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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迎娶 迎娶 yíng qǔ (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony; (fig.) to take as one's wife; to marry (a woman) ∼HSK 6
早逝 早逝 zǎo shì early demise; untimely death ∼HSK 6
掩藏 掩藏 yǎn cáng hidden; covered; concealed ∼HSK 6
西服 西服 xī fú suit; Western-style clothes (historical usage) ∼HSK 6
斑斓 斑斕 bān lán gorgeous; brightly colored; multicolored ∼HSK 6
孤岛 孤島 gū dǎo isolated island ∼HSK 6
顶峰 頂峰 dǐng fēng peak; summit; fig. high point; masterpiece ∼HSK 6
未婚 未婚 wèi hūn unmarried ∼HSK 6
陆陆续续 陸陸續續 lù lù xù xù in succession; one after another; continuously ∼HSK 6
遮住 遮住 zhē zhù to cover (up); to block; to obstruct; to shade ∼HSK 6
王宫 王宮 wáng gōng imperial palace ∼HSK 6
略略 略略 lüè lüè slightly; roughly; briefly; very generally ∼HSK 6
睁眼 睜眼 zhēng yǎn to open one's eyes ∼HSK 6
大公 大公 dà gōng grand duke; impartial ∼HSK 6
劫难 劫難 jié nàn calamity ∼HSK 6
铭刻 銘刻 míng kè a carved inscription ∼HSK 6
夜幕降临 夜幕降臨 yè mù jiàng lín nightfall ∼HSK 6
家公 家公 jiā gōng head of a family; (polite) my father; (polite) my grandfather; your esteemed father ∼HSK 6
刮目相看 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) ∼HSK 6
人烟稀少 人煙稀少 rén yān xī shǎo no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate ∼HSK 6
要塞 要塞 yào sài stronghold; fort; fortification ∼HSK 6
以此为 以此為 yǐ cǐ wéi to regard as; to treat as ∼HSK 6
跌宕 跌宕 diē dàng uninhibited; free and unconstrained; rhythmical ∼HSK 6
不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù - yī qiè (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns ∼HSK 6
绞刑 絞刑 jiǎo xíng to execute by hanging ∼HSK 6
抹去 抹去 mǒ qù to erase ∼HSK 6
安身立命 安身立命 ān shēn - lì mìng (idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life ∼HSK 6
有生之年 有生之年 yǒu shēng zhī nián (idiom) during one's lifetime; while one is on this earth; in one's remaining years ∼HSK 6
酿酒 釀酒 niàng jiǔ to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc) ∼HSK 6
入主 入主 rù zhǔ to invade and take control of (a territory); to take the helm at (an organization); (of a company) to take control of (another company) ∼HSK 6
各行各业 各行各業 gè háng - gè yè every trade; all professions; all walks of life ∼HSK 6
狂奔 狂奔 kuáng bēn to run like crazy; to rush ∼HSK 6
最优 最優 zuì yōu optimal; optimum ∼HSK 6
入股 入股 rù gǔ to invest ∼HSK 6
远远超过 遠遠超過 yuǎn yuǎn chāo guò surpassing by far ∼HSK 6
还债 還債 huán zhài to settle a debt ∼HSK 6
亲眼目睹 親眼目睹 qīn yǎn mù dǔ to see for oneself; to see with one's own eyes ∼HSK 6
日夜兼程 日夜兼程 rì yè jiān chéng to travel day and night ∼HSK 6
付诸 付諸 fù zhū to apply to; to put into (practice etc); to put to (a test, a vote etc) ∼HSK 6
清秀 清秀 qīng xiù delicate and pretty ∼HSK 6
端的 端的 duān dì really; after all; details; particulars ∼HSK 6
感同身受 感同身受 gǎn tóng shēn shòu to feel as if it had happened to oneself; to sympathize; (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor ∼HSK 6
赏赐 賞賜 shǎng cì to bestow a reward; a reward ∼HSK 6
跪拜 跪拜 guì bài to kowtow; to kneel and worship ∼HSK 6
家产 家產 jiā chǎn family property ∼HSK 6
荒芜 荒蕪 huāng wú left to return to unchecked growth; overgrown; grown wild ∼HSK 6
飘渺 飄渺 piāo miǎo faintly discernible; indistinct; misty ∼HSK 6
病故 病故 bìng gù to die of an illness ∼HSK 6
枝叶 枝葉 zhī yè branch and leaf ∼HSK 6
寄予厚望 寄予厚望 jì yǔ hòu wàng to place high hopes ∼HSK 6