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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有声有色 有聲有色 yǒu shēng yǒu sè having sound and color (idiom); vivid; dazzling Idiom HSK 7
袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger Idiom HSK 7
轻而易举 輕而易舉 qīng ér yì jǔ easy; with no difficulty Idiom HSK 7
小心翼翼 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously Idiom HSK 7
大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled; gobsmacked Idiom HSK 7
自发 自發 zì fā spontaneous Xiehouyu HSK 7
振兴 振興 Zhèn xīng Zhengxing district of Dandong city 丹东市, Liaoning HSK 7
交纳 交納 jiāo nà to pay (taxes or dues) HSK 7
效仿 傚仿 xiào fǎng see 仿效 HSK 7
封建 封建 fēng jiàn system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic HSK 7
扫除 掃除 sǎo chú to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.) HSK 7
过境 過境 guò jìng to pass through a country's territory; transit HSK 7
弊端 弊端 bì duān systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices) HSK 7
惨痛 慘痛 cǎn tòng bitter; painful; deeply distressed HSK 7
关税 關稅 guān shuì customs duty; tariff HSK 7
鲁莽 魯莽 lǔ mǎng hot-headed; impulsive; reckless HSK 7
固有 固有 gù yǒu intrinsic to sth; inherent; native HSK 7
仅次于 僅次於 jǐn cì yú second only to ...; ranking behind only ... HSK 7
陈列 陳列 chén liè to display; to exhibit HSK 7
缴纳 繳納 jiǎo nà to pay (taxes etc) HSK 7
繁重 繁重 fán zhòng heavy; burdensome; heavy-duty; arduous; onerous HSK 7
命题 命題 mìng tí proposition (logic, math.); to assign an essay topic HSK 7
坐落 坐落 zuò luò to be situated; to be located (of a building) HSK 7
专制 專制 zhuān zhì autocracy; dictatorship HSK 7
墓碑 墓碑 mù bēi gravestone; tombstone HSK 7
解体 解體 jiě tǐ to break up into components; to disintegrate; to collapse; to crumble HSK 7
超前 超前 chāo qián to be ahead of one's time; to surpass or outdo one's predecessors; to be ahead of the pack; to take the lead; advanced HSK 7
煤炭 煤炭 méi tàn coal HSK 7
感叹 感嘆 gǎn tàn to sigh (with feeling); to lament HSK 7
汹涌 洶湧 xiōng yǒng to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc); turbulent HSK 7
棋子 棋子 qí zǐ chess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) HSK 7
重创 重創 zhòng chuāng to inflict heavy losses; to inflict serious damage HSK 7
转折点 轉折點 zhuǎn zhé diǎn turning point; breaking point HSK 7
郊外 郊外 jiāo wài outskirts HSK 7
偏远 偏遠 piān yuǎn remote; far from civilization HSK 7
沿途 沿途 yán tú along the sides of the road; by the wayside HSK 7
汇聚 匯聚 huì jù convergence; to come together HSK 7
遏制 遏制 è zhì to check; to contain; to hold back; to keep within limits; to constrain; to restrain HSK 7
繁华 繁華 fán huá flourishing; bustling HSK 7
曙光 曙光 shǔ guāng dawn; fig. the dawn of a new era HSK 7
纪念碑 紀念碑 jì niàn bēi monument HSK 7
迈进 邁進 mài jìn to step in; to stride forward; to forge ahead HSK 7
悬挂 懸掛 xuán guà to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension HSK 7
前沿 前沿 qián yán front-line; forward position; outpost; extending ahead; frontier (of science, technology etc) HSK 7
凝固 凝固 níng gù to freeze; to solidify; to congeal; fig. with rapt attention HSK 7
进而 進而 jìn ér and then (what follows next) HSK 7
重任 重任 zhòng rèn heavy responsibility HSK 7
曲折 曲折 qū zhé winding; (fig.) complicated HSK 7
主权 主權 zhǔ quán sovereignty HSK 7
执着 執著 zhí zhuó to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment HSK 7