[力氣]	li4 qi5	strength; CL:把[ba3]	3
疏远[疏遠]	shu1 yuan3	to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement	1
陷害[陷害]	xian4 hai4	to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against	3
疯子[瘋子]	feng1 zi5	madman; lunatic	3
砸[砸]	za2	to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle	2
毒[毒]	du2	poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics	14
秽语[穢語]	hui4 yu3	obscene language	1
放肆[放肆]	fang4 si4	wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent	4
只不过[只不過]	zhi3 bu5 guo4	only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...	3
垂死挣扎[垂死掙扎]	chui2 si3 zheng1 zha2	deathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom)	1
手松[手鬆]	shou3 song1	liberal with one's money; free-spending	1
撕[撕]	si1	to tear	1
绫[綾]	ling2	damask; thin silk	1
见多识广[見多識廣]	jian4 duo1 shi2 guang3	experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)	2
法[法]	fa3	law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist	1
慢走[慢走]	man4 zou3	Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care!	2
//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	2
结了[結了]	jie2 le5	that's that; that's it; that will do	1
弓弦[弓弦]	gong1 xian2	bowstring	1
狂躁[狂躁]	kuang2 zao4	rash; impetuous; irritable	1
勒死[勒死]	lei1 si3	to strangle	4
办好[辦好]	ban4 hao3	to manage well	1
师父[師父]	shi1 fu5	used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker	1
声张[聲張]	sheng1 zhang1	to make public; to disclose	4
闻[聞]	wen2	to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at	8
喝茶[喝茶]	he1 cha2	(fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")	2
通报[通報]	tong1 bao4	to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal	2
竟[竟]	jing4	unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed	3
狠心[狠心]	hen3 xin1	callous; heartless	1
无关[無關]	wu2 guan1	unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)	3
平日[平日]	ping2 ri4	ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually	1
娇弱[嬌弱]	jiao1 ruo4	delicate	2
温柔[溫柔]	wen1 rou2	gentle and soft; tender	4
兔子[兔子]	tu4 zi5	hare; rabbit; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
咬[咬]	yao3	to bite; to nip	1
平时[平時]	ping2 shi2	ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime	3
指使[指使]	zhi3 shi3	to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth)	6
彻底[徹底]	che4 di3	thorough; thoroughly; complete	1
审问[審問]	shen3 wen4	to interrogate; to examine; to question	4
骨[骨]	gu3	bone	5
透露[透露]	tou4 lu4	to leak out; to divulge; to reveal	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/225 words - 18 min
主使[主使]	zhu3 shi3	to mastermind; to orchestrate; to instigate; mastermind; instigator	2
指控[指控]	zhi3 kong4	accusation; a (criminal) charge; to accuse	1
反倒[反倒]	fan3 dao4	but on the contrary; but expectedly	1
罪人[罪人]	zui4 ren2	sinner	3
松懈[鬆懈]	song1 xie4	to relax; to relax efforts; to slack off; to take it easy; complacent; undisciplined	1
追查[追查]	zhui1 cha2	to try to find out; to trace; to track down	1
真相[真相]	zhen1 xiang4	the truth about sth; the actual facts	6
憎恶[憎惡]	zeng1 wu4	to loathe; to hate; to abhor; see also 憎惡|憎恶[zeng1 e4]	1
纠缠[糾纏]	jiu1 chan2	to be in a tangle; to nag	2
这不[這不]	zhe4 bu5	(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)	3
作孽[作孽]	zuo4 nie4	to sin	2
后果[後果]	hou4 guo3	consequences; aftermath	2
质问[質問]	zhi4 wen4	to question; to ask questions; to inquire; to bring to account; to interrogate	1
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)	1
大半夜[大半夜]	da4 ban4 ye4	the middle of the night	2
胡言乱语[胡言亂語]	hu2 yan2 luan4 yu3	babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch	2
捂住[摀住]	wu3 zhu4	to cover; to bury one's face	2
再三[再三]	zai4 san1	over and over again; again and again	1
合适[合適]	he2 shi4	suitable; fitting; appropriate	9
紊乱[紊亂]	wen3 luan4	disorder; chaos	1
协助[協助]	xie2 zhu4	to provide assistance; to aid	7
涉及[涉及]	she4 ji2	to involve; to touch upon (a topic)	1
下毒[下毒]	xia4 du2	to put poison in sth; to poison	3
阻拦[阻攔]	zu3 lan2	to stop; to obstruct	2
捂[捂]	wu3	to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair); contrary; to contradict	2
//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	1
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	1
所为[所為]	suo3 wei2	what one does; doings	1
理智[理智]	li3 zhi4	reason; intellect; rationality; rational	1
景[景]	jing3	bright; circumstance; scenery	11
仁[仁]	ren2	humane; kernel	11
安静[安靜]	an1 jing4	quiet; peaceful; calm	2
安置[安置]	an1 zhi4	to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement	1
说起[說起]	shuo1 qi3	to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for	2
不妥[不妥]	bu4 tuo3	not proper; inappropriate	2
晚安[晚安]	wan3 an1	Good night!; Good evening!	2
拜访[拜訪]	bai4 fang3	to pay a visit; to call on	2
经不起[經不起]	jing1 bu5 qi3	can't stand it; to be unable to bear; to be unable to resist	2
俗话说[俗話說]	su2 hua4 shuo1	as the proverb says; as they say...	3
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	1
压[壓]	ya1	to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure	2
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	1
宠爱[寵愛]	chong3 ai4	to dote on sb	12
羹[羹]	geng1	soup	18
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]	18
晦[晦]	hui4	last day of a lunar month; dark; night	1
流言[流言]	liu2 yan2	rumor; gossip; to spread rumors	5
四起[四起]	si4 qi3	to spring up everywhere; from all around	2
平定[平定]	ping2 ding4	to pacify	4
扫除[掃除]	sao3 chu2	to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.)	1
//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	2
持[持]	chi2	to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control	1
宣[宣]	xuan1	to declare (publicly); to announce	1
夏日[夏日]	xia4 ri4	summertime	1
酷暑[酷暑]	ku4 shu3	intense heat; extremely hot weather	1
明示[明示]	ming2 shi4	to state explicitly; to clearly indicate	3
甘[甘]	gan1	sweet; willing	19
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	1
权力[權力]	quan2 li4	power; authority	5
点子[點子]	dian3 zi5	spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer	2
胡话[胡話]	hu2 hua4	nonsense; ridiculous talk; hogwash	2
疑心[疑心]	yi2 xin1	suspicion; to suspect	6
证据[證據]	zheng4 ju4	evidence; proof; testimony	7
念旧[念舊]	nian4 jiu4	to remember old friends; to cherish old friendships; for old time's sake	1
得势[得勢]	de2 shi4	to win power; to get authority; to become dominant	2
势[勢]	shi4	power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals	4
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)	3
迷[迷]	mi2	to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused	4
心窍[心竅]	xin1 qiao4	the mind; capacity for clear thinking	1
难上加难[難上加難]	nan2 shang4 jia1 nan2	extremely difficult; even more difficult	1
尽力[盡力]	jin4 li4	to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort	6
回心转意[回心轉意]	hui2 xin1 zhuan3 yi4	to change one's mind (idiom)	2
候[候]	hou4	to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days	1
太阳[太陽]	tai4 yang5	sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]	6
毒辣[毒辣]	du2 la4	cruel; sinister; vicious	3
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/300 words - 25 min
公主[公主]	gong1 zhu3	princess	31
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)	1
抱抱[抱抱]	bao4 bao4	to hug; to embrace	6
哎呀[哎呀]	ai1 ya1	interjection of wonder, shock or admiration	1
轻[輕]	qing1	light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage	5
圆明园[圓明園]	Yuan2 ming2 yuan2	Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860	6
避暑[避暑]	bi4 shu3	to be away for the summer holidays; to spend a holiday at a summer resort; to prevent sunstroke	1
妥当[妥當]	tuo3 dang5	appropriate; proper; ready	3
端[端]	duan1	end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular	16
气候[氣候]	qi4 hou4	climate; atmosphere; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3]	1
利于[利於]	li4 yu2	to be beneficial; to be good for	1
钗[釵]	chai1	hairpin	1
取悦[取悅]	qu3 yue4	to try to please	3
陛下[陛下]	bi4 xia4	Your Majesty; His or Her Majesty	3
射[射]	she4	to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)	2
野[野]	ye3	field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral	2
鸽[鴿]	ge1	pigeon; dove	1
灵巧[靈巧]	ling2 qiao3	deft; nimble; ingenious	1
敏捷[敏捷]	min3 jie2	nimble; quick; shrewd	1
闻名[聞名]	wen2 ming2	well-known; famous; renowned; eminent	1
箭[箭]	jian4	arrow; CL:支[zhi1]	5
射中[射中]	she4 zhong4	to hit the target	1
猎手[獵手]	lie4 shou3	hunter	1
技巧[技巧]	ji4 qiao3	skill; technique	3
练[練]	lian4	to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise	3
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/325 words - 27 min
骑射[騎射]	qi2 she4	equestrian archery; riding and shooting	3
打猎[打獵]	da3 lie4	to go hunting	1
术[術]	shu4	method; technique	2
了得[了得]	liao3 de5	exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling	1
赞不绝口[讚不絕口]	zan4 bu4 jue2 kou3	to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven	1
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	1
方方面面[方方面面]	fang1 fang1 mian4 mian4	all sides; all aspects; multi-faceted	1
奔丧[奔喪]	ben1 sang1	to hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent	1
查看[查看]	cha2 kan4	to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out	1
口音[口音]	kou3 yin5	voice; accent	1
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	1
调[調]	tiao2	to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite	1
同乡[同鄉]	tong2 xiang1	person from the same village, town, or province	3
务必[務必]	wu4 bi4	must; to need to; to be sure to	2
一如既往[一如既往]	yi1 ru2 ji4 wang3	just as in the past (idiom); as before; continuing as always	1
细心[細心]	xi4 xin1	careful; attentive	1
身孕[身孕]	shen1 yun4	pregnancy; pregnant	23
畚[畚]	ben3	a basket or pan used for earth, manure etc	11
为重[為重]	wei2 zhong4	to attach most importance to	2
差池[差池]	cha1 chi2	mistake; error; mishap	4
九州[九州]	Jiu3 zhou1	division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands	1
晏[晏]	yan4	late; quiet	1
惠[惠]	hui4	favor; benefit; to bestow; (literary) benevolence; (honorific)	60
发簪[發簪]	fa1 zan1	hairpin	4
得知[得知]	de2 zhi1	to find out; to know; to learn about	1
怀孕[懷孕]	huai2 yun4	pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy	29
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/350 words - 31 min
期待[期待]	qi1 dai4	to look forward to; to await; expectation	1
出生[出生]	chu1 sheng1	to be born	15
佳人[佳人]	jia1 ren2	beautiful woman	1
环绕[環繞]	huan2 rao4	to surround; to circle; to revolve around	1
一阵子[一陣子]	yi1 zhen4 zi5	a while; a spell; a short time; a burst	6
新人[新人]	xin1 ren2	newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom	1
眼力[眼力]	yan3 li4	eyesight; strength of vision; the ability to make discerning judgments	1
旧日[舊日]	jiu4 ri4	former times; olden days	1
赶来[趕來]	gan3 lai2	to rush over	3
生日[生日]	sheng1 ri4	birthday; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
周岁[週歲]	zhou1 sui4	one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)	3
喜气[喜氣]	xi3 qi4	hilarity; cheerful atmosphere	1
相见[相見]	xiang1 jian4	to see each other; to meet in person	4
满月[滿月]	man3 yue4	full moon; whole month; baby's one-month old birthday	3
典礼[典禮]	dian3 li3	celebration; ceremony	1
隆重[隆重]	long2 zhong4	grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn	1
抓阄[抓鬮]	zhua1 jiu1	to draw straws	1
宾客[賓客]	bin1 ke4	guests; visitors	1
意下如何[意下如何]	yi4 xia4 ru2 he2	how about it?; what do you think?	1
展示[展示]	zhan3 shi4	to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit sth	1
小巧[小巧]	xiao3 qiao3	small and exquisite; delicate; fine (features); compact; nifty	1
精致[精緻]	jing1 zhi4	delicate; fine; exquisite; refined	5
虚弱[虛弱]	xu1 ruo4	weak; in poor health	7
享用[享用]	xiang3 yong4	to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)	2
唱戏[唱戲]	chang4 xi4	to perform in opera	1
//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	1
做作[做作]	zuo4 zuo5	affected; artificial	1
姿态[姿態]	zi1 tai4	attitude; posture; stance	2
惊鸿[驚鴻]	jing1 hong2	graceful (esp. of female posture); lithe	6
舞[舞]	wu3	to dance; to wield; to brandish	8
舞蹈[舞蹈]	wu3 dao3	dance (performance art); dancing	3
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	1
创[創]	chuang4	to begin; to initiate; to inaugurate; to start; to create	1
世人[世人]	shi4 ren2	people (in general); people around the world; everyone	1
失传[失傳]	shi1 chuan2	(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct	1
热爱[熱愛]	re4 ai4	to love ardently; to adore	1
设法[設法]	she4 fa3	to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)	1
寻[尋]	xun2	to search; to look for; to seek	1
原[原]	yuan2	former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	1
版[版]	ban3	a register; block of printing; edition; version; page	1
花费[花費]	hua1 fei4	expense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure	1
精力[精力]	jing1 li4	energy	1
修改[修改]	xiu1 gai3	to amend; to alter; to modify	1
跳舞[跳舞]	tiao4 wu3	to dance	2
惊[驚]	jing1	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	2
宫廷[宮廷]	gong1 ting2	court (of king or emperor)	2
舞技[舞技]	wu3 ji4	dancing skill	1
见不得人[見不得人]	jian4 bu5 de2 ren2	shameful	1
贻笑大方[貽笑大方]	yi2 xiao4 da4 fang1	to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself a laughing stock	1
舞姿[舞姿]	wu3 zi1	dancer's posture and movement	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/400 words - 33 min
易学[易學]	yi4 xue2	easy to learn	1
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)	1
长久[長久]	chang2 jiu3	(for a) long time	8
甚[甚]	shen2	variant of 什[shen2]	3
甚[甚]	shen4	what; very; extremely; any	3
想念[想念]	xiang3 nian4	to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again	1
乐器[樂器]	yue4 qi4	musical instrument; CL:件[jian4]	1
粗野[粗野]	cu1 ye3	insolent; boorish; rough (in actions)	1
允许[允許]	yun3 xu3	to permit; to allow	3
高歌[高歌]	gao1 ge1	to sing loudly; to lift one's voice in song	1
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	1
至[至]	zhi4	to arrive; most; to; until	1
淑[淑]	shu1	warm and virtuous; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shu2]	3
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	2
长相[長相]	zhang3 xiang4	appearance; looks; profile; countenance	4
帝[帝]	di4	emperor	16
架[架]	jia4	to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc	1
相思[相思]	xiang1 si1	to yearn; to pine	1
长笛[長笛]	chang2 di2	(Western) concert flute	1
守[守]	shou3	to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining	4
爱情[愛情]	ai4 qing2	romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4]	1
信物[信物]	xin4 wu4	keepsake; token	1
驾崩[駕崩]	jia4 beng1	death of king or emperor; demise	2
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	3
琴[琴]	qin2	guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general	7
笛[笛]	di2	flute	6
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/425 words - 34 min
演奏[演奏]	yan3 zou4	to perform on a musical instrument	1
翩[翩]	pian1	to fly fast	1
鸿[鴻]	hong2	eastern bean goose; great; large	1
婉[婉]	wan3	graceful; tactful	1
游[游]	you2	to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2]	1
龙[龍]	long2	dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial	10
荣[榮]	rong2	glory; honor; thriving	1
曜[曜]	yao4	bright; glorious; one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy	1
秋[秋]	qiu1	autumn; fall; harvest time	6
茂[茂]	mao4	luxuriant; (chemistry) cyclopentadiene	2
松[松]	song1	pine; CL:棵[ke1]	2
髣[髣]	fang3	seemingly	1
云[雲]	yun2	cloud; CL:朵[duo3]	2
蔽[蔽]	bi4	to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal	1
飘飖[飄颻]	piao1 yao2	variant of 飄搖|飘摇[piao1 yao2]	1
皎[皎]	jiao3	bright; white	1
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	10
朝[朝]	zhao1	morning	10
霞[霞]	xia2	rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset	1
仿佛[彷彿]	fang3 fu2	to seem; as if; alike; similar	1
敦[敦]	dun1	kindhearted; place name	12
亲王[親王]	qin1 wang2	prince	45
缺乏[缺乏]	que1 fa2	to lack; to be short of; lack; shortage	1
新意[新意]	xin1 yi4	new idea	2
显[顯]	xian3	to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-	1
尊重[尊重]	zun1 zhong4	to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper	3
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/450 words - 39 min
秘密[秘密]	mi4 mi4	secret; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
风姿[風姿]	feng1 zi1	good looks; good figure; graceful bearing; charm	1
卓绝[卓絕]	zhuo2 jue2	unsurpassed; extreme; extraordinary	1
模仿[模仿]	mo2 fang3	to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model	2
区区[區區]	qu1 qu1	insignificant; trifling; merely	3
才艺[才藝]	cai2 yi4	talent	1
衬[襯]	chen4	(of garments) against the skin; to line; lining; to contrast with; to assist financially	1
合奏[合奏]	he2 zou4	to perform music (as an ensemble)	1
无与伦比[無與倫比]	wu2 yu3 lun2 bi3	incomparable	1
天籁[天籟]	tian1 lai4	sounds of nature	2
唱歌[唱歌]	chang4 ge1	to sing a song	9
厨子[廚子]	chu2 zi5	cook	1
擅长[擅長]	shan4 chang2	to be good at; to be expert in	3
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)	2
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]	1
桐[桐]	tong2	tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)	2
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	1
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	7
瓜[瓜]	gua1	melon; gourd; squash	8
鬼鬼祟祟[鬼鬼祟祟]	gui3 gui3 sui4 sui4	sneaky; secretive; furtive	2
茯苓[茯苓]	fu2 ling2	Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus); fu ling; tuckahoe	3
偷偷摸摸[偷偷摸摸]	tou1 tou1 mo1 mo1	surreptitious; sneaky	1
手里[手裡]	shou3 li3	in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands	4
物件[物件]	wu4 jian4	object	2
决不[決不]	jue2 bu4	not at all; simply (can) not	2
//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	1
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	1
月事[月事]	yue4 shi4	menses; menstruation; a woman's periods	5
这下[這下]	zhe4 xia4	this time	1
行事[行事]	xing2 shi4	to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct	7
诡异[詭異]	gui3 yi4	strange; weird	1
小偷[小偷]	xiao3 tou1	thief	1
狠狠[狠狠]	hen3 hen3	resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly	1
毁灭[毀滅]	hui3 mie4	to perish; to ruin; to destroy	1
忠于[忠於]	zhong1 yu2	to be loyal to	2
血迹[血跡]	xue4 ji4	bloodstain	1
铁证[鐵證]	tie3 zheng4	ironclad evidence; conclusive proof	1
污蔑[污蔑]	wu1 mie4	variant of 污衊|污蔑[wu1 mie4]	5
照料[照料]	zhao4 liao4	to tend; to take care of sb	2
孕期[孕期]	yun4 qi1	gestation; duration of pregnancy	1
诊断[診斷]	zhen3 duan4	diagnosis; to diagnose	1
前来[前來]	qian2 lai2	to come (formal); before; previously	3
一同[一同]	yi1 tong2	along; together	2
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	2
相当[相當]	xiang1 dang1	equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite	6
息怒[息怒]	xi1 nu4	to calm down; to quell one's anger	6
体[體]	ti3	body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)	6
行为[行為]	xing2 wei2	action; conduct; behavior; activity	3
轻率[輕率]	qing1 shuai4	cavalier; offhand; reckless	1
降[降]	jiang4	to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend	2
降[降]	xiang2	to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/500 words - 45 min
剥[剝]	bo1	to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck	1
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	8
不许[不許]	bu4 xu3	not to allow; must not; can't	10
捉[捉]	zhuo1	to clutch; to grab; to capture	3
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	2
勿[勿]	wu4	do not	3
论[論]	lun4	opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)	1
平白[平白]	ping2 bai2	for no reason; gratuitously	1
消失[消失]	xiao1 shi1	to disappear; to fade away	1
照办[照辦]	zhao4 ban4	to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request	1
亲手[親手]	qin1 shou3	personally; with one's own hands	2
扶持[扶持]	fu2 chi2	to help; to assist	2
处境[處境]	chu3 jing4	situation (of a person)	2
此时[此時]	ci3 shi2	now; this moment	1
依靠[依靠]	yi1 kao4	to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on	6
啼哭[啼哭]	ti2 ku1	to cry; to wail	2
法师[法師]	fa3 shi1	one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism)	1
祈福[祈福]	qi2 fu2	to pray for blessings	3
歌姬[歌姬]	ge1 ji1	female singer	2
嗓音[嗓音]	sang3 yin1	voice	2
堪[堪]	kan1	to endure; may; can	4
直[直]	zhi2	straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters	5
须[須]	xu1	must; to have to; to wait	4
莫[莫]	mo4	do not; there is none who	12
学会[學會]	xue2 hui4	to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association	1
//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	1
称赞[稱讚]	cheng1 zan4	to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment	1
歌声[歌聲]	ge1 sheng1	singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet	6
向来[向來]	xiang4 lai2	always (previously)	1
比作[比作]	bi3 zuo4	to liken to; to compare to	1
勾[勾]	gou1	to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook	1
攀[攀]	pan1	to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status	1
缕[縷]	lu:3	strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)	2
衣[衣]	yi1	clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145	2
珍惜[珍惜]	zhen1 xi1	to treasure; to value; to cherish	1
眼前[眼前]	yan3 qian2	before one's eyes; now; at present	2
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)	1
诡辩[詭辯]	gui3 bian4	specious arguments; sophistry	1
美德[美德]	mei3 de2	virtue	1
妇[婦]	fu4	woman	6
语[語]	yu3	dialect; language; speech	1
无意[無意]	wu2 yi4	inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth)	3
求饶[求饒]	qiu2 rao2	to beg forgiveness	1
有用[有用]	you3 yong4	useful	3
