//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/25 words - 2 min
机器[機器]	ji1 qi4	machine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4]
运转[運轉]	yun4 zhuan3	to work; to operate; to revolve; to turn around
分辨[分辨]	fen1 bian4	to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
蔡国强[蔡國強]	Cai4 Guo2 qiang2	Cai Guoqiang (1957-), contemporary Chinese artist working with firework displays and light shows
中文[中文]	Zhong1 wen2	Chinese language
中国人[中國人]	Zhong1 guo2 ren2	Chinese person
研究[研究]	yan2 jiu1	research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into
火药[火藥]	huo3 yao4	gunpowder
长生不老[長生不老]	chang2 sheng1 bu4 lao3	immortality
砰[砰]	peng1	(onom.) bang; thump
炸[炸]	zha2	to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zha4]
炸[炸]	zha4	to explode
欢乐[歡樂]	huan1 le4	gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay
创造[創造]	chuang4 zao4	to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)
美好[美好]	mei3 hao3	beautiful; fine
夜晚[夜晚]	ye4 wan3	night; CL:個|个[ge4]
英语[英語]	Ying1 yu3	English (language)
播报员[播報員]	bo1 bao4 yuan2	announcer
传奇[傳奇]	chuan2 qi2	legendary; fantasy saga; romance; short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
艺术家[藝術家]	yi4 shu4 jia1	artist; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
作品[作品]	zuo4 pin3	work (of art); opus; CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1]
当代[當代]	dang1 dai4	the present age; the contemporary era
现场[現場]	xian4 chang3	the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site
艺术[藝術]	yi4 shu4	art
世界各地[世界各地]	shi4 jie4 ge4 di4	all over the world; everywhere; in all parts of the world
绽放[綻放]	zhan4 fang4	to blossom
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/50 words - 2 min
第二位[第二位]	di4 er4 wei4	second place
纽约[紐約]	Niu3 yue1	New York
古根海姆[古根海姆]	Gu3 gen1 hai3 mu3	Guggenheim (name)
博物馆[博物館]	bo2 wu4 guan3	museum
进行[進行]	jin4 xing2	to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute
回顾[回顧]	hui2 gu4	to look back; to review
展出[展出]	zhan3 chu1	to put on display; to be on show; to exhibit
参观[參觀]	can1 guan1	to look around; to tour; to visit
人数[人數]	ren2 shu4	number of people
超过[超過]	chao1 guo4	to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
以往[以往]	yi3 wang3	in the past; formerly
第三位[第三位]	di4 san1 wei4	third place
奥运会[奧運會]	Ao4 yun4 hui4	abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会; Olympic Games; the Olympics
开幕式[開幕式]	kai1 mu4 shi4	opening ceremony
在即[在即]	zai4 ji2	near at hand; imminent; within sight
作为[作為]	zuo4 wei2	one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
其[其]	qi2	his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
幕后[幕後]	mu4 hou4	behind the scenes
视觉[視覺]	shi4 jue2	sight; vision; visual
效果[效果]	xiao4 guo3	result; effect; quality; CL:個|个[ge4]
创意[創意]	chuang4 yi4	creative; creativity
力量[力量]	li4 liang5	power; force; strength
花费[花費]	hua1 fei4	expense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure
数年[數年]	shu4 nian2	several years; many years
为此[為此]	wei4 ci3	for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end
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努力[努力]	nu3 li4	great effort; to strive; to try hard
对话[對話]	dui4 hua4	dialogue; CL:個|个[ge4]
吠[吠]	fei4	to bark
轻[輕]	qing1	light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage
笑声[笑聲]	xiao4 sheng1	laughter
梯子[梯子]	ti1 zi5	ladder; stepladder
米[米]	mi3	rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier)
宽[寬]	kuan1	lenient; wide; broad
软[軟]	ruan3	soft; flexible
横[橫]	heng2	horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent
竹子[竹子]	zhu2 zi5	bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]
不锈钢[不鏽鋼]	bu4 xiu4 gang1	stainless steel
越[越]	yue4	to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
两边[兩邊]	liang3 bian5	either side; both sides
导火线[導火線]	dao3 huo3 xian4	fuse (for explosives); (fig.) proximate cause; the last straw
串[串]	chuan4	to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string; bunch; skewer; classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across
公里[公里]	gong1 li3	kilometer
演示[演示]	yan3 shi4	to demonstrate; to show; presentation; demonstration
热气球[熱氣球]	re4 qi4 qiu2	hot air balloon
降[降]	jiang4	to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend
降[降]	xiang2	to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame
钩[鉤]	gou1	to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch
日语[日語]	Ri4 yu3	Japanese language
失败[失敗]	shi1 bai4	to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4]
项目[項目]	xiang4 mu4	item; project; (sports) event; CL:個|个[ge4]
始[始]	shi3	to begin; to start; then; only then
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心态[心態]	xin1 tai4	attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality
许多[許多]	xu3 duo1	many; a lot of; much
或是[或是]	huo4 shi4	or; either one or the other
困难[困難]	kun4 nan5	difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
享受[享受]	xiang3 shou4	to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3]
天梯[天梯]	tian1 ti1	stairway to heaven; high mountain road; tall ladder on a building or other large structure; space elevator
连接[連接]	lian2 jie1	to link; to join; to attach; connection; a link (on web page)
地球[地球]	di4 qiu2	the earth; CL:個|个[ge4]
宇宙[宇宙]	yu3 zhou4	universe; cosmos
透过[透過]	tou4 guo4	to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
扇[扇]	shan1	to fan; to slap sb on the face
扇[扇]	shan4	fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc
窗户[窗戶]	chuang1 hu5	window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4]
山顶[山頂]	shan1 ding3	hilltop
当作[當作]	dang4 zuo4	to treat as; to regard as
幅[幅]	fu2	width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures
画布[畫布]	hua4 bu4	canvas (artist's painting surface)
爆炸[爆炸]	bao4 zha4	explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate
天空[天空]	tian1 kong1	sky
线条[線條]	xian4 tiao2	line (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)
架[架]	jia4	to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
基督徒[基督徒]	Ji1 du1 tu2	Christian
试图[試圖]	shi4 tu2	to attempt; to try
靠近[靠近]	kao4 jin4	near; to approach
上帝[上帝]	Shang4 di4	God
制作[製作]	zhi4 zuo4	to make; to manufacture
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城镇[城鎮]	cheng2 zhen4	town; cities and towns
外太空[外太空]	wai4 tai4 kong1	outer space
雷鸣[雷鳴]	lei2 ming2	thunder rolls
梦想[夢想]	meng4 xiang3	(fig.) to dream of; dream
着迷[著迷]	zhao2 mi2	to be fascinated; to be captivated
实现[實現]	shi2 xian4	to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
颜色[顏色]	yan2 se4	color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff
焰[焰]	yan4	flame
体[體]	ti3	body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)
一点一点[一點一點]	yi1 dian3 yi1 dian3	little by little; bit by bit; gradually
