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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Vocabulary

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chà bu duō almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad HSK 2
qiú the earth HSK 2
qīng light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage HSK 2
urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious HSK 2
shēng all one's life; throughout one's life HSK 2
bēi to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder HSK 2
zhàn to take possession of; to occupy; to take up HSK 2
dàn egg; oval-shaped thing HSK 2
jiāo gěi to give; to deliver; to hand over HSK 2
xíng won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable HSK 2
zěn me bàn what's to be done HSK 2
gòu not enough; insufficient; inadequate HSK 2
xiǎo xīn to be careful; to take care HSK 2
zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [zá men] HSK 2
suàn to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation HSK 2
zěn me yàng how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? HSK 2
chuán boat; vessel; ship HSK 2
yǎng to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth HSK 2
shí zài really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality HSK 2
liú to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade HSK 2
xīn qíng mood; frame of mind HSK 2
wéi hello (when answering the phone) HSK 2
tuī to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage HSK 2
guàn habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to HSK 2
tuǐ leg HSK 2
to take; to get; to choose; to fetch HSK 2
liú xià to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go HSK 2
fish HSK 2
fāng xiàng direction; orientation HSK 2
ài qíng romance; love (romantic) HSK 2
gāng cái just now; a moment ago HSK 2
yàng zi appearance; manner; pattern; model HSK 2
jiù yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 2
gǎi to change; to alter; to transform; to correct HSK 2
jiǎ fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose HSK 2
jiǎo foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks HSK 2
si idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc HSK 2
shēn biān at one's side; on hand HSK 2
yuè lái yuè more and more HSK 2
lòng lane; alley HSK 2
miàn qián in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of) HSK 2
piào liang pretty; beautiful HSK 2
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
to cry; to weep HSK 2
zhǐ néng can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice HSK 2
biàn chéng to change into; to turn into; to become HSK 2
shēng yīn voice; sound HSK 2
shōu to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) HSK 2
zěn yàng how; what kind HSK 2
jìn near; close to; approximately HSK 2