The Rise of the Great Powers

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Thoughts on the Great Path: Conclusion

S1E12 · 大道行思（结篇） dàdào háng sī （ jiē piān ）

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Vocabulary

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寻 尋 xún to search; to look for; to seek HSK 7
注定 註定 zhù dìng to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably HSK 7
保障 保障 bǎo zhàng to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard HSK 7
引发 引發 yǐn fā to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions) HSK 7
老大 老大 lǎo dà old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang HSK 7
创 創 chuāng a wound; cut; injury; trauma HSK 7
结局 結局 jié jú conclusion; ending HSK 7
业 業 yè line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already HSK 7
制 製 zhì to manufacture; to make HSK 7
推荐 推薦 tuī jiàn to recommend; recommendation HSK 7
所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi so-called; what is called HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom); fig. to deeply long for; to covet Idiom ∼HSK 6
卓尔不群 卓爾不群 zhuó ěr bù qún standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding; excellent and unrivaled Idiom ∼HSK 6
雄心勃勃 雄心勃勃 xióng xīn bó bó aggressive and grand (idiom); ambitious; pushy Idiom ∼HSK 6
心有余悸 心有餘悸 xīn yǒu yú jì to have lingering fears; trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
足不出户 足不出戶 zú bù chū hù lit. not putting a foot outside; to stay at home Idiom ∼HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
兴衰 興衰 xīng shuāi prosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall ∼HSK 6
难解 難解 nán jiě hard to solve; hard to dispel; hard to understand; hard to undo ∼HSK 6
称霸 稱霸 chēng bà lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon; to take a leading role; to build a personal fiefdom ∼HSK 6
学徒 學徒 xué tú apprentice; to serve an apprenticeship ∼HSK 6
沙皇 沙皇 shā huáng czar (loanword) ∼HSK 6
赶超 趕超 gǎn chāo to overtake ∼HSK 6
金融危机 金融危機 jīn róng wēi jī financial crisis ∼HSK 6
陆陆续续 陸陸續續 lù lù xù xù in succession; one after another; continuously ∼HSK 6
商议 商議 shāng yì to negotiate; discussion; proposal ∼HSK 6
隔绝 隔絕 gé jué to cut off; to isolate; isolated (from the world) ∼HSK 6
利器 利器 lì qì sharp weapon; effective implement; outstandingly able individual ∼HSK 6
凝聚力 凝聚力 níng jù lì cohesion; cohesiveness; cohesive ∼HSK 6
霸主 霸主 bà zhǔ a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); overlord; hegemon ∼HSK 6
戏剧家 戲劇家 xì jù jiā dramatist; playwright ∼HSK 6
铭刻 銘刻 míng kè a carved inscription ∼HSK 6
安葬 安葬 ān zàng to bury (the dead) ∼HSK 6
缔造 締造 dì zào to found; to create ∼HSK 6
股份公司 股份公司 gǔ fèn gōng sī joint-stock company ∼HSK 6
股票交易所 股票交易所 gǔ piào jiāo yì suǒ stock exchange ∼HSK 6
君主立宪制 君主立憲制 jūn zhǔ lì xiàn zhì constitutional monarchy ∼HSK 6
两党制 兩黨制 liǎng dǎng zhì two-party system ∼HSK 6
制衡 制衡 zhì héng to check and balance (power); checks and balances ∼HSK 6
谜之 謎之 mí zhī (neologism) (slang) (attributive) mysterious; enigmatic (calque from Japanese 謎の "nazo no") ∼HSK 6
强盛 強盛 qiáng shèng rich and powerful ∼HSK 6
工业化国家 工業化國家 gōng yè huà guó jiā industrialized country ∼HSK 6
穷尽 窮盡 qióng jìn to use up; to exhaust; to probe to the bottom; limit; end ∼HSK 6
赐予 賜予 cì yǔ to grant; to bestow ∼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
屈辱 屈辱 qū rǔ to humiliate; humiliating ∼HSK 6