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.

HSK 1

6.05 Advanced

Vocabulary

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疾疾 jí	illness, disease, sickness; to hate	∼HSK 5
社稷社稷 shè jì	state; country; the Gods of earth and grain	∼HSK 5
影射影射 yǐng shè	to refer obliquely to; to insinuate; innuendo	∼HSK 5
靠岸靠岸 kào àn	(of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore; landfall	∼HSK 5
上岸上岸 shàng àn	to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)	∼HSK 5
寥寥 liáo	few, scarce; empty, deserted	∼HSK 5
扔下扔下 rēng xià	to throw down; to drop (bomb)	∼HSK 5
殊荣殊榮 shū róng	special glory; distinction; rare honor; one's laurels; it's a privilege (to meet you)	∼HSK 5
臊臊 sāo	rank; rancid; frowzy, fetid; bashful	∼HSK 5
汝汝 rǔ	you	∼HSK 5
遭重遭重 zāo zhòng	(slang) to suffer serious consequences or harm	∼HSK 5
庭庭 tíng	courtyard; spacious hall or yard	∼HSK 5
可通可通 kě tōng	passable; possible to reach	∼HSK 5
毫发毫髮 háo fà	a hair; the slightest	∼HSK 5
蔚蔚 Yù	luxuriant, thick; ornamental	∼HSK 5
旋旋 xuán	revolve, move in orbit; return	∼HSK 5
窍竅 qiào	hole, opening, aperture	∼HSK 5
萎萎 wěi	wither, wilt	∼HSK 5
斧斧 fǔ	axe, hatchet; chop, hew	∼HSK 5
挡住擋住 dǎng zhù	to obstruct	∼HSK 5
作乐作樂 zuò lè	to make merry	∼HSK 5
喝醉喝醉 hē zuì	to get drunk	∼HSK 5
府上府上 fǔ shàng	(courteous) home; residence (not one's own)	∼HSK 5
阙闕 Què	watch tower; palace	∼HSK 5
成何体统成何體統 chéng hé tǐ tǒng	What a scandal!; Whatever next?	∼HSK 5
毅毅 yì	resolute, decisive, firm, persist	∼HSK 5
梆梆 bāng	watchman's rattle	∼HSK 5
冯馮 Féng	surname; gallop; by dint of	∼HSK 5
体统體統 tǐ tǒng	decorum; propriety; arrangement or form (of piece of writing)	∼HSK 5
俱俱 jù	all, together; accompany	∼HSK 5
糜糜 Mí	rice gruel, congee; mashed	∼HSK 5
厥厥 jué	personal pronoun he, she, it	∼HSK 5
攻打攻打 gōng dǎ	to attack (the enemy)	∼HSK 5
后宫後宮 hòu gōng	harem; chambers of imperial concubines	∼HSK 5
身子骨身子骨 shēn zi gǔ	posture; upright posture	∼HSK 5
饮飲 yǐn	drink	∼HSK 5
瓢瓢 piáo	ladle made from dried gourd	∼HSK 5
诛杀誅殺 zhū shā	to kill; to murder	∼HSK 5
钝鈍 dùn	blunt, obtuse; dull; flat; dull-witted	∼HSK 5
阵亡陣亡 zhèn wáng	to die in battle	∼HSK 5
穆穆 Mù	majestic, solemn, reverent; calm	∼HSK 5
堆满堆滿 duī mǎn	to pile up	∼HSK 5
侯侯 Hóu	marquis, lord; target in archery	∼HSK 5
荣榮 Róng	glory, honor; flourish, prosper	∼HSK 5
欺欺 qī	bully, deceive	∼HSK 5
罄罄 qìng	exhaust, run out, use up; empty	∼HSK 5
锉銼 cuò	(literary) to fracture (a bone); (literary) to cut; to hack; variant of	∼HSK 5
愧对愧對 kuì duì	to be ashamed to face (sb); to feel bad about having failed (sb)	∼HSK 5
逐逐 zhú	chase, expel; one by one	∼HSK 5
烹烹 pēng	boil, cook; quick fry, stir fry	∼HSK 5