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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曾 曾 céng once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
此 此 cǐ this; these HSK 4
无 無 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
却 卻 què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
熟人 熟人 shú rén acquaintance; friend Xiehouyu HSK 3
亲 親 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
死人 死人 sǐ rén dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
血 血 xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
管 筦 guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
都城 都城 dū chéng capital city Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
城外 城外 chéng wài outside of a city Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
赵 趙 Zhào surname; ancient state ∼HSK 3
相国 相國 xiàng guó prime minister (in ancient China) ∼HSK 3
政 政 zhèng government, political affairs ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
人心 人心 rén xīn popular feeling; the will of the people ∼HSK 3
非要 非要 fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
石 石 Shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 ∼HSK 3
杀死 殺死 shā sǐ to kill ∼HSK 3
糕 糕 gāo cakes, pastry ∼HSK 3
保全 保全 bǎo quán to save from damage; to preserve; to maintain; to keep in good repair; (Tw) security guard ∼HSK 3
成婚 成婚 chéng hūn to get married ∼HSK 3
做亲 做親 zuò qīn to become related by marriage; to marry ∼HSK 3
照看 照看 zhào kàn to look after; to attend to; to have in care ∼HSK 3
朝廷 朝廷 cháo tíng court; imperial household; dynasty ∼HSK 3
境 境 jìng boundary, frontier; area, region ∼HSK 3
走马 走馬 zǒu mǎ to ride (a horse); to go on horseback ∼HSK 3
上马 上馬 shàng mǎ to get on a horse; to mount ∼HSK 3
放不下心 放不下心 fàng bu xià xīn cannot stop worrying ∼HSK 3
大婚 大婚 dà hūn to have a grand wedding; to get married in lavish style ∼HSK 3
性子 性子 xìng zi temper ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
乱叫 亂叫 luàn jiào to inconsiderately shout ∼HSK 3
展 展 Zhǎn open, unfold; stretch, extend ∼HSK 3
马蹄 馬蹄 mǎ tí horse's hoof; horseshoe; Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta) ∼HSK 3
血流 血流 xuè liú blood flow ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
天下大乱 天下大亂 tiān xià dà luàn the whole country in rebellion ∼HSK 3
久等 久等 jiǔ děng to wait for a long time ∼HSK 3
把酒 把酒 bǎ jiǔ to raise one's wine cup ∼HSK 3
防身 防身 fáng shēn self-protection; to defend oneself ∼HSK 3
士 士 Shì scholar, gentleman; soldier ∼HSK 3
木 木 Mù tree; wood, lumber; wooden ∼HSK 3
千秋万代 千秋萬代 qiān qiū wàn dài throughout the ages ∼HSK 3
去死 去死 qù sǐ go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
打铁 打鐵 dǎ tiě to forge ironware ∼HSK 3