Vocabulary

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Hàn cháo Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Gōng Ministry of Works (in imperial China) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Qiáng guó (ironically) mainland China (Taiwan & Hong Kong usage) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Wéi chéng Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu, filmed as a TV serial Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Xīng huà Xinghua, county-level city in Taizhou, Jiangsu Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Luò yáng Luoyang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
lái Malaya; Malaysia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Shuāng Gemini (star sign) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
西 西 yóu "Journey to the West", a Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, also known as "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey" Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Lóng mén Longmen county in Huizhou, Guangdong; mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
shān cūn mountain village Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Cháng chūn Changchun, sub-provincial city and capital of Jilin Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
zhào Rizhao, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
西 西 chéng Xicheng, a district of central Beijing Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Zhōng Sino-Cuban; China-Cuba Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Chūn Wǎn abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
xìng to revert to one's original surname Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Moscow, capital of Russia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Měi líng Meiling (female name); Zhou Meiling (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Běi jīng Shí jiān Beijing Time (BJT); China Standard Time (CST) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Hóng jūn Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA; (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Nán Cháo Southern Dynasties (420-589) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Mín guó Republic of China (1912-1949); used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Chǔ guó the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
lǎo chéng old town; old district of a city Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Jiě fàng jūn People's Liberation Army (PRC armed forces) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Yuē Joseph (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Měi zhōu America (including North, Central and South America); the Americas; abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Sòng cháo Song Dynasty (960-1279); also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Miàn Horse-Face, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Ruì shì Switzerland Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Zhāng Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书 Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Gāo qiáo Takahashi (Japanese surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
西 西 Southwest Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Shēn lán Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first to defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Hàn dài the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Zhōng Kuí Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits); (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
cūn zhài (stockaded) village Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
tái Wutai city and county in Xinzhou, Shanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Shǐ Records of the Grand Historian, by, first of the 24 dynastic histories Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Běi Cháo Northern Dynasties (386-581) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Jīn niú Taurus (star sign); Jinniu district of Chengdu city, Sichuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
huán chéng encircling the city (of walls, ring road etc); around the city Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Tái shān Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Yāng shì China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Kōng Airbus Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Lóng mén shān Mt Longmen, the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin, an active geological fault line; Mt Longmen in Shandong; Mt Longmen in Henan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
míng chéng famous city Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Tiān Tianhe District of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Shā sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated ∼HSK 3