Lesson 14. Shaolin Martial Arts

功夫

gōngfu

kungfu

武术

wǔshù

martial arts

内容

nèiróng

content; substance

丰富

fēngfù

rich

练

liàn

to practice

不同

bùtóng

different; not the same

种类

zhǒnglèi

kind; species

流派

liúpài

school; sect (of teaching)

其中

qízhōng

among, included in these

起源于

qǐyuányú

to originate from

寺

sì

temple

传说

chuánshuō

legend; it is said

僧人

sēngrén

monk

练功

liàngōng

to practice

初年

chūnián

beginning years

曾经

céngjīng

once

皇帝

huángdì

emperor

从此

cóngcǐ

since then

出名

chūmíng

to become famous

许多

xǔduō

many

影响

yǐngxiǎng

to influence; impact

看

kān

to watch; to guard

败

bài

to defeat

报仇

bàochóu

to avenge

站

zhàn

to stand

推

tuī

to push

赶快

gǎnkuài

hurriedly; hastily

墙

qiáng

wall

洞

dòng

hole

爬

pá

to climb; to crawl

平

píng

flat; level

以为

yǐwéi

to consider; to think mistakenly

没想到

méixiǎngdào

to one's surprise

苦

kǔ

bitter; painstakingly

身

shēn

measure word (for a Kungfu stance)

英雄

yīngxióng

hero

动作

dòngzuò

gesture; movement

电影

diànyǐng

movie; film

实在

shízài

indeed; honest

仔细

zǐxì

careful; carefully

只

zhī

measure word for animals, vessels

猴

hóu

monkey

空

kòng

spare time; free time

瘦

shòu

thin; skinny

段

duàn

period (of time); section; paragraph

尖

jiān

pointed

少林

Shàolín

Shaolin, name of a temple

河南

Hé nán

Henan, a province

嵩山

Sōngshān

Song Mountain, in Henan Province

唐朝

Tángcháo

Tang Dynasty

清朝

Qīngcháo

Qing Dynasty

窦尔墩

Dòu Erdūn

name of a person

拳术

quánshù

art of boxing

枪法

qiāngfǎ

art of the spear

剑术

jiànshù

sword play

太极拳

Tàijíquán

Taichi

兵器

bīngqì

weapons