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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guō pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing HSK 5
zhēn to treasure; to value; to cherish HSK 5
le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5
chū due to; to stem from HSK 5
jiā to speed up; to expedite HSK 5
kàn chū to make out; to see HSK 5
shé snake; serpent HSK 5
dòng shǒu to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch HSK 5
yòng lái to be used for HSK 5
chú fēi only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless HSK 5
gōu tōng to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate HSK 5
dǎng to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission) HSK 5
jīn today HSK 5
quán dōu all; without exception HSK 5
dāng nián in those days; then; in those years; during that time HSK 5
chā to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose HSK 5
Qīng abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province HSK 5
zhī xià under; beneath; less than HSK 5
huí tóu to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by HSK 5
hòu huǐ to regret; to feel remorse HSK 5
hài to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity HSK 5
suǒ to lock; to lock up; a lock HSK 5
yǎo to bite; to nip HSK 5
liàn ài (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair HSK 5
làng màn romantic HSK 5
shí guāng time; era; period of time HSK 5
duǒ to hide; to dodge; to avoid HSK 5
xīn shǎng to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire HSK 5
each other; one another HSK 5
wéi zhǐ until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) HSK 5
gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics HSK 5
to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) HSK 5
lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
to dance; to wield; to brandish HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
qiǎng to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch HSK 5
rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5