The Rise of the Great Powers

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Seeking the Way to Strengthen the Nation: Tsarist Russia

S1E8 · 寻道图强（沙俄） xún dào tú qiáng （ shā'é ）

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外交官 外交官 wài jiāo guān diplomat HSK 4
养成 養成 yǎng chéng to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire HSK 4
率先 率先 shuài xiān to take the lead; to show initiative HSK 4
公元 公元 gōng yuán CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini) HSK 4
陆地 陸地 lù dì dry land (as opposed to the sea) HSK 4
逐步 逐步 zhú bù progressively; step by step HSK 4
积累 積累 jī lěi to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively HSK 4
迫切 迫切 pò qiè urgent; pressing HSK 4
纷纷 紛紛 fēn fēn one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell HSK 4
宁静 寧靜 níng jìng tranquil; tranquility; serenity HSK 4
手工 手工 shǒu gōng handwork; manual HSK 4
冬季 冬季 dōng jì winter HSK 4
促进 促進 cù jìn to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost HSK 4
延续 延續 yán xù to continue; to go on; to last HSK 4
孙子 孫子 Sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 HSK 4
封闭 封閉 fēng bì to close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) HSK 4
总理 總理 zǒng lǐ premier; prime minister HSK 4
著作 著作 zhù zuò to write; literary work; book; article; writings HSK 4
打败 打敗 dǎ bài to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated HSK 4
争论 爭論 zhēng lùn to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate HSK 4
身高 身高 shēn gāo (a person's) height HSK 4
密切 密切 mì qiè close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention HSK 4
色彩 色彩 sè cǎi tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character HSK 4
同情 同情 tóng qíng to sympathize with; sympathy HSK 4
多次 多次 duō cì many times; repeatedly HSK 4
败 敗 bài to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither HSK 4
多年 多年 duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
召开 召開 zhào kāi to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together HSK 4
窗户 窗戶 chuāng hu window HSK 4
最初 最初 zuì chū first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally HSK 4
财富 財富 cái fù wealth; riches HSK 4
摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself HSK 4
独特 獨特 dú tè unique; distinctive HSK 4
聚 聚 jù to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize HSK 4
描述 描述 miáo shù to describe; description HSK 4
维护 維護 wéi hù to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain HSK 4
勇气 勇氣 yǒng qì courage; valor HSK 4
依靠 依靠 yī kào to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on HSK 4
圆 圓 yuán circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) HSK 4
地位 地位 dì wèi position; status; place HSK 4
承受 承受 chéng shòu to bear; to support; to inherit HSK 4
脑袋 腦袋 nǎo dai head; skull; brains; mental capability HSK 4
指挥 指揮 zhǐ huī to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra) HSK 4
守 守 shǒu to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining HSK 4
诗 詩 Shī abbr. for Shijing 诗经, the Book of Songs HSK 4
工程 工程 gōng chéng engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking HSK 4
财产 財產 cái chǎn property; assets; estate HSK 4
出席 出席 chū xí to attend; to participate; present HSK 4
迅速 迅速 xùn sù rapid; speedy; fast HSK 4
维持 維持 wéi chí to keep; to maintain; to preserve HSK 4