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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充斥 充斥 chōng chì to be full of; to flood; to congest ∼HSK 5
抢占 搶佔 qiǎng zhàn to seize (the strategic high ground) ∼HSK 5
海战 海戰 hǎi zhàn sea warfare; naval battle ∼HSK 5
必胜 必勝 bì shèng to be certain of victory; to be bound to prevail ∼HSK 5
冒着 冒著 mào zhe to brave; to face dangers ∼HSK 5
蒸汽 蒸汽 zhēng qì steam ∼HSK 5
战舰 戰艦 zhàn jiàn battleship; warship ∼HSK 5
大炮 大砲 dà pào big gun; cannon; artillery; one who talks big ∼HSK 5
大洋 大洋 dà yáng ocean; (old) silver dollar; (slang) Chinese yuan ∼HSK 5
彼岸 彼岸 bǐ àn the other shore; (Buddhism) paramita ∼HSK 5
青年人 青年人 qīng nián rén young person; the young ∼HSK 5
万国博览会 萬國博覽會 wàn guó bó lǎn huì universal exposition; world expo ∼HSK 5
工商业 工商業 gōng shāng yè industry and commerce ∼HSK 5
敲开 敲開 qiāo kāi to get sth open by tapping or striking it; (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼) to open the door to ~; to gain access to ~ ∼HSK 5
民怨 民怨 mín yuàn popular grievance; complaints of the people ∼HSK 5
漠 漠 mò desert; aloof, indifferent, cool ∼HSK 5
政绩 政績 zhèng jì (political) achievements; track record ∼HSK 5
发疯 發瘋 fā fēng to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind ∼HSK 5
欺 欺 qī bully, deceive ∼HSK 5
强权 強權 qiáng quán power; might ∼HSK 5
西式 西式 xī shì Western style ∼HSK 5
珍爱 珍愛 zhēn ài to cherish ∼HSK 5
紫砂 紫砂 zǐ shā a type of clay found in the region of Yixing, used to make Yixing stoneware, with its distinctive russet or dark purple coloring ∼HSK 5
政令 政令 zhèng lìng government decree ∼HSK 5
签发 簽發 qiān fā to issue (a document); to sign and issue officially ∼HSK 5
卿 卿 qīng noble, high officer ∼HSK 5
购置 購置 gòu zhì to purchase ∼HSK 5
術 術 shù art, skill, special feat; method, technique ∼HSK 5
維 維 wéi maintain, preserve, safeguard ∼HSK 5
領 領 lǐng neck; collar; lead, guide ∼HSK 5
達 達 dá arrive at, reach; intelligent ∼HSK 5
職 職 zhí duty, profession; office, post ∼HSK 5
計 計 jì plan, plot; strategem; scheme ∼HSK 5
矿山 礦山 kuàng shān mine ∼HSK 5
鍊 鍊 liàn smelt metals, forge; refine ∼HSK 5
購 購 gòu buy, purchase; hire ∼HSK 5
買 買 mǎi buy, purchase; bribe, persuade ∼HSK 5
械 械 xiè weapons; implements, instruments ∼HSK 5
月薪 月薪 yuè xīn monthly income (in kind) ∼HSK 5
財 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 5
构 構 gòu frame, building, structure ∼HSK 5
补偿费 補償費 bǔ cháng fèi compensation ∼HSK 5
逐出 逐出 zhú chū to expel; to evict; to drive out ∼HSK 5
少府 少府 shào fǔ minister in charge of the palace treasury in imperial China ∼HSK 5
似 似 sì resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
锦 錦 jǐn brocade ∼HSK 5
剪掉 剪掉 jiǎn diào to cut off; to cut away; to trim ∼HSK 5
修剪 修剪 xiū jiǎn to prune; to trim ∼HSK 5
悍 悍 hàn courageous, brave; violent ∼HSK 5
氏族 氏族 shì zú clan ∼HSK 5