秦

先秦

xiān qín

pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC

前秦

qián qín

Former Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period

大秦

dà qín

Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国[Luo2 ma3 Di4 guo2]

后秦

hòu qín

Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)

朝秦暮楚

zhāo qín mù chǔ

serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides

秦二世

qín èr shì

Qin Ershi (229-207 BC), second Qin emperor

秦代

qín dài

Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], the first dynasty to rule the whole of China

秦吉了

qín jí liǎo

mythical talking bird

秦国

qín guó

the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

秦城监狱

qín chéng jiān yù

Qincheng Prison, maximum-security prison located about 30 km north of central Beijing, whose inmates include former high-level officials convicted of corruption

秦始皇

qín shǐ huáng

Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor

秦始皇帝

qín shǐ huáng dì

the First Emperor 259-210 BC