不加[不加]	bu4 jia1	without; not; un-	1
懈怠[懈怠]	xie4 dai4	slack; lazy; remiss	2
指教[指教]	zhi3 jiao4	to give advice or comments	3
哪些[哪些]	na3 xie1	which ones?; who?; what?	2
好听[好聽]	hao3 ting1	pleasant to hear	1
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	6
//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	1
靡靡之音[靡靡之音]	mi3 mi3 zhi1 yin1	decadent or obscene music	1
宛如[宛如]	wan3 ru2	to be just like	1
清新[清新]	qing1 xin1	fresh and clean	1
脱俗[脫俗]	tuo1 su2	free from vulgarity; refined; outstanding	1
惜[惜]	xi1	to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	1
喜事[喜事]	xi3 shi4	happy occasion; wedding	7
确认[確認]	que4 ren4	to confirm; to verify; confirmation	2
信口开河[信口開河]	xin4 kou3 kai1 he2	to speak without thinking (idiom); to blurt sth out	1
例子[例子]	li4 zi5	case; (for) instance; example; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
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]	9
几次[幾次]	ji3 ci4	several times	1
动静[動靜]	dong4 jing4	(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness	2
忍不住[忍不住]	ren3 bu5 zhu4	cannot help; unable to bear	2
城[城]	cheng2	city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]	1
爆发[爆發]	bao4 fa1	to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out	1
疫[疫]	yi4	epidemic; plague	13
感染[感染]	gan3 ran3	infection; to infect; to influence	4
撤走[撤走]	che4 zou3	to retire; to remove; to withdraw; to evacuate	1
洒[灑]	sa3	to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed	1
煮沸[煮沸]	zhu3 fei4	to boil	1
焚烧[焚燒]	fen2 shao1	to burn; to set on fire	2
艾叶[艾葉]	ai4 ye4	mugwort leaf (TCM); Folium Artemisiae argyi	3
西[西]	xi1	west	2
落下[落下]	luo4 xia4	to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/575 words - 54 min
回禀[回稟]	hui2 bing3	to report back to one's superior	1
运气[運氣]	yun4 qi5	luck (good or bad)	1
死无对证[死無對證]	si3 wu2 dui4 zheng4	the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales	1
好用[好用]	hao3 yong4	useful; serviceable; effective; handy; easy to use	1
一套[一套]	yi1 tao4	suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior	2
茶具[茶具]	cha2 ju4	tea set; tea service	2
送去[送去]	song4 qu4	to send to; to deliver to; to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car)	2
病人[病人]	bing4 ren2	sick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
人人[人人]	ren2 ren2	everyone; every person	2
威胁[威脅]	wei1 xie2	to threaten; to menace	3
解药[解藥]	jie3 yao4	antidote	8
一眼[一眼]	yi1 yan3	a glance; a quick look; a glimpse	2
做主[做主]	zuo4 zhu3	see 作主[zuo4 zhu3]	3
良心[良心]	liang2 xin1	conscience	2
过不去[過不去]	guo4 bu5 qu4	to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through	1
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	2
白天[白天]	bai2 tian1	daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
研究[研究]	yan2 jiu1	research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into	3
疗法[療法]	liao2 fa3	therapy; treatment	2
累坏[累壞]	lei4 huai4	to become exhausted	8
进展[進展]	jin4 zhan3	to make headway; to make progress	2
私底下[私底下]	si1 di3 xia5	privately; secretly; confidentially	2
医治[醫治]	yi1 zhi4	to treat (an illness); medical treatment	2
起色[起色]	qi3 se4	a turn for the better; to pick up; to improve	1
从不[從不]	cong2 bu4	never	4
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/600 words - 55 min
假装[假裝]	jia3 zhuang1	to feign; to pretend	2
暗地里[暗地裡]	an4 di4 li5	secretly; inwardly; on the sly	2
搜寻[搜尋]	sou1 xun2	to search; to look for	1
总算[總算]	zong3 suan4	at long last; finally; on the whole	3
永州[永州]	Yong3 zhou1	Yongzhou prefecture level city in Hunan	1
边境[邊境]	bian1 jing4	frontier; border	3
逼供[逼供]	bi1 gong4	to extort a confession	3
恶心[噁心]	e3 xin1	variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]	4
非[非]	fei1	to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must	2
受命[受命]	shou4 ming4	ordained or appointed to a post; to benefit from counsel	2
不论[不論]	bu4 lun4	whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss	7
惹麻烦[惹麻煩]	re3 ma2 fan5	to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome	2
进城[進城]	jin4 cheng2	to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work)	1
刺客[刺客]	ci4 ke4	assassin	2
追杀[追殺]	zhui1 sha1	to chase to kill	1
丧[喪]	sang1	mourning; funeral; (old) corpse	1
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	1
犬[犬]	quan3	dog; Kangxi radical 94	2
游荡[遊蕩]	you2 dang4	to wander; to roam about; to loaf about; to be idle	1
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	1
疑点[疑點]	yi2 dian3	a doubtful point	1
扔掉[扔掉]	reng1 diao4	to throw away; to throw out	1
衣物[衣物]	yi1 wu4	clothing; clothing and other personal items	3
扔[扔]	reng1	to throw; to throw away	2
错怪[錯怪]	cuo4 guai4	to blame sb wrongly	3
轻生[輕生]	qing1 sheng1	a suicide; to commit suicide	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/625 words - 57 min
极度[極度]	ji2 du4	extremely	1
悲伤[悲傷]	bei1 shang1	sad; sorrowful	2
染上[染上]	ran3 shang4	to catch (a disease); to get (a bad habit)	2
疾病[疾病]	ji2 bing4	disease; sickness; ailment	4
治病[治病]	zhi4 bing4	to treat an illness	3
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	2
病重[病重]	bing4 zhong4	seriously ill	6
私下[私下]	si1 xia4	in private	4
冒死[冒死]	mao4 si3	to brave death	1
采取[採取]	cai3 qu3	to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take	1
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.	1
目[目]	mu4	eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title	2
下令[下令]	xia4 ling4	to give an order; to command	5
诚[誠]	cheng2	sincere; authentic; really; truly	6
废[廢]	fei4	to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste	5
午夜[午夜]	wu3 ye4	midnight	1
惊动[驚動]	jing1 dong4	to alarm; to startle; to disturb	3
宣布[宣布]	xuan1 bu4	to declare; to announce; to proclaim	1
治好[治好]	zhi4 hao3	to cure	1
免不了[免不了]	mian3 bu4 liao3	unavoidable; can't be avoided	1
闭[閉]	bi4	to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct	1
堵住[堵住]	du3 zhu4	to block up	1
确实[確實]	que4 shi2	indeed; really; reliable; real; true	1
心软[心軟]	xin1 ruan3	to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted	2
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	2
//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	2
研制[研製]	yan2 zhi4	to manufacture; to develop	4
病因[病因]	bing4 yin1	cause of disease; pathogen	1
洁[潔]	jie2	clean	1
食物[食物]	shi2 wu4	food; CL:種|种[zhong3]	4
脾脏[脾臟]	pi2 zang4	spleen	1
胃[胃]	wei4	stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
肠[腸]	chang2	intestines	1
损伤[損傷]	sun3 shang1	to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability	1
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	2
古籍[古籍]	gu3 ji2	ancient text; antique books	2
剂[劑]	ji4	dose (medicine)	2
退烧[退燒]	tui4 shao1	to reduce fever	2
迹象[跡象]	ji4 xiang4	mark; indication; sign; indicator	2
有时[有時]	you3 shi2	sometimes; now and then	1
昨夜[昨夜]	zuo2 ye4	last night	2
受累[受累]	shou4 lei3	to get dragged into; to get involved (on sb else's account)	1
发给[發給]	fa1 gei3	to issue; to grant; to distribute	1
人们[人們]	ren2 men5	people	1
名分[名分]	ming2 fen4	a person's status	2
过错[過錯]	guo4 cuo4	mistake; fault; responsibility (for a fault)	1
发怒[發怒]	fa1 nu4	to get angry	2
芥[芥]	jie4	mustard	1
天下[天下]	tian1 xia4	land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule	7
苍生[蒼生]	cang1 sheng1	(area where) vegetation grows; the common people	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/675 words - 62 min
功劳[功勞]	gong1 lao2	contribution; meritorious service; credit	4
不分[不分]	bu4 fen1	not divided; irrespective; not distinguishing between	1
圣明[聖明]	sheng4 ming2	enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)	3
心中[心中]	xin1 zhong1	central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart	4
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]	2
起先[起先]	qi3 xian1	at first; in the beginning	1
那时候[那時候]	na4 shi2 hou5	at that time	7
禁[禁]	jin1	to endure	1
禁[禁]	jin4	to prohibit; to forbid	1
足[足]	zu2	foot; to be sufficient; ample	3
接触[接觸]	jie1 chu4	to touch; to contact; access; in touch with	1
备[備]	bei4	to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip	7
研习[研習]	yan2 xi2	research and study	1
婴[嬰]	ying1	infant; baby	1
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]	1
病症[病症]	bing4 zheng4	disease; illness	1
归功[歸功]	gui1 gong1	to give credit; to give sb his due; attribution	1
天冷[天冷]	tian1 leng3	cold weather	1
额[額]	e2	forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount	24
娘[娘]	niang2	mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate	22
尽心[盡心]	jin4 xin1	with all of one's heart	2
政[政]	zheng4	political; politics; government	3
朝中[朝中]	Chao2 Zhong1	North Korea-China	2
繁忙[繁忙]	fan2 mang2	busy; bustling	1
偏爱[偏愛]	pian1 ai4	to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite	1
委屈[委屈]	wei3 qu5	to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance	5
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/700 words - 63 min
狐[狐]	hu2	fox	4
皮[皮]	pi2	leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty	2
青海[青海]	Qing1 hai3	Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧|西宁	2
掌管[掌管]	zhang3 guan3	in charge of; to control	7
西番莲[西番蓮]	xi1 fan1 lian2	passion flower	1
里子[裡子]	li3 zi5	lining; (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)	1
里外[裡外]	li3 wai4	inside and out; or so	1
平衡[平衡]	ping2 heng2	balance; equilibrium	1
和谐[和諧]	he2 xie2	harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor	1
并重[並重]	bing4 zhong4	to lay equal stress on; to pay equal attention to	2
仅[僅]	jin3	barely; only; merely	1
西北[西北]	xi1 bei3	northwest	2
动乱[動亂]	dong4 luan4	turmoil; upheaval; unrest	1
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]	1
西南[西南]	xi1 nan2	southwest	1
土司[土司]	tu3 si1	sliced bread (loanword from "toast"); government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties	1
除[除]	chu2	to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including	1
不快[不快]	bu4 kuai4	unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp	1
镇压[鎮壓]	zhen4 ya1	suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell	2
功夫[功夫]	gong1 fu5	skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort	1
天赋[天賦]	tian1 fu4	gift; innate skill	1
异[異]	yi4	different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate	1
秉[秉]	bing3	to grasp; to hold; to maintain	1
功绩[功績]	gong1 ji4	feat; contribution; merits and achievements	5
将领[將領]	jiang4 ling3	high-ranking military officer	1
//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	1
使用[使用]	shi3 yong4	to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of	3
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)	1
桩[樁]	zhuang1	stump; stake; pile; classifier for items	1
前线[前線]	qian2 xian4	front line; military front; workface; cutting edge	3
用膳[用膳]	yong4 shan4	to dine	3
烤[烤]	kao3	to roast; to bake; to broil	1
羊肉[羊肉]	yang2 rou4	mutton; goat meat	1
鲜[鮮]	xian1	fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods	1
嫩[嫩]	nen4	tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled	1
美味[美味]	mei3 wei4	delicious; delicious food; delicacy	2
一道[一道]	yi1 dao4	together	4
动怒[動怒]	dong4 nu4	to get angry	2
征战[征戰]	zheng1 zhan4	campaign; expedition	1
诸事[諸事]	zhu1 shi4	everything; every matter	1
亲历[親歷]	qin1 li4	personal experience	1
齿[齒]	chi3	tooth; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	1
燕窝[燕窩]	yan4 wo1	edible bird's nest	3
炖[燉]	dun4	to stew	2
鸭[鴨]	ya1	duck; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) male prostitute	1
有劳[有勞]	you3 lao2	(polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one)	2
慢用[慢用]	man4 yong4	same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1]	1
同桌[同桌]	tong2 zhuo1	desk-mate; seat-mate	1
分开[分開]	fen1 kai1	to separate; to part	1
欣赏[欣賞]	xin1 shang3	to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire	4
//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"	1
抗[抗]	kang4	to resist; to fight; to defy; anti-	3
回复[回復]	hui2 fu4	to reply; to recover; to return (to a previous condition); Re: in reply to (email)	1
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)	2
伴奏[伴奏]	ban4 zou4	to accompany (musically)	1
成何体统[成何體統]	cheng2 he2 ti3 tong3	What a scandal!; Whatever next?	1
抚琴[撫琴]	fu3 qin2	to play the zither; classical variant of 彈琴|弹琴[tan2 qin2]	1
喜[喜]	xi3	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	10
怒[怒]	nu4	anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous	2
形[形]	xing2	to appear; to look; form; shape	1
色[色]	se4	color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex	1
羞辱[羞辱]	xiu1 ru3	to baffle; to humiliate; shame; dishonor; humiliation	1
润[潤]	run4	to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; moist; glossy; sleek	3
嗓子[嗓子]	sang3 zi5	throat; voice; CL:把[ba3]	3
屈辱[屈辱]	qu1 ru3	to humiliate; humiliating	2
顾及[顧及]	gu4 ji2	to take into consideration; to attend to	1
得意[得意]	de2 yi4	proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent	2
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	1
公开[公開]	gong1 kai1	public; to publish; to make public	3
冷落[冷落]	leng3 luo4	desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder	3
扩散[擴散]	kuo4 san4	to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse; spread; proliferation; diffusion	1
事宜[事宜]	shi4 yi2	matters; arrangements	2
九[九]	jiu3	nine; 9	2
因此[因此]	yin1 ci3	thus; consequently; as a result	6
垂[垂]	chui2	to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach	4
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/775 words - 70 min
怜[憐]	lian2	to pity	4
下月[下月]	xia4 yue4	next month	1
举行[舉行]	ju3 xing2	to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)	2
尽责[盡責]	jin4 ze2	to do one's duty; to do one's bit conscientiously	1
分忧[分憂]	fen1 you1	to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties	2
入狱[入獄]	ru4 yu4	to go to jail; to be sent to prison	1
令[令]	ling4	to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old)	2
蒋[蔣]	Jiang3	surname Jiang; refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石	2
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	1
护送[護送]	hu4 song4	to escort; to accompany	3
物资[物資]	wu4 zi1	goods; supplies	2
队[隊]	dui4	squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
员[員]	yuan2	person; employee; member	3
敌军[敵軍]	di2 jun1	enemy troops; hostile forces; CL:股[gu3]	1
逃兵[逃兵]	tao2 bing1	army deserter	1
军用[軍用]	jun1 yong4	(for) military use; military application	1
上龙[上龍]	shang4 long2	pliosaurus	4
颜[顏]	yan2	color; face; countenance	4
文[文]	wen2	language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67	2
青[青]	qing1	green; blue; black; youth; young (of people)	3
被捕[被捕]	bei4 bu3	to be arrested; under arrest	1
下狱[下獄]	xia4 yu4	to imprison	1
盛怒[盛怒]	sheng4 nu4	rage; a raging temper	2
事关[事關]	shi4 guan1	to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for	5
说情[說情]	shuo1 qing2	to intercede; to plead for sb else	1
//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)	1
写信[寫信]	xie3 xin4	to write a letter	1
发落[發落]	fa1 luo4	to deal with (an offender)	2
异议[異議]	yi4 yi4	objection; dissent	3
大怒[大怒]	da4 nu4	angry; indignant	2
一旦[一旦]	yi1 dan4	in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day	6
无疑[無疑]	wu2 yi2	no doubt; undoubtedly	1
刚正不阿[剛正不阿]	gang1 zheng4 bu4 e1	upright and plainspoken	1
依法[依法]	yi1 fa3	legal (proceedings); according to law	1
左右[左右]	zuo3 you4	left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence	2
国事[國事]	guo2 shi4	affairs of the nation; politics	12
儿时[兒時]	er2 shi2	childhood	1
学习[學習]	xue2 xi2	to learn; to study	4
史书[史書]	shi3 shu1	history book	1
官员[官員]	guan1 yuan2	official (in an organization or government); administrator	5
领头[領頭]	ling3 tou2	to take the lead; to be first to start	1
跟从[跟從]	gen1 cong2	to follow; (of a woman) to get married; (old) attendant	1
百姓[百姓]	bai3 xing4	common people	3
敬仰[敬仰]	jing4 yang3	to revere; highly esteemed	1
仁慈[仁慈]	ren2 ci2	benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful	2
战争[戰爭]	zhan4 zheng1	war; conflict; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]	1
戒律[戒律]	jie4 lu:4	monastic discipline; commandment	1
两样[兩樣]	liang3 yang4	two kinds; difference	1
安稳[安穩]	an1 wen3	smooth and steady	2
发展[發展]	fa1 zhan3	development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/825 words - 74 min
饱读[飽讀]	bao3 du2	to read intensively	1
历史[歷史]	li4 shi3	history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]	1
国法[國法]	guo2 fa3	national law	1
涉[涉]	she4	to wade; to be involved; to concern; to experience; to enter (classical)	1
史[史]	shi3	history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China	1
鉴[鑑]	jian4	example; mirror; to view; reflection; to reflect; to inspect; to warn; (ancient bronze mirror)	1
案子[案子]	an4 zi5	long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case	2
辜负[辜負]	gu1 fu4	to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint	3
督[督]	du1	to supervise and direct; army title (archaic)	2
审理[審理]	shen3 li3	to hear (a case)	1
但愿[但願]	dan4 yuan4	if only (sth were possible); I wish (that)	3
别无[別無]	bie2 wu2	to have no other... (used in fixed expressions)	2
一句话[一句話]	yi1 ju4 hua4	in a word; in short	1
胜过[勝過]	sheng4 guo4	to excel; to surpass	5
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	1
嫌弃[嫌棄]	xian2 qi4	to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore	1
手工[手工]	shou3 gong1	handwork; manual	1
牡丹[牡丹]	mu3 dan5	tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)	1
兰花[蘭花]	lan2 hua1	cymbidium; orchid	1
沉[沉]	chen2	to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy	4
香木[香木]	xiang1 mu4	incense wood	1
香料[香料]	xiang1 liao4	spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume	11
新鲜[新鮮]	xin1 xian1	fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon	6
气味[氣味]	qi4 wei4	odor; scent	4
使[使]	shi3	to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger	9
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/850 words - 78 min
春天[春天]	chun1 tian1	spring (season); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
猫[貓]	mao1	cat; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem	20
嚎[嚎]	hao2	howl; bawl	1
松子[松子]	song1 zi3	pine nut	3
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	2
发情[發情]	fa1 qing2	oestrus (sexual receptivity in female mammals)	1
训练[訓練]	xun4 lian4	to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
敏感[敏感]	min3 gan3	sensitive; susceptible	1
某种[某種]	mou3 zhong3	some kind (of)	1
熟悉[熟悉]	shu2 xi1	to be familiar with; to know well	2
听话[聽話]	ting1 hua4	to do what one is told; obedient	2
花都[花都]	Hua1 du1	Huadu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong	2
帮手[幫手]	bang1 shou3	helper; assistant	1
可喜可贺[可喜可賀]	ke3 xi3 ke3 he4	worthy of celebration; gratifying; Congratulations!	1
清闲[清閒]	qing1 xian2	idle; leisurely	2
妆[妝]	zhuang1	(of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume	3
粉[粉]	fen3	powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink	2
畜生[畜生]	chu4 sheng5	domestic animal; brute; bastard	4
宠物[寵物]	chong3 wu4	house pet	2
撒野[撒野]	sa1 ye3	to display shockingly bad behavior; to behave atrociously	1
拌[拌]	ban4	to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)	1
行医[行醫]	xing2 yi1	to practice medicine (esp. in private practice)	1
载[載]	zai4	to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously	2
意料[意料]	yi4 liao4	to anticipate; to expect	1
一石二鸟[一石二鳥]	yi1 shi2 er4 niao3	to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)	1
//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	2
眠[眠]	mian2	to sleep; to hibernate	1
出马[出馬]	chu1 ma3	to set out (on a campaign); to stand for election; to throw one's cap in the ring	1
竹溪[竹溪]	Zhu2 xi1	Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei	1
疾[疾]	ji2	sickness; disease; hate; envy; swift	1
瞎[瞎]	xia1	blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose	1
孙子[孫子]	sun1 zi5	grandson; son's son	1
失掉[失掉]	shi1 diao4	to lose; to miss	3
发火[發火]	fa1 huo3	to catch fire; to ignite; to detonate; to get angry	2
冲进[衝進]	chong1 jin4	to rush in; to charge in	1
肉[肉]	rou4	meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130	1
碗[碗]	wan3	bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]	9
与世无争[與世無爭]	yu3 shi4 wu2 zheng1	to stand aloof from worldly affairs	1
王妃[王妃]	wang2 fei1	princess (in Europe)	1
狠毒[狠毒]	hen3 du2	vicious; malicious; savage	17
挫[挫]	cuo4	obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back; to dampen	1
扬[揚]	yang2	to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate	1
灰[灰]	hui1	ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected	2
咽下[嚥下]	yan4 xia4	to swallow; to suppress	1
伤口[傷口]	shang1 kou3	wound; cut	5
愈合[愈合]	yu4 he2	to heal; to fuse	2
舒[舒]	shu1	to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely	9
痕[痕]	hen2	scar; traces	9
膏[膏]	gao1	ointment; paste; CL:帖[tie3]	11
祖传[祖傳]	zu3 chuan2	passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/900 words - 82 min
秘方[祕方]	mi4 fang1	secret recipe	2
桃花[桃花]	tao2 hua1	peach blossom; (fig.) love affair	2
瓣[瓣]	ban4	petal; segment; clove (of garlic); piece; section; fragment; valve; lamella; classifier for pieces, segments etc	2
珍珠[珍珠]	zhen1 zhu1	pearl; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	1
气血[氣血]	qi4 xue4	qi and blood (two basic bodily fluids of Chinese medicine)	3
