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中文 301 lesson 18
From the IC4 textbooks
| Pinyin | Character | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| wénmíng | 文明 | civilization; civilized |
| zhī | 之 | (literary equivalent of 的) |
| wénzì | 文字 | characters, written form of a language |
| jìzǎi | 记载 | to put down in writing, to record; record, account |
| cānguān | 参观 | to visit, to look around |
| qízhōng | 其中 | among which/whom, in which/whom, of which/whom |
| bùfen | 部分 | portion, part |
| cháodài | 朝代 | dynasty |
| wěidà | 伟大 | great, outstanding, magnificent |
| sīxiǎng | 思想 | thinking, ideology, thoughts |
| zhǎntīng | 展厅 | exhibition hall, gallery |
| huángdì | 皇帝 | emperor |
| tǒngyī | 统一 | to unify, to unite; unified, centralized |
| gòngxiàn | 贡献 | to contribute, to devote; contribution |
| xiū | 修 | to build, to repair |
| shā | 杀 | to kill |
| shāo | 烧 | to burn, to set fire to, to cook |
| gōngdiàn | 宫殿 | palace |
| fénmù | 坟墓 | grave, tomb |
| bīngmǎyǒng | 兵马俑 | terracotta warriors and horses |
| fāzhǎn | 发展 | to develop; development |
| sīchóu | 丝绸 | silk, silk fabric |
| guānxì | 关系 | relation, relationship, connection |
| jìnxíng | 进行 | to carry on, to carry out, to conduct |
| màoyì | 贸易 | trade; to trade |
| shī | 诗 | poetry, poem |
| shīrén | 诗人 | poet |
| fādá | 发达 | developed, flourishing |
| jìshù | 技术 | technology, technique |
| céngjīng | 曾经 | once; at some time in the past |
| xiānjìn | 先进 | advanced |
| fāmíng | 发明 | invention; to invent |
| zào zhǐ | 造纸 | to make paper |
| huǒyào | 火药 | gunpowder (lit. fire chemical) |
| zhǐnánzhēn | 指南针 | compass |
| huózì yìnshuā | 活字印刷 | moveable-type printing; letterpress printing |
| lǐngdǎo | 领导 | to lead; leadership, leader (lit. to lead and guide) |
| gémìng | 革命 | revolution |
| jiànlì | 建立 | to build, to establish |
| kǒngzǐ | 孔子 | Confucius |
| Qíncháo | 秦朝 | Qin dynasty |
| Qínshǐhuáng | 秦始皇 | First Emperor of the Qin dynasty |
| Hàncháo | 汉朝 | Han dynasty |
| Xīfāng | 西方 | the West |
| Tángcháo | 唐朝 | Tang dynasty |
| Lǐ bái | 李白 | Li Bai |
| Sòngcháo | 宋朝 | Song dynasty |
| Qīngcháo | 清朝 | Qing dynasty |
| Sūn zhōngshān | 孙中山 | Sun Yat-sen |
| Zhōnghuá Mínguó | 中华民国 | Republic of China |