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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燕 燕 Yān swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy ∼HSK 5
淮 淮 Huái river in Anhui province ∼HSK 5
赦 赦 shè pardon ∼HSK 5
猿 猨 yuán ape ∼HSK 5
戍 戍 shù defend borders, guard frontiers ∼HSK 5
翠 翠 cuì color green; kingfisher ∼HSK 5
陜 陜 xiá narrow; mountain pass ∼HSK 5
伐 伐 fá cut down, subjugate, attack ∼HSK 5
继位 繼位 jì wèi to succeed to the throne ∼HSK 5
诛杀 誅殺 zhū shā to kill; to murder ∼HSK 5
舍 捨 shě to give up; to abandon; to give alms ∼HSK 5
责罚 責罰 zé fá to punish ∼HSK 5
待诏 待詔 dài zhào expert in a specialized field such as medicine, divination or chess, available on call to the emperor (in the Tang and Song dynasties) ∼HSK 5
曛 曛 xūn twilight; sunset ∼HSK 5
董 董 Dǒng direct, supervise; surname ∼HSK 5
大将军 大將軍 dà jiāng jūn important general; generalissimo ∼HSK 5
胥 胥 Xū all, together, mutually ∼HSK 5
韶 韶 Sháo music of the emperor Shun; beautiful ∼HSK 5
壁 壁 bì partition wall; walls of a house ∼HSK 5
守孝 守孝 shǒu xiào to observe mourning for one's parents ∼HSK 5
叩 叩 kòu knock, ask; kowtow, bow ∼HSK 5
赫赫 赫赫 hè hè brilliant; impressive; outstanding ∼HSK 5
威名 威名 wēi míng fame for fighting prowess; military glory ∼HSK 5
似 似 sì resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
在途 在途 zài tú in transit (of passengers, goods etc) ∼HSK 5
皇家 皇家 huáng jiā imperial family ∼HSK 5
跃 躍 yuè skip, jump, frolic ∼HSK 5
变幻 變幻 biàn huàn to change irregularly; to fluctuate ∼HSK 5
冥 㝠 míng dark, gloomy, night; deep ∼HSK 5
鲲 鯤 kūn spawn; roe; fy ∼HSK 5
鹏 鵬 Péng fabulous bird of enormous size ∼HSK 5
棘 棘 jí jujube tree; thorns, brambles ∼HSK 5
苍 蒼 Cāng blue; green ∼HSK 5
歼 殲 jiān annihilate, wipe out, kill off ∼HSK 5
袁 袁 Yuán robe; surname ∼HSK 5
哀 哀 Āi sad, mournful, pitiful; pity ∼HSK 5
知晓 知曉 zhī xiǎo to know; to understand ∼HSK 5
寨 寨 zhài stockade, stronghold, outpost; brothel ∼HSK 5
祖 祖 Zǔ ancestor, forefather; grandfather ∼HSK 5
乏 乏 fá lack; poor ∼HSK 5
令尊 令尊 lìng zūn Your esteemed father (honorific) ∼HSK 5
明珠 明珠 míng zhū pearl; jewel (of great value) ∼HSK 5
鹳 鸛 guàn crane, grus japonensis; stork; Ciconia species (various) ∼HSK 5
雀 雀 qiāo sparrow ∼HSK 5
涣 渙 huàn scatter; scattered ∼HSK 5
费神 費神 fèi shén to spend effort; to take trouble; May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request); Please would you mind...? ∼HSK 5
在旁 在旁 zài páng alongside; nearby ∼HSK 5
陵 陵 líng hill, mound; mausoleum ∼HSK 5
昔 昔 Xī formerly; ancient; in beginning ∼HSK 5
一去不复返 一去不復返 yī qù bù fù fǎn gone forever ∼HSK 5