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

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苦艾苦艾 kǔ ài	wormwood; Artemisia absinthium	∼HSK 4
意意 Yì	meaning, intent	∼HSK 4
刺客刺客 cì kè	assassin	∼HSK 4
穴穴 xué	cave, den, hole; KangXi radical 116	∼HSK 4
五色五色 wǔ sè	multicolored; the rainbow; garish	∼HSK 4
音律音律 yīn lǜ	tuning; temperament; music	∼HSK 4
底细底細 dǐ xì	inside information; the ins and outs of the matter; how things stand; what's up	∼HSK 4
处决處決 chǔ jué	to execute (a condemned criminal)	∼HSK 4
开战開戰 kāi zhàn	to start a war; to make war; to battle against	∼HSK 4
旗旂 qí	banner, flag, streamer	∼HSK 4
骨骨 gū	bone; skeleton; frame, framework	∼HSK 4
肥美肥美 féi měi	fertile; luxuriant; plump; rounded	∼HSK 4
战车戰車 zhàn chē	war chariot; tank	∼HSK 4
击擊 jī	strike, hit, beat; attack, fight	∼HSK 4
方才方才 fāng cái	just now; then	∼HSK 4
新规新規 xīn guī	new rule	∼HSK 4
进言進言 jìn yán	to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position); to offer a word of advice	∼HSK 4
近况近況 jìn kuàng	recent developments; current situation	∼HSK 4
恐恐 kǒng	fear; fearful, apprehensive	∼HSK 4
无罪無罪 wú zuì	innocent; guileless; not guilty (of crime)	∼HSK 4
庶民庶民 shù mín	the multitude of common people (in highbrow literature); plebeian	∼HSK 4
艺藝 yì	art; talent, ability; craft	∼HSK 4
深究深究 shēn jiū	to perform an in-depth investigation	∼HSK 4
何不何不 hé bù	why not?; why not do (sth)?	∼HSK 4
宦官宦官 huàn guān	court eunuch	∼HSK 4
切记切記 qiè jì	remember at all costs	∼HSK 4
松开鬆開 sōng kāi	to release; to let go; to loosen; to untie; to come loose	∼HSK 4
孩童孩童 hái tóng	child	∼HSK 4
此地此地 cǐ dì	here; this place	∼HSK 4
切切切切 qiè qiè	urgently; eagerly; worried; (urge sb to) be sure to; it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction)	∼HSK 4
倾傾 qīng	upset, pour out, overflow	∼HSK 4
少将少將 shào jiàng	major general; rear admiral; air vice marshal	∼HSK 4
批阅批閱 pī yuè	to read through to evaluate; to referee	∼HSK 4
王侯王侯 wáng hóu	aristocracy	∼HSK 4
叵测叵測 pǒ cè	unfathomable; unpredictable; treacherous	∼HSK 4
安放安放 ān fàng	to lay; to place; to put in a certain place	∼HSK 4
王法王法 wáng fǎ	the law; the law of the land; the law of a state (in former times); criterion	∼HSK 4
巾巾 jīn	kerchief; towel; turban; KangXi radical number 50	∼HSK 4
庆慶 qìng	congratulate, celebrate	∼HSK 4
怪味怪味 guài wèi	strange odor	∼HSK 4
治好治好 zhì hǎo	to cure	∼HSK 4
处女處女 chǔ nǚ	virgin; maiden; maiden (voyage etc); virgin (land); (a novelist's) first (work)	∼HSK 4
下不为例下不為例 xià bù wéi lì	not to be repeated; not to be taken as a precedent; just this once	∼HSK 4
失职失職 shī zhí	to neglect one's duty; to be guilty of dereliction of duty	∼HSK 4
引子引子 yǐn zi	introduction; primer; opening words	∼HSK 4
戴上戴上 dài shang	to put on (hat etc)	∼HSK 4
臆测臆測 yì cè	to speculate; to conjecture	∼HSK 4
严加嚴加 yán jiā	sternly; strictly; harshly; stringently; rigorously	∼HSK 4
诗意詩意 shī yì	poetry; poetic quality or flavor	∼HSK 4
圣人聖人 shèng rén	sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius); (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty; (religion) saint	∼HSK 4