# Speaking Chinese About China 1 - Lesson 07 # Published by Sinolingua, 1989 - ISBN 7800520986 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 导游 [dǎoyóu] /a tour guide/ 游客 [yóukè] /tourist/ 石碑 [shíbēi] /stone tablet/ 四周 [sìzhōu] /all around/ 浮雕 [fúdiāo] /relief (sculpture)/ 近代 [jìndài] /modern times/ 幅 [fú] /(for paintings, etc.) piece/ 销烟 [xiāoyān] /to destroy the opium/ 掠夺 [lüèduó] /to plunder, to pillage/ 财富 [cáifù] /wealth/ 鸦片 [yāpiàn] /opium/ 大臣 [dàchén] /minister (of a monarchy)/ 主张 [zhǔzhāng] /to advocate, to stand for; view/ 禁止 [jìnzhǐ] /to prohibit, ban/ 然后 [ránhòu] /afterwards/ 发动 [fādòng] /to launch, mobilize/ 战争 [zhànzhēng] /war/ 签订 [qiāndìng] /to conclude and sign (a treaty, etc.)/ 条约 [tiáoyuē] /treaty/ 平等 [píngděng] /equal, equality/ 目的 [mùdì] /purpose, objective/ 赶走 [gǎnzǒu] /to drive away/ 武器 [wǔqì] /weapon/ 战士 [zhànshì] /soldier, fighter/ 战斗 [zhàndòu] /to fight; battle/ 旧历 [jiùlì] /the lunar calendar/ 辛亥年 [xīnhàinián] /the year of Xinhai (1911)/ 革命 [gémìng] /revolution/ 纲领 [gānglǐng] /guiding principles/ 君主制 [jūnzhǔzhì] /monarchy/ 完成 [wánchéng] /to fulfill, complete/ 反帝反封建 [fǎndì fǎnfēngjiàn] /anti-imperialism and anti-feudalism/ 任务 [rènwù] /mission, task/ 临终 [línzhōng] /on one's deathbed, just before one dies/ 尚未 [shàngwèi] /not yet, remain to be/ 仍(须) [réng(xū)] /(must) still/ 军阀 [jūnfá] /warlord/ 夺取 [duóqǔ] /to seize/ 战胜国 [zhànshèngguó] /victorious nation/ 特权 [tèquán] /privilege/ 废除 [fèichú] /to abolish/ 集会 [jíhuì] /to hold a mass rally/ 讲演 [jiǎngyǎn] /to lecture; speech/ 演讲 [yǎnjiǎng] /to lecture; speech/ 散发 [sànfā] /to distribute, to send forth/ 传单 [chuándān] /leaflet/ 支持 [zhīchí] /to support; support/ 和约 [héyuē] /peace treaty/ 签字 [qiānzì] /to sign, affix one's signature/ 方向 [fāngxiàng] /direction/ 举 [jǔ] /to raise/ 旗 [qí] /flag, banner/ 深远 [shēnyuǎn] /far-reaching/ 传播 [chuánbō] /to disseminate, to spread/ 成立 [chénglì] /to establish/ 合作 [hézuò] /to cooperate; collaboration/ 去世 [qùshì] /to pass away, die/ 违背 [wéibèi] /to disobey/ 排斥 [páichì] /to repel, exclude/ 打击 [dǎjī] /to strike, attack/ 根据地 [gēnjùdì] /base area/ 游击战争 [yóujī zhànzhēng] /guerilla war/ 前线 [qiánxiàn] /frontline/ 组织 [zǔzhī] /to organize; organization/ 终于 [zhōngyú] /at (long) last, finally/ 胜利 [shènglì] /to win a victory; triumph/ 渡江 [dùjiāng] /to cross a river/ 以北 [yǐběi] /north of/ 冲 [chōng] /to charge, to rush/ 千万(只) [qiānwàn(zhī)] /innumerable (thousands and thousands)/ 人民英雄纪念碑 [Rénmín Yīngxióng Jìniànbēi] /the Monument to the People's Heroes/ 林则徐 [Lín Zéxú] /Lin Zexu/ 虎门 [Hǔmén] /Humen/ 半殖民地半封建社会 [bàn zhímíndì bàn fēngjiàn