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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顺治 順治 Shùn zhì reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
光荣革命 光榮革命 Guāng róng Gé mìng Glorious Revolution (England, 1688) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
英国人 英國人 Yīng guó rén British person; British people Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
世纪末 世紀末 shì jì mò end of the century ∼HSK 4
伦 倫 lún normal human relationships ∼HSK 4
菲 菲 Fēi fragrant, luxuriant; the Philippines ∼HSK 4
伯 伯 bà variant of ∼HSK 4
丹 丹 dān cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment) ∼HSK 4
地处 地處 dì chǔ to be located at; to be situated in ∼HSK 4
每隔 每隔 měi gé at intervals of; every (so often) ∼HSK 4
君主 君主 jūn zhǔ monarch; sovereign ∼HSK 4
航线 航線 háng xiàn air or shipping route ∼HSK 4
坦 坦 tǎn flat, smooth; self-possessed ∼HSK 4
弗 弗 fú not, negative ∼HSK 4
梅 梅 Méi plums; prunes; surname ∼HSK 4
海潮 海潮 hǎi cháo tide ∼HSK 4
湿地 溼地 shī dì variant of ∼HSK 4
潮汐 潮汐 cháo xī tide ∼HSK 4
捕鱼 捕魚 bǔ yú to catch fish; to fish ∼HSK 4
售卖 售賣 shòu mài to sell ∼HSK 4
世界第一 世界第一 shì jiè dì yī ranked number one in the world; the world's first ∼HSK 4
岛国 島國 dǎo guó island nation (sometimes refers specifically to Japan) ∼HSK 4
竞争对手 競爭對手 jìng zhēng duì shǒu rival; competitor ∼HSK 4
励 勵 Lì strive; encourage ∼HSK 4
法则 法則 fǎ zé law; rule; code ∼HSK 4
重温 重溫 chóng wēn to learn sth over again; to review; to brush up; to revive (memories, friendship etc) ∼HSK 4
貌 貌 mào countenance, appearance ∼HSK 4
日渐 日漸 rì jiàn to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with each passing day ∼HSK 4
守卫 守衛 shǒu wèi to guard; to defend ∼HSK 4
奋起 奮起 fèn qǐ to rise vigorously; a spirited start ∼HSK 4
署 署 shǔ public office ∼HSK 4
称职 稱職 chèn zhí well qualified; competent; to be equal to the task; able to do sth very well ∼HSK 4
保护者 保護者 bǎo hù zhě protector ∼HSK 4
亲王 親王 qīn wáng prince ∼HSK 4
松散 鬆散 sōng san to relax; loose; not consolidated; not rigorous ∼HSK 4
洲 洲 zhōu continent; island; islet ∼HSK 4
共和 共和 gòng hé republic; republicanism ∼HSK 4
权限 權限 quán xiàn scope of authority; extent of power; (access etc) privileges ∼HSK 4
出航 出航 chū háng to set out (on a trip) ∼HSK 4
不自量力 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì (idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities ∼HSK 4
资本市场 資本市場 zī běn shì chǎng capital market ∼HSK 4
腰包 腰包 yāo bāo waist purse (old); (fig.) purse; pocket; waist pack; fanny pack; bum bag ∼HSK 4
创造者 創造者 chuàng zào zhě creator ∼HSK 4
中叶 中葉 zhōng yè mid- (e.g. mid-century); middle period ∼HSK 4
旗 旂 qí banner, flag, streamer ∼HSK 4
顶点 頂點 dǐng diǎn summit; peak; (math.) vertex ∼HSK 4
对质 對質 duì zhì to confront (in court etc); confrontation ∼HSK 4
霍 霍 Huò quickly, suddenly; surname ∼HSK 4
朗 朗 lǎng clear, bright; distinct ∼HSK 4
现实主义 現實主義 xiàn shí zhǔ yì realism ∼HSK 4