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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行宫 行宮 xíng gōng temporary imperial residence ∼HSK 6
殿后 殿後 diàn hòu to bring up the rear ∼HSK 6
弓箭手 弓箭手 gōng jiàn shǒu archer ∼HSK 6
审问 審問 shěn wèn to interrogate; to examine; to question ∼HSK 6
议定 議定 yì dìng to reach an agreement; to agree upon ∼HSK 6
妾侍 妾侍 qiè shì maids and concubines ∼HSK 6
自尽 自盡 zì jìn to kill oneself; suicide ∼HSK 6
抑止 抑止 yì zhǐ to supress; to restrain ∼HSK 6
死穴 死穴 sǐ xué lethal point (acupuncture); vulnerable spot; Achilles' heel ∼HSK 6
临终 臨終 lín zhōng approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave ∼HSK 6
印子 印子 yìn zi trace; impression (e.g. footprint); abbr. of, usury ∼HSK 6
人形 人形 rén xíng human form; human-shaped; humanoid ∼HSK 6
妖魔 妖魔 yāo mó evil spirit ∼HSK 6
赐给 賜給 cì gěi to bestow; to give ∼HSK 6
妒嫉 妒嫉 dù jí to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy ∼HSK 6
洋务 洋務 yáng wù foreign affairs (in Qing times); foreign learning ∼HSK 6
议决 議決 yì jué to decide (in a meeting); to resolve (i.e. pass a resolution) ∼HSK 6
积压 積壓 jī yā to pile up; to accumulate without being dealt with ∼HSK 6
谕旨 諭旨 yù zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 6
情非得已 情非得已 qíng fēi dé yǐ compelled by the circumstances (to do sth); (have) no other choice (but do sth); (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love ∼HSK 6
休得 休得 xiū dé must not ∼HSK 6
皆然 皆然 jiē rán to be all the same way (literary) ∼HSK 6
情意 情意 qíng yì friendly regard; affection ∼HSK 6
绝情 絕情 jué qíng heartless; without regard for others' feelings ∼HSK 6
剧终 劇終 jù zhōng The End (appearing at the end of a movie etc) ∼HSK 6
用得着 用得著 yòng de zháo to be able to use; useable; to have a use for; (in a question) to be necessary to HSK 6
吉祥 吉祥 jí xiáng lucky; auspicious; propitious HSK 6
为首 為首 wéi shǒu head; be headed by HSK 6
以至 以至 yǐ zhì down to; up to; to such an extent as to ...; also written 以至于 HSK 6
内外 內外 nèi wài inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about HSK 6
跳水 跳水 tiào shuǐ to dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water; (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically HSK 6
奏 奏 zòu to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old) HSK 6
事后 事後 shì hòu after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect HSK 6
一道 一道 yī dào together HSK 6
特地 特地 tè dì specially; for a special purpose HSK 6
处处 處處 chù chù everywhere; in all respects HSK 6
识 識 shí to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shì] HSK 6
要不然 要不然 yào bù rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
看作 看作 kàn zuò to look upon as; to regard as HSK 6
恰当 恰當 qià dàng appropriate; suitable HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
灵活 靈活 líng huó flexible; nimble; agile HSK 6
特意 特意 tè yì specially; intentionally HSK 6
舌头 舌頭 shé tou tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information HSK 6
操纵 操縱 cāo zòng to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate HSK 6
打断 打斷 dǎ duàn to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone) HSK 6
捉 捉 zhuō to clutch; to grab; to capture HSK 6
清洗 清洗 qīng xǐ to wash; to clean; to purge HSK 6
种种 種種 zhǒng zhǒng all kinds of HSK 6
洋 洋 yáng ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin HSK 6