shèhuì] /semi-feudal, semi-colonial society/ 太平天国 [Tàipíngtiānguó] /the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom/ 红袖 [Hóng Xiùquán] /Hong Xiuquan/ 武昌 [Wǔchāng] /Wuchang/ 孙中山 [Sūn Zhōngshān] /San Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen)/ 三民主义 [Sānmín Zhǔyì] /the Three People's Principles/ 中华民国 [Zhōnghuá Mínguó] /the Republic of China/ 五四运动 [Wǔ-sì Yùndòng] /the May Fourth Movement/ 新文化运动 [Xīn Wénhuà Yùndòng] /the New Culture Movement/ 马克思主义 [Mǎkèsī Zhǔyì] /Marxism/ 中国共产党 [Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng] /the Chinese Communist Party/ 国民党 [Guómíndǎng] /Kuomintang, the Nationalist Party/ 北伐 [Běifá] /the Northern Expedition/ 北洋军阀 [Běiyáng Jūnfá] /the Northern Warlords/ 南昌 [Nánchāng] /Nanchang/ 朱德 [Zhū Dé] /Zhu De/ 毛泽东 [Máo Zédōng] /Mao Zedong/ 江西 [Jiāngxī] /Jiangxi (province)/ 井冈山 [Jǐnggāngshān] /Jinggang Mountains/ 中国工农红军 [Zhōngguó Gōngnóng Hóngjūn] /the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army/ 抗日(战争) [Kàng Rì (Zhànzhēng)] /(the War of) Resistance Against Japan/ 两万五千里长征 [Liǎngwàn-wǔqiān-lǐ Chángzhēng] /the 25,000-li Long March/ 中华人民共和国 [Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó] /the People's Republic of China/ 发现 [fāxiàn] /to discover/ 殖民事业 [zhímín shìyè] /colonization/ 独立 [dúlì] /independent; independence/ 联系 [liánxì] /connection; to contact/ 事务 [shìwù] /affairs/ 保护 [bǎohù] /to protect; protection/ 自由 [zìyóu] /freedom/ 理 [lǐ] /to pay attention to/ 请求 [qǐngqiú] /to petition/ 印花税 [yìnhuāshuì] /tax on stamp (the Stamp Act of 1765)/ 内政 [nèizhèng] /domestic (internal) affairs/ 承认 [chéngrèn] /to recognize, to acknowledge/ 总统制 [zǒngtǒngzhì] /republic (lit. rule by President)/ 参议院 [Cānyìyuàn] /Senate/ 众议院 [Zhòngyìyuàn] /House of Representatives/ 国会 [Guóhuì] /Congress/ 选 [xuǎn] /to elect/ 第一任 [dìyīrèn] /the first (president), the first term/ 开发 [kāifā] /to pioneer/ 经营 [jīngyíng] /to manage; management/ 黑奴 [hēinú] /black slave/ 仅 [jǐn] /only/ 奴隶 [núlì] /slave/ 国旗 [guóqí] /flag/ 星星 [xīngxing] /star/ 国际 [guójì] /international/ 科技 [kējì] /science and technology/ 百闻不如一见 [bǎiwén bùrú yījiàn] /Seeing is believing/ 哥伦布 [Gēlúnbù] /Christopher Columbus/ 印地安人 [Yìndì’ānrén] /Indian (native Americans)/ 欧洲 [Ōuzhōu] /Europe/ 西班牙 [Xībānyá] /Spain/ 葡萄牙 [Pútáoyá] /Portugal/ 美洲 [Měizhōu] /America/ 查理二世 [Chálǐ Èrshì] /King Charles II/ 威廉‧宾 [Wēilián‧Bīn] /William Penn/ 宾夕法尼亚州 [Bīnxīfǎníyà zhōu] /the state of Pennsylvania/ 波士顿茶叶事件 [Bōshìdùn Cháyè Shìjiàn] /Boston Tea Party/ 费城 [Fèichéng] /Philadelphia/ 独立宣言 [Dúlì Xuānyán] /Declaration of Independence/ 路易斯安那州 [Lùyìsīānnà zhōu] /the state of Louisiana/ # end