哦[哦]	o5	sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy; may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of
蔡[蔡]	Cai4	surname Cai
烟火[煙火]	yan1 huo3	smoke and fire; fireworks
英文[英文]	Ying1 wen2	English (language)
播报[播報]	bo1 bao4	to announce; to read (the news)
员[員]	yuan2	person; employee; member
升空[昇空]	sheng1 kong1	to rise to the sky; to lift off; to levitate; liftoff
阿波罗[阿波羅]	A1 bo1 luo2	Apollo (loanword)
六十年代[六十年代]	liu4 shi2 nian2 dai4	the sixties; the 1960s
美国[美國]	Mei3 guo2	United States; USA; US
宇航员[宇航員]	yu3 hang2 yuan2	astronaut
月球[月球]	yue4 qiu2	the moon
中国[中國]	Zhong1 guo2	China
真实[真實]	zhen1 shi2	true; real
新闻[新聞]	xin1 wen2	news; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]
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感到[感到]	gan3 dao4	to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect
伤心[傷心]	shang1 xin1	to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt
理解[理解]	li3 jie3	to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding
时空[時空]	shi2 kong1	time and place; world of a particular locale and era; (physics) space-time
隧道[隧道]	sui4 dao4	tunnel
经常[經常]	jing1 chang2	frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
伸[伸]	shen1	to stretch; to extend
云层[雲層]	yun2 ceng2	the clouds; cloud layer; cloud bank
期待[期待]	qi1 dai4	to look forward to; to await; expectation
过程[過程]	guo4 cheng2	course of events; process; CL:個|个[ge4]
来往[來往]	lai2 wang3	to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
九[九]	jiu3	nine; 9
级[級]	ji2	level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level
浪[浪]	lang4	wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble
海啸[海嘯]	hai3 xiao4	tsunami
大和[大和]	Da4 he2	Yamato (possibly 3rd century AD), Japanese state before written records began in 7th century AD, its real dating is controversial
波浪[波浪]	bo1 lang4	wave
俄罗斯[俄羅斯]	E2 luo2 si1	Russia
油画[油畫]	you2 hua4	oil painting
启发[啟發]	qi3 fa1	to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation
展示[展示]	zhan3 shi4	to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit sth
人类[人類]	ren2 lei4	humanity; human race; mankind
面向[面嚮]	mian4 xiang4	to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet
灾难[災難]	zai1 nan4	disaster; catastrophe
挣扎[掙扎]	zheng1 zha2	to struggle
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展览[展覽]	zhan3 lan3	to put on display; to exhibit; exhibition; show; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]
取[取]	qu3	to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
名叫[名叫]	ming2 jiao4	called; named
奥[奧]	ao4	obscure; mysterious
维[維]	wei2	to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])
尔[爾]	er3	thus; so; like that; you; thou
斯[斯]	si1	(phonetic); this
科[科]	ke1	branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4]
勒[勒]	le4	to rein in; to compel; to force; to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead; bridle; (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1], lux
强烈[強烈]	qiang2 lie4	intense; (violently) strong
环境[環境]	huan2 jing4	environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient
潜台词[潛臺詞]	qian2 tai2 ci2	unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer; subtext; (fig.) implicit assertion
或许[或許]	huo4 xu3	perhaps; maybe
深重[深重]	shen1 zhong4	very serious; grave; profound
社会[社會]	she4 hui4	society; CL:個|个[ge4]
责任感[責任感]	ze2 ren4 gan3	sense of responsibility
关注[關注]	guan1 zhu4	to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention
支撑[支撐]	zhi1 cheng1	to prop up; to support; strut; brace
诚信[誠信]	cheng2 xin4	genuine; honest; in good faith; honesty; integrity
离经叛道[離經叛道]	li2 jing1 pan4 dao4	to rebel against orthodoxy; to depart from established practices
导致[導致]	dao3 zhi4	to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
当局[當局]	dang1 ju2	authorities
交谈[交談]	jiao1 tan2	to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion
宋代[宋代]	Song4 dai4	Song dynasty (960-1279)
泉州[泉州]	Quan2 zhou1	Quanzhou prefecture level city in Fujian
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城市[城市]	cheng2 shi4	city; town; CL:座[zuo4]
发展[發展]	fa1 zhan3	development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
不大[不大]	bu4 da4	not very; not too; not often
风水[風水]	feng1 shui3	feng shui; geomancy
师[師]	shi1	teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops
山上[山上]	Shan1 shang4	Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
座[座]	zuo4	seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
渔网[漁網]	yu2 wang3	fishing net; fishnet
鱼[魚]	yu2	fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]
造[造]	zao4	to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops
塔[塔]	ta3	pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo); CL:座[zuo4]
网[網]	wang3	net; network
就是说[就是說]	jiu4 shi4 shuo1	in other words; that is
看不见[看不見]	kan4 bu5 jian4	unseen; to be invisible
出发[出發]	chu1 fa1	to set off; to start (on a journey)
寻找[尋找]	xun2 zhao3	to seek; to look for
泉州市[泉州市]	Quan2 zhou1 shi4	Quanzhou prefecture level city in Fujian
院子[院子]	yuan4 zi5	courtyard; garden; yard; patio; CL:個|个[ge4]; (old) servant
组织[組織]	zu3 zhi1	to organize; organization; organized system; nerve; tissue; CL:個|个[ge4]
互相[互相]	hu4 xiang1	each other; mutually; mutual
周末[週末]	zhou1 mo4	weekend
感召力[感召力]	gan3 zhao4 li4	appeal; attraction; charisma
一带[一帶]	yi1 dai4	region; district
尊敬[尊敬]	zun1 jing4	to respect; to revere
伊[伊]	yi1	(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she"); second person singular pronoun ("you"); (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she"); (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning; that (preceding a noun)
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恩[恩]	en1	favor; grace; kindness
布[布]	bu4	cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known
鲁[魯]	lu3	(bound form) crass; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)
玛[瑪]	ma3	agate; cornelian
与其[與其]	yu3 qi2	rather than...; 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] A 不如[bu4 ru2] B (rather than A, better to B)
父亲[父親]	fu4 qin1	father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
书法家[書法家]	shu1 fa3 jia1	calligrapher
某些[某些]	mou3 xie1	some; certain (things)
方面[方面]	fang1 mian4	respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4]
继承[繼承]	ji4 cheng2	to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)
父[父]	fu4	father
业[業]	ye4	line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already
另[另]	ling4	other; another; separate; separately
画面[畫面]	hua4 mian4	scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view
书法[書法]	shu1 fa3	calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship
意境[意境]	yi4 jing4	artistic mood or conception; creative concept
日本[日本]	Ri4 ben3	Japan
传统[傳統]	chuan2 tong3	tradition; traditional; convention; conventional; CL:個|个[ge4]
