Chinese history 4 Flashcards
首领
shǒulǐng
leader
名叫
míngjiào
name
尧舜
yáoshùn
two- legendary-sage kings
禹
Yǔ
(reputed founder of the Xia Dynasty)
A surname
发大水
fādàshuǐ
have a flood
洪水
hóngshuǐ
flood; floodwater
冲
chōng
charge; rush; dash
毁
huǐ
destroy; ruin; damage
村庄
cūnzhuāng
village;hamlet
房屋
fángwū
houses ;buildings
只能
zhǐnéng
can only;obliged to do; to have no other choice
山顶
shāndǐng
summit (or top) of a mountain; hilltop; hillcrest
灾害
zāihài
calamity; disaster
炎
yán
inflammation; power; influence
任
rén
(surname)
治理
zhìlǐ
Administer; govern; harness; bring under control
鲧
Gǔn
Gun (father of Yu)
采
cǎi
select
筑堤
zhùdī
build a dyke
堵
dǔ
stop up;block up; stifled
遭到
zāodào
suffer; meet with; encounter
担任
dānrèn
assume the office of; hold post of
吸取教训
xīqǔjiàoxùn
draw a lesson from; take warning of something
疏导
shūdǎo
unblock; dredge
治水
zhìshuǐ
Regulate rivers and watercourses; prevent floods by water control
顺
shùn
arrange;put in order; obey; yield to; act in
hedao
hédào
river course
流向
liúxiàng
direction of current
禹
yǔ
reputed founder of (Xia dynasty)
辛勤
xīnqín
industrious
经过
process; course
抽
chōu take out (from in between)
制服
zhìfú
Subdue; check; bring under control
水患
shuǐhuàn
flood; inundation