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Chinese Vocab
Chinese Vocab Adrian Perez S.S Per.3
Term | Definition |
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Subtle | Delicate, finely detailed. |
Minimize | To reduce to as little or as few as possible. |
Retain | To keep to hold on to. |
Define | To state the meaning. |
Alter | To change. |
Compound | Combination of different chemical ingredients. |
Tang Taizong | A military leader who founded the Tang Dynasty . |
Bureaucracy | A system of government with many departments and bureaus, all headed by appointed officials. |
Empress Wu | Only women emperor in Chinese history. |
Li Bo | Famous Chinese poets who wrote in a playful, easygoing style. |
Scholar-official | Highly educated civil servants who entered government only after passing special examinations. |
Merit system | A process for hiring and promoting people based on talent and skills, rather than on wealth or social status. |
Urbinazation | Growth of cities. |
Nirvana | A state of complete peace. |
Wuzong | An emperor during which the worst attacks happened. |
Zhu Xi | A scholar-official which was the most famous Neo-Confunction. |
Land Tanure | Refers to the way land is owned and distributed in a region. |
Literacy | Ability to read or write. |
Money Economy | Economy in which people use currency rather than barter to buy or sell goods. |
Porcelain | A hard white pottery of extremely fine quality. |