Vocabulary

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Luò guī gēn Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by, starring Idiom ∼HSK 4
chén guǎ yán habitually silent (idiom); reticent; uncommunicative Idiom ∼HSK 4
huà gān wéi lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom); fig. to turn hostility into friendship Idiom ∼HSK 4
tǐng shēn ér chū to step forward bravely Idiom ∼HSK 4
míng ér lái to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location Idiom ∼HSK 4
biān - (idiom) boundless; limitless Idiom ∼HSK 4
jiù cái to draw on local resources; using materials at hand Idiom ∼HSK 4
yòng useless; worthless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea Xiehouyu HSK 4
nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
gāo cháo high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity; climax (of a story, a competition etc); to have an orgasm Xiehouyu HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
西 西 Zǒu láng Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西 西 Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Xiōng Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Dūn huáng Dunhuang, county-level city in Jiuquan, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Hàn Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Cháng ān Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an) capital of China during Tang Dynasty; now, a district of Xi'an Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
chóu zhī the Silk Road Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet; the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD; also pr. [Tu3 fan1] Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Zuǒ Zōng táng Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
mén Yumen, county-level city in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Bath city in southwest England Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Zhōng Central Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Měng rén Mongol Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jiā Guān Jiayu Pass in Gansu, at the western terminus of the Great Wall Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jīn chuān Jinchuan County (Tibetan: chu chen rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, northwest Sichuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Qīng Zàng gāo yuán Qinghai-Tibetan plateau Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Lán zhōu Lanzhou, prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
jiā Sa'gya town and county, Tibetan: Sa skya, in Shigatse prefecture, central Tibet; saga (i.e. heroic tale) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
wēi Wuwei, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Zàng chuán jiào Tibetan Buddhism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Qīng hǎi Qinghai Province, capital Xining Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Hàn Xuān Emperor Xuan (91-48 BC) of the Former Han Dynasty, reigned 74-48 BC Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Chéng hán Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
liè Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
shèng holy land (of a religion); sacred place; shrine; holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc); center of historic interest Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tángcháo Tang dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Liú Bāng Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), bandit leader who became first Han emperor Han Gaozu 漢高祖|汉高祖 (reigned 202-195 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
dān Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西 西 Jìn Western Jin dynasty (265-316) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4