//Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/25 words - 3 min 公主[公主] gong1 zhu3 princess 耽搁[耽擱] dan1 ge5 to tarry; to delay; to stop over 勇[勇] yong3 brave 亲王[親王] qin1 wang2 prince 宫[宮] gong1 palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale 绿色[綠色] lu:4 se4 green 看错[看錯] kan4 cuo4 to misinterpret what one sees or reads; to misjudge (sb); to mistake (sb for sb else); to misread (a document) 奴[奴] nu2 slave 失言[失言] shi1 yan2 slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret 恕罪[恕罪] shu4 zui4 please forgive me 领[領] ling3 neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc 杖[杖] zhang4 a staff; a rod; cane; walking stick; to flog with a stick (old) 奴婢[奴婢] nu2 bi4 slave servant 规矩[規矩] gui1 ju5 lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved 调教[調教] tiao2 jiao4 to instruct; to teach; to train; to raise (livestock) 昭[昭] zhao1 bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly 华[華] hua2 magnificent; splendid; flowery 王府[王府] wang2 fu3 prince's mansion 坐镇[坐鎮] zuo4 zhen4 (of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee 漠[漠] mo4 desert; unconcerned 北[北] bei3 north; to be defeated (classical) 战功[戰功] zhan4 gong1 outstanding military service 卓著[卓著] zhuo2 zhu4 outstanding; eminent; brilliant 皇上[皇上] huang2 shang5 the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty 信任[信任] xin4 ren4 to trust; to have confidence in //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/50 words - 5 min 蒙古[蒙古] Meng3 gu3 Mongolia 任性[任性] ren4 xing4 willful; headstrong; unruly 里头[裡頭] li3 tou5 inside; interior 觐见[覲見] jin4 jian4 to have an audience (with the Emperor) 禀报[稟報] bing3 bao4 to report (to one's superior) 旺[旺] wang4 prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring 尔[爾] er3 thus; so; like that; you; thou 济[濟] ji4 to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help 朕[朕] zhen4 I; we (imperial use); subtle 尊[尊] zun1 senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel 玉[玉] yu4 jade 高攀[高攀] gao1 pan1 social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class 收回[收回] shou1 hui2 to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke 亲自[親自] qin1 zi4 personally; in person; oneself 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 婚[婚] hun1 to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife 异议[異議] yi4 yi4 objection; dissent 北面[北面] bei3 mian4 northern side; north 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 抗[抗] kang4 to resist; to fight; to defy; anti- 皇[皇] huang2 emperor; old variant of 惶[huang2] 托[托] tuo1 prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set; torr (unit of pressure) 福[福] fu2 good fortune; happiness; luck 站住[站住] zhan4 zhu4 to stand 天下[天下] tian1 xia4 land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/75 words - 6 min 额[額] e2 forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount 驸[駙] fu4 prince consort 如今[如今] ru2 jin1 nowadays; now 竟敢[竟敢] jing4 gan3 to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to 满意[滿意] man3 yi4 satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction 答复[答覆] da2 fu4 to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header) 善罢甘休[善罷甘休] shan4 ba4 gan1 xiu1 to leave the matter at that; to be prepared to let go; to be willing to take things lying down 要么[要麼] yao4 me5 or; either one or the other 监[監] jian1 to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison 棺材[棺材] guan1 cai5 coffin; CL:具[ju4],口[kou3] 否则[否則] fou3 ze2 if not; otherwise; else; or else 皇家[皇家] huang2 jia1 royal; imperial household 除[除] chu2 to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including 之外[之外] zhi1 wai4 outside; excluding 备选[備選] bei4 xuan3 alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc) 不许[不許] bu4 xu3 not to allow; must not; can't 令[令] ling4 to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old) 贵妃[貴妃] gui4 fei1 senior concubine; imperial consort 长女[長女] zhang3 nu:3 eldest daughter 疼爱[疼愛] teng2 ai4 to love dearly 太后[太后] tai4 hou4 Empress Dowager 精心[精心] jing1 xin1 with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed 呵护[呵護] he1 hu4 to bless; to cherish; to take good care of; to conserve 掌上明珠[掌上明珠] zhang3 shang4 ming2 zhu1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom); fig. beloved person (esp. daughter) 容忍[容忍] rong2 ren3 to put up with; to tolerate //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/100 words - 7 min 荣光[榮光] rong2 guang1 glory 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° 便[便] bian4 plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards 不顾[不顧] bu4 gu4 in spite of; regardless of 养育[養育] yang3 yu4 to rear; to bring up; to nurture 恩[恩] en1 favor; grace; kindness 乳母[乳母] ru3 mu3 wet nurse 逐出[逐出] zhu2 chu1 to expel; to evict; to drive out 宠[寵] chong3 to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor 小狗[小狗] xiao3 gou3 pup; puppy 为此[為此] wei4 ci3 for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end 大发雷霆[大發雷霆] da4 fa1 lei2 ting2 to be furious; to fly into a terrible rage 不惜[不惜] bu4 xi1 not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth) 太监[太監] tai4 jian4 court eunuch; palace eunuch 责[責] ze2 duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame 怒放[怒放] nu4 fang4 in full bloom 玫瑰[玫瑰] mei2 gui1 rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower; CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1] 心地[心地] xin1 di4 character 歹毒[歹毒] dai3 du2 vicious; ruthless; malevolent 衣裳[衣裳] yi1 shang5 clothes 轻易[輕易] qing1 yi4 easily; lightly; rashly 惩治[懲治] cheng2 zhi4 to punish 堂堂[堂堂] tang2 tang2 grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance 大清[大清] Da4 Qing1 Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911) 任意[任意] ren4 yi4 any; arbitrary; at will; at random //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/125 words - 8 min 处置[處置] chu3 zhi4 to handle; to take care of; to punish 高贵[高貴] gao1 gui4 grandeur; noble 另[另] ling4 other; another; separate; separately 多尔[多爾] Duo1 er3 Dole (name); Bob Dole (1923-), US Republican politician, Kansas senator 1969-1996 辣[辣] la4 hot (spicy); pungent 摧[摧] cui1 to break; to destroy; to devastate; to ravage; to repress 性情[性情] xing4 qing2 nature; temperament 暴戾[暴戾] bao4 li4 ruthless 鼠[鼠] shu3 rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 辈[輩] bei4 lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people 第二次[第二次] di4 er4 ci4 the second time; second; number two 读书[讀書] du2 shu1 to read a book; to study; to attend school 远远[遠遠] yuan3 yuan3 distant; by far 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) 雍和宫[雍和宮] Yong1 he2 Gong1 Yonghe Temple; Lama Temple (Beijing) 祈福[祈福] qi2 fu2 to pray for blessings 雍[雍] yong1 harmony 康[康] kang1 healthy; peaceful; abundant 大胆[大膽] da4 dan3 brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless 富[富] fu4 rich; abundant; wealthy 察[察] cha2 to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident 狂[狂] kuang2 mad; wild; violent 徒[徒] tu2 disciple; apprentice; believer; on foot; bare or empty; to no avail; only; prison sentence 禀告[稟告] bing3 gao4 to report (to one's superior) 玛[瑪] ma3 agate; cornelian //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/150 words - 9 min 惩戒[懲戒] cheng2 jie4 to discipline; reprimand 身为[身為] shen1 wei2 in the capacity of; as 凶[凶] xiong1 vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; famine; variant of 兇|凶[xiong1] 未婚夫[未婚夫] wei4 hun1 fu1 fiancé 吓跑[嚇跑] xia4 pao3 to scare away 混账[混賬] hun4 zhang4 shameful; absolutely disgraceful! 德[德] de2 virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind 言[言] yan2 words; speech; to say; to talk 容[容] rong2 to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance 功[功] gong1 meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) 相貌[相貌] xiang4 mao4 appearance 尚可[尚可] shang4 ke3 not bad; satisfactory 沾[沾] zhan1 to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch 街[街] jie1 street; CL:條|条[tiao2] 乞丐[乞丐] qi3 gai4 beggar 勉[勉] mian3 to exhort; to make an effort 其[其] qi2 his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) 男女[男女] nan2 nu:3 male-female; male and female 授[授] shou4 to teach; to instruct; to award; to give 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) 主要[主要] zhu3 yao4 main; principal; major; primary 夫人[夫人] fu1 ren5 lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4] 放肆[放肆] fang4 si4 wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent 以下犯上[以下犯上] yi3 xia4 fan4 shang4 to disrespect one's superiors; to offend one's elders 今日[今日] jin1 ri4 today //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/175 words - 10 min 若[若] ruo4 to seem; like; as; if 声张[聲張] sheng1 zhang1 to make public; to disclose 婚事[婚事] hun1 shi4 wedding; marriage; CL:門|门[men2],樁|桩[zhuang1] 板上钉钉[板上釘釘] ban3 shang4 ding4 ding1 that clinches it; that's final; no two ways about it 守寡[守寡] shou3 gua3 to live as widow; to observe widowhood 娘[娘] niang2 mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate 臣子[臣子] chen2 zi3 official in feudal court; subject 亲生[親生] qin1 sheng1 one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents) 颜面[顏面] yan2 mian4 face; prestige 何[何] he2 what; how; why; which; carry 存[存] cun2 to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive 皇室[皇室] huang2 shi4 royal family; imperial household; member of the royal family 威严[威嚴] wei1 yan2 dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring; awe; prestige; dignity 何在[何在] he2 zai4 where?; what place? 祖辈[祖輩] zu3 bei4 ancestors; forefathers; ancestry 镇守[鎮守] zhen4 shou3 (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect 彪炳[彪炳] biao1 bing3 shining; splendid 忠心[忠心] zhong1 xin1 good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication 随[隨] sui2 to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently 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 棱[棱] leng2 square beam; variant of 稜|棱[leng2] 战场[戰場] zhan4 chang3 battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4] 怎能[怎能] zen3 neng2 how can? 一时[一時] yi1 shi2 a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time 震怒[震怒] zhen4 nu4 to be furious //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/200 words - 12 min 栋梁[棟梁] dong4 liang2 ridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization); pillar (of state) 材[材] cai2 material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old) 惹[惹] re3 to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) 气不过[氣不過] qi4 bu5 guo4 so angry it's unbearable; bitter about unbearable grievances 心疼[心疼] xin1 teng2 to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed 殿[殿] dian4 palace hall 臣[臣] chen2 state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131 妾[妾] qie4 concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women) 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]) 听见[聽見] ting1 jian4 to hear 一遍[一遍] yi1 bian4 one time (all the way through); once through 拒[拒] ju4 to resist; to repel; to refuse 杀人[殺人] sha1 ren2 homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) 泄愤[洩憤] xie4 fen4 to give vent to anger 出息[出息] chu1 xi5 future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up 辜负[辜負] gu1 fu4 to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint 盟[盟] meng2 oath; pledge; union; to ally; league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia 相当于[相當於] xiang1 dang1 yu2 equivalent to 响亮[響亮] xiang3 liang4 loud and clear; resounding 耳光[耳光] er3 guang1 a slap on the face; CL:記|记[ji4] 璎珞[瓔珞] ying1 luo4 jade or pearl necklace 蒙[蒙] meng2 to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat 联姻[聯姻] lian2 yin1 related by marriage; to connect by marriage (families, work units) 赐[賜] ci4 to confer; to bestow; to grant 甘[甘] gan1 sweet; willing //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/225 words - 14 min 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 敬[敬] jing4 to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer 杀头[殺頭] sha1 tou2 to behead 风险[風險] feng1 xian3 risk; hazard 反思[反思] fan3 si1 to think back over sth; to review; to revisit; to rethink; reflection; reassessment 做错[做錯] zuo4 cuo4 to make an error 非[非] fei1 to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must 娶[娶] qu3 to take a wife; to marry (a woman) 吐[吐] tu4 to vomit; to throw up 吞[吞] tun1 to swallow; to take 圣旨[聖旨] sheng4 zhi3 imperial edict 赢得[贏得] ying2 de2 to win; to gain 本事[本事] ben3 shi5 ability; skill 跪[跪] gui4 to kneel 求饶[求饒] qiu2 rao2 to beg forgiveness 办到[辦到] ban4 dao4 to accomplish; to get sth done 世上[世上] shi4 shang4 on earth 生死[生死] sheng1 si3 life or death 定[定] ding4 to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order 办不到[辦不到] ban4 bu5 dao4 impossible; can't be done; no can do; unable to accomplish 世人[世人] shi4 ren2 people (in general); people around the world; everyone 皆[皆] jie1 all; each and every; in all cases 世[世] shi4 life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble 过程[過程] guo4 cheng2 course of events; process; CL:個|个[ge4] 此次[此次] ci3 ci4 this time //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/250 words - 15 min 笑柄[笑柄] xiao4 bing3 a matter for ridicule; an object of ridicule; laughingstock 依照[依照] yi1 zhao4 according to; in light of 高傲[高傲] gao1 ao4 arrogant; haughty; proud 性格[性格] xing4 ge2 nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4] 承受[承受] cheng2 shou4 to bear; to support; to inherit 舍不得[捨不得] she3 bu5 de5 to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge 御[御] yu4 to resist; imperial; (classical) to drive (a chariot); to manage; to govern 大臣[大臣] da4 chen2 chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister 把握[把握] ba3 wo4 to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) 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 委屈[委屈] wei3 qu5 to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance 眼下[眼下] yan3 xia4 now; at present; subocular (medicine) 忍[忍] ren3 to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself 府[府] fu3 seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) 思[思] si1 to think; to consider 婉[婉] wan3 graceful; tactful 格格[格格] ge2 ge5 princess (loanword from Manchu, used in the Qing Dynasty) 这儿[這兒] zhe4 r5 here 射[射] she4 to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) 猎[獵] lie4 hunting 坠入[墜入] zhui4 ru4 to drop into; to fall into 陷阱[陷阱] xian4 jing3 pitfall; snare; trap 多亏[多虧] duo1 kui1 thanks to; luckily 特意[特意] te4 yi4 specially; intentionally 嚼舌根[嚼舌根] jiao2 she2 gen1 to gossip; to argue unnecessarily //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/275 words - 17 min 盆[盆] pen2 basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters; CL:個|个[ge4] 素[素] su4 raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever 春[春] chun1 spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life 兰[蘭] lan2 orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰) 培育[培育] pei2 yu4 to train; to breed 君[君] jun1 monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler 犹[猶] you2 as if; (just) like; just as; still; yet 未娶[未娶] wei4 qu3 a bachelor; an unmarried man 亦[亦] yi4 also 愿[願] yuan4 to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing 眷[眷] juan4 concern; wife and children 宿[宿] su4 lodge for the night; old; former 栖[棲] qi1 to perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell; to live; to stay 乃是[乃是] nai3 shi4 equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4] 极品[極品] ji2 pin3 best quality; item of the highest quality; (slang) outrageous; annoying in the extreme; gross; person with these qualities 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 谢礼[謝禮] xie4 li3 honorarium; gift as thanks 层[層] ceng2 layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.) 掌[掌] zhang3 palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield 干吗[幹嗎] gan4 ma2 see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2] 绝[絕] jue2 to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means 意[意] yi4 idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate 奴才[奴才] nu2 cai5 slave; fig. flunkey 好歹[好歹] hao3 dai3 good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever 羞辱[羞辱] xiu1 ru3 to baffle; to humiliate; shame; dishonor; humiliation //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/300 words - 18 min 外孙[外孫] wai4 sun1 daughter's son; grandson; descendant via the female line 接入[接入] jie1 ru4 to access (a network); to insert (a plug) into (a socket) 抚养[撫養] fu3 yang3 to foster; to bring up; to raise 不该[不該] bu4 gai1 should not; to owe nothing 身份[身份] shen1 fen4 identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank 处处[處處] chu4 chu4 everywhere; in all respects 争[爭] zheng1 to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) 锋[鋒] feng1 point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard; forward (in sports team) 纵使[縱使] zong4 shi3 even if; even though 宫女[宮女] gong1 nu:3 palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4] 令人[令人] ling4 ren2 to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc) 毙[斃] bi4 to die; to shoot dead; to reject; to fall forward; (suffix) to death 住手[住手] zhu4 shou3 to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand 听闻[聽聞] ting1 wen2 to listen; to hear what sb says; news one has heard 王妃[王妃] wang2 fei1 princess (in Europe) 酷爱[酷愛] ku4 ai4 to be keen on; to have a passion for 兰花[蘭花] lan2 hua1 cymbidium; orchid 京[京] jing1 capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old) 四处[四處] si4 chu4 all over the place; everywhere and all directions 寻找[尋找] xun2 zhao3 to seek; to look for 答谢[答謝] da2 xie4 to express one's thanks 救命[救命] jiu4 ming4 to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! 