The Rise of the Great Powers

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A New Nation and a New Dream: United States

S1E10 · 新国新梦（美国·上） xīn guó xīn mèng （ měiguó · shǎng ）

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Vocabulary

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问题 問題 wèn tí question; problem; issue; topic HSK 2
只 只 zhǐ only; merely; just; but HSK 2
又 又 yòu (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway HSK 2
因为 因為 yīn wèi because; owing to; on account of HSK 2
如果 如果 rú guǒ if; in case; in the event that HSK 2
已经 已經 yǐ jīng already HSK 2
这样 這樣 zhè yàng this kind of; so; this way; like this; such HSK 2
为 為 wéi as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice) HSK 2
可以 可以 kě yǐ can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good HSK 2
自己 自己 zì jǐ oneself; one's own HSK 2
但 但 dàn but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just HSK 2
让 讓 ràng to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被) HSK 2
不会 不會 bù huì improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as) aspect; area; dimension (Example: "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
那是 那是 nà shi (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
块 塊 kuài lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units Colloquialism HSK 1
花 花 huā flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful Colloquialism HSK 1
着 著 zhāo (chess) move; trick; all right!; (dialect) to add HSK 1
美国 美國 Měi guó United States; USA; US Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
英国 英國 Yīng guó United Kingdom (UK); Britain Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
五月 五月 Wǔ yuè May; fifth month (of the lunar year) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
美国人 美國人 Měi guó rén American; American person; American people Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
法国 法國 Fǎ guó France Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
德国 德國 Dé guó Germany Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
中国人 中國人 Zhōng guó rén Chinese person Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
十一 十一 Shí Yī PRC National Day (October 1st) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
共产党 共產黨 Gòng chǎn dǎng Communist Party Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
大国 大國 dà guó a power (i.e. a dominant country) ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
十三 十三 shí sān thirteen; 13 ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
一个个 一個個 yī gè gè a number of; each and every one; one by one; one after another ∼HSK 1
事关 事關 shì guān to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for ∼HSK 1
人人 人人 rén rén everyone; every person ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
第一次 第一次 dì yī cì the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
军 軍 jūn army, military; soldiers, troops ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
半个 半個 bàn ge half of sth ∼HSK 1
第二次 第二次 dì èr cì the second time; second; number two ∼HSK 1
年来 年來 nián lái this past year; over the last years ∼HSK 1
走出 走出 zǒu chū to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc) ∼HSK 1
百年 百年 bǎi nián hundred years; century; lifetime ∼HSK 1
各国 各國 gè guó each country; every country; various countries ∼HSK 1
地和 地和 dì hú (mahjong) earthly hand; a hand that is completed by a non-dealer on their first draw; (mahjong) to obtain an earthly hand ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
地热 地熱 dì rè geothermal heat ∼HSK 1