Chinese history: HSK 7-9 历史：HSK 七至九级

孔子认为，仁就是爱人。

Kǒngzǐ rènwéi, rén jiùshì ài ren.

Confucius held that humaneness means loving others.

论语记录了孔子的言行。

Lúnyǔ jìlù le Kǒngzǐ de yánxíng.

The Analects records the words and deeds of Confucius.

丝绸之路上有很多古城。

Sīchóuzhīlù shàng yǒu hěn duō gǔchéng.

There are many ancient cities along the Silk Road.

丝绸之路经过哪些城市？

Sīchóuzhīlù jīngguò nǎxiē chéngshì?

Which cities does the Silk Road pass through?

清朝是中国最后一个王朝。

Qīngcháo shì Zhōngguó zuìhòu yí gè wángcháo.

The Qing was the last dynasty of China.

历史书上说，他们推翻了旧王朝。

Lìshǐ shū shàng shuō, tāmen tuīfānle jiù wángcháo.

The history book says they overthrew the old dynasty.

老墓里出土了很多宝贝。

Lǎo mù lǐ chūtǔle hěn duō bǎobèi.

Many treasures were unearthed from the old tomb.

这座古墓里出土了一把青铜剑。

Zhè zuò gǔmù lǐ chūtǔle yì bǎ qīngtóng jiàn.

A bronze sword was unearthed from this ancient tomb.

她在话剧里扮皇后。

Tā zài huàjù lǐ bàn huánghòu.

She plays the queen in the stage play.

她在戏里演一位皇后。

Tā zài xì lǐ yǎn yí wèi huánghòu.

She plays an empress in the drama.

你去过北京的皇宫吗？

Nǐ qùguo Běijīng de huánggōng ma?

Have you been to the imperial palace in Beijing?

古代皇宫里有很多太监。

Gǔdài huánggōng lǐ yǒu hěn duō tàijiàn.

There were many eunuchs in the imperial palace in ancient times.

历史书讲了两次鸦片战争。

Lìshǐ shū jiǎngle liǎngcì Yāpiànzhànzhēng.

The history book covers both Opium Wars.

鸦片战争是哪一年开始的？

Yāpiànzhànzhēng shì nǎ yì nián kāishǐ de?

In what year did the Opium War begin?

辛亥革命带来了共和。

Xīnhàigémìng dàiláile gònghé.

The Xinhai Revolution brought republicanism.

五四运动发生在哪一年？

Wǔsìyùndòng fāshēng zài nǎ yì nián?

In which year did the May Fourth Movement take place?

书里写了五四运动的影响。

Shū lǐ xiěle Wǔsìyùndòng de yǐngxiǎng.

The book describes the impact of the May Fourth Movement.

我外公经历过抗日战争。

Wǒ wàigōng jīnglì guò Kàngrìzhànzhēng.

My grandfather lived through the War of Resistance against Japan.

我外公是在抗日战争时被杀的。

Wǒ wàigōng shì zài Kàngrìzhànzhēng shí bèi shā de.

My grandfather was murdered during the Second World War.

改革开放后，生活变好了。

Gǎigékāifàng hòu, shēnghuó biàn hǎole.

After reform and opening up, life got better.

改革开放后，生活好多了。

Gǎigékāifàng hòu, shēnghuó hǎoduō le.

Since reform and opening up, life has gotten much better.

毛泽东出生在湖南。

Máo Zédōng chūshēng zài Húnán.

Mao Zedong was born in Hunan.

这是毛泽东写的文章吗？

Zhè shì Máo Zédōng xiě de wénzhāng ma?

Is this an article written by Mao Zedong?

历史书上常提到邓小平。

Lìshǐ shū shàng cháng tídào Dèng Xiǎopíng.

Deng Xiaoping is often mentioned in history books.

邓小平推动了经济发展。

Dèng Xiǎopíng tuīdòngle jīngjì fāzhǎn.

Deng Xiaoping promoted economic development.

郑和是明朝的人吗？

Zhènghé shì míngcháo de rén ma?

Was Zheng He from the Ming dynasty?

书里有郑和航海的故事。

Shū lǐ yǒu zhènghé hánghǎi de gùshi.

The book has stories about Zheng He's voyages.

武则天是一位女皇帝。

Wǔ Zétiān shì yí wèi nǚ huángdì.

Wu Zetian was an empress who ruled in her own right.

你听说过武则天的故事吗？

Nǐ tīngshuōguo Wǔ Zétiān de gùshi ma?

Have you heard the stories about Wu Zetian?

康熙当了六十多年皇帝。

Kāngxī dāng le liùshí duōnián huángdì.

