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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| 投机 投機 | to speculate (on financial markets); opportunistic; congenial; agreeable | |
| 醒目 醒目 | eye-grabbing (headline); striking (illustration) | |
| 饭碗 飯碗 | rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living | |
| 容纳 容納 | to hold; to contain; to accommodate; to tolerate (different opinions) | |
| 安抚 安撫 | to placate; to pacify; to appease | |
| 专程 專程 | specifically; specially (for that purpose) | |
| 恩怨 恩怨 | gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances | |
| 宽敞 寬敞 | spacious; wide | |
| 郑重 鄭重 | serious; solemn; earnest; conscientious | |
| 寄托 寄託 | to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc) | |
| 站立 站立 | to stand; standing; on one's feet | |
| 灭亡 滅亡 | to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate | |
| 下台 下臺 | to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook | |
| 职权 職權 | authority; power over others | |
| 大肆 大肆 | wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled | |
| 简洁 簡潔 | concise; succinct; pithy | |
| 摆放 擺放 | to set up; to arrange; to lay out | |
| 宣誓 宣誓 | to swear an oath (of office); to make a vow | |
| 地域 地域 | area; district; region | |
| 苛刻 苛刻 | harsh; severe; demanding | |
| 环绕 環繞 | to surround; to circle; to revolve around | |
| 听从 聽從 | to listen and obey; to comply with; to heed; to hearken | |
| 让步 讓步 | to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive | |
| 不肯 不肯 | Refuse | |
| 拥护 擁護 | to endorse; to support | |
| 务必 務必 | must; to need to; to be sure to | |
| 自助 自助 | self-service | |
| 宗旨 宗旨 | objective; aim; goal | |
| 心血 心血 | heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care | |
| 换取 換取 | to obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else) | |
| 拟 擬 | to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate; to assess; to compare; pseudo- | |
| 筑 筑 | five-string lute; Taiwan pr. [zhú] | |
| 电报 電報 | telegram; cable; telegraph | |
| 司令 司令 | commanding officer | |
| 信誉 信譽 | prestige; distinction; reputation; trust | |
| 重申 重申 | to reaffirm; to reiterate | |
| 同盟 同盟 | alliance | |
| 了结 了結 | to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up | |
| 诚意 誠意 | sincerity; good faith | |
| 顾虑 顧慮 | misgivings; apprehensions | |
| 响应 響應 | to respond to; answer | |
| 全局 全局 | overall situation | |
| 席位 席位 | a seat (in a theater, stadium etc); parliamentary or congressional seat | |
| 缺席 缺席 | to be absent | |
| 移交 移交 | to transfer; to hand over | |
| 起伏 起伏 | to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs | |
| 渡过 渡過 | to cross over; to pass through | |
| 议 議 | to comment on; to discuss; to suggest | |
| 重心 重心 | center of gravity; central core; main part | |
| 从头 從頭 | anew; from the start |