| | five / 5 | HSK 1 |
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| | Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武｜孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书 | |
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| | not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less | HSK 4 |
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| | surname Wu | |
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| | (old) I; my | |
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| | the soft and melodic Wu dialect | |
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| | numeral 5 in the Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子｜苏州码子 | |
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| | inferior gem / a kind of jade | |
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| | Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc | |
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| | (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself | |
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| | Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas) | |
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| | you (Wu dialect) / I, me (classical) | |
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| | (bound form) house / (bound form) room | HSK 5 |
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| | mistake / error / to miss / to harm / to delay / to neglect / mistakenly | HSK 6 |
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| | Lü Meng (178-219), general of the southern state of Wu | |
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| | Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705 | |
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| | dirty / filthy / foul / corrupt / to smear / to defile / dirt / filth | |
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| | "Journey to the West", a Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩｜吴承恩, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, also known as "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey" | |
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| | King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周, son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 | |
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| | Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc | |
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| | surname Wu | |
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| | (literary) rising to a height; towering / (literary) bald; bare / (literary) still; yet | |
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| | Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty | |
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| | Bo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and the elder brother of King Wu 周武王 who was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝 of ancient China | |
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| | Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記｜西游记 | |
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| | Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女, given by King Gou Jian 勾踐｜勾践 of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu | |
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| | Wu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan Marsh in the classic novel Water Margin 水滸傳｜水浒传, whose exploits include killing a tiger with his bare hands | |
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| | Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals / to collaborate towards a common end / in the same boat together | |
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| | Wu Tingfang (1842-1922), diplomat and lawyer | |
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| | (lit.) village of three households / the Three Family Village, an essay column in a Beijing newspaper from 1961-1966, written by Deng Tuo 鄧拓｜邓拓, Wu Han 吳晗｜吴晗 and Liao Mosha 廖沫沙, criticized as anti-Party during the Cultural Revolution | |
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| | do not | HSK 7-9 |
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| | History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吳任臣｜吴任臣, 114 scrolls | |
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| | surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in southern China at different historical periods | |
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| | oh (expression of agreement or surprise) / (Cantonese) not | |
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| | there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom) / one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things | |
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| | Suzhou dialect, one of the main Wu dialects 吳語｜吴语 | |
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| | Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods) / Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權｜孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms | |
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| | King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 the first Zhou dynasty king | |
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| | to dance / to wield / to brandish | HSK 5 |
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| | lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together / head-to-tail / one thing starts where the other leaves off | |
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| | The Scholars, satirical Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吳敬梓｜吴敬梓 | |
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| | Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff / in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮 | |
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| | surname Wu | |
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| | martial / military | |
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| | hoe | |
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| | crow / black | |
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| | Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子｜孙子 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书 | |
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| | King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬發｜姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC | |
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| | beautiful | |
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| | 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south) | |
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| | King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周 1046-771 BC | |
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| | Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director | |
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| | to awake from sleep | |
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| | to hate / to loathe / ashamed / to fear / to slander | |
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| | (literary) Oh! / Ah! | |
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| | Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區｜黄州区 of Huanggang city 黃岡｜黄冈, a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu / famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义 | |
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| | Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義｜陈胜吴广起义 | |
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| | Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty | |
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| | Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳｜吴 in the Three Kingdoms period | |
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| | Hai Rui dismissed from office, 1960 historical play by historian Wu Han 吳晗｜吴晗 | |
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| | Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋｜刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝 | |
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| | Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty | |
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| | the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公｜齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公｜晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王｜楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭｜吴王阖闾 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐｜越王勾践 | |
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| | The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人｜吴趼人 | |
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| | fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / fifth in order / letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / penta | |
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| | (name of several rivers in China) | |
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| | Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC) | |
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| | (Wu dialect) sturdy / robust / formidable / awesome | |
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| | capital city of King Helu of Wu from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu | |
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| | Wu Shihuo (7th century), father of Tang empress Wu Zetian 武則天｜武则天 | |
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| | Wu'an, a county-level city in Handan City 邯鄲市｜邯郸市, Hebei | |
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| | Wu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist for Wu. After the King of Chu executed his family, he fled to Wu and masterminded Wu's invasion of Chu (506 BC), destroying its capital in a campaign that doubled as personal vengeance. | |
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| | southern states of Wu and Chu / the middle and lower Yangtze valley | |
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| | Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳｜水浒传, nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星 | |
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| | Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕｜刘裕, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋｜刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422 | |
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| | Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges | |
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| | fig. with the connivance of both sides / fig. by mutual consent / cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰｜赤壁之战 | |
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| | (onom.) for humming or whimpering | |
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| | to comprehend / to apprehend / to become aware | |
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| | King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC) / also called 闔閭｜阖闾 | |
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| | Feng Doubo or Feng Wu (1672-), calligrapher of the Ming-Qing transition / also called 馮竇伯｜冯窦伯 | |
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| | flying squirrel | |
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| | Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders | |
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| | Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC), author of "The Art of War" 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子｜孙子 | |
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| | surname Wu | |
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| | squad of five soldiers / to associate with / five (banker's anti-fraud numeral) | |
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| | (bound form) to rush about / to strive for | |
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| | Qihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, and on Chongming Island in Shanghai | |
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| | to meet (socially) | |
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| | (flat) mole | |
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| | affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means | |
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| | Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of Wuzi 吳子｜吴子, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书 | |
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| | stupid (Wu dialect) | |
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| | name invented for herself by Tang empress Wu Zetian 武則天｜武则天 | |
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| | to insult / to ridicule / to disgrace | |
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| | Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十國春秋｜十国春秋 | |
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