红润[紅潤]	hong2 run4	ruddy; rosy; florid	1
珍贵[珍貴]	zhen1 gui4	precious	1
材料[材料]	cai2 liao4	material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]	2
獭[獺]	ta3	otter; Taiwan pr. [ta4]	1
骨髓[骨髓]	gu3 sui3	bone marrow (medulla ossea)	1
消除[消除]	xiao1 chu2	to eliminate; to remove	2
疤痕[疤痕]	ba1 hen2	scar	3
肌肤[肌膚]	ji1 fu1	skin; flesh; fig. close physical relationship	2
如初[如初]	ru2 chu1	as before; as ever	1
效力[效力]	xiao4 li4	effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity)	4
调节[調節]	tiao2 jie2	to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc)	1
味[味]	wei4	taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM)	5
鲜花[鮮花]	xian1 hua1	flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3]	1
膏药[膏藥]	gao1 yao5	herbal plaster applied to a wound	5
周到[周到]	zhou1 dao4	thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5]	3
看上去[看上去]	kan4 shang5 qu5	it would appear; it seems (that)	1
柔和[柔和]	rou2 he2	gentle; soft	2
花瓣[花瓣]	hua1 ban4	petal; CL:片[pian4]	3
装饰[裝飾]	zhuang1 shi4	to decorate; decoration; decorative; ornamental	4
生硬[生硬]	sheng1 ying4	stiff; harsh	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/925 words - 84 min
魅力[魅力]	mei4 li4	charm; fascination; glamor; charisma	1
称[稱]	cheng1	to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise	3
娇[嬌]	jiao1	lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail	2
梨[梨]	li2	pear; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
化[化]	hua4	to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]	1
命名[命名]	ming4 ming2	to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming	1
偏心[偏心]	pian1 xin1	partial; biased; prejudiced; eccentric	2
显然[顯然]	xian3 ran2	clear; evident; obvious(ly)	2
冷淡[冷淡]	leng3 dan4	cold; indifferent	2
难免[難免]	nan2 mian3	hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably	2
丧气[喪氣]	sang4 qi5	unlucky	1
说到[說到]	shuo1 dao4	to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for	2
烦恼[煩惱]	fan2 nao3	to be worried; to be distressed; worries	1
收受[收受]	shou1 shou4	to receive; to accept	2
贿赂[賄賂]	hui4 lu4	to bribe; a bribe	2
有钱[有錢]	you3 qian2	well-off; wealthy	1
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	4
亡[亡]	wang2	to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased	2
减轻[減輕]	jian3 qing1	to lighten; to ease; to alleviate	2
活着[活著]	huo2 zhe5	alive	8
推荐[推薦]	tui1 jian4	to recommend; recommendation	1
医生[醫生]	yi1 sheng1	doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	7
乏力[乏力]	fa2 li4	lacking in strength; weak; feeble	3
后遗症[後遺症]	hou4 yi2 zheng4	(medicine) sequelae; residual effects; (fig.) repercussions; aftermath	1
拟[擬]	ni3	to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate; to assess; to compare; pseudo-	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep2/948 words - 87 min
副作用[副作用]	fu4 zuo4 yong4	side effect	2
庆祝[慶祝]	qing4 zhu4	to celebrate	1
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	3
有关[有關]	you3 guan1	to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning	2
时常[時常]	shi2 chang2	often; frequently	4
刈[刈]	yi4	mow	11
静候[靜候]	jing4 hou4	to quietly wait	1
隐蔽[隱蔽]	yin3 bi4	to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover	1
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	3
劫匪[劫匪]	jie2 fei3	bandit; robber	1
杀死[殺死]	sha1 si3	to kill	3
脚下[腳下]	jiao3 xia4	under the foot	3
命案[命案]	ming4 an4	homicide case; murder case	1
猖狂[猖狂]	chang1 kuang2	savage; furious	1
一边[一邊]	yi1 bian1	one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while	2
肥[肥]	fei2	fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure	2
仇人[仇人]	chou2 ren2	foe; one's personal enemy	1
然而[然而]	ran2 er2	however; yet; but	2
天生[天生]	tian1 sheng1	nature; disposition; innate; natural	1
得宠[得寵]	de2 chong3	to be a favorite; favor	5
傲慢[傲慢]	ao4 man4	arrogant; haughty	5
沐浴[沐浴]	mu4 yu4	to take a bath; to bathe; to immerse	6
凉亭[涼亭]	liang2 ting2	pavilion	3
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/25 words - 4 min
感动[感動]	gan3 dong4	to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving	2
忠贞[忠貞]	zhong1 zhen1	loyal and dependable	1
忠臣[忠臣]	zhong1 chen2	faithful official	1
极为[極為]	ji2 wei2	extremely; exceedingly	1
起伏[起伏]	qi3 fu2	to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs	1
权势[權勢]	quan2 shi4	power; influence	1
盲从[盲從]	mang2 cong2	to follow blindly; to conform slavishly; unthinking obedience	1
顽固[頑固]	wan2 gu4	stubborn; obstinate	1
臣服[臣服]	chen2 fu2	to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime); to serve	1
失宠[失寵]	shi1 chong3	to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced	6
全心全意[全心全意]	quan2 xin1 quan2 yi4	heart and soul; wholeheartedly	2
落得[落得]	luo4 de5	ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total	3
下场[下場]	xia4 chang5	the end; to conclude	6
风筝[風箏]	feng1 zheng1	kite	3
祈[祈]	qi2	to implore; to pray; to request	1
四月[四月]	Si4 yue4	April; fourth month (of the lunar year)	1
凤凰[鳳凰]	feng4 huang2	phoenix	2
鸣[鳴]	ming2	to cry (of birds, animals and insects)	5
铿锵[鏗鏘]	keng1 qiang1	sonorous; resounding; fig. resounding words	1
夫妻[夫妻]	fu1 qi1	husband and wife; married couple	4
恩爱[恩愛]	en1 ai4	loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love	1
和美[和美]	he2 mei3	harmonious; in perfect harmony	1
梦想[夢想]	meng4 xiang3	(fig.) to dream of; dream	3
姻缘[姻緣]	yin1 yuan2	a marriage predestined by fate	1
成真[成真]	cheng2 zhen1	to come true	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/50 words - 6 min
庆生[慶生]	qing4 sheng1	to celebrate a birthday	3
献上[獻上]	xian4 shang4	to offer to God	1
深感[深感]	shen1 gan3	to feel deeply	1
庆典[慶典]	qing4 dian3	celebration	1
弟弟[弟弟]	di4 di5	younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	7
全力[全力]	quan2 li4	with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support)	5
时节[時節]	shi2 jie2	season; time	1
盛开[盛開]	sheng4 kai1	blooming; in full flower	2
莲藕[蓮藕]	lian2 ou3	lotus root	1
温泉[溫泉]	wen1 quan2	hot spring; spa; onsen	1
导入[導入]	dao3 ru4	to introduce into; to channel; to lead; to guide into; to import (data)	1
水池[水池]	shui3 chi2	pond; pool; sink; washbasin	1
正巧[正巧]	zheng4 qiao3	just by chance; to happen to (just at the right time); opportune	1
用完[用完]	yong4 wan2	used up; finished	1
老是[老是]	lao3 shi5	always	1
盒[盒]	he2	small box; case	5
手艺[手藝]	shou3 yi4	craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade	1
乱动[亂動]	luan4 dong4	to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about	1
万一[萬一]	wan4 yi1	just in case; if by any chance; contingency	1
滑倒[滑倒]	hua2 dao3	to slip (lose one's footing)	1
天坛[天壇]	Tian1 tan2	Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)	1
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	3
期间[期間]	qi1 jian1	period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
一向[一向]	yi1 xiang4	always (previously); a period of time in the recent past	1
退让[退讓]	tui4 rang4	to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down; to concede	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/75 words - 9 min
离宫[離宮]	li2 gong1	detached palace; imperial villa	3
腰部[腰部]	yao1 bu4	waist; small of the back	1
酸痛[酸痛]	suan1 tong4	to ache	1
教诲[教誨]	jiao4 hui4	to instruct	8
鼻[鼻]	bi2	nose	1
大量[大量]	da4 liang4	great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous	6
远处[遠處]	yuan3 chu4	distant place	2
致歉[致歉]	zhi4 qian4	to apologize; to express regret	1
忤逆[忤逆]	wu3 ni4	disobedient to parents	2
老样子[老樣子]	lao3 yang4 zi5	old situation; things as they were	1
入夜[入夜]	ru4 ye4	nightfall	2
咳嗽[咳嗽]	ke2 sou5	to cough; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]	3
争执[爭執]	zheng1 zhi2	to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle	2
主人[主人]	zhu3 ren2	master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
聆听[聆聽]	ling2 ting1	to listen (respectfully)	1
无故[無故]	wu2 gu4	without cause or reason	1
尊长[尊長]	zun1 zhang3	one's superior; one's elders and betters	1
触犯[觸犯]	chu4 fan4	to violate; to offend	1
门外[門外]	men2 wai4	outside the door	3
诵读[誦讀]	song4 du2	to read aloud	1
诫[誡]	jie4	commandment; to prohibit	1
花岗岩[花崗岩]	hua1 gang1 yan2	granite	1
坚硬[堅硬]	jian1 ying4	hard; solid	1
罪[罪]	zui4	guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin	8
权利[權利]	quan2 li4	power; right; privilege	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/100 words - 12 min
责罚[責罰]	ze2 fa2	to punish; to chastise	1
犯错[犯錯]	fan4 cuo4	to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing	5
傻瓜[傻瓜]	sha3 gua1	idiot; fool	1
胎[胎]	tai1	fetus; litter; tire; abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎	17
稳定[穩定]	wen3 ding4	steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify	9
孕妇[孕婦]	yun4 fu4	pregnant woman	1
奉旨[奉旨]	feng4 zhi3	on imperial orders	6
公道[公道]	gong1 dao4	justice; fairness; public highway	3
自在[自在]	zi4 zai5	free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease	1
命令[命令]	ming4 ling4	order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]	2
大声[大聲]	da4 sheng1	loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly	3
满意[滿意]	man3 yi4	satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction	2
违背[違背]	wei2 bei4	to go against; to be contrary to; to violate	2
规[規]	gui1	compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme	3
长进[長進]	zhang3 jin4	to make progress; progress	2
椅子[椅子]	yi3 zi5	chair; CL:把[ba3],套[tao4]	1
美人[美人]	mei3 ren2	beauty; belle	5
刺鼻[刺鼻]	ci4 bi2	to assail the nostrils; acrid; pungent	1
香炉[香爐]	xiang1 lu2	a censer (for burning incense); incense burner; thurible	2
熏[薰]	xun1	fragrance; warm; to educate; variant of 熏[xun1]; to smoke; to fumigate	2
臭味[臭味]	chou4 wei4	bad smell; foul odor	1
蒙[蒙]	meng2	to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat	1
先君[先君]	xian1 jun1	my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor	1
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	1
师[師]	shi1	teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops	1
//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	1
训[訓]	xun4	to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule	2
执[執]	zhi2	to execute (a plan); to grasp	1
箕[箕]	ji1	winnow basket	1
帚[帚]	zhou3	broom	1
曹[曹]	cao2	class or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old); government department (old)	11
今[今]	jin1	today; modern; present; current; this; now	2
四十[四十]	si4 shi2	forty; 40	1
矣[矣]	yi3	classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]	1
战战兢兢[戰戰兢兢]	zhan4 zhan4 jing1 jing1	trembling with fear; with fear and trepidation	1
人命关天[人命關天]	ren2 ming4 guan1 tian1	human life is beyond value (idiom)	1
惊扰[驚擾]	jing1 rao3	to alarm; to agitate	2
没命[沒命]	mei2 ming4	to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately	1
卑[卑]	bei1	low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble	1
古[古]	gu3	ancient; old; paleo-	2
卧[臥]	wo4	to lie; to crouch	2
瓦[瓦]	wa3	roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]	1
砖[磚]	zhuan1	brick; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	1
斋[齋]	zhai1	to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room; building; to give alms (to a monk)	1
当心[當心]	dang1 xin1	to take care; to look out	5
装病[裝病]	zhuang1 bing4	to feign illness; to malinger	3
中暑[中暑]	zhong4 shu3	sunstroke; heatstroke	2
昏倒[昏倒]	hun1 dao3	to faint	4
薄荷[薄荷]	bo4 he5	field mint; peppermint	1
草药[草藥]	cao3 yao4	herbal medicine	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/150 words - 17 min
蓄意[蓄意]	xu4 yi4	deliberate; premeditated; malice	1
欺骗[欺騙]	qi1 pian4	to deceive; to cheat	1
同党[同黨]	tong2 dang3	member of the same party; member of the same group; accomplice	1
半个[半個]	ban4 ge5	half of sth	4
炷[炷]	zhu4	wick of an oil lamp; to burn (incense etc); classifier for lit incense sticks	1
让开[讓開]	rang4 kai1	to get out of the way; to step aside	3
闯[闖]	chuang3	to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships)	3
站住[站住]	zhan4 zhu4	to stand	2
私[私]	si1	personal; private; selfish	1
死罪[死罪]	si3 zui4	mortal crime; capital offense	1
事由[事由]	shi4 you2	main content; matter; work; origin of an incident; cause; purpose; subject (of business letter)	1
有损[有損]	you3 sun3	to be harmful (to)	1
置之不理[置之不理]	zhi4 zhi1 bu4 li3	to pay no heed to (idiom); to ignore; to brush aside	1
地上[地上]	di4 shang5	on the ground; on the floor	1
毯子[毯子]	tan3 zi5	blanket; CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2],面[mian4]	1
了事[了事]	liao3 shi4	to dispose of a matter; to be done with it	1
马后炮[馬後砲]	ma3 hou4 pao4	lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hindsight	1
轿子[轎子]	jiao4 zi5	sedan chair; palanquin; litter	4
宣武门[宣武門]	Xuan1 wu3 men2	Xuanwumen, Beijing	1
保住[保住]	bao3 zhu4	to preserve; to save	5
难堪[難堪]	nan2 kan1	hard to take; embarrassed	1
无论[無論]	wu2 lun4	no matter what or how; regardless of whether...	12
来日[來日]	lai2 ri4	future days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days	2
重获[重獲]	chong2 huo4	recovery; to recover	3
低头[低頭]	di1 tou2	to bow the head; to yield; to give in	1
//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	6
连忙[連忙]	lian2 mang2	promptly; at once	1
哀痛[哀痛]	ai1 tong4	to grieve; to mourn; deep sorrow; grief	1
天灾[天災]	tian1 zai1	natural disaster	1
人祸[人禍]	ren2 huo4	human disaster	1
贱人[賤人]	jian4 ren2	slut; cheap person	6
有罪[有罪]	you3 zui4	guilty	3
无知[無知]	wu2 zhi1	ignorant; ignorance	4
悔改[悔改]	hui3 gai3	to repent; repentance	1
一大早[一大早]	yi1 da4 zao3	at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning	1
非得[非得]	fei1 dei3	(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must	1
中午[中午]	zhong1 wu3	noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
毒蛇[毒蛇]	du2 she2	viper	1
激怒[激怒]	ji1 nu4	to infuriate; to enrage; to exasperate	1
残忍[殘忍]	can2 ren3	cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless	3
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	3
欲[欲]	yu4	to wish for; to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yu4]	2
剥夺[剝奪]	bo1 duo2	to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)	3
废除[廢除]	fei4 chu2	to abolish; to abrogate; to repeal	2
未经[未經]	wei4 jing1	not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process)	1
无心[無心]	wu2 xin1	unintentionally; not in the mood to	1
烈日[烈日]	lie4 ri4	scorching sun	1
暴晒[暴曬]	bao4 shai4	(of the sun) to scorch; to expose to a scorching sun	1
每日[每日]	mei3 ri4	daily; (soup etc) of the day	2
正午[正午]	zheng4 wu3	midday; noon; noonday	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/200 words - 25 min
门口[門口]	men2 kou3	doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
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]	6
哀[哀]	ai1	sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole	4
斗胆[斗膽]	dou3 dan3	(courteous) to be so bold as to	1
泄愤[洩憤]	xie4 fen4	to give vent to anger	1
战场[戰場]	zhan4 chang3	battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
用人[用人]	yong4 ren2	servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff	1
忍耐[忍耐]	ren3 nai4	to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance	1
折子[摺子]	zhe2 zi5	folding notebook; accounts book	5
家事[家事]	jia1 shi4	family matters; domestic affairs; housework	1
白费[白費]	bai2 fei4	to waste (one's energy etc)	5
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)	1
棘手[棘手]	ji2 shou3	thorny (problem); intractable	1
事件[事件]	shi4 jian4	event; happening; incident; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
落泪[落淚]	luo4 lei4	to shed tears; to weep	1
阵[陣]	zhen4	disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration	1
要事[要事]	yao4 shi4	important matter	1
自找麻烦[自找麻煩]	zi4 zhao3 ma2 fan5	to ask for trouble; to invite difficulties	1
远离[遠離]	yuan3 li2	to be far from; to keep away from	1
听候[聽候]	ting1 hou4	to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)	2
中选[中選]	zhong4 xuan3	to win an election; to get a position by passing the imperial exam	1
容貌[容貌]	rong2 mao4	one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features	4
婉转[婉轉]	wan3 zhuan3	(voice, music) suave; mellow; (speech) indirect; tactful	1
颇为[頗為]	po1 wei2	rather; quite	1
动人[動人]	dong4 ren2	touching; moving	1
//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	1
费心[費心]	fei4 xin1	to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth)	3
装束[裝束]	zhuang1 shu4	attire; clothing	1
丑[醜]	chou3	shameful; ugly; disgraceful	1
技艺[技藝]	ji4 yi4	skill; art	1
超凡[超凡]	chao1 fan2	out of the ordinary; exceedingly (good)	1
纯净[純淨]	chun2 jing4	pure; clean; unmixed	2
剔透[剔透]	ti1 tou4	pure and limpid; (of a person) quick-witted	1
如斯[如斯]	ru2 si1	(literary) in this way; so	1
何不[何不]	he2 bu4	why not?; why not do (sth)?	1
认出[認出]	ren4 chu1	recognition; to recognize	2
从前[從前]	cong2 qian2	previously; formerly; once upon a time	5
苦闷[苦悶]	ku3 men4	depressed; dejected; feeling low	1
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	1
去年[去年]	qu4 nian2	last year	3
效[效]	xiao4	effect; efficacy; to imitate	3
脖子[脖子]	bo2 zi5	neck; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
伤疤[傷疤]	shang1 ba1	scar; CL:道[dao4]	3
受损[受損]	shou4 sun3	to suffer damage	2
白璧微瑕[白璧微瑕]	bai2 bi4 wei1 xia2	a slight blemish	1
赞叹[讚嘆]	zan4 tan4	to exclaim in admiration	1
固执[固執]	gu4 zhi2	obstinate; stubborn	1
鉴于[鑒於]	jian4 yu2	in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas	2
计较[計較]	ji4 jiao4	to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem	1
了解[了解]	liao3 jie3	to understand; to realize; to find out	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/250 words - 32 min
失衡[失衡]	shi1 heng2	to unbalance; an imbalance	1
屈服[屈服]	qu1 fu2	to surrender; to succumb; to yield; (as a transitive verb) to defeat; to prevail over	1
缓缓[緩緩]	huan3 huan3	slowly; unhurriedly; little by little	1
蜀锦[蜀錦]	Shu3 jin3	brocade from Sichuan	1
缝制[縫製]	feng2 zhi4	to sew; to make (clothes, bedding)	1
福气[福氣]	fu2 qi5	good fortune; a blessing	3
丝线[絲線]	si1 xian4	thread; silk yarn	2
作弊[作弊]	zuo4 bi4	to practice fraud; to cheat; to engage in corrupt practices	1
浑身[渾身]	hun2 shen1	all over; from head to foot	1
臭气[臭氣]	chou4 qi4	stench	1
怀有[懷有]	huai2 you3	to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc)	2
摔跤[摔跤]	shuai1 jiao1	to trip and fall; to wrestle; wrestling (sports)	1
谋害[謀害]	mou2 hai4	to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life	3
凶手[兇手]	xiong1 shou3	murderer; assassin	1
消沉[消沉]	xiao1 chen2	depressed; bad mood; low spirit	2
远远[遠遠]	yuan3 yuan3	distant; by far	2
无能[無能]	wu2 neng2	incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless	5
立[立]	li4	to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately	4
忽视[忽視]	hu1 shi4	to neglect; to ignore	1
克[克]	ke4	to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares	1
克[剋]	kei1	to scold; to beat	1
那时[那時]	na4 shi2	then; at that time; in those days	7
风光[風光]	feng1 guang1	scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect)	1
顶撞[頂撞]	ding3 zhuang4	to contradict (elders or superiors)	3
脆[脆]	cui4	brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/275 words - 36 min
打破[打破]	da3 po4	to break; to smash	1
敷[敷]	fu1	to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough	2
鸡蛋[雞蛋]	ji1 dan4	(chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]	1
消肿[消腫]	xiao1 zhong3	to reduce swelling; detumescence; (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc)	2
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	2
蝴蝶[蝴蝶]	hu2 die2	butterfly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	3
季节[季節]	ji4 jie2	time; season; period; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
不合时宜[不合時宜]	bu4 he2 shi2 yi2	untimely; premature; inopportune; ill-timed; out of fashion; behind the times	1
怡[怡]	yi2	harmony; pleased	2
苑[苑]	yuan4	park	2
绽放[綻放]	zhan4 fang4	to blossom	1
观赏[觀賞]	guan1 shang3	to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental	1
以来[以來]	yi3 lai2	since (a previous event)	2
全都[全都]	quan2 dou1	all; without exception	1
保全[保全]	bao3 quan2	to save from damage; to preserve; to maintain; to keep in good repair; (Tw) security guard	2
羞愧难当[羞愧難當]	xiu1 kui4 nan2 dang1	to feel ashamed (idiom)	1
直视[直視]	zhi2 shi4	to look straight at	1
福泽[福澤]	fu2 ze2	good fortune	1
万年[萬年]	Wan4 nian2	Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi	1
如愿以偿[如願以償]	ru2 yuan4 yi3 chang2	to have one's wish fulfilled	1
吃素[吃素]	chi1 su4	to be a vegetarian	1
不再[不再]	bu4 zai4	no more; no longer	4
靠近[靠近]	kao4 jin4	near; to approach	1
透[透]	tou4	to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show	2
吸引[吸引]	xi1 yin3	to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個|个[ge4]	3
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/300 words - 38 min
日夜[日夜]	ri4 ye4	day and night; around the clock	2
乞求[乞求]	qi3 qiu2	to beg	2
焚香[焚香]	fen2 xiang1	to burn incense	1
分毫[分毫]	fen1 hao2	fraction; slightest difference; hairsbreadth	2
走出[走出]	zou3 chu1	to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)	1
和好如初[和好如初]	he2 hao3 ru2 chu1	to bury the hatchet; to become reconciled	1
嫌隙[嫌隙]	xian2 xi4	hostility; animosity	2
能耐[能耐]	neng2 nai4	ability; capability	2
聚[聚]	ju4	to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize	3
误解[誤解]	wu4 jie3	to misunderstand; to misread; misunderstanding	2
这天[這天]	zhe4 tian1	today; this day	1
汉朝[漢朝]	Han4 chao2	Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)	2
