Bodyguards and Assassins

Bodyguards and Assassins 2009

十月围城 shíyuè wéichéng

In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.

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4.17 Intermediate Director Teddy Chan 🍅 50%

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之后 之後 zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
担心 擔心 dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
却 卻 què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
水深火热 水深火熱 shuǐ shēn huǒ rè deep water and scorching fire; abyss of suffering (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
光明正大 光明正大 guāng míng zhèng dà (of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open Idiom ∼HSK 3
高升 高升 gāo shēng to get a promotion Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
找死 找死 zhǎo sǐ to court death; to take a big risk Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
痛苦 痛苦 tòng kǔ pain; suffering; painful Xiehouyu HSK 3
亲 親 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
整 整 zhěng exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb Colloquialism HSK 3
血 血 xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
管 筦 guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
重阳 重陽 Chóng yáng Double Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
九龙城寨 九龍城寨 Jiǔ lóng Chéng zhài Kowloon Walled City Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
中国日报 中國日報 Zhōng guó Rì bào China Daily (an English language newspaper) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
围城 圍城 Wéi chéng Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu, filmed as a TV serial Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
静海 靜海 Jìng hǎi Jinghai, a district of Tianjin; Sea of Tranquility (lunar feature) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
防城 防城 Fáng chéng Fangcheng district of Fangchenggang city, Guangxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 3
重光 重光 chóng guāng to recover one's sight; (fig.) to recover (lost territories) ∼HSK 3
朝廷 朝廷 cháo tíng court; imperial household; dynasty ∼HSK 3
杨 楊 Yáng willow, poplar, aspen; surname ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
复明 復明 fù Míng to restore the Ming dynasty ∼HSK 3
每人 每人 měi rén each person; everybody; per person ∼HSK 3
志 志 zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
势 勢 shì power, force; tendency ∼HSK 3
报馆 報館 bào guǎn newspaper office ∼HSK 3
常时 常時 cháng shí frequently; often; usually; regularly ∼HSK 3
提亲 提親 tí qīn to propose marriage ∼HSK 3
源 源 yuán spring; source, head; surname ∼HSK 3
敌 敵 dí enemy, foe, rival; resist ∼HSK 3
殖民 殖民 zhí mín colony; colonial ∼HSK 3
到齐 到齊 dào qí to be all present ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
父 父 fù father; KangXi radical 88 ∼HSK 3
富商 富商 fù shāng rich merchant ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
糕点 糕點 gāo diǎn cakes; pastries ∼HSK 3
会死 會死 huì sǐ mortal ∼HSK 3
出力 出力 chū lì to exert oneself ∼HSK 3
实时 實時 shí shí (in) real time; instantaneous ∼HSK 3
世风 世風 shì fēng public morals ∼HSK 3
馆 館 guǎn variant of ∼HSK 3
己 己 jǐ self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem ∼HSK 3
打伤 打傷 dǎ shāng to injure; to wound; to damage ∼HSK 3
乱子 亂子 luàn zi disturbance; trouble ∼HSK 3
容 容 Róng looks, appearance; figure, form ∼HSK 3
各界 各界 gè jiè all walks of life; all social circles ∼HSK 3