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The People

S1E9 · 苍生 cāngshēng

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控制 控制 kòng zhì to control HSK 5
唯一 唯一 wéi yī only; sole HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
沉默寡言 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán habitually silent (idiom); reticent; uncommunicative Idiom ∼HSK 4
无边无际 無邊無際 wú biān - wú jì (idiom) boundless; limitless Idiom ∼HSK 4
大方 大方 dà fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea 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
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu 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
左宗棠 左宗棠 Zuǒ Zōng táng Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader 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
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
丝绸之路 絲綢之路 Sī chóu zhī Lù the Silk Road 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
波罗 波羅 Bō luó Polo (car made by Volkswagen); surname Polo Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
宿州 宿州 Sù zhōu Suzhou, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中亚 中亞 Zhōng Yà Central Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
沙俄 沙俄 Shā É Tsarist Russia; abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
兰州 蘭州 Lán zhōu Lanzhou, prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
亚美尼亚 亞美尼亞 Yà měi ní yà Armenia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西域 西域 Xī yù Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
哈密 哈密 Hā mì Hami, prefecture-level city in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
伊犁 伊犁 Yī lí Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region; Ili River in central Asia; the Yili basin around Urumqi in Xinjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
斯坦因 斯坦因 Sī tǎn yīn Stein (name); Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943), Hungarian-born British archaeologist known for his expeditions to Central Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李宗盛 李宗盛 Lǐ Zōng shèng Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
蒙古人 蒙古人 Měng gǔ rén Mongol Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西方人 西方人 Xī fāng rén Westerner; Occidental Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
湘江 湘江 Xiāng jiāng the Xiangjiang river in Hunan province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
洋务运动 洋務運動 Yáng wù Yùn dòng Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 自強運動|自强运动 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清政府 清政府 Qīng zhèng fǔ Qing government (1644-1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清廷 清廷 Qīng tíng the Qing court (as government of China) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
同治 同治 Tóng zhì reign name of Qing emperor (1861-1875) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
波斯语 波斯語 Bō sī yǔ Persian (language); Farsi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
郑和 鄭和 Zhèng Hé Zheng He (1371-1433), famous early Ming dynasty admiral and explorer Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
葡萄牙人 葡萄牙人 Pú táo yá rén Portuguese (person) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
印度洋 印度洋 Yìn dù yáng Indian Ocean Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
利马 利馬 Lì mǎ Lima, capital of Peru 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
塔里木盆地 塔里木盆地 Tǎ lǐ mù pén dì Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
利马窦 利馬竇 Lì Mǎ dòu Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China; erroneous spelling of 利瑪竇|利玛窦 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
罗城 羅城 luó chéng a second wall built around a city wall Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
戈壁滩 戈壁灘 Gē bì tān Gobi desert Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
永乐 永樂 Yǒng lè Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
迁都 遷都 qiān dū to move the capital (city) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
嘉峪关城 嘉峪關城 Jiā yù guān chéng Jiayuguan fort in the Gansu corridor; Ming dynasty military fort, the western end of the Great Wall Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
天方 天方 Tiān fāng (old) Arabia; Arabian Proper Noun ∼HSK 4