戚[戚]	qi1	relative; parent; grief; sorrow; battle-axe	4
夫人[夫人]	fu1 ren5	lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]	4
惹恼[惹惱]	re3 nao3	to offend	1
吕[呂]	lu:3	pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system	4
砍断[砍斷]	kan3 duan4	to chop off	1
手脚[手腳]	shou3 jiao3	hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4])	2
割[割]	ge1	to cut; to cut apart	3
哑巴[啞巴]	ya3 ba5	mute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb	1
锁[鎖]	suo3	to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3]	1
茅厕[茅廁]	mao2 si5	(dialect) latrine	1
做人[做人]	zuo4 ren2	to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity	1
彘[彘]	zhi4	swine	3
仅仅[僅僅]	jin3 jin3	barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)	2
//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	1
记恨[記恨]	ji4 hen4	to bear grudges	1
坐好[坐好]	zuo4 hao3	to sit properly; to sit up straight	2
更加[更加]	geng4 jia1	more (than sth else); even more	3
唐朝[唐朝]	Tang2 chao2	Tang dynasty (618-907)	1
塞[塞]	sai1	to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper	2
桶[桶]	tong3	bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	1
醉[醉]	zui4	intoxicated	3
样[樣]	yang4	manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type	2
逞强[逞強]	cheng3 qiang2	to show off; to try to be brave	1
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	1
鸡[雞]	ji1	fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute	1
牵连[牽連]	qian1 lian2	to implicate; implicated; to link together	3
半年[半年]	ban4 nian2	half a year	2
目光短浅[目光短淺]	mu4 guang1 duan3 qian3	to be shortsighted	1
懊恼[懊惱]	ao4 nao3	annoyed; vexed; upset	1
责怪[責怪]	ze2 guai4	to blame; to rebuke	2
他人[他人]	ta1 ren2	another; sb else; other people	1
视为[視為]	shi4 wei2	to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem	1
余党[餘黨]	yu2 dang3	remnants (of a defeated clique); rump	1
稳固[穩固]	wen3 gu4	stable; steady; firm; to stabilize	1
成人[成人]	cheng2 ren2	adult	1
聊天[聊天]	liao2 tian1	to chat; to gossip	3
醒来[醒來]	xing3 lai2	to waken	1
吓唬[嚇唬]	xia4 hu5	to scare; to frighten	2
//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	1
盛气凌人[盛氣凌人]	sheng4 qi4 ling2 ren2	overbearing; arrogant bully	2
铁腕[鐵腕]	tie3 wan4	iron fist (of the state)	1
战术[戰術]	zhan4 shu4	tactics	1
对付[對付]	dui4 fu5	to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with	1
取其精华[取其精華]	qu3 qi2 jing1 hua2	to take the best; to absorb the essence	1
迫害[迫害]	po4 hai4	to persecute; persecution	1
传话[傳話]	chuan2 hua4	to pass on a story; to communicate a message	1
联系[聯繫]	lian2 xi4	connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch	1
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	1
截[截]	jie2	to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length	1
信鸽[信鴿]	xin4 ge1	homing pigeon; carrier pigeon	1
拉拢[拉攏]	la1 long3	to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice	1
意图[意圖]	yi4 tu2	intent; intention; to intend	3
谋反[謀反]	mou2 fan3	to plot a rebellion; to conspire against the state	1
落败[落敗]	luo4 bai4	to suffer a defeat; to fail; to fall behind	1
清朝[清朝]	Qing1 chao2	Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)	1
灭亡[滅亡]	mie4 wang2	to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate	1
手下[手下]	shou3 xia4	under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; to take action	2
滴[滴]	di1	a drop; to drip	13
今夜[今夜]	jin1 ye4	tonight; this evening	1
派出[派出]	pai4 chu1	to send; to dispatch	2
骑[騎]	qi2	to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses	3
大军[大軍]	da4 jun1	army; main forces	3
包围[包圍]	bao1 wei2	to surround; to encircle; to hem in	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/375 words - 45 min
统统[統統]	tong3 tong3	totally	2
拿下[拿下]	na2 xia4	to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc)	1
微薄[微薄]	wei1 bo2	scanty; meager	1
力[力]	li4	power; force; strength; ability; strenuously	6
走近[走近]	zou3 jin4	to approach; to draw near to	1
王府[王府]	wang2 fu3	prince's mansion	3
军队[軍隊]	jun1 dui4	army; troops; CL:支[zhi1],個|个[ge4]	1
看好[看好]	kan4 hao3	optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support	2
逃[逃]	tao2	to escape; to run away; to flee	1
骠[驃]	piao4	white horse	1
手足[手足]	shou3 zu2	hands and feet; (fig.) brothers; retinue, henchmen, accomplices	2
残[殘]	can2	to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus	2
艰难[艱難]	jian1 nan2	difficult; hard; challenging	6
时过境迁[時過境遷]	shi2 guo4 jing4 qian1	things change with the passage of time (idiom)	1
打冷战[打冷戰]	da3 leng3 zhan5	to shiver; to shudder	1
独独[獨獨]	du2 du2	alone	1
一味[一味]	yi1 wei4	blindly; invariably	2
麝香[麝香]	she4 xiang1	musk	13
生育[生育]	sheng1 yu4	to bear; to give birth; to grow; to rear; to bring up (children); fertility	5
生下[生下]	sheng1 xia4	to give birth to	8
登上[登上]	deng1 shang4	to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount	1
逊位[遜位]	xun4 wei4	to abdicate; to resign a position	1
安生[安生]	an1 sheng1	peaceful; restful; quiet; still	1
锅[鍋]	guo1	pot; pan; boiler; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]	1
天谴[天譴]	tian1 qian3	the wrath of Heaven; imperial displeasure	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/400 words - 47 min
遭罪[遭罪]	zao1 zui4	to endure hardship; to suffer	1
素来[素來]	su4 lai2	consistently; always (in the past and now)	4
早些[早些]	zao3 xie1	a bit earlier	2
认错[認錯]	ren4 cuo4	to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake	1
不至于[不至於]	bu4 zhi4 yu2	unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as	2
同僚[同僚]	tong2 liao2	colleague; fellow-worker	1
弹劾[彈劾]	tan2 he2	to accuse of misconduct (in official task); to impeach	1
至今[至今]	zhi4 jin1	so far; to this day; until now	1
大臣[大臣]	da4 chen2	chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister	1
无耻[無恥]	wu2 chi3	without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless	1
总数[總數]	zong3 shu4	total; sum; aggregate	1
十万[十萬]	shi2 wan4	hundred thousand	1
无法忍受[無法忍受]	wu2 fa3 ren3 shou4	intolerable	4
贪污[貪污]	tan1 wu1	to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle	1
爬[爬]	pa2	to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up	1
拍[拍]	pai1	to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)	1
马屁[馬屁]	ma3 pi4	horse hindquarters; flattery; boot-licking	1
恶妇[惡婦]	e4 fu4	vicious wife	2
可信[可信]	ke3 xin4	trustworthy	2
尤其[尤其]	you2 qi2	especially; particularly	1
罪过[罪過]	zui4 guo5	sin; offense	3
一一[一一]	yi1 yi1	one by one; one after another	2
列[列]	lie4	to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row	1
处置[處置]	chu3 zhi4	to handle; to take care of; to punish	1
德行[德行]	de2 xing2	morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4]	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/425 words - 49 min
亏[虧]	kui1	deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that...	1
仁厚[仁厚]	ren2 hou4	kindhearted; tolerant; honest and generous	3
改过自新[改過自新]	gai3 guo4 zi4 xin1	to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf	1
功臣[功臣]	gong1 chen2	minister who has given outstanding service	2
奖励[獎勵]	jiang3 li4	to reward; reward (as encouragement)	1
参与[參與]	can1 yu4	to participate (in sth)	5
根据[根據]	gen1 ju4	according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
尔[爾]	er3	thus; so; like that; you; thou	9
佳[佳]	jia1	beautiful; fine; good	7
鸳[鴛]	yuan1	mandarin duck	1
鄂[鄂]	E4	abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] in central China; surname E	1
敏[敏]	min3	quick; nimble; agile; clever; smart	1
统领[統領]	tong3 ling3	to lead; to command; commander; officer	3
黎[黎]	li2	(literary) black; dark; many; multitude	3
斌[斌]	bin1	variant of 彬[bin1]	1
妹[妹]	mei4	younger sister	2
滢[瀅]	ying2	clear; limpid (of water)	1
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]	2
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	1
祺[祺]	qi2	auspicious; propitious; good luck; felicity; euphoria; used for 旗, e.g. in 旗袍, long Chinese dress	24
十一月[十一月]	Shi2 yi1 yue4	November; eleventh month (of the lunar year)	1
初一[初一]	chu1 yi1	first day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school	1
卸下[卸下]	xie4 xia4	to unload	1
职务[職務]	zhi2 wu4	post; position; job; duties	1
看守[看守]	kan1 shou3	to guard; to watch over	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/450 words - 51 min
城门[城門]	cheng2 men2	city gate	2
职守[職守]	zhi2 shou3	duty; responsibility; post	2
黄[黃]	huang2	yellow; pornographic; to fall through	3
马褂[馬褂]	ma3 gua4	buttoned mandarin jacket of the Qing dynasty 清代[Qing1 dai4] (1644-1911)	2
招摇过市[招搖過市]	zhao1 yao2 guo4 shi4	to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)	1
满城[滿城]	Man3 cheng2	Mancheng county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei	1
不义[不義]	bu4 yi4	injustice	2
马[馬]	ma3	horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess	4
邢[邢]	Xing2	surname Xing; place name	3
斩首[斬首]	zhan3 shou3	to behead	1
男性[男性]	nan2 xing4	the male sex; a male	1
发配[發配]	fa1 pei4	to send away to serve a penal sentence	1
边疆[邊疆]	bian1 jiang1	border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region	4
果真[果真]	guo3 zhen1	really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really...	1
几样[幾樣]	ji3 yang4	several kinds	1
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)	1
表[錶]	biao3	wrist or pocket watch	1
健忘[健忘]	jian4 wang4	forgetful	1
家族[家族]	jia1 zu2	family; clan	1
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.	2
区别[區別]	qu1 bie2	difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
美梦成真[美夢成真]	mei3 meng4 cheng2 zhen1	a dream come true	1
败[敗]	bai4	to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither	1
当权者[當權者]	dang1 quan2 zhe3	ruler; those in power; the authorities	1
棋子[棋子]	qi2 zi3	chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]	3
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/475 words - 54 min
某[某]	mou3	some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such	2
等着瞧[等著瞧]	deng3 zhe5 qiao2	wait and see (who is right)	1
偶尔[偶爾]	ou3 er3	occasionally; once in a while; sometimes	1
不悦[不悅]	bu4 yue4	displeased; annoyed	1
不消[不消]	bu4 xiao1	to not need; needless (to say)	1
犯上[犯上]	fan4 shang4	to offend one's superiors	1
一再[一再]	yi1 zai4	repeatedly	1
宽容[寬容]	kuan1 rong2	lenient; tolerant; indulgent; charitable; to forgive	3
改过[改過]	gai3 guo4	to correct; to fix	2
严惩[嚴懲]	yan2 cheng2	to punish severely	2
怒火[怒火]	nu4 huo3	rage; fury; hot anger	2
精明[精明]	jing1 ming2	astute; shrewd	2
安神[安神]	an1 shen2	to calm (soothe) the nerves; to relieve uneasiness of body and mind	2
容不得[容不得]	rong2 bu5 de2	unable to tolerate; intolerant; unable to bear sth	2
毒害[毒害]	du2 hai4	to poison (harm with a toxic substance); to poison (people's minds); poisoning	1
兰[蘭]	lan2	orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)	6
猜测[猜測]	cai1 ce4	to guess; to conjecture; to surmise	1
默[默]	mo4	silent; to write from memory	3
愧疚[愧疚]	kui4 jiu4	to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful	1
折磨[折磨]	zhe2 mo2	to torment; to torture	4
心计[心計]	xin1 ji4	scheming; shrewdness	1
缜密[縝密]	zhen3 mi4	meticulous; careful; deliberate; delicate; fine (texture)	1
算计[算計]	suan4 ji5	to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme	8
一己[一己]	yi1 ji3	oneself	1
私利[私利]	si1 li4	personal gain; (one's own) selfish interest	1
//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	1
违反[違反]	wei2 fan3	to violate (a law)	1
遭[遭]	zao1	to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident	2
祭奠[祭奠]	ji4 dian4	to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service	1
死人[死人]	si3 ren2	dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen	1
差别[差別]	cha1 bie2	difference; distinction; disparity	2
年华[年華]	nian2 hua2	years; time; age	1
素[素]	su4	raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever	7
观察[觀察]	guan1 cha2	to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
扫地[掃地]	sao3 di4	to sweep the floor; to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low	1
刺探[刺探]	ci4 tan4	to pry into; to spy on; to probe into	2
火石[火石]	huo3 shi2	flint (stone)	2
居心[居心]	ju1 xin1	to harbor (evil) intentions; to be bent on; a tranquil heart or mind	1
不轨[不軌]	bu4 gui3	errant	2
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	2
守卫[守衛]	shou3 wei4	to guard; to defend	13
森严[森嚴]	sen1 yan2	strict; rigid; tight (security)	2
监视[監視]	jian1 shi4	to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance	2
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)	1
戏[戲]	xi4	trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]	1
融化[融化]	rong2 hua4	to melt; to thaw; to dissolve; to blend into; to combine; to fuse	2
夜色[夜色]	ye4 se4	night scene; the dim light of night	1
溜[溜]	liu1	to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate	2
准许[准許]	zhun3 xu3	to allow; to grant; to permit	3
火势[火勢]	huo3 shi4	intensity of a fire; lively; flourishing	1
//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	1
侧室[側室]	ce4 shi4	sideroom; concubine	1
暖房[暖房]	nuan3 fang2	heating; central heating; greenhouse; hothouse; to pay a house-warming visit	1
火大[火大]	huo3 da4	to get mad; to be very angry	1
生还[生還]	sheng1 huan2	to return alive; to survive	1
桂花[桂花]	gui4 hua1	osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans	1
油[油]	you2	oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning	2
烧死[燒死]	shao1 si3	to burn to death	1
害人[害人]	hai4 ren2	to harm sb; to inflict suffering; to victimize; pernicious	2
计谋[計謀]	ji4 mou2	stratagem; scheme	2
做戏[做戲]	zuo4 xi4	to act in a play; to put on a play	1
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	1
逃生[逃生]	tao2 sheng1	to flee for one's life	1
着火[著火]	zhao2 huo3	to ignite; to burn	1
烧伤[燒傷]	shao1 shang1	burn (injury)	2
起火[起火]	qi3 huo3	to catch fire; to cook; to get angry	1
放火[放火]	fang4 huo3	to set on fire; to commit arson; to create a disturbance	2
是的[是的]	shi4 de5	yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5]	6
逗留[逗留]	dou4 liu2	to stay at; to stop over	1
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	1
害死[害死]	hai4 si3	to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death	2
性命[性命]	xing4 ming4	life	3
不和[不和]	bu4 he2	not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord	2
憎恨[憎恨]	zeng1 hen4	to detest; hatred	1
开恩[開恩]	kai1 en1	to give a favor (used of Christian God)	8
//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	1
需[需]	xu1	to require; to need; to want; necessity; need	2
容忍[容忍]	rong2 ren3	to put up with; to tolerate	2
快要[快要]	kuai4 yao4	almost; nearly; almost all	1
过年[過年]	guo4 nian2	to celebrate the Chinese New Year	3
审[審]	shen3	to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)	1
祛[祛]	qu1	sacrifice to drive away calamity; to dispel; to drive away; to remove	4
疤[疤]	ba1	scar; scab	4
有效[有效]	you3 xiao4	effective; in effect; valid	3
上路[上路]	shang4 lu4	to start on a journey; to be on one's way	2
行刑[行刑]	xing2 xing2	to carry out a (death) sentence; execution	1
不少[不少]	bu4 shao3	many; a lot; not few	3
骗人[騙人]	pian4 ren2	to cheat sb; a scam	1
跋扈[跋扈]	ba2 hu4	domineering; bossy	1
真爱[真愛]	zhen1 ai4	true love	2
消逝[消逝]	xiao1 shi4	to fade away	1
娼妇[娼婦]	chang1 fu4	prostitute	1
福晋[福晉]	fu2 jin4	in Qing dynasty, Manchurian word for wife	23
嫉妒[嫉妒]	ji2 du4	to be jealous; to envy; to hate	2
天明[天明]	tian1 ming2	dawn; daybreak	1
夜晚[夜晚]	ye4 wan3	night; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
成型[成型]	cheng2 xing2	to become shaped; to become formed	2
男婴[男嬰]	nan2 ying1	male baby	1
陪葬[陪葬]	pei2 zang4	to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)	3
弄死[弄死]	nong4 si3	to kill; to put to death	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/575 words - 69 min
要害[要害]	yao4 hai4	vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial	1
半小时[半小時]	ban4 xiao3 shi2	half hour	1
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	4
灌[灌]	guan4	to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)	1
红花[紅花]	hong2 hua1	safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)	3
提防[提防]	di1 fang2	to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); also pr. [ti2 fang2]	1
有年[有年]	you3 nian2	for years	1
血脉[血脈]	xue4 mai4	blood vessels	4
葬礼[葬禮]	zang4 li3	burial; funeral	2
悲惨[悲慘]	bei1 can3	miserable; tragic	1
矛盾[矛盾]	mao2 dun4	contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory	1
悲哀[悲哀]	bei1 ai1	grieved; sorrowful	1
掌权[掌權]	zhang3 quan2	to wield (political etc) power; be in power	1
枕[枕]	zhen3	pillow; to pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4] for this sense)	1
平常[平常]	ping2 chang2	ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily	2
活下去[活下去]	huo2 xia4 qu4	to survive; to keep on living	1
说不出[說不出]	shuo1 bu5 chu1	unable to say	3
对了[對了]	dui4 le5	Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ...	1
空缺[空缺]	kong4 que1	vacancy	1
有意[有意]	you3 yi4	to intend; intentionally; interested in	2
填补[填補]	tian2 bu3	to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency	3
按照[按照]	an4 zhao4	according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of	3
贵妃[貴妃]	gui4 fei1	senior concubine; imperial consort	108
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	1
品格[品格]	pin3 ge2	one's character; fret (on fingerboard of lute or guitar)	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/600 words - 76 min
大喜[大喜]	da4 xi3	exultation	2
吉日[吉日]	ji2 ri4	propitious day; lucky day	1
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	6
受封[受封]	shou4 feng1	to receive fief and title; to be enfeoffed; (fig.) to be rewarded by the emperor	1
欣[欣]	xin1	happy	2
官[官]	guan1	government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
袍子[袍子]	pao2 zi5	Chinese-style gown	7
袍[袍]	pao2	gown (lined)	1
欺[欺]	qi1	to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat	1
吉[吉]	ji2	lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)	4
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)	2
南[南]	nan2	south	1
修补[修補]	xiu1 bu3	to mend	1
极其[極其]	ji2 qi2	extremely	3
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	1
脱[脫]	tuo1	to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from	1
来源[來源]	lai2 yuan2	source (of information etc); origin	1
册封[冊封]	ce4 feng1	to confer a title upon sb; to dub; to crown; to invest with rank or title	10
完毕[完畢]	wan2 bi4	to finish; to end; to complete	1
修好[修好]	xiu1 hao3	to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds	1
关闭[關閉]	guan1 bi4	to close; to shut	1
进出[進出]	jin4 chu1	to enter or exit; to go through	1
处死[處死]	chu3 si3	an execution; to put sb to death	2
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)	2
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	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/625 words - 80 min
苟[苟]	gou3	if; supposing; careless; negligent; temporarily	1
眼熟[眼熟]	yan3 shu2	familiar-looking; to seem familiar	1
陷阱[陷阱]	xian4 jing3	pitfall; snare; trap	2
巧合[巧合]	qiao3 he2	coincidence; coincidental; to coincide	1
螳螂[螳螂]	tang2 lang2	mantis; praying mantis	1
捕[捕]	bu3	to catch; to seize; to capture	2
蝉[蟬]	chan2	cicada	1
黄雀[黃雀]	huang2 que4	(bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)	1
始终[始終]	shi3 zhong1	from beginning to end; all along	3
伤痛[傷痛]	shang1 tong4	pain (from wound); sorrow	1
暂时[暫時]	zan4 shi2	temporary; provisional; for the time being	2
回旋[回旋]	hui2 xuan2	to cycle around; cyclotron; slalom	1
余地[餘地]	yu2 di4	margin; leeway	2
等候[等候]	deng3 hou4	to wait; to wait for	1
时机[時機]	shi2 ji1	fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity	3
替身[替身]	ti4 shen1	stand-in; substitute; body double; stuntman; scapegoat; fall guy; to stand in for sb else	2
上饶[上饒]	Shang4 rao2	Shangrao prefecture level city and county in Jiangxi	1
骄傲[驕傲]	jiao1 ao4	pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth	2
甘心[甘心]	gan1 xin1	to be willing to; to resign oneself to	1
绝望[絕望]	jue2 wang4	to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation	3
喝酒[喝酒]	he1 jiu3	to drink (alcohol)	7
无关紧要[無關緊要]	wu2 guan1 jin3 yao4	indifferent; insignificant	1
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	1
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)	3
散[散]	san3	scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine	1
散[散]	san4	to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack	1
//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	5
硬[硬]	ying4	hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person)	1
遵照[遵照]	zun1 zhao4	in accordance with; to follow (the rules)	1
队长[隊長]	dui4 zhang3	captain; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
涂[塗]	tu2	to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street	2
冻疮[凍瘡]	dong4 chuang1	frostbite; chilblains	4
阿胶[阿膠]	e1 jiao1	donkey-hide gelatin (used in TCM); Taiwan pr. [a1 jiao1]	1
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	3
日常[日常]	ri4 chang2	daily; everyday	1
起居[起居]	qi3 ju1	everyday life; regular pattern of life	1
提到[提到]	ti2 dao4	to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to	3
取消[取消]	qu3 xiao1	to cancel; cancellation	1
安抚[安撫]	an1 fu3	to placate; to pacify; to appease	2
受罪[受罪]	shou4 zui4	to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance	3
吸收[吸收]	xi1 shou1	to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit	3
营养[營養]	ying2 yang3	nutrition; nourishment; CL:種|种[zhong3]	1
