Week 7 西藏改革

高原

gāo yuán
plateau, highland

农奴

nóng nú
serf

播种

bō zhòng
to sow seeds; sowing; seed

青稞

qīng kē
highland barley (grown in Tibet and Qinghai)

争取

zhēng qǔ
to fight for; to strive for; to win over

丰收

fēng shōu
bumper harvest

迎接

yíng jiē
to meet; to welcome; to greet

贫民

pín mín
poor people

救济

jiù jì
to help out in a disaster with cash or goods; relieve

劳动力

láo dòng lì
labor force, manpower

曙光

shǔ guāng
at dawn, at first light

照耀

zhào yào
shine; illuminate

高潮

gāo cháo
high tide; upsurge; climax

指示

zhǐ shì
to indicate, to point out

号召

hào zhào
to call; appeal

贫苦

pín kǔ
poverty-stricken / poor

申诉

shēn sù
to appeal for justice

推翻

tuī fān
to overthrow; to overturn; topple; repudiate

残酷

cán kù
cruel / cruelty

感动

gǎn dòng
to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving

打倒

dǎ dǎo
overthrow; down with

自始至终

zì shǐ zhì zhōng
from start to finish / from beginning to end

充分

chōng fèn
full, fully, abundant

贯彻

guàn chè
to implement / put into practice / carry out

野蛮

yě mán
barbarous; uncivilized

遭到

zāo dào
to suffer / meet with (something unfortunate)

可耻

kě chǐ
shameful; disgraceful

失败

shī bài
failure, defeat

促使

cù shǐ -
to induce, spurs

关键

guān jiàn
crux, key, most important