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The Silk Road

S1E6 · 丝路 sī lù

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大运河 大運河 Dà Yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC 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
西宁 西寧 Xī níng Xining, prefecture-level city and capital of Qinghai Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
世博会 世博會 Shì bó huì World Expo Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大唐 大唐 Dà Táng Great Tang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李世民 李世民 Lǐ Shì mín Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong (599-649), reigned 626-649 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
秦岭 秦嶺 Qín lǐng Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain and the Han River valley Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
罗马帝国 羅馬帝國 Luó mǎ Dì guó Roman Empire (27 BC-476 AD) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
亚欧大陆 亞歐大陸 Yà ōu dà lù Eurasian continent Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江南 江南 Jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south; Gangnam (distri Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
辽东 遼東 Liáo dōng Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea; east and south of Liaoning province; east of Liao river 遼河|辽河 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
隋唐 隋唐 Suí Táng Sui (581-617) and Tang dynasties (618-907) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
扬州 揚州 Yáng zhōu Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
隋文帝 隋文帝 Suí Wén dì Wendi (541-604), posthumous name of the first Sui emperor, reigned 581-604 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
伊斯坦布尔 伊斯坦布爾 Yī sī tǎn bù ěr Istanbul, Turkey Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
巴里 巴里 Bā lǐ Bari (Puglia, Italy) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
哈密 哈密 Hā mì Hami, prefecture-level city in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
波斯湾 波斯灣 Bō sī Wān Persian Gulf Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
费尔干纳盆地 費爾干納盆地 Fèi ěr gàn nà Pén dì the Ferghana Valley in modern Uzbekistan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
帕米尔 帕米爾 Pà mǐ ěr the Pamirs, highland region of Central Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
印度洋 印度洋 Yìn dù yáng Indian Ocean Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
帕米尔高原 帕米爾高原 Pà mǐ ěr Gāo yuán the Pamirs, highland region of Central Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
库尔 庫爾 Kù ěr Chur (city in Switzerland) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
和田 和田 Hé tián Hotan, prefecture in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region; Wada (Japanese surname and place name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
曹魏 曹魏 Cáo Wèi Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
太守 太守 tài shǒu governor of a province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
武城 武城 Wǔ chéng Wucheng county in Dezhou, Shandong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
乌兹别克斯坦 烏茲別克斯坦 Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn Uzbekistan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
伊吾 伊吾 Yī wú Yiwu County in Hami, Xinjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
横山 橫山 Héng shān Hengshan, the name of various places; Yokoyama (Japanese surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
一战 一戰 Yī zhàn World War I (1914-1918) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
青海湖 青海湖 Qīng hǎi Hú Qinghai Lake (Tibetan: mtsho-sngon) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
塔里木 塔里木 Tǎ lǐ mù the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
昆仑山脉 崑崙山脈 Kūn lún shān mài Kunlun Mountain range Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
临海 臨海 Lín hǎi Linhai, county-level city in Taizhou, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
辽阳 遼陽 Liáo yáng Liaoyang, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
龙华 龍華 Lóng huá Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples and city districts etc, notably Longhua Temple in Shanghai and Longhua District of Shenzhen, Guangdong 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
甘肃省 甘肅省 Gān sù Shěng Gansu Province, capital Lanzhou Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
县城 縣城 xiàn chéng county seat; county town Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
魏晋 魏晉 Wèi Jìn Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
隋末 隋末 Suí mò last years of the Sui dynasty; early 7th century AD Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐太宗 唐太宗 Táng Tài zōng Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin (599-649), reigned 626-649 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
尚书 尚書 Shàng shū same as Book of History Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
平顺 平順 Píng shùn Pingshun, county in Shanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐代 唐代 Táng dài Tang dynasty (618-907) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
登基 登基 dēng jī to ascend the throne ∼HSK 4
仓 倉 cāng granary; berth; sea ∼HSK 4
域 域 yù district, region, boundary; land ∼HSK 4
首领 首領 shǒu lǐng head; boss; chief ∼HSK 4