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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臣服 臣服 chén fú to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime); to serve ∼HSK 6
泱泱 泱泱 yāng yāng grand; magnificent; vast ∼HSK 6
命脉 命脈 mìng mài lifeline ∼HSK 6
洁白 潔白 jié bái spotlessly white; pure white ∼HSK 6
夹缝 夾縫 jiā fèng crack; crevice ∼HSK 6
羞涩 羞澀 xiū sè shy; bashful ∼HSK 6
悬而未决 懸而未決 xuán ér wèi jué (idiom) pending a decision; hanging in the balance ∼HSK 6
雏形 雛形 chú xíng embryonic form; miniature model ∼HSK 6
战袍 戰袍 zhàn páo (old) combat robe; soldier's uniform; (sports) team jersey; team shirt ∼HSK 6
由来已久 由來已久 yóu lái yǐ jiǔ to be of long standing; to have a long history (idiom); going back a long way ∼HSK 6
制图 製圖 zhì tú (cartography) to make a map; (architecture etc) to draft; to draw (blueprints); (graphic design) to create graphics ∼HSK 6
置身事外 置身事外 zhì shēn - shì wài (idiom) not to get involved; to stay out of it ∼HSK 6
显露出 顯露出 xiǎn lù chū to reveal (a quality or feeling); to manifest; to evince ∼HSK 6
不堪回首 不堪回首 bù kān huí shǒu can't bear to look back (on the past) (idiom); too painful to recall ∼HSK 6
割让 割讓 gē ràng to cede; cession ∼HSK 6
回荡 迴盪 huí dàng to resound; to reverberate; to echo ∼HSK 6
穷尽 窮盡 qióng jìn to use up; to exhaust; to probe to the bottom; limit; end ∼HSK 6
惊现 驚現 jīng xiàn to appear unexpectedly ∼HSK 6
加薪 加薪 jiā xīn to raise salary ∼HSK 6
免税 免稅 miǎn shuì not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc); tax free; duty free (shop) ∼HSK 6
完好无损 完好無損 wán hǎo wú sǔn in good condition; undamaged; intact ∼HSK 6
反攻 反攻 fǎn gōng to counterattack; a counteroffensive ∼HSK 6
悲剧性 悲劇性 bēi jù xìng tragic ∼HSK 6
故土 故土 gù tǔ native country; one's homeland ∼HSK 6
溜走 溜走 liū zǒu to slip away; to leave secretly ∼HSK 6
远嫁 遠嫁 yuǎn jià to marry a man who lives in a distant place ∼HSK 6
士族 士族 shì zú land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties ∼HSK 6
允诺 允諾 yǔn nuò to promise; to consent (to do sth) ∼HSK 6
集聚 集聚 jí jù to assemble; to gather ∼HSK 6
徽章 徽章 huī zhāng badge; emblem; insignia; crest; logo; coat of arms ∼HSK 6
即将来临 即將來臨 jí jiāng lái lín imminent ∼HSK 6
不朽 不朽 bù xiǔ to last forever; eternal; enduring ∼HSK 6
独霸 獨霸 dú bà to dominate (a market etc); to monopolize ∼HSK 6
工业区 工業區 gōng yè qū industrial zone ∼HSK 6
筹资 籌資 chóu zī to raise resources ∼HSK 6
收税 收稅 shōu shuì to collect tax ∼HSK 6
憧憬 憧憬 chōng jǐng to long for; to look forward to ∼HSK 6
蔷薇 薔薇 qiáng wēi Japanese rose (Rosa multiflora) ∼HSK 6
高炉 高爐 gāo lú blast furnace ∼HSK 6
矿难 礦難 kuàng nàn mining disaster ∼HSK 6
入不敷出 入不敷出 rù bù fū chū income does not cover expenditure; unable to make ends meet ∼HSK 6
余粮 餘糧 yú liáng surplus grain ∼HSK 6
赤裸裸 赤裸裸 chì luǒ luǒ bare; naked; (fig.) plain; undisguised; unadorned ∼HSK 6
所到之处 所到之處 suǒ dào zhī chù wherever one goes ∼HSK 6
无可挽回 無可挽回 wú kě wǎn huí irrevocable; the die is cast ∼HSK 6
混杂 混雜 hùn zá to mix; to mingle ∼HSK 6
低廉 低廉 dī lián cheap; inexpensive; low ∼HSK 6
难以为继 難以為繼 nán yǐ wéi jì difficult to carry on; hard to sustain (idiom) ∼HSK 6
无限期 無限期 wú xiàn qī indefinitely; of unlimited duration ∼HSK 6
委托人 委託人 wěi tuō rén (law) client; trustor ∼HSK 6