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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流泪 流淚 liú lèi to shed tears HSK 7
裹 裹 guǒ to wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth) HSK 7
求助 求助 qiú zhù to request help; to appeal (for help) HSK 7
一体 一體 yī tǐ an integral whole; all concerned; everybody HSK 7
介意 介意 jiè yì to care about; to take offense; to mind HSK 7
才华 才華 cái huá talent HSK 7
妥协 妥協 tuǒ xié to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise HSK 7
预言 預言 yù yán to predict; prophecy HSK 7
盛 盛 chéng to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
除此之外 除此之外 chú cǐ zhī wài apart from this; in addition to this HSK 7
眼下 眼下 yǎn xià now; at present; subocular (medicine) HSK 7
手脚 手腳 shǒu jiǎo hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure HSK 7
迟早 遲早 chí zǎo sooner or later HSK 7
祭 祭 jì to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield HSK 7
行走 行走 xíng zǒu to walk HSK 7
以免 以免 yǐ miǎn in order to avoid; so as not to HSK 7
侮辱 侮辱 wǔ rǔ to insult; to humiliate; dishonor HSK 7
为人 為人 wéi rén to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character HSK 7
鲜血 鮮血 xiān xuè blood HSK 7
无敌 無敵 wú dí unequalled; without rival; a paragon HSK 7
性命 性命 xìng mìng life HSK 7
工地 工地 gōng dì construction site HSK 7
赐 賜 cì to confer; to bestow; to grant; Taiwan pr. [sì] HSK 7
极限 極限 jí xiàn limit; extreme boundary HSK 7
及其 及其 jí qí (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ... HSK 7
不已 不已 bù yǐ endlessly; incessantly HSK 7
华丽 華麗 huá lì gorgeous HSK 7
货币 貨幣 huò bì currency; monetary; money HSK 7
陷阱 陷阱 xiàn jǐng pitfall; snare; trap HSK 7
筹码 籌碼 chóu mǎ bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token HSK 7
乐意 樂意 lè yì to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied HSK 7
贵族 貴族 guì zú lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy HSK 7
神圣 神聖 shén shèng divine; hallow; holy; sacred HSK 7
扬 揚 yáng to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate HSK 7
安心 安心 ān xīn at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth HSK 7
赞同 讚同 zàn tóng to approve of; to endorse; (vote) in favor HSK 7
精英 精英 jīng yīng cream; elite; essence; quintessence HSK 7
乃 乃 nǎi to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon HSK 7
训 訓 xùn to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule HSK 7
人质 人質 rén zhì hostage HSK 7
疯子 瘋子 fēng zi madman; lunatic HSK 7
封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade; to seal off; to lock down HSK 7
条款 條款 tiáo kuǎn clause (of contract or law) HSK 7
睁 睜 zhēng to open (one's eyes) HSK 7
限 限 xiàn to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound HSK 7
见识 見識 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight HSK 7
凡 凡 fán ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale HSK 7
滋味 滋味 zī wèi taste; flavor; feeling HSK 7
灌 灌 guàn to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music) HSK 7