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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而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
围魏救赵 圍魏救趙 wéi Wèi jiù Zhào lit. to besiege and rescue (idiom); fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers Idiom ∼HSK 3
十万火急 十萬火急 shí wàn huǒ jí most urgent; posthaste; express Idiom ∼HSK 3
满目疮痍 滿目瘡痍 mǎn mù chuāng yí a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
亲 親 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
输 輸 shū to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password) Colloquialism HSK 3
管 筦 guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
李白 李白 Lǐ Bái Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
山城 山城 Shān chéng Shancheng district of Hebi city, Henan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
龙门 龍門 Lóng mén Longmen county in Huizhou, Guangdong; mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
突厥 突厥 Tū jué Turkic people, who lived across the Eurasian continent; (esp.) the Göktürks of medieval Inner Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
开城 開城 Kāi chéng Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
张旭 張旭 Zhāng Xù Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书 Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
襄阳 襄陽 Xiāng yáng Xiangyang, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
城外 城外 chéng wài outside of a city Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
汉阳 漢陽 Hàn yáng Hanyang county in Hubei province; historical name Hanyang for Seoul, Korea Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
日照 日照 Rì zhào Rizhao, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
向阳 向陽 Xiàng yáng Xiangyang district of Kiamusze or Jiamusi city, Heilongjiang; Xiangyang district of Hegang city, Heilongjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
村里 村裡 cūn lǐ village; hamlet Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
城门 城門 chéng mén city gate Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
史思明 史思明 Shǐ Sī míng Shi Siming (703-761), military colleague of An Lushan, participated in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
光复 光復 Guāng fù Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien County, east Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
明朝 明朝 Míng cháo Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
汝阳 汝陽 Rǔ yáng Ruyang county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
高台 高臺 Gāo tái Gaotai county in Zhangye, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
济南 濟南 Jǐ nán Jinan, sub-provincial city and capital of Shandong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
平乐 平樂 Píng lè Pingle county in Guilin, Guangxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
睢阳 睢陽 Suī yáng Suiyang district of Shangqiu city, Henan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
丹阳 丹陽 Dān yáng Danyang, county-level city in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
长沙 長沙 Cháng shā Changsha, prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
舒 舒 Shū open up, unfold, stretch out; comfortable, easy ∼HSK 3
朝廷 朝廷 cháo tíng court; imperial household; dynasty ∼HSK 3
节度使 節度使 jié dù shǐ Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song ∼HSK 3
吴 吳 Wú name of warring state; surname ∼HSK 3
监 監 jiān supervise, control, direct ∼HSK 3
胡 胡 Hú recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
石 石 Shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 ∼HSK 3
程 程 Chéng journey, trip; schedule, agenda ∼HSK 3
世间 世間 shì jiān world; earth ∼HSK 3
士 士 Shì scholar, gentleman; soldier ∼HSK 3
巧了 巧了 qiǎo le what a coincidence! ∼HSK 3
终 終 zhōng end; finally, in the end ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
接任 接任 jiē rèn to take over (as minister, manager etc) ∼HSK 3
下马 下馬 xià mǎ to dismount from a horse; (fig.) to abandon (a project) ∼HSK 3
展 展 Zhǎn open, unfold; stretch, extend ∼HSK 3
总有 總有 zǒng yǒu inevitably there will be ∼HSK 3
唐 唐 Táng Tang dynasty; Chinese ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3