Vocabulary
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| 似乎 似乎 | it seems; seemingly; as if | |
| 之一 之一 | one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc) | |
| 历史 歷史 | history | |
| 看来 看來 | apparently; it seems that | |
| 根据 根據 | according to; based on; basis; foundation | |
| 首 首 | head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc | |
| 提供 提供 | to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish | |
| 自 自 | self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely | |
| 曾 曾 | once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) | |
| 处 處 | place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point | |
| 甚至 甚至 | even; so much so that | |
| 之间 之間 | (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) | |
| 作为 作為 | one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be | |
| 此 此 | this; these | |
| 无 無 | not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less | |
| 了解 了解 | to understand; to realize; to find out | |
| 之后 之後 | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | |
| 却 卻 | but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though | |
| 而 而 | and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) | |
| 深刻 深刻 | profound; deep; deep-going | Xiehouyu |
| 亲 親 | parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear | Xiehouyu |
| 整 整 | exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb | Colloquialism |
| 明朝 明朝 | Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) | Proper Noun |
| 张居正 張居正 | Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee | Proper Noun |
| 康熙 康熙 | Kangxi, title of the reign (1661-1722) of the Kangxi Emperor | Proper Noun |
| 万历 萬曆 | reign name of Ming emperor (1573-1619) | Proper Noun |
| 进城 進城 | to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work) | Proper Noun |
| 明代 明代 | the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) | Proper Noun |
| 金水 金水 | Jinshui District of Zhengzhou City, Henan | Proper Noun |
| 道光 道光 | reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850) | Proper Noun |
| 南城 南城 | Nancheng county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi | Proper Noun |
| 东城 東城 | Dongcheng, a district of central Beijing | Proper Noun |
| 城楼 城樓 | city gate tower | Proper Noun |
| 明初 明初 | the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century) | Proper Noun |
| 成化 成化 | Chenghua, reign title of the eighth Ming emperor (reigned 1465-1487) | Proper Noun |
| 蒙古 蒙古 | Mongolia | Proper Noun |
| 政 政 | government, political affairs | |
| 帝 帝 | supreme ruler, emperor; god | |
| 王朝 王朝 | dynasty | |
| 吉 吉 | lucky, propitious, good | |
| 典 典 | law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture | |
| 京城 京城 | capital of a country | |
| 志 志 | purpose, will, determination; annals | |
| 在朝 在朝 | sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members) | |
| 头目 頭目 | ringleader; gang leader; chieftain | |
| 过目 過目 | to look over | |
| 总督 總督 | governor-general; viceroy; governor | |
| 总管 總管 | to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility); person in charge; manager; (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward | |
| 诸 諸 | various, all, these; surname | |
| 各级 各級 | all levels |