Integrated Chinese (4th edition) Volume 4 Lesson 18中国历史 China’s History
50 core vocabulary itemsTextbook order
Vocabulary
| No. | Item | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 文明 | wénmíng | n/adj | civilization; civilized |
| 2 | 之 | zhī | p | (literary equivalent of 的) |
| 3 | 文字 | wénzì | n | characters, written form of a language |
| 4 | 记载 | jìzǎi | v/n | to put down in writing, to record; record, account |
| 5 | 参观 | cānguān | v | to visit, to look around |
| 6 | 其中 | qízhōng | — | among which/whom, in which/whom, of which/whom [See Grammar 2.] |
| 7 | 部分 | bùfen | n | portion, part |
| 8 | 朝代 | cháodài | n | dynasty |
| 9 | 伟大 | wěidà | adj | great, outstanding, magnificent |
| 10 | 思想 | sīxiǎng | n | thinking, ideology, thoughts |
| 11 | 展厅 | zhǎntīng | n | exhibition hall, gallery |
| 12 | 皇帝 | huángdì | n | emperor |
| 13 | 统一 | tǒngyī | v/adj | to unify, to unite; unified, centralized |
| 14 | 贡献 | gòngxiàn | v/n | to contribute, to devote; contribution |
| 15 | 修 | xiū | v | to build, to repair |
| 16 | 杀 | shā | v | to kill |
| 17 | 烧 | shāo | v | to burn, to set fire to, to cook |
| 18 | 宫殿 | gōngdiàn | n | palace |
| 19 | 坟墓 | fénmù | n | grave, tomb |
| 20 | 兵马俑 | bīngmǎyǒng | n | terracotta warriors and horses |
| 21 | 发展 | fāzhǎn | v/n | to develop; development |
| 22 | 丝绸 | sīchóu | n | silk, silk fabric |
| 23 | 关系 | guānxì | n | relation, relationship, connection |
| 24 | 进行 | jìnxíng | v | to carry on, to carry out, to conduct |
| 25 | 贸易 | màoyì | n/v | trade; to trade |
| 26 | 诗 | shī | n | poetry, poem |
| 27 | 诗人 | shīrén | n | poet |
| 28 | 发达 | fādá | adj | developed, flourishing |
| 29 | 技术 | jìshù | n | technology, technique |
| 30 | 曾经 | céngjīng | adv | once; at some time in the past |
| 31 | 先进 | xiānjìn | adj | advanced |
| 32 | 发明 | fāmíng | n/v | invention; to invent |
| 33 | 造纸 | zào zhǐ | vo | to make paper |
| 34 | 火药 | huǒyào | n | gunpowder (lit. fire chemical) |
| 35 | 指南针 | zhǐnánzhēn | n | compass |
| 36 | 活字印刷 | huózì yìnshuā | n | moveable-type printing; letterpress printing |
| 37 | 领导 | lǐngdǎo | v/n | to lead; leadership, leader (lit. to lead and guide) |
| 38 | 革命 | gémìng | n | revolution |
| 39 | 建立 | jiànlì | v | to build, to establish |
| 40 | 孔子 | Kǒngzǐ | pn | Confucius |
| 41 | 秦朝 | Qíncháo | pn | Qin dynasty |
| 42 | 秦始皇 | Qínshǐhuáng | pn | First Emperor of the Qin dynasty |
| 43 | 汉朝 | Hàncháo | pn | Han dynasty |
| 44 | 西方 | Xīfāng | pn | the West |
| 45 | 唐朝 | Tángcháo | pn | Tang dynasty |
| 46 | 李白 | Lǐ Bái | pn | Li Bai |
| 47 | 宋朝 | Sòngcháo | pn | Song dynasty |
| 48 | 清朝 | Qīngcháo | pn | Qing dynasty |
| 49 | 孙中山 | Sūn Zhōngshān | pn | Sun Yat-sen |
| 50 | 中华民国 | Zhōnghuá Mínguó | pn | Republic of China |
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