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Ancient Chinese science: HSK 7-9 古代科技：HSK 七至九级

The HSK 7-9 words for ancient chinese science, with example sentences a learner at HSK 7-9 can read.

27 words and 53 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 针(zhēn)灸(jiǔ) acupuncture and moxibustion
  2. 养(yǎng)生(shēng) to maintain good health
  3. 农(nóng)历(lì) the traditional Chinese calendar
  4. 节(jié)气(qi) solar term
  5. 浑(hún)天(tiān)仪(yí) armillary sphere
  6. 圆(yuán)周(zhōu)率(lǜ) the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
  7. 算(suàn)盘(pán) abacus
  8. 扁(biǎn)鹊(què) 秦越人 qínyuèrén (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黄帝 huángdì era
  9. 本(běn)草(cǎo)纲(gāng)目(mù) Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李时珍 lǐshízhēn
  10. 黄(huáng)帝(dì)内(nèi)经(jīng) The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
  11. 都(dū)江(jiāng)堰(yàn) Dujiangyan in Sichuan, a famous water engineering project and World Heritage Site
  12. 天(tiān)人(rén)合(hé)一(yī) oneness of heaven and humanity
  13. 经(jīng)络(luò) energy channels
  14. 穴(xué)位(wèi) acupuncture point
  15. 司(sī)南(nán) ancient Chinese compass
  16. 九(jiǔ)章(zhāng)算(suàn)术(shù) The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
  17. 沈(shěn)括(kuò) Shen Kuo (1031-1095), Chinese polymath, scientist and statesman of Song dynasty, author of Dream Pool Essays 梦溪笔谈 mèngxībǐtán
  18. 梦(mèng)溪(xī)笔(bǐ)谈(tán) Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括 shěnkuò, book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass
  19. 日(rì)晷(guǐ) sundial
  20. 孙(sūn)思(sī)邈(miǎo) Sun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, author of Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold 千金要方 qiānjīnyàofāng
  21. 鲁(lǔ)班(bān) Lu Ban, legendary master craftsman, called the father of Chinese carpentry
  22. 墨(mò)子(zǐ) Mozi (c. 470–391 BC), founder of the Mohist School 墨家 mòjiā, which flourished during the Warring States period
  23. 赵(zhào)州(zhōu)桥(qiáo) Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河 xiáohé in Zhao county 赵县 zhàoxiàn, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代 suídài (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
  24. 冶(yě)炼(liàn) to smelt metal
  25. 炼(liàn)丹(dān) to concoct pills of immortality
  26. 草(cǎo)药(yào) herbal medicine
  27. 本(běn)草(cǎo) a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine

Example sentences 例句

  1. 针灸对失眠有效吗？

    Zhēnjiǔ duì shīmián yǒuxiào ma?

    Is acupuncture effective for insomnia?

  2. 我每周去医院针灸一次。

    Wǒ měizhōu qù yīyuàn zhēnjiǔ yícì.

    I go to the hospital for acupuncture once a week.

  3. 她喜欢早睡早起来养生。

    Tā xǐhuan zǎoshuìzǎoqǐ lái yǎngshēng.

    She likes to go to bed and get up early to keep healthy.

  4. 早睡早起也是一种养生。

    Zǎoshuìzǎoqǐ yě shì yìzhǒng yǎngshēng.

    Going to bed and getting up early is also a way to stay healthy.

  5. 今天是农历几号？

    Jīntiān shì nónglì jǐhào?

    What day of the lunar calendar is it today?

  6. 七夕是农历七月初七。

    Qīxī shì nónglì qīyuè chūqī.

    Qixi falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

  7. 立春是第一个节气。

    Lìchūn shì dì yī gè jiéqi.

    The Beginning of Spring is the first solar term.

  8. 到了这个节气，天气转凉。

    Dàole zhège jiéqi, tiānqì zhuǎn liáng.

    Once this solar term arrives, the weather turns cool.