丁香[丁香] ding1 xiang1 lilac (Syringia vulgaris); clove (Eugenia aromatica) 求情[求情] qiu2 qing2 to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor 侍卫[侍衛] shi4 wei4 Imperial bodyguard //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/325 words - 19 min 延[延] yan2 to prolong; to extend; to delay 禧[禧] xi3 joy 如若[如若] ru2 ruo4 if 教训[教訓] jiao4 xun5 lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb 移[移] yi2 to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove 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) 谈谈[談談] tan2 tan2 to discuss; to have a chat 狩[狩] shou4 to hunt; to go hunting (as winter sport in former times); hunting dog; imperial tour 黑瞎子[黑瞎子] hei1 xia1 zi5 black bear 手里[手裡] shou3 li3 in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands 鹿[鹿] lu4 deer 手下[手下] shou3 xia4 under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; to take action 煲[煲] bao1 to cook slowly over a low flame; pot; saucepan 盅[盅] zhong1 handleless cup; goblet 汤[湯] tang1 soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled 示[示] shi4 to show; to reveal 不必[不必] bu4 bi4 need not; does not have to; not necessarily 添麻烦[添麻煩] tian1 ma2 fan5 to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience 了解[瞭解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 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 允许[允許] yun3 xu3 to permit; to allow 玩具[玩具] wan2 ju4 plaything; toy 脾气[脾氣] pi2 qi5 character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4] 心思[心思] xin1 si5 mind; thoughts; inclination; mood 破坏[破壞] po4 huai4 destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/350 words - 20 min 死难[死難] si3 nan4 to die in an accident; to die for a just cause 辞[辭] ci2 to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 詞|词[ci2] 咎[咎] jiu4 fault; to blame; to punish; calamity; misfortune 平时[平時] ping2 shi2 ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime 多谢[多謝] duo1 xie4 many thanks; thanks a lot 毁[毀] hui3 to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander 回头[回頭] hui2 tou2 to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by 稀罕[稀罕] xi1 han5 rare; uncommon; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3] 祖父[祖父] zu3 fu4 father's father; paternal grandfather 康熙[康熙] Kang1 xi1 Kangxi, title of the reign (1661-1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 聖祖|圣祖[Sheng4 zu3] 朝[朝] chao2 imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards 朝[朝] zhao1 morning 固[固] gu4 hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly 伦[倫] lun2 human relationship; order; coherence 纯[純] chun2 pure; simple; unmixed; genuine 悫[愨] que4 honest 婚约[婚約] hun1 yue1 engagement; wedding contract 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 年轻气盛[年輕氣盛] nian2 qing1 qi4 sheng4 full of youthful vigor (idiom); in the prime of youth 衮[袞] gun3 imperial robe 扎[紮] za1 to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle; Taiwan pr. [zha2] 布[布] bu4 cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known 初[初] chu1 at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic 封[封] feng1 to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters 世子[世子] shi4 zi3 crown prince; heir of a noble house 承袭[承襲] cheng2 xi2 to inherit; to follow; to adopt //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/375 words - 21 min 爵位[爵位] jue2 wei4 order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2] 先前[先前] xian1 qian2 before; previously 处死[處死] chu3 si3 an execution; to put sb to death 俘[俘] fu2 to take prisoner; prisoner of war 迫[迫] po4 to force; to compel; to approach or go towards; urgent; pressing 投降[投降] tou2 xiang2 to surrender; surrender 予[予] yu3 to give 蒙恩[蒙恩] meng2 en1 to receive favor 尚[尚] shang4 still; yet; to value; to esteem 正统[正統] zheng4 tong3 orthodox 即便[即便] ji2 bian4 even if; even though; right away; immediately 奉还[奉還] feng4 huan2 to return with thanks; to give back (honorific) 必[必] bi4 certainly; must; will; necessarily 无情[無情] wu2 qing2 pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless 一等[一等] yi1 deng3 first class; grade A 悍[悍] han4 heroic; intrepid; valiant; dauntless; fierce; ferocious; violent 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 霍[霍] huo4 suddenly 强势[強勢] qiang2 shi4 strong; powerful; (linguistics) emphatic; intensive 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 低头[低頭] di1 tou2 to bow the head; to yield; to give in 何况[何況] he2 kuang4 let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more 桩[樁] zhuang1 stump; stake; pile; classifier for items 爷[爺] ye2 grandpa; old gentleman 成人[成人] cheng2 ren2 adult //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/400 words - 23 min 不少[不少] bu4 shao3 many; a lot; not few 少年[少年] shao4 nian2 early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man 客死[客死] ke4 si3 to die in a foreign land; to die abroad 异乡[異鄉] yi4 xiang1 foreign land; a place far from home 居[居] ju1 to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms 京城[京城] jing1 cheng2 capital of a country 争取[爭取] zheng1 qu3 to fight for; to strive for; to win over 权益[權益] quan2 yi4 rights; interests; rights and benefits 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 宠爱[寵愛] chong3 ai4 to dote on sb 大过[大過] da4 guo4 serious mistake; major demerit 国家[國家] guo2 jia1 country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4] 越过[越過] yue4 guo4 to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above 荣华富贵[榮華富貴] rong2 hua2 fu4 gui4 glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom); high position and great wealth 付出[付出] fu4 chu1 to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc) 代价[代價] dai4 jia4 price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) 主子[主子] zhu3 zi5 Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) 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) 似的[似的] shi4 de5 seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5] 泼[潑] po1 to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish 冷水[冷水] leng3 shui3 cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans) 清醒[清醒] qing1 xing3 clear-headed; sober; awake 人人[人人] ren2 ren2 everyone; every person 狂妄[狂妄] kuang2 wang4 egotistical; arrogant; brassy 冷面[冷面] leng3 mian4 grim; stern; harsh //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/425 words - 25 min 无私[無私] wu2 si1 selfless; unselfish; disinterested; altruistic 正直[正直] zheng4 zhi2 upright; upstanding; honest 刚烈[剛烈] gang1 lie4 resolute and upright in character; unyielding; staunch 刁蛮[刁蠻] diao1 man2 crafty and unruly 妻子[妻子] qi1 zi5 wife; CL:個|个[ge4] 盛传[盛傳] sheng4 chuan2 widely spread; widely rumored; stories abound; (sb's exploits are) widely circulated 中伤[中傷] zhong4 shang1 to slander; to smear 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 盗取[盜取] dao4 qu3 to steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account); to misappropriate 财物[財物] cai2 wu4 property; belongings 散播[散播] san4 bo1 to spread; to disperse; to disseminate 一旦[一旦] yi1 dan4 in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day 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 死路一条[死路一條] si3 lu4 yi1 tiao2 (idiom) dead end; road to ruin 犯错[犯錯] fan4 cuo4 to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing 凌虐[淩虐] ling2 nu:e4 to maltreat; to tyrannize 出气[出氣] chu1 qi4 to give vent to anger 小事[小事] xiao3 shi4 trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3] 惩罚[懲罰] cheng2 fa2 penalty; punishment; to punish 没法[沒法] mei2 fa3 at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice 心机[心機] xin1 ji1 thinking; scheme 深沉[深沉] shen1 chen2 deep; profound; (of a person) reserved; undemonstrative; (of a voice, sound etc) deep; low-pitched 妃[妃] fei1 imperial concubine 心事[心事] xin1 shi4 a load on one's mind; worry; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1] 激怒[激怒] ji1 nu4 to infuriate; to enrage; to exasperate //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/450 words - 26 min 暴跳如雷[暴跳如雷] bao4 tiao4 ru2 lei2 stamp with fury; fly into a rage 化[化] hua4 to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2] 叔[叔] shu1 uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] 哪儿[哪兒] na3 r5 where?; wherever; anywhere 糊涂[糊塗] hu2 tu5 muddled; silly; confused 侍[侍] shi4 to serve; to attend upon 伺候[伺候] ci4 hou4 to serve; to wait upon 赶紧[趕緊] gan3 jin3 hurriedly; without delay 踏[踏] ta4 to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot 好不容易[好不容易] hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4 with great difficulty; very difficult 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] 风流[風流] feng1 liu2 distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose 成性[成性] cheng2 xing4 to become second nature; by nature 行事[行事] xing2 shi4 to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct 荒诞[荒誕] huang1 dan4 beyond belief; incredible; preposterous; fantastic 发出[發出] fa1 chu1 to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) 为何[為何] wei4 he2 why 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 人才[人才] ren2 cai2 talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks 衔[銜] xian2 bit (of a bridle); to hold in the mouth; to harbor (feelings); to link; to accept; rank; title 及[及] ji2 and; to reach; up to; in time for 丑闻[醜聞] chou3 wen2 scandal 被迫[被迫] bei4 po4 to be compelled; to be forced 外放[外放] wai4 fang4 extroverted; outgoing; to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones); (old) to appoint to a post outside the capital 不体面[不體面] bu4 ti3 mian4 to not appear to be decent or respectful; shameful //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/475 words - 28 min 事儿[事兒] shi4 r5 one's employment; business; matter that needs to be settled; (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding; trying; troublesome; erhua variant of 事[shi4]; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] 知晓[知曉] zhi1 xiao3 to know; to understand 儿[兒] er2 child; son 珠[珠] zhu1 bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1] 胎[胎] tai1 fetus; litter; tire; abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎 暗[暗] an4 dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark 结[結] jie2 knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel) 护[護] hu4 to protect 重重[重重] chong2 chong2 layer upon layer; one after another 傅[傅] fu4 tutor 且[且] qie3 and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) 公子[公子] gong1 zi3 son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) 夸[誇] kua1 to boast; to exaggerate; to praise 投胎[投胎] tou2 tai1 to be reincarnated 道听途说[道聽途說] dao4 ting1 tu2 shuo1 gossip; hearsay; rumor 既[既] ji4 already; since; both... (and...) 事实[事實] shi4 shi2 fact; CL:個|个[ge4] 惧[懼] ju4 to fear 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] 捕获[捕獲] bu3 huo4 to catch; to capture; to seize 从此[從此] cong2 ci3 from now on; since then; henceforth 一心[一心] yi1 xin1 wholeheartedly; heart and soul 盼[盼] pan4 to hope for; to long for; to expect 新娘[新娘] xin1 niang2 bride 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 //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/500 words - 29 min 无故[無故] wu2 gu4 without cause or reason 旨[旨] zhi3 imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose 伤心[傷心] shang1 xin1 to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt 冲动[衝動] chong1 dong4 to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge 恶言[惡言] e4 yan2 evil tongue; malicious talk 介怀[介懷] jie4 huai2 to mind; to brood over; to be concerned about 天生[天生] tian1 sheng1 nature; disposition; innate; natural 爆竹[爆竹] bao4 zhu2 firecracker 燃[燃] ran2 to burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to raise (hopes) 浩浩荡荡[浩浩蕩蕩] hao4 hao4 dang4 dang4 grandiose; majestic 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 距离[距離] ju4 li2 distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from 感[感] gan3 to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ 居高临下[居高臨下] ju1 gao1 lin2 xia4 to live high and look down (idiom); to overlook; to tower above; to occupy the high ground; fig. arrogance based on one's social position 视[視] shi4 to look at; to regard; to inspect 甚[甚] shen2 variant of 什[shen2] 甚[甚] shen4 what; very; extremely; any 以来[以來] yi3 lai2 since (a previous event) 姑娘[姑娘] gu1 niang5 girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4] 清朝[清朝] Qing1 chao2 Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911) 一生[一生] yi1 sheng1 all one's life; throughout one's life 维系[維繫] wei2 xi4 to maintain; to keep up; to hold together 情谊[情誼] qing2 yi4 friendship; camaraderie 无论如何[無論如何] wu2 lun4 ru2 he2 whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means 慢慢来[慢慢來] man4 man4 lai2 take your time; take it easy 丈夫[丈夫] zhang4 fu5 husband; CL:個|个[ge4] //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/525 words - 31 min 祖母[祖母] zu3 mu3 father's mother; paternal grandmother 爱新觉罗[愛新覺羅] Ai4 xin1 Jue2 luo2 Aisin Gioro, family name of the Manchu emperors of the Qing dynasty 亲人[親人] qin1 ren2 one's close relatives 灵验[靈驗] ling2 yan4 efficacious; effective; (of a prediction) accurate; correct 变化[變化] bian4 hua4 change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[ge4] 越[越] yue4 to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more 娇[嬌] jiao1 lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail 艳[豔] yan4 variant of 艷|艳[yan4] 明媚[明媚] ming2 mei4 bright and beautiful 放低[放低] fang4 di1 to lower; to be humble 身段[身段] shen1 duan4 a woman's physique; figure; posture on stage 奏效[奏效] zou4 xiao4 to show results; effective 一块儿[一塊兒] yi1 kuai4 r5 erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] 恶意[惡意] e4 yi4 malice; evil intention 春色[春色] chun1 se4 colors of spring; spring scenery 于是[於是] yu2 shi4 thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence 碰上[碰上] peng4 shang4 to run into; to come upon; to meet 回礼[回禮] hui2 li3 to return a greeting; to send a gift in return 过意不去[過意不去] guo4 yi4 bu4 qu4 to feel very apologetic 致谢[致謝] zhi4 xie4 expression of gratitude; to give thanks; a thank-you note; acknowledgement 上辈子[上輩子] shang4 bei4 zi5 one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation 刨[刨] pao2 to dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude; not to count; to deduct; to subtract 祖坟[祖墳] zu3 fen2 ancestral tomb 横[橫] heng2 horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent 插[插] cha1 to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/550 words - 31 min 一手[一手] yi1 shou3 a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help 歹[歹] dai3 bad; wicked; evil; Kangxi radical 78 一家人[一家人] yi1 jia1 ren2 household; the whole family 姐妹[姐妹] jie3 mei4 sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc) 论[論] lun4 opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc) 天子[天子] tian1 zi3 the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation) 巴林[巴林] Ba1 lin2 Bahrain 辅[輔] fu3 to assist; to complement; auxiliary 国[國] guo2 country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4] 辈分[輩分] bei4 fen4 seniority in the family or clan; position in the family hierarchy 堂姐[堂姐] tang2 jie3 older female patrilineal cousin 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) 外甥女[外甥女] wai4 sheng5 nu:3 sister's daughter; wife's sibling's daughter 姨[姨] yi2 mother's sister; aunt 攀[攀] pan1 to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status 厚[厚] hou4 thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress 颜[顏] yan2 color; face; countenance 无耻[無恥] wu2 chi3 without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless 用词[用詞] yong4 ci2 usage (of a term); wording; phrasing 不妥[不妥] bu4 tuo3 not proper; inappropriate 咄咄逼人[咄咄逼人] duo1 duo1 bi1 ren2 overbearing; forceful; aggressive; menacing; imperious 岂[豈] qi3 how? (emphatic question) 失[失] shi1 to lose; to miss; to fail 气度[氣度] qi4 du4 bearing; manner; presence 教育[教育] jiao4 yu4 to educate; to teach; education //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/575 words - 33 min 轮[輪] lun2 wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; by turn; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn 不得[不得] bu4 de2 must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot 外人[外人] wai4 ren2 outsider; foreigner; stranger 置[置] zhi4 to install; to place; to put; to buy 喙[喙] hui4 beak; snout; mouth; to pant 不善[不善] bu4 shan4 bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive 言辞[言辭] yan2 ci2 words; expression; what one says 争执[爭執] zheng1 zhi2 to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle 赔不是[賠不是] pei2 bu2 shi5 to apologize 恶心[噁心] e3 xin1 variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] 嚣张跋扈[囂張跋扈] xiao1 zhang1 ba2 hu4 arrogant and despotic 迟早[遲早] chi2 zao3 sooner or later 遭[遭] zao1 to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident 报应[報應] bao4 ying4 retribution; judgment 胡[胡] hu2 non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2]) 虽说[雖說] sui1 shuo1 though; although 盘[盤] pan2 plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess 后[后] hou4 empress; queen 相容[相容] xiang1 rong2 compatible; consistent; to tolerate (each other) 弄巧成拙[弄巧成拙] nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1 to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face 引起[引起] yin3 qi3 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse 