Vocabulary

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Liù Cháo Six Dynasties (220-589) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
wèng chéng enceinte of a city gate; barbican entrance to a city Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
shì zhōng xīn city center; downtown Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Xīn xiàn Xin county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
dài Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
广 Guǎng dōng Shěng Guangdong Province, capital Guangzhou Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Zhāng Fēi Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Yuán cháo Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Xiǎo Qiáo Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the two great beauties of ancient China Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Shēn zhèn Shì Shenzhen, sub-provincial city in Guangdong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Shān yáng Shanyang District of Jiaozuo City, Henan; Shanyang County in Shangluo, Shaanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
chéng mén city gate Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
chéng wài outside of a city Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
cūn village; hamlet Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Gōng Ministry of Works (in imperial China) 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
Kāng Kangxi, title of the reign (1661-1722) of the Kangxi Emperor Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
xiǎo zhèn small town; village 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
Bái yín Baiyin, prefecture-level city in Gansu 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
Hēi lóng jiāng Heilongjiang Province, capital Harbin; Heilong River or Amur River, forming the border between northeast China and Russia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Xīn chéng Xincheng or Hsincheng township in Hualien County, east Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
xìng to revert to one's original surname Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Hàn Han ethnic group 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
Lóng tán Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province; see also; Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county, north Taiwan 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
Miàn Horse-Face, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology 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
西 西 Southwest Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Hàn dài the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
cūn zhài (stockaded) village Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Lǎo chéng Laocheng district of Luoyang City, Henan 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
Tái shān Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong 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