gu3 gung1故宮故宫
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Definition
The Forbidden City; imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Beijing.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the imperial palace complex in Beijing, though the term can technically describe any former imperial palace in historical contexts. It is almost exclusively used in the context of tourism, history, or cultural heritage. When speaking about the specific site in Beijing, it is interchangeable with 紫禁城, though 故宮 is more common in casual conversation.
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I will go to Beijing to visit the Forbidden City next month.
Do you know how many rooms are inside the Forbidden City?
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The Palace Museum
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