尽量[儘量]	jin3 liang4	as much as possible; to the greatest extent	1
冲向[衝嚮]	chong1 xiang4	to charge into	1
刀刃[刀刃]	dao1 ren4	knife blade; crucial point	1
人命[人命]	ren2 ming4	human life; CL:條|条[tiao2]	2
为此[為此]	wei4 ci3	for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end	1
包扎[包扎]	bao1 za1	variant of 包紮|包扎[bao1 za1]	1
有心[有心]	you3 xin1	to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate	1
托付[托付]	tuo1 fu4	to entrust	5
重任[重任]	zhong4 ren4	heavy responsibility	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep3/659 words - 88 min
自保[自保]	zi4 bao3	to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation	1
制衡[制衡]	zhi4 heng2	to check and balance (power); checks and balances	1
权[權]	quan2	authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary	2
倾[傾]	qing1	to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out	2
裕[裕]	yu4	abundant	4
渔[漁]	yu2	fisherman; to fish	1
翁[翁]	weng1	elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old)	1
利[利]	li4	sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit	1
深深[深深]	shen1 shen1	deep; profound	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/25 words - 4 min
沉香[沉香]	chen2 xiang1	Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree (Aquilaria agallocha); lignum aloes	1
佛珠[佛珠]	fo2 zhu1	Buddhist prayer beads	2
香气[香氣]	xiang1 qi4	fragrance; aroma; incense	1
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	1
露[露]	lou4	to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose	22
露[露]	lu4	dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose	22
清幽[清幽]	qing1 you1	(of a location) quiet and secluded; beautiful and secluded	1
寺院[寺院]	si4 yuan4	cloister; temple; monastery; CL:座[zuo4]	1
尘[塵]	chen2	dust; dirt; earth	1
祸[禍]	huo4	disaster; misfortune; calamity	1
倚[倚]	yi3	to lean on; to rely upon	1
夏天[夏天]	xia4 tian1	summer; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
到来[到來]	dao4 lai2	to arrive; arrival; advent	2
浅[淺]	qian3	shallow; light (color)	2
含有[含有]	han2 you3	to contain; including	4
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	2
皮肤[皮膚]	pi2 fu1	skin; CL:層|层[ceng2],塊|块[kuai4]	1
效果[效果]	xiao4 guo3	result; effect; quality; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
无异[無異]	wu2 yi4	nothing other than; to differ in no way from; the same as; to amount to	1
花香[花香]	hua1 xiang1	fragrance of flowers	1
专门[專門]	zhuan1 men2	specialist; specialized; customized	2
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)	4
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)	1
作呕[作嘔]	zuo4 ou3	to feel sick; to feel nauseous; to feel disgusted	2
妄言[妄言]	wang4 yan2	lies; wild talk; to tell lies; to talk nonsense; fantasy (literature)	1
城府[城府]	cheng2 fu3	subtle; shrewd; sophisticated	1
//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]	1
薄[薄]	bo2	meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near	3
出血[出血]	chu1 xue4	to bleed; bleeding; (fig.) to spend money in large amounts	2
早产[早產]	zao3 chan3	premature birth; premature labor	2
危急[危急]	wei1 ji2	critical; desperate (situation)	3
脑海[腦海]	nao3 hai3	the mind; the brain	1
用力[用力]	yong4 li4	to exert oneself physically	13
使劲[使勁]	shi3 jin4	to exert all one's strength	4
眉开眼笑[眉開眼笑]	mei2 kai1 yan3 xiao4	brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles	1
放纵[放縱]	fang4 zong4	to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish	3
性情[性情]	xing4 qing2	nature; temperament	1
不详[不詳]	bu4 xiang2	not in detail; not quite clear	1
安宁[安寧]	an1 ning2	peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry	3
遗憾[遺憾]	yi2 han4	regret; to regret; to be sorry that	3
收养[收養]	shou1 yang3	to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption	1
朦胧[朦朧]	meng2 long2	hazy	1
月色[月色]	yue4 se4	moonlight	1
胧[朧]	long2	rising moon	8
无话可说[無話可說]	wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1	to have nothing to say (idiom)	2
舍不得[捨不得]	she3 bu5 de5	to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge	1
坏事[壞事]	huai4 shi4	bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things	1
圣旨[聖旨]	sheng4 zhi3	imperial edict	8
剃度[剃度]	ti4 du4	to take the tonsure; to shave the head; tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist monk)	1
舍弃[捨棄]	she3 qi4	to give up; to abandon; to abort	1
原名[原名]	yuan2 ming2	original name	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/75 words - 16 min
弟子[弟子]	di4 zi3	disciple; follower	2
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	1
住持[住持]	zhu4 chi2	to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist; abbot; head monk	8
全心[全心]	quan2 xin1	with heart and soul	1
娘子[娘子]	niang2 zi3	(dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman	22
法号[法號]	fa3 hao4	name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery)	1
富贵[富貴]	fu4 gui4	riches and honor	1
警告[警告]	jing3 gao4	to warn; to admonish	5
尼姑[尼姑]	ni2 gu1	Buddhist nun	7
尘世[塵世]	chen2 shi4	this mortal life; the mundane world	1
麻利[麻利]	ma2 li5	swift; agile; efficient; quick-witted (colloquial)	1
擦[擦]	ca1	to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish	4
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	4
大殿[大殿]	da4 dian4	main hall of a Buddhist temple	1
捉弄[捉弄]	zhuo1 nong4	to tease	1
画像[畫像]	hua4 xiang4	portrait; to do a portrait of sb	3
点评[點評]	dian3 ping2	to comment; a point by point commentary	1
叔[叔]	shu1	uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]	8
心意[心意]	xin1 yi4	regard; kindly feelings; intention	2
长得[長得]	zhang3 de5	to look (pretty, the same etc)	1
缥缈[縹緲]	piao3 miao3	see 飄渺|飘渺[piao1 miao3]	1
峰[峰]	feng1	(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance; highest level; classifier for camels	13
玫瑰[玫瑰]	mei2 gui1	rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower; CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1]	1
鞋[鞋]	xie2	shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]	1
肺痨[肺癆]	fei4 lao2	tuberculosis	2
//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	1
咳[咳]	ke2	cough	1
大半[大半]	da4 ban4	more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely	1
消瘦[消瘦]	xiao1 shou4	to waste away; to become thin	3
接近[接近]	jie1 jin4	to approach; to get close to	1
搬出去[搬出去]	ban1 chu1 qu4	to move out (vacate); to shift sth out	1
无处[無處]	wu2 chu4	nowhere	2
胡说八道[胡說八道]	hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4	to talk rubbish	2
上当[上當]	shang4 dang4	taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped	1
住嘴[住嘴]	zhu4 zui3	to hold one's tongue; Shut up!	2
宽限[寬限]	kuan1 xian4	to extend (a deadline etc)	1
凌云[凌雲]	ling2 yun2	(lit. and fig.) towering; lofty; high	12
禅房[禪房]	chan2 fang2	a room in a Buddhist monastery; a temple	3
获救[獲救]	huo4 jiu4	to rescue; to be rescued	1
嘿[嘿]	hei1	hey	1
上山[上山]	shang4 shan1	to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away	1
高烧[高燒]	gao1 shao1	fever; high temperature	2
出人命[出人命]	chu1 ren2 ming4	fatal; resulting in sb's death	1
发疯[發瘋]	fa1 feng1	to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind	1
修养[修養]	xiu1 yang3	accomplishment; training; self-cultivation	1
碍[礙]	ai4	to hinder; to obstruct; to block	2
吃药[吃藥]	chi1 yao4	to take medicine	2
爱上[愛上]	ai4 shang4	to fall in love with; to be in love with	2
毛巾[毛巾]	mao2 jin1	towel; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
内衣[內衣]	nei4 yi1	undergarment; underwear; CL:件[jian4]	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/125 words - 28 min
冰冷[冰冷]	bing1 leng3	ice-cold	2
铁打[鐵打]	tie3 da3	made of iron; strong as iron	1
整整齐齐[整整齊齊]	zheng3 zheng3 qi2 qi2	neat and tidy	1
无可救药[無可救藥]	wu2 ke3 jiu4 yao4	lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable; incorrigible; beyond redemption	1
爷[爺]	ye2	grandpa; old gentleman	2
招待[招待]	zhao1 dai4	to receive (guests); to entertain; reception	1
赶走[趕走]	gan3 zou3	to drive out; to turn back	1
鸟[鳥]	niao3	bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam	3
野兽[野獸]	ye3 shou4	beast; wild animal	2
野猫[野貓]	ye3 mao1	wildcat; stray cat	4
为生[為生]	wei2 sheng1	to make a living	1
招来[招來]	zhao1 lai2	to attract; to incur	1
搭救[搭救]	da1 jiu4	to rescue	1
面色[面色]	mian4 se4	complexion	6
苍白[蒼白]	cang1 bai2	pale; wan	3
睡着[睡著]	shui4 zhao2	to fall asleep	1
赏月[賞月]	shang3 yue4	to admire the full moon	1
瞌睡[瞌睡]	ke1 shui4	drowsy; to doze; to nap	1
留神[留神]	liu2 shen2	to take care; to be careful	2
丰富[豐富]	feng1 fu4	to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant	1
抛下[拋下]	pao1 xia4	to throw down; to dump; to abandon; thrown down	1
影子[影子]	ying3 zi5	shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
无谓[無謂]	wu2 wei4	pointless; meaningless; unnecessarily	1
困扰[困擾]	kun4 rao3	to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications	1
追求[追求]	zhui1 qiu2	to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/150 words - 33 min
骏[駿]	jun4	spirited horse	2
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	2
叶[葉]	ye4	leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats	12
澜[瀾]	lan2	swelling water	2
依[依]	yi1	to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of	2
骑马[騎馬]	qi2 ma3	to ride a horse	2
驯马[馴馬]	xun4 ma3	to break in a horse; a trained saddle horse	2
奉天[奉天]	Feng4 tian1	old name for Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province	3
承运[承運]	cheng2 yun4	to provide transport; to accept the Mandate of Heaven; to acknowledge one's calling to be emperor	3
诏[詔]	zhao4	imperial order	3
曰[曰]	yue1	to speak; to say	3
聪慧[聰慧]	cong1 hui4	bright; witty; intelligent	3
钦[欽]	qin1	to respect; to admire; to venerate; by the emperor himself	4
走运[走運]	zou3 yun4	to have good luck; lucky; in luck	2
通常[通常]	tong1 chang2	regular; usual; normal; usually; normally	1
级[級]	ji2	level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level	1
布[布]	bu4	cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known	2
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	1
西藏[西藏]	Xi1 zang4	Tibet; Xizang or Tibetan autonomous region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区	1
发动[發動]	fa1 dong4	to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse	2
叛乱[叛亂]	pan4 luan4	armed rebellion	1
转向[轉向]	zhuan3 xiang4	to change direction; fig. to change one's stance	1
准噶尔[準噶爾]	Zhun3 ga2 er3	Dzungar, Junggar or Dsungharian basin in Xinjiang	7
驻[駐]	zhu4	to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)	2
大使[大使]	da4 shi3	ambassador; envoy; CL:名[ming2],位[wei4]	1
//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	1
滇藏[滇藏]	Dian1 Zang4	Yunnan and Tibet	2
信任[信任]	xin4 ren4	to trust; to have confidence in	1
社稷[社稷]	she4 ji4	state; country; the Gods of earth and grain	1
微服[微服]	wei1 fu2	(of a high-ranking official) to wear plain clothes in order to go about incognito	1
出访[出訪]	chu1 fang3	to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation	1
任务[任務]	ren4 wu5	mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	1
必将[必將]	bi4 jiang1	inevitably	1
竭尽全力[竭盡全力]	jie2 jin4 quan2 li4	to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost	1
国[國]	guo2	country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
耽误[耽誤]	dan1 wu5	to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with	1
归心[歸心]	gui1 xin1	converted to (religion)	1
时日[時日]	shi2 ri4	time; auspicious time; time and date; long period of time; this day	2
性格[性格]	xing4 ge2	nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
社交[社交]	she4 jiao1	interaction; social contact	1
免[免]	mian3	to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited	1
大度[大度]	da4 du4	magnanimous; generous (in spirit)	1
尊敬[尊敬]	zun1 jing4	to respect; to revere	5
做错[做錯]	zuo4 cuo4	to make an error	3
赢得[贏得]	ying2 de2	to win; to gain	4
贱[賤]	jian4	inexpensive; lowly	2
除非[除非]	chu2 fei1	only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless	2
吃坏[吃壞]	chi1 huai4	to get sick because of bad food	1
红枣[紅棗]	hong2 zao3	jujube; red date	4
汤[湯]	tang1	soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled	15
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/200 words - 43 min
腹痛[腹痛]	fu4 tong4	bellyache; stomach pain	2
阴[陰]	yin1	overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia	1
寒[寒]	han2	cold; poor; to tremble	2
机能[機能]	ji1 neng2	function	1
损坏[損壞]	sun3 huai4	to damage; to injure	1
病倒[病倒]	bing4 dao3	to fall ill; to be stricken with an illness	1
策划[策劃]	ce4 hua4	to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner	2
慈悲[慈悲]	ci2 bei1	mercy	2
继位[繼位]	ji4 wei4	to succeed to the throne	6
太子[太子]	tai4 zi3	crown prince	14
了结[了結]	liao3 jie2	to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up	1
畏罪自杀[畏罪自殺]	wei4 zui4 zi4 sha1	to commit suicide to escape punishment	1
追封[追封]	zhui1 feng1	to confer a posthumous title	1
着想[著想]	zhuo2 xiang3	to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]	2
追究[追究]	zhui1 jiu1	to investigate; to look into	1
知识[知識]	zhi1 shi5	knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual	1
渊博[淵博]	yuan1 bo2	erudite; profound; learned; extremely knowledgeable	1
成全[成全]	cheng2 quan2	to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off	4
小鸟[小鳥]	xiao3 niao3	penis (kiddie term)	1
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)	1
惋惜[惋惜]	wan3 xi1	to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb	1
宁[寧]	ning2	peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)	19
宁[寧]	ning4	would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2]	19
噩梦[噩夢]	e4 meng4	nightmare	4
没收[沒收]	mo4 shou1	to confiscate; to seize	1
船[船]	chuan2	boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]	3
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/225 words - 49 min
黄河[黃河]	Huang2 He2	Yellow River or Huang He	2
水流[水流]	shui3 liu2	river; stream	1
铁[鐵]	tie3	iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)	1
碎片[碎片]	sui4 pian4	chip; fragment; splinter; tatter	1
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	2
魂[魂]	hun2	soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body	1
打掉[打掉]	da3 diao4	to tear down; to destroy; to dismantle (a gang); to abort (a fetus)	1
死去[死去]	si3 qu4	to die	1
睡梦中[睡夢中]	shui4 meng4 zhong1	fast asleep; dreaming	2
搏[搏]	bo2	to fight; to combat; to seize; (of heart) to beat	1
茶叶[茶葉]	cha2 ye4	tea; tea leaves; CL:盒[he2],罐[guan4],包[bao1],片[pian4]	1
修缮[修繕]	xiu1 shan4	to renovate; to repair (a building)	1
空旷[空曠]	kong1 kuang4	spacious and empty; void	1
腿[腿]	tui3	leg; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
转折[轉折]	zhuan3 zhe2	shift in the trend of events; turnaround; plot shift in a book; turn in the conversation	1
注定[註定]	zhu4 ding4	to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably	2
归于[歸於]	gui1 yu2	to belong to; affiliated to; to result in sth; to incline towards	1
顺理成章[順理成章]	shun4 li3 cheng2 zhang1	logical; only to be expected; rational and clearly structured (of text)	1
春色[春色]	chun1 se4	colors of spring; spring scenery	1
二月[二月]	Er4 yue4	February; second month (of the lunar year)	3
传统[傳統]	chuan2 tong3	tradition; traditional; convention; conventional; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
踏春[踏春]	ta4 chun1	to go for a hike in spring	1
祈求[祈求]	qi2 qiu2	to pray for; to appeal	3
省[省]	sheng3	to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department	1
省[省]	xing3	to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)	1
点心[點心]	dian3 xin5	light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/250 words - 55 min
仓[倉]	cang1	barn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship)	2
丰收[豐收]	feng1 shou1	bumper harvest	1
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	1
同时[同時]	tong2 shi2	at the same time; simultaneously	2
完美[完美]	wan2 mei3	perfect; perfection; perfectly	1
风景[風景]	feng1 jing3	scenery; landscape; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
散心[散心]	san4 xin1	to drive away cares; to relieve boredom	1
领地[領地]	ling3 di4	territory; domain; estate; (old) fief	1
闲人[閒人]	xian2 ren2	idle person; idler; unconcerned person	1
岂有此理[豈有此理]	qi3 you3 ci3 li3	how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd	1
修习[修習]	xiu1 xi2	to study; to practice	1
佛法[佛法]	fo2 fa3	Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha); Buddhist doctrine	1
心怀[心懷]	xin1 huai2	to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions)	2
洗衣[洗衣]	xi3 yi1	laundry	2
砍[砍]	kan3	to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb	4
泱泱[泱泱]	yang1 yang1	grand; magnificent; vast	1
月子[月子]	yue4 zi5	traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth; puerperium	1
思念[思念]	si1 nian4	to think of; to long for; to miss	1
神情[神情]	shen2 qing2	look; expression	1
恍惚[恍惚]	huang3 hu1	absent-minded; distracted; dazzled; vaguely; dimly	1
入睡[入睡]	ru4 shui4	to fall asleep	1
多礼[多禮]	duo1 li3	too polite; overcourteous	1
清香[清香]	qing1 xiang1	sweet scent; fragrant odor	1
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	1
成长[成長]	cheng2 zhang3	to mature; to grow; growth	1
//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	6
爱惜[愛惜]	ai4 xi1	to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly	2
感激[感激]	gan3 ji1	to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful	2
传出[傳出]	chuan2 chu1	to transmit outwards; to disseminate; efferent (nerve)	1
谁知[誰知]	shei2 zhi1	lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably	2
轻重[輕重]	qing1 zhong4	severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether sth is slight or serious	2
千真万确[千真萬確]	qian1 zhen1 wan4 que4	absolutely true (idiom); manifold; true from many points of view	2
用心[用心]	yong4 xin1	motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful	3
阻止[阻止]	zu3 zhi3	to prevent; to block	2
码[碼]	ma3	weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc	1
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	1
熹[熹]	xi1	bright; warm	122
永寿[永壽]	Yong3 shou4	Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi	5
防止[防止]	fang2 zhi3	to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions	2
赐姓[賜姓]	ci4 xing4	to bestow a surname (of emperor conferring favor on ethnic group)	1
钮[鈕]	niu3	button	5
钴[鈷]	gu3	cobalt (chemistry); Taiwan pr. [gu1]	5
闲言碎语[閑言碎語]	xian2 yan2 sui4 yu3	idle gossip; irrelevant nonsense; slanderous rumor	2
带回[帶回]	dai4 hui2	to bring back	1
泪[淚]	lei4	tears	1
喜庆[喜慶]	xi3 qing4	jubilation; festive	3
感情用事[感情用事]	gan3 qing2 yong4 shi4	to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse	1
今生[今生]	jin1 sheng1	this life	2
分别[分別]	fen1 bie2	to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually	3
称号[稱號]	cheng1 hao4	name; term of address; title	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/300 words - 63 min
陌生[陌生]	mo4 sheng1	strange; unfamiliar	1
怀抱[懷抱]	huai2 bao4	to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)	1
无情无义[無情無義]	wu2 qing2 wu2 yi4	completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless	3
无益[無益]	wu2 yi4	no good; not good for; not beneficial	1
佑[佑]	you4	to assist; to protect	2
大清[大清]	Da4 Qing1	Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)	1
非议[非議]	fei1 yi4	to criticize	2
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	2
人选[人選]	ren2 xuan3	choice of person; candidate	3
年长[年長]	nian2 zhang3	senior	3
兄[兄]	xiong1	elder brother	2
荣光[榮光]	rong2 guang1	glory	1
冲走[沖走]	chong1 zou3	to flush away	1
水性[水性]	shui3 xing4	swimming ability; characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc); aqueous; water-based (paint etc)	1
水里[水里]	Shui3 li3	Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan	3
好不容易[好不容易]	hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4	with great difficulty; very difficult	1
岸[岸]	an4	bank; shore; beach; coast; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
细作[細作]	xi4 zuo4	police spy; secret agent	1
伏击[伏擊]	fu2 ji1	ambush; to ambush	1
陇南[隴南]	Long3 nan2	Longnan prefecture-level city in south Gansu	1
伺机[伺機]	si4 ji1	to wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance	1
匹[匹]	pi3	classifier for horses, mules etc; Taiwan pr. [pi1]; ordinary person; classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower	1
日夜兼程[日夜兼程]	ri4 ye4 jian1 cheng2	to travel day and night	1
遵[遵]	zun1	to observe; to obey; to follow; to comply with	3
自私[自私]	zi4 si1	selfish; selfishness	1
//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	1
美善[美善]	mei3 shan4	beautiful and good	1
长存[長存]	chang2 cun2	to exist forever	1
名门[名門]	ming2 men2	famous family; prestigious house	1
慈[慈]	ci2	compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane	1
谕[諭]	yu4	order (from above)	1
册[冊]	ce4	book; booklet; classifier for books	1
谨[謹]	jin3	cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)	2
如同[如同]	ru2 tong2	like; as	1
加紧[加緊]	jia1 jin3	to intensify; to speed up; to step up	1
说到底[說到底]	shuo1 dao4 di3	in the final analysis; in the end	1
发觉[發覺]	fa1 jue2	to become aware; to detect; to realize; to perceive	2
高傲[高傲]	gao1 ao4	arrogant; haughty; proud	2
过夜[過夜]	guo4 ye4	to spend the night; overnight	1
懂事[懂事]	dong3 shi4	sensible; thoughtful; intelligent	2
欢喜[歡喜]	huan1 xi3	happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of	3
孙[孫]	sun1	grandson; descendant	1
竹[竹]	zhu2	bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]; Kangxi radical 118	2
息[息]	xi1	breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	1