更深[更深] geng1 shen1 deep at night 此[此] ci3 this; these 无关[無關] wu2 guan1 unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) 告辞[告辭] gao4 ci2 to say goodbye; to take one's leave //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/600 words - 34 min 杰出[傑出] jie2 chu1 outstanding; distinguished; remarkable; prominent; illustrious 糟蹋[糟蹋] zao1 ta4 to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zao1 ta5] 馊主意[餿主意] sou1 zhu3 yi5 rotten idea 管用[管用] guan3 yong4 efficacious; useful 模样[模樣] mu2 yang4 look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [mo2 yang4] 恶毒[惡毒] e4 du2 malicious 相比[相比] xiang1 bi3 to compare 温柔[溫柔] wen1 rou2 gentle and soft; tender 可人[可人] ke3 ren2 pleasant; agreeable; a person after one's heart (charming person); a gifted person 一无是处[一無是處] yi1 wu2 shi4 chu4 not one good point; everything about it is wrong 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 浪荡[浪蕩] lang4 dang4 to loiter; to hang around; dissolute; licentious 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) 皇后[皇后] huang2 hou4 empress; imperial consort 情分[情分] qing2 fen4 mutual affection; friendship 人头[人頭] ren2 tou2 person; number of people; (per) capita; (a person's) head; (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account) 保不住[保不住] bao3 bu5 zhu4 cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well 败坏[敗壞] bai4 huai4 to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine 名声[名聲] ming2 sheng1 reputation 暴躁[暴躁] bao4 zao4 irascible; irritable; violent 厌[厭] yan4 to loathe 恶人[惡人] e4 ren2 evil person; vile creature; ugly man 用不着[用不著] yong4 bu5 zhao2 not need; have no use for 御赐[御賜] yu4 ci4 to be bestowed, conferred, or granted by the emperor 布置[佈置] bu4 zhi4 to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/625 words - 35 min 课业[課業] ke4 ye4 lesson; schoolwork 剩[剩] sheng4 to remain; to be left; to have as remainder 针[針] zhen1 needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] 扯[扯] che3 to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey 头发[頭髮] tou2 fa5 hair (on the head) 险些[險些] xian3 xie1 narrowly; almost; nearly 把头[把頭] ba3 tou2 labor contractor; gangmaster 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 薅[薅] hao1 to weed; to grip or clutch 太医[太醫] tai4 yi1 imperial physician 发[髮] fa4 hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3] 油[油] you2 oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning 亲近[親近] qin1 jin4 intimate; to get close to 努力[努力] nu3 li4 great effort; to strive; to try hard 早晚[早晚] zao3 wan3 morning and evening; sooner or later 有福[有福] you3 fu2 to be blessed 遣[遣] qian3 to dispatch; to send; to dispel 献[獻] xian4 to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) 座[座] zuo4 seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects 精巧[精巧] jing1 qiao3 elaborate 自鸣钟[自鳴鐘] zi4 ming2 zhong1 chiming clock 瞧[瞧] qiao2 to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit 梳妆[梳妝] shu1 zhuang1 to dress and groom oneself 吩咐[吩咐] fen1 fu4 to tell; to instruct; to command 免开尊口[免開尊口] mian3 kai1 zun1 kou3 keep your thoughts to yourself //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/650 words - 37 min 李[李] li3 plum 代[代] dai4 to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon 决不[決不] jue2 bu4 not at all; simply (can) not 离去[離去] li2 qu4 to leave; to exit 思过[思過] si1 guo4 to reflect on one's past errors 提及[提及] ti2 ji2 to mention; to raise (a subject); to bring to sb's attention 缘由[緣由] yuan2 you2 reason; cause 罚[罰] fa2 to punish; to penalize 恳请[懇請] ken3 qing3 to request earnestly 恩准[恩准] en1 zhun3 approved by His (or Her) Majesty; permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position); to graciously permit; to condescend to allow 请求[請求] qing3 qiu2 to request; to ask; request; CL:個|个[ge4] 素来[素來] su4 lai2 consistently; always (in the past and now) 顶撞[頂撞] ding3 zhuang4 to contradict (elders or superiors) 刑[刑] xing2 punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment 板子[板子] ban3 zi5 board; plank; bamboo or birch for corporal punishment 硬[硬] ying4 hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person) 骨头[骨頭] gu3 tou5 bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness 动手[動手] dong4 shou3 to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch 内务府[內務府] Nei4 wu4 fu3 Imperial Household Department (in Qing dynasty) 制[制] zhi4 system; to control; to regulate; variant of 製|制[zhi4] 内务[內務] nei4 wu4 internal affairs; domestic affairs; family affairs; (trad.) affairs within the palace 工匠[工匠] gong1 jiang4 artisan; smith 手艺[手藝] shou3 yi4 craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade 西洋[西洋] xi1 yang2 the West (Europe and North America); countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional) 八音盒[八音盒] ba1 yin1 he2 musical box //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/675 words - 40 min 一向[一向] yi1 xiang4 always (previously); a period of time in the recent past 好奇[好奇] hao4 qi2 inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity 大火[大火] da4 huo3 conflagration; large fire; CL:場|场[chang2] 稚子[稚子] zhi4 zi3 young child 无辜[無辜] wu2 gu1 innocent; innocence; not guilty (law) 二话[二話] er4 hua4 objection; differing opinion 赦[赦] she4 to pardon (a convict) 秽[穢] hui4 dirt; filth 闱[闈] wei2 door to women's room; gate to palace 罪[罪] zui4 guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin 多次[多次] duo1 ci4 many times; repeatedly 全都[全都] quan2 dou1 all; without exception 恒[恒] heng2 variant of 恆|恒[heng2] 面儿[面兒] mian4 r5 cover; outside 战死沙场[戰死沙場] zhan4 si3 sha1 chang3 to die in battle (idiom) 千秋[千秋] qian1 qiu1 a thousand years; your birthday (honorific) 区区[區區] qu1 qu1 insignificant; trifling; merely 公然[公然] gong1 ran2 openly; publicly; undisguised 饶[饒] rao2 rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although 性命[性命] xing4 ming4 life 极大[極大] ji2 da4 maximum; enormous 恩典[恩典] en1 dian3 favor; grace 竟[竟] jing4 unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed 纳[納] na4 to receive; to accept; to enjoy; to bring into; to pay (tax etc); nano- (one billionth); to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing 染[染] ran3 to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/700 words - 41 min 重病[重病] zhong4 bing4 serious illness 瘦[瘦] shou4 thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive 骨[骨] gu3 bone 嶙峋[嶙峋] lin2 xun2 bony (of people); craggy; rugged (of terrain); upright (of people) 仁慈[仁慈] ren2 ci2 benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful 宽恕[寬恕] kuan1 shu4 to forgive; forgiveness 迎[迎] ying2 to welcome; to meet; to face; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) 尚未[尚未] shang4 wei4 not yet; still not 迎娶[迎娶] ying2 qu3 (of a groom) to escort the bride to the wedding ceremony; fig. to take as one's wife; to marry 妻[妻] qi1 wife 个子[個子] ge4 zi5 height; stature; build; size 嗣[嗣] si4 succession (to a title); to inherit; continuing (a tradition); posterity 特殊[特殊] te4 shu1 special; particular; unusual; extraordinary 母子[母子] mu3 zi3 mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest 终身[終身] zhong1 shen1 lifelong; all one's life; marriage 开恩[開恩] kai1 en1 to give a favor (used of Christian God) 执迷不悟[執迷不悟] zhi2 mi2 bu4 wu4 to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom) 成全[成全] cheng2 quan2 to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off 一句话[一句話] yi1 ju4 hua4 in a word; in short 始终[始終] shi3 zhong1 from beginning to end; all along 子孙[子孫] zi3 sun1 offspring; posterity 寿辰[壽辰] shou4 chen2 birthday (of an old person) 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 向来[向來] xiang4 lai2 always (previously) 顾念[顧念] gu4 nian4 to care for; to worry about //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep1/709 words - 42 min 触[觸] chu4 to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions 霉[霉] mei2 bacteria; fungi; moldy 高抬贵手[高抬貴手] gao1 tai2 gui4 shou3 to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break! 头疼[頭疼] tou2 teng2 headache 安置[安置] an1 zhi4 to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement 对外[對外] dui4 wai4 external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs) 隆[隆] long2 grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge 姑母[姑母] gu1 mu3 father's sister; paternal aunt 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 //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/25 words - 3 min 胆子[膽子] dan3 zi5 courage; nerve; guts 砍[砍] kan3 to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb 脑袋[腦袋] nao3 dai4 head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] 不值[不值] bu4 zhi2 not worth 不差[不差] bu4 cha4 not bad; OK 身子[身子] shen1 zi5 body; pregnancy; health 多事[多事] duo1 shi4 meddlesome; eventful 不快[不快] bu4 kuai4 unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp 药局[藥局] yao4 ju2 pharmacy; dispensary 这就[這就] zhe4 jiu4 immediately; at once 宽赦[寬赦] kuan1 she4 to forgive 旨意[旨意] zhi3 yi4 decree; order 辛[辛] xin1 (of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious; suffering; eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 285°; octa 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 库[庫] ku4 warehouse; storehouse; (file) library 使不得[使不得] shi3 bu5 de5 cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable 籍[籍] ji2 book or record; registry; roll; place of one's family or ancestral records; membership 高于[高於] gao1 yu2 greater than; to exceed 何等[何等] he2 deng3 what kind?; how, what; somewhat 倾国倾城[傾國傾城] qing1 guo2 qing1 cheng2 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom); fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful; also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qing1 cheng2 qing1 guo2] 迷[迷] mi2 to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused 神魂颠倒[神魂顛倒] shen2 hun2 dian1 dao3 lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love; fascinated; captivated 赵[趙] zhao4 to surpass (old) 嬷嬷[嬤嬤] mo2 mo5 (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun 嬷[嬤] mo2 dialectal or obsolete equivalent of 媽|妈[ma1]; Taiwan pr. [ma1] //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/50 words - 4 min 安乐[安樂] an1 le4 peace and happiness 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 时日[時日] shi2 ri4 time; auspicious time; time and date; long period of time; this day 善[善] shan4 good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect 做人[做人] zuo4 ren2 to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity 懂得[懂得] dong3 de5 to understand; to know; to comprehend 惜福[惜福] xi1 fu2 to appreciate one's good fortune 病人[病人] bing4 ren2 sick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[ge4] 小孩儿[小孩兒] xiao3 hai2 r5 erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2] 拜托[拜託] bai4 tuo1 to request sb to do sth; please! 善心[善心] shan4 xin1 kindness; benevolence; philanthropy; virtuous intentions 不知[不知] bu4 zhi1 not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) 驾临[駕臨] jia4 lin2 to grace sb with one's presence; your arrival (honorific); your esteemed presence 疾[疾] ji2 sickness; disease; hate; envy; swift 慈悲[慈悲] ci2 bei1 mercy 开口[開口] kai1 kou3 to open one's mouth; to start to talk 闭[閉] bi4 to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct 吉利[吉利] ji2 li4 auspicious; lucky; propitious 人身[人身] ren2 shen1 person; personal; human body 痨病[癆病] lao2 bing4 tuberculosis (TCM) 万一[萬一] wan4 yi1 just in case; if by any chance; contingency 担[擔] dan1 to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility 平安[平安] ping2 an1 safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace 备[備] bei4 to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip 车马[車馬] che1 ma3 vehicles and horses //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/75 words - 6 min 养病[養病] yang3 bing4 to recuperate; to convalesce; to take care of one's health after illness 硬生生[硬生生] ying4 sheng1 sheng1 stiff; rigid; inflexible; forcibly 挨[挨] ai1 in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to 挨[挨] ai2 to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle 永世[永世] yong3 shi4 eternal; forever 若非[若非] ruo4 fei1 were it not for; if not for 因[因] yin1 cause; reason; because 轻佻[輕佻] qing1 tiao1 frivolous; coquettish 怎[怎] zen3 how 沦落[淪落] lun2 luo4 to degenerate; impoverished; to fall (into poverty); to be reduced (to begging) 至此[至此] zhi4 ci3 up until now; so far 样[樣] yang4 manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type 保全[保全] bao3 quan2 to save from damage; to preserve; to maintain; to keep in good repair; (Tw) security guard 受宠[受寵] shou4 chong3 to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered 假话[假話] jia3 hua4 a lie; untrue statement; misstatement 好心[好心] hao3 xin1 kindness; good intentions 报答[報答] bao4 da2 to repay; to requite 恩人[恩人] en1 ren2 a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else 纨[紈] wan2 white; white silk 绔[絝] ku4 variant of 褲|裤[ku4] 竖[豎] shu4 to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) 浪子[浪子] lang4 zi3 loafer; wastrel; prodigal son 命相[命相] ming4 xiang4 horoscope 搏[搏] bo2 to fight; to combat; to seize; (of heart) to beat 松手[鬆手] song1 shou3 to relinquish one's grip; to let go 砍头[砍頭] kan3 tou2 to decapitate; to behead //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/100 words - 7 min 实情[實情] shi2 qing2 actual situation; truth 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 欺[欺] qi1 to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat 怂[慫] song3 terrified 乾[乾] qian2 one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven; male principle; ☰; ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest) 凤[鳳] feng4 phoenix 鸣[鳴] ming2 to cry (of birds, animals and insects) 他人[他人] ta1 ren2 another; sb else; other people 承担[承擔] cheng2 dan1 to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) 罪责[罪責] zui4 ze2 guilt 出行[出行] chu1 xing2 to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip) 遇[遇] yu4 to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance 匪[匪] fei3 bandit; (literary) not 寇[寇] kou4 to invade; to plunder; bandit; foe; enemy 身亡[身亡] shen1 wang2 to die 功臣[功臣] gong1 chen2 minister who has given outstanding service 何必[何必] he2 bi4 there is no need; why should 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 图[圖] tu2 diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek 鲁[魯] lu3 (bound form) crass; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords) 高堂[高堂] gao1 tang2 main hall; honorific for one's parents (old) 得以[得以] de2 yi3 able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view 赡养[贍養] shan4 yang3 to support; to provide support for; to maintain 若是[若是] ruo4 shi4 if 私情[私情] si1 qing2 personal considerations; love affair //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/125 words - 9 min 英雄[英雄] ying1 xiong2 hero; CL:個|个[ge4] 唾骂[唾罵] tuo4 ma4 to spit on and curse; to revile 连累[連累] lian2 lei3 to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc) 遗腹子[遺腹子] yi2 fu4 zi3 posthumous child 伟大[偉大] wei3 da4 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) 庇护[庇護] bi4 hu4 asylum; shelter; to shield; to put under protection; to take under one's wing 赌注[賭注] du3 zhu4 stake (in a gamble); (what is at) stake 亲手[親手] qin1 shou3 personally; with one's own hands 挣[掙] zheng4 to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money) 夺[奪] duo2 to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose 逢迎[逢迎] feng2 ying2 to fawn on; to ingratiate oneself; (literary) to meet face to face 苦肉计[苦肉計] ku3 rou4 ji4 the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence; CL:條|条[tiao2] 更加[更加] geng4 jia1 more (than sth else); even more 闻[聞] wen2 to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at 香气[香氣] xiang1 qi4 fragrance; aroma; incense 靠近[靠近] kao4 jin4 near; to approach 荷[荷] he2 lotus 叶[葉] ye4 leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats 清香[清香] qing1 xiang1 sweet scent; fragrant odor 抹[抹] mo3 to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc 采[採] cai3 to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather 荷花[荷花] he2 hua1 lotus 摘[摘] zhai1 to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) 朵[朵] duo3 flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc 菡[菡] han4 lotus blossom //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/150 words - 11 min 萏[萏] dan4 lotus 头上[頭上] tou2 shang4 overhead; above 美人[美人] mei3 ren2 beauty; belle 非礼[非禮] fei1 li3 rudeness; insolence; impropriety; harassment; molestation; indecent assault 勿[勿] wu4 do not 规[規] gui1 compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme 作[作] zuo4 to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works 偶遇[偶遇] ou3 yu4 a chance encounter; to meet accidentally 一眼[一眼] yi1 yan3 a glance; a quick look; a glimpse 颐指气使[頤指氣使] yi2 zhi3 qi4 shi3 lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arrogant and bossy 讨人喜欢[討人喜歡] tao3 ren2 xi3 huan5 to attract people's affection; charming; delightful 俊[俊] jun4 smart; eminent; handsome; talented 划一[劃一] hua4 yi1 uniform; to standardize 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 丫头[丫頭] ya1 tou5 girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) 婿[婿] xu4 son-in-law; husband 朝野[朝野] chao2 ye3 all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people 内外[內外] nei4 wai4 inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about 出身[出身] chu1 shen1 to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin 尊贵[尊貴] zun1 gui4 respected; respectable; honorable 