讲究[講究]	jiang3 jiu5	to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen
一气呵成[一氣呵成]	yi1 qi4 he1 cheng2	to do something at one go; to flow smoothly
文化[文化]	wen2 hua4	culture; civilization; cultural; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
怀有[懷有]	huai2 you3	to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc)
深深[深深]	shen1 shen1	deep; profound
敬意[敬意]	jing4 yi4	respect; tribute
古典[古典]	gu3 dian3	classical
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类似[類似]	lei4 si4	similar; analogous
感兴趣[感興趣]	gan3 xing4 qu4	to be interested
反动[反動]	fan3 dong4	reaction; reactionary
伟大[偉大]	wei3 da4	huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
社会主义[社會主義]	she4 hui4 zhu3 yi4	socialism
祖国[祖國]	zu3 guo2	motherland
前途[前途]	qian2 tu2	prospects; future outlook; journey
光明[光明]	guang1 ming2	light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted
导师[導師]	dao3 shi1	tutor; teacher; academic advisor
领袖[領袖]	ling3 xiu4	leader; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
统帅[統帥]	tong3 shuai4	command; commander-in-chief
舵手[舵手]	duo4 shou3	helmsman
毛主席[毛主席]	Mao2 Zhu3 xi2	Chairman Mao; Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader
心中[心中]	xin1 zhong1	central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
太阳[太陽]	tai4 yang5	sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]
文革[文革]	Wen2 ge2	Cultural Revolution (1966-76); abbr. for 文化大革命[Wen2 hua4 Da4 ge2 ming4]
基本[基本]	ji1 ben3	basic; fundamental; main; elementary
源自[源自]	yuan2 zi4	to originate from
及其[及其]	ji2 qi2	(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
思想[思想]	si1 xiang3	thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4]
即[即]	ji2	namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near
现代化[現代化]	xian4 dai4 hua4	modernization; CL:個|个[ge4]
彻底[徹底]	che4 di3	thorough; thoroughly; complete
变革[變革]	bian4 ge2	to transform; to change
赶走[趕走]	gan3 zou3	to drive out; to turn back
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/275 words - 20 min
英国[英國]	Ying1 guo2	United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2]; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Ying1 ge2 lan2]
革命[革命]	ge2 ming4	revolution; revolutionary (politics); CL:次[ci4]
改造[改造]	gai3 zao4	to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold
人群[人群]	ren2 qun2	crowd
欢呼[歡呼]	huan1 hu1	to cheer for; to acclaim
封建主义[封建主義]	feng1 jian4 zhu3 yi4	feudalism
残余[殘餘]	can2 yu2	remnant; relic; residue; vestige; surplus; to remain; to leave surplus
铲除[剷除]	chan3 chu2	to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish
建立[建立]	jian4 li4	to establish; to set up; to found
旧[舊]	jiu4	old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)
废墟[廢墟]	fei4 xu1	ruins
年轻人[年輕人]	nian2 qing1 ren2	young people; youngster
挑动[挑動]	tiao3 dong4	to entice; to arouse; to provoke
反对[反對]	fan3 dui4	to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition
老师[老師]	lao3 shi1	teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
教授[教授]	jiao4 shou4	professor; to instruct; to lecture on; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
忘我[忘我]	wang4 wo3	selflessness; altruism
投身[投身]	tou2 shen1	to throw oneself into sth
破坏性[破壞性]	po4 huai4 xing4	destructive
理想主义[理想主義]	li3 xiang3 zhu3 yi4	idealism
喊叫[喊叫]	han3 jiao4	to cry out; to shout
事物[事物]	shi4 wu4	thing; object; CL:個|个[ge4]
毁掉[毀掉]	hui3 diao4	to destroy
财富[財富]	cai2 fu4	wealth; riches
有关[有關]	you3 guan1	to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/300 words - 22 min
抛弃[拋棄]	pao1 qi4	to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb)
钢琴家[鋼琴家]	gang1 qin2 jia1	pianist
手指[手指]	shou3 zhi3	finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
折断[折斷]	zhe2 duan4	to snap sth off; to break
人们[人們]	ren2 men5	people
允许[允許]	yun3 xu3	to permit; to allow
表演[表演]	biao3 yan3	play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3]
戏剧[戲劇]	xi4 ju4	drama; play; theater
之类[之類]	zhi1 lei4	and so on; and such
近代史[近代史]	jin4 dai4 shi3	modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
动荡[動盪]	dong4 dang4	variant of 動蕩|动荡[dong4 dang4]
狂热[狂熱]	kuang2 re4	zealotry; fanatical; feverish
野蛮[野蠻]	ye3 man2	barbarous; uncivilized
时期[時期]	shi2 qi1	period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4]
全身而退[全身而退]	quan2 shen1 er2 tui4	to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece
打死[打死]	da3 si3	to kill; to beat to death
红卫兵[紅衛兵]	Hong2 wei4 bing1	Red Guard(s) (during the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
开枪[開槍]	kai1 qiang1	to open fire; to shoot a gun
文[文]	wen2	language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67
友[友]	you3	friend
扔掉[扔掉]	reng1 diao4	to throw away; to throw out
活下去[活下去]	huo2 xia4 qu4	to survive; to keep on living
狗肉[狗肉]	gou3 rou4	dog meat
现实[現實]	xian4 shi2	reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested
知识分子[知識分子]	zhi1 shi5 fen4 zi3	intellectual; intelligentsia; learned person
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/325 words - 25 min
奶奶[奶奶]	nai3 nai5	(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; CL:位[wei4]; (coll.) boobies; breasts
强势[強勢]	qiang2 shi4	strong; powerful; (linguistics) emphatic; intensive
矛盾[矛盾]	mao2 dun4	contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory
家庭[家庭]	jia1 ting2	family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4]
长孙[長孫]	zhang3 sun1	eldest grandson; the eldest son of one's eldest son
家族[家族]	jia1 zu2	family; clan
书店[書店]	shu1 dian4	bookstore; CL:家[jia1]
里[里]	li3	li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
经理[經理]	jing1 li3	manager; director; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
工资[工資]	gong1 zi1	wages; pay; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],月[yue4]
自我安慰[自我安慰]	zi4 wo3 an1 wei4	to comfort oneself; to console oneself; to reassure oneself
用钱[用錢]	yong4 qian5	variant of 佣錢|佣钱[yong4 qian5]
养家[養家]	yang3 jia1	to support a family; to raise a family
抽泣[抽泣]	chou1 qi4	to sob spasmodically
哽咽[哽咽]	geng3 ye4	to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs
从来不[從來不]	cong2 lai2 bu4	never
鸟鸣[鳥鳴]	niao3 ming2	birdsong; warbling
采访[採訪]	cai3 fang3	to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover
者[者]	zhe3	(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
嗯[嗯]	en5	interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement
回忆[回憶]	hui2 yi4	to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4]
高楼[高樓]	gao1 lou2	high building; multistory building; skyscraper; CL:座[zuo4]
主要[主要]	zhu3 yao4	main; principal; major; primary
街[街]	jie1	street; CL:條|条[tiao2]
太太[太太]	tai4 tai5	married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/350 words - 27 min
女朋友[女朋友]	nu:3 peng2 you5	girlfriend
南[南]	nan2	south
骑[騎]	qi2	to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
