The Founding of a Republic 2009
建国大业
The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
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Vocabulary
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| 历来 歷來 | always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time | |
| 社论 社論 | editorial (in a newspaper) | |
| 罢休 罷休 | to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop | |
| 元老 元老 | senior figure; elder; doyen | |
| 灯笼 燈籠 | lantern | |
| 下棋 下棋 | to play chess | |
| 相约 相約 | to agree (on a meeting place, date etc); to reach agreement; to make an appointment | |
| 安眠药 安眠藥 | sleeping pill | |
| 力求 力求 | to make every effort to; striving to do one's best | |
| 周密 周密 | careful; thorough; meticulous; dense; impenetrable | |
| 动身 動身 | to go on a journey; to leave | |
| 无话可说 無話可說 | to have nothing to say (idiom) | |
| 算数 算數 | to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important) | |
| 迟疑 遲疑 | to hesitate | |
| 转达 轉達 | to pass on; to convey; to communicate | |
| 转交 轉交 | to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else | |
| 像样 像樣 | presentable; decent; up to par | |
| 与其 與其 | rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) | |
| 迁移 遷移 | to migrate; to move | |
| 胡闹 胡鬧 | to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble | |
| 记性 記性 | memory (ability to retain information) | |
| 冰山 冰山 | iceberg | |
| 自立 自立 | independent; self-reliant; self-sustaining; to stand on one's own feet; to support oneself | |
| 敬礼 敬禮 | to salute; salute | |
| 书记 書記 | secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); clerk; scribe | |
| 钦佩 欽佩 | to admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly | |
| 能耐 能耐 | ability; capability | |
| 弟子 弟子 | disciple; follower | |
| 圈套 圈套 | trap; snare; trick | |
| 胶片 膠片 | (photographic) film | |
| 意向 意向 | intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition | |
| 声望 聲望 | popularity; prestige | |
| 首府 首府 | capital city of an autonomous region | |
| 流入 流入 | to flow into; to drift into; influx; inflow | |
| 茫茫 茫茫 | boundless; vast and obscure | |
| 重任 重任 | heavy responsibility | |
| 盟友 盟友 | ally | |
| 急剧 急劇 | rapid; sudden | |
| 投稿 投稿 | to submit articles for publication; to contribute (writing) | |
| 复兴 復興 | Fuxing district of Handan city 邯郸市, Hebei; Fuxing or Fuhsing township in Taoyuan county 桃园县, north Taiwan | |
| 后勤 後勤 | logistics | |
| 明朗 明朗 | bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful | |
| 干部 幹部 | cadre; official; officer; manager | |
| 商讨 商討 | to discuss; to deliberate | |
| 启程 啟程 | to set out on a journey | |
| 做主 做主 | see 主 | |
| 逼近 逼近 | to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near | |
| 体谅 體諒 | to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate | |
| 草案 草案 | draft (legislation, proposal etc) | |
| 集结 集結 | to assemble; to concentrate; to mass; to build up; to marshal |