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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踏进 踏進 tà jìn to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into ∼HSK 6
授业 授業 shòu yè to teach; to bequeath ∼HSK 6
为师 為師 wéi shī as your teacher ∼HSK 6
评语 評語 píng yǔ comment; evaluation ∼HSK 6
鹰犬 鷹犬 yīng quǎn hawks and hounds; (fig.) running dogs; hired thugs ∼HSK 6
唯命是从 唯命是從 wéi mìng shì cóng to follow obediently ∼HSK 6
斗胆 斗膽 dǒu dǎn (courteous) to be so bold as to ∼HSK 6
受尽 受盡 shòu jìn to suffer enough from; to suffer all kinds of; to have one's fill of ∼HSK 6
欺辱 欺辱 qī rǔ to humiliate; humiliation ∼HSK 6
民不聊生 民不聊生 mín bù liáo shēng (idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian) ∼HSK 6
主子 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) ∼HSK 6
冠以 冠以 guàn yǐ to label; to call ∼HSK 6
皇权 皇權 huáng quán imperial power ∼HSK 6
天赐 天賜 tiān cì bestowed by heaven ∼HSK 6
睁开 睜開 zhēng kāi to open (one's eyes) ∼HSK 6
旗语 旗語 qí yǔ flag signals (for communicating between ships or army units); semaphore ∼HSK 6
亡国 亡國 wáng guó (of a nation) to be destroyed; to be subjugated; a fallen nation ∼HSK 6
余年 餘年 yú nián one's remaining years ∼HSK 6
恰如 恰如 qià rú just as if ∼HSK 6
连绵不绝 連綿不絕 lián mián - bù jué (idiom) continuous; unending ∼HSK 6
良机 良機 liáng jī a good chance; a golden opportunity ∼HSK 6
临死 臨死 lín sǐ facing death; at death's door ∼HSK 6
贪图 貪圖 tān tú to covet; to seek (riches, fame) ∼HSK 6
充裕 充裕 chōng yù abundant; ample; plenty; abundance ∼HSK 6
回廊 迴廊 huí láng winding corridor; cloister; ambulatory (covered walkway around a cloister) ∼HSK 6
混进 混進 hùn jìn to infiltrate; to sneak into ∼HSK 6
有恒 有恆 yǒu héng to persevere; perseverance ∼HSK 6
飘泊 飄泊 piāo bó variant of ∼HSK 6
欲求 欲求 yù qiú to desire; wants; appetites ∼HSK 6
经文 經文 jīng wén scripture text ∼HSK 6
奉旨 奉旨 fèng zhǐ by imperial decree ∼HSK 6
常年 常年 cháng nián all year round; for years on end; average year HSK 6
外头 外頭 wài tou outside; out HSK 6
造反 造反 zào fǎn to rebel; to revolt HSK 6
识字 識字 shí zì to learn to read HSK 6
起义 起義 qǐ yì uprising; insurrection; revolt HSK 6
背着 背著 bēi zhe carrying on one's back HSK 6
书房 書房 shū fáng study (room); studio HSK 6
诸位 諸位 zhū wèi (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs HSK 6
一代 一代 yī dài generation HSK 6
特地 特地 tè dì specially; for a special purpose HSK 6
人权 人權 rén quán human rights HSK 6
好不容易 好不容易 hǎo bù róng yì with great difficulty; very difficult HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
没收 沒收 mò shōu to confiscate; to seize HSK 6
罪恶 罪惡 zuì è crime; evil; sin HSK 6
同胞 同胞 tóng bāo born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen; compatriot HSK 6
游行 遊行 yóu xíng to march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration; to travel around; to roam HSK 6
救助 救助 jiù zhù to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance HSK 6
番 番 fān foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance); classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc); classifier for situations: kind, sort HSK 6