Lesson 18 - 中国历史 Flashcards
文明
wénmíng
civilization
civilized
文字
wénzì
characters
written form of a language
记载
jìzǎi
to put down in writing
to record
record
account
参观
cānguān
to visit
to look around
其中
qízhōng
among which/whom
in which/whom
to which/whom
部分
bùfen
portion
part
朝代
cháodài
dynasty
伟大
wěidà
great
outstanding
magnificent
思想
sīxiǎng
thinking
ideology
thoughts
学院
xuéyuàn
college
academy
institute
建立
jiànlì
to build
to establish
展厅
zhǎntīng
exhibition hall
gallery
皇帝
huángdì
emperor
统一
tǒngyī
to unify
to unite
unified
centralized
贡献
gòngxiàn
to contribute
to devote
contribution
修
xiū
to build
to repair
to mend
to fix
杀
shā
to kill
烧
shāo
to burn
to set fire to
to cook
千千万万
qiān qiān wàn wàn
thousands upon thousands
宫殿
gōngdiàn
palace
坟墓
fénmù
grave
tomb
兵马俑
bīngmǎyǒng
terracotta warriors & horses
基础
jīchǔ
foundation
basis
发展
fāzhǎn
to develop
称呼
chēnghu
term of address
to address as
丝绸
sīchóu
silk
silk fabric
关系
guānxì
relation
relationship
connection
进行
jìnxíng
to carry on
to carry out
to conduct
贸易
màoyì
trade
诗
shī
poetry
poem
诗人
shīrén
poet
发达
fādá
developed
flourishing
to develop
技术
jìshù
technology
technique
曾经
céngjīng
once
at some time in the past
先进
xiānjìn
advanced
发明
fāmíng
invention
to invent
造纸
zào zhǐ
to make paper
火药
huǒyào
gunpowder
指南针
zhǐnánzhēn
compass
活字印刷
huózì yìnshuā
moveable-type printing
letterpress printing
领导
lǐngdǎo
to lead
to exercise leadership
leadership
leader
革命
gémìng
revolution
孔子
Kǒngzǐ
Confucius
秦朝
Qíncháo
Qin Dynasty
秦始皇
Qínshǐhuáng
First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty
汉朝
Hàncháo
Han Dynasty
西方
Xīfāng
the West
唐朝
Tángcháo
Tang Dynasty
李白
Lǐ Bái
Li Bai; Li Po (poet, 701-762 CE)
宋朝
Sòngcháo
Song Dynasty
清朝
Qīngcháo
Qing Dynasty
孙中山
Sūn Zhōngshān
Sun Yat-sen
中华民国
Zhōnghuá Mínguó
Republic of China
曲阜
Qūfù
city in Shandong province
山东
Shāndōng
Shandong province
孔府
Kǒngfǔ
Confucius mansion, residence of the Kong clan
孔庙
Kǒngmiào
Confucian Temple
孔林
Kǒnglín
cemetery of the Kong clan
(lit. Kong forest)
论语
Lúnyǔ
The Analects, a collection of the words & deeds of Confucius
长安
Cháng’ān
Chang’an, capital city of the Han Dynasty
香山
Xiāngshān
city in Guangdong province
广东
Guǎngdōng
Guangdong province
中山樵
Zhōngshānqiáo
alias adopted by Sun Yat-sen while in exile in Japan
孙文
逸仙
Sūn Wén
Yìxiān
Sun Wen - birth name of Sun Yat-sen
Yixian (Mandarin pronunciation) / Yat-sen (Cantonese pronunciation) - his sobriquet/style name
辛亥
xīnhài
according to the Chinese calendar system, 1911
天干
tiāngān
heavenly stem (part of calendar system)
地支
dìzhī
earthly branch (part of calendar system)
辛亥革命
xīnhài gémìng
Revolution of 1911 (revolution of xinhai)
甲,乙,丙,丁,戊,己,庚,辛,壬,癸
jiǎ, yǐ, bǐng, dīng, wù, jǐ, gēng, xīn, rén, guǐ
the ten heavenly stems (part of calendar system)
子,丑,寅,卯,辰,巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥,
zǐ, chǒu, yín, mǎo, chén, sì, wǔ, wèi, shēn, yǒu, xū, hài
the twelve earthly branches (part of calendar system)
四大发明
sì dà fāmíng
China’s Four Great Inventions (paper, printing, gunpowder, & the compass)