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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dāo knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs HSK 3
broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of HSK 3
biàn huà (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation HSK 3
gǎn qíng emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons HSK 3
shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
duàn unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant HSK 3
cóng lái always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) HSK 3
jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
shì to fit; to suit HSK 3
gèng jiā more (than sth else); even more HSK 3
huǒ fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86 HSK 3
qún group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc HSK 3
guī dìng to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations HSK 3
nán dào don't tell me ...; could it be that...? HSK 3
kùn nan difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation HSK 3
fǎn yìng to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction HSK 3
jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time HSK 3
běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
zhí de to be worth; to deserve HSK 3
shǔ to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of HSK 3
jié hūn to marry; to get married HSK 3
yíng to beat; to win; to profit HSK 3
shī to lose HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
father and mother; parents HSK 3
zhì shǎo at least; (to say the) least HSK 3
zhèng míng proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of HSK 3
xià to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw HSK 3
jīn gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 HSK 3
guāng light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered HSK 3
yāo to weigh in a balance or on a scale HSK 3
hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly HSK 3
jiān chí to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on HSK 3
jué duì absolute; unconditional HSK 3
dào finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
jiǎn dān simple; not complicated HSK 3
lìng wài additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore HSK 3
céng jīng once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) HSK 3
shāng to injure; injury; wound HSK 3
míng xiǎn clear; distinct; obvious HSK 3
róng easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to HSK 3
shuāng two; double; pair; both; even (number) HSK 3
zhǐ finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end HSK 3
rén individual; personal; oneself HSK 3
zhōng at last; in the end; finally; eventually HSK 3
gēn běn fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all HSK 3
zhěng whole; entire; total HSK 3
zhù to take note of; to pay attention to HSK 3
bǎo to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection HSK 3
jiě jué to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) HSK 3