A Chinese Tall Story

A Chinese Tall Story 2005

qíng diān shèng

The young monk Taka and his three disciples are captured by a demonic tree. Taka manages to escape thanks to the magic stick of Monkey King and decided to go free his companions. En route, he encounters a strange ally called Meiyan, a girl who is half-human and half monster. As Taka and his new friend set off on a fantastic adventure they will face many hardships and battles and may very well decide the fate of humanity and the entire universe...

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4.15 Intermediate Director Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai IMDb 4.9

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de (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) HSK 4
law HSK 4
bāo kuò to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of HSK 4
kàn lai apparently; it seems that HSK 4
France; French; abbr. for 法国; Taiwan pr. [Fà] HSK 4
xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
chǔ to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish HSK 4
zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
this; these HSK 4
not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
liǎo jiě to understand; to realize; to find out HSK 4
zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
huǒ yǎn jīn jīng piercing eyes; discerning eyes Idiom ∼HSK 3
guāng tiān huà the full light of day (idiom); fig. peace and prosperity; in broad daylight Idiom ∼HSK 3
shēn rén jìng in the dead of night (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
sòng to throw away one's life Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
tiáo (idiom) dead end; road to ruin Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
méi yòng useless Xiehouyu HSK 3
tòng pain; suffering; painful Xiehouyu HSK 3
qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
Jīn gāng King Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
jìn chéng to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
zhǐ Shān Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan; Wuzhishan City, Hainan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
gàn what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
Táng Tang dynasty; Chinese ∼HSK 3
chéng xiàng the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister ∼HSK 3
to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
dāo butcher's knife; abattoir hatchet ∼HSK 3
zhuāng to play dead ∼HSK 3
used in transliteration ∼HSK 3
shuō to say definitely; to commit (to a proposition) ∼HSK 3
Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
mèi to pick up a girl; to get a girl ∼HSK 3
Yáng willow, poplar, aspen; surname ∼HSK 3
Shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 ∼HSK 3
fàn surname; bee-like insect ∼HSK 3
Liáng bridge; beam; rafters; surname ∼HSK 3
Luò river in Shanxi province; city ∼HSK 3
zhōng Sino-Turkish ∼HSK 3
yuǎn antiquity; ancient times ∼HSK 3
dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
shì rén people (in general); people around the world; everyone ∼HSK 3
dāo zi knife ∼HSK 3
cháng shēng immortality ∼HSK 3
zhèng pài (of a person) upright; respectable; decent; (Tw) (of a business etc) reputable ∼HSK 3
zhí (HK, Sg) (law) to have one's appeal allowed; to win an appeal ∼HSK 3