The Emperor's Shadow 1996
秦颂
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.
Vocabulary
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| 石头 石頭 | stone | |
| 上来 上來 | to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) | |
| 只好 只好 | to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to | |
| 果然 果然 | really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed | |
| 深入 深入 | to penetrate deeply; thorough | |
| 数量 數量 | amount; quantity; quantitative | |
| 当初 當初 | at that time; originally | |
| 齐 齊 | neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out | |
| 退出 退出 | to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing) | |
| 造 造 | to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops | |
| 将来 將來 | in the future; future; the future | |
| 缺 缺 | deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 土 土 | earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 | |
| 男子 男子 | a man; a male | |
| 当中 當中 | among; in the middle; in the center | |
| 亲自 親自 | personally; in person; oneself | |
| 资格 資格 | qualifications; seniority | |
| 女子 女子 | woman; female | |
| 搬 搬 | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately | |
| 恐怕 恐怕 | fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe | |
| 游 遊 | to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel | |
| 到达 到達 | to reach; to arrive | |
| 赶 趕 | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) | |
| 烟 煙 | cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke | |
| 不必 不必 | need not; does not have to; not necessarily | |
| 化 化 | to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 任 任 | to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) | |
| 证据 證據 | evidence; proof; testimony | |
| 退 退 | to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline | |
| 修 修 | to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) | |
| 重大 重大 | great; important; major; significant | |
| 接近 接近 | to approach; to get close to | |
| 钟 鐘 | clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell | |
| 千万 千萬 | ten million; countless; many; one must by all means | |
| 断 斷 | to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly | |
| 时刻 時刻 | time; juncture; moment; period of time; constantly; always | |
| 压 壓 | to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure | |
| 慢慢 慢慢 | slowly | |
| 奇怪 奇怪 | strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled | |
| 停止 停止 | to stop; to halt; to cease | |
| 团 團 | round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke) | |
| 猪 豬 | hog; pig; swine | |
| 乐 樂 | happy; cheerful; to laugh | |
| 配 配 | to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate | |
| 害怕 害怕 | to be afraid; to be scared | |
| 抓住 抓住 | to grab hold of; to capture | |
| 调 調 | to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody | |
| 创造 創造 | to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record) |