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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胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
溅 濺 jiàn to splash HSK 7
议 議 yì to comment on; to discuss; to suggest HSK 7
同感 同感 tóng gǎn (have the) same feeling; similar impression; common feeling HSK 7
气势 氣勢 qì shì imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor HSK 7
乐器 樂器 yuè qì musical instrument HSK 7
缴 繳 jiǎo to hand in; to hand over; to seize HSK 7
人为 人為 rén wéi artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort HSK 7
宣告 宣告 xuān gào to declare; to proclaim HSK 7
一心 一心 yī xīn wholeheartedly; heart and soul HSK 7
犹如 猶如 yóu rú similar to; like HSK 7
粪 糞 fèn manure; dung HSK 7
忍耐 忍耐 rěn nài to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance HSK 7
况且 況且 kuàng qiě moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore HSK 7
公务 公務 gōng wù official business HSK 7
暂 暫 zàn temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhàn] HSK 7
欺诈 欺詐 qī zhà to cheat HSK 7
弦 弦 xián bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse HSK 7
屠杀 屠殺 tú shā to massacre; to slaughter HSK 7
取胜 取勝 qǔ shèng to score a victory; to prevail over one's opponents HSK 7
即可 即可 jí kě equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth); (do sth) and that will suffice HSK 7
纱 紗 shā cotton yarn; muslin HSK 7
大臣 大臣 dà chén chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister HSK 7
过错 過錯 guò cuò mistake; fault; responsibility (for a fault) HSK 7
俗 俗 sú custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular HSK 7
界限 界限 jiè xiàn boundary HSK 7
境界 境界 jìng jiè boundary; state; realm HSK 7
求婚 求婚 qiú hūn to propose marriage HSK 7
偏偏 偏偏 piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people HSK 7
啃 啃 kěn to gnaw; to nibble; to bite HSK 7
垂 垂 chuí to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach HSK 7
浇 澆 jiāo to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold HSK 7
天地 天地 tiān dì heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity HSK 7
忘掉 忘掉 wàng diào to forget HSK 7
仇 仇 chóu hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) HSK 7
擅自 擅自 shàn zì without permission HSK 7
受益 受益 shòu yì to benefit from; profit HSK 7
不妨 不妨 bù fáng there is no harm in; might as well HSK 7
棋 棊 qí chess; chess-like game; a game of chess; chess piece HSK 7
享 享 xiǎng to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of HSK 7
奴隶 奴隸 nú lì slave HSK 7
耽误 耽誤 dān wu to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with HSK 7
疲劳 疲勞 pí láo fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary HSK 7
漫 漫 màn free; unrestrained; to inundate HSK 7
漆 漆 qī paint; lacquer; to paint (furniture, walls etc) HSK 7
熏 熏 xūn to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils; to perfume HSK 7
忠实 忠實 zhōng shí faithful HSK 7
下令 下令 xià lìng to give an order; to command HSK 7
何处 何處 hé chù whence; where HSK 7
直至 直至 zhí zhì lasting until; up till (the present) HSK 7