Lesson 9: Chinese Architecture in Transition (Supplementary)

51 words

WordPinyinDefinition
佛香阁Fó xiāng gé
八国联军Bā guó Lián jūn
公顷gōng qǐnghectare
名录míng lùdirectory
吸取xī qǔto absorb
Yuánsurname Yuan
大理石dà lǐ shímarble
Wǎnsurname Wan
富丽堂皇fù lì táng huáng(of houses etc) sumptuous (idiom)
Kuānsurname Kuan
dǎoisland
lángcorridor
慈禧太后Cí xǐ tài hòu
惨败cǎn bàito suffer a crushing defeat
挪用nuó yòngto shift (funds)
昆明湖Kūn míng Hú
杭州Háng zhōu
栩栩如生xǔ xǔ rú shēngvivid and lifelike (idiom)
框架kuàng jiàframe
栏杆lán gānrailing
yāngcalamity
dòngcave
灭亡miè wángto be destroyed
焚毁fén huǐto burn down
烧香shāo xiāngto burn incense
甲午战争Jiǎ wǔ Zhàn zhēng
白银Bái yínsilver
石狮Shí shīsee 石獅子|石狮子[shi2 shi1 zi5]
破坏pò huàidestruction
祝贺zhù hèto congratulate
huòdisaster
祸国殃民huò guó yāng mínto damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
组成zǔ chéngto form
统治tǒng zhìto rule (a country)
维修wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment)
联军lián jūnallied armies
万寿山Wàn shòu shān
蓝本lán běnblueprint
艺术yì shùart
行宫xíng gōngtemporary imperial residence
西洋xī yángthe West (Europe and North America)
西湖Xī hú
规模guī móscale
遭到zāo dàoto suffer
遗产yí chǎnheritage
避暑bì shǔto be away for the summer holidays
pavilion (usu. two-storied)
雕刻diāo kèto carve
颐和园Yí hé yuán
誉为yù wèito be extolled as
排云殿Pái yún diàn