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Dunhuang

S1E7 · 敦煌 dūnhuáng

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敦煌石窟 敦煌石窟 Dūn huáng shí kū Dunhuang caves in Gansu; refers to Mogao caves Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中亚 中亞 Zhōng Yà Central Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐代 唐代 Táng dài Tang dynasty (618-907) 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
大唐 大唐 Dà Táng Great Tang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
查尔斯 查爾斯 Chá ěr sī Charles Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
文殊菩萨 文殊菩薩 Wén shū Pú sà Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
药师佛 藥師佛 Yào shī fó Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
玄武 玄武 Xuán wǔ Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky); (in Daoism) God of the north sky 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
攻陷 攻陷 gōng xiàn to capture (a fortress, city etc); to take by force Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
神佛 神佛 Shén Fó Gods and Buddhas 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
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
戈壁滩 戈壁灘 Gē bì tān Gobi desert Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
塔克拉玛干沙漠 塔克拉瑪干沙漠 Tǎ kè lā mǎ gān Shā mò Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
法国人 法國人 Fǎ guó rén Frenchman; French person Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
汉文 漢文 Hàn wén Chinese written language; Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
莫高窟 莫高窟 Mò gāo kū Mogao caves in Dunhuang 敦煌, Gansu 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
扶桑 扶桑 Fú sāng Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
华容 華容 Huá róng Huarong district of Ezhou city, Hubei; Huarong county in Yueyang, Hunan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
崇信 崇信 Chóng xìn Chongxin county in Pingliang, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
弥勒佛 彌勒佛 Mí lè fó Maitreya; the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清水 清水 Qīng shuǐ Qingshui (place name); Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
净土宗 淨土宗 Jìng tǔ zōng Pure Land Buddhism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
佛陀 佛陀 Fó tuó Buddha (a person who has attained Buddhahood, or specifically Siddhartha Gautama) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
波斯 波斯 Bō sī Persia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
文艺复兴 文藝復興 Wén yì fù xīng the Renaissance Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
东晋 東晉 Dōng Jìn Eastern Jin dynasty 317-420 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐末 唐末 Táng mò late Tang period (9th century) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
魏晋南北朝 魏晉南北朝 Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties; generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
隋唐 隋唐 Suí Táng Sui (581-617) and Tang dynasties (618-907) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
宅 宅 zhái residence, dwelling, home; grave ∼HSK 4
摩 摩 mā rub, scour, grind; friction ∼HSK 4
杰 傑 jié hero; heroic, outstanding ∼HSK 4
彩 彩 cǎi hue, color; variegated colors ∼HSK 4
塑像 塑像 sù xiàng to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood); a statue created through such a process ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
瑰丽 瑰麗 guī lì elegant; magnificent; exceptionally beautiful ∼HSK 4
无名 無名 wú míng nameless; obscure ∼HSK 4
二林 二林 Èr lín Erlin or Erhlin Town in Changhua County, Taiwan ∼HSK 4
佳 佳 Jiā good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful ∼HSK 4
绿洲 綠洲 lǜ zhōu oasis ∼HSK 4
域 域 yù district, region, boundary; land ∼HSK 4
荡 蕩 dàng pond, pool; wash away, cleanse ∼HSK 4
世俗 世俗 shì sú profane; secular; worldly ∼HSK 4
围观 圍觀 wéi guān to stand in a circle and watch ∼HSK 4
泽 澤 zé marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance ∼HSK 4