Tang Dynasty (Master) Flashcards

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1
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怀念

A

huái niàn
to cherish the memory of
reminisce

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朝代

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cháo dài
dynasty
reign (of a king)

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国力

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guó lì
a nation’s power

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强盛

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qiáng shèng
rich and powerful

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之一

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zhī yī
one of (sth)

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依然

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yī rán
still
as before

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书籍

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shū jí
books
works

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电视剧

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diàn shì jù
TV play
soap opera

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津津乐道

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jīn jīn lè dào
to discuss sth enthusiastically

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传奇

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chuán qí
legendary
fantasy saga
romance

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统一

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tǒng yī
to unify
to unite
to integrate

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流血

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liú xiě
to bleed
to shed blood
(also pronounced liú xuè)

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宫廷

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gōng tíng
court (of king or emperor)

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跟随

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gēn suí
to follow

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打仗

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dǎ zhàng
to fight a battle
to go to war

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推翻

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tuī fān
to overthrow

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建立

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jiàn lì
to establish
to set up
to found

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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

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功劳

A

gōng láo
contribution
meritorious service
credit

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大小

A

dà xiǎo
size
dimension
measurement

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才干

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cái gàn
ability
competence

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高低

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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

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太子

A

tài zǐ
crown prince

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惯例

A

guàn lì
convention
usual practice

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25
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fēng
to grant
to seal

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东征西讨

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dōng zhēng xī tǎo
war on all sides (idiom)
fighting from all four quarters

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打下

A

dǎ xià
to lay (a foundation)
to conquer (a city etc)
to shoot down (a bird etc)

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不安

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bù ān
unpeaceful
unstable
uneasy
disturbed
restless
worried

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生怕

A

shēng pà
to fear
afraid
extremely nervous
for fear that
to avoid
so as not to

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30
Q

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wèi
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)

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联合

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lián hé
to combine
to join
unite
alliance

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排挤

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pái jǐ
to crowd out
to push aside
to supplant

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33
Q

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fāng
side
party (to a contract, dispute etc)
square

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矛盾

A

máo dùn
contradiction
conflicting views

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35
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A

bīng
soldiers
a force
an army

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出征

A

chū zhēng
to go into battle
to campaign (military)

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37
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chèn
to take advantage of

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38
Q

A


this
these

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39
Q

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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

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40
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兵权

A

bīng quán
military leadership
military power

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杀掉

A

shā diào
to kill

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不料

A

bú liào
unexpectedly
to one’s surprise

43
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泄露

A

xiè lòu
to leak (information)
to divulge

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气愤

A

qì fèn
furious

45
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埋伏

A

mái fú
to ambush
to lie in wait for

46
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皇宫

A

huáng gōng
imperial palace

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下手

A

xià shǒu
to start
to put one’s hand to
to set about

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禀告

A

bǐng gào
to report (to one’s superior)

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造反

A

zào fǎn
to rebel
to revolt

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也许

A

yě xǔ
perhaps
maybe

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掌握

A

zhǎng wò
to grasp (often fig.)
to control
to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)

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默认

A

mò rèn
to agree tacitly
default (setting)

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逼迫

A

bī pò
to force
to compel
to coerce

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退位

A

tuì wèi
to abdicate

55
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拥护

A

yōng hù
to endorse
to support

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A


namely
that is
at once
at present
even if

57
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情理

A

qíng lǐ
reason
sense

58
Q

A

qīn
one’s own (flesh and blood)
relative
related
intimate
in person

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光彩

A

guāng cǎi
luster
splendor
radiance
brilliance

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广阔

A

guǎng kuò
wide
vast

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观察

A

guān chá
to observe
to watch
examine
observation

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英明

A

yīng míng
wise
brilliant

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君主

A

jūn zhǔ
monarch
sovereign

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值得

A

zhí de
to be worth
to deserve

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赞扬

A

zàn yáng
to praise
to approve of
to show approval

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上台

A

shàng tái
to rise to power (in politics)
to go on stage (in the theater)

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颁布

A

bān bù
to issue
to proclaim
to enact (laws, decrees etc)

68
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减轻

A

jiǎn qīng
to lighten
to ease
to alleviate

69
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负担

A

fù dān
burden
to bear a burden

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政策

A

zhèng cè
policy

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法令

A

fǎ lìng
decree
ordinance

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亲身

A

qīn shēn
personal
oneself

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经历

A

jīng lì
experience

74
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痛苦

A

tòng kǔ
pain
suffering
painful

75
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深知

A

shēn zhī
to know well
to be fully aware of

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时常

A

shí cháng
often
frequently

77
Q

A

mín
the people
nationality
citizen

78
Q

A


(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation - same as de)

79
Q

A

jūn
monarch
ruler

80
Q

A

zhōu
boat

81
Q

A

zài
to carry
to convey
to load

82
Q

A


also

83
Q

A


to overturn
to capsize

84
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打翻

A

dǎ fān
to overturn
to overthrow
to strike down (an enemy)

85
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亲民

A

qīn mín
in touch with the people
sensitive to people’s needs

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知人善用

A

zhī rén shàn yòng
know how to judge people and make good use of them

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Q

在位

A

zài wèi
on the throne
reigning (monarch)

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期间

A

qī jiān
period of time
time

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安定

A

ān dìng
stable
quiet

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政治

A

zhèng zhì
politics
political

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清明

A

qīng míng
clear and bright
sober and calm
(of a government or administration) well ordered

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人民

A

rén mín
the people

93
Q

安康

A

ān kāng
good health
well-being

94
Q

出现

A

chū xiàn
to appear
to emerge
to arise

95
Q

空前

A

kōng qián
unprecedented

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繁荣

A

fán róng
prosperous
booming (economy)

97
Q

A


that
it (refers to sth preceding it)
[his, her, its, their, that, such]

98
Q

A

wéi
as (in the capacity of)
to take sth as
to act as
to serve as
to behave as
to become
to be
to do
by (in the passive voice)

wèi
because of
for
to

99
Q

称为

A

chēng wéi
called
to call sth (by a name)
to name