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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牧羊 牧羊 mù yáng to raise sheep; shepherd ∼HSK 6
怪罪 怪罪 guài zuì to blame ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
宗庙 宗廟 zōng miào temple; ancestral shrine ∼HSK 6
好端端 好端端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason ∼HSK 6
罪人 罪人 zuì rén sinner ∼HSK 6
叔伯 叔伯 shū bai (of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather ∼HSK 6
侄儿 侄兒 zhír nephew ∼HSK 6
利器 利器 lì qì sharp weapon; effective implement; outstandingly able individual ∼HSK 6
大智大勇 大智大勇 dà zhì dà yǒng great wisdom and courage (idiom); both wise and brave ∼HSK 6
即日 即日 jí rì this or that very day; in the next few days ∼HSK 6
夸口 誇口 kuā kǒu to boast ∼HSK 6
无端 無端 wú duān for no reason at all ∼HSK 6
听命 聽命 tīng mìng to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs ∼HSK 6
违抗 違抗 wéi kàng to disobey ∼HSK 6
贪恋 貪戀 tān liàn to cling to; to be reluctant to give up (sth); to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc) ∼HSK 6
杀身之祸 殺身之禍 shā shēn zhī huò (idiom) getting killed ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
逆子 逆子 nì zǐ unfilial son ∼HSK 6
诛灭 誅滅 zhū miè to wipe out; to exterminate ∼HSK 6
亲征 親征 qīn zhēng to take to the field oneself (of emperor); to take part in person in an expedition ∼HSK 6
截获 截獲 jié huò to intercept; to cut off and capture ∼HSK 6
誓死不降 誓死不降 shì sǐ bù xiáng to vow to fight to the death ∼HSK 6
歹毒 歹毒 dǎi dú vicious; ruthless; malevolent ∼HSK 6
扎营 紮營 zhā yíng to camp; to pitch camp; stationed; quartered; Taiwan pr. [zha2 ying2] ∼HSK 6
绞死 絞死 jiǎo sǐ to hang (i.e. execute by hanging); to strangle ∼HSK 6
欺侮 欺侮 qī wǔ to bully ∼HSK 6
臣民 臣民 chén mín subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc) ∼HSK 6
滥杀无辜 濫殺無辜 làn shā wú gū willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom) ∼HSK 6
活埋 活埋 huó mái to bury alive ∼HSK 6
田土 田土 tián tǔ farmland ∼HSK 6
壮士 壯士 zhuàng shì warrior ∼HSK 6
剑术 劍術 jiàn shù swordsmanship ∼HSK 6
特准 特准 tè zhǔn to give special approval ∼HSK 6
奉还 奉還 fèng huán to return with thanks; to give back (honorific) ∼HSK 6
果树 果樹 guǒ shù fruit tree HSK 6
恩人 恩人 ēn rén a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else HSK 6
遍地 遍地 biàn dì everywhere; all over HSK 6
柱子 柱子 zhù zi pillar HSK 6
养老 養老 yǎng lǎo to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement HSK 6
远方 遠方 yuǎn fāng far away; a distant location HSK 6
一路上 一路上 yī lù shàng along the way; the whole way; (fig.) the whole time HSK 6
免得 免得 miǎn de so as not to; so as to avoid HSK 6
低头 低頭 dī tóu to bow the head; to yield; to give in 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
亲眼 親眼 qīn yǎn with one's own eyes; personally HSK 6
村庄 村莊 cūn zhuāng village; hamlet HSK 6
牢 牢 láo firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison HSK 6
救助 救助 jiù zhù to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance HSK 6