自行车[自行車]	zi4 xing2 che1	bicycle; bike; CL:輛|辆[liang4]
分钟[分鐘]	fen1 zhong1	minute
何[何]	he2	what; how; why; which; carry
建平[建平]	Jian4 ping2	Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning
电影[電影]	dian4 ying3	movie; film; CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3]
角色[角色]	jue2 se4	role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiao3 se4]
印象[印象]	yin4 xiang4	impression
精力[精力]	jing1 li4	energy
不停[不停]	bu4 ting2	incessant
胆小[膽小]	dan3 xiao3	cowardice; timid
谨慎[謹慎]	jin3 shen4	cautious; prudent
一板一眼[一板一眼]	yi1 ban3 yi1 yan3	lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter; scrupulous attention to detail
能量[能量]	neng2 liang4	energy; capabilities
破坏[破壞]	po4 huai4	destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
干扰[干擾]	gan1 rao3	to disturb; to interfere; perturbation; interference (physics)
鞭炮[鞭炮]	bian1 pao4	firecrackers; string of small firecrackers; CL:枚[mei2]
各种各样[各種各樣]	ge4 zhong3 ge4 yang4	various kinds; all sorts
信息[信息]	xin4 xi1	information; news; message
小孩子[小孩子]	xiao3 hai2 zi5	child
火箭[火箭]	huo3 jian4	rocket; CL:枚[mei2]
喷[噴]	pen1	to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt
通过[通過]	tong1 guo4	by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc); to switch over
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/375 words - 30 min
使[使]	shi3	to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
解放[解放]	jie3 fang4	to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949; CL:次[ci4]
詹[詹]	zhan1	excellent; verbose
妮[妮]	ni1	girl; phonetic "ni" (in female names); Taiwan pr. [ni2]
弗[弗]	fu2	not
马[馬]	ma3	horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
炸掉[炸掉]	zha4 diao4	to bomb
历史[歷史]	li4 shi3	history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
点燃[點燃]	dian3 ran2	to ignite; to set on fire; aflame
创作[創作]	chuang4 zuo4	to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation; CL:個|个[ge4]
生涯[生涯]	sheng1 ya2	career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life
绘画[繪畫]	hui4 hua4	drawing; painting
时刻[時刻]	shi2 ke4	time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always
本身[本身]	ben3 shen1	itself; in itself; per se
颠覆[顛覆]	dian1 fu4	to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion); to undermine; to subvert
谈话[談話]	tan2 hua4	talk; conversation; CL:次[ci4]
八十[八十]	ba1 shi2	eighty; 80
年代[年代]	nian2 dai4	a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
中期[中期]	zhong1 qi1	middle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
后期[後期]	hou4 qi1	late stage; later period
令[令]	ling4	to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old)
兴奋[興奮]	xing1 fen4	excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation
之一[之一]	zhi1 yi1	one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
毛泽东[毛澤東]	Mao2 Ze2 dong1	Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader
时代[時代]	shi2 dai4	age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4]
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/400 words - 33 min
尝试[嘗試]	chang2 shi4	to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4]
诗歌[詩歌]	shi1 ge1	poem; CL:本[ben3],首[shou3],段[duan4]
进步[進步]	jin4 bu4	progress; improvement; to improve; to progress; CL:個|个[ge4]
聚集[聚集]	ju4 ji2	to assemble; to gather
讨论[討論]	tao3 lun4	to discuss; to talk over; CL:個|个[ge4]
勤奋[勤奮]	qin2 fen4	hardworking; diligent
毕加索[畢加索]	Bi4 jia1 suo3	Picasso
苦[苦]	ku3	bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
出国[出國]	chu1 guo2	to go abroad; to leave the country; emigration
哪怕[哪怕]	na3 pa4	even; even if; even though; no matter how
纯粹[純粹]	chun2 cui4	pure; unadulterated; purely; completely
唯美[唯美]	wei2 mei3	aesthetics
材料[材料]	cai2 liao4	material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
敏感[敏感]	min3 gan3	sensitive; susceptible
深远[深遠]	shen1 yuan3	far-reaching; profound and long-lasting
回溯[回溯]	hui2 su4	to recall; to look back upon
意义[意義]	yi4 yi4	sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4]
减少[減少]	jian3 shao3	to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
实践[實踐]	shi2 jian4	practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise); to carry out (a project)
触及[觸及]	chu4 ji2	to touch (physically, one's feelings etc); to touch on (a topic)
本质[本質]	ben3 zhi4	essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
大量[大量]	da4 liang4	great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous
西方[西方]	Xi1 fang1	the West; the Occident; Western countries
东方[東方]	dong1 fang1	east
抵抗[抵抗]	di3 kang4	to resist; resistance
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/425 words - 36 min
桌子[桌子]	zhuo1 zi5	table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]
中餐[中餐]	Zhong1 can1	Chinese meal; Chinese food; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4]
西餐[西餐]	xi1 can1	Western-style food; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4]
混乱[混亂]	hun4 luan4	confusion; chaos; disorder
无视[無視]	wu2 shi4	to ignore; to disregard
抽[抽]	chou1	to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash
桌布[桌布]	zhuo1 bu4	tablecloth; (computing) desktop background; wallpaper; CL:條|条[tiao2],塊|块[kuai4],張|张[zhang1]
想象[想象]	xiang3 xiang4	to imagine; to fancy; CL:個|个[ge4]
外星人[外星人]	wai4 xing1 ren2	space alien; extraterrestrial
对讲机[對講機]	dui4 jiang3 ji1	intercom; walkie-talkie
渔[漁]	yu2	fisherman; to fish
村[村]	cun1	village
湾[灣]	wan1	bay; gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat)
船[船]	chuan2	boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
神奇[神奇]	shen2 qi2	magical; mystical; miraculous
感[感]	gan3	to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~
缺乏[缺乏]	que1 fa2	to lack; to be short of; lack; shortage
心目[心目]	xin1 mu4	mind
渔港[漁港]	yu2 gang3	fishing port
童年[童年]	tong2 nian2	childhood
几年[幾年]	ji3 nian2	a few years; several years; how many years
开发[開發]	kai1 fa1	to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
同样[同樣]	tong2 yang4	same; equal; equivalent
顶梁柱[頂梁柱]	ding3 liang2 zhu4	pillar; backbone
认定[認定]	ren4 ding4	to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/450 words - 40 min
不得了[不得了]	bu4 de2 liao3	desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly
敬爱[敬愛]	jing4 ai4	respect and love
家乡[家鄉]	jia1 xiang1	hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]
哇[哇]	wa5	replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
国[國]	guo2	country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4]
一眼[一眼]	yi1 yan3	a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
认出[認出]	ren4 chu1	recognition; to recognize
海边[海邊]	hai3 bian1	coast; seaside; seashore; beach
沉重[沉重]	chen2 zhong4	heavy; hard; serious; critical
喘息[喘息]	chuan3 xi1	to gasp for breath; to take a breather
记忆[記憶]	ji4 yi4	to remember; to recall; memory; CL:個|个[ge4]
却是[卻是]	que4 shi4	nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...
