87 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一成不变 | yī chéng bù biàn | nothing much changes (idiom); always the same |
| 一丝不苟 | yī sī bù gǒu | not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules |
| 一鼓作气 | yī gǔ zuò qì | in a spurt of energy |
| 五行 | wǔ xíng | five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 |
| 任命 | rèn mìng | to appoint |
| 企及 | qǐ jí | to hope to reach |
| 何尝 | hé cháng | (rhetorical question) when? |
| 修葺 | xiū qì | to repair |
| 内心 | nèi xīn | heart |
| 全神贯注 | quán shén guàn zhù | to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom) |
| 兵马俑 | bīng mǎ yǒng | figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead |
| 典型 | diǎn xíng | model |
| 凸 | tū | to stick out |
| 分封制 | fēn fēng zhì | the feudal system |
| 前人 | qián rén | predecessor |
| 匈奴 | Xiōng nú | general term for nomadic people |
| 含义 | hán yì | meaning (implicit in a phrase) |
| 吻合 | wěn hé | to be a good fit |
| 咸阳 | Xián yáng | |
| 坎坷 | kǎn kě | bumpy (of a road) |
| 坟墓 | fén mù | grave |
| 大兴土木 | dà xīng tǔ mù | to carry out large scale construction |
| 奉行 | fèng xíng | to pursue (a course, a policy) |
| 封建社会 | fēng jiàn shè huì | feudal society |
| 尊 | zūn | senior |
| 寻求 | xún qiú | to seek |
| 幕府 | mù fǔ | (orig.) tents forming the offices of a commanding officer |
| 平坦 | píng tǎn | level |
| 度量衡 | dù liàng héng | measurement |
| 得以 | dé yǐ | able to |
| 情感 | qíng gǎn | feeling |
| 悬 | xuán | to hang or suspend |
| 或许 | huò xǔ | perhaps |
| 战国 | Zhàn guó | |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method |
| 技艺 | jì yì | skill |
| 抵御 | dǐ yù | to resist |
| 摩擦 | mó cā | friction |
| 昔日 | xī rì | formerly |
| 春秋 | Chūn qiū | spring and autumn |
| 楚 | Chǔ | surname Chu |
| 次第 | cì dì | order |
| 岁月 | suì yuè | years |
| 气宇 | qì yǔ | bearing |
| 深邃 | shēn suì | deep (valley or night) |
| 渭水 | wèi shuǐ | Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain |
| 无疑 | wú yí | no doubt |
| 燕 | Yān | |
| 炉火纯青 | lú huǒ chún qīng | lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) |
| 猜测 | cāi cè | to guess |
| 生前 | shēng qián | (of a deceased) during one's life |
| 相继 | xiāng jì | in succession |
| 众多 | zhòng duō | numerous |
| 秦 | Qín | surname Qin |
| 秦始皇 | Qín Shǐ huáng | |
| 秦岭 | Qín lǐng | |
| 秦腔 | Qín qiāng | |
| 精心 | jīng xīn | with utmost care |
| 绝伦 | jué lún | outstanding |
| 缩影 | suō yǐng | miniature version of sth |
| 习俗 | xí sú | custom |
| 臣服 | chén fú | to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime) |
| 诸侯 | zhū hóu | feudal vassal |
| 赋予 | fù yǔ | to assign |
| 赵 | Zhào | surname Zhao |
| 轰动 | hōng dòng | to cause a sensation |
| 造诣 | zào yì | academic or artistic attainments |
| 进程 | jìn chéng | process |
| 陕西 | Shǎn xī | |
| 难为 | nán wei | to bother |
| 雷同 | léi tóng | mirroring others |
| 韩 | Hán | |
| 频仍 | pín réng | frequent |
| 风驰电掣 | fēng chí diàn chè | fast as lightning |
| 驭手 | yù shǒu | person in charge of pack animals |
| 驾驭 | jià yù | to urge on (of horse) |
| 骊山 | Lí shān | |
| 魏 | Wèi | surname Wei |
| 齐 | Qí | surname Qi |
| 庞大 | páng dà | huge |
| 关外 | Guān wài | |
| 严阵以待 | yán zhèn yǐ dài | embattled |
| 关内 | Guān nèi | |
| 郡县制 | jùn xiàn zhì | county system |
| 三公九卿制 | sān gōng jiǔ qīng zhì | three gongs and nine officials |
| 中央集权制 | zhōng yāng jí quán zhì | centralization |
| 御官 | yù guān | imperial official |