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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yīn cause; reason; because HSK 6
lìng other; another; separate; separately HSK 6
tóng like; same; similar; together; alike; with HSK 6
as; as if; such as HSK 6
(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
and; to give; together with HSK 6
luò to rise and fall in succession (idiom); repeating continuously Idiom ∼HSK 5
wēi imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis Idiom ∼HSK 5
shā rén fàng huǒ to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson Idiom ∼HSK 5
chǔ chǔ - lián (idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable Idiom ∼HSK 5
dān qiāng - lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed; unaccompanied Idiom ∼HSK 5
kuǐ lěi (lit. and fig.) puppet Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
zhì gāo shàng supreme; paramount; unsurpassed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
yīn sinister; insidious Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
zi beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; (coll.) bandit Colloquialism HSK 5
shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
zhèn I/We (royal we, used by emperors) ∼HSK 5
pay respects; reverently ∼HSK 5
virtuous, admirable, esteemed ∼HSK 5
zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 5
chā whispering ∼HSK 5
cai slave; fig. flunkey ∼HSK 5
in sequence, orderly; abundant ∼HSK 5
xīn delightful, joyful, pleasant ∼HSK 5
Chén minister, statesman, official ∼HSK 5
Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
gōng gong husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch ∼HSK 5
zēng bīng to reinforce; to increase troop numbers; reinforcements; extra troops ∼HSK 5
niū girl ∼HSK 5
Shào imperial decree; summon ∼HSK 5
yuán low wall ∼HSK 5
qǐn sleep, rest; bed chamber ∼HSK 5
zhuāng village, hamlet; villa; surname ∼HSK 5
mìng zhòng to hit (a target) ∼HSK 5
Huì favor, benefit, confer kindness ∼HSK 5
yǐn drink ∼HSK 5
pín court lady; palace maid ∼HSK 5
qín capture ∼HSK 5
yīng Anglo-French ∼HSK 5
jiā clasp under arm; hold to bosom ∼HSK 5
catch, arrest; shoot with bow ∼HSK 5
Hàn writing brush, pen, pencil ∼HSK 5
sǎo (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
guǎ widowed; alone, friendless ∼HSK 5
lián flag-sign of a tavern ∼HSK 5
bǐng report to, petition ∼HSK 5
xiǎo huáng child emperor; (fig.) spoiled child; spoiled boy; pampered only child ∼HSK 5
xiáng good luck, good omen; happiness ∼HSK 5
bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
shuō dào to talk rubbish ∼HSK 5