相依为命[相依為命]	xiang1 yi1 wei2 ming4	mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent
植物人[植物人]	zhi2 wu4 ren2	person in a vegetative state; human vegetable
状态[狀態]	zhuang4 tai4	state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]
咳嗽[咳嗽]	ke2 sou5	to cough; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
交流[交流]	jiao1 liu2	to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)
写字[寫字]	xie3 zi4	to write characters
喝酒[喝酒]	he1 jiu3	to drink (alcohol)
通宵[通宵]	tong1 xiao1	all night; throughout the night
托马斯[托馬斯]	Tuo1 ma3 si1	Thomas (male name)
克[克]	ke4	to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
伦[倫]	lun2	human relationship; order; coherence
思[思]	si1	to think; to consider
世纪[世紀]	shi4 ji4	century; CL:個|个[ge4]
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/475 words - 41 min
初[初]	chu1	at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic
上升[上昇]	shang4 sheng1	to rise; to go up; to ascend
关键[關鍵]	guan1 jian4	crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal
马萨诸塞[馬薩諸塞]	Ma3 sa4 zhu1 sai4	Massachusetts, US state
麻州[麻州]	Ma2 zhou1	abbr. for Massachusetts
现代[現代]	xian4 dai4	modern times; modern age; modern era
大型[大型]	da4 xing2	large; large-scale
秀[秀]	xiu4	handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears
自我实现[自我實現]	zi4 wo3 shi2 xian4	self-actualization (psychology); self-realization
空间[空間]	kong1 jian1	space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
比例[比例]	bi3 li4	proportion; scale
结合[結合]	jie2 he2	to combine; to link; to integrate; binding; CL:次[ci4]
戴维斯[戴維斯]	Dai4 wei2 si1	Davis or Davies (name)
场面[場面]	chang3 mian4	scene; spectacle; occasion; situation
主播[主播]	zhu3 bo1	anchor (TV)
火爆[火爆]	huo3 bao4	fiery (temper); popular; flourishing; prosperous; lively
夸张[誇張]	kua1 zhang1	to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
追求[追求]	zhui1 qiu2	to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo
签名[簽名]	qian1 ming2	to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature
选用[選用]	xuan3 yong4	to choose for some purpose; to select and use
布里斯班[布里斯班]	Bu4 li3 si1 ban1	Brisbane, capital of Queensland, Australia
画廊[畫廊]	hua4 lang2	gallery
单[單]	dan1	bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4]
安装[安裝]	an1 zhuang1	to install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation
早期[早期]	zao3 qi1	early period; early phase; early stage
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/500 words - 44 min
启动[啟動]	qi3 dong4	to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)
咕哝[咕噥]	gu1 nong5	to murmur; to mumble; to grumble; to mutter
亲亲[親親]	qin1 qin1	dear one; to kiss; friendly
一遍[一遍]	yi1 bian4	one time (all the way through); once through
天上[天上]	tian1 shang4	celestial; heavenly
星星[星星]	xing1 xing5	star in the sky
翻译[翻譯]	fan1 yi4	to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
中都[中都]	Zhong1 du1	Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
闪烁[閃爍]	shan3 shuo4	flickering; twinkling; evasive; vague (of speech)
蓝色[藍色]	lan2 se4	blue (color)
瀑布[瀑布]	pu4 bu4	waterfall
流水[流水]	liu2 shui3	running water; (business) turnover
伴随[伴隨]	ban4 sui2	to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant
海浪[海浪]	hai3 lang4	sea wave
同时[同時]	tong2 shi2	at the same time; simultaneously
银色[銀色]	yin2 se4	silver (color)
落叶[落葉]	luo4 ye4	dead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants); deciduous
精彩[精彩]	jing1 cai3	wonderful; marvelous; brilliant
绝伦[絕倫]	jue2 lun2	outstanding; peerless; beyond compare
理论[理論]	li3 lun4	theory; CL:個|个[ge4]; to argue; to take notice of
突破[突破]	tu1 po4	to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount or break the back of (a task etc); (of ball sports) to break through a defense
理念[理念]	li3 nian4	idea; concept; philosophy; theory
认可[認可]	ren4 ke3	to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK
产生[產生]	chan3 sheng1	to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate; to appear; appearance; emergence; generation; production; yield
资源[資源]	zi1 yuan2	natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/525 words - 45 min
技艺[技藝]	ji4 yi4	skill; art
推进[推進]	tui1 jin4	to impel; to carry forward; to push on; to advance; to drive forward
层次[層次]	ceng2 ci4	layer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas; (a person's) standing
菲[菲]	fei3	poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old)
尔格[爾格]	er3 ge2	erg (physics) (loanword)
奇[奇]	qi2	strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually
研制[研製]	yan2 zhi4	to manufacture; to develop
创新[創新]	chuang4 xin1	innovation; to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails
不拘一格[不拘一格]	bu4 ju1 yi1 ge2	not stick to one pattern
像素[像素]	xiang4 su4	pixel
爆发[爆發]	bao4 fa1	to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
射[射]	she4	to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)
炮弹[炮彈]	pao4 dan4	artillery shell; CL:枚[mei2]
装有[裝有]	zhuang1 you3	fitted with
嵌入[嵌入]	qian4 ru4	to insert; to embed
式[式]	shi4	type; form; pattern; style
电脑[電腦]	dian4 nao3	computer; CL:臺|台[tai2]
芯片[芯片]	xin1 pian4	computer chip; microchip
毫秒[毫秒]	hao2 miao3	millisecond, ms
单位[單位]	dan1 wei4	unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform); CL:個|个[ge4]
迫击炮[迫擊炮]	pai3 ji1 pao4	mortar (weapon)
发射[發射]	fa1 she4	to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle); to discharge; emanation; emission
以及[以及]	yi3 ji2	as well as; too; and
空中[空中]	kong1 zhong1	in the sky; in the air
设计[設計]	she4 ji4	plan; design; to design; to plan; CL:個|个[ge4]
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/550 words - 46 min
大规模[大規模]	da4 gui1 mo2	large scale; extensive; wide scale; broad scale
抽象[抽象]	chou1 xiang4	abstract; abstraction; CL:種|种[zhong3]
壮观[壯觀]	zhuang4 guan1	spectacular; magnificent sight
舞台[舞臺]	wu3 tai2	stage; arena; fig. in the limelight
播音员[播音員]	bo1 yin1 yuan2	announcer; broadcaster
此[此]	ci3	this; these
线[線]	xian4	thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
后退[後退]	hou4 tui4	to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