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	3
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	6
顾虑[顧慮]	gu4 lu:4	misgivings; apprehensions	1
上回[上回]	shang4 hui2	last time; the previous time	1
掏[掏]	tao1	to fish out (from pocket); to scoop	1
克制[克制]	ke4 zhi4	to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control	3
//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	2
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	8
临[臨]	lin2	to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	6
开胃[開胃]	kai1 wei4	to whet the appetite; appetizing; to amuse oneself at sb's expense; to tease	2
孤独[孤獨]	gu1 du2	lonely; solitary	1
知己[知己]	zhi1 ji3	to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend	2
躲雨[躲雨]	duo3 yu3	to take shelter from the rain	2
湿透[濕透]	shi1 tou4	drenched; wet through	1
外套[外套]	wai4 tao4	coat; jacket; CL:件[jian4]	1
铺张[鋪張]	pu1 zhang1	ostentation; extravagance	1
寒舍[寒舍]	han2 she4	my humble home	1
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)	7
绒[絨]	rong2	velvet; woolen	6
乖巧[乖巧]	guai1 qiao3	clever (child); smart; lovable; cute	1
人性[人性]	ren2 xing4	human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes	1
出声[出聲]	chu1 sheng1	to utter; to give voice	2
四下[四下]	si4 xia4	everywhere	1
驯服[馴服]	xun4 fu2	to tame; tame; docile	2
灵[靈]	ling2	quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin	3
兽[獸]	shou4	beast; animal; beastly; bestial	2
驯[馴]	xun4	to attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. [xun2]	1
萦绕[縈繞]	ying2 rao4	to linger on; to hover; to encircle	1
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]	5
脉[脈]	mai4	arteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)	4
株连[株連]	zhu1 lian2	to involve others (in a crime); guilt by association	1
//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)	2
哪怕[哪怕]	na3 pa4	even; even if; even though; no matter how	2
丢掉[丟掉]	diu1 diao4	to lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away	2
手镯[手鐲]	shou3 zhuo2	bracelet	5
舍得[捨得]	she3 de5	to be willing to part with sth	1
娇嫩[嬌嫩]	jiao1 nen5	tender and lovely; fragile; delicate	1
妖[妖]	yao1	goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon	1
库房[庫房]	ku4 fang2	storeroom; warehouse	1
邀请[邀請]	yao1 qing3	to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
西边[西邊]	xi1 bian1	west; west side; western part; to the west of	1
兆[兆]	zhao4	omen; to foretell; million; mega-; trillion; tera-; billion (old)	1
措施[措施]	cuo4 shi1	measure; step; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
临产[臨產]	lin2 chan3	to face childbirth; about to give birth; refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions	2
不惜[不惜]	bu4 xi1	not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)	2
余力[餘力]	yu2 li4	energy left over (to do sth else)	1
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	1
生产[生產]	sheng1 chan3	to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child	5
失控[失控]	shi1 kong4	to go out of control	1
痛楚[痛楚]	tong4 chu3	pain; anguish; suffering	1
席[席]	xi2	woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc	1
心底[心底]	xin1 di3	bottom of one's heart	2
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)	1
草屋[草屋]	cao3 wu1	thatched hut	1
拖[拖]	tuo1	to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on	3
警觉[警覺]	jing3 jue2	to be on guard; alert; vigilance; alertness	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep4/400 words - 87 min
催产[催產]	cui1 chan3	to induce labor; to expedite childbirth	2
煮[煮]	zhu3	to cook; to boil	2
浓[濃]	nong2	concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc)	1
紧急[緊急]	jin3 ji2	urgent; emergency	1
受够[受夠]	shou4 gou4	to have had enough of; to be fed up with; to have had one's fill of	1
奶妈[奶媽]	nai3 ma1	wet nurse	1
喂奶[喂奶]	wei4 nai3	to breast-feed	1
龙凤胎[龍鳳胎]	long2 feng4 tai1	twins of mixed sex	2
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	1
头衔[頭銜]	tou2 xian2	title; rank; appellation	2
冷颤[冷顫]	leng3 zhan5	variant of 冷戰|冷战[leng3 zhan5]	1
斐[斐]	fei3	phonetic fei or fi; elegant; phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)	10
雯[雯]	wen2	multicolored clouds	10
窗[窗]	chuang1	shutter; window; CL:扇[shan4]	5
着凉[著涼]	zhao2 liang2	to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2]	1
关上[關上]	guan1 shang4	to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)	1
产婆[產婆]	chan3 po2	midwife	1
大厅[大廳]	da4 ting1	hall; lounge	1
顶嘴[頂嘴]	ding3 zui3	to talk back; to answer back	1
二十[二十]	er4 shi2	twenty; 20	1
传旨[傳旨]	chuan2 zhi3	issue a decree	3
进行[進行]	jin4 xing2	to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute	1
动手[動手]	dong4 shou3	to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch	1
俸[俸]	feng4	salary	1
例[例]	li4	example; precedent; rule; case; instance	1
//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	1
可恨[可恨]	ke3 hen4	hateful	1
绊倒[絆倒]	ban4 dao3	to trip; to stumble	1
//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	1
梁[梁]	liang2	roof beam; beam (structure); bridge	1
绝[絕]	jue2	to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means	2
哑[啞]	ya3	dumb; mute; hoarse; husky; unexploded (of artillery shell etc)	1
用尽[用盡]	yong4 jin4	to exhaust; to use up completely	1
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	9
嬉[嬉]	xi1	amusement	5
柔弱[柔弱]	rou2 ruo4	weak; delicate	1
内心[內心]	nei4 xin1	heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter	2
残酷[殘酷]	can2 ku4	cruel; cruelty	2
明知[明知]	ming2 zhi1	to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well	1
遭到[遭到]	zao1 dao4	to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)	1
人心难测[人心難測]	ren2 xin1 nan2 ce4	hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)	1
敌人[敵人]	di2 ren2	enemy; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
贺礼[賀禮]	he4 li3	congratulatory gift	2
普通[普通]	pu3 tong1	common; ordinary; general; average	1
大多[大多]	da4 duo1	for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly	1
珊瑚[珊瑚]	shan1 hu2	coral	4
手链[手鏈]	shou3 lian4	chain bracelet; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
精巧[精巧]	jing1 qiao3	elaborate	1
移[移]	yi2	to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove	2
阳[陽]	yang2	positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]	1
轿[轎]	jiao4	sedan chair; palanquin; litter	2
散步[散步]	san4 bu4	to take a walk; to go for a walk	1
逛逛[逛逛]	guang4 guang5	to roam around; to have a stroll	1
//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)	1
兴致[興致]	xing4 zhi4	mood; spirits; interest	1
散散步[散散步]	san4 san4 bu4	to have a stroll	1
小瞧[小瞧]	xiao3 qiao2	(coll.) to look down on; to underestimate	1
匕首[匕首]	bi3 shou3	dagger	1
一头[一頭]	yi1 tou2	one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously	1
豹子[豹子]	bao4 zi5	leopard; CL:頭|头[tou2]	2
偷偷[偷偷]	tou1 tou1	stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly	2
进关[進關]	jin4 guan1	inbound customs (international trade)	1
隔开[隔開]	ge2 kai1	to separate	1
喉咙[喉嚨]	hou2 long2	throat; larynx	2
杀掉[殺掉]	sha1 diao4	to kill	1
痴心[痴心]	chi1 xin1	infatuation	1
垂死[垂死]	chui2 si3	dying	1
善[善]	shan4	good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect	4
恶毒[惡毒]	e4 du2	malicious	3
钟情[鍾情]	zhong1 qing2	to fall in love; to love sb or sth dearly (lover, or art)	1
一言不发[一言不發]	yi1 yan2 bu4 fa1	to not say a word (idiom)	1
妖孽[妖孽]	yao1 nie4	evildoer	4
缘分[緣分]	yuan2 fen4	fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny	3
贪得无厌[貪得無厭]	tan1 de2 wu2 yan4	avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied	1
诱惑[誘惑]	you4 huo4	to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract	1
果敢[果敢]	guo3 gan3	courageous; resolute and daring	1
英勇[英勇]	ying1 yong3	heroic; gallant; valiant	1
挫败[挫敗]	cuo4 bai4	to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat	1
//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	1
几年[幾年]	ji3 nian2	a few years; several years; how many years	3
南海[南海]	Nan2 Hai3	South China Sea	1
亏欠[虧欠]	kui1 qian4	to fall short of; to have a deficit; deficit; deficiency	2
自责[自責]	zi4 ze2	to blame oneself	1
点滴[點滴]	dian3 di1	a drip; a little bit; intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)	1
暖意[暖意]	nuan3 yi4	warmth	1
天性[天性]	tian1 xing4	nature; innate tendency	1
冲动[衝動]	chong1 dong4	to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge	1
养病[養病]	yang3 bing4	to recuperate; to convalesce; to take care of one's health after illness	2
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	2
纤[纖]	xian1	fine; delicate; minute	1
致[致]	zhi4	to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey	1
鹊[鵲]	que4	magpie	6
节食[節食]	jie2 shi2	to save food; to go on a diet	2
练习[練習]	lian4 xi2	to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
本朝[本朝]	ben3 chao2	the current dynasty	2
赞赏[讚賞]	zan4 shang3	to admire; to praise; to appreciate	2
有加[有加]	you3 jia1	extremely (placed after verb or adjective)	1
每年[每年]	mei3 nian2	every year; each year; yearly	1
舞者[舞者]	wu3 zhe3	dancer	2
体态[體態]	ti3 tai4	figure; physique; posture	1
轻盈[輕盈]	qing1 ying2	graceful; lithe; light and graceful; lighthearted; relaxed	1
柔软[柔軟]	rou2 ruan3	soft	1
日内[日內]	ri4 nei4	in a few days; one of these days	1
//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	1
赵[趙]	zhao4	to surpass (old)	2
燕[燕]	yan4	swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴[yan4]	3
苗条[苗條]	miao2 tiao5	(of a woman) slim; slender; graceful	1
灵活[靈活]	ling2 huo2	flexible; nimble; agile	1
肚脐[肚臍]	du4 qi2	navel	1
皮肉[皮肉]	pi2 rou4	skin and flesh; superficial; physical (suffering); bodily	1
白皙[白皙]	bai2 xi1	fair; white; blonde	1
体重[體重]	ti3 zhong4	body weight	1
光泽[光澤]	guang1 ze2	luster; gloss	1
包含[包含]	bao1 han2	to contain; to embody; to include	1
羊[羊]	yang2	sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]	3
可解[可解]	ke3 jie3	soluble (i.e. can be solved)	1
毒素[毒素]	du2 su4	poison	1
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)	1
生子[生子]	sheng1 zi3	to give birth to a child or children	2
如获至宝[如獲至寶]	ru2 huo4 zhi4 bao3	as if gaining the most precious treasure	1
法子[法子]	fa3 zi5	way; method; Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5]	1
壮观[壯觀]	zhuang4 guan1	spectacular; magnificent sight	1
吒[吒]	zha1	used for the sound "zha" in certain names	1
太祖[太祖]	tai4 zu3	Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)	1
溜冰[溜冰]	liu1 bing1	ice skating; (slang) to do meth	2
雄[雄]	xiong2	male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence	1
恍若[恍若]	huang3 ruo4	as if; as though; rather like	1
相比[相比]	xiang1 bi3	to compare	1
//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	2
莲[蓮]	lian2	lotus	2
半月[半月]	ban4 yue4	half-moon; fortnight	2
退下[退下]	tui4 xia4	to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down	2
弘[弘]	hong2	great; liberal	28
好玩[好玩]	hao3 wan2	amusing; fun; interesting	1
控诉[控訴]	kong4 su4	to accuse; to denounce; to make a complaint against; denunciation	1
到场[到場]	dao4 chang3	to show up; present (at the scene)	1
告发[告發]	gao4 fa1	to lodge an accusation; accusation (law)	3
通奸[通姦]	tong1 jian1	adultery; to commit adultery	4
淫乱[淫亂]	yin2 luan4	promiscuous	2
赦[赦]	she4	to pardon (a convict)	2
名誉[名譽]	ming2 yu4	fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor)	1
起誓[起誓]	qi3 shi4	to vow; to swear an oath	2
无后[無後]	wu2 hou4	to lack male offspring	1
终[終]	zhong1	end; finish	1
奸夫[奸夫]	jian1 fu1	male adulterer	1
情愫[情愫]	qing2 su4	sentiment; feeling	1
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	1
况且[況且]	kuang4 qie3	moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore	1
娘家[娘家]	niang2 jia5	married woman's parents' home	2
来往[來往]	lai2 wang3	to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with	2
密切[密切]	mi4 qie4	close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention	1
互相[互相]	hu4 xiang1	each other; mutually; mutual	1
换句话说[換句話說]	huan4 ju4 hua4 shuo1	in other words	1
//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	1
求婚[求婚]	qiu2 hun1	to propose marriage	1
玢[玢]	fen1	porphyrites	3
陈[陳]	chen2	to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale	3
做工[做工]	zuo4 gong1	to work with one's hands; manual work; workmanship	1
提亲[提親]	ti2 qin1	to propose marriage	3
后者[後者]	hou4 zhe3	the latter	1
正式[正式]	zheng4 shi4	formal; official	1
相爱[相愛]	xiang1 ai4	to love each other	1
说明[說明]	shuo1 ming2	to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
光明磊落[光明磊落]	guang1 ming2 lei3 luo4	open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright	1
有染[有染]	you3 ran3	to have an affair with sb	5
要人[要人]	yao4 ren2	important person	1
不动[不動]	bu4 dong4	motionless	1
把手[把手]	ba3 shou5	handle; grip; knob	1
缩[縮]	suo1	to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4]	1
袖口[袖口]	xiu4 kou3	cuff	8
露出[露出]	lu4 chu1	to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1]	1
事后[事後]	shi4 hou4	after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect	2
无足轻重[無足輕重]	wu2 zu2 qing1 zhong4	insignificant	1
问话[問話]	wen4 hua4	questioning (a suspect); interrogation	1
绣花[繡花]	xiu4 hua1	to embroider; to do embroidery	2
别致[別緻]	bie2 zhi4	unusual; unique	1
家母[家母]	jia1 mu3	(polite) my mother	1
喜爱[喜愛]	xi3 ai4	to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/175 words - 23 min
竹子[竹子]	zhu2 zi5	bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]	2
纹[紋]	wen2	line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc)	1
面对面[面對面]	mian4 dui4 mian4	face to face	1
卷起[卷起]	juan3 qi3	variant of 捲起|卷起[juan3 qi3]	2
里[裏]	li3	variant of 裡|里[li3]	4
脱掉[脫掉]	tuo1 diao4	to remove; to take off; to strip off; to discard; to shed; to come off; to fall off	2
召见[召見]	zhao4 jian4	call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview	1
询[詢]	xun2	to ask about; to inquire about	1
无恙[無恙]	wu2 yang4	in good health	1
卷起[捲起]	juan3 qi3	to roll up; to curl up; (of dust etc) to swirl up	1
饮茶[飲茶]	yin3 cha2	to have tea and refreshments; to have dimsum lunch (Cantonese)	1
敬意[敬意]	jing4 yi4	respect; tribute	1
岂[豈]	qi3	how? (emphatic question)	2
揭露[揭露]	jie1 lu4	to expose; to unmask; to ferret out; to disclose; disclosure	3
私事[私事]	si1 shi4	personal matters	1
尽到[盡到]	jin4 dao4	to fulfill (one's duty etc)	1
正殿[正殿]	zheng4 dian4	main hall of a Buddhist temple	2
紫檀[紫檀]	zi3 tan2	red sandalwood	3
桌[桌]	zhuo1	table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc	5
琉璃[琉璃]	liu2 li5	colored glass; ceramic glaze	3
花瓶[花瓶]	hua1 ping2	flower vase; fig. just a pretty face; CL:對|对[dui4]	5
留心[留心]	liu2 xin1	to be careful; to pay attention to	3
关注[關注]	guan1 zhu4	to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention	1
细节[細節]	xi4 jie2	details; particulars	3
动机[動機]	dong4 ji1	motor; locomotive; motive; motivation; intention	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/200 words - 27 min
分外[分外]	fen4 wai4	exceptionally; not one's responsibility or job	1
一言一行[一言一行]	yi1 yan2 yi1 xing2	every word and action (idiom)	1
实话[實話]	shi2 hua4	truth	2
誓[誓]	shi4	oath; vow; to swear; to pledge	2
查清[查清]	cha2 qing1	to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify	1
传开[傳開]	chuan2 kai1	(of news) to spread; to get around	3
毁[毀]	hui3	to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander	1
言[言]	yan2	words; speech; to say; to talk	3
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	4
经常[經常]	jing1 chang2	frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily	1
修[修]	xiu1	to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)	1
无视[無視]	wu2 shi4	to ignore; to disregard	2
距离[距離]	ju4 li2	distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from	1
往来[往來]	wang3 lai2	dealings; contacts; to go back and forth	1
事务[事務]	shi4 wu4	(political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)	3
苦劳[苦勞]	ku3 lao2	toil; hard work	1
彻查[徹查]	che4 cha2	to investigate thoroughly	1
江山[江山]	jiang1 shan1	rivers and mountains; landscape; country	2
胡乱[胡亂]	hu2 luan4	careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how	1
揣测[揣測]	chuai3 ce4	to guess; to conjecture	1
冤案[冤案]	yuan1 an4	miscarriage of justice	1
逼人[逼人]	bi1 ren2	pressing; threatening	1
冤枉[冤枉]	yuan1 wang5	to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile	3
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])	1
供[供]	gong1	to provide; to supply	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/225 words - 30 min
挨[挨]	ai1	in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to	1
挨[挨]	ai2	to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle	1
人形[人形]	ren2 xing2	human shape; in human form; of human appearance; doll; puppet	1
清白[清白]	qing1 bai2	pure; innocent	6
心痛[心痛]	xin1 tong4	to feel distressed about sth; heartache; cardiac pain	1
静悄悄[靜悄悄]	jing4 qiao1 qiao1	extremely quiet	1
这里[這裏]	zhe4 li3	variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]	1
担保[擔保]	dan1 bao3	to guarantee; to vouch for	1
事必躬亲[事必躬親]	shi4 bi4 gong1 qin1	to attend to everything personally	2
贝[貝]	bei4	cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)	2
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	2
孤傲[孤傲]	gu1 ao4	proud and aloof	1
评价[評價]	ping2 jia4	to evaluate; to assess	1
亲眼[親眼]	qin1 yan3	with one's own eyes; personally	1
不遗余力[不遺餘力]	bu4 yi2 yu2 li4	to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost	1
圆润[圓潤]	yuan2 run4	mellow and full; suave; smooth and round; rich (in voice)	1
滋润[滋潤]	zi1 run4	moist; humid; to moisten; to provide moisture; comfortably off	1
寄予厚望[寄予厚望]	ji4 yu3 hou4 wang4	to place high hopes	1
子孙[子孫]	zi3 sun1	offspring; posterity	1
代[代]	dai4	to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon	1
验[驗]	yan4	to examine; to test; to check	9
容器[容器]	rong2 qi4	receptacle; vessel; (computing) container	1
融[融]	rong2	to melt; to thaw; to blend; to merge; to be in harmony	6
父子[父子]	fu4 zi3	father and son	3
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)	1
厚望[厚望]	hou4 wang4	great hopes; great expectations	2
//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)	3
闲话[閒話]	xian2 hua4	digression; gossip; complaint; scandal; CL:段[duan4]	1
拱手[拱手]	gong3 shou3	to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive	1
好说[好說]	hao3 shuo1	easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me	1
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	2
志[誌]	zhi4	sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote	1
花招[花招]	hua1 zhao1	trick; maneuver; razzle-dazzle; (martial arts) fancy move; flourish	2
无辜[無辜]	wu2 gu1	innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)	1
白矾[白礬]	bai2 fan2	alum	2
医书[醫書]	yi1 shu1	medical book	1
记载[記載]	ji4 zai3	to write down; to record; written account	1
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	1
血亲[血親]	xue4 qin1	kin; blood relation	1
公平[公平]	gong1 ping2	fair; impartial	1
颇[頗]	po1	rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3]	1
耍[耍]	shua3	to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)	1
虎[虎]	hu3	tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
虎子[虎子]	hu3 zi3	tiger cub; brave young man	1
险[險]	xian3	danger; dangerous; rugged	1
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	1
明察[明察]	ming2 cha2	to note clearly; to perceive	4
看穿[看穿]	kan4 chuan1	see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)	1
顺从[順從]	shun4 cong2	obedient; to comply; to submit; to defer	1
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	1
清水[清水]	qing1 shui3	fresh water; drinking water; clear water	1
//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	1
至此[至此]	zhi4 ci3	up until now; so far	1
私情[私情]	si1 qing2	personal considerations; love affair	2
出家人[出家人]	chu1 jia1 ren2	monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist)	2
诳语[誑語]	kuang2 yu3	deceit; lies	1
一说[一說]	yi1 shuo1	an expression of opinion; according to some	2
丢脸[丟臉]	diu1 lian3	to lose face; humiliation	3
旁证[旁證]	pang2 zheng4	circumstantial evidence	1
令牌[令牌]	ling4 pai2	(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority; (fig.) decree; directive; (computing) token	1
相识[相識]	xiang1 shi2	to get to know each other; acquaintance	1
止[止]	zhi3	to stop; to prohibit; until; only	3
好几年[好幾年]	hao3 ji3 nian2	several years	1
冬天[冬天]	dong1 tian1	winter; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
痛痒[痛癢]	tong4 yang3	pain and itch; sufferings; importance; consequence	1
寒冬[寒冬]	han2 dong1	wintry	1
河[河]	he2	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]	1
差事[差事]	chai1 shi5	errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5]	1
打骂[打罵]	da3 ma4	to beat and scold	1
暴[暴]	bao4	sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure	2
偏远[偏遠]	pian1 yuan3	remote; far from civilization	1
袅[裊]	niao3	delicate; graceful	1
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	1
嘴巴[嘴巴]	zui3 ba5	mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
舌头[舌頭]	she2 tou5	tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information	3
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	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/300 words - 47 min
弥补[彌補]	mi2 bu3	to complement; to make up for a deficiency	3
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	4
仅此而已[僅此而已]	jin3 ci3 er2 yi3	that's all; just this and nothing more	1
怂恿[慫恿]	song3 yong3	to instigate; to incite; to egg sb on	1
