Brotherhood of Blades 2014

绣春刀 xiù chūn dāo

In the late Ming Dynasty, three sworn brothers who serve as the imperial secret police are dispatched to hunt down Wei Zhongxian, a eunuch politician who had been forced to resign from his influential post and exiled from Beijing. The brothers return successfully from their quest, only to find that their task was but the beginning of a strange conspiracy.

HSK 1

4.21 Intermediate Director Lu Yang IMDb 6.6

Cast

Chang Chen Shen Lian

Liu Shishi Zhou Miaotong

Wang Qianyuan Lu Jianxing

Li Dongxue Jin Yichuan

Nie Yuan Zhao Jingzhong

King Shih-chieh Wei Zhongxian

Ye Qing Zhang Yan

Zhou Yiwei Ding Xiu

Zhu Dan Wei Ting

Zhao Lixin Han Kuang

Vocabulary

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我这儿我這兒 wǒ zhe r	where I am; my place	∼HSK 1
不下不下 bù xià	to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)	∼HSK 1
自己人自己人 zì jǐ rén	those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us	∼HSK 1
一二一二 yī èr	one or two; a few; a little; just a bit	∼HSK 1
喝茶喝茶 hē chá	to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")	∼HSK 1
有钱有錢 yǒu qián	well-off; wealthy	∼HSK 1
喜喜 xǐ	like, love, enjoy; joyful thing	∼HSK 1
没事沒事 méi shì	it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble)	∼HSK 1
十二十二 shí èr	twelve; 12	∼HSK 1
太医太醫 tài yī	imperial physician	∼HSK 1
走动走動 zǒu dòng	to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to socialize; to pay a visit (go to the toilet)	∼HSK 1
说出說出 shuō chū	to speak out; to declare (one's view)	∼HSK 1
二十二十 èr shí	twenty; 20	∼HSK 1
前儿前兒 qián r	before; day before yesterday	∼HSK 1
差事差事 chà shì	poor; not up to standard	∼HSK 1
坏了壞了 huài le	shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost	∼HSK 1
小儿小兒 xiǎo ér	young child; (humble) my son	∼HSK 1
年来年來 nián lái	this past year; over the last years	∼HSK 1
三十三十 sān shí	thirty; 30	∼HSK 1
一个个一個個 yī gè gè	a number of; each and every one; one by one; one after another	∼HSK 1
要看要看 yào kàn	(it) depends on...	∼HSK 1
好几好幾 hǎo jǐ	several; quite a few	∼HSK 1
做事做事 zuò shì	to work; to handle matters; to have a job	∼HSK 1
我等我等 wǒ děng	we; us (archaic)	∼HSK 1
话说話說 huà shuō	It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount	∼HSK 1
百年百年 bǎi nián	hundred years; century; lifetime	∼HSK 1
起手起手 qǐ shǒu	to set about (doing sth)	∼HSK 1
那厮那廝 nà sī	that so-and-so	∼HSK 1
没影沒影 méi yǐng	to vanish; to be nowhere to be found; unfounded (story)	∼HSK 1
不好说不好說 bù hǎo shuō	hard to say; can't be sure; difficult to speak about; unpleasant to say	∼HSK 1
一下一下 yī xià	(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly	∼HSK 1
行事行事 xíng shì	to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct	∼HSK 1
门人門人 mén rén	disciple; follower; hanger-on (at an aristocrat's home)	∼HSK 1
门客門客 mén kè	hanger-on; visitor (in a nobleman's house)	∼HSK 1
个个個個 gè gè	each one individually; each and every	∼HSK 1
拿人拿人 ná rén	making things awkward; to cause difficulties; to exert influence; to attract	∼HSK 1
好过好過 hǎo guò	to have an easy time; (feel) well	∼HSK 1
住口住口 zhù kǒu	shut up; shut your mouth; stop talking	∼HSK 1
在教在教 zài jiào	to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam)	∼HSK 1
做错做錯 zuò cuò	to make an error	∼HSK 1
到了到了 dào liǎo	at last; finally; in the end	∼HSK 1
不问不問 bù wèn	to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off	∼HSK 1
来着來著 lái zhe	auxiliary showing sth happened in the past	∼HSK 1
桌桌 zhuō	table, desk, stand	∼HSK 1
说好說好 shuō hǎo	to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations	∼HSK 1
不好不好 bù hǎo	no good	∼HSK 1
还给還給 huán gěi	to return sth to sb	∼HSK 1
对了對了 duì le	Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,...	∼HSK 1
十几十幾 shí jǐ	more than ten; a dozen or more	∼HSK 1
衣衣 yī	clothes, clothing; cover, skin	∼HSK 1