The Rise of the Great Powers

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A Century of Reform: Japan

S1E7 · 百年维新（日本） bǎinián wéixīn （ rìběn ）

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盛气凌人 盛氣凌人 shèng qì líng rén overbearing; arrogant bully Idiom HSK 7
急于求成 急於求成 jí yú qiú chéng anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result; impetuous Idiom HSK 7
出人意料 出人意料 chū rén yì liào unexpected (idiom); surprising Idiom HSK 7
一无所有 一無所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together Idiom HSK 7
迫不及待 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it Idiom HSK 7
荒凉 荒涼 huāng liáng desolate Xiehouyu HSK 7
一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling Xiehouyu HSK 7
尖锐 尖銳 jiān ruì sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness) Xiehouyu HSK 7
软实力 軟實力 ruǎn shí lì soft power (in international relations) HSK 7
长达 長達 cháng dá to extend as long as; to lengthen out to HSK 7
农历 農曆 nóng lì the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar HSK 7
连年 連年 lián nián successive years; over many years HSK 7
富强 富強 fù qiáng rich and powerful HSK 7
求学 求學 qiú xué to seek knowledge; to study; to attend college HSK 7
罢免 罷免 bà miǎn to remove sb from their post; to dismiss HSK 7
要领 要領 yào lǐng main aspects; essentials; gist HSK 7
海运 海運 hǎi yùn shipping by sea HSK 7
底子 底子 dǐ zi base; foundation; bottom HSK 7
纲领 綱領 gāng lǐng program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle HSK 7
一系列 一系列 yī xì liè a series of; a string of HSK 7
邻国 鄰國 lín guó bordering country; neighbor country; neighboring countries; surrounding countries HSK 7
激化 激化 jī huà to intensify HSK 7
外籍 外籍 wài jí foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality) HSK 7
算盘 算盤 suàn pán abacus; plan; scheme HSK 7
通车 通車 tōng chē to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc); (of a locality) to have a transportation service; (Tw) to commute HSK 7
倾销 傾銷 qīng xiāo to dump (goods, products) HSK 7
辞呈 辭呈 cí chéng (written) resignation HSK 7
谈起 談起 tán qǐ to mention; to speak of; to talk about HSK 7
研讨 研討 yán tǎo discussion HSK 7
游船 遊船 yóu chuán pleasure boat; cruise ship HSK 7
扩充 擴充 kuò chōng to expand HSK 7
风气 風氣 fēng qì general mood; atmosphere; common practice HSK 7
感慨 感慨 gǎn kǎi to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved HSK 7
对白 對白 duì bái dialogue (in a movie or a play) 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
愚昧 愚昧 yú mèi ignorant; uneducated; ignorance HSK 7
航运 航運 háng yùn shipping; transport HSK 7
经商 經商 jīng shāng to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business HSK 7
搭建 搭建 dā jiàn to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up HSK 7
侵占 侵佔 qīn zhàn to invade and occupy (territory) HSK 7
印章 印章 yìn zhāng seal; signet; chop; stamp HSK 7
功力 功力 gōng lì merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power HSK 7
毅力 毅力 yì lì perseverance; willpower HSK 7
转折 轉折 zhuǎn zhé shift in the trend of events; turnaround; plot shift in a book; turn in the conversation HSK 7
乃至 乃至 nǎi zhì and even; to go so far as to HSK 7
勾结 勾結 gōu jié to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with 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
相当于 相當於 xiāng dāng yú equivalent to HSK 7
与其 與其 yǔ qí rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) HSK 7