Ancient chinese science and technology (Chapter 1)

棋盘

(qípán) Chessboard, Game Board

光滑

(guānghuá) smooth，glossy

转动

(zhuǎn dòng)

to turn sth around

to swivel (a coupling between two parts enabling one to revolve without turning the other)

勺把

(sháo bà) the handle of a spoon

司南

(sī nán) name of the world's earliest compass

宽

(kuān) wide, loose, kind/gentle

薄

(báo/bó) thin, weak/cold (feelings), small/low (value)

铁盘

(tiě pán) iron plate/ iron tray

肚子

(dù zi) belly/tummy, stomach/gut

浮

(fú) to float

紧

(jǐn) tight, busy/short on time, urgent/strict

挨

ái: To suffer, endure, or receive something bad,To drag out time / delay

āi: To be right next to / close to, One by one / In order

磁性

(cí xìng) magnetism/magnetic

碗

(wǎn) a bowl

指示

(zhǐ shì) to point out, to indicate, instructions/directions

弱

(ruò) weak, fragile

使

(shǐ) to make, to cause, to use

配

(pèi) to match, to mix, to fit together

组成

(zǔ chéng) to compose, to form, to make up

准确

(zhǔn què) accurate, exact, precise

北宋

(Běi Sòng) Northern Song Dynasty - 960 to 1127 AD (Anno domini)

海船

(hǎi chuán) ocean-going ship, sea vessel

迷失

(mí shī) to lose one's way, to become lost, to lose direction

航行

(háng xíng) to sail, to navigate, to voyage

初

(chū) beginning, initial, first

欧洲

(Ōu zhōu) Europe

发展

(fā zhǎn) to develop, to grow, progress

汤勺

(tāng sháo) soup ladle, a large soup spoon

方位

(fāng wèi) direction, bearing, position

自由

(zì yóu) freedom, liberty, free

凹

(āo) concave, sunken, indented, hollow

钢

(gāng) steel

罗盘

(luó pán) a mariner's compass, a geomantic compass

世纪

(shì jì) century (a period of 100 years)

雾

(wù) fog, mist

安全

(ān quán) safe, secure, safety

促进

(cù jìn) to promote, to advance, to boost, to accelerate

航海

(háng hǎi) maritime navigation, ocean seafaring, sailing the seas

厚

(hòu) thick/deep, Kind/Generous

秦始皇

(Qín Shǐ Huáng) First Emperor of China (reigning from 221 BC to 210 BC)

统一

(tǒng yī) to unify, to unite, unified/standardized

建立

(jiàn lì) to establish, to build, to set up, to found

朝

cháo: Dynasty /Imperial Court, Towards / Facing

zhāo: morning, day

建造

(jiàn zào) to construct, to build, construction

大宫殿

(dà gōng diàn) Grand Palace, Great Palace

刺杀

(cì shā) to assassinate, an assassination, to stab/ to kill

刺: To stab, pierce, or prick

杀: To kill

宝剑

(bǎo jiàn) treasured sword, double-edged sword, a precious blade

跳墙

(tiào qiáng) to jump over a wall

皇宫

(huáng gōng) Imperial Palace

被

(bèi) used for passive voice

吸住

(xī zhù) to attract and hold fast, to suck onto, to be stuck to (via suction, magnetism, or static)

另

(lìng) other, another, separate, in addition

武器

(wǔ qì) weapon, arms

丢掉

(diū diào) to throw away, to discard, to lose/misplace

寻矿

(xún kuàng) to prospect for minerals, mineral hunting, ore exploration

常

(cháng) Often / Frequently (Adverb), Normal / Ordinary (Adjective)

遇到

(yù dào) to run into, to encounter, to meet (unexpectedly)

特性

(tè xìng) characteristic, property, trait, feature

并

(bìng) and, furthermore, simultaneously

排列

(pái liè) to arrange, to line up, in a row/sequence

达到

(dá dào) to reach, to achieve, to attain

S 机朝外

(S jī cháo wài) S-pole facing outward (south pole)

记载

(jì zǎi) to record, to write down, refers to a written, record/account

称

chēng: To Weight, To Call / To State / Name, To Praise

chèng: to weigh things (a scale)

chèn: to fit, match, or be suitable/proportional

嘴

(zuǐ) mouth

慈

(cí) kind, loving, merciful, compassionate

慈石

compassionate stones

插

(chā) to insert, to stick into, to pierce

吸引

(xī yǐn) to attract, to draw in, to fascinate

慈母

(cí mǔ) loving mother, affectionate mother

将

jiāng: used to introduce the object of an action/ future

tense

jiàng: A General / Military Commander, To Command / Lead, Chess Move

沈括

(Shěn Kuò) a famous scientist, engineer, and statesman from Chinese history

烧

(shāo) to burn, to cook/bake, to run a fever

磁偏角

(cí piān jiǎo) magnetic declination

午

(wǔ) noon, midday

偏差

(piān chā) deviation, bias, error, discrepancy

状态

(zhuàng tài) state, condition, status, mode

顺

(shùn) along, in the same direction as, smooth, to obey/yield to