Ashes of Time

Ashes of Time 1994

西 dōng xié

Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.

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3.66 Beginner Director Wong Kar-Wai 🍅 79%

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xìn xīn confidence; faith (in sb or sth) HSK 2
liàn to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk HSK 2
de huà if (coming after a conditional clause) HSK 2
zǎo jiù already at an earlier time HSK 2
ying to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise HSK 2
便 便 suí biàn as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton HSK 2
tài yang sun; abbr. for 太阳穴 HSK 2
duō me how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent HSK 2
chuī to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through HSK 2
hǎo duō many; quite a lot; much better HSK 2
huáng yellow; pornographic; to fall through HSK 2
qiáng wall HSK 2
chū kǒu an exit; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port HSK 2
xiǎng to recall; to think of; to call to mind HSK 2
fēng to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters HSK 2
jiāo gěi to give; to deliver; to hand over HSK 2
zhǎng to grow up HSK 2
jiè to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity) HSK 2
xíng won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable HSK 2
suàn to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation HSK 2
chuán boat; vessel; ship HSK 2
jiē zhe to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn HSK 2
tīng shuō to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking HSK 2
guàn habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to HSK 2
xié shoe HSK 2
pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals HSK 2
xīn li chest; heart; mind HSK 2
to take; to get; to choose; to fetch HSK 2
zi day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life HSK 2
liú xià to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go HSK 2
guān xīn to be concerned about; to care about HSK 2
shōu dào to receive HSK 2
tiáo jiàn condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition HSK 2
night HSK 2
hòu lái afterwards; later; newly arrived 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
miàn qián in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of) HSK 2
used in 防 and 溜 HSK 2
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
jīng guò to pass; to go through; process; course HSK 2
shòu dào to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) HSK 2
biàn chéng to change into; to turn into; to become HSK 2
shǔ to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list 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
yǎn jing eye HSK 2
yuán lái original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out HSK 2
jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage HSK 2
qīng chu clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about HSK 2