Chang'an

Chang'an 2023

长安三万里 cháng'ān sānwànlǐ

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

Cast

Yang Tianxiang Yang Tianxiang Gao Shi (voice) Ling Zhenhe Ling Zhenhe Li Bai (voice) Junquan Wu Junquan Wu Gao Shi (old) (voice) Xuan Xiaoming Xuan Xiaoming Li Bai (old) (voice) Lu Lifeng Lu Lifeng Cheng Jianjun (voice) Sun Lulu Sun Lulu Du Fu (voice) Liu Xiaoyu Liu Xiaoyu Du Fu (young) / Li Bai Zong (voice) Lu Xiran Lu Xiran Gao Shi Shu Tong / Gao Shi (young) (voice) Li Shimeng Li Shimeng Pei Shi'er (voice) Hu Yajie Hu Yajie Ge Shuan (voice)

Vocabulary

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人尽皆知 人盡皆知 rén jìn jiē zhī known by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name ∼HSK 6
偏将 偏將 piān jiàng deputy general ∼HSK 6
奉还 奉還 fèng huán to return with thanks; to give back (honorific) ∼HSK 6
有勇有谋 有勇有謀 yǒu yǒng yǒu móu both brave and resourceful (idiom); courageous and full of stratagems ∼HSK 6
主将 主將 zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military); star player (sports); key figure (in an organization) ∼HSK 6
速去 速去 sù qù go quickly ∼HSK 6
刀下留人 刀下留人 dāo xià liú rén stay the blade! spare this person! (idiom); a plea to halt an execution ∼HSK 6
冤死 冤死 yuān sǐ to suffer an unjust death ∼HSK 6
安史之乱 安史之亂 Ān Shǐ zhī Luàn An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of and, a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty ∼HSK 6
出征 出征 chū zhēng to go into battle; to campaign (military) ∼HSK 6
何方 何方 hé fāng from where ∼HSK 6
歧路 歧路 qí lù divergent path; (fig.) wrong path ∼HSK 6
残破 殘破 cán pò broken; dilapidated ∼HSK 6
愤懑 憤懣 fèn mèn depressed; resentful; discontented; indignant; perturbed ∼HSK 6
权贵 權貴 quán guì influential officials; bigwigs ∼HSK 6
唯恐 唯恐 wéi kǒng for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐 ∼HSK 6
声名狼藉 聲名狼藉 shēng míng láng jí to have a bad reputation ∼HSK 6
速速 速速 sù sù quickly ∼HSK 6
仰天 仰天 yǎng tiān to face upwards; to look up to the sky ∼HSK 6
飘然 飄然 piāo rán to float in the air; swiftly; nimbly; easy and relaxed ∼HSK 6
清风 清風 qīng fēng cool breeze; fig. pure and honest ∼HSK 6
绝顶 絕頂 jué dǐng (lit. and fig.) summit; peak; extremely; utterly ∼HSK 6
凡尘 凡塵 fán chén mundane world (in religious context); this mortal coil ∼HSK 6
挽留 挽留 wǎn liú to urge to stay; to detain ∼HSK 6
云端 雲端 yún duān high in the clouds; (computing) the cloud ∼HSK 6
攻灭 攻滅 gōng miè to conquer; to defeat (militarily) ∼HSK 6
忌恨 忌恨 jì hèn hate (due to envy etc) ∼HSK 6
相逢 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance); to come across ∼HSK 6
诵经 誦經 sòng jīng to chant the sutras ∼HSK 6
虚无 虛無 xū wú nothingness ∼HSK 6
为师 為師 wéi shī as your teacher ∼HSK 6
漫天 漫天 màn tiān lit. to fill the whole sky; everywhere; as far as the eye can see ∼HSK 6
高堂 高堂 gāo táng main hall; honorific for one's parents (old) ∼HSK 6
青丝 青絲 qīng sī fine black hair; dried plum (sliced, as cake ingredient) ∼HSK 6
散尽 散盡 sàn jìn to be totally dispersed (crowd) ∼HSK 6
倾耳 傾耳 qīng ěr to prick up one's ear; to listen attentively ∼HSK 6
驰骋 馳騁 chí chěng to gallop; to rush headlong ∼HSK 6
体魄 體魄 tǐ pò physique; build ∼HSK 6
霜雪 霜雪 shuāng xuě frost and snow; (fig.) snowy white (hair); adversity ∼HSK 6
易守难攻 易守難攻 yì shǒu nán gōng easily guarded, hard to attack ∼HSK 6
年之久 年之久 nián zhī jiǔ period of... years ∼HSK 6
彷徨 彷徨 páng huáng to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn; to hesitate; to waver ∼HSK 6
游荡 遊蕩 yóu dàng to wander; to roam about; to loaf about; to be idle ∼HSK 6
途经 途經 tú jīng to pass through; via; by way of ∼HSK 6
渡口 渡口 dù kǒu ferry crossing ∼HSK 6
朽木 朽木 xiǔ mù rotten wood ∼HSK 6
把持 把持 bǎ chí to control; to dominate; to monopolize ∼HSK 6
废人 廢人 fèi rén handicapped person; useless person ∼HSK 6
抗命 抗命 kàng mìng against orders; to disobey; to refuse to accept orders ∼HSK 6
商议 商議 shāng yì to negotiate; discussion; proposal ∼HSK 6