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 册[冊] ce4 book; booklet; classifier for books 圆明园[圓明園] Yuan2 ming2 yuan2 Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860 阅览[閱覽] yue4 lan3 to read 适龄[適齡] shi4 ling2 of age; of the appropriate age //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/175 words - 13 min 妄[妄] wang4 absurd; fantastic; presumptuous; rash 议[議] yi4 to comment on; to discuss; to suggest 王爷[王爺] wang2 ye5 prince; marquis; nobleman 鸣不平[鳴不平] ming2 bu4 ping2 to cry out against injustice; to protest unfairness 落得[落得] luo4 de5 ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total 挂念[掛念] gua4 nian4 concerned 的确[的確] di2 que4 really; indeed 言重[言重] yan2 zhong4 to speak seriously; to exaggerate 无关紧要[無關緊要] wu2 guan1 jin3 yao4 indifferent; insignificant 放在心上[放在心上] fang4 zai4 xin1 shang4 to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart 本能[本能] ben3 neng2 instinct 所为[所為] suo3 wei2 what one does; doings 打伤[打傷] da3 shang1 to injure; to wound; to damage 扒[扒] ba1 to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig 皮[皮] pi2 leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty 扶[扶] fu2 to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help 凉亭[涼亭] liang2 ting2 pavilion 流言蜚语[流言蜚語] liu2 yan2 fei1 yu3 rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip; lies and slanders 赏赐[賞賜] shang3 ci4 to bestow; to confer (a reward for service); a reward 珠宝[珠寶] zhu1 bao3 pearls; jewels; precious stones 玩意儿[玩意兒] wan2 yi4 r5 erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4] 眼圈[眼圈] yan3 quan1 rim of the eye; eye socket 眼泪[眼淚] yan3 lei4 tears; crying; CL:滴[di1] 体恤[體恤] ti3 xu4 to empathize with; to show solicitude for; T-shirt (loanword) 母亲[母親] mu3 qin1 mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/200 words - 15 min 早亡[早亡] zao3 wang2 premature death 孤[孤] gu1 lone; lonely 谦让[謙讓] qian1 rang4 to modestly decline 大气[大氣] da4 qi4 atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish 体贴[體貼] ti3 tie1 considerate (of other people's needs) 可好[可好] ke3 hao3 good or not?; luckily; fortuitously 看上[看上] kan4 shang4 to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for 腾[騰] teng2 to soar; to gallop; to prance; to turn over; to vacate; to clear 一点儿[一點兒] yi1 dian3 r5 erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] 从未[從未] cong2 wei4 never 偏袒[偏袒] pian1 tan3 to bare one shoulder; (fig.) to side with; to discriminate in favor of 之所以[之所以] zhi1 suo3 yi3 the reason why 发怒[發怒] fa1 nu4 to get angry 伤人[傷人] shang1 ren2 to injure sb 仔细[仔細] zi3 xi4 careful; attentive; cautious 经常[經常] jing1 chang2 frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily 即使[即使] ji2 shi3 even if; even though 与其[與其] yu3 qi2 rather than...; 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] A 不如[bu4 ru2] B (rather than A, better to B) 单纯[單純] dan1 chun2 simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely 情绪[情緒] qing2 xu4 mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3] 宣泄[宣洩] xuan1 xie4 to drain (by leading off water); to unburden oneself; to divulge; to leak a secret 荣誉[榮譽] rong2 yu4 honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary 象征[象徵] xiang4 zheng1 emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for 泪水[淚水] lei4 shui3 teardrop; tears 征[徵] zheng1 to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/225 words - 17 min 主动[主動] zhu3 dong4 to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc) 清高[清高] qing1 gao1 noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits 宝座[寶座] bao3 zuo4 throne 夺走[奪走] duo2 zou3 to snatch away 人性[人性] ren2 xing4 human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes 并非[並非] bing4 fei1 really isn't 去向[去向] qu4 xiang4 the position of sth; whereabouts 表白[表白] biao3 bai2 to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings; declaration; confession 诱使[誘使] you4 shi3 to lure into; to entrap; to trick into; to entice; to induce; to invite; to tempt 符合[符合] fu2 he2 in keeping with; in accordance with; tallying with; in line with; to agree with; to accord with; to conform to; to correspond with; to manage; to handle 向往[嚮往] xiang4 wang3 to yearn for; to look forward to 暴露[暴露] bao4 lu4 to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pu4 lu4] 哀[哀] ai1 sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole 兵[兵] bing1 soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4] 平日[平日] ping2 ri4 ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually 嚣张[囂張] xiao1 zhang1 rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive 跋扈[跋扈] ba2 hu4 domineering; bossy 偶尔[偶爾] ou3 er3 occasionally; once in a while; sometimes 一面[一面] yi1 mian4 one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face 巨大[巨大] ju4 da4 huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous 反差[反差] fan3 cha1 contrast; discrepancy 震撼[震撼] zhen4 han4 to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock 劝诫[勸誡] quan4 jie4 to exhort; to admonish 继承人[繼承人] ji4 cheng2 ren2 heir; successor 兄弟姐妹[兄弟姐妹] xiong1 di4 jie3 mei4 brothers and sisters; siblings //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/250 words - 20 min 福气[福氣] fu2 qi5 good fortune; a blessing 怒目[怒目] nu4 mu4 with glaring eyes; glowering 金刚[金剛] jin1 gang1 diamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon); guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography) 低[低] di1 low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline 眉[眉] mei2 eyebrow; upper margin 菩萨[菩薩] Pu2 sa4 Bodhisattva (Buddhism) 糯米[糯米] nuo4 mi3 glutinous rice; Oryza sativa var. glutinosa 糍[糍] ci2 sticky rice cake 尝[嘗] chang2 to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once 甜食[甜食] tian2 shi2 dessert; sweet 满口[滿口] man3 kou3 a full mouth of (sth physical); to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc); (to agree etc) unreservedly 香甜[香甜] xiang1 tian2 fragrant and sweet; sound (sleep) 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 融[融] rong2 to melt; to thaw; to blend; to merge; to be in harmony 闪闪[閃閃] shan3 shan3 flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering 发亮[發亮] fa1 liang4 to shine; shiny 心怀[心懷] xin1 huai2 to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions) 爱慕[愛慕] ai4 mu4 to adore; to admire 按照[按照] an4 zhao4 according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of 缺少[缺少] que1 shao3 lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack 动力[動力] dong4 li4 motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus 波折[波折] bo1 zhe2 twists and turns 凑[湊] cou4 to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity 金枝玉叶[金枝玉葉] jin1 zhi1 yu4 ye4 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty 跋[跋] ba2 postscript; to trek across mountains //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/275 words - 21 min 扈[扈] hu4 retinue 相提并论[相提並論] xiang1 ti2 bing4 lun4 to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) 品貌[品貌] pin3 mao4 behavior and appearance 功绩[功績] gong1 ji4 feat; contribution; merits and achievements 战胜[戰勝] zhan4 sheng4 to prevail over; to defeat; to surmount 着想[著想] zhuo2 xiang3 to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3] 胡话[胡話] hu2 hua4 nonsense; ridiculous talk; hogwash 天大[天大] tian1 da4 gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous 祸事[禍事] huo4 shi4 disaster; doom 旁人[旁人] pang2 ren2 other people; bystanders; onlookers; outsiders 或许[或許] huo4 xu3 perhaps; maybe 驻[駐] zhu4 to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc) 防[防] fang2 to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent 殉国[殉國] xun4 guo2 to die for one's country 忠烈[忠烈] zhong1 lie4 sacrifice oneself for one's country; martyr 朝中[朝中] Chao2 Zhong1 North Korea-China 威望[威望] wei1 wang4 prestige 极[極] ji2 extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top 执意[執意] zhi2 yi4 to be determined to; to insist on 不成[不成] bu4 cheng2 won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? 天真[天真] tian1 zhen1 naive; innocent; artless 违[違] wei2 to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against 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 昏[昏] hun1 muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness 头脑[頭腦] tou2 nao3 brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/300 words - 22 min 暗中[暗中] an4 zhong1 in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously 窃听[竊聽] qie4 ting1 to eavesdrop; to wiretap 君子[君子] jun1 zi3 nobleman; person of noble character 纵然[縱然] zong4 ran2 even if; even though 相争[相爭] xiang1 zheng1 to vie against one another; to fight each other; mutual aggression 小人[小人] xiao3 ren2 person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character 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 腹[腹] fu4 abdomen; stomach; belly 择[擇] ze2 to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhai2] 科尔沁[科爾沁] Ke1 er3 qin4 Horqin or Xorchin, famous Mongolian archer; Horqin district or Xorchin raion of Tongliao city 通遼市|通辽市[Tong1 liao2 shi4], Inner Mongolia 吉[吉] ji2 lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9) 哈[哈] ha1 (interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore; abbr. for 哈士奇[ha1 shi4 qi2], husky (dog) 单[單] dan1 bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4] 届[屆] jie4 to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) 旬[旬] xun2 ten days; ten years; full period 成年[成年] cheng2 nian2 to grow to adulthood; fully grown; the whole year 胡说[胡說] hu2 shuo1 to talk nonsense; drivel 历来[歷來] li4 lai2 always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time 收养[收養] shou1 yang3 to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption 养女[養女] yang3 nu:3 adopted daughter 舍[捨] she3 to give up; to abandon; to give alms 牺牲[犧牲] xi1 sheng1 to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice 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) 盛年[盛年] sheng4 nian2 the prime of one's life 病逝[病逝] bing4 shi4 to die of illness //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/325 words - 25 min 没落[沒落] mo4 luo4 to decline; to wane 偏将[偏將] pian1 jiang4 deputy general 抚育[撫育] fu3 yu4 to nurture; to raise; to foster; to tend 出嫁[出嫁] chu1 jia4 to get married (of woman) 格外[格外] ge2 wai4 especially; particularly 心虚[心虛] xin1 xu1 lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience 透[透] tou4 to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show 平步青云[平步青雲] ping2 bu4 qing1 yun2 to rapidly go up in the world; meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc) 预祝[預祝] yu4 zhu4 to congratulate beforehand; to offer best wishes for 心想[心想] xin1 xiang3 to think to oneself; to think; to assume 彼此[彼此] bi3 ci3 each other; one another 大雨[大雨] da4 yu3 heavy rain; CL:場|场[chang2] 只怕[只怕] zhi3 pa4 I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely 防汛[防汛] fang2 xun4 flood control; anti-flood (precautions) 公务[公務] gong1 wu4 official business 事先[事先] shi4 xian1 in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior 失约[失約] shi1 yue1 to miss an appointment 风雨[風雨] feng1 yu3 wind and rain; the elements; trials and hardships 氅[氅] chang3 overcoat 念叨[念叨] nian4 dao5 to talk about often; to reminisce about; to keep repeating; to keep harping on; to discuss 叨[叨] dao1 garrulous 稍[稍] shao1 somewhat; a little 片刻[片刻] pian4 ke4 short period of time; a moment 取[取] qu3 to take; to get; to choose; to fetch 帮帮忙[幫幫忙] bang1 bang5 mang2 to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/350 words - 28 min 摔断[摔斷] shuai1 duan4 to fall and break; to break (bones) by falling 腿[腿] tui3 leg; CL:條|条[tiao2] 即刻[即刻] ji2 ke4 immediately; instant; instantly 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 昏迷[昏迷] hun1 mi2 to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented 装模作样[裝模作樣] zhuang1 mo2 zuo4 yang4 to put on an act (idiom); to show affectation; to indulge in histrionics 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 怀里[懷裡] huai2 li3 embrace; bosom 孰[孰] shu2 who; which; what 伪[偽] wei3 false; fake; forged; bogus; (prefix) pseudo-; Taiwan pr. [wei4] 伤口[傷口] shang1 kou3 wound; cut 送人[送人] song4 ren2 to give away; to accompany; to see sb off 医[醫] yi1 medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat 息[息] xi1 breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2] 怒[怒] nu4 anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous 劳动[勞動] lao2 dong4 work; toil; physical labor; CL:次[ci4] 哄[哄] hong1 roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) 赐给[賜給] ci4 gei3 to bestow; to give 捧[捧] peng3 to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter 脚下[腳下] jiao3 xia4 under the foot 新鲜[新鮮] xin1 xian1 fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon 十五[十五] shi2 wu3 fifteen; 15 九[九] jiu3 nine; 9 妹[妹] mei4 younger sister 不及[不及] bu4 ji2 to fall short of; not as good as; too late //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/375 words - 29 min 显摆[顯擺] xian3 bai5 (coll.) to show off 前天[前天] qian2 tian1 the day before yesterday 花园[花園] hua1 yuan2 garden; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4] 甬道[甬道] yong3 dao4 walled-in path; paved pathway; canopied passageway; corridor; tunnel 觉[覺] jiao4 a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2] 觉[覺] jue2 to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware 有心[有心] you3 xin1 to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate 刻意[刻意] ke4 yi4 meticulous; painstaking; deliberate 制造[製造] zhi4 zao4 to manufacture; to make 别出心裁[別出心裁] bie2 chu1 xin1 cai2 to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality; to adopt an original approach 三天两头[三天兩頭] san1 tian1 liang3 tou2 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day; frequently 贵重[貴重] gui4 zhong4 precious 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 晃[晃] huang3 to dazzle; to flash past 晃[晃] huang4 to sway; to shake; to wander about 枪[槍] qiang1 gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots 求救[求救] qiu2 jiu4 to cry for help 可比[可比] ke3 bi3 comparable 钟表[鐘錶] zhong1 biao3 clock 好玩[好玩] hao3 wan2 amusing; fun; interesting 瞧见[瞧見] qiao2 jian4 to see 法子[法子] fa3 zi5 way; method; Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5] 抢走[搶走] qiang3 zou3 to snatch (esp related to a robbery) 永[永] yong3 forever; always; perpetual 琰[琰] yan3 gem; glitter of gems 狡诈[狡詐] jiao3 zha4 craft; cunning; deceitful 小巧[小巧] xiao3 qiao3 small and exquisite; delicate; fine (features); compact; nifty //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/400 words - 31 min 麒麟[麒麟] qi2 lin2 qilin (mythical Chinese animal); kylin; Chinese unicorn; commonly mistranslated as giraffe 门口[門口] men2 kou3 doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4] 蹲[蹲] dun1 to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) 时辰[時辰] shi2 chen5 time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day 眼巴巴[眼巴巴] yan3 ba1 ba1 waiting anxiously; impatient 愣[愣] leng4 to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly 忍不住[忍不住] ren3 bu5 zhu4 cannot help; unable to bear 转送[轉送] zhuan3 song4 to pass (sth) on (to sb else); to transfer sb (to another hospital etc) 欢喜[歡喜] huan1 xi3 happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of 耐心[耐心] nai4 xin1 to be patient; patience 干脆[乾脆] gan1 cui4 straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply 捞[撈] lao1 to fish up; to dredge up 毯子[毯子] tan3 zi5 blanket; CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2],面[mian4] 轻[輕] qing1 light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage 及时[及時] ji2 shi2 in time; promptly; without delay; timely 伸出[伸出] shen1 chu1 to extend 援手[援手] yuan2 shou3 assistance; a helping hand; to lend a hand 右[右] you4 right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old) 残疾[殘疾] can2 ji2 disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal 文武[文武] wen2 wu3 civil and military 权[權] quan2 authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary 夫[夫] fu1 husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old) 人选[人選] ren2 xuan3 choice of person; candidate 退位[退位] tui4 wei4 to abdicate 贤[賢] xian2 worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/425 words - 34 min 得意[得意] de2 yi4 proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent 幅[幅] fu2 width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures 幽[幽] you1 remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces 雅致[雅致] ya3 zhi4 elegant; refined; in good taste 颜色[顏色] yan2 se4 color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff 素净[素淨] su4 jing5 simple and neat; quiet (colors); unobtrusive; (of food) light; not greasy or strongly flavored 恩惠[恩惠] en1 hui4 favor; grace 赌气[賭氣] du3 qi4 to act in a fit of pique; to get in a huff; to be peeved 举[舉] ju3 to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed 棋[棋] qi2 chess; chess-like game; a game of chess; CL:盤|盘[pan2]; chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] 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 送还[送還] song4 huan2 to return; to give back; to send back; to repatriate 指望[指望] zhi3 wang4 to hope for sth; to count on; hope 痊愈[痊癒] quan2 yu4 to recover completely (from illness or injury) 贸然[貿然] mao4 ran2 rashly; hastily; without careful consideration 下地[下地] xia4 di4 to go down to the fields; to get up from bed; to leave one's sickbed; to be born 困扰[困擾] kun4 rao3 to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications 良[良] liang2 good; very; very much 不安[不安] bu4 an1 unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried 弥补[彌補] mi2 