The Rise of the Great Powers

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An Unstable Situation and a New Path: Soviet Union

S1E9 · 风云新途（苏联） fēngyún xīn tú （ sūlián ）

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如何 如何 rú hé how; what way; what HSK 3
只有 只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") HSK 3
决定 決定 jué dìng to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly HSK 3
任何 任何 rèn hé any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever HSK 3
由 由 yóu to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... HSK 3
一切 一切 yī qiè everything; every; all HSK 3
每 每 měi each; every HSK 3
总 總 zǒng general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc HSK 3
内 內 nèi inside; inner; internal; within; interior HSK 3
关系 關係 guān xi relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi HSK 3
张 張 zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes HSK 3
已 已 yǐ already; to stop; then; afterwards HSK 3
继续 繼續 jì xù to continue; to proceed with; to go on with HSK 3
情况 情況 qíng kuàng circumstances; state of affairs; situation HSK 3
世界 世界 shì jiè world HSK 3
只是 只是 zhǐ shì merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however HSK 3
为了 為了 wèi le for; for the purpose of; in order to HSK 3
发生 發生 fā shēng to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out HSK 3
希望 希望 xī wàng to hope; a hope; a wish HSK 3
种 種 zhǒng seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts HSK 3
所 所 suǒ actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive HSK 3
并 並 bìng and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge HSK 3
开始 開始 kāi shǐ to begin; beginning; to start; initial HSK 3
需要 需要 xū yào to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs HSK 3
时 時 shí o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period HSK 3
就是 就是 jiù shì exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if HSK 3
被 被 bèi quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example) HSK 3
把 把 bǎ to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
难看 難看 nán kàn ugly; unsightly Xiehouyu HSK 2
够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out Colloquialism HSK 2
拉 拉 lā to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels Colloquialism HSK 2
万里 萬里 Wàn Lǐ Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
红场 紅場 Hóng chǎng Red Square (in Moscow) Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
纽约 紐約 Niǔ yuē New York Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
意大利 意大利 Yì dà lì Italy Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
西班牙 西班牙 Xī bān yá Spain Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
斯 斯 Sī this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle ∼HSK 2
夫 夫 fū man, male adult, husband; those ∼HSK 2
苏 蘇 sū used in ∼HSK 2
历史上 歷史上 lì shǐ shàng historical; in history ∼HSK 2
计划经济 計劃經濟 jì huà jīng jì planned economy ∼HSK 2
纳 納 Nà admit, take, receive, accept ∼HSK 2
英 英 Yīng petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English ∼HSK 2
而言 而言 ér yán (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as... is concerned; speaking in terms of... ∼HSK 2
林 林 Lín forest, grove; surname ∼HSK 2
经济发展 經濟發展 jīng jì fā zhǎn economic development ∼HSK 2
写道 寫道 xiě dào to write (used before or after a quoted passage) ∼HSK 2
具 具 jù tool, implement; draw up, write ∼HSK 2
数万 數萬 shù wàn several tens of thousands; many thousand ∼HSK 2
长队 長隊 cháng duì line (i.e. of people waiting); queue ∼HSK 2