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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折射 折射 zhé shè to refract; refraction; to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of) HSK 7
可想而知 可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī it is obvious that...; as one can well imagine... HSK 7
过境 過境 guò jìng to pass through a country's territory; transit HSK 7
应邀 應邀 yìng yāo at sb's invitation; on invitation HSK 7
感慨 感慨 gǎn kǎi to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved HSK 7
谜底 謎底 mí dǐ answer to a riddle HSK 7
弊端 弊端 bì duān systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices) HSK 7
定为 定為 dìng wèi set to HSK 7
惨痛 慘痛 cǎn tòng bitter; painful; deeply distressed HSK 7
四面八方 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng in all directions; all around; far and near HSK 7
错位 錯位 cuò wèi to be wrongly positioned; to be dislocated; to be misplaced; (medicine) to be in malposition; (fig.) erroneous; eccentric HSK 7
工商界 工商界 gōng shāng jiè industry; the world of business HSK 7
关税 關稅 guān shuì customs duty; tariff HSK 7
背诵 背誦 bèi sòng to recite; to repeat from memory HSK 7
私有 私有 sī yǒu private; privately-owned HSK 7
回忆录 回憶錄 huí yì lù memoir HSK 7
鲁莽 魯莽 lǔ mǎng hot-headed; impulsive; reckless HSK 7
官僚主义 官僚主義 guān liáo zhǔ yì bureaucracy HSK 7
对白 對白 duì bái dialogue (in a movie or a play) HSK 7
呼啸 呼嘯 hū xiào to whistle; to scream; to whiz HSK 7
固有 固有 gù yǒu intrinsic to sth; inherent; native HSK 7
历时 歷時 lì shí to last; to take (time); period; diachronic HSK 7
仅次于 僅次於 jǐn cì yú second only to ...; ranking behind only ... HSK 7
人文 人文 rén wén humanities; human affairs; culture HSK 7
愚昧 愚昧 yú mèi ignorant; uneducated; ignorance HSK 7
电讯 電訊 diàn xùn telecommunications; telecom HSK 7
售价 售價 shòu jià selling price HSK 7
烹调 烹調 pēng tiáo to cook HSK 7
世代 世代 shì dài for many generations; generation; era; age HSK 7
陈列 陳列 chén liè to display; to exhibit HSK 7
歌颂 歌頌 gē sòng to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize HSK 7
强加 強加 qiáng jiā to impose; to force upon HSK 7
缴纳 繳納 jiǎo nà to pay (taxes etc) HSK 7
渊源 淵源 yuān yuán origin; source; relationship HSK 7
波及 波及 bō jí to spread to; to involve; to affect HSK 7
托付 托付 tuō fù to entrust HSK 7
湖泊 湖泊 hú pō lake HSK 7
水利 水利 shuǐ lì water conservancy; irrigation works HSK 7
航运 航運 háng yùn shipping; transport HSK 7
蔑视 蔑視 miè shì to loathe; to despise; contempt HSK 7
远见 遠見 yuǎn jiàn foresight; discernment; vision HSK 7
钻研 鑽研 zuān yán to study meticulously; to delve into HSK 7
繁重 繁重 fán zhòng heavy; burdensome; heavy-duty; arduous; onerous HSK 7
和蔼 和藹 hé ǎi kindly; nice; amiable HSK 7
祥和 祥和 xiáng hé auspicious and peaceful HSK 7
昼夜 晝夜 zhòu yè day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop HSK 7
罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster HSK 7
山脉 山脈 shān mài mountain range HSK 7
瘟疫 瘟疫 wēn yì plague; pestilence HSK 7
命题 命題 mìng tí proposition (logic, math.); to assign an essay topic HSK 7