二十[二十]	er4 shi2	twenty; 20
秒[秒]	miao3	second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly
流行[流行]	liu2 xing2	(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
娱乐[娛樂]	yu2 le4	to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy
当下[當下]	dang1 xia4	immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment
趋势[趨勢]	qu1 shi4	trend; tendency
出名[出名]	chu1 ming2	well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark
区别[區別]	qu1 bie2	difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4]
令人[令人]	ling4 ren2	to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc)
刺激[刺激]	ci4 ji1	to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
现状[現狀]	xian4 zhuang4	current situation
挑战[挑戰]	tiao3 zhan4	to challenge; challenge
带有[帶有]	dai4 you3	to have; to involve
服务[服務]	fu2 wu4	to serve; service; CL:項|项[xiang4]
性质[性質]	xing4 zhi4	nature; characteristic; CL:個|个[ge4]
曾[曾]	ceng2	once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
佼佼者[佼佼者]	jiao3 jiao3 zhe3	well-known figure; excellent (person, company etc)
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/575 words - 46 min
典范[典範]	dian3 fan4	model; example; paragon
起步[起步]	qi3 bu4	to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity)
达[達]	da2	to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent
赫[赫]	he4	awe-inspiring; abbr. for 赫茲|赫兹[he4 zi1], hertz (Hz)
特[特]	te4	special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex
村上隆[村上隆]	Cun1 shang4 Long1	Murakami Takashi (1963-), Japanese artist
埃[埃]	ai1	dust; dirt; angstrom; phonetic ai or e
利[利]	li4	sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit
亚[亞]	ya4	second; next to; inferior; sub-; Taiwan pr. [ya3]
松[鬆]	song1	loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)
作用[作用]	zuo4 yong4	to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization; CL:個|个[ge4]
企业家[企業家]	qi3 ye4 jia1	entrepreneur
品牌[品牌]	pin3 pai2	brand name; trademark
烟花[煙花]	yan1 hua1	fireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
仅[僅]	jin3	barely; only; merely
申请[申請]	shen1 qing3	to apply for sth; application (form etc); CL:份[fen4]
许可[許可]	xu3 ke3	to allow; to permit
比如[比如]	bi3 ru2	for example; for instance; such as
根深蒂固[根深蒂固]	gen1 shen1 di4 gu4	deep-rooted (problem etc)
权力[權力]	quan2 li4	power; authority
机构[機構]	ji1 gou4	mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution; CL:所[suo3]
达到[達到]	da2 dao4	to reach; to achieve; to attain
所需[所需]	suo3 xu1	necessary (for); required
笔[筆]	bi3	pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
金钱[金錢]	jin1 qian2	money; currency
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/600 words - 48 min
压力[壓力]	ya1 li4	pressure
批评[批評]	pi1 ping2	to criticize; criticism; CL:個|个[ge4]
目标[目標]	mu4 biao1	target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4]
国际化[國際化]	guo2 ji4 hua4	to internationalize; internationalization
化[化]	hua4	to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
国家[國家]	guo2 jia1	country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4]
民族[民族]	min2 zu2	nationality; ethnic group; CL:個|个[ge4]
不仅[不僅]	bu4 jin3	not only (this one); not just (...) but also
扬眉[揚眉]	yang2 mei2	to raise eyebrows
吐气[吐氣]	tu3 qi4	to exhale; to blow off steam; (phonetics) aspirated
骄傲[驕傲]	jiao1 ao4	pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth
开放[開放]	kai1 fang4	to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one's sexuality
北京[北京]	Bei3 jing1	Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government
视为[視為]	shi4 wei2	to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem
舞会[舞會]	wu3 hui4	dance; ball; party; CL:場|场[chang3]
政治[政治]	zheng4 zhi4	politics; political
惊人[驚人]	jing1 ren2	astonishing
深思熟虑[深思熟慮]	shen1 si1 shu2 lu:4	mature reflection; after careful deliberations
绕[繞]	rao4	to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex
事实[事實]	shi4 shi2	fact; CL:個|个[ge4]
黑暗[黑暗]	hei1 an4	dark; darkly; darkness
移[移]	yi2	to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove
五十[五十]	wu3 shi2	fifty
增加[增加]	zeng1 jia1	to raise; to increase
监控[監控]	jian1 kong4	to monitor
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/625 words - 50 min
宣言[宣言]	xuan1 yan2	declaration; manifesto
国力[國力]	guo2 li4	a nation's power
表达[表達]	biao3 da2	to express; to convey
调整[調整]	tiao2 zheng3	to adjust; adjustment; revision; CL:個|个[ge4]
奇观[奇觀]	qi2 guan1	spectacle; impressive sight
必定[必定]	bi4 ding4	to be bound to; to be sure to
惊叹[驚嘆]	jing1 tan4	to exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise
谈论[談論]	tan2 lun4	to discuss; to talk about
盛事[盛事]	sheng4 shi4	grand occasion
相互作用[相互作用]	xiang1 hu4 zuo4 yong4	to interact; interaction; interplay
谈到[談到]	tan2 dao4	to refer to; to speak about; to talk about
其中[其中]	qi2 zhong1	among; in; included among these
部分[部分]	bu4 fen5	part; share; section; piece; CL:個|个[ge4]
在于[在於]	zai4 yu2	to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with
宣传[宣傳]	xuan1 chuan2	to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda; CL:個|个[ge4]
政府[政府]	zheng4 fu3	government; CL:個|个[ge4]
伦敦[倫敦]	Lun2 dun1	London, capital of United Kingdom
国旗[國旗]	guo2 qi2	flag (of a country); CL:面[mian4]
出生[出生]	chu1 sheng1	to be born
无线电[無線電]	wu2 xian4 dian4	wireless
岛[島]	dao3	island; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]
升起[升起]	sheng1 qi3	to raise; to hoist; to rise
尽管[儘管]	jin3 guan3	despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
全国[全國]	quan2 guo2	whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national
艇[艇]	ting3	vessel; small ship
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/650 words - 51 min
技术[技術]	ji4 shu4	technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]
总监[總監]	zong3 jian1	head; director (of an organizational unit); (police) commissioner; inspector-general; rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration
本地[本地]	ben3 di4	local; this locality
农民[農民]	nong2 min2	peasant; farmer; CL:個|个[ge4]
重大[重大]	zhong4 da4	great; important; major; significant
