HeXi Corridor

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Season 1 — HeXi Corridor

河西走廊 héxīzǒuláng

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落叶归根 落葉歸根 Luò yè guī gēn Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by, starring Idiom ∼HSK 4
沉默寡言 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán habitually silent (idiom); reticent; uncommunicative Idiom ∼HSK 4
化干戈为玉帛 化干戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom); fig. to turn hostility into friendship Idiom ∼HSK 4
挺身而出 挺身而出 tǐng shēn ér chū to step forward bravely Idiom ∼HSK 4
慕名而来 慕名而來 mù míng ér lái to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location Idiom ∼HSK 4
无边无际 無邊無際 wú biān - wú jì (idiom) boundless; limitless Idiom ∼HSK 4
就地取材 就地取材 jiù dì qǔ cái to draw on local resources; using materials at hand Idiom ∼HSK 4
无用 無用 wú yòng useless; worthless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
大方 大方 dà fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea Xiehouyu HSK 4
热闹 熱鬧 rè nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
高潮 高潮 gāo cháo high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity; climax (of a story, a competition etc); to have an orgasm Xiehouyu HSK 4
冷静 冷靜 lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
烧 燒 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
抱 抱 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
河西走廊 河西走廊 Hé xī 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
西域 西域 Xī yù Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
匈奴 匈奴 Xiōng nú 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
中原 中原 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
敦煌 敦煌 Dūn huáng Dunhuang, county-level city in Jiuquan, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
汉武帝 漢武帝 Hàn Wǔ dì Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
长安 長安 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
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
丝绸之路 絲綢之路 Sī chóu zhī Lù the Silk Road Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
吐蕃 吐蕃 Tǔ bō Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet; the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD; also pr. [Tu3 fan1] Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
左宗棠 左宗棠 Zuǒ Zōng táng Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
玉门 玉門 Yù mén Yumen, county-level city in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
巴斯 巴斯 Bā sī Bath city in southwest England Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中亚 中亞 Zhōng Yà Central Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
蒙古人 蒙古人 Měng gǔ rén Mongol Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
嘉峪关 嘉峪關 Jiā yù Guān Jiayu Pass in Gansu, at the western terminus of the Great Wall Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
金川 金川 Jīn chuān Jinchuan County (Tibetan: chu chen rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, northwest Sichuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
青藏高原 青藏高原 Qīng Zàng gāo yuán Qinghai-Tibetan plateau Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
兰州 蘭州 Lán zhōu Lanzhou, prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
萨迦 薩迦 Sà jiā Sa'gya town and county, Tibetan: Sa skya, in Shigatse prefecture, central Tibet; saga (i.e. heroic tale) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
武威 武威 Wǔ wēi Wuwei, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
藏传佛教 藏傳佛教 Zàng chuán Fó jiào Tibetan Buddhism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
青海 青海 Qīng hǎi Qinghai Province, capital Xining Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
汉宣帝 漢宣帝 Hàn Xuān dì Emperor Xuan (91-48 BC) of the Former Han Dynasty, reigned 74-48 BC Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
成吉思汗 成吉思汗 Chéng jí sī hán Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
忽必烈 忽必烈 Hū bì liè Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
圣地 聖地 shèng dì holy land (of a religion); sacred place; shrine; holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc); center of historic interest Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐朝 唐朝 Tángcháo Tang dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
刘邦 劉邦 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
契丹 契丹 Qì 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
西晋 西晉 Xī Jìn Western Jin dynasty (265-316) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4