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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锋 鋒 fēng point of spear, sharp point ∼HSK 5
敌手 敵手 dí shǒu opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist; in the enemy's hands ∼HSK 5
盔甲 盔甲 kuī jiǎ armor; body armor and helmet ∼HSK 5
亭 亭 tíng pavilion; erect ∼HSK 5
烟尘 煙塵 yān chén smoke and dust; air pollution ∼HSK 5
在逃 在逃 zài táo to be at large (of a criminal) ∼HSK 5
少妇 少婦 shào fù young married woman ∼HSK 5
断肠 斷腸 duàn cháng heartbroken; to break one's heart ∼HSK 5
侄子 姪子 zhí zi brother's son; nephew ∼HSK 5
大将 大將 dà jiàng a general or admiral ∼HSK 5
杀头 殺頭 shā tóu to behead ∼HSK 5
搞错 搞錯 gǎo cuò mistake; to make a mistake; to blunder; mistaken ∼HSK 5
即刻 即刻 jí kè immediately; instant; instantly ∼HSK 5
还不如 還不如 hái bù rú to be better off...; might as well... ∼HSK 5
伏 伏 Fú crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal ∼HSK 5
追杀 追殺 zhuī shā to chase to kill ∼HSK 5
行军 行軍 xíng jūn (of troops) to march ∼HSK 5
军营 軍營 jūn yíng barracks; army camp ∼HSK 5
沧 滄 cāng blue, dark green; cold ∼HSK 5
广为 廣為 guǎng wéi widely ∼HSK 5
徒 徒 Tú disciple ∼HSK 5
逸 逸 yì flee, escape, break loose ∼HSK 5
我辈 我輩 wǒ bèi (literary) we; us ∼HSK 5
蓬 蓬 Péng type of raspberry; fairyland ∼HSK 5
蒿 蒿 hāo mugwort, artemisia; give off ∼HSK 5
笙 笙 shēng small gourd-shaped musical instrument ∼HSK 5
狮 獅 shī lion ∼HSK 5
凌 凌 Líng pure; virtuous; insult; maltreat ∼HSK 5
一览众山小 一覽眾山小 yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo (last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai); (fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place ∼HSK 5
睿 叡 ruì shrewd, astute, clever, keen ∼HSK 5
弹出 彈出 tán chū to eject; to exit from; to pop up ∼HSK 5
嗝 嗝 gé cackling of fowls to gag, to vomit ∼HSK 5
认罚 認罰 rèn fá to accept punishment ∼HSK 5
桐 桐 tóng name applied various trees ∼HSK 5
拂 拂 bì shake off, brush away; dust ∼HSK 5
柱 柱 zhù pillar, post; support; lean on ∼HSK 5
句式 句式 jù shì sentence pattern; sentence structure; syntax ∼HSK 5
逍遥 逍遙 xiāo yáo free and unfettered ∼HSK 5
骁 驍 xiāo excellent horse; brave, valiant ∼HSK 5
可汗 可汗 kè hán khan (loanword) ∼HSK 5
慈悲 慈悲 cíbēi compassion ∼HSK 5
堕 墮 duò fall, sink, let fall; degenerate ∼HSK 5
戏言 戲言 xì yán joking matter; to go back on one's words ∼HSK 5
咒 呪 zhòu curse, damn, incantation ∼HSK 5
晋 晉 Jìn advance, increase; promote ∼HSK 5
道士 道士 dàoshi Daoist priest ∼HSK 5
金石 金石 jīn shí metal and stone; fig. hard objects; inscription on metal or bronze ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
入道 入道 rù dào to enter the Way; to become a Daoist ∼HSK 5
暮 暮 mù evening, dusk, sunset; ending ∼HSK 5