The Kangxi Emperor was on the throne for more than sixty years.

康熙当皇帝当了很多年。

Kāngxī dāng huángdì dāng le hěn duōnián.

Kangxi was emperor for many years.

朝廷派人去海边看看。

Cháotíng pài rén qù hǎibiān kànkan.

The imperial court sent people to take a look at the coast.

那时朝廷每年都收很多税。

Nàshí cháotíng měinián dōu shōu hěn duō shuì.

Back then the imperial court collected a lot of taxes every year.

太子以后会当皇帝。

Tàizǐ yǐhòu huì dāng huángdì.

The crown prince will become emperor later.

皇帝为什么要废掉太子？

Huángdì wèishénme yào fèidiào tàizǐ?

Why did the emperor want to depose the crown prince?

他爷爷的想法很封建。

Tā yéye de xiǎngfǎ hěn fēngjiàn.

His grandfather's way of thinking is very feudalistic.

周朝为什么要实行封建？

Zhōucháo wèishénme yào shíxíng fēngjiàn?

Why did the Zhou dynasty practice enfeoffment?

科举在一九零五年废除。

Kējǔ zài yìjiǔ líng wǔ nián fèichú.

The imperial examination system was abolished in 1905.

他参加科举，可惜没考上。

Tā cānjiā kējǔ, kěxī méi kǎoshàng.

He took the imperial examination, but unfortunately he didn't pass.

那次起义最后失败了。

Nà cì qǐyì zuìhòu shībàile.

That uprising failed in the end.

百姓交不起税，就起义了。

Bǎixìng jiāo bù qǐ shuì, jiù qǐyìle.

The common people couldn't afford the taxes, so they revolted.

那座岛以前是殖民地。

Nà zuò dǎo yǐqián shì zhímíndì.

That island used to be a colony.

殖民地的百姓过得很苦。

Zhímíndì de bǎixìng guo de hěn kǔ.

The people in the colony lived a very hard life.

人民一起抵抗外来的侵略。

Rénmín yìqǐ dǐkàng wàilái de qīnlüè.

The people resisted the foreign invasion together.

外国军队侵略了这个国家。

Wàiguó jūnduì qīnlüèle zhège guójiā.

Foreign troops invaded this country.

远古的人是怎么生活的？

Yuǎngǔ de rén shì zěnme shēnghuó de?

How did people live in remote antiquity?

这是远古流传下来的故事。

Zhè shì yuǎngǔ liúchuán xiàlai de gùshi.

This is a story handed down from ancient times.

图书馆有很多史书。

Túshūguǎn yǒu hěn duō shǐshū.

The library has many history books.

史书上是怎么写这件事的？

Shǐshū shàng shì zěnme xiě zhè jiàn shì de?

How does the history book describe this event?

史记是一部很有名的书。

Shǐjì shì yíbù hěn yǒumíng de shū.

The Records of the Grand Historian is a very famous book.

这套史记是我爸爸买的。

Zhè tào shǐjì shì wǒ bàba mǎi de.

My dad bought this set of the Records of the Grand Historian.

博物馆里有很多古代青铜器。

Bówùguǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō gǔdài qīngtóngqì.

The museum has many ancient bronze objects.

博物馆里展出了很多古代青铜器。

Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchūle hěn duō gǔdài qīngtóngqì.

The museum has many ancient bronze artifacts on display.

甲骨文是很早的汉字。

Jiǎgǔwén shì hěn zǎo de hànzì.

Oracle bone inscriptions are a very early form of Chinese characters.

博物馆里有很多甲骨文。

Bówùguǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō jiǎgǔwén.

There are many oracle bone inscriptions in the museum.

国王统治了这个国家。

Guówáng tǒngzhìle zhège guójiā.

The king governed the country.

统治一个国家并不简单。

Tǒngzhì yí gè guójiā bìng bù jiǎndān.

To govern a country is no easy job.

太监给皇上端来了茶。

Tàijiàn gěi huángshang duān láile chá.

The eunuch brought tea to the emperor.

听说皇上明天要亲自出城看看。

Tīngshuō huángshang míngtiān yào qīnzì chū chéng kànkan.

I heard His Majesty will personally go out of the city tomorrow.

古代欧洲的贵族有很多特权。

Gǔdài Ōuzhōu de guìzú yǒu hěn duō tèquán.

The nobility of ancient Europe had many privileges.

那时候，只有贵族才能读书。

Nà shíhou, zhǐyǒu guìzú cáinéng dúshū.

In those days, only the nobility could get an education.

他是个奴隶。

Tā shì gè núlì.

He is a slave.

