The Rise of the Great Powers

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Season 1 — The Rise of the Great Powers

大国崛起 dàguó juéqǐ

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Vocabulary

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受过 受過 shòu guò to take the blame (for sb else) HSK 7
难以想象 難以想象 nányǐxiǎngxiàng Unimaginable HSK 7
软实力 軟實力 ruǎn shí lì soft power (in international relations) HSK 7
半信半疑 半信半疑 bàn xìn bàn yí half doubting; dubious; skeptical HSK 7
国徽 國徽 Guó huī the national emblem of the PRC (a red circle containing the five stars of the PRC flag over Tiananmen 天安门) HSK 7
长达 長達 cháng dá to extend as long as; to lengthen out to HSK 7
农历 農曆 nóng lì the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar HSK 7
弊病 弊病 bì bìng malady; evil; malpractice; drawback; disadvantage HSK 7
连年 連年 lián nián successive years; over many years HSK 7
前无古人 前無古人 qián wú gǔ rén (idiom) unprecedented; unheard of HSK 7
改为 改為 gǎi wéi to change into HSK 7
划时代 劃時代 huà shí dài epoch-marking HSK 7
富强 富強 fù qiáng rich and powerful HSK 7
开垦 開墾 kāi kěn to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow HSK 7
折合 折合 zhé hé to convert into; to amount to; to be equivalent to HSK 7
瞻仰 瞻仰 zhān yǎng to revere; to admire HSK 7
簇拥 簇擁 cù yōng to crowd around; to escort HSK 7
工序 工序 gōng xù working procedure; process HSK 7
艰险 艱險 jiān xiǎn difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils HSK 7
优胜劣汰 優勝劣汰 yōu shèng liè tài survival of the fittest (idiom) HSK 7
贯通 貫通 guàn tōng to link up; to thread together HSK 7
贫乏 貧乏 pín fá impoverished; lacking; deficient; limited; meager; impoverishment; lack; deficiency HSK 7
求学 求學 qiú xué to seek knowledge; to study; to attend college HSK 7
罢免 罷免 bà miǎn to remove sb from their post; to dismiss HSK 7
肥沃 肥沃 féi wò fertile HSK 7
舵手 舵手 duò shǒu helmsman HSK 7
取经 取經 qǔ jīng to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures; to learn by studying another's experience HSK 7
输家 輸家 shū jiā loser (as opposed to winner 赢家) HSK 7
赫然 赫然 hè rán with astonishment; with a shock; awe-inspiringly; impressively; furiously (angry) HSK 7
波涛 波濤 bō tāo great waves; billows HSK 7
产值 產值 chǎn zhí value of output; output value HSK 7
指南针 指南針 zhǐ nán zhēn compass HSK 7
要领 要領 yào lǐng main aspects; essentials; gist HSK 7
盛产 盛產 shèng chǎn to produce in abundance; to be rich in HSK 7
海运 海運 hǎi yùn shipping by sea HSK 7
艳丽 艷麗 yàn lì gorgeous; garish and beautiful HSK 7
底子 底子 dǐ zi base; foundation; bottom HSK 7
瓜分 瓜分 guā fēn to partition; to divide up HSK 7
造价 造價 zào jià construction cost HSK 7
拄 拄 zhǔ to lean on; to prop on HSK 7
富足 富足 fù zú rich; plentiful HSK 7
眼红 眼紅 yǎn hóng to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious HSK 7
纲领 綱領 gāng lǐng program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle HSK 7
笨重 笨重 bèn zhòng heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy HSK 7
筹措 籌措 chóu cuò to raise (money) HSK 7
辽阔 遼闊 liáo kuò vast; extensive HSK 7
一系列 一系列 yī xì liè a series of; a string of HSK 7
谢绝 謝絕 xiè jué to refuse politely HSK 7
标榜 標榜 biāo bǎng to flaunt; to advertise; to parade; boost; excessive praise HSK 7
切身 切身 qiè shēn direct; concerning oneself; personal HSK 7