Lesson 16 Reading Comprehension

…极了

…jíle

extremely (suffix)

建都

jiàndū

to build a capital

把…作为

bǎ…zuòwéi

to see sth. as

百闻不如一见

bǎiwén bù rú yí jiàn

seeing is believing

天然的

tiānránde

natural

建筑

jiànzhù

architecture

史前

shǐqián

pre-historical

遗址

yízhǐ

ruins

建于

jiànyú

to be built in the year...

明朝

míngcháo

Ming Dynasty

公斤

gōngjīn

kilogram

铁钟

tiězhōng

iron bell

骊山

lìshān

(name)

远看

yuǎnkàn

to see sth. from distance

measure word for horse

extremely (adverb)

温泉

wēnquán

hot spring

自古

zìgǔ

from ancient times

游玩

yóuwán

to travel; to sightseeing

宫殿

gōngdiàn

palace

生前

shēngqián

before death

玩乐

wánlè

to enjoy

陵墓

lìngmù

tomb

出土

chūtǔ

to excavate

兵马

bīngmǎ

soldiers and horses

yǒng

terra-cotta figurine

以及

yǐjí

as well as

jīn

gold

yín

silver

目瞪口呆

mùdèngkǒudāi

to be stunned

市郊

shìjiāo

suburb

头一天

tóu yì tiān

the first day

yàn

banquet

bāo

to make (wrap) dumpling

zhēng

to steam

品尝

pǐncháng

to taste

形状

xíngzhuàng

shape

都城

dūchéng

capital city

出生

chūshēng

to be born