bu3 to complement; to make up for a deficiency 过失[過失] guo4 shi1 error; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency 再三[再三] zai4 san1 over and over again; again and again 进入[進入] jin4 ru4 to enter; to join; to go into 实[實] shi2 real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely 在于[在於] zai4 yu2 to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/450 words - 36 min 礼[禮] li3 gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy 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] 出于[出於] chu1 yu2 due to; to stem from 好意[好意] hao3 yi4 good intention; kindness 加深[加深] jia1 shen1 to deepen 矛盾[矛盾] mao2 dun4 contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory 昨晚[昨晚] zuo2 wan3 yesterday evening; last night 浑身[渾身] hun2 shen1 all over; from head to foot 发抖[發抖] fa1 dou3 to tremble; to shake; to shiver 挣扎[掙扎] zheng1 zha2 to struggle 致歉[致歉] zhi4 qian4 to apologize; to express regret 真心实意[真心實意] zhen1 xin1 shi2 yi4 genuine and sincere (idiom); wholehearted 化解[化解] hua4 jie3 to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears) 一会儿[一會兒] yi1 hui4 r5 a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] 急着[急著] ji2 zhe5 urgently 动怒[動怒] dong4 nu4 to get angry 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] 可怕[可怕] ke3 pa4 awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly 本意[本意] ben3 yi4 original idea; real intention; etymon 牵扯[牽扯] qian1 che3 to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated 声誉[聲譽] sheng1 yu4 reputation; fame 原本[原本] yuan2 ben3 originally; original 多言[多言] duo1 yan2 wordy; talkative 遭遇[遭遇] zao1 yu4 to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience 做事[做事] zuo4 shi4 to work; to handle matters; to have a job //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/475 words - 37 min 激[激] ji1 to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent 多多[多多] duo1 duo1 many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more 包涵[包涵] bao1 han2 to excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to contain 大病[大病] da4 bing4 serious illness 说起[說起] shuo1 qi3 to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for 痘[痘] dou4 pimple; pustule 丧命[喪命] sang4 ming4 to lose one's life 长久[長久] chang2 jiu3 (for a) long time 病痛[病痛] bing4 tong4 slight illness; indisposition; ailment 折磨[折磨] zhe2 mo2 to torment; to torture 难免[難免] nan2 mian3 hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably 许多[許多] xu3 duo1 many; a lot of; much 看望[看望] kan4 wang4 to visit; to pay a call to 疹[疹] zhen3 measles; rash 传染[傳染] chuan2 ran3 to infect; contagious 凡是[凡是] fan2 shi4 each and every; every; all; any 外出[外出] wai4 chu1 to go out; to go away (on a trip etc) 须[須] xu1 must; to have to; to wait 城外[城外] cheng2 wai4 outside of a city 监控[監控] jian1 kong4 to monitor 期[期] qi1 a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2] 那时[那時] na4 shi2 then; at that time; in those days 传入[傳入] chuan2 ru4 to import; transmitted inwards; afferent 事后[事後] shi4 hou4 after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect 责罚[責罰] ze2 fa2 to punish; to chastise //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/500 words - 39 min 胆敢[膽敢] dan3 gan3 to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth) 半个[半個] ban4 ge5 half of sth 蓄意[蓄意] xu4 yi4 deliberate; premeditated; malice 诛[誅] zhu1 to put (a criminal) to death; to punish 凉[涼] liang2 cool; cold 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 解开[解開] jie3 kai1 to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery) 顾不上[顧不上] gu4 bu5 shang4 cannot attend to or manage 善解人意[善解人意] shan4 jie3 ren2 yi4 to be good at understanding others (idiom) 欣慰[欣慰] xin1 wei4 to be gratified 谬[謬] miu4 to deceive; to confuse; to cheat; absurd; erroneous 赞[贊] zan4 to patronize; to support; to praise; (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc) 愧[愧] kui4 ashamed 挂毯[掛毯] gua4 tan3 tapestry 认错[認錯] ren4 cuo4 to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake 从不[從不] cong2 bu4 never 哪怕[哪怕] na3 pa4 even; even if; even though; no matter how 或[或] huo4 maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or 歉[歉] qian4 to apologize; to regret; deficient 丢下[丟下] diu1 xia4 to abandon 接近[接近] jie1 jin4 to approach; to get close to 不再[不再] bu4 zai4 no more; no longer 搭理[搭理] da1 li5 variant of 答理[da1 li5] 何干[何干] he2 gan1 what business? 忍心[忍心] ren3 xin1 to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep2/517 words - 40 min 何苦[何苦] he2 ku3 why bother?; is it worth the trouble? 依然[依然] yi1 ran2 still; as before 残[殘] can2 to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus 志[志] zhi4 aspiration; ambition; the will 坚[堅] jian1 strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute 佩服[佩服] pei4 fu2 to admire 教会[教會] jiao4 hui4 Christian church 辱[辱] ru3 disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4] 同样[同樣] tong2 yang4 same; equal; equivalent 心急[心急] xin1 ji2 anxious; impatient 刺激[刺激] ci4 ji1 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant 失败[失敗] shi1 bai4 to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4] 恰恰[恰恰] qia4 qia4 exactly; just; precisely 众人[眾人] zhong4 ren2 everyone 扮演[扮演] ban4 yan3 to play the role of; to act 受害者[受害者] shou4 hai4 zhe3 casualty; victim; those injured and wounded 角色[角色] jue2 se4 role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiao3 se4] //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep3/25 words - 4 min 着急[著急] zhao2 ji2 to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2] 伤势[傷勢] shang1 shi4 condition of an injury 恢复[恢復] hui1 fu4 to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate 鉴赏[鑑賞] jian4 shang3 to appreciate (as a connoisseur) 花草[花草] hua1 cao3 flowers and plants 只好[只好] zhi3 hao3 without any better option; to have to; to be forced to 物归原主[物歸原主] wu4 gui1 yuan2 zhu3 to return something to its rightful owner 不谢[不謝] bu4 xie4 don't mention it; not at all 三分[三分] san1 fen1 somewhat; to some degree 明知[明知] ming2 zhi1 to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well 千方百计[千方百計] qian1 fang1 bai3 ji4 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means 表情[表情] biao3 qing2 (facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression 体统[體統] ti3 tong3 decorum; propriety; arrangement or form (of piece of writing) 陌生[陌生] mo4 sheng1 strange; unfamiliar 男子[男子] nan2 zi3 a man; a male 怀[懷] huai2 bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child) 试图[試圖] shi4 tu2 to attempt; to try 伤疤[傷疤] shang1 ba1 scar; CL:道[dao4] 打击[打擊] da3 ji1 to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) 累赘[累贅] lei2 zhui4 superfluous; cumbersome; a burden on sb; a nuisance to sb; to inconvenience; to tie sb down; long-winded (of writing); also pr. [lei2 zhui5] 耻辱[恥辱] chi3 ru3 disgrace; shame; humiliation 恼羞成怒[惱羞成怒] nao3 xiu1 cheng2 nu4 to fly into a rage out of humiliation; to be ashamed into anger (idiom) 住口[住口] zhu4 kou3 shut up; shut your mouth; stop talking 坦荡[坦蕩] tan3 dang4 magnanimous; broad and level 荡[蕩] dang4 to wash; to squander; to sweep away; to move; to shake; dissolute; pond //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep3/50 words - 7 min 告知[告知] gao4 zhi1 to inform 真相[真相] zhen1 xiang4 the truth about sth; the actual facts 当做[當做] dang4 zuo4 to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as 摔倒[摔倒] shuai1 dao3 to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground 爱护[愛護] ai4 hu4 to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect 晚辈[晚輩] wan3 bei4 the younger generation; those who come after 无论[無論] wu2 lun4 no matter what or how; regardless of whether... 挑衅[挑釁] tiao3 xin4 to provoke; provocation 一般见识[一般見識] yi1 ban1 jian4 shi5 to lower oneself to sb's level; to argue with sb less well-informed 迟[遲] chi2 late; delayed; slow 真面目[真面目] zhen1 mian4 mu4 true identity; true colors 偷窥[偷窺] tou1 kui1 to peep; to peek; to act as voyeur 一下子[一下子] yi1 xia4 zi5 in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden 影响力[影響力] ying3 xiang3 li4 influence; impact 失态[失態] shi1 tai4 to forget one's manners; to forget oneself; to lose self-control (in a situation) 平息[平息] ping2 xi1 to settle (a dispute); to quieten down; to suppress 怒气[怒氣] nu4 qi4 anger 治好[治好] zhi4 hao3 to cure 胡说八道[胡說八道] hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4 to talk rubbish 进展[進展] jin4 zhan3 to make headway; to make progress 笨蛋[笨蛋] ben4 dan4 fool; idiot 爱上[愛上] ai4 shang4 to fall in love with; to be in love with 臣服[臣服] chen2 fu2 to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime); to serve 骄纵[驕縱] jiao1 zong4 arrogant and willful 倾[傾] qing1 to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep3/75 words - 13 min 后宫[後宮] hou4 gong1 harem; chambers of imperial concubines 形势[形勢] xing2 shi4 circumstances; situation; terrain; CL:個|个[ge4] 忍耐[忍耐] ren3 nai4 to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance 一手遮天[一手遮天] yi1 shou3 zhe1 tian1 lit. to hide the sky with one hand; to hide the truth from the masses 虑[慮] lu:4 to think over; to consider; anxiety 警告[警告] jing3 gao4 to warn; to admonish 疯子[瘋子] feng1 zi5 madman; lunatic 公道[公道] gong1 dao4 justice; fairness; public highway 斗胆[斗膽] dou3 dan3 (courteous) to be so bold as to 好端端[好端端] hao3 duan1 duan1 perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason 今儿[今兒] jin1 r5 (coll.) today 一大早[一大早] yi1 da4 zao3 at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning 心爱[心愛] xin1 ai4 beloved 猫[貓] mao1 cat; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem 吊死[吊死] diao4 si3 death by hanging; to hang oneself 门前[門前] men2 qian2 in front of the door 诬蔑[誣蔑] wu1 mie4 variant of 誣衊|诬蔑[wu1 mie4] 报[報] bao4 to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 谨慎[謹慎] jin3 shen4 cautious; prudent 人为[人為] ren2 wei2 artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort 上下[上下] shang4 xia4 up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about 舍得[捨得] she3 de5 to be willing to part with sth 动辄[動輒] dong4 zhe2 easily; readily; frequently; at every turn; at the slightest pretext 鞭[鞭] bian1 whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food) 笞[笞] chi1 to whip with bamboo strips //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep3/100 words - 17 min 人人皆知[人人皆知] ren2 ren2 jie1 zhi1 known to everyone 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) 无依无靠[無依無靠] wu2 yi1 wu2 kao4 no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own; orphaned; left to one's own devices 逼迫[逼迫] bi1 po4 to force; to compel; to coerce 诬[誣] wu1 to accuse falsely 蔑[蔑] mie4 to belittle; nothing 执行[執行] zhi2 xing2 to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run 身子骨[身子骨] shen1 zi5 gu3 posture; upright posture 扫兴[掃興] sao3 xing4 to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed 画卷[畫卷] hua4 juan3 picture scroll 兴风作浪[興風作浪] xing1 feng1 zuo4 lang4 to incite trouble; to stir up havoc 好处[好處] hao3 chu5 benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4] 贴身[貼身] tie1 shen1 worn next to the skin; close-fitting; personal (servant etc) 好过[好過] hao3 guo4 to have an easy time; (feel) well 暴[暴] bao4 sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure 虐[虐] nu:e4 oppressive; tyrannical 非要[非要] fei1 yao4 to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something) 忍气吞声[忍氣吞聲] ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1 to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it 出[齣] chu1 variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) 宗室[宗室] zong1 shi4 imperial clan; member of the imperial clan; clansman; ancestral shrine 皮肉[皮肉] pi2 rou4 skin and flesh; superficial; physical (suffering); bodily 那儿[那兒] na4 r5 there 补药[補藥] bu3 yao4 tonic 康复[康復] kang1 fu4 to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce 坏事[壞事] huai4 shi4 bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep3/125 words - 20 min 奇闻[奇聞] qi2 wen2 anecdote; fantastic story 闯[闖] chuang3 to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) 勋[勳] xun1 variant of 勛|勋[xun1] 比如[比如] bi3 ru2 for example; for instance; such as 矫揉造作[矯揉造作] jiao3 rou2 zao4 zuo4 pretension; affectation; putting on artificial airs 巡视[巡視] xun2 shi4 to patrol; to make a tour; to inspect; to scan with one's eyes 狠毒[狠毒] hen3 du2 vicious; malicious; savage 恶[惡] e4 evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm 恶[惡] wu4 to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander 小孩子[小孩子] xiao3 hai2 zi5 child 把戏[把戲] ba3 xi4 acrobatics; jugglery; cheap trick; game 立场[立場] li4 chang3 position; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4] 彻底[徹底] che4 di3 thorough; thoroughly; complete 摧毁[摧毀] cui1 hui3 to destroy; to wreck 不仅[不僅] bu4 jin3 not only (this one); not just (...) but also 仅[僅] jin3 barely; only; merely 情敌[情敵] qing2 di2 rival in love 憎恨[憎恨] zeng1 hen4 to detest; hatred 姐姐[姐姐] jie3 jie5 older sister; CL:個|个[ge4] 用膳[用膳] yong4 shan4 to dine 阿哥[阿哥] a1 ge1 (familiar) elder brother 看中[看中] kan4 zhong4 to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on 秋千[鞦韆] qiu1 qian1 swing (seat hung from a frame or branch) 架[架] jia4 to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc 旧[舊] jiu4 old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) 摇晃[搖晃] yao2 huang4 to rock; to shake; to sway //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep3/150 words - 23 min 两下[兩下] liang3 xia4 twice; for a little while 摔[摔] shuai1 to throw down; to fall; to drop and break 屁股[屁股] pi4 gu5 buttocks; bottom; butt; back part 裂[裂] lie4 to split; to crack; to break open; to rend 算计[算計] suan4 ji5 to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme 悄悄[悄悄] qiao1 qiao1 quietly; secretly; stealthily; quiet; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3] 顺[順] shun4 to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable 顽劣[頑劣] wan2 lie4 stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous 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 圣[聖] sheng4 holy; sacred; saint; sage 赏[賞] shang3 to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) 打听[打聽] da3 ting5 to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around 胜[勝] sheng4 victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task) 公公[公公] gong1 gong5 husband's father; grandpa; eunuch 面色[面色] mian4 se4 complexion 凝重[凝重] ning2 zhong4 dignified; grave (expression); imposing (attitude); heavy (atmosphere); (music etc) deep and resounding 不大[不大] bu4 da4 not very; not too; not often 改日[改日] gai3 ri4 another day; some other day 一并[一併] yi1 bing4 to lump together; to treat along with all the others 烦恼[煩惱] fan2 nao3 to be worried; to be distressed; worries 来回[來回] lai2 hui2 to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly 跪下[跪下] gui4 xia5 to kneel down 肝火[肝火] gan1 huo3 irascibility; irritability; (TCM) inflammation of the liver 家常[家常] jia1 chang2 the daily life of a family 不足[不足] bu4 zu2 insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep3/175 words - 26 min 惜[惜] xi1 to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2] 寻常[尋常] xun2 chang2 usual; common; ordinary 婢[婢] bi4 slave girl; maid servant 大庭广众[大庭廣眾] da4 ting2 guang3 zhong4 public place with numerous people 之下[之下] zhi1 xia4 under; beneath; less than 苦苦哀求[苦苦哀求] ku3 ku3 ai1 qiu2 to entreat piteously; to implore 半分[半分] ban4 fen1 a little bit 愧疚[愧疚] kui4 jiu4 to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful 指责[指責] zhi3 ze2 to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce 胆量[膽量] dan3 liang4 courage; boldness; guts 倘若[倘若] tang3 ruo4 provided that; supposing that; if 暴毙[暴斃] bao4 bi4 to die suddenly 难保[難保] nan2 bao3 hard to say; can't guarantee; difficult to protect; difficult to preserve 嫁祸[嫁禍] jia4 huo4 to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else 宽宏大度[寬宏大度] kuan1 hong2 da4 du4 magnanimous; generous; broad-minded 计较[計較] ji4 jiao4 to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem 今年[今年] jin1 nian2 this year 织造[織造] zhi1 zao4 to weave; to manufacture by weaving 贡[貢] gong4 to offer tribute; tribute; gifts 缎[緞] duan4 satin 近来[近來] jin4 lai2 recently; lately 会诊[會診] hui4 zhen3 consultation (medical); to meet for diagnosis; (by extension) consultation of different specialists 务必[務必] wu4 bi4 must; to need to; to be sure to 患[患] huan4 to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry 禁止[禁止] jin4 zhi3 to prohibit; to forbid; to ban //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep3/200 words - 30 min 铁了心[鐵了心] tie3 le5 xin1 determined; unshakable 添乱[添亂] tian1 luan4 (coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience 除非[除非] chu2 fei1 only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless 找死[找死] zhao3 si3 to court death; taking risks 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 软[軟] ruan3 soft; flexible 局面[局面] ju2 mian4 aspect; phase; situation 挽回[挽回] wan3 hui2 to retrieve; to redeem 下跪[下跪] xia4 gui4 to kneel; to go down on one's knees 运气[運氣] yun4 qi5 luck (good or bad) 打死[打死] da3 si3 to kill; to beat to death 轻描淡写[輕描淡寫] qing1 miao2 dan4 xie3 to sketch in light shades; to play down; to deemphasize (idiom) 揭[揭] jie1 to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask 就此[就此] jiu4 ci3 at this point; thus; from then on 罢手[罷手] ba4 shou3 to give up 所作所为[所作所為] suo3 zuo4 suo3 wei2 one's conduct and deeds 惨痛[慘痛] can3 tong4 bitter; painful; deeply distressed 活活[活活] huo2 huo2 while still alive; simply; totally 早些[早些] zao3 xie1 a bit earlier 放火[放火] fang4 huo3 to set on fire; to commit