严肃[嚴肅]	yan2 su4	solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe
对待[對待]	dui4 dai4	to treat; treatment
解放军[解放軍]	Jie3 fang4 jun1	People's Liberation Army (PRC armed forces)
夏[夏]	xia4	summer
珊[珊]	shan1	coral
当地[當地]	dang1 di4	local
热情[熱情]	re4 qing2	cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately
参与[參與]	can1 yu4	to participate (in sth)
雅[雅]	ya3	elegant
艘[艘]	sou1	classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sao1]
移动[移動]	yi2 dong4	to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable
可行[可行]	ke3 xing2	feasible
系[系]	xi4	system; department; faculty
系[繫]	xi4	to connect; to arrest; to worry
链条[鏈條]	lian4 tiao2	chain; CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2]
罗[羅]	luo2	gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift
桑[桑]	sang1	mulberry tree
辰[辰]	chen2	5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon; ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
巳[巳]	si4	6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake; ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
氏[氏]	shi4	clan name; maiden name
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/675 words - 54 min
工作室[工作室]	gong1 zuo4 shi4	studio; workshop
二十多[二十多]	er4 shi2 duo1	over 20
每当[每當]	mei3 dang1	whenever; every time; on every
愚蠢[愚蠢]	yu2 chun3	silly; stupid
复杂[複雜]	fu4 za2	complicated; complex
电线[電線]	dian4 xian4	wire; power cord; CL:根[gen1]
角度[角度]	jiao3 du4	angle; point of view
对角线[對角線]	dui4 jiao3 xian4	(geometry) a diagonal
弄直[弄直]	nong4 zhi2	to straighten
安静[安靜]	an1 jing4	quiet; peaceful; calm
一时[一時]	yi1 shi2	a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time
风格[風格]	feng1 ge2	style
环保[環保]	huan2 bao3	environmental protection; environmentally friendly; abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护[huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4]
影像[影像]	ying3 xiang4	image
跑出[跑出]	pao3 chu1	to run out
活动[活動]	huo2 dong4	to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
不再[不再]	bu4 zai4	no more; no longer
依靠[依靠]	yi1 kao4	to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on
人山人海[人山人海]	ren2 shan1 ren2 hai3	multitude; vast crowd
敲[敲]	qiao1	to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge
锣[鑼]	luo2	gong; CL:面[mian4]
鼓[鼓]	gu3	drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell
玩笑[玩笑]	wan2 xiao4	to joke; joke; jest
晚会[晚會]	wan3 hui4	evening party; CL:個|个[ge4]
精神[精神]	jing1 shen2	spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/700 words - 54 min
转折点[轉折點]	zhuan3 zhe2 dian3	turning point; breaking point
早晚[早晚]	zao3 wan3	morning and evening; sooner or later
企业[企業]	qi3 ye4	company; firm; enterprise; corporation; CL:家[jia1]
浏阳[瀏陽]	Liu2 yang2	Liuyang county level city in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan
意识[意識]	yi4 shi2	consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize
产业[產業]	chan3 ye4	industry; estate; property; industrial
生存[生存]	sheng1 cun2	to exist; to survive
安全性[安全性]	an1 quan2 xing4	security; safety
稳定性[穩定性]	wen3 ding4 xing4	stability
部门[部門]	bu4 men2	department; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4]
票[票]	piao4	ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
否决[否決]	fou3 jue2	to veto; to overrule
尊重[尊重]	zun1 zhong4	to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper
意见[意見]	yi4 jian4	idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]
底[底]	di3	background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base
程度[程度]	cheng2 du4	degree (level or extent); level; CL:個|个[ge4]
协调[協調]	xie2 tiao2	to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted
锁链[鎖鏈]	suo3 lian4	chains; shackles
里头[裡頭]	li3 tou5	inside; interior
拿出[拿出]	na2 chu1	to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)
唯物主义[唯物主義]	wei2 wu4 zhu3 yi4	materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality
整体[整體]	zheng3 ti3	whole entity; entire body; synthesis; as a whole (situation, construction, team etc); global; macrocosm; integral; holistic; whole
服从[服從]	fu2 cong2	to obey (an order); to comply; to defer
遵守[遵守]	zun1 shou3	to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
规则[規則]	gui1 ze2	rule; regulation; rules and regulations
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/725 words - 60 min
节节败退[節節敗退]	jie2 jie2 bai4 tui4	to retreat again and again in defeat; to suffer defeat after defeat
沮丧[沮喪]	ju3 sang4	dispirited; dejected; dismayed
艺[藝]	yi4	skill; art
谋[謀]	mou2	to plan; to seek; scheme
熟悉[熟悉]	shu2 xi1	to be familiar with; to know well
羡慕[羨慕]	xian4 mu4	to envy; to admire
制度[制度]	zhi4 du4	system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution; CL:個|个[ge4]
无关紧要[無關緊要]	wu2 guan1 jin3 yao4	indifferent; insignificant
核心[核心]	he2 xin1	core; nucleus
脚印[腳印]	jiao3 yin4	footprint
出自[出自]	chu1 zi4	to come from
随着[隨著]	sui2 zhe5	along with; in the wake of; following
进展[進展]	jin4 zhan3	to make headway; to make progress
混杂[混雜]	hun4 za2	to mix; to mingle
叫喊[叫喊]	jiao4 han3	exclamation; outcry; shout; yell
动物[動物]	dong4 wu4	animal; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]
将近[將近]	jiang1 jin4	almost; nearly; close to
下面[下面]	xia4 mian4	below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]
盒子[盒子]	he2 zi5	box; case
胡[胡]	hu2	non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])
为啥[為啥]	wei4 sha2	dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5]
小狗[小狗]	xiao3 gou3	pup; puppy
恶[惡]	e4	evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm
恶[惡]	wu4	to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander
收拾[收拾]	shou1 shi5	to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb
整理[整理]	zheng3 li3	to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/750 words - 62 min
平时[平時]	ping2 shi2	ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
光盘[光盤]	guang1 pan2	compact disc; CD or DVD; CD ROM; CL:片[pian4],張|张[zhang1]
播放[播放]	bo1 fang4	to broadcast; to transmit
器[器]	qi4	device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2]
