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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三菱 三菱 Sān líng Mitsubishi Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
法国 法國 Fǎ guó France Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
英国 英國 Yīng guó United Kingdom (UK); Britain Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
德国 德國 Dé guó Germany Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
东京 東京 Dōng jīng Tokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
上海 上海 Shàng hǎi Shanghai municipality Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
朝鲜 朝鮮 Cháo xiǎn North Korea; Korea as geographic term; Taiwan pr. [Chao2xian1] Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
印度 印度 Yìn dù India Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
荷兰语 荷蘭語 Hé lán yǔ Dutch (language) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
日元 日元 Rì yuán Japanese yen (unit of currency); also written Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
台湾 台灣 Tái wān variant of Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
打下 打下 dǎ xià to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
大阪 大阪 Dà bǎn Osaka, city in Japan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
苏联 蘇聯 Sū lián Soviet Union, 1922-1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
衣 衣 yī clothes, clothing; cover, skin ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
国门 國門 guó mén (archaic) capital's gate; country's border ∼HSK 1
军 軍 jūn army, military; soldiers, troops ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
开国 開國 kāi guó to found a state; to open a closed country ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
大国 大國 dà guó a power (i.e. a dominant country) ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
最高 最高 zuì gāo tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) ∼HSK 1
是日 是日 shì rì (formal) this day; that day ∼HSK 1
商 商 Shāng commerce, business, trade ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
做出 做出 zuò chū to put out; to issue ∼HSK 1
年来 年來 nián lái this past year; over the last years ∼HSK 1
是以 是以 shì yǐ therefore; thus; so ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
大为 大為 dà wéi very; greatly ∼HSK 1
各国 各國 gè guó each country; every country; various countries ∼HSK 1
本国 本國 běn guó one's own country ∼HSK 1
上第 上第 shàng dì top notch; highest quality ∼HSK 1
女工 女工 nǚ gōng working woman; variant of ∼HSK 1
拿来 拿來 ná lái to bring; to fetch; to get ∼HSK 1
哪个 哪個 nǎ ge which; who ∼HSK 1
百年 百年 bǎi nián hundred years; century; lifetime ∼HSK 1
变得 變得 biàn de to become ∼HSK 1
十四 十四 shí sì fourteen; 14 ∼HSK 1
到时 到時 dào shí at that (future) time ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1