Vocabulary
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| 西城 西城 | Xicheng, a district of central Beijing | Proper Noun |
| 王朝 王朝 | dynasty | |
| 游记 遊記 | travel notes | |
| 卫 衛 | guard, protect, defend | |
| 边防 邊防 | frontier defense | |
| 海防 海防 | coastal defense | |
| 关城 關城 | defensive fort over border post | |
| 敌 敵 | enemy, foe, rival; resist | |
| 朝廷 朝廷 | court; imperial household; dynasty | |
| 黄土 黃土 | loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China) | |
| 另一 另一 | another; the other | |
| 信使 信使 | messenger; courier | |
| 未能 未能 | cannot; to fail to; unable to | |
| 已久 已久 | already a long time | |
| 之际 之際 | during; at the time of | |
| 烽火 烽火 | fire beacon (to give alarm) | |
| 化名 化名 | to go by an alias; to assume a false name; alias; pseudonym; assumed name | |
| 传教 傳教 | to preach; missionary; to evangelize | |
| 初夜 初夜 | early evening; wedding night; (fig.) first sexual encounter | |
| 布防 佈防 | to lay out a defense | |
| 萨 薩 | Buddhist gods or immortals | |
| 阿富汗 阿富汗 | Afghanistan | |
| 新建 新建 | new construction; newly built | |
| 人心 人心 | popular feeling; the will of the people | |
| 防线 防線 | defensive line or perimeter | |
| 势 勢 | power, force; tendency | |
| 石 石 | stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 | |
| 强身 強身 | to strengthen one's body; to keep fit; to build up one's health (through exercise, nutrition etc) | |
| 夯土 夯土 | rammed earth | |
| 内敛 內斂 | introverted; reserved; (artistic style) understated | |
| 民 民 | people, subjects, citizens | |
| 奇 奇 | strange, unusual, uncanny, occult | |
| 天时 天時 | the time; the right time; weather conditions; destiny; course of time; heaven's natural order | |
| 被困 被困 | to be trapped; to be stranded | |
| 使团 使團 | diplomatic mission | |
| 合一 合一 | to unite | |
| 在朝 在朝 | sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members) | |
| 重要性 重要性 | importance | |
| 世人 世人 | people (in general); people around the world; everyone | |
| 步步 步步 | step by step; at every step | |
| 回音 迴音 | echo; reply; turn (ornament in music) | |
| 称之为 稱之為 | to call it...; known as... | |
| 所居 所居 | residence; dwelling; dwelling place | |
| 心痛 心痛 | to feel distressed about sth; heartache; cardiac pain | |
| 花光 花光 | to spend all one's money | |
| 离世 離世 | (archaic) to live in seclusion; to pass away | |
| 辗转 輾轉 | to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander | |
| 收束 收束 | to constrict; to draw tight; to gather (one's thoughts); to bring to a close; to pack (for a journey) | |
| 前朝 前朝 | the previous dynasty | |
| 重整 重整 | to restructure; to reorganize; to revamp |