Bodyguards and Assassins

Bodyguards and Assassins 2009

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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jìn to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into ∼HSK 6
shòu to teach; to bequeath ∼HSK 6
wéi shī as your teacher ∼HSK 6
píng comment; evaluation ∼HSK 6
yīng quǎn hawks and hounds; (fig.) running dogs; hired thugs ∼HSK 6
wéi mìng shì cóng to follow obediently ∼HSK 6
dǒu dǎn (courteous) to be so bold as to ∼HSK 6
shòu jìn to suffer enough from; to suffer all kinds of; to have one's fill of ∼HSK 6
to humiliate; humiliation ∼HSK 6
mín liáo shēng (idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian) ∼HSK 6
zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) ∼HSK 6
guàn to label; to call ∼HSK 6
huáng quán imperial power ∼HSK 6
tiān bestowed by heaven ∼HSK 6
zhēng kāi to open (one's eyes) ∼HSK 6
flag signals (for communicating between ships or army units); semaphore ∼HSK 6
wáng guó (of a nation) to be destroyed; to be subjugated; a fallen nation ∼HSK 6
nián one's remaining years ∼HSK 6
qià just as if ∼HSK 6
綿 lián mián - jué (idiom) continuous; unending ∼HSK 6
liáng a good chance; a golden opportunity ∼HSK 6
lín facing death; at death's door ∼HSK 6
tān to covet; to seek (riches, fame) ∼HSK 6
chōng abundant; ample; plenty; abundance ∼HSK 6
huí láng winding corridor; cloister; ambulatory (covered walkway around a cloister) ∼HSK 6
hùn jìn to infiltrate; to sneak into ∼HSK 6
yǒu héng to persevere; perseverance ∼HSK 6
piāo variant of ∼HSK 6
qiú to desire; wants; appetites ∼HSK 6
jīng wén scripture text ∼HSK 6
fèng zhǐ by imperial decree ∼HSK 6
cháng nián all year round; for years on end; average year HSK 6
wài tou outside; out HSK 6
zào fǎn to rebel; to revolt HSK 6
shí to learn to read HSK 6
uprising; insurrection; revolt HSK 6
bēi zhe carrying on one's back HSK 6
shū fáng study (room); studio HSK 6
zhū wèi (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs HSK 6
dài generation HSK 6
specially; for a special purpose HSK 6
rén quán human rights HSK 6
hǎo róng with great difficulty; very difficult HSK 6
yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
shōu to confiscate; to seize HSK 6
zuì è crime; evil; sin HSK 6
tóng bāo born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen; compatriot HSK 6
yóu xíng to march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration; to travel around; to roam HSK 6
jiù zhù to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance HSK 6
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