arson; to create a disturbance 也罢[也罷] ye3 ba4 (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation) 全天[全天] quan2 tian1 whole day 底下[底下] di3 xia5 the location below sth; afterwards 受尽[受盡] shou4 jin4 to suffer enough from; to suffer all kinds of; to have one's fill of 敌[敵] di2 enemy; to be a match for; to rival; to resist; to withstand //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep3/225 words - 34 min 一再[一再] yi1 zai4 repeatedly 纵容[縱容] zong4 rong2 to indulge; to connive at 判断[判斷] pan4 duan4 to judge; to determine; judgment 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 存在[存在] cun2 zai4 to exist; to be; existence 温婉[溫婉] wen1 wan3 sweet-tempered; gentle 依[依] yi1 to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of 做亲[做親] zuo4 qin1 to become related by marriage; to marry 笃定[篤定] du3 ding4 certain; confident (of some outcome); calm and unhurried 实话[實話] shi2 hua4 truth 出手[出手] chu1 shou3 to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task 慎[慎] shen4 careful; cautious 司[司] si1 to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry) 当众[當眾] dang1 zhong4 in public; in front of everybody 逞[逞] cheng3 to show off; to flaunt; to carry out or succeed in a scheme; to indulge; to give free rein to 非但[非但] fei1 dan4 not only 蛮[蠻] man2 barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless 无理[無理] wu2 li3 irrational; unreasonable 厌恶[厭惡] yan4 wu4 to loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth 轻言细语[輕言細語] qing1 yan2 xi4 yu3 to speak softly 重来[重來] chong2 lai2 to start over; to do sth all over again 行为[行為] xing2 wei2 action; conduct; behavior; activity 不轨[不軌] bu4 gui3 errant 体谅[體諒] ti3 liang4 to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate 处境[處境] chu3 jing4 situation (of a person) //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep3/250 words - 38 min 这天[這天] zhe4 tian1 today; this day 倔强[倔強] jue2 jiang4 stubborn; obstinate; unbending 极了[極了] ji2 le5 extremely; exceedingly 狡猾[狡猾] jiao3 hua2 crafty; cunning; sly 转圜[轉圜] zhuan3 huan2 to save or redeem (a situation); to mediate; to intercede 外头[外頭] wai4 tou5 outside; out 再不[再不] zai4 bu4 if not, then; otherwise 恐怕[恐怕] kong3 pa4 fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe 疑[疑] yi2 to doubt; to suspect 过于[過於] guo4 yu2 too much; excessively 溺爱[溺愛] ni4 ai4 to spoil; to pamper; to dote on 徇[徇] xun4 to give in to; to be swayed by (personal considerations etc); Taiwan pr. [xun2]; to follow; to expose publicly; variant of 侚[xun4]; variant of 殉[xun4] 闭门思过[閉門思過] bi4 men2 si1 guo4 shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes 想通[想通] xiang3 tong1 to figure out; to realize; to become convinced; to come round (to an idea); to get over it 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 解禁[解禁] jie3 jin4 to lift a prohibition 嗻[嗻] zhe4 (old) aye aye! 保重[保重] bao3 zhong4 to take care of oneself 赦免[赦免] she4 mian3 to pardon; to absolve; to exempt from punishment 情急[情急] qing2 ji2 anxious 冒犯[冒犯] mao4 fan4 to offend 滑[滑] hua2 to slip; to slide; smooth; slippery; cunning 劳烦[勞煩] lao2 fan2 to inconvenience; to trouble (sb with a request) 问安[問安] wen4 an1 to pay one's respects; to give regards to 歇[歇] xie1 to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep3/272 words - 42 min 看热闹[看熱鬧] kan4 re4 nao5 to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are 动静[動靜] dong4 jing4 (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness 甘心[甘心] gan1 xin1 to be willing to; to resign oneself to 自尽[自盡] zi4 jin4 to kill oneself; suicide 行礼[行禮] xing2 li3 to salute; to make one's salutations 想不开[想不開] xiang3 bu5 kai1 cannot figure out; to be unable to take a lighter view; to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles 供[供] gong1 to provide; to supply 悬[懸] xuan2 to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation 梁[樑] liang2 variant of 梁[liang2] 一来[一來] yi1 lai2 firstly, ... 鼻子[鼻子] bi2 zi5 nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 刻[刻] ke4 quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals 薄[薄] bo2 meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near 里边[裡邊] li3 bian5 inside 嚷嚷[嚷嚷] rang1 rang5 to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach 着呢[著呢] zhe5 ne5 comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather 人命关天[人命關天] ren2 ming4 guan1 tian1 human life is beyond value (idiom) 生命[生命] sheng1 ming4 life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2] 可贵[可貴] ke3 gui4 to be treasured; praiseworthy 姑姑[姑姑] gu1 gu5 paternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4] 懂事[懂事] dong3 shi4 sensible; thoughtful; intelligent 落泪[落淚] luo4 lei4 to shed tears; to weep //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep4/25 words - 6 min 承[承] cheng2 to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive 省[省] sheng3 to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department 省[省] xing3 to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders) 力气[力氣] li4 qi5 strength; CL:把[ba3] 告状[告狀] gao4 zhuang4 to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit 拦住[攔住] lan2 zhu4 to stop; to bar the way 耽误[耽誤] dan1 wu5 to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with 守[守] shou3 to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining 毒[毒] du2 poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics 罪孽[罪孽] zui4 nie4 sin; crime; wrongdoing 当务之急[當務之急] dang1 wu4 zhi1 ji2 top priority job; matter of vital importance 正面[正面] zheng4 mian4 front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open 对抗[對抗] dui4 kang4 to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism; confrontation 受不了[受不了] shou4 bu4 liao3 unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand 凌辱[凌辱] ling2 ru3 to insult; to humiliate; to bully 不通[不通] bu4 tong1 to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical 目睹[目睹] mu4 du3 to witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes 阻止[阻止] zu3 zhi3 to prevent; to block 流言[流言] liu2 yan2 rumor; gossip; to spread rumors 阻挡[阻擋] zu3 dang3 to stop; to resist; to obstruct 朝臣[朝臣] chao2 chen2 court councilor 执掌[執掌] zhi2 zhang3 to wield (power etc) 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 福晋[福晉] fu2 jin4 in Qing dynasty, Manchurian word for wife 吴[吳] Wu2 surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods 氏[氏] shi4 clan name; maiden name //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep4/50 words - 7 min 侧[側] ce4 the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side 史[史] shi3 history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China 纷纷[紛紛] fen1 fen1 one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell 折子[摺子] zhe2 zi5 folding notebook; accounts book 害得[害得] hai4 de5 to cause or lead to sth bad 名誉[名譽] ming2 yu4 fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor) 严惩[嚴懲] yan2 cheng2 to punish severely 禁[禁] jin1 to endure 禁[禁] jin4 to prohibit; to forbid 足[足] zu2 foot; to be sufficient; ample 尸体[屍體] shi1 ti3 dead body; corpse; carcass; CL:具[ju4] 掩盖[掩蓋] yan3 gai4 to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up 柄[柄] bing3 handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades 抢先[搶先] qiang3 xian1 to rush (to do sth urgent); to try to be the first; to forestall 上吊[上吊] shang4 diao4 to hang oneself 亲眼[親眼] qin1 yan3 with one's own eyes; personally 发展[發展] fa1 zhan3 development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand 地步[地步] di4 bu4 stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway 当中[當中] dang1 zhong1 among; in the middle; in the center 罪魁祸首[罪魁禍首] zui4 kui2 huo4 shou3 criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster 不论[不論] bu4 lun4 whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss 输赢[輸贏] shu1 ying2 win or loss; outcome 不光[不光] bu4 guang1 not the only one; not only 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 盛[盛] sheng4 flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively 不衰[不衰] bu4 shuai1 unfailing; never weakening; enduring; unstoppable //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep4/75 words - 9 min 女主人[女主人] nu:3 zhu3 ren2 hostess; mistress 为主[為主] wei2 zhu3 to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to 仆[僕] pu2 servant 皇太后[皇太後] huang2 tai4 hou4 empress dowager 钮祜禄[鈕祜祿] Niu3 hu4 lu4 Niohuru (prominent Manchu clan) 慌[慌] huang1 to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly 迂回[迂迴] yu1 hui2 roundabout route; circuitous; tortuous; to outflank; indirect; roundabout 无非[無非] wu2 fei1 only; nothing else 不便[不便] bu4 bian4 inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash 变本加厉[變本加厲] bian4 ben3 jia1 li4 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming); to aggravate; to intensify 严[嚴] yan2 tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father 是非[是非] shi4 fei1 right and wrong; quarrel 善恶[善惡] shan4 e4 good and evil; good versus evil 黑白[黑白] hei1 bai2 black and white; right and wrong; monochrome 人心[人心] ren2 xin1 popular feeling; the will of the people 自有[自有] zi4 you3 to possess; to own; to have 公论[公論] gong1 lun4 public opinion 父女[父女] fu4 nu:3 father and daughter 早逝[早逝] zao3 shi4 early demise; untimely death 续弦[續弦] xu4 xian2 to remarry (of a widow); second wife; qin and se 琴瑟[qin2 se4], two string instruments as a symbol of marital harmony 虐待[虐待] nu:e4 dai4 to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment 接到[接到] jie1 dao4 to receive (letter etc) 陪伴[陪伴] pei2 ban4 to accompany 沸沸扬扬[沸沸揚揚] fei4 fei4 yang2 yang2 bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz 使[使] shi3 to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep4/100 words - 10 min 这般[這般] zhe4 ban1 like this; this way 田地[田地] tian2 di4 field; farmland; cropland; plight; extent 沉默[沉默] chen2 mo4 taciturn; uncommunicative; silent 申[申] shen1 to extend; to state; to explain; 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey; ancient Chinese compass point: 240° 诫[誡] jie4 commandment; to prohibit 赏罚[賞罰] shang3 fa2 reward and punishment 列[列] lie4 to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row 祖[祖] zu3 ancestor; forefather; grandparents 骄横[驕橫] jiao1 heng4 arrogant; overbearing 人命[人命] ren2 ming4 human life; CL:條|条[tiao2] 草[草] cao3 grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] 芥[芥] jie4 mustard 种种[種種] zhong3 zhong3 all kinds of 行径[行徑] xing2 jing4 path; conduct; behavior 非议[非議] fei1 yi4 to criticize 乃[乃] nai3 to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon 致[致] zhi4 to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey 母[母] mu3 mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female 本身[本身] ben3 shen1 itself; in itself; per se 教养[教養] jiao4 yang3 to train; to educate; to bring up; to nurture; education; culture; upbringing; early conditioning 滔[滔] tao1 overflow; torrent-dash 祸[禍] huo4 disaster; misfortune; calamity 推托[推托] tui1 tuo1 to make excuses; to give an excuse (for not doing something) 权势[權勢] quan2 shi4 power; influence 煊赫[煊赫] xuan1 he4 see 烜赫[xuan3 he4] //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep4/125 words - 12 min 何以[何以] he2 yi3 (literary) why; how 诚如[誠如] cheng2 ru2 it is exactly as 包衣[包衣] bao1 yi1 capsule (containing medicine); husk (of corn) 低微[低微] di1 wei1 meager (wages); humble (social status); feeble (voice) 周[周] zhou1 to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially 管理[管理] guan3 li3 to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4] 众[眾] zhong4 many; numerous; crowd; multitude 嫔[嬪] pin2 imperial concubine 置于[置于] zhi4 yu2 to place; to put (at or in a position); to be located 该当[該當] gai1 dang1 should; to deserve 惩[懲] cheng2 to punish; to reprimand; to warn 卸下[卸下] xie4 xia4 to unload 失责[失責] shi1 ze2 breach of responsibility; failure to carry out one's duty 膝下[膝下] xi1 xia4 at the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents) 怪罪[怪罪] guai4 zui4 to blame 万万[萬萬] wan4 wan4 absolutely; wholly 息怒[息怒] xi1 nu4 to calm down; to quell one's anger 深情[深情] shen1 qing2 deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love 几次三番[幾次三番] ji3 ci4 san1 fan1 lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly; over and over again 生出[生出] sheng1 chu1 to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc); to generate; to produce 嫌隙[嫌隙] xian2 xi4 hostility; animosity 相伴[相伴] xiang1 ban4 to accompany sb; to accompany each other 出让[出讓] chu1 rang4 to transfer (one's property or rights to sb else) 认定[認定] ren4 ding4 to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with 怜[憐] lian2 to pity //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep4/150 words - 16 min 望[望] wang4 full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards 铤而走险[鋌而走險] ting3 er2 zou3 xian3 to take a risk out of desperation (idiom) 议论[議論] yi4 lun4 to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion; CL:個|个[ge4] 万全[萬全] wan4 quan2 absolutely safe; surefire; thorough 落下[落下] luo4 xia4 to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile) 贪婪[貪婪] tan1 lan2 avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid 釜底抽薪[釜底抽薪] fu3 di3 chou1 xin1 to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to pull the carpet from under sb 主意[主意] zhu3 yi5 plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] 借机[借機] jie4 ji1 to seize the opportunity 梯[梯] ti1 ladder; stairs 无能[無能] wu2 neng2 incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless 全身[全身] quan2 shen1 whole body; em (typography) 悉[悉] xi1 in all cases; know 陷害[陷害] xian4 hai4 to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against 一对[一對] yi1 dui4 couple; pair 恋人[戀人] lian4 ren2 lover; sweetheart 波澜[波瀾] bo1 lan2 billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum) 惊[驚] jing1 to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm 平淡[平淡] ping2 dan4 flat; dull; ordinary; nothing special 猛将[猛將] meng3 jiang4 fierce general; valiant military leader; fig. brave individual 阻挠[阻撓] zu3 nao2 to thwart; to obstruct (sth) 熄灭[熄滅] xi1 mie4 to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished 爱意[愛意] ai4 yi4 love 高涨[高漲] gao1 zhang3 to surge up; to rise; (of tensions etc) to run high 不离不弃[不離不棄] bu4 li2 bu4 qi4 to stand by (sb) (idiom); steadfast loyalty //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep4/175 words - 18 min 煎熬[煎熬] jian1 ao2 to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment 卑劣[卑劣] bei1 lie4 base; mean; despicable 手段[手段] shou3 duan4 method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:個|个[ge4] 漫天[漫天] man4 tian1 lit. to fill the whole sky; everywhere; as far as the eye can see 轻飘飘[輕飄飄] qing1 piao1 piao1 light as a feather 顷刻间[頃刻間] qing3 ke4 jian1 in an instant 天翻地覆[天翻地覆] tian1 fan1 di4 fu4 sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head 风波[風波] feng1 bo1 disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness; CL:場|场[chang2] 直肠[直腸] zhi2 chang2 rectum (anatomy) 戳[戳] chuo1 to jab; to poke; to stab; to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand sth upright 肝[肝] gan1 liver; CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4] 脾[脾] pi2 spleen 肺[肺] fei4 lung; CL:個|个[ge4] 鬼蜮[鬼蜮] gui3 yu4 treacherous person; evil spirit 伎俩[伎倆] ji4 liang3 trick; scheme; ploy; tactic; stratagem; gimmick; ruse; trickery; skill; also written 技倆|技俩 疲[疲] pi2 weary 应对[應對] ying4 dui4 response; to answer; to reply 快手[快手] Kuai4 shou3 Kuaishou, Chinese social video sharing app 乱麻[亂麻] luan4 ma2 lit. tangled skein; in a tremendous muddle; confused 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 召见[召見] zhao4 jian4 call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview 痴心[痴心] chi1 xin1 infatuation 真意[真意] zhen1 yi4 real intention; true meaning; correct interpretation 切[切] qie1 to cut; to slice; tangent (math) 切[切] qie4 definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; close to; eager; to correspond to; see also 反切[fan3 qie4] 散心[散心] san4 xin1 to drive away cares; to relieve boredom //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep4/200 words - 23 min 紧急[緊急] jin3 ji2 urgent; emergency 公函[公函] gong1 han2 official letter 撮合[撮合] cuo1 he5 to play matchmaker; to act as a middleman 拆散[拆散] chai1 san4 to break up (a marriage, family etc) 自尊心[自尊心] zi4 zun1 xin1 self-respect; self-esteem; ego 输给[輸給] shu1 gei3 to lose to (sb); to be outdone by 绿[綠] lu:4 green 红色[紅色] hong2 se4 red (color); revolutionary 叶子[葉子] ye4 zi5 foliage; leaf; CL:片[pian4] 黄[黃] huang2 yellow; pornographic; to fall through 黄色[黃色] huang2 se4 yellow (color); pornographic 天空[天空] tian1 kong1 sky 白色[白色] bai2 se4 white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist 顺着[順著] shun4 zhe5 to follow; following; along 意识[意識] yi4 shi2 consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize 掩饰[掩飾] yan3 shi4 to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over 看不清[看不清] kan4 bu5 qing1 not able to see clearly 鞭子[鞭子] bian1 zi5 whip; CL:根[gen1] 撒谎[撒謊] sa1 huang3 to tell lies 发自[發自] fa1 zi4 to evolve from 肺腑[肺腑] fei4 fu3 bottom of the heart (fig.) 当真[當真] dang4 zhen1 to take seriously; serious; No joking, really! 