Lover of the Last Empress

Lover of the Last Empress 1995

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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huān gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay HSK 3
zhǔ yi plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] HSK 3
zhěng tiān all day long; whole day HSK 3
cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
zhǔ chí to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor HSK 3
shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
néng néng Can you HSK 3
guǒ rán really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed HSK 3
to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) HSK 3
kāi fàng 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 HSK 3
shǐ zhōng from beginning to end; all along HSK 3
chēng wéi to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." HSK 3
fēn bié to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually HSK 3
dāng chū at that time; originally HSK 3
good fortune; happiness; luck HSK 3
wán zhěng complete; intact HSK 3
退 退 tuì chū to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing) HSK 3
zhǔn to approve; to ratify HSK 3
chéng to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water HSK 3
zhǔ dòng to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc) HSK 3
shēng cún to exist; to survive HSK 3
nán a man; a male HSK 3
xiǎn de to seem; to look; to appear HSK 3
xíng chéng to form; to take shape HSK 3
zhuān mén specialist; specialized; customized HSK 3
woman; female HSK 3
mìng yùn fate; destiny HSK 3
cóng since (a time); ever since HSK 3
kǒng fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe HSK 3
lián to combine; to join; unite; alliance HSK 3
gǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) HSK 3
need not; does not have to; not necessarily HSK 3
fáng to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent HSK 3
fèi to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses HSK 3
nèi xīn heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter HSK 3
xiāng fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick HSK 3
yuán person; employee; member HSK 3
shēng to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 HSK 3
píng Heping District of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning; Heping or Hoping Township in Taichung County 台中县, Taiwan HSK 3
jiē jìn to approach; to get close to HSK 3
qiān wàn ten million; countless; many; one must by all means HSK 3
gòu enough; sufficient HSK 3
màn màn slowly HSK 3
shèng victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear; equal to (a task) HSK 3
wén huà culture; civilization; cultural HSK 3
gòng tóng common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative HSK 3
duì shǒu opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match HSK 3
Bǎo Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚 HSK 3
happy; cheerful; to laugh HSK 3
lóng dragon; imperial HSK 3