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	2
昭然若揭[昭然若揭]	zhao1 ran2 ruo4 jie1	abundantly clear	1
周详[周詳]	zhou1 xiang2	meticulous; thorough; comprehensive; complete; detailed	1
添乱[添亂]	tian1 luan4	(coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience	2
回想[回想]	hui2 xiang3	to recall; to recollect; to think back	1
往事[往事]	wang3 shi4	past events; former happenings	1
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	1
扰乱[擾亂]	rao3 luan4	to disturb; to perturb; to harass	1
听信[聽信]	ting1 xin4	to listen to information; to get the news; to believe what one hears	1
传言[傳言]	chuan2 yan2	rumor; hearsay	1
俸禄[俸祿]	feng4 lu4	official's salary (in feudal times)	1
莫言[莫言]	Mo4 Yan2	Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature	1
杖[杖]	zhang4	a staff; a rod; cane; walking stick; to flog with a stick (old)	1
毙[斃]	bi4	to die; to shoot dead; to reject; to fall forward; (suffix) to death	1
呈[呈]	cheng2	to present to a superior; memorial; petition; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color)	2
非分[非分]	fei1 fen4	improper; presumptuous; assuming; overstepping one's bounds; also written 非份[fei1 fen4]	3
光是[光是]	guang1 shi4	solely; just	2
情意[情意]	qing2 yi4	friendly regard; affection	1
乱套[亂套]	luan4 tao4	in a mess; upside down	1
自宫[自宮]	zi4 gong1	to castrate oneself	1
悬[懸]	xuan2	to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/325 words - 52 min
一线[一線]	yi1 xian4	front line	1
止血[止血]	zhi3 xue4	to staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug)	2
热水[熱水]	re4 shui3	hot water	1
报信[報信]	bao4 xin4	to notify; to inform	1
鬼胎[鬼胎]	gui3 tai1	sinister design; ulterior motive	1
不要脸[不要臉]	bu4 yao4 lian3	to have no sense of shame; shameless	1
危及[危及]	wei1 ji2	to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc)	2
害得[害得]	hai4 de5	to cause or lead to sth bad	1
多嘴[多嘴]	duo1 zui3	talkative; to speak out of turn; to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; rumors fly	1
僻静[僻靜]	pi4 jing4	lonely; secluded	1
护卫[護衛]	hu4 wei4	to guard; to protect; bodyguard (for officials in ancient times)	1
再犯[再犯]	zai4 fan4	to repeat a crime; persistent offender	4
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,...	1
接生[接生]	jie1 sheng1	to deliver (a newborn child)	1
状况[狀況]	zhuang4 kuang4	condition; state; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
对策[對策]	dui4 ce4	countermeasure for dealing with a situation	1
体质[體質]	ti3 zhi4	constitution	1
温热[溫熱]	wen1 re4	tepid; to warm up (food etc)	2
逆转[逆轉]	ni4 zhuan3	to turn back; to reverse	1
难产[難產]	nan2 chan3	difficult birth; (fig.) difficult to achieve	1
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	3
助长[助長]	zhu4 zhang3	to encourage; to foster; to foment	1
力量[力量]	li4 liang5	power; force; strength	1
血崩[血崩]	xue4 beng1	metrorrhagia (vaginal bleeding outside the expected menstrual period)	1
快取[快取]	kuai4 qu3	(computing) cache (loanword) (Tw)	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/350 words - 59 min
悔恨[悔恨]	hui3 hen4	remorse; repentance	2
幸亏[幸虧]	xing4 kui1	fortunately; luckily	1
足以[足以]	zu2 yi3	sufficient to...; so much so that; so that	2
动情[動情]	dong4 qing2	to get excited; passionate; aroused to passion; to fall in love; on heat (of animals)	2
不止[不止]	bu4 zhi3	incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to	2
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)	1
明灭[明滅]	ming2 mie4	to flicker; to flash on and off; to brighten and fade	1
鬓[鬢]	bin4	temples; hair on the temples	1
腮[腮]	sai1	cheek	1
懒[懶]	lan3	lazy	1
峨眉[峨眉]	E2 mei2	Emei township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan	1
梳洗[梳洗]	shu1 xi3	to make oneself presentable; to freshen up	1
前后[前後]	qian2 hou4	around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear	1
镜[鏡]	jing4	mirror; lens	1
面交[面交]	mian4 jiao1	to deliver personally; to hand over face-to-face	1
映[映]	ying4	to reflect (light); to shine; to project (an image onto a screen etc)	1
帖[帖]	tie1	fitting snugly; appropriate; suitable; variant of 貼|贴[tie1]; to paste; to obey	2
罗[羅]	luo2	gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift	2
襦[襦]	ru2	jacket; short coat	2
鹧鸪[鷓鴣]	zhe4 gu1	partridge	3
后事[後事]	hou4 shi4	future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements	1
悼念[悼念]	dao4 nian4	to grieve	1
平息[平息]	ping2 xi1	to settle (a dispute); to quieten down; to suppress	1
下葬[下葬]	xia4 zang4	to bury; to inter	1
醉酒[醉酒]	zui4 jiu3	to get drunk	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/375 words - 62 min
守灵[守靈]	shou3 ling2	to keep watch beside a coffin	1
天大[天大]	tian1 da4	gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous	2
错误[錯誤]	cuo4 wu4	error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]; mistaken; false; wrong	1
复生[復生]	fu4 sheng1	to be reborn; to recover; to come back to life; to regenerate	1
含笑[含笑]	han2 xiao4	to have a smile on one's face	1
九泉[九泉]	jiu3 quan2	the nine springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; Hades	2
搜刮[搜刮]	sou1 gua1	to rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry	1
笑柄[笑柄]	xiao4 bing3	a matter for ridicule; an object of ridicule; laughingstock	1
罪行[罪行]	zui4 xing2	crime; offense	1
曝光[曝光]	bao4 guang1	to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure; Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]	1
证[證]	zheng4	certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4]	1
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)	1
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	1
凶猛[兇猛]	xiong1 meng3	fierce; violent; ferocious	1
家庭[家庭]	jia1 ting2	family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4]	1
十月[十月]	Shi2 yue4	October; tenth month (of the lunar year)	1
本身[本身]	ben3 shen1	itself; in itself; per se	1
俱佳[俱佳]	ju4 jia1	excellent; wonderful	1
技能[技能]	ji4 neng2	technical ability; skill	1
玛[瑪]	ma3	agate; cornelian	16
沉醉[沉醉]	chen2 zui4	to become intoxicated	1
状态[狀態]	zhuang4 tai4	state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
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	1
结婚[結婚]	jie2 hun1	to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4]	1
恋爱[戀愛]	lian4 ai4	(romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]; in love; to have an affair	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/400 words - 67 min
下个月[下個月]	xia4 ge4 yue4	next month	2
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	1
恋[戀]	lian4	to feel attached to; to long for; to love	1
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]	1
角[角]	jue2	role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale	1
褪[褪]	tui4	to take off (clothes); to shed feathers; (of color) to fade; to discolor	1
无数[無數]	wu2 shu4	countless; numberless; innumerable	1
年前[年前]	nian2 qian2	before the end of the year; before the new year	1
致谢[致謝]	zhi4 xie4	expression of gratitude; to give thanks; a thank-you note; acknowledgement	1
彩[彩]	cai3	(bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize	1
纸[紙]	zhi3	paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc	2
相遇[相遇]	xiang1 yu4	to meet; to encounter; to come across	2
杜[杜]	du4	birchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to prevent; to restrict	2
荣誉[榮譽]	rong2 yu4	honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary	1
进退[進退]	jin4 tui4	to advance or retreat; knowing when to come and when to leave; a sense of propriety	1
薄待[薄待]	bo2 dai4	mean treatment; indifference; meager hospitality	1
义[義]	yi4	justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship	1
族谱[族譜]	zu2 pu3	genealogical record; family history; lineage	1
次女[次女]	ci4 nu:3	second daughter	2
体面[體面]	ti3 mian4	dignity; face (as in "losing face"); honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable	1
婚事[婚事]	hun1 shi4	wedding; marriage; CL:門|门[men2],樁|桩[zhuang1]	2
冲冲[沖沖]	chong1 chong1	excitedly	1
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	1
真情[真情]	zhen1 qing2	real situation; the truth	1
家世[家世]	jia1 shi4	family background	1
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	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/425 words - 70 min
婚[婚]	hun1	to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife	2
沛[沛]	pei4	copious; abundant	4
孟[孟]	meng4	first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers	2
娴[嫻]	xian2	elegant; refined; to be skilled at	12
侍妾[侍妾]	shi4 qie4	concubine	1
娶[娶]	qu3	to take a wife; to marry (a woman)	6
耽搁[耽擱]	dan1 ge5	to tarry; to delay; to stop over	1
元老[元老]	yuan2 lao3	senior figure; elder; doyen	1
缔结[締結]	di4 jie2	to conclude (an agreement)	1
启程[啟程]	qi3 cheng2	to set out on a journey	1
三月[三月]	San1 yue4	March; third month (of the lunar year)	1
保密[保密]	bao3 mi4	to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy	1
象[象]	xiang4	elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate	2
过后[過後]	guo4 hou4	after the event	1
大牢[大牢]	da4 lao2	prison	2
刻意[刻意]	ke4 yi4	meticulous; painstaking; deliberate	1
防范[防範]	fang2 fan4	to be on guard; wariness; to guard against; preventive	1
孕[孕]	yun4	pregnant	2
事理[事理]	shi4 li3	reason; logic	1
怀胎[懷胎]	huai2 tai1	to become pregnant; to carry a child in the womb	2
宽慰[寬慰]	kuan1 wei4	to console; to soothe; relieved	1
请求[請求]	qing3 qiu2	to request; to ask; request; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
晋安[晉安]	Jin4 an1	Jin'an district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian	1
理应[理應]	li3 ying1	should; ought to	2
连累[連累]	lian2 lei3	to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc)	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/450 words - 73 min
鹂[鸝]	li2	Chinese oriole	30
提携[提攜]	ti2 xie2	to lead by the hand; to guide; to support	2
占[佔]	zhan4	variant of 占[zhan4]	1
按时[按時]	an4 shi2	on time; before deadline; on schedule	1
艾草[艾草]	ai4 cao3	Asian mugwort or wormwood (genus Artemesia)	4
代价[代價]	dai4 jia4	price; cost; consideration (in share dealing)	1
白玉[白玉]	bai2 yu4	white jade; tofu (by analogy)	1
扇子[扇子]	shan4 zi5	fan; CL:把[ba3]	1
扇风[扇風]	shan1 feng1	to fan oneself; to fan (sb)	1
热度[熱度]	re4 du4	temperature; heat; short-lived enthusiasm	1
切[切]	qie1	to cut; to slice; tangent (math)	1
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]	1
红宝石[紅寶石]	hong2 bao3 shi2	ruby	1
工匠[工匠]	gong1 jiang4	artisan; smith	1
镶嵌[鑲嵌]	xiang1 qian4	to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation	1
冠[冠]	guan1	hat; crown; crest; cap	1
厚礼[厚禮]	hou4 li3	generous gifts	1
许[許]	xu3	to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps	2
见外[見外]	jian4 wai4	to regard sb as an outsider	1
忌讳[忌諱]	ji4 hui4	taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from	1
保险[保險]	bao3 xian3	insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to; CL:份[fen4]	1
专家[專家]	zhuan1 jia1	expert; specialist; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
凝[凝]	ning2	to congeal; to concentrate attention; to stare	4
盒子[盒子]	he2 zi5	box; case	4
柜子[櫃子]	gui4 zi5	cupboard; cabinet	1
顶上[頂上]	ding3 shang4	on top of; at the summit	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/475 words - 80 min
蜜[蜜]	mi4	honey	1
流血[流血]	liu2 xue4	to bleed; to shed blood	1
征兆[徵兆]	zheng1 zhao4	omen; sign (that sth is about to happen); warning sign	1
畅[暢]	chang4	free; unimpeded; smooth; at ease; free from worry; fluent	2
足月[足月]	zu2 yue4	full-term (gestation)	1
溶[溶]	rong2	to dissolve; soluble	2
依兰[依蘭]	Yi1 lan2	Yilan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang	1
蛇[蛇]	she2	snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
小小[小小]	xiao3 xiao3	very small; very few; very minor	1
百合[百合]	bai3 he2	lily	6
园丁[園丁]	yuan2 ding1	gardener	1
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)	2
失眠[失眠]	shi1 mian2	to suffer from insomnia	1
花苞[花苞]	hua1 bao1	flower bud	3
浇水[澆水]	jiao1 shui3	to water (plants etc)	1
鲜艳[鮮艷]	xian1 yan4	bright-colored; gaily-colored	2
片刻[片刻]	pian4 ke4	short period of time; a moment	1
热闹[熱鬧]	re4 nao5	bustling with noise and excitement; lively	1
亲密[親密]	qin1 mi4	intimate; close	1
保不住[保不住]	bao3 bu5 zhu4	cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well	1
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	1
房事[房事]	fang2 shi4	sexual intercourse; to make love	3
明知故犯[明知故犯]	ming2 zhi1 gu4 fan4	deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime	2
自控[自控]	zi4 kong4	automated; automatically regulated; to control oneself; self-control	1
宝贵[寶貴]	bao3 gui4	valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by	2
//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	5
那里[那裏]	na4 li5	there; that place; also written 那裡|那里	1
诋毁[詆毀]	di3 hui3	to vilify; to slander; vilification	1
酒量[酒量]	jiu3 liang4	capacity for liquor; how much one can drink	1
鲁莽[魯莽]	lu3 mang3	hot-headed; impulsive; reckless	1
重罚[重罰]	zhong4 fa2	to punish severely	1
秽[穢]	hui4	dirt; filth	1
欺瞒[欺瞞]	qi1 man2	to fool; to hoodwink; to dupe	1
催[催]	cui1	to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite	1
抓伤[抓傷]	zhua1 shang1	to injure by scratching or clawing	2
想来[想來]	xiang3 lai2	it may be assumed that	1
敌[敵]	di2	enemy; to be a match for; to rival; to resist; to withstand	1
涂抹[塗抹]	tu2 mo3	to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate	1
面部[面部]	mian4 bu4	face (body part)	1
必定[必定]	bi4 ding4	to be bound to; to be sure to	2
恶魔[惡魔]	e4 mo2	demon; fiend	1
所作所为[所作所為]	suo3 zuo4 suo3 wei2	one's conduct and deeds	1
谋划[謀劃]	mou2 hua4	to scheme; to plot; conspiracy	1
柱[柱]	zhu4	pillar; CL:根[gen1]	1
安息[安息]	an1 xi1	to rest; to go to sleep; to rest in peace; (history) Parthia	3
花朵[花朵]	hua1 duo3	flower	1
关键[關鍵]	guan1 jian4	crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal	2
尾[尾]	wei3	tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish	1
浇[澆]	jiao1	to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold	1
坟墓[墳墓]	fen2 mu4	grave; tomb	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep5/507 words - 88 min
时光[時光]	shi2 guang1	time; era; period of time	2
倒流[倒流]	dao4 liu2	to flow backwards; reverse flow	1
深不可测[深不可測]	shen1 bu4 ke3 ce4	deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths; incomprehensible; enigmatic and impossible to predict	1
吞没[吞沒]	tun1 mo4	to embezzle; to swallow up; to engulf	1
决意[決意]	jue2 yi4	to be determined	2
挣扎[掙扎]	zheng1 zha2	to struggle	1
魔[魔]	mo2	devil; magic	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/25 words - 6 min
遇[遇]	yu4	to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance	1
赤足[赤足]	chi4 zu2	barefoot; barefooted	1
引经据典[引經據典]	yin3 jing1 ju4 dian3	lit. to quote the classics; to quote chapter and verse (idiom)	1
面红耳赤[面紅耳赤]	mian4 hong2 er3 chi4	flushed with anger (or excitement)	1
气急败坏[氣急敗壞]	qi4 ji2 bai4 huai4	flustered and exasperated; utterly discomfited	1
甘愿[甘願]	gan1 yuan4	willingly	1
吃苦[吃苦]	chi1 ku3	to bear hardships	1
杏仁[杏仁]	xing4 ren2	almond; apricot kernel	5
所需[所需]	suo3 xu1	necessary (for); required	1
满足[滿足]	man3 zu2	to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content	1
早死[早死]	zao3 si3	early demise; untimely death	1
工于心计[工於心計]	gong1 yu2 xin1 ji4	scheming; calculating	1
惊醒[驚醒]	jing1 xing3	to rouse; to be woken by sth; to wake with a start; to sleep lightly	1
耻辱[恥辱]	chi3 ru3	disgrace; shame; humiliation	1
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	1
尤其是[尤其是]	you2 qi2 shi4	especially; most of all; above all; in particular	2
好心[好心]	hao3 xin1	kindness; good intentions	1
巩固[鞏固]	gong3 gu4	to consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen	1
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	2
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	1
联手[聯手]	lian2 shou3	lit. to join hands; to act together	1
危机四伏[危機四伏]	wei1 ji1 si4 fu2	danger lurks on every side (idiom)	1
怀恨在心[懷恨在心]	huai2 hen4 zai4 xin1	to harbor hard feelings	1
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	1
颤[顫]	chan4	to tremble; to shiver; to shake; to vibrate; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/50 words - 10 min
取暖[取暖]	qu3 nuan3	to warm oneself (by a fire etc)	1
不值[不值]	bu4 zhi2	not worth	1
一口[一口]	yi1 kou3	readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite	1
呼吸[呼吸]	hu1 xi1	to breathe	1
命运[命運]	ming4 yun4	fate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
过世[過世]	guo4 shi4	to die; to pass away	1
历[歷]	li4	to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history	1
半夜[半夜]	ban4 ye4	midnight; in the middle of the night	1
勤[勤]	qin2	diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant	1
刻苦[刻苦]	ke4 ku3	hardworking; assiduous	1
背诵[背誦]	bei4 song4	to recite; to repeat from memory	1
点名[點名]	dian3 ming2	roll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name	1
基本[基本]	ji1 ben3	basic; fundamental; main; elementary	1
经典[經典]	jing1 dian3	the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical	2
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	1
勤奋[勤奮]	qin2 fen4	hardworking; diligent	1
篇[篇]	pian1	sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article	1
文章[文章]	wen2 zhang1	article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]	1
用功[用功]	yong4 gong1	diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort	2
指名[指名]	zhi3 ming2	to mention by name; to designate; designated	1
正确[正確]	zheng4 que4	correct; proper	2
流利[流利]	liu2 li4	fluent	1
引人注目[引人注目]	yin3 ren2 zhu4 mu4	to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous	1
一家人[一家人]	yi1 jia1 ren2	household; the whole family	1
诗[詩]	shi1	poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/75 words - 12 min
悦[悅]	yue4	pleased	1
诞辰[誕辰]	dan4 chen2	birthday	1
打动[打動]	da3 dong4	to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching	1
重臣[重臣]	zhong4 chen2	important minister; major figure in government	1
举荐[舉薦]	ju3 jian4	to recommend	1
人脉[人脈]	ren2 mai4	contacts; connections; network	1
吃不下[吃不下]	chi1 bu5 xia4	not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more	1
肠胃[腸胃]	chang2 wei4	stomach and intestine; digestive system	1
泰和[泰和]	tai4 he2	calm and peaceful	1
奇[奇]	qi2	strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually	1
争辩[爭辯]	zheng1 bian4	a dispute; to wrangle	1
争论[爭論]	zheng1 lun4	to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate; CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3]	1
储[儲]	chu3	to store; to save; to have in reserve; heir; Taiwan pr. [chu2]	1
以备不测[以備不測]	yi3 bei4 bu4 ce4	to be prepared for accidents	1
表面[表面]	biao3 mian4	surface; face; outside; appearance	1
实则[實則]	shi2 ze2	actually; in fact	1
污秽[污穢]	wu1 hui4	nasty; sordid; filthy	1
前朝[前朝]	qian2 chao2	the previous dynasty	2
牵扯[牽扯]	qian1 che3	to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated	1
躁动[躁動]	zao4 dong4	to stir restlessly; to be agitated; commotion; agitation	1
郁结[鬱結]	yu4 jie2	to suffer from pent-up frustrations; mental knot; emotional issue	2
双生[雙生]	shuang1 sheng1	twin (attributive); twins	1
倾尽[傾盡]	qing1 jin4	to do all one can; to give all one has	1
毕生[畢生]	bi4 sheng1	all one's life; lifetime	1
医术[醫術]	yi1 shu4	medical expertise; art of healing	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/100 words - 14 min
纽带[紐帶]	niu3 dai4	tie; link; bond	1
持续[持續]	chi2 xu4	to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation	1
一月[一月]	Yi1 yue4	January; first month (of the lunar year)	1
要紧[要緊]	yao4 jin3	important; urgent	1
尽可能[儘可能]	jin3 ke3 neng2	as far as possible; to do one's utmost	1
除此之外[除此之外]	chu2 ci3 zhi1 wai4	apart from this; in addition to this	2
提前[提前]	ti2 qian2	to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance	1
某时[某時]	mou3 shi2	sometime	1
琼州[瓊州]	Qiong2 zhou1	Qiongzhou, historic name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛[Hai3 nan2 Dao3]	1
株[株]	zhu1	tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; strain (biology); to involve others (in shady business)	1
巨大[巨大]	ju4 da4	huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous	1
红珊瑚[紅珊瑚]	hong2 shan1 hu2	red coral; precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral)	2
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)	1
佛祖[佛祖]	Fo2 zu3	Buddha; founder of a buddhist sect	1
化身[化身]	hua4 shen1	incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification	1
恰好[恰好]	qia4 hao3	as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right	1
和尚[和尚]	he2 shang5	Buddhist monk	3
护[護]	hu4	to protect	4
符[符]	fu2	mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond to; tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide	4
最高[最高]	zui4 gao1	tallest; highest; supreme (court etc)	1
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	4
系[繫]	xi4	to connect; to arrest; to worry	4
床侧[床側]	chuang2 ce4	bedside	2
仪式[儀式]	yi2 shi4	ceremony	2
莫过于[莫過於]	mo4 guo4 yu2	nothing can surpass	1
//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	1
圆满[圓滿]	yuan2 man3	satisfactory; consummate; perfect	1
不满[不滿]	bu4 man3	resentful; discontented; dissatisfied	2
身为[身為]	shen1 wei2	in the capacity of; as	1
系[系]	xi4	system; department; faculty	2
镇[鎮]	zhen4	to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)	1
卧室[臥室]	wo4 shi4	bedroom; CL:間|间[jian1]	4
负[負]	fu4	to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)	1