  9. 古人用浑天仪看星星。

    Gǔrén yòng húntiānyí kàn xīngxing.

    Ancient people used the armillary sphere to observe the stars.

  10. 博物馆里有一台很大的浑天仪。

    Bówùguǎn lǐ yǒu yì tái hěn dà de húntiānyí.

    There is a very large armillary sphere in the museum.

  11. 古人很早就算过圆周率。

    Gǔrén hěn zǎo jiùsuànguo yuánzhōulǜ.

    People in ancient times calculated pi very early on.

  12. 祖冲之把圆周率算得非常准确。

    Zǔchōngzhī bǎ yuánzhōulǜ suàn dé fēicháng zhǔnquè.

    Zu Chongzhi calculated pi with great accuracy.

  13. 别猜了，我知道他的算盘。

    Bié cāile, wǒ zhīdào tā de suànpán.

    Stop guessing, I know what he's up to.

  14. 商店柜台上放着一个算盘。

    Shāngdiàn guìtái shàng fàngzhe yí gè suànpán.

    There is an abacus on the shop counter.

  15. 你读过关于扁鹊的书吗？

    Nǐ dúguo guānyú Biǎn Què de shū ma?

    Have you read any books about Bian Que?

  16. 扁鹊是古代很有名的医生。

    Biǎn Què shì gǔdài hěn yǒumíng de yīshēng.

    Bian Que was a very famous doctor in ancient times.

  17. 我奶奶有一本本草纲目。

    Wǒ nǎinai yǒu yìběn běncǎogāngmù.

    My grandmother has a copy of the Compendium of Materia Medica.

  18. 本草纲目写了很多药草。

    Běncǎogāngmù xiěle hěn duō yàocǎo.

    The Compendium of Materia Medica describes many medicinal herbs.

  19. 黄帝内经讲养生的道理。

    Huángdìnèijīng jiǎng yǎngshēng de dàoli.

    The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon explains the principles of staying healthy.

  20. 这位医生常常翻看《黄帝内经》。

    Zhèwèi yīshēng chángcháng fānkàn《huángdìnèijīng》.

    This doctor often leafs through the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon.

  21. 都江堰到现在还在用。

    Dūjiāngyàn dào xiànzài hái zài yòng.

    Dujiangyan is still in use today.

  22. 都江堰两千多年前就已经建成了。

    Dūjiāngyàn liǎng qiān duōnián qián jiù yǐjīng jiànchéngle.

    Dujiangyan was already built more than two thousand years ago.

  23. 古人相信天人合一。

    Gǔrén xiāngxìn tiānrénhéyī.

    The ancients believed in the oneness of heaven and humanity.

  24. 天人合一是什么意思？

    Tiānrénhéyī shì shénme yìsi?

    What does the unity of heaven and man mean?

  25. 针灸是沿着经络扎针的。

    Zhēnjiǔ shì yánzhe jīngluò zhāzhēn de.

    In acupuncture, the needles are inserted along the meridians.

  26. 中医认为经络不通会生病。

    Zhōngyī rènwéi jīngluò bùtōng huì shēngbìng.

    Traditional Chinese medicine holds that blocked meridians cause illness.

  27. 按摩时要找准穴位。

    Ànmó shí yào zhǎo zhǔn xuéwèi.

    When giving a massage, you need to find the right acupuncture points.

  28. 按这个穴位会疼吗？

    Àn zhège xuéwèi huì téng ma?

    Will it hurt if I press this acupuncture point?

  29. 古人用司南找方向。

    Gǔrén yòng sīnán zhǎo fāngxiàng.

    People in ancient times used the sinan to find their way.

  30. 司南是古代的指南工具。

    Sīnán shì gǔdài de zhǐnán gōngjù.

    The sinan was an ancient tool for finding direction.

  31. 图书馆有九章算术吗？

    Túshūguǎn yǒu jiǔzhāngsuànshù ma?

    Does the library have The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art?

