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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xìng luck(ily), favor, fortunately ∼HSK 4
zhí yán to speak forthrightly; to talk bluntly ∼HSK 4
art; talent, ability; craft ∼HSK 4
chūn colors of spring; spring scenery ∼HSK 4
guāng cǎi disgraceful; dishonorable ∼HSK 4
bié lái yàng (literary) I trust you have been well since we last met ∼HSK 4
jiāng rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf.); ( ∼HSK 4
xué tóng schoolchild ∼HSK 4
luò jiǎo to stay for a time; to stop over; to lodge; to sink down (into soft ground); leftovers ∼HSK 4
doubt, question, suspect ∼HSK 4
crow, rook, raven; black, dark ∼HSK 4
sōng shǒu to relinquish one's grip; to let go ∼HSK 4
tiān horizon ∼HSK 4
fāng our side; we ∼HSK 4
to win; to gain ∼HSK 4
bīng to dispatch an army; to send troops ∼HSK 4
zhēn chá to detect; to investigate ∼HSK 4
bīng cavalry ∼HSK 4
jiàng lìng (old) (military) a command; an order ∼HSK 4
jìn jūn to march; to advance ∼HSK 4
zhòng to conduct oneself with dignity; to be dignified; deadweight ∼HSK 4
访 fǎng visit; ask, inquire ∼HSK 4
guān zhí an official position; a job in the bureaucracy ∼HSK 4
chǔ an execution; to put sb to death ∼HSK 4
break wind; fart; buttocks ∼HSK 4
cottage, hut; surname; black ∼HSK 4
luò sundown; sunset ∼HSK 4
shì zhòng to publicly expose ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
shī huǒ to catch fire; to be on fire ∼HSK 4
guī rules, regulations, customs, law ∼HSK 4
yán severe; harsh ∼HSK 4
friendship; appropriate, suitable ∼HSK 4
luò setting sun ∼HSK 4
míng nameless; obscure ∼HSK 4
help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross ∼HSK 4
to fall short of; not as good as; too late ∼HSK 4
xióng male of species; hero; manly ∼HSK 4
lún dào to be (sb's or sth's) turn ∼HSK 4
Guàn cap, crown, headgear ∼HSK 4
Qín surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor; short name for ∼HSK 4
mào countenance, appearance ∼HSK 4
huā flowery ∼HSK 4
why not?; why not do (sth)? ∼HSK 4
jiǔ xǐng to sober up ∼HSK 4
yàng in good health ∼HSK 4
měi mào good looks; beauty; good-looking ∼HSK 4
shì quán position; authority; responsibility ∼HSK 4
gēn to cure completely ∼HSK 4
shèng rén sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius); (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty; (religion) saint ∼HSK 4