生人[生人]	sheng1 ren2	stranger; living person; to give birth; to be born (in a certain time or place)	1
不在乎[不在乎]	bu4 zai4 hu5	not to care	1
躲避[躲避]	duo3 bi4	to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties)	1
应当[應當]	ying1 dang1	should; ought to	3
和睦[和睦]	he2 mu4	peaceful relations; harmonious	1
立下[立下]	li4 xia4	to set up; to establish	1
楷模[楷模]	kai3 mo2	model; example	2
进入[進入]	jin4 ru4	to enter; to join; to go into	1
神灵[神靈]	shen2 ling2	god; spirit; demon; occult or supernatural entities in general	1
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	1
凉[涼]	liang2	cool; cold	2
贤惠[賢惠]	xian2 hui4	variant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4]	1
屈从[屈從]	qu1 cong2	to capitulate	1
坏话[壞話]	huai4 hua4	unpleasant talk; malicious words	1
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)	1
系上[繫上]	ji4 shang5	to tie on; to buckle up; to fasten	1
按理[按理]	an4 li3	according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/150 words - 22 min
分心[分心]	fen1 xin1	to distract	1
头等[頭等]	tou2 deng3	first class; prime; main	1
放手[放手]	fang4 shou3	to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand	1
包括[包括]	bao1 kuo4	to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of	2
怎能[怎能]	zen3 neng2	how can?	1
源自[源自]	yuan2 zi4	to originate from	1
轻巧[輕巧]	qing1 qiao3	dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful	1
荒唐[荒唐]	huang1 tang2	beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated	1
腹部[腹部]	fu4 bu4	abdomen; belly; flank	1
重击[重擊]	zhong4 ji1	bang; thump	1
证实[證實]	zheng4 shi2	to confirm (sth to be true); to verify	1
推倒[推倒]	tui1 dao3	to push over; to overthrow	2
腹[腹]	fu4	abdomen; stomach; belly	2
胎儿[胎兒]	tai1 er2	unborn child; fetus; embryo	2
胎动[胎動]	tai1 dong4	fetal movement	1
卧倒[臥倒]	wo4 dao3	to lie down; to drop to the ground	1
怨恨[怨恨]	yuan4 hen4	to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor	1
责骂[責罵]	ze2 ma4	to scold	1
胡搅蛮缠[胡攪蠻纏]	hu2 jiao3 man2 chan2	to pester endlessly (idiom); an annoying troublemaker	2
挣脱[掙脫]	zheng4 tuo1	to throw off; to struggle free of; Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1]	1
松开[鬆開]	song1 kai1	to release; to let go; to loosen; to untie; to come loose	1
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)	1
刻意为之[刻意為之]	ke4 yi4 wei2 zhi1	to make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately	1
忍让[忍讓]	ren3 rang4	to exercise forbearance; patient and accommodating	1
万事[萬事]	wan4 shi4	all things	1
//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)	1
先祖[先祖]	xian1 zu3	deceased grandfather; ancestry	1
中子[中子]	zhong1 zi3	neutron	1
灵位[靈位]	ling2 wei4	memorial tablet	1
歹毒[歹毒]	dai3 du2	vicious; ruthless; malevolent	1
往后[往後]	wang3 hou4	from now on; in the future; time to come	1
哀伤[哀傷]	ai1 shang1	grief; distress; bereavement; grieved; heartbroken; dejected	1
抄写[抄寫]	chao1 xie3	to copy; to transcribe	1
经幡[經幡]	jing1 fan1	Tibetan prayer flag	1
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	1
唇齿相依[唇齒相依]	chun2 chi3 xiang1 yi1	lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related; interdependent	1
继承[繼承]	ji4 cheng2	to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)	2
盟友[盟友]	meng2 you3	ally	1
玩耍[玩耍]	wan2 shua3	to play (as children do); to amuse oneself	2
生辰[生辰]	sheng1 chen2	birthday	3
牢[牢]	lao2	firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison	1
近况[近況]	jin4 kuang4	recent developments; current situation	1
关押[關押]	guan1 ya1	to imprison; to lock up (in jail)	1
争夺[爭奪]	zheng1 duo2	to fight over; to contest; to vie over	1
十四[十四]	shi2 si4	fourteen; 14	3
百年[百年]	bai3 nian2	hundred years; century; lifetime	1
议论[議論]	yi4 lun4	to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
祖母[祖母]	zu3 mu3	father's mother; paternal grandmother	1
孝心[孝心]	xiao4 xin1	filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents	2
思考[思考]	si1 kao3	to reflect on; to ponder over	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/200 words - 31 min
劝服[勸服]	quan4 fu2	prevail; convince	1
过继[過繼]	guo4 ji4	to adopt; to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)	2
亲生[親生]	qin1 sheng1	one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents)	4
斥责[斥責]	chi4 ze2	to lash out; to reprimand	1
心血[心血]	xin1 xue4	heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care	1
受辱[受辱]	shou4 ru3	insulted; humiliated; disgraced	1
付诸东流[付諸東流]	fu4 zhu1 dong1 liu2	wasted effort	1
悲痛[悲痛]	bei1 tong4	grieved; sorrowful	2
在世[在世]	zai4 shi4	to be alive	4
即将[即將]	ji2 jiang1	on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of	1
堂弟[堂弟]	tang2 di4	younger male patrilineal cousin	1
堂妹[堂妹]	tang2 mei4	younger female patrilineal cousin	1
婶母[嬸母]	shen3 mu3	wife of father's younger brother; aunt	1
堂兄弟[堂兄弟]	tang2 xiong1 di4	father's brother's sons; paternal male cousin	1
中毒[中毒]	zhong4 du2	to be poisoned; poisoning	3
有毒[有毒]	you3 du2	poisonous	4
行刺[行刺]	xing2 ci4	to assassinate; to commit a murder	1
鹤[鶴]	he4	crane	2
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	2
不妙[不妙]	bu4 miao4	(of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring	1
银针[銀針]	yin2 zhen1	silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture)	1
黑色[黑色]	hei1 se4	black	1
灌醉[灌醉]	guan4 zui4	to fuddle; to befuddle; to inebriate; to get someone drunk	1
妻子[妻子]	qi1 zi5	wife; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
拷打[拷打]	kao3 da3	to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions); to give sb the third degree; to torture	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/225 words - 34 min
说出[說出]	shuo1 chu1	to speak out; to declare (one's view)	2
报应[報應]	bao4 ying4	retribution; judgment	2
世子[世子]	shi4 zi3	crown prince; heir of a noble house	4
产后[產後]	chan3 hou4	postnatal	1
竭[竭]	jie2	to exhaust	1
抵御[抵禦]	di3 yu4	to resist; to withstand	1
毒物[毒物]	du2 wu4	poisonous substance; poison; toxin; venom	1
一字不差[一字不差]	yi1 zi4 bu4 cha1	word for word; verbatim	1
芭蕉[芭蕉]	ba1 jiao1	Japanese banana (Musa basjoo)	2
食用[食用]	shi2 yong4	food product; to use as food; edible	1
桃仁[桃仁]	tao2 ren2	peach kernel, used in Chinese medicine	2
瘀[瘀]	yu1	hematoma (internal blood clot); extravasated blood (spilt into surrounding tissue); contusion	1
不及[不及]	bu4 ji2	to fall short of; not as good as; too late	1
蒸[蒸]	zheng1	to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old)	1
渗透[滲透]	shen4 tou4	to permeate; to infiltrate; to pervade; osmosis	1
益[益]	yi4	benefit; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the more	1
换成[換成]	huan4 cheng2	to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into	1
有害[有害]	you3 hai4	destructive; harmful; damaging	1
食材[食材]	shi2 cai2	(food) ingredient	1
混入[混入]	hun4 ru4	to sneak into	1
亲口[親口]	qin1 kou3	one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally	2
受尽[受盡]	shou4 jin4	to suffer enough from; to suffer all kinds of; to have one's fill of	1
净[淨]	jing4	clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role	1
事到如今[事到如今]	shi4 dao4 ru2 jin1	as matters stand; things having reached this stage	1
镯[鐲]	zhuo2	bracelet	2
//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	1
诞[誕]	dan4	birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase	1
庶[庶]	shu4	numerous; common people (or populace); born of a concubine	3
仅次于[僅次于]	jin3 ci4 yu2	second only to...; (in second place) preceded only by...	1
索[索]	suo3	to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated	2
索命[索命]	suo3 ming4	to demand sb's life	1
漫漫长夜[漫漫長夜]	man4 man4 chang2 ye4	endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering	1
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	1
发烫[發燙]	fa1 tang4	burning hot	1
不比[不比]	bu4 bi3	unlike	1
妒[妒]	du4	to envy (success, talent); jealous	1
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	1
乌[烏]	wu1	crow; black	2
天命[天命]	Tian1 ming4	Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span	1
华而不实[華而不實]	hua2 er2 bu4 shi2	flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside; flashy	1
残害[殘害]	can2 hai4	to injure; to devastate; to slaughter	1
密谋[密謀]	mi4 mou2	conspiracy; secret plan; to conspire	1
仪[儀]	yi2	apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony	1
庶民[庶民]	shu4 min2	the multitude of common people (in highbrow literature); plebeian	1
摩[摩]	mo2	to rub	1
可汗[可汗]	ke4 han2	khan (loanword)	1
野心[野心]	ye3 xin1	ambition; wild schemes; careerism	1
勃勃[勃勃]	bo2 bo2	thriving; vigorous; exuberant	1
率领[率領]	shuai4 ling3	to lead; to command; to head	1
骑兵[騎兵]	qi2 bing1	cavalry	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/275 words - 41 min
前往[前往]	qian2 wang3	to leave for; to proceed towards; to go	1
雁[雁]	yan4	wild goose	4
占领[佔領]	zhan4 ling3	to occupy (a territory); to hold	1
岌岌可危[岌岌可危]	ji2 ji2 ke3 wei1	imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis	1
草原[草原]	cao3 yuan2	grassland; prairie; CL:片[pian4]	1
部落[部落]	bu4 luo4	tribe	1
挑战[挑戰]	tiao3 zhan4	to challenge; challenge	1
困难[困難]	kun4 nan5	difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation	1
易[易]	yi4	easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"	2
良[良]	liang2	good; very; very much	1
觅[覓]	mi4	to seek; to find	1
分寸[分寸]	fen1 cun5	propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms	1
钦佩[欽佩]	qin1 pei4	to admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly	1
虚名[虛名]	xu1 ming2	false reputation	1
战[戰]	zhan4	to fight; fight; war; battle	1
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	2
此时此刻[此時此刻]	ci3 shi2 ci3 ke4	at this very moment	1
字迹[字跡]	zi4 ji4	handwriting	1
梳妆台[梳妝檯]	shu1 zhuang1 tai2	dressing table	1
底下[底下]	di3 xia5	the location below sth; afterwards	1
抽屉[抽屜]	chou1 ti5	drawer	1
近来[近來]	jin4 lai2	recently; lately	1
镇守[鎮守]	zhen4 shou3	(of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect	2
袭击[襲擊]	xi2 ji1	attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack	1
边关[邊關]	bian1 guan1	border station; strategic defensive position on frontier	2
//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	1
严明[嚴明]	yan2 ming2	strict and impartial; firm	1
将士[將士]	jiang4 shi4	officers and soldiers	2
饮[飲]	yin3	to drink	2
尊贵[尊貴]	zun1 gui4	respected; respectable; honorable	1
奏折[奏摺]	zou4 zhe2	memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)	1
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	1
艰苦[艱苦]	jian1 ku3	difficult; hard; arduous	1
体恤[體恤]	ti3 xu4	to empathize with; to show solicitude for; T-shirt (loanword)	1
士兵[士兵]	shi4 bing1	soldier; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
贸易[貿易]	mao4 yi4	(commercial) trade; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
人民[人民]	ren2 min2	the people; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
安居乐业[安居樂業]	an1 ju1 le4 ye4	to live in peace and work happily (idiom)	1
合理[合理]	he2 li3	rational; reasonable; fair	2
意见[意見]	yi4 jian4	idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]	1
驻守[駐守]	zhu4 shou3	(man a post and) defend	1
期盼[期盼]	qi1 pan4	hope and expectation; to anticipate; to look forward to; to await expectantly	1
反对[反對]	fan3 dui4	to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition	1
带兵[帶兵]	dai4 bing1	to lead troops	1
防[防]	fang2	to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent	1
君臣[君臣]	jun1 chen2	a ruler and his ministers (old)	1
臣[臣]	chen2	state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131	2
累累[累累]	lei3 lei3	again and again; innumerable; repeated; riddled with; accumulated	1
且[且]	qie3	and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)	1
誉[譽]	yu4	to praise; to acclaim; reputation	1
//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)	1
陪伴[陪伴]	pei2 ban4	to accompany	2
粉色[粉色]	fen3 se4	pink; white; erotic; beautiful woman; powdered (with make-up)	1
受苦[受苦]	shou4 ku3	to suffer hardship	1
千里[千里]	qian1 li3	a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance	1
婵娟[嬋娟]	chan2 juan1	a beautiful woman; graceful and elegant posture; moon	1
有风[有風]	you3 feng1	windy	1
应景[應景]	ying4 jing3	according with the times; seasonal	1
图案[圖案]	tu2 an4	design; pattern	1
婚礼[婚禮]	hun1 li3	wedding ceremony; wedding; CL:場|场[chang3]	1
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	1
花台[花臺]	hua1 tai2	flower bed; flower terrace; flower stand	1
窗户[窗戶]	chuang1 hu5	window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4]	1
上都[上都]	Shang4 du1	Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)	1
两情相悦[兩情相悅]	liang3 qing2 xiang1 yue4	(of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine	1
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	1
琴瑟[琴瑟]	qin2 se4	qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony	1
岁月[歲月]	sui4 yue4	years; time	1
一饮而尽[一飲而盡]	yi1 yin3 er2 jin4	to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)	1
交杯酒[交杯酒]	jiao1 bei1 jiu3	formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony	1
顽皮[頑皮]	wan2 pi2	naughty	1
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	5
双胞胎[雙胞胎]	shuang1 bao1 tai1	twin; CL:對|对[dui4]	1
无毒[無毒]	wu2 du2	harmless; innocuous; lit. not poisonous	1
独自[獨自]	du2 zi4	alone	1
//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	1
酒杯[酒杯]	jiu3 bei1	wine cup	1
密诏[密詔]	mi4 zhao4	secret imperial edict	3
指派[指派]	zhi3 pai4	to assign; to appoint; assignment	1
从此[從此]	cong2 ci3	from now on; since then; henceforth	1
形同[形同]	xing2 tong2	tantamount to; to be like	1
殊荣[殊榮]	shu1 rong2	special glory; distinction; rare honor; one's laurels; it's a privilege (to meet you)	1
特意[特意]	te4 yi4	specially; intentionally	2
嘱咐[囑咐]	zhu3 fu4	to tell; to exhort; injunction	1
丢下[丟下]	diu1 xia4	to abandon	1
往生[往生]	wang3 sheng1	to be reborn; to live in paradise (Buddhism); to die; (after) one's death	1
贞烈[貞烈]	zhen1 lie4	ready to die to preserve one's chastity	1
葬[葬]	zang4	to bury (the dead); to inter	3
澈[澈]	che4	clear (water); thorough	2
死讯[死訊]	si3 xun4	news of sb's death	1
杆[桿]	gan3	stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns	1
暗地[暗地]	an4 di4	secretly; inwardly	1
消灭[消滅]	xiao1 mie4	to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)	1
异己[異己]	yi4 ji3	dissident; alien; outsider	1
深秋[深秋]	shen1 qiu1	late autumn	1
植[植]	zhi2	to plant	1
入药[入藥]	ru4 yao4	to use in medicine	1
树种[樹種]	shu4 zhong3	tree species	1
正值[正值]	zheng4 zhi2	just at the time of; honest; upright; (math.) positive value	1
盛年[盛年]	sheng4 nian2	the prime of one's life	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/375 words - 62 min
壮[壯]	zhuang4	to strengthen; strong; robust	4
迟疑[遲疑]	chi2 yi2	to hesitate	1
品行[品行]	pin3 xing2	behavior; moral conduct	1
教养[教養]	jiao4 yang3	to train; to educate; to bring up; to nurture; education; culture; upbringing; early conditioning	1
尚[尚]	shang4	still; yet; to value; to esteem	1
幼[幼]	you4	young	2
掌控[掌控]	zhang3 kong4	to control; in control of	1
朝廷[朝廷]	chao2 ting2	court; imperial household; dynasty	1
妇人[婦人]	fu4 ren2	married woman	2
选出[選出]	xuan3 chu1	to pick out; to select; to elect	1
而立之年[而立之年]	er2 li4 zhi1 nian2	aged thirty (see 三十而立)	1
看法[看法]	kan4 fa3	way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
资质[資質]	zi1 zhi4	aptitude; natural endowments	1
平庸[平庸]	ping2 yong1	mediocre; indifferent; commonplace	1
胜任[勝任]	sheng4 ren4	qualified; competent (professionally); to be up to a task	1
朝野[朝野]	chao2 ye3	all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people	1
强迫[強迫]	qiang3 po4	to compel; to force	1
情分[情分]	qing2 fen4	mutual affection; friendship	1
有朝一日[有朝一日]	you3 zhao1 yi1 ri4	one day; sometime in the future	1
怒形于色[怒形於色]	nu4 xing2 yu2 se4	to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face	1
喜好[喜好]	xi3 hao4	to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference	1
恭祝[恭祝]	gong1 zhu4	to congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior); with best wishes (in writing)	1
万寿无疆[萬壽無疆]	wan4 shou4 wu2 jiang1	may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom); long may you live	1
庆贺[慶賀]	qing4 he4	to congratulate; to celebrate	1
炼[鍊]	lian4	variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain; variant of 煉|炼[lian4]	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/400 words - 68 min
丹[丹]	dan1	red; pellet; powder; cinnabar	6
气色[氣色]	qi4 se4	complexion	1
威猛[威猛]	wei1 meng3	bold and powerful	1
朱砂[硃砂]	zhu1 sha1	cinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS	4
什么的[什麼的]	shen2 me5 de5	and so on; and what not	1
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	1
硫磺[硫磺]	liu2 huang2	sulfur	1
水银[水銀]	shui3 yin2	mercury; quicksilver	1
微[微]	wei1	tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]	1
催化[催化]	cui1 hua4	catalysis; to catalyze (a reaction)	1
强壮[強壯]	qiang2 zhuang4	strong; sturdy; robust	1
挖空[挖空]	wa1 kong1	to excavate; to hollow	1
内外[內外]	nei4 wai4	inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about	1
朱砂[朱砂]	zhu1 sha1	cinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS; also written 硃砂|朱砂[zhu1 sha1]	1
用处[用處]	yong4 chu5	usefulness; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
间断[間斷]	jian4 duan4	disconnected; interrupted; suspended	1
飕飕[颼颼]	sou1 sou1	sound of the wind blowing or rain falling	1
热气[熱氣]	re4 qi4	steam; heat; CL:股[gu3]	1
抽空[抽空]	chou1 kong4	to find the time to do sth	1
勇猛[勇猛]	yong3 meng3	bold and powerful; brave and fierce	1
下巴[下巴]	xia4 ba5	chin; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
龙脉[龍脈]	long2 mai4	dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon	1
慎重[慎重]	shen4 zhong4	cautious; careful; prudent	1
脚趾[腳趾]	jiao3 zhi3	toe	1
不尽[不盡]	bu4 jin4	not completely; endlessly	2
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/425 words - 80 min
渴[渴]	ke3	thirsty	1
体贴[體貼]	ti3 tie1	considerate (of other people's needs)	1
教导[教導]	jiao4 dao3	to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching	1
庇佑[庇佑]	bi4 you4	to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine)	1
诚实[誠實]	cheng2 shi2	honest; honesty; honorable; truthful	1
无不[無不]	wu2 bu4	none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception	1
流沙[流沙]	liu2 sha1	quicksand	1
养育[養育]	yang3 yu4	to rear; to bring up; to nurture	2
比起[比起]	bi3 qi3	compared with	1
杀害[殺害]	sha1 hai4	to murder	1
无比[無比]	wu2 bi3	incomparable; matchless	1
门前[門前]	men2 qian2	in front of the door	1
自称[自稱]	zi4 cheng1	to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title	1
叩首[叩首]	kou4 shou3	to kowtow; also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]	3
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)	1
兴[興]	xing4	feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement	1
提及[提及]	ti2 ji2	to mention; to raise (a subject); to bring to sb's attention	1
多次[多次]	duo1 ci4	many times; repeatedly	1
笔下[筆下]	bi3 xia4	the wording and purport of what one writes	1
历[曆]	li4	calendar	1
人品[人品]	ren2 pin3	moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing	1
历练[歷練]	li4 lian4	to learn through experience; experience; practiced; experienced	1
有成[有成]	you3 cheng2	to succeed; successful	1
一面之词[一面之詞]	yi1 mian4 zhi1 ci2	one side of the story; one-sided statement	1
监管[監管]	jian1 guan3	to oversee; to take charge of; to supervise; to administer; supervisory; supervision	1
恒[恆]	heng2	permanent; constant; fixed; usual; ordinary; rule (old); one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷟)	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/450 words - 87 min
不敬[不敬]	bu4 jing4	disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior)	1
事事[事事]	shi4 shi4	everything	1
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	1
置于[置于]	zhi4 yu2	to place; to put (at or in a position); to be located	1
正大光明[正大光明]	zheng4 da4 guang1 ming2	just and honorable	1
牌匾[牌匾]	pai2 bian3	board (attached to a wall)	1
建[建]	jian4	to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct	1
绥[綏]	sui2	to pacify; Taiwan pr. [sui1]	1
猷[猷]	you2	to plan; to scheme	1
圣母[聖母]	sheng4 mu3	goddess	1
乐事[樂事]	le4 shi4	pleasure	1
陵墓[陵墓]	ling2 mu4	tomb; mausoleum	1
享受[享受]	xiang3 shou4	to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3]	2
谈谈[談談]	tan2 tan2	to discuss; to have a chat	1
动摇[動搖]	dong4 yao2	to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to	1
根基[根基]	gen1 ji1	foundation	1
周全[周全]	zhou1 quan2	thorough; to bring one's help; to assist	1
荣华富贵[榮華富貴]	rong2 hua2 fu4 gui4	glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom); high position and great wealth	1
母子[母子]	mu3 zi3	mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest	1
比拟[比擬]	bi3 ni3	to compare; to draw a parallel; to match; analogy; metaphor; comparison	1
打点[打點]	da3 dian5	to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in)	1
旁[旁]	pang2	beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic	1
总得[總得]	zong3 dei3	must; have to; be bound to	1
生死[生死]	sheng1 si3	life or death	2
嫁祸[嫁禍]	jia4 huo4	to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else	1
//Empresses in the Palace - S1/Ep6/456 words - 87 min
向前[向前]	xiang4 qian2	forward; onward	1
走错[走錯]	zou3 cuo4	to go the wrong way; to take the wrong (road, exit etc)	1
孤魂[孤魂]	gu1 hun2	lonely soul	1
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)	1
践踏[踐踏]	jian4 ta4	to trample	1
相隔[相隔]	xiang1 ge2	separated by (distance or time etc)	1