The Emperor's Shadow

The Emperor's Shadow 1996

秦颂 qín sòng

Epic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.

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Vocabulary

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竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
稀罕 稀罕 xī han rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xī hǎn] HSK 7
棋子 棋子 qí zǐ chess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) HSK 7
管教 管教 guǎn jiào to discipline; to teach; to guarantee HSK 7
恰巧 恰巧 qià qiǎo by chance; as chance would have it HSK 7
惊动 驚動 jīng dòng to alarm; to startle; to disturb HSK 7
应酬 應酬 yìng chou to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement HSK 7
偷窥 偷窺 tōu kuī to peep; to peek; to act as voyeur HSK 7
相通 相通 xiāng tōng interlinked; connected; communicating; in communication; accommodating HSK 7
半路 半路 bàn lù halfway; midway; on the way HSK 7
照常 照常 zhào cháng as usual HSK 7
腥 腥 xīng fishy (smell) HSK 7
取笑 取笑 qǔ xiào to tease; to make fun of HSK 7
刑法 刑法 xíng fǎ criminal law HSK 7
劳累 勞累 láo lèi tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil HSK 7
新房 新房 xīn fáng brand new house; bridal chamber HSK 7
受骗 受騙 shòu piàn to be cheated; to be taken in; to be hoodwinked HSK 7
少有 少有 shǎo yǒu rare; infrequent HSK 7
冒犯 冒犯 mào fàn to offend HSK 7
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation HSK 7
纽带 紐帶 niǔ dài tie; link; bond HSK 7
长辈 長輩 zhǎng bèi one's elders; older generation HSK 7
忌 忌 jì to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth HSK 7
掌管 掌管 zhǎng guǎn in charge of; to control HSK 7
风范 風範 fēng fàn air; manner; model; paragon; demeanor HSK 7
如实 如實 rú shí as things really are; realistic HSK 7
果真 果真 guǒ zhēn really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really... HSK 7
相继 相繼 xiāng jì in succession; following closely HSK 7
留恋 留戀 liú liàn reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly HSK 7
触犯 觸犯 chù fàn to violate; to offend HSK 7
失明 失明 shī míng to lose one's eyesight; to become blind; blindness HSK 7
宠爱 寵愛 chǒng ài to dote on sb HSK 7
体面 體面 tǐ miàn dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable HSK 7
泛滥 泛濫 fàn làn to be in flood; to overflow (the banks); to inundate; to spread unchecked HSK 7
空洞 空洞 kōng dòng cavity; empty; vacuous HSK 7
定居 定居 dìng jū to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence HSK 7
岛屿 島嶼 dǎo yǔ island HSK 7
改动 改動 gǎi dòng to alter; to modify; to revise HSK 7
得手 得手 dé shǒu to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed HSK 7
重任 重任 zhòng rèn heavy responsibility HSK 7
本意 本意 běn yì original idea; real intention; etymon HSK 7
流淌 流淌 liú tǎng to flow HSK 7
呻吟 呻吟 shēn yín to moan; to groan HSK 7
疏忽 疏忽 shū hu to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness HSK 7
矣 矣 yǐ classical final particle, similar to modern 了 HSK 7
受害 受害 shòu hài to suffer damage, injury etc; damaged; injured; killed; robbed HSK 7
手艺 手藝 shǒu yì craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
一举 一舉 yī jǔ a move; an action; in one move; at a stroke; in one go HSK 7
别看 別看 bié kàn don't be fooled by the fact that HSK 7