Lesson 6: 奏俑古韵

87 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一成不变yī chéng bù biànnothing much changes (idiom); always the same
一丝不苟yī sī bù gǒunot one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
一鼓作气yī gǔ zuò qìin a spurt of energy
五行wǔ xíngfive phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
任命rèn mìngto appoint
企及qǐ jíto hope to reach
何尝hé cháng(rhetorical question) when?
修葺xiū qìto repair
内心nèi xīnheart
全神贯注quán shén guàn zhùto concentrate one's attention completely (idiom)
兵马俑bīng mǎ yǒngfigurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead
典型diǎn xíngmodel
to stick out
分封制fēn fēng zhìthe feudal system
前人qián rénpredecessor
匈奴Xiōng núgeneral term for nomadic people
含义hán yìmeaning (implicit in a phrase)
吻合wěn héto be a good fit
咸阳Xián yáng
坎坷kǎn kěbumpy (of a road)
坟墓fén mùgrave
大兴土木dà xīng tǔ mùto carry out large scale construction
奉行fèng xíngto pursue (a course, a policy)
封建社会fēng jiàn shè huìfeudal society
zūnsenior
寻求xún qiúto seek
幕府mù fǔ(orig.) tents forming the offices of a commanding officer
平坦píng tǎnlevel
度量衡dù liàng héngmeasurement
得以dé yǐable to
情感qíng gǎnfeeling
xuánto hang or suspend
或许huò xǔperhaps
战国Zhàn guó
手段shǒu duànmethod
技艺jì yìskill
抵御dǐ yùto resist
摩擦mó cāfriction
昔日xī rìformerly
春秋Chūn qiūspring and autumn
Chǔsurname Chu
次第cì dìorder
岁月suì yuèyears
气宇qì yǔbearing
深邃shēn suìdeep (valley or night)
渭水wèi shuǐWei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain
无疑wú yíno doubt
Yān
炉火纯青lú huǒ chún qīnglit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom)
猜测cāi cèto guess
生前shēng qián(of a deceased) during one's life
相继xiāng jìin succession
众多zhòng duōnumerous
Qínsurname Qin
秦始皇Qín Shǐ huáng
秦岭Qín lǐng
秦腔Qín qiāng
精心jīng xīnwith utmost care
绝伦jué lúnoutstanding
缩影suō yǐngminiature version of sth
习俗xí súcustom
臣服chén fúto acknowledge allegiance to (some regime)
诸侯zhū hóufeudal vassal
赋予fù yǔto assign
Zhàosurname Zhao
轰动hōng dòngto cause a sensation
造诣zào yìacademic or artistic attainments
进程jìn chéngprocess
陕西Shǎn xī
难为nán weito bother
雷同léi tóngmirroring others
Hán
频仍pín réngfrequent
风驰电掣fēng chí diàn chèfast as lightning
驭手yù shǒuperson in charge of pack animals
驾驭jià yùto urge on (of horse)
骊山Lí shān
Wèisurname Wei
surname Qi
庞大páng dàhuge
关外Guān wài
严阵以待yán zhèn yǐ dàiembattled
关内Guān nèi
郡县制jùn xiàn zhìcounty system
三公九卿制sān gōng jiǔ qīng zhìthree gongs and nine officials
中央集权制zhōng yāng jí quán zhìcentralization
御官yù guānimperial official