Vocabulary

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yán tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father HSK 4
Sūn Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 HSK 4
méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
bài to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither HSK 4
duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
cóng from now on; since then; henceforth HSK 4
zhèn disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration HSK 4
tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man HSK 4
chí dào to arrive late HSK 4
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss HSK 4
suān sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid HSK 4
duì fu to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) HSK 4
péi yǎng to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology) HSK 4
yǒng courage; valor HSK 4
yuán circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) HSK 4
to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance HSK 4
hot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting; to burn HSK 4
dēng to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) HSK 4
chéng shòu to bear; to support; to inherit HSK 4
to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract HSK 4
xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon HSK 4
shǒu to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining HSK 4
àn dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant HSK 4
jīn nowadays; now HSK 4
bīng soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike HSK 4
fán to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy HSK 4
rán still; as before HSK 4
jiāng on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of HSK 4
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4
guān government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body HSK 4
qiē to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential HSK 4
shǒu in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands HSK 4
xǐng to remind; to call attention to; to warn of HSK 4
yǐn to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate HSK 4
shī bài to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat HSK 4
shēn fèn identity; aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank HSK 4
què really; indeed HSK 4
jìng rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to HSK 4
zhàn zhēng war; conflict HSK 4
dǎo zhì to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about HSK 4
dào to meet; to run into; to come across HSK 4
xiōng brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal HSK 4
wáng king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great HSK 4
ér shì rather HSK 4
jiě shì explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve HSK 4
guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
kàn lai apparently; it seems that HSK 4
wèi lái future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending HSK 4
France; French; abbr. for 法国; Taiwan pr. [Fà] HSK 4
dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4