# Speaking Chinese About China 1 - Lesson 05
# Published by Sinolingua, 1989 - ISBN 7800520986
# Version 1.0
# Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org)
强盛 [qiángshèng] /(of a country) powerful and prosperous/
侵扰 [qīnrǎo] /to invade and harass/
力量 [lìliang] /power, strength/
强大 [qiángdà] /big and powerful/
派 [pài] /to send, to assign/
打败 [dǎbài] /to defeat/
又好 [yǒuhǎo] /friendly, amicable/
往来 [wǎnglái] /contact, to come and go/
打通 [dǎtōng] /to get through, to open up/
通 [tōng] /to open, through/
丝绸 [sīchóu] /silk/
通商 [tōngshāng] /(of nations) have trade relations/
和亲政策 ["héqīn" shèngcè] /(a policy of appeasement through marriage)/
政策 [zhèngcè] /policy/
举例子 [jǔ lìzi] /to given an example/
例子 [lìzi] /example/
说明 [shuōmíng] /to explain, to illustrate; directions/
流传 [liúchuán] /to circulate, hand down/
娶 [qǔ] /to marry (a woman)/
公主 [gōngzhǔ] /princess/
原来 [yuánlái] /originally; former/
宫女 [gōngnǚ] /a maid in an imperial palace/
嫁 [jià] /to marry (a man)/
关系 [guānxi] /relation, relationship/
记载 [jìzǎi] /to record; records/
人物 [rénwù] /character, figure/
转机 [zhuànjì] /biography/
形象 [xíngxiàng] /image, form; vivid/
生动 [shēngdòng] /vivid, lively/
部 [bù] /(measure word for books, machines, etc.)/
既…又… [jì...yòu...] /both ... and, as well as/
优秀 [yōuxiù] /excellent, oustanding/
著作 [zhùzuò] /work, writings/
末年 [mònián] /last years of a dynasty of reign/
分裂 [fēnliè] /to split, divide/
不过 [bùguò] /yet, but, however/
运河 [yùnhé] /canal/
灾难 [zāinàn] /disaster, catastrophe/
代表 [dàibiǎo] /to represent, delegate/
繁荣 [fánróng] /flourishing, to make something prosper/
杰出 [jiéchū] /prominent, remarkable/
吸取 [xīqǔ] /to absorb, to draw/
教训 [jiàoxùn] /lesson; to teach someone a lesson/
认识到 [rènshidao] /to realize/
安定 [āndìng] /stable, settled/
优点 [yōudiǎn] /merit, strong point/
意见 [yìjiàn] /opinion/
作品 [zuòpǐn] /work (of literature and art)/
和尚 [héshang] /monk/
不远万里 [bùyuǎnwànlǐ] /to go to the trouble of traveling a long distance/
取经 [qǔjīng] /to go on a Buddhist pilgrimage, to learn from sb else's experience/
衰落 [shuāiluò] /to decline/
整天 [zhěngtiān] /the whole day, all day long/
吃喝玩乐 [chī, hē, wán, lè] /to eat, drink, and be merry, to idle away one's time in pleasure-seeking/
动乱 [dòngluàn] /disturbance, upheaval/
慌忙 [huāngmáng] /in a great rush/
逃 [táo] /to flee, to escape/
恨 [hèn] /to hate, to regret/
前进 [qiánjìn] /to go forward, to advance/
被迫 [bèipò] /to be forced/
吊死 [diàosi] /to hang by the neck, to hang oneself/
遭到 [zāodào] /to suffer; encounter/
汉武帝 [Hàn Wǔdì] /Emporer Wudi of the Han Dynasty/
匈奴 [Xiōngnú] /Huns (an ancient nationality in China)/
中亚 [Zhōng Yà] /Central Asia/
西域 [Xīyù] /the Western Regions/
王昭君 [Wáng Zhāojūn] /Wang Zhaojun/
《史记》 [《Shǐjì》] /'Records of the Historian' (ancient historical work)/
司马迁 [Sīmǎ Qiān] /Sima Qian/
三国 [Sānguó] /the Three Kingdoms/
隋朝 [Suí Cháo] /the Sui Dynasty/
唐太宗 [Táng Tàizōng] /Emporer Taizong of the Tang Dynasty/
李白 [Lǐ Bái] /Li Bai/
杜甫 [Dù Fǔ] /Du Fu/
日本 [Rìběn] /Japan/
朝鲜 [Cháoxiǎn] /Korea/
玄奘 [Xuánzàng] /Xuanzang (famous monk in the Tang Dynasty)/
唐玄宗 [Táng Xuánzōng] /Emporer Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty/
杨贵妃 [Yáng Guìfēi] /Lady Yang/
杨国忠 [Yáng Guózhōng] /Yang Guozhong/
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