发誓[發誓] fa1 shi4 to vow; to pledge; to swear 应[應] ying1 to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall 应[應] ying4 to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with 誓[誓] shi4 oath; vow; to swear; to pledge //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep4/225 words - 27 min 从前[從前] cong2 qian2 previously; formerly; once upon a time 有所[有所] you3 suo3 somewhat; to some extent 往来[往來] wang3 lai2 dealings; contacts; to go back and forth 扇[扇] shan1 to fan; to slap sb on the face 扇[扇] shan4 fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc 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 别有用心[別有用心] bie2 you3 yong4 xin1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom); a hidden agenda 一头[一頭] yi1 tou2 one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously 栽[栽] zai1 to grow; to plant; to insert; to force on sb; to fall head first 骄傲[驕傲] jiao1 ao4 pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth 虚幻[虛幻] xu1 huan4 imaginary; illusory 真实[真實] zhen1 shi2 true; real 全世界[全世界] quan2 shi4 jie4 worldwide; entire world 愚蠢[愚蠢] yu2 chun3 silly; stupid 愚钝[愚鈍] yu2 dun4 stupid; slow-witted 妹妹[妹妹] mei4 mei5 younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4] 机灵[機靈] ji1 ling5 clever; quick-witted 团团转[團團轉] tuan2 tuan2 zhuan4 to go round and round; running around in circles; fig. frantically busy 自知之明[自知之明] zi4 zhi1 zhi1 ming2 knowing oneself (idiom); self-knowledge 木偶[木偶] mu4 ou3 puppet 左右[左右] zuo3 you4 left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence 头破血流[頭破血流] tou2 po4 xue4 liu2 lit. head broken and blood flowing; fig. badly bruised 背叛[背叛] bei4 pan4 to betray 撕碎[撕碎] si1 sui4 to tear to shreds 达成[達成] da2 cheng2 to reach (an agreement); to accomplish 使用[使用] shi3 yong4 to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep4/250 words - 30 min 爱情[愛情] ai4 qing2 romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4] 想象[想象] xiang3 xiang4 to imagine; to fancy; CL:個|个[ge4] 走向[走向] zou3 xiang4 direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for 华发[華髮] hua2 fa4 (literary) gray hair 拥有[擁有] yong1 you3 to have; to possess 忌妒[忌妒] ji4 du5 to be jealous of; to envy; jealousy; envy 毁灭[毀滅] hui3 mie4 to perish; to ruin; to destroy 超过[超過] chao1 guo4 to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip 喜爱[喜愛] xi3 ai4 to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite 期待[期待] qi1 dai4 to look forward to; to await; expectation 痛不欲生[痛不欲生] tong4 bu4 yu4 sheng1 to be so in pain as to not want to live; to be so grieved as to wish one were dead 留神[留神] liu2 shen2 to take care; to be careful 引火烧身[引火燒身] yin3 huo3 shao1 shen1 to invite trouble 少爷[少爺] shao4 ye5 son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) 剪枝[剪枝] jian3 zhi1 to prune (branches etc) 书房[書房] shu1 fang2 study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1] 枝[枝] zhi1 branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 天性[天性] tian1 xing4 nature; innate tendency 娇艳[嬌豔] jiao1 yan4 tender and beautiful; also written 嬌艷|娇艳 芳心[芳心] fang1 xin1 the affection, or heart, of a young woman 飘飘然[飄飄然] piao1 piao1 ran2 elated; light and airy feeling (after a few drinks); smug and conceited; complacent 复仇[復仇] fu4 chou2 to avenge; vengeance 践踏[踐踏] jian4 ta4 to trample 小姑[小姑] xiao3 gu1 husband's younger sister; sister-in-law 自尊[自尊] zi4 zun1 self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep4/275 words - 35 min 悔不当初[悔不當初] hui3 bu4 dang1 chu1 to regret one's past deeds (idiom) 陷入[陷入] xian4 ru4 to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament) 荒唐[荒唐] huang1 tang2 beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated 游戏[遊戲] you2 xi4 game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play 自拔[自拔] zi4 ba2 to free oneself; to extricate oneself from a difficult situation 眼前[眼前] yan3 qian2 before one's eyes; now; at present 假象[假象] jia3 xiang4 false appearance; facade 迷惑[迷惑] mi2 huo5 to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle 忌日[忌日] ji4 ri4 anniversary of a death; inauspicious day 偷偷[偷偷] tou1 tou1 stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly 宴[宴] yan4 feast; repose 关注[關注] guan1 zhu4 to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention 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) 腰[腰] yao1 waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins 牌[牌] pai2 mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] 惊喜[驚喜] jing1 xi3 nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised 等候[等候] deng3 hou4 to wait; to wait for 稍后[稍後] shao1 hou4 in a little while; in a moment; later on 荒僻[荒僻] huang1 pi4 desolate; deserted; out-of-the-way 幽会[幽會] you1 hui4 lovers' rendezvous; tryst 心上人[心上人] xin1 shang4 ren2 sweetheart; one's beloved 地儿[地兒] di4 r5 place; space 东城[東城] Dong1 cheng2 Dongcheng district of central Beijing 窝[窩] wo1 nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods 傻子[傻子] sha3 zi5 idiot; fool //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep4/300 words - 37 min 人数[人數] ren2 shu4 number of people 手指[手指] shou3 zhi3 finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 族[族] zu2 race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) 哦[哦] o5 sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy; may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of 天上[天上] tian1 shang4 celestial; heavenly 仙女[仙女] xian1 nu:3 fairy 不当[不當] bu4 dang4 unsuitable; improper; inappropriate 咱[咱] zan2 I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to) 泥巴[泥巴] ni2 ba1 mud 打滚[打滾] da3 gun3 to roll about 起开[起開] qi3 kai5 (dialect) to step aside; Get out of the way! 演戏[演戲] yan3 xi4 to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign 不知羞耻[不知羞恥] bu4 zhi1 xiu1 chi3 to have no sense of shame; brazen 下贱[下賤] xia4 jian4 humble; lowly; depraved; contemptible 贞洁[貞潔] zhen1 jie2 chastity 烈[烈] lie4 ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause; exploits; achievements 妇[婦] fu4 woman 暗娼[暗娼] an4 chang1 unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute 馆[館] guan3 building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1] 放手[放手] fang4 shou3 to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand 城[城] cheng2 city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4] 禅[禪] chan2 dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism) 禅[禪] shan4 to abdicate 庙[廟] miao4 temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial 准[准] zhun3 to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of 吓唬[嚇唬] xia4 hu5 to scare; to frighten //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep4/325 words - 42 min 赐死[賜死] ci4 si3 to commit suicide on the orders of a sovereign (old) 倒下[倒下] dao3 xia4 to collapse; to topple over 锦衣玉食[錦衣玉食] jin3 yi1 yu4 shi2 brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury; extravagance 和睦[和睦] he2 mu4 peaceful relations; harmonious 家庭[家庭] jia1 ting2 family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4] 尊严[尊嚴] zun1 yan2 dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty 言语[言語] yan2 yu3 words; speech; (spoken) language 描[描] miao2 to depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy; to touch up 淡[淡] dan4 insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen 灵魂[靈魂] ling2 hun2 soul; spirit 烙[烙] lao4 to brand; to iron; to bake (in a pan) 伤痕[傷痕] shang1 hen2 scar; bruise 今晚[今晚] jin1 wan3 tonight 守夜[守夜] shou3 ye4 to be on all-night duty; to be on night watch; to keep a vigil 不合[不合] bu4 he2 to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out 报复[報復] bao4 fu4 to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation 笨[笨] ben4 stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy 新婚[新婚] xin1 hun1 newly wed 邀[邀] yao1 to invite; to request; to intercept; to solicit; to seek 私[私] si1 personal; private; selfish 奔[奔] ben1 to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope 毫不犹豫[毫不猶豫] hao2 bu4 you2 yu4 without the slightest hesitation 抛弃[拋棄] pao1 qi4 to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb) 最为[最為] zui4 wei2 the most 致命[致命] zhi4 ming4 fatal; mortal; deadly; to sacrifice one's life //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep4/327 words - 42 min 颜面扫地[顏面掃地] yan2 mian4 sao3 di4 lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom; to be thoroughly discredited (idiom) 计划[計劃] ji4 hua4 plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep5/25 words - 6 min 满门[滿門] man3 men2 the whole family 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 斩[斬] zhan3 to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop 个性[個性] ge4 xing4 individuality; personality 认输[認輸] ren4 shu1 to concede; to admit defeat 足够[足夠] zu2 gou4 enough; sufficient 七窍[七竅] qi1 qiao4 the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth 流血[流血] liu2 xue4 to bleed; to shed blood 死不瞑目[死不瞑目] si3 bu4 ming2 mu4 dead but will not close the eyes (idiom); to die with a remaining grievance 灵药[靈藥] ling2 yao4 legendary magic potion of immortals; panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem 英年早逝[英年早逝] ying1 nian2 zao3 shi4 to die an untimely death (idiom); to be cut off in one's prime 魏[魏] wei4 tower over a palace gateway (old) 仅仅[僅僅] jin3 jin3 barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more) 嘲讽[嘲諷] chao2 feng3 to sneer at; to ridicule; to taunt 心软[心軟] xin1 ruan3 to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted 独独[獨獨] du2 du2 alone 女孩儿[女孩兒] nu:3 hai2 r5 erhua variant of 女孩[nu:3 hai2] 牢记[牢記] lao2 ji4 to keep in mind; to remember 小小[小小] xiao3 xiao3 very small; very few; very minor 可笑[可笑] ke3 xiao4 funny; ridiculous 赋闲[賦閒] fu4 xian2 to stay idle at home; to have resigned from office; to be unemployed; to have been fired; to be on a sabbatical 功名[功名] gong1 ming2 scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory 凭什么[憑什麼] ping2 shen2 me5 (spoken) why?; for which reason? 自我[自我] zi4 wo3 self-; ego (psychology) 昨日[昨日] zuo2 ri4 yesterday //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep5/50 words - 8 min 文[文] wen2 language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 弱[弱] ruo4 weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than 胆[膽] dan3 gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) 色[色] se4 color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex 教唆[教唆] jiao4 suo1 to instigate; to incite; to abet 中间[中間] zhong1 jian1 between; intermediate; mid; middle 谦[謙] qian1 modest 说实话[說實話] shuo1 shi2 hua4 to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly 年轻有为[年輕有為] nian2 qing1 you3 wei2 young and promising 得不到[得不到] de2 bu4 dao4 cannot get; cannot obtain 骄[驕] jiao1 proud; arrogant 勾引[勾引] gou1 yin3 to seduce; to tempt 属[屬] shu3 category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute 一口[一口] yi1 kou3 readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite 回绝[回絕] hui2 jue2 to rebuff; to refuse; to turn down 失踪[失蹤] shi1 zong1 to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for 日渐[日漸] ri4 jian4 to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with each passing day 冷淡[冷淡] leng3 dan4 cold; indifferent 明显[明顯] ming2 xian3 clear; distinct; obvious 自欺欺人[自欺欺人] zi4 qi1 qi1 ren2 to deceive others and to deceive oneself; to believe one's own lies 背弃[背棄] bei4 qi4 abandon; desert; renounce 琵琶[琵琶] pi2 pa5 pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard 留恋[留戀] liu2 lian4 reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly 命令[命令] ming4 ling4 order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4] 割[割] ge1 to cut; to cut apart //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep5/75 words - 10 min 舌头[舌頭] she2 tou5 tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information 说明[說明] shuo1 ming2 to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4] 爬上[爬上] pa2 shang4 to climb up 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 冲天[沖天] chong1 tian1 to soar; to rocket 出言[出言] chu1 yan2 to speak; words 逊[遜] xun4 to abdicate; modest; yielding; unpretentious; inferior to; (slang) to suck 鲜血[鮮血] xian1 xue4 blood 舍弃[捨棄] she3 qi4 to give up; to abandon; to abort 正经[正經] zheng4 jing1 decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards 乞怜[乞憐] qi3 lian2 to beg for pity 可悲[可悲] ke3 bei1 lamentable 叹[嘆] tan4 to sigh; to exclaim 愤怒[憤怒] fen4 nu4 angry; indignant; wrath; ire 一层[一層] yi1 ceng2 layer 遮羞布[遮羞布] zhe1 xiu1 bu4 G-string; loincloth; fig. last semblance; CL:塊|块[kuai4] 撕[撕] si1 to tear 西[西] xi1 west 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 庄园[莊園] zhuang1 yuan2 manor; feudal land; villa and park 晴[晴] qing2 clear; fine (weather) 葬[葬] zang4 to bury (the dead); to inter 黄昏[黃昏] huang2 hun1 dusk; evening; nightfall 逼死[逼死] bi1 si3 to hound sb to death 上路[上路] shang4 lu4 to start on a journey; to be on one's way //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep5/100 words - 12 min 天经地义[天經地義] tian1 jing1 di4 yi4 lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course 遍[遍] bian4 everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time 半点[半點] ban4 dian3 the least bit 棺[棺] guan1 coffin 戮[戮] lu4 to kill 尸[屍] shi1 corpse 挫[挫] cuo4 obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back; to dampen 扬[揚] yang2 to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate 灰[灰] hui1 ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected 冤[冤] yuan1 injustice; grievance; wrong 债[債] zhai4 debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 报仇[報仇] bao4 chou2 to take revenge; to avenge 迁怒[遷怒] qian1 nu4 to take one's anger out on sb (who does not deserve it) 不孝[不孝] bu4 xiao4 unfilial 捅[捅] tong3 to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose 争风吃醋[爭風吃醋] zheng1 feng1 chi1 cu4 to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman; to be jealous of a rival in a love affair 据[據] ju4 according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy 以下[以下] yi3 xia4 that level or lower; that amount or less; the following 喜[喜] xi3 to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad 塔[塔] ta3 pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo); CL:座[zuo4] 腊[臘] la4 12th lunar month; preserved (meat, fish etc) 谎[謊] huang3 lies; to lie 称[稱] cheng1 to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise 龙[龍] long2 dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial 博得[博得] bo2 de2 to win; to gain //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep5/125 words - 15 min 同情[同情] tong2 qing2 to sympathize with; sympathy 泪[淚] lei4 tears 俱[俱] ju4 entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together; to be alike 血脉[血脈] xue4 mai4 blood vessels 精光[精光] jing1 guang1 nothing left (money, food etc); all finished; bright and shiny; radiant; glorious 谎言[謊言] huang3 yan2 lie 慈爱[慈愛] ci2 ai4 love; devotion (to children); affection, esp. towards children 脱[脫] tuo1 to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from 了不起[了不起] liao3 bu5 qi3 amazing; terrific; extraordinary 玩弄[玩弄] wan2 nong4 to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to 股掌[股掌] gu3 zhang3 (have sb in) the palm of one's hand; fig. (under) one's complete control 之中[之中] zhi1 zhong1 inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during 脸色[臉色] lian3 se4 complexion; look 难看[難看] nan2 kan4 ugly; unsightly 诈[詐] zha4 to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff 果[果] guo3 fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really 说谎[說謊] shuo1 huang3 to lie; to tell an untruth 激动[激動] ji1 dong4 to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite 验证[驗證] yan4 zheng4 to inspect and verify; experimental verification; to validate (a theory); to authenticate 声名[聲名] sheng1 ming2 reputation; declaration 叔子[叔子] shu1 zi5 brother-in-law; husband's younger brother 嫂子[嫂子] sao3 zi5 (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law; CL:個|个[ge4] 戏[戲] xi4 trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] 唱戏[唱戲] chang4 xi4 to perform in opera 保佑[保佑] bao3 you4 to bless and protect; blessing //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep5/150 words - 19 min 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 难以[難以] nan2 yi3 hard to (predict, imagine etc) 安生[安生] an1 sheng1 peaceful; restful; quiet; still 尾[尾] wei3 tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish 押[押] ya1 to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign 庶子[庶子] shu4 zi3 bastard; commoner son of royalty 来路不明[來路不明] lai2 lu4 bu4 ming2 unidentified origin; no-one knows where it comes from; of dubious background 孙子[孫子] sun1 zi5 grandson; son's son 龌[齷] wo4 dirty; small-minded 龊[齪] chuo4 dirty; filthy; base; mean; narrow-minded; petty 年事[年事] nian2 shi4 years of age; age 坚强[堅強] jian1 qiang2 staunch; strong 狗男女[狗男女] gou3 nan2 nu:3 a couple engaged in an illicit love affair; a cheating couple 戏弄[戲弄] xi4 nong4 to play tricks on; to make fun of; to tease 日后[日後] ri4 hou4 sometime; someday (in the future) 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 精彩[精彩] jing1 cai3 wonderful; marvelous; brilliant 纷呈[紛呈] fen1 cheng2 brilliant and varied; (often in the combination 精彩纷呈) 下令[下令] xia4 ling4 to give an order; to command 搜索[搜索] sou1 suo3 to search (a place); to search (a database etc) 尽快[儘快] jin3 kuai4 as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed 先见[先見] xian1 jian4 foresight; prescience 复杂[複雜] fu4 za2 complicated; complex 水性杨花[水性楊花] shui3 xing4 yang2 hua1 fickle (woman) 征战[征戰] zheng1 zhan4 campaign; expedition //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep5/175 words - 21 min 沙场[沙場] sha1 chang3 sandpit; battleground; battlefield 捐躯[捐軀] juan1 qu1 to sacrifice one's life 代代[代代] dai4 dai4 from generation to generation; generation after generation 荣耀[榮耀] rong2 yao4 honor; glory 玷污[玷污] dian4 wu1 to stain; to sully; to tarnish 污秽[污穢] wu1 hui4 nasty; sordid; filthy 感到[感到] gan3 dao4 