The Rise of the Great Powers

Episode review

The Pioneer of Industrialisation: Britain

S1E4 · 工业先声（英国·下） gōngyè xiānshēng （ yīngguó · xià ）

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4.84 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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自身 自身 zì shēn itself; oneself; one's own HSK 3
概念 概念 gài niàn concept; idea HSK 3
制定 制定 zhì dìng to draw up; to formulate HSK 3
改造 改造 gǎi zào to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold HSK 3
从事 從事 cóng shì to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do HSK 3
工业 工業 gōng yè industry HSK 3
采用 採用 cǎi yòng to adopt; to employ; to use HSK 3
防止 防止 fáng zhǐ to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions HSK 3
才能 才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
上来 上來 shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
后果 後果 hòu guǒ consequences; aftermath HSK 3
至今 至今 zhì jīn so far; to this day; until now HSK 3
传说 傳說 chuán shuō legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... HSK 3
需求 需求 xū qiú requirement; to require; (economics) demand HSK 3
静 靜 jìng still; calm; quiet; not moving HSK 3
看起来 看起來 kàn qǐ lai seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be HSK 3
成就 成就 chéng jiù accomplishment; success; achievement; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about HSK 3
把握 把握 bǎ wò to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) HSK 3
数学 數學 shù xué mathematics; mathematical HSK 3
富 富 fù rich; abundant; wealthy HSK 3
计算 計算 jì suàn to count; to calculate; to compute HSK 3
称为 稱為 chēng wéi to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." HSK 3
完整 完整 wán zhěng complete; intact HSK 3
上升 上升 shàng shēng to rise; to go up; to ascend HSK 3
作者 作者 zuò zhě author; writer HSK 3
温暖 溫暖 wēn nuǎn warm HSK 3
动力 動力 dòng lì motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus HSK 3
人才 人才 rén cái talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks HSK 3
工厂 工廠 gōng chǎng factory HSK 3
机器 機器 jī qì machine HSK 3
前进 前進 qián jìn to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward HSK 3
造 造 zào to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops HSK 3
苹果 蘋果 píng guǒ apple HSK 3
话题 話題 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation); topic HSK 3
现代 現代 Xiàn dài Hyundai, South Korean company HSK 3
前往 前往 qián wǎng to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to HSK 3
形式 形式 xíng shì outer appearance; form; shape; formality HSK 3
实力 實力 shí lì strength HSK 3
进步 進步 jìn bù progress; improvement; to improve; to progress HSK 3
土 土 tǔ earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 HSK 3
当中 當中 dāng zhōng among; in the middle; in the center HSK 3
显得 顯得 xiǎn de to seem; to look; to appear HSK 3
形成 形成 xíng chéng to form; to take shape HSK 3
专门 專門 zhuān mén specialist; specialized; customized HSK 3
命运 命運 mìng yùn fate; destiny HSK 3
搬 搬 bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately HSK 3
汤 湯 shāng rushing current HSK 3
积极 積極 jī jí active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive HSK 3
铁 鐵 tiě iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) HSK 3
大约 大約 dà yuē approximately; probably HSK 3