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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铸 鑄 zhù melt, cast; coin, mint ∼HSK 5
恶毒 惡毒 è dú malicious ∼HSK 5
品味 品味 pǐn wèi to sample; to taste; to appreciate; one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc); good taste ∼HSK 5
弈 弈 yì Chinese chess ∼HSK 5
自娱 自娛 zì yú to amuse oneself ∼HSK 5
继位 繼位 jì wèi to succeed to the throne ∼HSK 5
悲 悲 bēi sorrow, grief; sorry, sad ∼HSK 5
寡 寡 guǎ widowed; alone, friendless ∼HSK 5
蚂蚁 螞蟻 mǎ yǐ ant ∼HSK 5
修筑 修築 xiū zhù to build ∼HSK 5
耻 恥 chǐ shame, humiliation; ashamed ∼HSK 5
老太婆 老太婆 lǎo tài pó old woman (at times contemptuous) ∼HSK 5
关押 關押 guān yā to imprison; to lock up (in jail) ∼HSK 5
亡 亡 wáng death, destroyed; lose, perish ∼HSK 5
跺 跥 duò stamp feet, step ∼HSK 5
烈 烈 liè fiery, violent, vehement, ardent ∼HSK 5
毒性 毒性 dú xìng toxicity ∼HSK 5
涉 涉 shè ford stream, wade across ∼HSK 5
迹 跡 jì traces, impressions, footprints ∼HSK 5
宇 宇 yǔ house; building, structure; eaves ∼HSK 5
差点儿 差點兒 chà diǎn r erhua variant of 差点; almost; nearly HSK 5
儿女 兒女 ér nǚ children; sons and daughters; a young man and a young woman (in love) HSK 5
无奈 無奈 wú nài to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately HSK 5
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5
健全 健全 jiàn quán robust; sound HSK 5
不停 不停 bù tíng incessant HSK 5
辅助 輔助 fǔ zhù to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary HSK 5
清晨 清晨 qīng chén early morning HSK 5
点燃 點燃 diǎn rán to ignite; to set on fire; aflame HSK 5
由此 由此 yóu cǐ hereby; from this HSK 5
再也 再也 zài yě (not) any more HSK 5
言语 言語 yán yǔ words; speech; (spoken) language HSK 5
更换 更換 gēng huàn to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc) HSK 5
近来 近來 jìn lái recently; lately HSK 5
紫 紫 zǐ purple; violet HSK 5
愁 愁 chóu to worry about HSK 5
乡 鄉 xiāng country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) HSK 5
职务 職務 zhí wù post; position; job; duties HSK 5
胆 膽 dǎn gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) HSK 5
饮食 飲食 yǐn shí eating and drinking; food and drink; diet HSK 5
从中 從中 cóng zhōng from within; therefrom HSK 5
鼓 皷 gǔ drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell HSK 5
人间 人間 rén jiān the human world; the earth HSK 5
当场 當場 dāng chǎng at the scene; on the spot HSK 5
势力 勢力 shì li power; influence; a force (military, political etc) HSK 5
十足 十足 shí zú ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color) HSK 5
琴 琴 qín guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general HSK 5
以便 以便 yǐ biàn so that; so as to; in order to HSK 5
意志 意志 yì zhì will; willpower; determination HSK 5
献 獻 xiàn to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) HSK 5