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restricted area; forbidden zone; off-limits area
HSK 7-9
Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing / National Palace Museum, Taipei
Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
the Forbidden City / the Imperial Palace in Beijing / same as 故宮|故宫
forbidden area / restricted area / (fig.) sth considered off-limits
Hall of Supreme Harmony, the largest of the three halls that constitute the heart of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City 紫禁城
exclusive property / forbidden domain
Beihai Park, in Beijing to the northwest of the Forbidden City
Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center
area to the west of the Forbidden City, now divided into Zhongnanhai and Beihai
forbidden fruit (esp. premarital sex)
to take inventory of and confiscate a criminal's possessions / to search and confiscate (forbidden items); to raid
forbidden place
forbidden / not allowed
(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
the Forbidden City / abbr. for 故宮博物院|故宫博物院
Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City


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