A Bite of China

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舌尖上的中国 shéjiān shǎng de zhōngguó

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朱熹 朱熹 Zhū Xī Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu, Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
龙井 龍井 Lóng jǐng Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin; Longjing, a district of Taichung, Taiwan; Longjing tea (abbr. for 龍井茶|龙井茶[long2jing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
崇明岛 崇明島 Chóng míng Dǎo Chongming Island, at the mouth of the Yangtze River in Shanghai Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
仙桃 仙桃 Xiān táo Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
巴蜀 巴蜀 Bā shǔ Sichuan; originally two provinces of Qin and Han Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
闹市 鬧市 nào shì downtown area; city center Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中央电视台 中央電視台 Zhōng yāng Diàn shì tái China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
雪梨 雪梨 Xuě lí Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia (Tw) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
理学 理學 Lǐ xué School of Principle; Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi and Zhu Xi) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
满清 滿清 Mǎn Qīng Manchurian Qing (refers to the Qing dynasty, esp. at its decline, or as an anti-Qing slogan) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐诗 唐詩 Táng shī Tang poetry; a Tang poem Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
吉林 吉林 Jí lín Jilin Province, capital Changchun; Jilin, prefecture-level city in Jilin Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
烈日 烈日 Liè rì Liege, town in Belgium Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
世宗 世宗 Shì zōng Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
净土 淨土 Jìng tǔ (Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
新石器时代 新石器時代 Xīn shí qì Shí dài Neolithic Era Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
红楼梦 紅樓夢 Hóng lóu Mèng A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin, one of the four great novels Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
温州 溫州 Wēn zhōu Wenzhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
东宝 東寶 Dōng bǎo Dongbao district of Jingmen city, Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
华夏 華夏 Huá xià old name for China; Cathay Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大运河 大運河 Dà Yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孔子 孔子 Kǒng zǐ Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
立秋 立秋 Lì qiū Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
文革 文革 Wén gé Cultural Revolution (1966-76) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
淮安 淮安 Huái ān Huai'an, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西班牙人 西班牙人 Xī bān yá rén Spaniard; Spanish person Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
慈禧太后 慈禧太后 Cí xǐ tài hòu Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
富士 富士 Fù shì Fuji (Japanese company) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
昆明 昆明 Kūn míng Kunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清朝 清朝 Qīng cháo Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
喜马拉雅山 喜馬拉雅山 Xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shān Himalayas Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
石棉 石棉 Shí mián Shimian County in Ya'an, Sichuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
但丁 但丁 Dàn dīng Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
石井 石井 Shí jǐng Ishii (Japanese surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
哥伦布 哥倫布 Gē lún bù Cristóbal Colón or Christopher Columbus (1451-1506); Columbus, capital of Ohio Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
白族 白族 Bái zú Bai (ethnic group) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西沙 西沙 Xī shā Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
屯门 屯門 Tún mén Tuen Mun district of New Territories, Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
慈禧 慈禧 Cí Xǐ Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
妈祖 媽祖 Mā zǔ Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
黄浦江 黃浦江 Huáng pǔ Jiāng Huangpu River, major river flowing through Shanghai, dividing the city into Puxi (west of the river) and Pudong (east of the river) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
惠安 惠安 Huì ān Hui'an, a county in Quanzhou City, Fujian Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
苗族 苗族 Miáo zú Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
华南 華南 Huá nán Southern China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
长江三角洲 長江三角洲 Cháng Jiāng Sān jiǎo zhōu Yangtze River Delta Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
顺德 順德 Shùn dé Shunde, a district of Foshan, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大寒 大寒 Dà hán Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐宋 唐宋 Táng Sòng the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
三亚 三亞 Sān yà Sanya, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
眉山 眉山 Méi shān Meishan, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4