  32. 九章算术里有很多算题。

    Jiǔzhāngsuànshù lǐ yǒu hěn duō suàntí.

    The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art has many math problems.

  33. 梦溪笔谈是沈括写的。

    Mèngxībǐtán shì Shěnkuò xiě de.

    Dream Pool Essays was written by Shen Kuo.

  34. 沈括写过一本有名的书。

    Shěnkuò xiěguo yìběn yǒumíng de shū.

    Shen Kuo wrote a famous book.

  35. 我哥哥在读梦溪笔谈。

    Wǒ gēge zàidú Mèngxībǐtán.

    My older brother is reading Dream Pool Essays.

  36. 你见过日晷吗？

    Nǐ jiànguo rìguǐ ma?

    Have you ever seen a sundial?

  37. 阴天的时候，日晷不能用。

    Yīntiān de shíhou, rìguǐ bùnéng yòng.

    On cloudy days, a sundial can't be used.

  38. 你听说过孙思邈吗？

    Nǐ tīngshuōguo Sūn Sīmiǎo ma?

    Have you heard of Sun Simiao?

  39. 孙思邈写过不少药方。

    Sūn Sīmiǎo xiěguo bùshǎo yàofāng.

    Sun Simiao wrote quite a few medical prescriptions.

  40. 你听说过鲁班的故事吗？

    Nǐ tīngshuōguo Lǔ Bān de gùshi ma?

    Have you heard the stories about Lu Ban?

  41. 你听过鲁班造木鸟的故事吗？

    Nǐ tīngguo Lǔ Bān zào mù niǎo de gùshi ma?

    Have you heard the story of Lu Ban making a wooden bird?

  42. 墨子最早研究小孔成像。

    Mòzǐ zuì zǎo yánjiū Xiǎo Kǒng chéngxiàng.

    Mozi was among the first to study pinhole imaging.

  43. 墨子不但会思考，还懂得造机械。

    Mòzǐ búdàn huì sīkǎo, hái dǒngde zào jīxiè.

    Mozi could not only think deeply but also build machinery.

  44. 赵州桥已经有一千多年了。

    Zhàozhōu Qiáo yǐjīng yǒu yì qiān duōnián le.

    Zhaozhou Bridge is already more than a thousand years old.

  45. 赵州桥已经有一千多年的历史了。

    Zhàozhōu Qiáo yǐjīng yǒu yì qiān duōnián de lìshǐ le.

    Zhaozhou Bridge has a history of over a thousand years.

  46. 冶炼需要很高的温度。

    Yěliàn xūyào hěn gāo de wēndù.

    Smelting requires very high temperatures.

  47. 中国很早就会冶炼青铜了。

    Zhōngguó hěn zǎojiù huì yěliàn qīngtóng le.

    China learned to smelt bronze very early.

  48. 古人为了长生不老去炼丹。

    Gǔrén wèile chángshēngbùlǎo qù liàndān.

    People in ancient times made elixirs in pursuit of immortality.

  49. 人们希望炼丹能让自己长生不老。

    Rénmen xīwàng liàndān néng ràng zìjǐ chángshēngbùlǎo.

    People hoped that making elixirs would let them live forever.

  50. 山上有很多可以做草药的植物。

    Shānshàng yǒu hěn duō kěyǐ zuò cǎoyào de zhíwù.

    There are many plants on the mountain that can be used as herbal medicine.

  51. 奶奶感冒的时候，喜欢喝草药茶。

    Nǎinai gǎnmào de shíhou, xǐhuan hē cǎoyào chá.

    When Grandma has a cold, she likes to drink herbal medicine tea.

  52. 你对本草感兴趣吗？

    Nǐ duì běncǎo gǎnxìngqù ma?

    Are you interested in Chinese materia medica?

  53. 这部本草里有很多药。

    Zhè bù běncǎo lǐ yǒu hěn duō yào.

    This materia medica contains many medicines.