85 words

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Section I

建jiàn
to build (Classical Chinese)
重建chóngjiàn
to rebuild
到底dàodǐ
in the end, after all
世紀简世纪shìjì
century
貿易简贸易màoyì
trade
商業简商业shāngyè
commerce, business
利益lìyì
gains, benefit
派pài
to send, dispatch
軍隊简军队jūnduì
army, military
燒简烧shāo
to burn
城牆简城墙chéngqiáng
city walls, defensive walls
頭髮简头发tóufǎ
hair
甚至shènzhì
even, even to the point of
打仗dǎzhàng
to engage in warfare
少數简少数shǎoshù
minority, a few
開墾简开垦kāikěn
to open up land for farming
將軍简将军jiāngjūn
general
軍人简军人jūnrén
military service member
平原píngyuán
flatland, plains
人口rénkǒu
population
血統简血统xiětǒng
blood, bloodline
嘍简喽lou
a sentence-final particle meaning 'in that case'
孫子简孙子sūnzi
grandson
領土简领土lǐngtǔ
territory (of a nation)
男性nánxìng
male
禁止jìnzhǐ
to forbid
娶qǔ
to take a woman in marriage
相信xiāngxìn
to believe
精彩jīngcǎi
splendid, brilliant as (of a performance)
紅毛城简红毛城Hóngmáo chéng
Fort Santo Domingo, lit. red-hair city
東方简东方Dōngfāng
the East, the Orient
淡水Dànshuǐ
Tamsui
漢人简汉人Hàn rén
Han-ethnic Chinese
鄭成功简郑成功Zhèng Chénggōng
Koxinga, 國姓爺, 1624-1662, who ruled Taiwan against the Manchu sovereignty
明朝Míng cháo
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
中南美洲Zhōngnán Měizhōu
Central and South America
清朝Qīng cháo
Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911
大清帝國简大清帝国Dàqīng dìguó
the Qing Empire
輪到简轮到lúndào
one's turn, it's up to
十七世紀初简十七世纪初shíqī shìjì chū
early 17th century
打敗简打败dǎ bài
to defeat
十七世紀末简十七世纪末shíqī shìjì mò
late 17th century

Section II

餐桌cānzhuō
dining table
中式Zhōngshì
Chinese-style
套tào
set of (books, clothes, equipment etc.)
燒餅简烧饼shāobǐng
clay oven sesame seed biscuits, like Indian 'nan'
油條简油条yóutiáo
deep-fried dough sticks
飯糰简饭团fàntuán
rice rolls with various fillings
豆漿简豆浆dòujiāng
soy milk
內戰简内战nèizhàn
civil war
人民rénmín
the people
攤子简摊子tānzi
roadside stand, vendor's stall
菜單简菜单càidān
menu
蘿蔔简萝卜luóbo
daikon radish
接著简接着jiēzhe
to continue, to pick up where something left off
戰爭简战争zhànzhēng
war
不斷简不断búduàn
continual, incessant
遷移简迁移qiānyí
to migrate
多半duōbàn
mostly, in the majority of cases
困難简困难kùnnán
difficult
節儉简节俭jiéjiǎn
frugal
主婦简主妇zhǔfù
housewife
煎jiān
to pan fry
菜色càisè
variety of dishes
以及yǐjí
and, as well as
美味měiwèi
delicious
點心简点心diǎnxīn
desserts
日式Rìshì
Japanese-style
飲食简饮食yǐnshí
food, diet
深shēn
deep
蔣介石简蒋介石Jiǎng Jièshí
Chiang Kai-Shek, 1887-1975
國共內戰简国共内战Guó Gòng nèizhàn
the Chinese Civil War (i.e., between the Kuomintang and the Communists), 1927-1937, 1945-1950
客家人Kèjiā rén
the Hakka people, a branch of Han
閩南人简闽南人Mǐnnán rén
the Southern Min people, also called Hokkien
蛋餅简蛋饼dàn bǐng
an egg wrap
打輸简打输dǎ shū
to be defeated
擺攤子简摆摊子bǎi tānzi
to set up a vendor's stall
蘿蔔糕简萝卜糕luóbo gāo
daikon cakes
烹飪課简烹饪课pēngrèn kè
cooking class
曬乾简晒干shài gān
to sun dry
各種各樣简各种各样gèzhǒng gèyàng
various types
殖民統治简殖民统治zhímín tǒngzhì
to colonise and rule
味噌湯简味噌汤wèizēng tāng
miso soup (Japanese food)
蘿蔔乾简萝卜干luóbo gān
dried daikon
進一步简进一步jìn yí bù
further