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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Vocabulary

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寻常 尋常 xún cháng usual; common; ordinary HSK 7
任命 任命 rèn mìng to appoint; (job) appointment HSK 7
亲手 親手 qīn shǒu personally; with one's own hands HSK 7
辉煌 輝煌 huī huáng splendid; glorious HSK 7
是非 是非 shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
流血 流血 liú xuè to bleed; to shed blood HSK 7
讽刺 諷刺 fěng cì to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm HSK 7
极限 極限 jí xiàn limit; extreme boundary HSK 7
激发 激發 jī fā to arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite HSK 7
组建 組建 zǔ jiàn to organize; to set up; to establish HSK 7
自称 自稱 zì chēng to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title HSK 7
大地 大地 dà dì earth; mother earth HSK 7
贵族 貴族 guì zú lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy HSK 7
神圣 神聖 shén shèng divine; hallow; holy; sacred HSK 7
平民 平民 píng mín ordinary people; commoner; civilian HSK 7
困惑 困惑 kùn huò bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity HSK 7
确切 確切 què qiè definite; exact; precise HSK 7
军官 軍官 jūn guān officer (military) HSK 7
删 刪 shān to delete HSK 7
强制 強制 qiáng zhì to force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory; Taiwan pr. [qiǎng zhì] HSK 7
训 訓 xùn to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule HSK 7
国土 國土 guó tǔ country's territory; national land HSK 7
进程 進程 jìn chéng course of events; process HSK 7
消 消 xiāo to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take HSK 7
短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration; brief; momentary HSK 7
毫不 毫不 háo bù hardly; not in the least; not at all HSK 7
使命 使命 shǐ mìng mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling HSK 7
耐 耐 nài (bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand HSK 7
震撼 震撼 zhèn hàn to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock HSK 7
优 優 yōu excellent; superior HSK 7
帝国 帝國 dì guó empire; imperial HSK 7
麻 蔴 má variant of 麻; hemp HSK 7
与此同时 與此同時 yǔ cǐ tóng shí at the same time; meanwhile HSK 7
激励 激勵 jī lì to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive HSK 7
统治 統治 tǒng zhì to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime HSK 7
祈祷 祈禱 qí dǎo to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer HSK 7
驾 駕 jià to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) HSK 7
事务 事務 shì wù (political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database) HSK 7
惩罚 懲罰 chéng fá penalty; punishment; to punish HSK 7
崩溃 崩潰 bēng kuì to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart HSK 7
拯救 拯救 zhěng jiù to save; to rescue HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7
签署 簽署 qiān shǔ to sign (an agreement) HSK 7
独 獨 dú alone; independent; single; sole; only HSK 7
寻 尋 xún to search; to look for; to seek HSK 7
持 持 chí to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control HSK 7
砍 砍 kǎn to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb HSK 7
恐惧 恐懼 kǒng jù to be frightened; fear; dread HSK 7
引发 引發 yǐn fā to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions) HSK 7
官员 官員 guān yuán official (in an organization or government); administrator HSK 7