爱人[愛人]	ai4 ren5	spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC); CL:個|个[ge4]
疯子[瘋子]	feng1 zi5	madman; lunatic
完蛋[完蛋]	wan2 dan4	(coll.) to be done for
泥巴[泥巴]	ni2 ba1	mud
一下子[一下子]	yi1 xia4 zi5	in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden
吸毒[吸毒]	xi1 du2	to take drugs
上瘾[上癮]	shang4 yin3	to get into a habit; to become addicted
起床[起床]	qi3 chuang2	to get out of bed; to get up
刷[刷]	shua1	to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job
牙[牙]	ya2	tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
面条[麵條]	mian4 tiao2	noodles
未经[未經]	wei4 jing1	not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process)
训练[訓練]	xun4 lian4	to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4]
独特[獨特]	du2 te4	unique; distinct; having special characteristics
偏爱[偏愛]	pian1 ai4	to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite
商业[商業]	shang1 ye4	business; trade; commerce
冲动[衝動]	chong1 dong4	to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge
朴实[樸實]	pu3 shi2	plain; simple; guileless; down-to-earth; sincere and honest
快感[快感]	kuai4 gan3	pleasure; thrill; delight; joy; pleasurable sensation; a high
刘[劉]	Liu2	surname Liu
向东[向東]	xiang4 dong1	eastwards
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/775 words - 65 min
年龄[年齡]	nian2 ling2	(a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
足够[足夠]	zu2 gou4	enough; sufficient
面临[面臨]	mian4 lin2	to face sth; to be confronted with
初衷[初衷]	chu1 zhong1	original intention
质疑[質疑]	zhi4 yi2	to call into question; to question (truth or validity)
境地[境地]	jing4 di4	circumstances
核试验场[核試驗場]	he2 shi4 yan4 chang3	nuclear test site
亲手[親手]	qin1 shou3	personally; with one's own hands
相对[相對]	xiang1 dui4	relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart
随波逐流[隨波逐流]	sui2 bo1 zhu2 liu2	to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
走出[走出]	zou3 chu1	to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
从未[從未]	cong2 wei4	never
涉足[涉足]	she4 zu2	to set foot in; to step into; to become involved for the first time
迈出[邁出]	mai4 chu1	to step out; to take a (first) step
直到[直到]	zhi2 dao4	until
几乎[幾乎]	ji1 hu1	almost; nearly; practically
执着[執著]	zhi2 zhuo2	to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to
雷声[雷聲]	lei2 sheng1	thunder
烧钱[燒錢]	shao1 qian2	to burn joss paper; (fig.) to flush money down the toilet
秘密[秘密]	mi4 mi4	secret; CL:個|个[ge4]
行动[行動]	xing2 dong4	operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile
撤走[撤走]	che4 zou3	to retire; to remove; to withdraw; to evacuate
电视[電視]	dian4 shi4	television; TV; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4]
气球[氣球]	qi4 qiu2	balloon
拍照[拍照]	pai1 zhao4	to take a picture
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/800 words - 70 min
上报[上報]	shang4 bao4	to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter
共产党[共產黨]	Gong4 chan3 dang3	Communist Party
天下[天下]	tian1 xia4	land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
工[工]	gong1	work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor
缆绳[纜繩]	lan3 sheng2	cable; hawser; mooring rope
架子[架子]	jia4 zi5	shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance
球[球]	qiu2	ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3]
钢缆[鋼纜]	gang1 lan3	steel cable; wire cable; steel hawser
锁[鎖]	suo3	to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3]
翻过来[翻過來]	fan1 guo4 lai2	to overturn; to turn upside down
凌晨[凌晨]	ling2 chen2	very early in the morning; in the wee hours
半点[半點]	ban4 dian3	the least bit
紧迫[緊迫]	jin3 po4	pressing; urgent
充[充]	chong1	to fill; to satisfy; to fulfill; to act in place of; substitute; sufficient; full
充裕[充裕]	chong1 yu4	abundant; ample; plenty; abundance
辨认[辨認]	bian4 ren4	to recognize; to identify
呼喊[呼喊]	hu1 han3	to shout (slogans etc)
十五[十五]	shi2 wu3	fifteen; 15
十二[十二]	shi2 er4	twelve; 12
十一[十一]	shi2 yi1	eleven; 11
零[零]	ling2	zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither
点火[點火]	dian3 huo3	to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate; to start an engine; ignition; fig. to stir up trouble
保姆[保姆]	bao3 mu3	nanny; housekeeper
雄壮[雄壯]	xiong2 zhuang4	majestic; awesome; full of power and grandeur
做完[做完]	zuo4 wan2	to finish; to complete the task
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/825 words - 74 min
平安[平安]	ping2 an1	safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace
度过[度過]	du4 guo4	to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through
艰苦[艱苦]	jian1 ku3	difficult; hard; arduous
岁月[歲月]	sui4 yue4	years; time
孙子[孫子]	sun1 zi5	grandson; son's son
向上[向上]	xiang4 shang4	upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress
众人[眾人]	zhong4 ren2	everyone
康[康]	kang1	healthy; peaceful; abundant
拥抱[擁抱]	yong1 bao4	to embrace; to hug
担惊受怕[擔驚受怕]	dan1 jing1 shou4 pa4	to feel apprehensive; to be alarmed
多谢[多謝]	duo1 xie4	many thanks; thanks a lot
余[餘]	yu2	extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me
亲家[親家]	qing4 jia5	parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law; relatives by marriage
弟弟[弟弟]	di4 di5	younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
女婿[女婿]	nu:3 xu5	daughter's husband; son-in-law
贡献[貢獻]	gong4 xian4	to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution; CL:個|个[ge4]
亲戚[親戚]	qin1 qi5	a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
了不起[了不起]	liao3 bu5 qi3	amazing; terrific; extraordinary
志[志]	zhi4	aspiration; ambition; the will
蓬荜生辉[蓬蓽生輝]	peng2 bi4 sheng1 hui1	Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling; see also 蓬蓽生光|蓬荜生光[peng2 bi4 sheng1 guang1]
全世界[全世界]	quan2 shi4 jie4	worldwide; entire world
惠[惠]	hui4	favor; benefit; to bestow; (literary) benevolence; (honorific)
圈[圈]	quan1	circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle
老天[老天]	lao3 tian1	God; Heavens
呼吸[呼吸]	hu1 xi1	to breathe
//Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang - S1/Ep1/827 words - 74 min
飘渺[飄渺]	piao1 miao3	faintly discernible; as in a mist
音乐[音樂]	yin1 yue4	music; CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4]