to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect 嫡[嫡] di2 first wife; son of first wife 智慧[智慧] zhi4 hui4 wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence 器重[器重] qi4 zhong4 to regard sth as valuable; to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) 远大[遠大] yuan3 da4 far-reaching; broad; ambitious; promising 前程[前程] qian2 cheng2 future (career etc) prospects 美丽[美麗] mei3 li4 beautiful 拖[拖] tuo1 to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on 孱弱[孱弱] chan2 ruo4 delicate; frail; impotent; weak 考场[考場] kao3 chang3 exam room 勉力[勉力] mian3 li4 to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself 产[產] chan3 to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property 之际[之際] zhi1 ji4 during; at the time of 丧[喪] sang1 mourning; funeral; (old) corpse 丧[喪] sang4 to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged 黄泉[黃泉] Huang2 quan2 the Yellow Springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; the equivalent of Hades or Hell 先天不足[先天不足] xian1 tian1 bu4 zu2 congenital deficiency; inherent weakness 残废[殘廢] can2 fei4 deformity; handicapped 恒心[恆心] heng2 xin1 perseverance 饱受[飽受] bao3 shou4 to endure; to suffer; to be subjected to //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep5/200 words - 23 min 冷落[冷落] leng3 luo4 desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder 相互[相互] xiang1 hu4 each other; mutual 取暖[取暖] qu3 nuan3 to warm oneself (by a fire etc) 罢了[罷了] ba4 le5 a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) 怨恨[怨恨] yuan4 hen4 to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor 编[編] bian1 to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate 弥天大谎[彌天大謊] mi2 tian1 da4 huang3 a pack of lies (idiom) 畸形[畸形] ji1 xing2 deformity; abnormality 产物[產物] chan3 wu4 product; result (of) 弟[弟] di4 younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) 兄[兄] xiong1 elder brother 天地[天地] tian1 di4 heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity 颠倒[顛倒] dian1 dao3 to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front; confused; deranged; crazy 伦常[倫常] lun2 chang2 proper human relationships 混淆[混淆] hun4 xiao2 to obscure; to confuse; to mix up; to blur; to mislead 诉苦[訴苦] su4 ku3 to grumble; to complain; grievance 家族[家族] jia1 zu2 family; clan 羞[羞] xiu1 shy; ashamed; shame; bashful; variant of 饈|馐[xiu1]; delicacies 落魄[落魄] luo4 po4 down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4] 抱有[抱有] bao4 you3 have; possess 老毛病[老毛病] lao3 mao2 bing4 chronic illness; old weakness; chronic problem 无影无踪[無影無蹤] wu2 ying3 wu2 zong1 to disappear without trace (idiom) 绛[絳] jiang4 purple-red 雪[雪] xue3 snow; snowfall; CL:場|场[chang2]; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean 轩[軒] xuan1 pavilion with a view; high; tall; high fronted, curtained carriage (old) //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep5/225 words - 25 min 雨花[雨花] Yu3 hua1 Yuhua district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan 阁[閣] ge2 pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber; rack; shelf 海[海] hai3 ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous 棠[棠] tang2 cherry-apple 佛[佛] Fo2 Buddha; Buddhism 英华[英華] Ying1 Hua2 English-Chinese 已故[已故] yi3 gu4 the late; deceased 继[繼] ji4 to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards 年前[年前] nian2 qian2 before the end of the year; before the new year 驾崩[駕崩] jia4 beng1 death of king or emperor; demise 锁[鎖] suo3 to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3] 严禁[嚴禁] yan2 jin4 to strictly prohibit 野草[野草] ye3 cao3 weeds; mistress or prostitute (old) 丛生[叢生] cong2 sheng1 growing as a thicket; overgrown; breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disorder etc) 荒凉[荒涼] huang1 liang2 desolate 角楼[角樓] jiao3 lou2 corner (between walls) 香囊[香囊] xiang1 nang2 spice bag 遗失[遺失] yi2 shi1 to lose; lost 物[物] wu4 thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理 性子[性子] xing4 zi5 temper 凝神[凝神] ning2 shen2 with rapt attention 草药[草藥] cao3 yao4 herbal medicine 随身[隨身] sui2 shen1 to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one 寸[寸] cun4 a unit of length; inch; thumb 土地[土地] tu3 di4 land; soil; territory; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4] //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep5/250 words - 27 min 小事一桩[小事一樁] xiao3 shi4 yi1 zhuang1 trivial matter; a piece of cake 必定[必定] bi4 ding4 to be bound to; to be sure to 视为[視為] shi4 wei2 to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem 奇耻大辱[奇恥大辱] qi2 chi3 da4 ru3 extraordinary shame and humiliation (idiom) 说说[說說] shuo1 shuo5 to say sth 钥[鑰] yue4 key; also pr. [yao4] 当值[當值] dang1 zhi2 to be on duty 生前[生前] sheng1 qian2 (of a deceased) during one's life; while living 居住[居住] ju1 zhu4 to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in 触怒[觸怒] chu4 nu4 to anger sb; to enrage 幽禁[幽禁] you1 jin4 to imprison; to place under house arrest 郁[鬱] yu4 dense (growth); melancholy 终[終] zhong1 end; finish 憎恶[憎惡] zeng1 wu4 to loathe; to hate; to abhor; see also 憎惡|憎恶[zeng1 e4] 人们[人們] ren2 men5 people 常常[常常] chang2 chang2 frequently; often 打扫[打掃] da3 sao3 to clean; to sweep 半夜[半夜] ban4 ye4 midnight; in the middle of the night 哭泣[哭泣] ku1 qi4 to weep 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) 渐渐[漸漸] jian4 jian4 gradually 闹鬼[鬧鬼] nao4 gui3 haunted 传言[傳言] chuan2 yan2 rumor; hearsay 青天[青天] qing1 tian1 clear sky; blue sky; upright and honorable (official) 白日[白日] bai2 ri4 daytime; sun; time //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep5/275 words - 31 min 没用[沒用] mei2 yong4 useless 慌慌张张[慌慌張張] huang1 huang1 zhang1 zhang1 helter-skelter 无人[無人] wu2 ren2 unmanned; uninhabited 供奉[供奉] gong4 feng4 to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a God) 报信[報信] bao4 xin4 to notify; to inform 闭上[閉上] bi4 shang5 to close; to shut up 血迹[血跡] xue4 ji4 bloodstain 婢女[婢女] bi4 nu:3 slave girl; servant girl 应声[應聲] ying4 sheng1 an answering voice; to answer a voice; to respond; to copy a voice; to parrot 废[廢] fei4 to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste 隔[隔] ge2 to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of 一道[一道] yi1 dao4 together 景[景] jing3 bright; circumstance; scenery 泰[泰] tai4 safe; peaceful; most; grand 仁[仁] ren2 humane; kernel 钟[鐘] zhong1 clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell; CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4] 粹[粹] cui4 pure; unmixed; essence 看守[看守] kan1 shou3 to guard; to watch over 宫人[宮人] gong1 ren2 imperial concubine or palace maid; imperial secretary (old) 继后[繼後] ji4 hou4 later; afterwards 惨[慘] can3 miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy 喉咙[喉嚨] hou2 long2 throat; larynx 听得见[聽得見] ting1 de2 jian4 audible 装神弄鬼[裝神弄鬼] zhuang1 shen2 nong4 gui3 lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify; to deceive people; to scam 囚禁[囚禁] qiu2 jin4 to imprison; captivity //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep5/300 words - 39 min 寂寞[寂寞] ji4 mo4 lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent 不知好歹[不知好歹] bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one; unable to recognize others' good intentions 里人[里人] li3 ren2 person from the same village, town or province; peasant (derog.); (of a school of thought etc) follower 袁[袁] yuan2 long robe (old) 绑架[綁架] bang3 jia4 to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking 粪[糞] fen4 manure; dung 伸手不见五指[伸手不見五指] shen1 shou3 bu4 jian4 wu3 zhi3 pitch-dark (idiom) 活着[活著] huo2 zhe5 alive 牵连[牽連] qian1 lian2 to implicate; implicated; to link together 门外[門外] men2 wai4 outside the door 走水[走水] zou3 shui3 to leak; to flow; to catch on fire 此处[此處] ci3 chu4 this place; here (literary) 好笑[好笑] hao3 xiao4 laughable; funny; ridiculous 骨子[骨子] gu3 zi5 ribs; frame 弃[棄] qi4 to abandon; to relinquish; to discard; to throw away 敝[敝] bi4 my (polite); poor; ruined; shabby; worn out; defeated 履[履] lu:3 shoe; to tread on 结局[結局] jie2 ju2 conclusion; ending 警示[警示] jing3 shi4 to warn; to alert; warning; cautionary 犯病[犯病] fan4 bing4 to fall ill 休养[休養] xiu1 yang3 to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce 半年[半年] ban4 nian2 half a year 残酷[殘酷] can2 ku4 cruel; cruelty 旧病[舊病] jiu4 bing4 old illness; former affliction 复发[復發] fu4 fa1 to recur (of a disease); to reappear; to relapse (into a former bad state) //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep5/309 words - 40 min 没救[沒救] mei2 jiu4 hopeless; incurable 逃跑[逃跑] tao2 pao3 to flee from sth; to run away; to escape 打断[打斷] da3 duan4 to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone) 溺[溺] ni4 to drown; to indulge; addicted to; to spoil (a child) 溺死[溺死] ni4 si3 to drown 睁[睜] zheng1 to open (one's eyes) 唱歌[唱歌] chang4 ge1 to sing a song 嗓子[嗓子] sang3 zi5 throat; voice; CL:把[ba3] 哑[啞] ya3 dumb; mute; hoarse; husky; unexploded (of artillery shell etc) //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep6/25 words - 7 min 饶命[饒命] rao2 ming4 to spare sb's life 来到[來到] lai2 dao4 to come; to arrive 赋予[賦予] fu4 yu3 to assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow 地位[地位] di4 wei4 position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4] 尊荣[尊榮] zun1 rong2 honor and glory 人事[人事] ren2 shi4 personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life 安抚[安撫] an1 fu3 to placate; to pacify; to appease 抱养[抱養] bao4 yang3 adopt (a child) 施舍[施捨] shi1 she3 to give in charity; to give alms (to the poor) 温情[溫情] wen1 qing2 tenderness; warmth; warmhearted; softhearted 妒[妒] du4 to envy (success, talent); jealous 忌[忌] ji4 to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth 妒忌[妒忌] du4 ji4 to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy 发狂[發狂] fa1 kuang2 crazy; mad; madly 拼命[拼命] pin1 ming4 to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it 真情[真情] zhen1 qing2 real situation; the truth 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 深恶痛绝[深惡痛絕] shen1 wu4 tong4 jue2 to detest bitterly (idiom); implacable hatred; to abhor; anathema 手脚[手腳] shou3 jiao3 hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4]) 麻[麻] ma2 generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb 僵[僵] jiang1 rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse) 麻痹[麻痺] ma2 bi4 paralysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb; (fig.) to lull; negligent; apathetic 血[血] xue4 blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4] 流干[流乾] liu2 gan1 to drain; to run dry 皇帝[皇帝] huang2 di4 emperor; CL:個|个[ge4] //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep6/50 words - 9 min 收存[收存] shou1 cun2 to receive for storage; delivery of goods; to gather and store; to store safely; safe keeping 动物[動物] dong4 wu4 animal; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4] 标本[標本] biao1 ben3 specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease 贴[貼] tie1 to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip 貌[貌] mao4 appearance 粉[粉] fen3 powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink 桃[桃] tao2 peach 腮[腮] sai1 cheek 红粉[紅粉] hong2 fen3 rouge and powder; (fig.) the fair sex 骷[骷] ku1 skeleton 髅[髏] lou2 skull 熏[熏] xun1 to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils; to perfume 忍受[忍受] ren3 shou4 to bear; to endure 难以忍受[難以忍受] nan2 yi3 ren3 shou4 hard to endure; unbearable 窸[窸] xi1 disturbing noises 窣[窣] su4 rush out of a den; rustling 爬虫[爬蟲] pa2 chong2 reptile (old or common word for 爬行動物|爬行动物) 老鼠[老鼠] lao3 shu3 rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 冰凉[冰涼] bing1 liang2 ice-cold 触感[觸感] chu4 gan3 tactile sensation; touch; feel 脖[脖] bo2 neck 颈[頸] jing3 neck 直到[直到] zhi2 dao4 until 嘴角[嘴角] zui3 jiao3 corner of the mouth 眼窝[眼窩] yan3 wo1 eye socket //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep6/75 words - 14 min 止血[止血] zhi3 xue4 to staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug) 继母[繼母] ji4 mu3 stepmother 厉[厲] li4 strict; severe 享受[享受] xiang3 shou4 to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3] 死亡[死亡] si3 wang2 to die; death 来临[來臨] lai2 lin2 to approach; to come closer 嘀嗒[嘀嗒] di1 da1 (onom.) tick tock 心智[心智] xin1 zhi4 wisdom 杀死[殺死] sha1 si3 to kill 畏罪[畏罪] wei4 zui4 to dread punishment; afraid of being arrested for a crime 等不及[等不及] deng3 bu4 ji2 can't wait 弘[弘] hong2 great; liberal 历[曆] li4 calendar 年轻人[年輕人] nian2 qing1 ren2 young people; youngster 法[法] fa3 law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist 躯体[軀體] qu1 ti3 body; carcass 操控[操控] cao1 kong4 to control; to manipulate 暴力[暴力] bao4 li4 violence; force; violent 对象[對象] dui4 xiang4 target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4] 欺凌[欺凌] qi1 ling2 to bully and humiliate 强大[強大] qiang2 da4 large; formidable; powerful; strong 冷酷[冷酷] leng3 ku4 grim; unfeeling; callous 弱小[弱小] ruo4 xiao3 small and weak; puny; the small and weak; children; women and children 企图[企圖] qi3 tu2 to attempt; to try; attempt; CL:種|种[zhong3] 快感[快感] kuai4 gan3 pleasure; thrill; delight; joy; pleasurable sensation; a high //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep6/100 words - 20 min 匕首[匕首] bi3 shou3 dagger 目标[目標] mu4 biao1 target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4] 来源[來源] lai2 yuan2 source (of information etc); origin 恐惧[恐懼] kong3 ju4 to be frightened; fear; dread 下半[下半] xia4 ban4 second half 要死[要死] yao4 si3 extremely; awfully 整夜[整夜] zheng3 ye4 the whole night; all through the night 停下来[停下來] ting2 xia4 lai2 to stop 浅[淺] qian3 shallow; light (color) 血流[血流] xue4 liu2 blood flow 诊治[診治] zhen3 zhi4 to diagnose and treat 干尸[乾屍] gan1 shi1 mummy; dried corpse 嚷[嚷] rang3 to blurt out; to shout 不带[不帶] bu4 dai4 not to have; without; un- 重伤[重傷] zhong4 shang1 seriously hurt; serious injury 告[告] gao4 to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue 疗养[療養] liao2 yang3 to get well; to heal; to recuperate; to convalesce; convalescence; to nurse 吸[吸] xi1 to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale 迷药[迷藥] mi2 yao4 knockout drops; incapacitating agent; Mickey Finn 不久[不久] bu4 jiu3 not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after 碍[礙] ai4 to hinder; to obstruct; to block 遇见[遇見] yu4 jian4 to meet 惊吓[驚嚇] jing1 xia4 to frighten; to horrify; to terrify 拖延[拖延] tuo1 yan2 to delay; to put off; to procrastinate 噩运[噩運] e4 yun4 variant of 厄運|厄运[e4 yun4] //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep6/125 words - 26 min 提前[提前] ti2 qian2 to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance 婚庆[婚慶] hun1 qing4 wedding celebration 午[午] wu3 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south) 过不去[過不去] guo4 bu5 qu4 to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through 寿[壽] shou4 long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary 贺喜[賀喜] he4 xi3 to congratulate 喜气[喜氣] xi3 qi4 hilarity; cheerful atmosphere 拜别[拜別] bai4 bie2 to take leave 宴会[宴會] yan4 hui4 banquet; feast; dinner party; CL:席[xi2],個|个[ge4] 戌时[戌時] xu1 shi2 7-9 pm 屡劝不听[屢勸不聽] lu:3 quan4 bu4 ting1 refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance; incorrigible 阻拦[阻攔] zu3 lan2 to stop; to obstruct 魔[魔] mo2 devil; magic 世代[世代] shi4 dai4 for many generations; generation; era; age 子弟[子弟] zi3 di4 child; the younger generation 区别[區別] qu1 bie2 difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4] 拘泥[拘泥] ju1 ni4 to be a stickler for formalities; to rigidly adhere to; to cling to; constrained; ill at ease 内心[內心] nei4 xin1 heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter 仇恨[仇恨] chou2 hen4 to hate; hatred; enmity; hostility 徒劳[徒勞] tu2 lao2 futile 光阴[光陰] guang1 yin1 time available 灵[靈] ling2 quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin 血液[血液] xue4 ye4 blood 忠诚[忠誠] zhong1 cheng2 devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty 勇敢[勇敢] yong3 gan3 brave; courageous //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep6/150 words - 31 min 一往无前[一往無前] yi1 wang3 wu2 qian2 to advance courageously (idiom); to press forward 海东[海東] Hai3 dong1 Haidong prefecture, Qinghai 青[青] qing1 green; blue; black; youth; young (of people) 兵书[兵書] bing1 shu1 a book on the art of war 平安无事[平安無事] ping2 an1 wu2 shi4 safe and sound (idiom) 立马[立馬] li4 ma3 at once; immediately; promptly; swiftly 放出[放出] fang4 chu1 to let off; to give out 信号[信號] xin4 hao4 signal 技[技] ji4 skill 欺骗[欺騙] qi1 pian4 to deceive; to cheat 不甘[不甘] bu4 gan1 unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling 怨[怨] yuan4 to blame; to complain 愤[憤] fen4 indignant; anger; resentment 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 耍[耍] shua3 to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) 帮手[幫手] bang1 shou3 helper; assistant 情感[情感] qing2 gan3 feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally) 难忘[難忘] nan2 wang4 unforgettable 犹豫[猶豫] you2 yu4 to hesitate 迟疑[遲疑] chi2 yi2 to hesitate 冰冷[冰冷] bing1 leng3 ice-cold 地面[地面] di4 mian4 floor; ground; surface 贤良[賢良] xian2 liang2 (of a man) able and virtuous 淑[淑] shu1 warm and virtuous; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shu2] 相差[相差] xiang1 cha4 to differ; discrepancy between //Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures - S1/Ep6/153 words - 32 min 万里[萬里] wan4 li3 far away; thousands of miles; 10000 li 天壤之别[天壤之別] tian1 rang3 zhi1 bie2 lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom); fig. night and day difference; opposite extremes; a world of difference; a far cry from 反悔[反悔] fan3 hui3 to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise)