Lesson 12

Question 1

帝

Answer 1

dì

god, emperor

Question 2

皇帝

Answer 2

huáng dì

emperor

Question 3

賞

Answer 3

shǎng

reward; (as verb) to reward

Question 4

刑

Answer 4

xíng

mutilation punishments, punishment, penal law

Question 5

權

Answer 5

quán

power, authority, prerogative

Question 6

勢

Answer 6

shì

power, power deriving from circumstances, situation

Question 7

寶

Answer 7

bǎo

treasure; (as verb) to treasure

Question 8

利

Answer 8

lì

advantage, benefit, profit; be profitable, advantageous

Question 9

朝

Answer 9

zhāo

early morning

cháo

court; to hold court, attend court

Question 10

忠

Answer 10

zhōng

loyalty (especially towards the sovereign); (as stative verb) be loyal

Question 11

霸

Answer 11

bà

hegemon, overlord (chief among the feudal lords); rule as hegemon, rule by force

Question 12

乘

Answer 12

shèng

chariot and team of four horses (often used as MW), team of four horses

chéng

(as verb) ride on (a chariot or carriage) avail oneself of, take advantage of

Question 13

府

Answer 13

fǔ

treasury, archive; official building

Question 14

夕

Answer 14

xī (xì)

evening; night

Question 15

變

Answer 15

biàn

to change, mutate; (as noun) anomaly, strange phenomenon

Question 16

罰

Answer 16

fá

to fine, punish

Question 17

受

Answer 17

shòu

to receive, accept

Question 18

畏

Answer 18

wèi

to be in awe of, fear

Question 19

交

Answer 19

jiāo

to cross, come into contact with, associate with; (as adverb) mutually, with one another

Question 20

服

Answer 20

fú

to submit, obey; to subjugate; (as noun) clothing

Question 21

收

Answer 21

shōu

to harvest, gather together, assemble, take control of (NB does not mean ‘receive’)

Question 22

戰

Answer 22

zhàn

to do battle, fight a battle

Question 23

敗

Answer 23

bài

to be defeated, ruined, to fail; defeat (someone else)

Question 24

退

Answer 24

tuì

to withdraw, retreat; cause to retreat or withdraw

Question 25

絕

Answer 25

jué

to cut off, separate; (as adjunct or adverb) finest, utmost, superior

Question 26

罷

Answer 26

bà

to cease, quit, stop (an activity or event)

Question 27

復

Answer 27

fù

to repeat, restore, return; to report; (as adverb) again

Question 28

召

Answer 28

zhào

to summon

Question 29

還

Answer 29

huán

to go back, return, turn; cause to return, return (something)

Question 30

適

Answer 30

shì

be suitable, appropriate, matching; (as adverb) by coincidence, just happened to…, exactly

Question 31

假

Answer 31

jià

to borrow, avail oneself to; lend

Question 32

藏

Answer 32

cáng

to store, keep in storage, conceal

Question 33

許

Answer 33

xǔ

to allow, agree, agree to

Question 34

克

Answer 34

kè

to overcome, win a victory (variants: 剋，勀); (auxiliary verb) be able to, successfully…

Question 35

報

Answer 35

bào

to reciprocate, requite; to report

Question 36

遊（游）

Answer 36

yóu

to wander about, dally, associate with (游 also means ‘to swim’)

Question 37

歸

Answer 37

guī

to return (home); cause to return, send back; give allegiance to

Question 38

動

Answer 38

dòng

to move

Question 39

流

Answer 39

liú

to flow

Question 40

誠

Answer 40

chéng

be true, genuine; (as noun) integrity; (as adverb) truly, really; if (really)

Question 41

甘

Answer 41

gān

be sweet, savoury

Question 42

平

Answer 42

píng

be level, flat, tranquil, at peace; to pacify; be fair

Question 43

滿

Answer 43

mǎn

be full

Question 44

間

Answer 44

jiān

between, among

Question 45

昔

Answer 45

xī

former times, old times

Question 46

既

Answer 46

jì

already, having already…, since

Question 47

惟（唯）

Answer 47

wéi

only, is only