The Rise of the Great Powers

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History of an Empire: Germany

S1E6 · 帝国春秋（德国） dìguó chūnqiū （ déguó ）

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Vocabulary

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历经 歷經 lì jīng to experience; to go through HSK 7
举措 舉措 jǔ cuò move; act; measure HSK 7
劳动力 勞動力 láo dòng lì labor force; manpower HSK 7
集结 集結 jí jié to assemble; to concentrate; to mass; to build up; to marshal HSK 7
庄严 莊嚴 zhuāng yán solemn; dignified; stately HSK 7
勇于 勇於 yǒng yú to dare to; to be brave enough to HSK 7
中立 中立 zhōng lì neutral; neutrality HSK 7
口头 口頭 kǒu tóu oral; verbal HSK 7
壮大 壯大 zhuàng dà to expand; to strengthen HSK 7
主宰 主宰 zhǔ zǎi to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master HSK 7
迫害 迫害 pò hài to persecute HSK 7
寄托 寄託 jì tuō to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc) HSK 7
书写 書寫 shū xiě to write HSK 7
抗争 抗爭 kàng zhēng to resist; to make a stand and fight (against) HSK 7
前夕 前夕 qián xī eve; the day before HSK 7
审视 審視 shěn shì to look closely at; to examine HSK 7
风采 風采 fēng cǎi svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing HSK 7
抵挡 抵擋 dǐ dǎng to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand HSK 7
垄断 壟斷 lǒng duàn to monopolize HSK 7
油画 油畫 yóu huà oil painting HSK 7
惊叹 驚嘆 jīng tàn to exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise HSK 7
上任 上任 shàng rèn to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor HSK 7
换取 換取 huàn qǔ to obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else) HSK 7
微妙 微妙 wēi miào subtle HSK 7
演说 演說 yǎn shuō speech; to deliver a speech HSK 7
武力 武力 wǔ lì military force HSK 7
俘虏 俘虜 fú lǔ captive HSK 7
历程 歷程 lì chéng course; process HSK 7
同盟 同盟 tóng méng alliance HSK 7
起伏 起伏 qǐ fú to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs HSK 7
缓缓 緩緩 huǎn huǎn slowly; unhurriedly; little by little HSK 7
源于 源於 yuán yú has its origins in HSK 7
怀抱 懷抱 huái bào to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc) HSK 7
对准 對準 duì zhǔn to aim at; to target; to point at; to be directed at; registration; alignment (mechanical engineering) HSK 7
虚弱 虛弱 xū ruò weak; in poor health HSK 7
临近 臨近 lín jìn close to; approaching HSK 7
崛起 崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position); to tower over; to spring up; to emerge suddenly; the emergence (e.g. of a power) HSK 7
宣告 宣告 xuān gào to declare; to proclaim HSK 7
黑白 黑白 hēi bái black and white; right and wrong; monochrome HSK 7
身影 身影 shēn yǐng silhouette; figure HSK 7
加重 加重 jiā zhòng to make heavier; to emphasize; (of an illness etc) to become more serious; to aggravate (a bad situation); to increase (a burden, punishment etc) HSK 7
轰炸 轟炸 hōng zhà to bomb; to bombard HSK 7
引领 引領 yǐn lǐng to crane one's neck; to await eagerly; to lead; to show the way HSK 7
庆典 慶典 qìng diǎn celebration HSK 7
推翻 推翻 tuī fān to overthrow HSK 7
不可避免 不可避免 bù kě bì miǎn unavoidably HSK 7
巨额 巨額 jù é large sum (of money); a huge amount HSK 7
捐献 捐獻 juān xiàn to donate; to contribute; donation; contribution HSK 7
亮相 亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc HSK 7
雇佣 雇傭 gù yōng to employ; to hire HSK 7