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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| 有影响 有影響 | influential | |
| 稽查 稽查 | inspection | |
| 当班 當班 | to work one's shift | |
| 华 華 | flowery; illustrious; Chinese | |
| 不一样 不一樣 | different; distinctive; unlike | |
| 拉屎 拉屎 | to defecate; to shit; to crap | |
| 午夜 午夜 | midnight | |
| 改写 改寫 | to revise; to edit | |
| 将会 將會 | auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to | |
| 个头 個頭 | size; height | |
| 不只 不只 | not only; not merely | |
| 举国上下 舉國上下 | the entire nation; the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file | |
| 孩子们 孩子們 | children | |
| 艺术家 藝術家 | artist | |
| 吃饱 吃飽 | to eat one's fill | |
| 历史上 歷史上 | historical; in history | |
| 操 撡 | conduct, run, control, manage | |
| 一级 一級 | first class; category A | |
| 天数 天數 | number of days; fate; destiny | |
| 出难题 出難題 | to raise a tough question | |
| 不见得 不見得 | not necessarily; not likely | |
| 干杯 乾杯 | to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup | |
| 站住 站住 | to stand | |
| 有点儿 有點兒 | slightly; a little; somewhat | |
| 东南 東南 | southeast | |
| 做生意 做生意 | to do business | |
| 回国 回國 | to return to one's home country | |
| 老年 老年 | elderly; old age; autumn of one's years | |
| 打交道 打交道 | to come into contact with; to have dealings | |
| 举手 舉手 | to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal) | |
| 东北 東北 | Northeast China; Manchuria | |
| 院长 院長 | the head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; president of a university; department head; dean; premier of the Republic of China | |
| 大衣 大衣 | overcoat; topcoat; cloak | |
| 老是 老是 | always | |
| 做饭 做飯 | to prepare a meal; to cook | |
| 大海 大海 | sea; ocean | |
| 起飞 起飛 | (of an aircraft) to take off | |
| 走过 走過 | to walk past; to pass by | |
| 商人 商人 | merchant; businessman | |
| 东方 東方 | east | |
| 快要 快要 | nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) | |
| 北方 北方 | north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River | |
| 凉 涼 | the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) | |
| 笑话 笑話 | joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock | |
| 刻 刻 | quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals | |
| 大门 大門 | the Doors, US rock band | |
| 今后 今後 | hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on | |
| 市长 市長 | mayor | |
| 分开 分開 | to separate; to part | |
| 校长 校長 | (college, university) president; headmaster |