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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只 只 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc HSK 2
又 又 yòu (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway HSK 2
因为 因為 yīn wèi because; owing to; on account of HSK 2
如果 如果 rú guǒ if; in case; in the event that HSK 2
已经 已經 yǐ jīng already HSK 2
这样 這樣 zhè yàng this kind of; so; this way; like this; such HSK 2
为 為 wéi as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice) HSK 2
得 得 děi to have to; must; ought to; to need to HSK 2
可以 可以 kě yǐ can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good HSK 2
自己 自己 zì jǐ oneself; one's own HSK 2
但 但 dàn but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just HSK 2
让 讓 ràng to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被) HSK 2
啊 啊 ā interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! HSK 2
天下第一 天下第一 tiān xià dì yī first under heaven; number one in the country Idiom ∼HSK 1
比不上 比不上 bǐ bù shàng can't compare with Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
好吃 好吃 hǎo chī tasty; delicious Xiehouyu HSK 1
好看 好看 hǎo kàn good-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc); embarrassed; humiliated Xiehouyu HSK 1
干 乾 gān (bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with; one of the ten heavenly stems 干; (archaic) shield Xiehouyu HSK 1
不会 不會 bù huì improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
这不 這不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact,... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
看看 看看 kàn kan to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as) aspect; area; dimension (Example: "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
不行了 不行了 bù xíng le (coll.) on the point of death; dying Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
上床 上床 shàng chuáng to go to bed; (coll.) to have sex Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
真是 真是 zhēn shi indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
那是 那是 nà shi (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
少来 少來 shǎo lái refrain (from doing sth); (coll.) Come on!; Give me a break!; Save it! Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
肉 肉 ròu meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 Colloquialism HSK 1
山 山 shān mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on Colloquialism HSK 1
块 塊 kuài lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units Colloquialism HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
着 著 zháo to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in Colloquialism HSK 1
秦国 秦國 Qín guó the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
燕国 燕國 Yān guó Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning; north Hebei; the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan (337-370), Later Yan (384-409), Southern Yan (398-410), N Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
赵高 趙高 Zhào Gāo Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
大秦 大秦 Dà Qín Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
汉中 漢中 Hàn zhōng Hanzhong, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
巫山 巫山 Wū Shān Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
三国 三國 Sān guó Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history; any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla in 658 Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
后燕 後燕 Hòu Yān Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
赵国 趙國 Zhào Guó Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
南山 南山 Nán shān Nanshan or Namsan, common place name; Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
魏国 魏國 Wèi guó Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
十一 十一 Shí Yī PRC National Day (October 1st) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
人大 人大 Rén dà Renmin University of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
吃不上 吃不上 chī bu shàng unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1