我是个奴隶。

Wǒ shì gè núlì.

I'm a slave.

这幅画是宫廷画家画的。

Zhè fú huà shì gōngtíng huàjiā huà de.

This painting was made by a court painter.

宫廷的生活真的很轻松吗？

Gōngtíng de shēnghuó zhēnde hěn qīngsōng ma?

Is life at court really that easy?

这个帝国存在了三百年。

Zhège dìguó cúnzàile sān bǎinián.

This empire lasted for three hundred years.

那个帝国存在了三百年。

Nàge dìguó cúnzàile sān bǎinián.

That empire lasted for three hundred years.

战士们凯旋归来了！

Zhànshìmen kǎixuán guīláile!

The soldiers have returned in triumph!

战士们日夜守候着边境。

Zhànshìmen rìyè shǒuhòu zhe biānjìng.

The soldiers keep watch over the border day and night.

那里就像战场一样。

Nàli jiù xiàng zhànchǎng yíyàng.

It's like a war zone there.

战场上，他们曾是仇人。

Zhànchǎng shàng, tāmen céng shì chóurén.

On the battlefield, they were once foes.

那支军队为什么不愿意投降？

Nà zhī jūnduì wèishénme bú yuànyì tóuxiáng?

Why was that army unwilling to surrender?

好了好了，我投降，你说得对！

Hǎole-hǎole, wǒ tóuxiáng, nǐ shuō de duì!

Okay, okay, I give up, you're right!

历史书里有一章专门讲那次战役。

Lìshǐ shū lǐ yǒu yìzhāng zhuānmén jiǎng nà cì zhànyì.

The history book has a whole chapter on that campaign.

很多士兵在这场战役中严重受伤。

Hěn duō shìbīng zài zhè chǎng zhànyì zhōng yánzhòng shòushāng.

Many soldiers suffered terrible wounds in the battle.

王国的公主喜欢骑马。

Wángguó de gōngzhǔ xǐhuan qímǎ.

The kingdom's princess likes riding horses.

故事里的王国有一位善良的国王。

Gùshi lǐ de wángguó yǒu yí wèi shànliáng de guówáng.

The kingdom in the story has a kind king.

那个军阀占了这座城市。

Nàge jūnfá zhànle zhè zuò chéngshì.

That warlord seized this city.

军阀打仗，老百姓很辛苦。

Jūnfá dǎzhàng, lǎobǎixìng hěn xīnkǔ.

When the warlords fought, ordinary people suffered greatly.

历代皇帝都住过这里。

Lìdài huángdì dōu zhùguo zhèlǐ.

Emperors of every dynasty have lived here.

这门手艺是我们家历代传下来的。

Zhè mén shǒuyì shì wǒmen jiā lìdài chuán xiàlai de.

This craft has been passed down through generations of our family.

军队歼灭了入侵的敌人。

Jūnduì jiānmièle rùqīn de dírén.

The army annihilated the invading enemy.

外来物种入侵了这片湖。

Wàiláiwùzhǒng rùqīnle zhè piàn hú.

Alien species have invaded this lake.

中国是哪一年成为共和的？

Zhōngguó shì nǎ yì nián chéngwéi gònghé de?

In what year did China become a republic?

预言被实验结果推翻了。

Yùyán bèi shíyàn jiéguǒ tuīfānle.

The prediction was falsified by the result.

古时候他考中了状元。

Gǔshíhou tā kǎo zhōng le zhuàngyuán.

In ancient times, he came first in the imperial examination.

她是今年全市的高考状元。

Tā shì jīnnián quánshì de gāokǎo zhuàngyuán.

She is this year's top scorer in the college entrance exam for the whole city.

这名士兵被授予紫心勋章。

Zhè míng shìbīng bèi shòuyǔ zǐ xīn xūnzhāng.

This soldier was awarded the Purple Heart.

他胸前挂着一枚闪亮的勋章。

Tā xiōngqián guàzhe yì méi shǎnliàng de xūnzhāng.

A shiny medal hangs on his chest.

封建社会是怎么结束的？

Fēngjiànshèhuì shì zěnme jiéshù de?

How did feudal society come to an end?

历史课上，老师讲到了封建社会。

Lìshǐ kè shàng, lǎoshī jiǎng dàole fēngjiànshèhuì.

In history class, the teacher talked about feudal society.

他出生在一个皇室家庭。

Tā chūshēng zài yí gè huángshì jiātíng.

He was born into a royal family.

这些精美的瓷器以前是皇室用的。

Zhèxiē jīngměi de cíqì yǐqián shì huángshì yòng de.

These exquisite porcelain items were once used by the imperial household.