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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bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
mìng lìng order; command HSK 5
careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out HSK 5
cāi to guess HSK 5
zhī wài outside; excluding HSK 5
táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
(bound form) house; (bound form) room HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
zūn zhòng to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
tōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily HSK 5
yùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate HSK 5
shè to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) HSK 5
hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
yuàn to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing HSK 5
yāo qǐng to invite; invitation HSK 5
to dance; to wield; to brandish HSK 5
width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures HSK 5
diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
zhī zhōng inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during HSK 5
qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
rén person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); figure painting (as a genre of traditional Chinese painting) HSK 5
dàn in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day HSK 5
dāi to stay HSK 5
rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
jǐn guǎn despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating HSK 5
zhì to arrive; most; to; until HSK 5
líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
like this; so; such HSK 5
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
guó tiān xiāng national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty Idiom ∼HSK 4
Zhōng nán jié jìng lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom); fig. shortcut to a high-flying career; easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of, who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation Idiom ∼HSK 4
jiāng nán běi north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom); (fig.) all over China Idiom ∼HSK 4
àn bīng dòng to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time Idiom ∼HSK 4
cuò guài to blame sb wrongly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Cháng ān Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an) capital of China during Tang Dynasty; now, a district of Xi'an Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Yáng zhōu Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet; the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD; also pr. [Tu3 fan1] Proper Noun ∼HSK 4