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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Vocabulary

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四大 四大 sì dà the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters,,, 大字報|大 ∼HSK 1
最高 最高 zuì gāo tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) ∼HSK 1
在读 在讀 zài dú to be studying (at a school or research institute) ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
在教 在教 zài jiào to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam) ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
三十 三十 sān shí thirty; 30 ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
五十 五十 wǔ shí fifty ∼HSK 1
他用 他用 tā yòng other use; other purpose ∼HSK 1
商 商 Shāng commerce, business, trade ∼HSK 1
师 師 Shī teacher, master, specialist ∼HSK 1
会考 會考 huì kǎo unified examination ∼HSK 1
各国 各國 gè guó each country; every country; various countries ∼HSK 1
十二 十二 shí èr twelve; 12 ∼HSK 1
这天 這天 zhè tiān this day ∼HSK 1
站起 站起 zhàn qǐ to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse); to stand; to spring up ∼HSK 1
军 軍 jūn army, military; soldiers, troops ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
现 現 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible ∼HSK 1
十九 十九 shí jiǔ nineteen; 19 ∼HSK 1
不见了 不見了 bù jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
三分 三分 sān fēn somewhat; to some degree ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
机车 機車 jī chē locomotive; train engine car; (Tw) scooter; (Tw) (slang) hard to get along with; to be a pain in the ass; (Tw) damn!; crap! ∼HSK 1
机床 機床 jī chuáng machine tool; a lathe ∼HSK 1
什么的 什麼的 shén me de and so on; and so forth; and what not ∼HSK 1
国事 國事 guó shì affairs of the nation; politics ∼HSK 1
第二次 第二次 dì èr cì the second time; second; number two ∼HSK 1
人从 人從 rén cóng retinue; hangers-on ∼HSK 1
十四 十四 shí sì fourteen; 14 ∼HSK 1
请看 請看 qǐng kàn please see...; vide ∼HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
过日子 過日子 guò rì zi to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along ∼HSK 1
面包 麵包 miàn bāo bread HSK 1
国外 國外 guó wài abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign HSK 1
哪些 哪些 nǎ xiē which ones?; who?; what? HSK 1
坐下 坐下 zuò xia to sit down HSK 1
也就是说 也就是說 yě jiù shì shuō in other words; that is to say; so; thus ∼HSK 1
火车 火車 huǒ chē train HSK 1
常常 常常 cháng cháng frequently; often HSK 1
百 百 bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
工人 工人 gōng rén worker HSK 1
知识 知識 zhī shi knowledge; intellectual HSK 1
九 九 jiǔ nine; 9 HSK 1
最好 最好 zuì hǎo best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) HSK 1
一半 一半 yī bàn half HSK 1
国 國 guó country; nation; state; (bound form) national HSK 1
东 東 dōng east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord HSK 1
树 樹 shù tree; to cultivate; to set up HSK 1