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S1E4 · 根脉 gēn mài

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拓跋 拓跋 Tuò bá branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534); also written 拓拔 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
汉文 漢文 Hàn wén Chinese written language; Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中宁 中寧 Zhōng níng Zhongning county in Zhongwei, Ningxia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中方 中方 Zhōng fāng the Chinese side (in an international venture) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
长江流域 長江流域 Cháng jiāng liú yù Changjiang or Yangtze river basin Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
桃源 桃源 Táo yuán Taoyuan county in Changde, Hunan; Taoyuan township in Kaohsiung county, southwest Taiwan 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
西域 西域 Xī yù Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
陆河 陸河 Lù hé Luhe county in Shanwei 汕尾, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中川 中川 Zhōng chuān Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
青山 青山 Qīng shān Qingshan district of Wuhan city, Hubei; Qingshan district of Baotou city, Inner Mongolia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
安居 安居 Ān jū Anju district of Suining city, Sichuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
以巴 以巴 Yǐ Bā Israeli-Palestinian Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
无为 無為 Wú wéi Wuwei, a county-level city in Wuhu, Anhui Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
扶桑 扶桑 Fú sāng Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孝经 孝經 Xiào jīng Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety) 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
儒者 儒者 Rú zhě Confucian Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
后梁 後梁 Hòu Liáng Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
士林 士林 Shì lín Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李广 李廣 Lǐ Guǎng Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐代 唐代 Táng dài Tang dynasty (618-907) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
陶渊明 陶淵明 Táo Yuān míng Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
五胡 五胡 Wǔ hú Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Di, Qiang, esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
诸葛亮 諸葛亮 Zhū gě Liàng Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period; the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms, where he is portrayed as a sage an 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
晋朝 晉朝 Jìn cháo Jin Dynasty (265-420) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
净土 淨土 Jìng tǔ (Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
正统 正統 Zhèng tǒng Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, temple name Yingzong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
万户 萬戶 Wàn Hù ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households; also translated as Marquis Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
鲜卑 鮮卑 Xiān bēi Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
梁书 梁書 Liáng shū History of Liang of the Southern Dynasties, eighth of the 24 dynastic histories, compiled by Yao Silian in 636 during Tang dynasty, 56 scrolls Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
魏晋 魏晉 Wèi Jìn Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
恒河 恆河 Héng Hé Ganges River Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
郭 郭 Guō outer part (of a city); surname ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
威 威 wēi pomp, power; powerful; dominate ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
官学 官學 guān xué school or academic institution (old) ∼HSK 4
宋 宋 Sòng Song dynasty; surname ∼HSK 4
仙 仙 xiān immortal ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
血腥 血腥 xuè xīng reeking of blood; bloody (events) ∼HSK 4
刺史 刺史 cì shǐ provincial governor (old) ∼HSK 4
永 永 yǒng long, perpetual, eternal, forever ∼HSK 4
自此 自此 zì cǐ since then; henceforth ∼HSK 4
秦 秦 Qín surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor; short name for ∼HSK 4
典籍 典籍 diǎn jí ancient books or records ∼HSK 4
经学 經學 jīng xué study of the Confucian classics ∼HSK 4
身处 身處 shēn chǔ in (some place); to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc); to find oneself in; placed in; surrounded by ∼HSK 4