Tang Dynasty (Master) Flashcards
怀念
huái niàn
to cherish the memory of
reminisce
朝代
cháo dài
dynasty
reign (of a king)
国力
guó lì
a nation’s power
强盛
qiáng shèng
rich and powerful
之一
zhī yī
one of (sth)
依然
yī rán
still
as before
书籍
shū jí
books
works
电视剧
diàn shì jù
TV play
soap opera
津津乐道
jīn jīn lè dào
to discuss sth enthusiastically
传奇
chuán qí
legendary
fantasy saga
romance
统一
tǒng yī
to unify
to unite
to integrate
流血
liú xiě
to bleed
to shed blood
(also pronounced liú xuè)
宫廷
gōng tíng
court (of king or emperor)
跟随
gēn suí
to follow
打仗
dǎ zhàng
to fight a battle
to go to war
推翻
tuī fān
to overthrow
建立
jiàn lì
to establish
to set up
to found
按
àn
to press/push
to leave aside or shelve/control/restrain/keep one’s hand on
to check or refer to
according to
in the light of
(of an editor or author) to make a comment
功劳
gōng láo
contribution
meritorious service
credit
大小
dà xiǎo
size
dimension
measurement
才干
cái gàn
ability
competence
高低
gāo dī
height
altitude (aviation)
pitch (music)
ups and downs (success or failure)
whether sth is right or wrong
comparative strength, weight, depth, stature
(spoken interjection) anyway, whatever
eventually, in the end
太子
tài zǐ
crown prince
惯例
guàn lì
convention
usual practice
封
fēng
to grant
to seal
东征西讨
dōng zhēng xī tǎo
war on all sides (idiom)
fighting from all four quarters
打下
dǎ xià
to lay (a foundation)
to conquer (a city etc)
to shoot down (a bird etc)
不安
bù ān
unpeaceful
unstable
uneasy
disturbed
restless
worried
生怕
shēng pà
to fear
afraid
extremely nervous
for fear that
to avoid
so as not to
位
wèi
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
联合
lián hé
to combine
to join
unite
alliance
排挤
pái jǐ
to crowd out
to push aside
to supplant
方
fāng
side
party (to a contract, dispute etc)
square
矛盾
máo dùn
contradiction
conflicting views
兵
bīng
soldiers
a force
an army
出征
chū zhēng
to go into battle
to campaign (military)
趁
chèn
to take advantage of
此
cǐ
this
these
夺
duó
to seize
to take away forcibly
to wrest control of
to compete or strive for
to force one’s way through
to leave out
to lose