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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jìng zi mirror HSK 4
huì to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding HSK 4
guī rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline HSK 4
jié time; season; period HSK 4
dān chún simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely HSK 4
zuǐ ba mouth; slap in the face HSK 4
jiàn jiàn gradually HSK 4
zuì chū first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally HSK 4
suǒ wèi to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be HSK 4
fǎn ér on the contrary; instead HSK 4
yǎn lèi tears; crying HSK 4
husband and wife; married couple HSK 4
duì fu to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) HSK 4
jiǔ bar; pub; saloon HSK 4
shuì zháo to fall asleep HSK 4
zi belly; abdomen; stomach HSK 4
to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract HSK 4
xìn to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence HSK 4
shì de seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de] HSK 4
wéi chí to keep; to maintain; to preserve HSK 4
wàn just in case; if by any chance; contingency HSK 4
to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) HSK 4
lái yuán source (of information etc); origin HSK 4
shī wàng disappointed; to lose hope; to despair HSK 4
jiē duàn stage; section; phase; period HSK 4
àn answer; solution HSK 4
rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be HSK 4
xìng interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby HSK 4
guān government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body HSK 4
jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result HSK 4
already; since; both... (and...) HSK 4
rán since; as; this being the case HSK 4
fǒu otherwise; if not; or (else) HSK 4
shēn fèn identity; aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank HSK 4
jìng rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to HSK 4
zhàng fu husband HSK 4
guài bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather HSK 4
chōng (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with HSK 4
shāng hài to injure; to harm HSK 4
gēn root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; radical (chemistry) HSK 4
lùn no matter what or how; regardless of whether... HSK 4
dào to meet; to run into; to come across HSK 4
xiōng brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal HSK 4
jìn nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood HSK 4
mèng dream; (bound form) to dream HSK 4
guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter 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
kǎo to think over; to consider; consideration HSK 4