The Emperor's Shadow

The Emperor's Shadow 1996

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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wèi part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable (e.g. the root), or a garment (e.g. the sleeve) etc) HSK 5
shǒu technique; trick; skill HSK 5
jiān shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc) HSK 5
hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
dǎn brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless HSK 5
zàn tíng to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player) HSK 5
gān rǎo to disturb; to interfere; perturbation; interference (physics) HSK 5
piàn zi swindler; a cheat HSK 5
xià zi in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden HSK 5
chǎng miàn scene; spectacle; occasion; situation HSK 5
this moment; now; at present HSK 5
dào shi contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you HSK 5
lòu to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) HSK 5
rǎn to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting HSK 5
guò too much; excessively HSK 5
fǎn huí to return to; to come (or go) back HSK 5
jiè to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger) HSK 5
tóng like; as HSK 5
nài xīn to be patient; patience HSK 5
suí as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious HSK 5
mate; one of a pair HSK 5
le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5
yōng bào to embrace; to hug HSK 5
tái to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry HSK 5
kàn chū to make out; to see HSK 5
shì major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way HSK 5
shuāi to throw down; to fall; to drop and break HSK 5
zài chǎng to be present; to be on the scene HSK 5
jīn today HSK 5
ruǎn soft; flexible HSK 5
quán dōu all; without exception HSK 5
zhī nèi inside; within HSK 5
dài jià price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) HSK 5
chéng to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed HSK 5
jǐng gào to warn; to admonish HSK 5
duī to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount HSK 5
chā to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose HSK 5
shā to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide HSK 5
warehouse; storehouse; (file) library HSK 5
rěn to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately HSK 5
yǎo to bite; to nip HSK 5
certainly; must; will; necessarily HSK 5
dàn crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball HSK 5
yìng hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial HSK 5
xīn exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy HSK 5
rēng to throw; to throw away HSK 5
shuō to expound Buddhist teachings HSK 5