The Emperor and the Assassin

The Emperor and the Assassin 1998

荆轲刺秦王 jīngkē cī qín wáng

In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.

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4.31 Intermediate Director Chen Kaige 🍅 81%

Cast

Gong Li Gong Li Lady Zhao Zhang Fengyi Zhang Fengyi Jing Ke Li Xuejian Li Xuejian Ying Zheng Wang Zhiwen Wang Zhiwen Marquis Changxin Sun Zhou Sun Zhou Prince Yan Dan Chen Kaige Chen Kaige Lu Buwei Pan Changjiang Pan Changjiang Prison Official Zhao Benshan Zhao Benshan Gao Jianli Ding Haifeng Ding Haifeng Qin Wuyang Zhou Xun Zhou Xun Blind Girl

Vocabulary

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一统天下 一統天下 yī tǒng tiān xià to unite the whole country under one rule (idiom); to bring all under heaven into one domain Idiom ∼HSK 7
罪该万死 罪該萬死 zuì gāi wàn sǐ guilty of a crime deserving ten thousand deaths (idiom); a heinous, unpardonable offense Idiom ∼HSK 7
一言不发 一言不發 yī yán bù fā to not say a word (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
神气 神氣 shén qì expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious Xiehouyu HSK 7
不定 不定 bù dìng indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious Xiehouyu HSK 7
摆设 擺設 bǎi shè to set out; to display; to furnish (a room or house) Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
逮 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
劳驾 勞駕 láo jià excuse me HSK 7
官吏 官吏 guān lì bureaucrat; official HSK 7
肥沃 肥沃 féi wò fertile HSK 7
边疆 邊疆 biān jiāng border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region HSK 7
历代 歷代 lì dài successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties HSK 7
立功 立功 lì gōng to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 朽); to make worthy contributions; to distinguish oneself HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
馋 饞 chán gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
吃苦 吃苦 chī kǔ to bear hardships HSK 7
敬酒 敬酒 jìng jiǔ to toast; to propose a toast HSK 7
世代 世代 shì dài for many generations; generation; era; age HSK 7
孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety HSK 7
仇人 仇人 chóu rén foe; one's personal enemy HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
祭祀 祭祀 jì sì to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors HSK 7
过问 過問 guò wèn to show an interest in; to get involved with HSK 7
后裔 後裔 hòu yì descendant HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
用人 用人 yòng rén servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
平日 平日 píng rì ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually HSK 7
准许 准許 zhǔn xǔ to allow; to grant; to permit HSK 7
新房 新房 xīn fáng brand new house; bridal chamber HSK 7
藏匿 藏匿 cáng nì to cover up; to conceal; to go into hiding HSK 7
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation HSK 7
受苦 受苦 shòu kǔ to suffer hardship HSK 7
记性 記性 jì xing memory (ability to retain information) HSK 7
反倒 反倒 fǎn dào but on the contrary; but expectedly HSK 7
断绝 斷絕 duàn jué to sever; to break off HSK 7
好意 好意 hǎo yì good intention; kindness HSK 7
木偶 木偶 mù ǒu puppet HSK 7
胡乱 胡亂 hú luàn careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how HSK 7
接见 接見 jiē jiàn to receive sb; to grant an interview HSK 7
宽恕 寬恕 kuān shù to forgive; forgiveness HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
叛逆 叛逆 pàn nì to rebel; to revolt; a rebel HSK 7
受害 受害 shòu hài to suffer damage, injury etc; damaged; injured; killed; robbed HSK 7
集结 集結 jí jié to assemble; to concentrate; to mass; to build up; to marshal HSK 7
埋葬 埋葬 mái zàng to bury HSK 7