The Rise of the Great Powers

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A Small Nation with a Great Cause: the Netherlands

S1E2 · 小国大业（荷兰） xiǎo guódà yè （ hélán ）

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Vocabulary

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一丝不苟 一絲不苟 yī sī bù gǒu not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place Idiom HSK 7
轻而易举 輕而易舉 qīng ér yì jǔ easy; with no difficulty Idiom HSK 7
脱颖而出 脫穎而出 tuō yǐng ér chū to reveal one's talent (idiom); to rise above others; to distinguish oneself Idiom HSK 7
显而易见 顯而易見 xiǎn ér yì jiàn clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly; it goes without saying Idiom HSK 7
成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands Idiom HSK 7
冒险 冒險 mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
难以想象 難以想象 nányǐxiǎngxiàng Unimaginable HSK 7
连年 連年 lián nián successive years; over many years HSK 7
折合 折合 zhé hé to convert into; to amount to; to be equivalent to HSK 7
贯通 貫通 guàn tōng to link up; to thread together HSK 7
波涛 波濤 bō tāo great waves; billows HSK 7
海运 海運 hǎi yùn shipping by sea HSK 7
造价 造價 zào jià construction cost HSK 7
富足 富足 fù zú rich; plentiful HSK 7
一系列 一系列 yī xì liè a series of; a string of HSK 7
切身 切身 qiè shēn direct; concerning oneself; personal HSK 7
蓬勃 蓬勃 péng bó vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality HSK 7
文雅 文雅 wén yǎ elegant; refined HSK 7
洋溢 洋溢 yáng yì brimming with; steeped in HSK 7
落成 落成 luò chéng to complete a construction project HSK 7
流转 流轉 liú zhuǎn to be on the move; to roam or wander; to circulate (of goods or capital) HSK 7
稠 稠 chóu dense; crowded; thick; many HSK 7
烹调 烹調 pēng tiáo to cook 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
祥和 祥和 xiáng hé auspicious and peaceful HSK 7
经商 經商 jīng shāng to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business HSK 7
顺从 順從 shùn cóng obedient; to comply; to submit; to defer HSK 7
殿堂 殿堂 diàn táng palace; hall; temple buildings HSK 7
渔民 漁民 yú mín fisherman; fisher folk HSK 7
血脉 血脈 xuè mài blood vessels HSK 7
爽快 爽快 shuǎng kuai refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward HSK 7
打猎 打獵 dǎ liè to go hunting HSK 7
总和 總和 zǒng hé sum HSK 7
幸存 倖存 xìng cún to survive (a disaster) HSK 7
火药 火藥 huǒ yào gunpowder HSK 7
相当于 相當於 xiāng dāng yú equivalent to HSK 7
转交 轉交 zhuǎn jiāo to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else HSK 7
安逸 安逸 ān yì easy and comfortable; easy HSK 7
香料 香料 xiāng liào spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume HSK 7
悬挂 懸掛 xuán guà to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension HSK 7
妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang appropriate; proper; ready HSK 7
谋生 謀生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living HSK 7
接见 接見 jiē jiàn to receive sb; to grant an interview HSK 7
开辟 開闢 kāi pì to open up; to set up; to establish HSK 7
流入 流入 liú rù to flow into; to drift into; influx; inflow HSK 7
宏伟 宏偉 hóng wěi grand; imposing; magnificent HSK 7
急剧 急劇 jí jù rapid; sudden HSK 7
运河 運河 yùn hé canal HSK 7