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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Vocabulary

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睁眼 睜眼 zhēng yǎn to open one's eyes ∼HSK 6
费解 費解 fèi jiě to be puzzled; hard to understand; unintelligible; incomprehensible ∼HSK 6
漫天 漫天 màn tiān lit. to fill the whole sky; everywhere; as far as the eye can see ∼HSK 6
尊崇 尊崇 zūn chóng to revere; to admire; to honor; to venerate ∼HSK 6
神圣不可侵犯 神聖不可侵犯 shén shèng bù kě qīn fàn sacred; inviolable ∼HSK 6
多党制 多黨制 duō dǎng zhì multiparty system ∼HSK 6
西服 西服 xī fú suit; Western-style clothes (historical usage) ∼HSK 6
和服 和服 hé fú kimono ∼HSK 6
舞剧 舞劇 wǔ jù dance drama; ballet ∼HSK 6
夺目 奪目 duó mù to dazzle the eyes ∼HSK 6
赶超 趕超 gǎn chāo to overtake ∼HSK 6
捷径 捷徑 jié jìng shortcut ∼HSK 6
福泽 福澤 fú zé good fortune ∼HSK 6
掠取 掠取 lüè qǔ to plunder; to pillage; to loot ∼HSK 6
独霸 獨霸 dú bà to dominate (a market etc); to monopolize ∼HSK 6
护航 護航 hù háng a naval escort; to convoy ∼HSK 6
跨国公司 跨國公司 kuà guó gōng sī transnational corporation; multinational corporation ∼HSK 6
君主制 君主制 jūn zhǔ zhì monarchy ∼HSK 6
沙皇 沙皇 shā huáng czar (loanword) ∼HSK 6
出访 出訪 chū fǎng to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation HSK 6
新兴 新興 Xīn xīng Xinxing county in Yunfu 云浮, Guangdong; Xinxing or Hsinhsing district of Kaohsiung city 市, south Taiwan HSK 6
为首 為首 wéi shǒu head; be headed by HSK 6
军舰 軍艦 jūn jiàn warship; military naval vessel HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
借鉴 借鑒 jiè jiàn to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others) HSK 6
电车 電車 diàn chē trolleybus HSK 6
显出 顯出 xiǎn chū to express; to exhibit HSK 6
楼房 樓房 lóu fáng a building of two or more stories HSK 6
殖民地 殖民地 zhí mín dì colony HSK 6
大批 大批 dà pī large quantities of HSK 6
化解 化解 huà jiě to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears) HSK 6
创办 創辦 chuàng bàn to establish; to found; to launch HSK 6
过时 過時 guò shí old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon HSK 6
巩固 鞏固 gǒng gù to consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen HSK 6
理财 理財 lǐ cái to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management HSK 6
绘画 繪畫 huì huà drawing; painting HSK 6
出面 出面 chū miàn to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up HSK 6
笑脸 笑臉 xiào liǎn smiling face; smiley :) ☺ HSK 6
聘请 聘請 pìn qǐng to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc) HSK 6
一代 一代 yī dài generation HSK 6
出行 出行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip) HSK 6
往来 往來 wǎng lái dealings; contacts; to go back and forth HSK 6
强化 強化 qiáng huà to strengthen; to intensify HSK 6
海外 海外 hǎi wài overseas; abroad HSK 6
本土 本土 běn tǔ one's native country; native; local; metropolitan territory HSK 6
强势 強勢 qiáng shì strong; powerful; (linguistics) emphatic; intensive HSK 6
政权 政權 zhèng quán regime; political power HSK 6
外来 外來 wài lái external; foreign; outside HSK 6
宴会 宴會 yàn huì banquet; feast; dinner party HSK 6
外部 外部 wài bù the outside; (attributive) external; exterior; surface HSK 6