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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
秦始皇 Qín Shǐhuáng	秦始皇 \| 秦始皇* \| *秦始皇	Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
嬴政 Yíng Zhèng	嬴政 \| 嬴政* \| *嬴政	Ying Zheng (260-210 BC), personal name of the first emperor 秦始皇


燕太子丹 Yān Tàizǐ Dān	燕太子丹 \| 燕太子丹* \| *燕太子丹	Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荊軻｜荆轲 in 227 BC


阿房宮 Ēpáng Gōng	阿房宮 \| 阿房宮* \| *阿房宮	Epang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 / also pr. [E1 fang2 Gong1]	阿房宫


焚書坑儒 fénshūkēngrú	焚書坑儒 \| 焚書坑儒* \| *焚書坑儒	to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇)	焚书坑儒


太子丹 Tàizǐ Dān	太子丹 \| 太子丹* \| *太子丹	Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荊軻｜荆轲 in 227 BC


秦代 Qíndài	秦代 \| 秦代* \| *秦代	Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇, the first dynasty to rule the whole of China


尉繚 Wèi Liáo	尉繚 \| 尉繚* \| *尉繚	Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇, possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子｜尉缭子 text on military strategy	尉缭


呂不韋 Lǚ Bùwéi	呂不韋 \| 呂不韋* \| *呂不韋	Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國｜秦国, subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代 Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政, who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇	吕不韦


秦 Qín	秦 \| 秦* \| *秦	surname Qin / Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 / abbr. for 陝西｜陕西

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