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...

HSK 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
4.15 Intermediate Director Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai IMDb 4.9

Cast

Vocabulary

Filter the words you want to study before watching.

zuò zhèng to bear witness; to testify; to serve as evidence ∼HSK 5
the Buddha ∼HSK 5
shī xiōng eldest senior brother ∼HSK 5
shǎ dàn stupid young fellow; idiot ∼HSK 5
qiǎng zǒu to snatch (esp related to a robbery) ∼HSK 5
shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
bàn loop, catch; fetter, shackle ∼HSK 5
tán liàn ài to be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating ∼HSK 5
hái r child (term of address) ∼HSK 5
bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
guǐ devil (used jocularly or contemptuously); the departed ∼HSK 5
bēi compassion ∼HSK 5
chǒu guài ugly person ∼HSK 5
zhàng rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry ∼HSK 5
chén shì (religion) this mortal life; the mundane world ∼HSK 5
halberd, spear, lance; rad. 62 ∼HSK 5
chū pǐn rén producer (film) ∼HSK 5
zhī Zoysia pungens ∼HSK 5
lěi pile of rocks or stones; great ∼HSK 5
Dài Daishan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains in China ∼HSK 5
tíng a sudden peal of thunder ∼HSK 5
Zhuó profound, brilliant, lofty ∼HSK 5
yán beautiful, handsome; seductive ∼HSK 5
Bǎi cypress, cedar ∼HSK 5
lín long spell of rain, copious rain ∼HSK 5
bīn refined, having both appearance ∼HSK 5
Héng constant, regular, persistent ∼HSK 5
wěi great, robust; extraordinary ∼HSK 5
diān crazy, mad; madness, mania, insan ∼HSK 5
suō make mischief, incite, instigate ∼HSK 5
zhǎng palm of hand, sole of foot, paw ∼HSK 5
máo to pull out hair; to pluck; epilation ∼HSK 5
shīxiōng elder fellow disciple ∼HSK 5
xùn humble, modest; yield ∼HSK 5
zuǐ Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴 ∼HSK 5
zi (dialect) saliva; also written ∼HSK 5
lǐn to shiver with cold or fear ∼HSK 5
qīn invade, encroach upon, raid ∼HSK 5
(Tw) (math.) probability ∼HSK 5
cāi zhòng to guess correctly; to figure out the right answer ∼HSK 5
liáng zhī innate sense of right and wrong; conscience; bosom friend ∼HSK 5
zhēn cāo (usually of women) chastity; virginity; virtue; honor; loyalty; moral integrity ∼HSK 5
bully, deceive ∼HSK 5
yàn beautiful, sexy, voluptuous ∼HSK 5
yǒu mào courteous; polite ∼HSK 5
gōu yǐn to seduce; to tempt ∼HSK 5
píng shén me (spoken) why?; for which reason? ∼HSK 5
zhuā kuáng to blow one's top; to be driven mad; to become frantic ∼HSK 5
bàng zi stick; club; cudgel; maize (corn); ear of maize; corncob; (derog.) Korean ∼HSK 5
zhū precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl ∼HSK 5