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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| 家事 家事 | family matters; domestic affairs; housework | |
| 语 語 | language, words; saying, expression | |
| 没有什么 沒有什麼 | it is nothing; there's nothing... about it | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 几天 幾天 | several days | |
| 日出 日出 | sunrise | |
| 几次 幾次 | several times | |
| 你等 你等 | (archaic) you all | |
| 一等 一等 | first class; grade A | |
| 侍从 侍從 | to serve (an important personage); attendant; retainer | |
| 不可 不可 | cannot; should not; must not | |
| 一来 一來 | firstly,... | |
| 重重 重重 | layer upon layer; one after another | |
| 后路 後路 | escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative course of action; room for maneuver | |
| 不住 不住 | (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly | |
| 要看 要看 | (it) depends on... | |
| 今 今 | now, today, modern era | |
| 十三 十三 | thirteen; 13 | |
| 少校 少校 | junior ranking officer in Chinese army; major; lieutenant commander | |
| 不问 不問 | to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off | |
| 前几天 前幾天 | a few days ago; a few days before; the past few days; the previous few days | |
| 送客 送客 | to see a visitor out | |
| 第二次 第二次 | the second time; second; number two | |
| 老话 老話 | an old saying | |
| 放行 放行 | to let pass | |
| 没了 沒了 | to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 过家家 過家家 | to play house | |
| 不和 不和 | not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord | |
| 不着 不著 | no need; need not | |
| 老到 老到 | experienced and careful | |
| 有话要说 有話要說 | to speak one's mind | |
| 小事 小事 | trifle; trivial matter | |
| 大男人 大男人 | very masculine guy; a real man; (used ironically) a grown man | |
| 达 達 | arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery | |
| 五星 五星 | the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星 | |
| 多个 多個 | many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) | |
| 几点 幾點 | what time?; when? | |
| 北边 北邊 | north; north side; northern part; to the north of | |
| 里边 裡邊 | inside | |
| 后天 後天 | the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori | |
| 老人家 老人家 | polite term for old woman or man | |
| 从来不 從來不 | never | |
| 弟 弟 | younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) | |
| 下车 下車 | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) | |
| 不大 不大 | not very; not too; not often | |
| 开会 開會 | to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting | |
| 饭店 飯店 | restaurant; hotel | |
| 日期 日期 | date | |
| 国外 國外 | abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign |