Chinese History Lesson 5 Flashcards
五霸
wǔbà
Five hegemony
争夺
zhēngduó
Fight (contend, scramble) for; enter into rivalry
人口
rénkǒu
population
混战
hùnzhàn
Be in conflict
吞并
tūnbìng
swallow up; annex; absorb
弱小
ruòxiǎo
Small and weak
霸权
bàquán
Hegemony; supremacy
土地
Tǔdì
land soil; territory
争当
zhēngdang
fight; contend; vie for
霸主
bàzhǔ
powerful leader of feudal lords: overlord
齐桓公
qíhuánggōng
Duke Huan of Qi (reigned 685-643 BC) one of the five hegemons
宋襄公
sòngxiānggōng
Duke Xiang of Song(650-637 BC)
晋文公
jìnwéngōng
Duke wen of hun (697-628 BC)
秦穆公
QínMùgōng
duke mu of win, first substantial king of Qin (sometimes considered one of the five Hegemons)
楚庄王
chǔzhuāngwáng
King Zhuhai if Chu
说法
shuōfǎ
way of saying
指
zhǐ
Refer to
富裕
fùyù
prosperous
大政
dàzhèng
State affairs
治家
zhìjiā
Manage a household
经济
jīngjì
economy
辅佐
fǔzuǒ
assist (a ruler) in govenring a country
进行
jìnxíng
carry out
一系列
yīxìliè
series of
击退
jītuì
beat back; repel; repulse
少数
shǎoshù
small number of
迸攻
bènggōng
attack
讨伐
tǎofá
Send armed forces to repel
中原
zhōngyuán
central plains
阻止
zǔzhǐ
Prevent; stop; hold back
威信
wēixìn
Prestige
增
zēng
increase; gain; add
召集
zhàojí
call together; convene
订立
dìnglì
conclude
盟约
méngyuē
Oath of alliance; treaty of alliance
称霸
chēngbà
seek hegemony; dominate
一心
yīxīn
one of mind
接替
jiētì
take over; replace
国君
guójūn
monarch: ruler
持续
chíxù
continue; sustain
转而
zhuǎn’ér
to turn to; switch to
向西
xiàngxī
westward
地盘
dìpán
Territory under one’s control
并入
bíngrù
incorporate
地盘
dìpán
Territory
下游
xiàyoú
Lower reaches
不夫
bùfū
neither
支持
zhīchí
support
玫破
méipò
broke
胜负
shèngfù
victory; defeat