80 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一律 | yī lǜ | same |
| 不辞劳苦 | bù cí láo kǔ | to spare no effort |
| 他乡 | tā xiāng | foreign land |
| 俗 | sú | custom |
| 俘获 | fú huò | to capture (enemy property or personnel) |
| 俘虏 | fú lǔ | captive |
| 健壮 | jiàn zhuàng | robust |
| 判断 | pàn duàn | to judge |
| 千古 | qiān gǔ | for all eternity |
| 另辟蹊径 | lìng pì xī jìng | to take an alternate route (idiom) |
| 合情合理 | hé qíng hé lǐ | reasonable and fair (idiom) |
| 困扰 | kùn rǎo | to perplex |
| 土坯 | tǔ pī | mud brick |
| 地中海 | Dì zhōng Hǎi | |
| 墓葬 | mù zàng | (archeology) grave |
| 大多 | dà duō | for the most part |
| 大惑不解 | dà huò bù jiě | to be at a loss (idiom) |
| 大漠 | dà mò | desert |
| 安置 | ān zhì | to find a place for |
| 封锁 | fēng suǒ | to blockade |
| 屈服 | qū fú | to surrender |
| 崇拜 | chóng bài | to worship |
| 常年 | cháng nián | all year round |
| 后裔 | hòu yì | descendant |
| 掌控 | zhǎng kòng | to control |
| 推测 | tuī cè | speculation |
| 扑朔迷离 | pū shuò mí lí | impossible to unravel |
| 攻打 | gōng dǎ | to attack (the enemy) |
| 敦煌 | Dūn huáng | |
| 查阅 | chá yuè | to consult |
| 枣 | zǎo | jujube |
| 永昌县 | Yǒng chāng xiàn | |
| 波涛 | bō tāo | great waves |
| 汹涌 | xiōng yǒng | to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc) |
| 为何 | wèi hé | why |
| 烦恼 | fán nǎo | to be worried |
| 版图 | bǎn tú | domain |
| 甘肃 | Gān sù | |
| 异国 | yì guó | exotic |
| 发掘 | fā jué | to excavate |
| 相貌 | xiàng mào | appearance |
| 众所周知 | zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī | as everyone knows (idiom) |
| 破解 | pò jiě | to break (a bond, constraint etc) |
| 祁连山 | Qí lián shān | |
| 祖籍 | zǔ jí | ancestral hometown |
| 祭奠 | jì diàn | to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors) |
| 称谓 | chēng wèi | title |
| 纷至沓来 | fēn zhì tà lái | to come thick and fast (idiom) |
| 绝无仅有 | jué wú jǐn yǒu | one and only (idiom); rarely seen |
| 线索 | xiàn suǒ | trail |
| 罗马 | Luó mǎ | |
| 与众不同 | yǔ zhòng bù tóng | to stand out from the masses (idiom) |
| 荏苒 | rěn rǎn | (literary) (of time) to slip away |
| 莫高窟 | Mò gāo kū | |
| 兰州大学 | Lán zhōu Dà xué | |
| 蛛丝马迹 | zhū sī mǎ jì | lit. spider's thread and horse track |
| 血腥 | xuè xīng | reeking of blood |
| 贫瘠 | pín jí | barren |
| 走访 | zǒu fǎng | to visit |
| 足以 | zú yǐ | sufficient to... |
| 身世 | shēn shì | one's life experience |
| 逃窜 | táo cuàn | to run away |
| 遐迩 | xiá ěr | near and far |
| 重围 | chóng wéi | to redouble a siege |
| 除此之外 | chú cǐ zhī wài | apart from this |
| 陷入 | xiàn rù | to sink into |
| 隐藏 | yǐn cáng | to hide |
| 雇佣 | gù yōng | to employ |
| 顶撞 | dǐng zhuàng | to contradict (elders or superiors) |
| 风云变幻 | fēng yún biàn huàn | changeable situation (idiom) |
| 食用 | shí yòng | food product |
| 驻扎 | zhù zhā | to station |
| 骨骼 | gǔ gé | bones |
| 斗牛 | dòu niú | bullfighting |
| 黏土 | nián tǔ | clay |
| 骊靬 | Lí qián | |
| 为数不多 | wéi shǔ bù duō | very few |
| 接踵而至 | jiē zhǒng ér zhì | ensue |
| 夹门鱼鳞阵 | jiā mén yú lín zhèn | clamping fish scale array |
| 帕提亚 | Pà tí yà |