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Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化 "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国
HSK 6
People's Republic of China
Huawei (brand)
Andy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor
old name for China / Cathay
overseas Chinese / (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality / CL: 個|个, ,
HSK 7-9
ethnic Chinese person or people
HSK 3
the Chinese nation / the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)
HSK 3
Xinhua Daily newspaper
Liu Tianhua (1895-1932), Chinese musician and composer
North China Plain
Washington Post (newspaper)
Wall Street, New York / by extension, American big business
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German post-Kantian philosopher
Republic of China
Xinhua News Network
George Washington (1732-1799), first US president
Tsinghua University, Beijing / National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Washington (name) / George Washington (1732-1799), first US president / Washington, US State / Washington, D.C. (US federal capital)
CR Vanguard or China Resources Vanguard Shop, a supermarket chain in Hong Kong and mainland China
Wakin Chau (1960-), HK-born Taiwanese singer and actor
Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
(loanword) waltz (dance)
South China University of Technology
Hua Tuo (c. 145–208), physician of the Eastern Han dynasty
luxurious / sumptuous / lavish
China Airlines (Taiwan) / abbr. to 華航|华航
to sublimate / sublimation (physics) / to raise to a higher level / to refine / promotion
Washington Times (newspaper)
brimming over with talent (esp. literary) / brilliant
luxurious
HSK 7-9
(geology) tufa / travertine
to take the best / to absorb the essence
Warner Music Group
Hua Luogeng (1910-1985), Chinese number theorist
China Airlines (Taiwan) / abbr. for 中華航空公司|中华航空公司
degrees Fahrenheit
North China
in one's prime
decorated lantern; lantern light
Wanhua District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan
Dwarkanath Kotnis (1910-1942), one of five Indian doctors sent to China to provide medical assistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War
central China
Washington, US State
Huarong county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳, Hunan
Chinese Television System (CTS), Taiwan
overseas Chinese
outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
to invade China (referring to 19th century imperialist powers and Japan)
Chinese rural dog / indigenous dog / mongrel
Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician / Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank / other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention
Iowa, US state
Va Kio Daily
Southern China
early evening when lanterns are first lit
magnificent residence / splendid house
Hualong, a district of Puyang City 濮陽市|濮阳市, Henan
Washington, D.C. / the US federal government
Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH) / compare Yahweh 雅威 and God 上帝
peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
flourishing / bustling
HSK 7-9
noble family / of Chinese ancestry
Xinhua (New China), the name of various businesses, products and organizations, notably the Xinhua News Agency 新華社|新华社
glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom); high position and great wealth
gorgeous / resplendent or rich color
Jinhua, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省
talent / CL:
HSK 7-9
magnificent / gorgeous / ornate
Huaxia Bank
Chinese language / Chinese script
Warsaw, capital of Poland
Évariste Galois (1811–1832), French mathematician
(literary) gray hair
gorgeous
HSK 7-9
Nevada, US state
Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
the cream / essence / the quintessence
Chinese Television System (CTS), Taiwan (abbr. for 中華電視|中华电视)
Wanhua District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan
take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan) / keep what is good, discard the rest / You need to be selective when studying. / In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.
Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fang 李昉, Xu Xuan 徐鉉|徐铉, Song Bai 宋白 and Su Yijian 蘇易簡|苏易简, 1000 scrolls
Wuhua district of Kunming city 昆明市, Yunnan
Time Warner Inc., US media company
South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong)
Huaning county in Yuxi 玉溪, Yunnan
West China (region in the upper reaches of Yangtze River and Sichuan Province)
Chinese language
HSK 5
(idiom) simple; plain; unadorned
Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005
(loanword) carnival
HSK 7-9
Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events
Edward / Édouard (name)
to arrive in China
Xinhua Bookstore, China's largest bookstore chain
East China
Washington D.C. (US federal capital)
Warner Brothers
Xinhua News Agency, official press agency of the People's Republic of China, founded in 1931

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