Lesson 8: Confucianism In Modern China (Part 1)

30 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一蹶不振yī jué bù zhènone stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
传承chuán chéngto pass on (to future generations)
传播chuán bōto disseminate
儒家Rú jiā
入手rù shǒuto begin
初步chū bùinitial
创始chuàng shǐto initiate
半岛bàn dǎopeninsula
口号kǒu hàoslogan
名言míng yánsaying
孔子Kǒng zǐ
封建fēng jiànsystem of enfeoffment
彻底chè dǐthorough
推广tuī guǎngto extend
朝鲜Cháo xiǎnNorth Korea
历代lì dàisuccessive generations
毁灭huǐ mièto perish
民间mín jiānamong the people
qiǎnshallow
shúcooked (of food)
矛头máo tóuspearhead
兴盛xīng shèngto flourish
jiùold
衰落shuāi luòto fall
记载jì zǎito write down
xiángdetailed
论语Lún yǔ
越南Yuè nán
邻近lín jìnneighboring
高唱gāo chàngto sing loudly