Lover of the Last Empress

Lover of the Last Empress 1995

慈禧秘密生活 cíxǐ mìmì shēnghuó

The story of an innocent girl who is destined to become one of the emperor´s concubines. Initially she suffers from a loss of innocence and the intrigues of the other concubines but over the course of time she becomes less and less scrupulous and finally is impregnated by the emperor and thus becomes his wife - the empress of China. However, her "career" has corrupted her once innocent soul and so, after the emperor dies she rules the land with terror.

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惯例 慣例 guàn lì convention; usual practice HSK 7
点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert HSK 7
无能为力 無能為力 wú néng wéi lì impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless HSK 7
大臣 大臣 dà chén chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister HSK 7
宠 寵 chǒng to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor HSK 7
良 良 liáng good; very; very much HSK 7
软弱 軟弱 ruǎn ruò weak; feeble; flabby HSK 7
把手 把手 bǎ shǒu to shake hands HSK 7
迎 迎 yíng to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face HSK 7
上空 上空 shàng kōng overhead; in the sky HSK 7
卸 卸 xiè to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of HSK 7
统统 統統 tǒng tǒng totally HSK 7
偏偏 偏偏 piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people HSK 7
当今 當今 dāng jīn current; present; now; nowadays HSK 7
垂 垂 chuí to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach HSK 7
进出 進出 jìn chū to enter or exit; to go through HSK 7
不妨 不妨 bù fáng there is no harm in; might as well HSK 7
心意 心意 xīn yì intention; regard; kindly feelings HSK 7
棋 棊 qí chess; chess-like game; a game of chess; chess piece HSK 7
心爱 心愛 xīn ài beloved HSK 7
条约 條約 tiáo yuē treaty; pact HSK 7
吩咐 吩咐 fēn fù to tell; to instruct; to command HSK 7
万分 萬分 wàn fēn very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part HSK 7
叠 疊 dié to fold; to fold over in layers; to furl; to layer; to pile up; to repeat; to duplicate HSK 7
心目 心目 xīn mù mind HSK 7
缓 緩 huǎn slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate HSK 7
裹 裹 guǒ to wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth) HSK 7
放过 放過 fàng guò to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth HSK 7
扩张 擴張 kuò zhāng expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden HSK 7
迟早 遲早 chí zǎo sooner or later HSK 7
炖 燉 dùn to stew HSK 7
荣幸 榮幸 róng xìng honored (to have the privilege of ...) HSK 7
一早 一早 yī zǎo early in the morning; at dawn HSK 7
花样 花樣 huā yàng pattern; way of doing sth; trick; ruse; fancy-style (as in 花样滑冰 figure skating) HSK 7
深夜 深夜 shēn yè very late at night HSK 7
出卖 出賣 chū mài to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray HSK 7
嫩 嫩 nèn young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of color) light; (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled HSK 7
糊涂 糊塗 hú tu muddled; silly; confused HSK 7
赐 賜 cì to confer; to bestow; to grant; Taiwan pr. [sì] HSK 7
丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) HSK 7
胎 胎 tāi fetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding); womb carrying a fetus; (fig.) origin; source; (loanword) tire HSK 7
捅 捅 tǒng to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose HSK 7
征 征 zhēng journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack HSK 7
勾 勾 gòu used in 勾当 HSK 7
地步 地步 dì bù stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway HSK 7
无力 無力 wú lì powerless; lacking strength HSK 7
天赋 天賦 tiān fù gift; innate skill HSK 7
继 繼 jì to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards HSK 7
煎 煎 jiān to pan fry; to sauté HSK 7
皇后 皇后 huáng hòu empress; imperial consort HSK 7