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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驿 post horse ∼HSK 3
select, choose, pick out ∼HSK 3
yǐng shì movies and television HSK 3
rèn de to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know HSK 3
xiāng home; homeland; native place HSK 3
senior official (in imperial China) HSK 3
jià qian price HSK 3
qīn rén one's close relatives HSK 3
jiā xiāng hometown; native place HSK 3
hào inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity HSK 3
shì to pass away; to die HSK 3
tiān kōng sky HSK 3
shǒu zhǐ finger HSK 3
nián age HSK 3
néng néng Can you HSK 3
xìng nature; disposition; temperament; character HSK 3
shǐ zhōng from beginning to end; all along HSK 3
fēn bié to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually HSK 3
dāng chū at that time; originally HSK 3
gǎn kuài quickly; at once HSK 3
shāng xīn to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt HSK 3
earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 HSK 3
qualifications; seniority HSK 3
zhuān mén specialist; specialized; customized HSK 3
zhēng to fight for; to strive for; to win over HSK 3
píng jià to evaluate; to assess HSK 3
gǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) HSK 3
shēng life force; vitality HSK 3
huà to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 HSK 3
làng fèi to waste; to squander HSK 3
tōng cháng regular; usual; normal; usually; normally HSK 3
chū at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic HSK 3
to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things HSK 3
qiān wàn ten million; countless; many; one must by all means HSK 3
màn màn slowly HSK 3
guài strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled HSK 3
zhōu wéi environs; surroundings; periphery HSK 3
gài roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea HSK 3
duì shǒu opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match HSK 3
lóng dragon; imperial HSK 3
měi hǎo beautiful; fine HSK 3
fan trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble HSK 3
chéng degree; level; extent HSK 3
to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) HSK 3
fǎn duì to oppose; to be against; to object to HSK 3
yǒu xiào effective; in effect; valid HSK 3
zhí value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty HSK 3
zhí occupation; profession; vocation; professional HSK 3
hòu mian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards HSK 3
zhí dào until HSK 3