Zhong wen 8

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Vocabulary of Zhong wen 8.

bù guò不过exceedingly; just

dōng nán yà东南亚Southeast Asia

silk; threadlike thing

chéngride; avail oneself of

jiāo liú交流flow simultaneously; swap

cóng ér从而thus

yǐ jí以及along with

yōuample; give preferential/special treatment

yōu xiù优秀excellent

shāng gǎn伤感sad

hurried; be close to

cù jìn促进promote

guān jiàn关键door bar; key

big; abundant

yǒu hǎo友好good friend; friendly

dūnton

nǎ pà哪怕no matter how

base; basic

jī chǔ基础base; basis

àoabstruse; the southwestern corner or the innermost part of a house

fù ráo富饶abundant

government bureau in ancient China; mosque

ěrso; that

ěrso; that

qiǎoskilful; clever

fānsail; sailboat

width of cloth, silk; size

dāng dì当地locality

ancient Chinese standards of setting the pitch; law

wéithought; only

invite or ask for; offend

chóube anxious; melancholy

kuìashamed; feel ashamed

drape over one's shoulder; open

miáocopy; retouch

wén huà文化civilization; education

this; then

céngonce

jié zuò杰作masterpiece

fēngmaple

zhíplant; set up

desire; wish

shāsand; hoarse

moor; stay for a time

zhōucontinent; sand bar

catch fish; take something one is not entitled to

cross; tide over

wānbend; gulf

yuánsource of a river; cause

mànoverflow; be all over the place

màn cháng漫长seemingly endless

yáninflammation; a legendary ruler of China

tend; a surname

shuàicommand; follow

shuài lǐng率领lead

a surname

shēng wù生物living beings

jiǎbe/rank first; shell

shèngexuberant; vigorous

chǔplinth

lǐ wù礼物gift

shén qí神奇magical

shén mì神秘mysterious

xiùput forth flowers or ears; elegant

ràowind; move round

twist hempen thread; accomplishment

chángintestines; sausage

fèilung

fèi yán肺炎pneumonia

sōu

téngcane

used as a component of 蝴蝶

diébutterfly

fǎng访consult; seek by inquiry or search

friendship

huòmoney; goods

zènggive as a present

hoof

fǎncome/go back

shùstate

force; press on towards

yáo yuǎn遥远distant

jiànbolt; a device, usually a rectangular steel piece, inserted in prefabricated grooves to lock together mechanical parts, such as shafts and gears or belt pulleys

yuèread; review

yuè dú阅读read

land; land route

shuāngfrost; white

húnsoul; mood

revive; perilla

fēi zhōu非洲Africa

yìn dù印度India

bō sī wān波斯湾the Persian Gulf

mǎ liù jiǎ hǎi xiá马六甲海峡the Strait of Malacca

bēnrun quickly; escape in a hurry

lǐ bái李白Li Bai, a poet of the Tang Dynasty

xú bēi hóng徐悲鸿Xu Beihong, an artist renowned for creative development of both Chinese and Western painting techniques

zhèng hé郑和Zheng He, the leader of Ming naval expeditions

mǎ kě bō luó马可波罗Marco Polo , Venetian trader and explorer who traveled the Silk road to China, author of Il Milione

mèng hào rán孟浩然Meng Haoran

mǎ zhì yuǎn马致远Ma Zhiyuan