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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巨额 巨額 jù é large sum (of money); a huge amount HSK 7
震动 震動 zhèn dòng to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration HSK 7
大臣 大臣 dà chén chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister HSK 7
把手 把手 bǎ shǒu to shake hands HSK 7
运送 運送 yùn sòng to transport; to carry HSK 7
借助 借助 jiè zhù to draw support from; with the help of HSK 7
刻意 刻意 kè yì intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously HSK 7
前所未有 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu unprecedented HSK 7
掀起 掀起 xiān qǐ to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc) HSK 7
粉碎 粉碎 fěn suì to crush; to smash; to shatter HSK 7
氛围 氛圍 fēn wéi ambience; atmosphere HSK 7
代理人 代理人 dài lǐ rén agent HSK 7
喜悦 喜悅 xǐ yuè happy; joyous HSK 7
税收 稅收 shuì shōu taxation HSK 7
凭借 憑借 píng jiè to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on HSK 7
阻挡 阻擋 zǔ dǎng to stop; to resist; to obstruct HSK 7
体温 體溫 tǐ wēn (body) temperature HSK 7
塑造 塑造 sù zào to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (literature) to portray (in words) HSK 7
涌 涌 chōng (used in place names) HSK 7
人情 人情 rén qíng human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn HSK 7
直觉 直覺 zhí jué intuition HSK 7
巧合 巧合 qiǎo hé coincidence; coincidental; to coincide HSK 7
自行 自行 zì xíng voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self- HSK 7
专注 專注 zhuān zhù to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention HSK 7
与否 與否 yǔ fǒu whether or not (at the end of a phrase) HSK 7
海盗 海盜 hǎi dào pirate HSK 7
体制 體制 tǐ zhì system; organization HSK 7
挽救 挽救 wǎn jiù to save; to remedy; to rescue HSK 7
有机 有機 yǒu jī organic HSK 7
庞大 龐大 páng dà huge; enormous; tremendous HSK 7
地理 地理 dì lǐ geography HSK 7
无敌 無敵 wú dí unequalled; without rival; a paragon HSK 7
货币 貨幣 huò bì currency; monetary; money HSK 7
注入 注入 zhù rù to pour into; to empty into HSK 7
勉强 勉強 miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough HSK 7
贵族 貴族 guì zú lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy HSK 7
神圣 神聖 shén shèng divine; hallow; holy; sacred HSK 7
遥远 遙遠 yáo yuǎn distant; remote HSK 7
新生 新生 xīn shēng new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student HSK 7
指引 指引 zhǐ yǐn to guide; to show; to point (the way); directions; guidance; guidelines HSK 7
伴随 伴隨 bàn suí to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant HSK 7
无力 無力 wú lì powerless; lacking strength HSK 7
共和国 共和國 gòng hé guó republic HSK 7
狂欢 狂歡 kuáng huān party; carousal; hilarity; merriment; whoopee; to carouse HSK 7
货物 貨物 huò wù goods; commodity; merchandise HSK 7
国土 國土 guó tǔ country's territory; national land HSK 7
摧毁 摧毀 cuī huǐ to destroy; to wreck HSK 7
赋予 賦予 fù yǔ to assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow HSK 7
命名 命名 mìng míng to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming HSK 7
封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade; to seal off; to lock down HSK 7