| A | B |
| 文明 civilization; civilized | Wénmíng |
| 文字 characters; written form of a language | Wénzì |
| 记载 record; account | Jìzǎi |
| 参观 to visit; to look around | Cānguān |
| 其中 among which/whom; in which/whom; fo which/whom | Qízhōng |
| 部分 portion; part | Bùfèn |
| 朝代 dynasty | Cháodài |
| 伟大 great; outstanding; magnificent | Wěidà |
| 思想 thinking; ideology; thoughts | Sīxiǎng |
| 学院 college; academy; institute | Xuéyuàn |
| 建立 to build; to establish | Jiànlì |
| 展厅 exhibition hall; gallery | Zhǎntīng |
| 皇帝 emperor | Huángdì |
| 统一 to unity; to unite; unified; centralized | Tǒngyī |
| 贡献 to contribute; to devote; contribution | Gòngxiàn |
| 修 to build; to repair; to mend; to fix | Xiū |
| 杀 to kill | Shā |
| 烧 to burn; to set fire; to cook | Shāo |
| 千千万万 thousands upon thousands | Qiān qiān wàn wàn |
| 宫殿 palace | Gōngdiàn |
| 坟墓 grave; tomb | Fénmù |
| 兵马俑 terracotta warriors and horses | Bīngmǎyǒng |
| 基础 foundation; basis | Jīchǔ |
| 发展 to develop | Fāzhǎn |
| 称呼 term of address; to address as | Chēnghu |
| 丝绸 silk; silk fabric | Sīchóu |
| 关系 relation; relationship; connection | Guānxì |
| 进行 to carry on; to carry out; to conduct | Jìnxíng |
| 贸易 trade | Màoyì |
| 诗 poetry; poem | Shī |
| 诗人 poet | Shīrén |
| 发达 developed; flourishing; to develop | Fādá |
| 技术 technology; technique | Jìshù |
| 曾经 once; at some time in the past | Céngjīng |
| 先进 advanced | Xiānjìn |
| 发明 invention; to invent | Fāmíng |
| 造纸 to make paper | Zàozhǐ |
| 火药 gunpowder | Huǒyào |
| 指南针 compass | Zhǐnánzhēn |
| 活字印刷 moveable-type printing; letterpress printing | Huózì yìnshuā |
| 领导 to lead; to exercise leadership; leadership; leader | Lǐngdǎo |
| 革命 revolution | Gémìng |
| 孔子 Confucius | Kǒngzǐ |
| 秦朝 Qin Dynasty | Qín cháo |
| 秦始皇 First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty | Qínshǐhuáng |
| 汉朝 Han Dynasty | Hàn cháo |
| 西方 the West | Xīfāng |
| 唐朝 Tang Dynasty | Táng cháo |
| 李白 Li Bai; Li Po | Lǐbái |
| 宋朝 Song Dynasty | Sòngcháo |
| 清朝 Qing Dynasty | Qīngcháo |
| 孙中山 Sun Yat-sen | Sūnzhōngshān |
| 中华民国 Republic of China | Zhōnghuá mínguó |