Chang'an

Chang'an 2023

cháng'ān sānwàn

A few years after the Anshi Rebellion, Tang dynasty military commander Gao Shi suffers a defeat in a battle threatening Chang'an. Trapped in the besieged city, he recalls his lifelong friendship with the acclaimed poet Li Bai.

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5.85 Advanced Director Xie Junwei, Zou Jing IMDb 7.5

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rén jìn jiē zhī known by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name ∼HSK 6
piān jiàng deputy general ∼HSK 6
fèng huán to return with thanks; to give back (honorific) ∼HSK 6
yǒu yǒng yǒu móu 有: have, own, possess; exist · 勇: brave, courageous, fierce · 有: have, own, possess; exist · 谋: plan, scheme; strategem ∼HSK 6
zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military); star player (sports); key figure (in an organization) ∼HSK 6
go quickly ∼HSK 6
dāo xià liú rén 刀: knife; old coin; measure · 下: under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down · 留: stop, halt; stay, detain, keep · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else ∼HSK 6
yuān to suffer an unjust death ∼HSK 6
Ān Shǐ zhī Luàn An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of and, a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty ∼HSK 6
chū zhēng to go into battle; to campaign (military) ∼HSK 6
fāng from where ∼HSK 6
divergent path; (fig.) wrong path ∼HSK 6
cán broken; dilapidated ∼HSK 6
fèn mèn depressed; resentful; discontented; indignant; perturbed ∼HSK 6
quán guì influential officials; bigwigs ∼HSK 6
wéi kǒng for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐 ∼HSK 6
shēng míng láng to have a bad reputation ∼HSK 6
quickly ∼HSK 6
yǎng tiān to face upwards; to look up to the sky ∼HSK 6
piāo rán to float in the air; swiftly; nimbly; easy and relaxed ∼HSK 6
qīng fēng cool breeze; fig. pure and honest ∼HSK 6
jué dǐng (lit. and fig.) summit; peak; extremely; utterly ∼HSK 6
fán chén mundane world (in religious context); this mortal coil ∼HSK 6
wǎn liú to urge to stay; to detain ∼HSK 6
yún duān high in the clouds; (computing) the cloud ∼HSK 6
gōng miè to conquer; to defeat (militarily) ∼HSK 6
hèn hate (due to envy etc) ∼HSK 6
xiāng féng to meet (by chance); to come across ∼HSK 6
sòng jīng to chant the sutras ∼HSK 6
nothingness ∼HSK 6
wéi shī as your teacher ∼HSK 6
màn tiān lit. to fill the whole sky; everywhere; as far as the eye can see ∼HSK 6
gāo táng main hall; honorific for one's parents (old) ∼HSK 6
qīng fine black hair; dried plum (sliced, as cake ingredient) ∼HSK 6
sàn jìn to be totally dispersed (crowd) ∼HSK 6
qīng ěr to prick up one's ear; to listen attentively ∼HSK 6
chí chěng to gallop; to rush headlong ∼HSK 6
physique; build ∼HSK 6
shuāng xuě frost and snow; (fig.) snowy white (hair); adversity ∼HSK 6
shǒu nán gōng easily guarded, hard to attack ∼HSK 6
nián zhī jiǔ period of... years ∼HSK 6
páng huáng to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn; to hesitate; to waver ∼HSK 6
yóu dàng to wander; to roam about; to loaf about; to be idle ∼HSK 6
jīng to pass through; via; by way of ∼HSK 6
kǒu ferry crossing ∼HSK 6
xiǔ rotten wood ∼HSK 6
chí to control; to dominate; to monopolize ∼HSK 6
fèi rén handicapped person; useless person ∼HSK 6
kàng mìng against orders; to disobey; to refuse to accept orders ∼HSK 6
shāng to negotiate; discussion; proposal ∼HSK 6