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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xiāng to yearn; to pine ∼HSK 3
guāng yīn time available ∼HSK 3
enemy, foe, rival; resist ∼HSK 3
zhēn chuán authentic tradition; handed-down teachings or techniques ∼HSK 3
shū gěi to lose to (sb); to be outdone by ∼HSK 3
(martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse) ∼HSK 3
Zhòng multitude, crowd; masses, public ∼HSK 3
suí xìng casual; laid-back; doing as one pleases ∼HSK 3
bìng to fall ill and die; to die of illness ∼HSK 3
ěr ear; merely, only; handle ∼HSK 3
gàn what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
gǎn chū to drive away ∼HSK 3
to die ∼HSK 3
shēng ér to bear and raise children ∼HSK 3
zhuàn to return; to go back ∼HSK 3
kōng a clear blue sky ∼HSK 3
Zhū various, all, these; surname ∼HSK 3
zhī qián to support the front (military) ∼HSK 3
退 退 kuài tuì fast-rewind (media player) ∼HSK 3
jiǔ liú to stay for a long time ∼HSK 3
bàn half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc); (tired) to death; (terrified) out of one's wits; (beaten) to within an inch of one's life; (knock) the daylights out of sb ∼HSK 3
qiān for all eternity; throughout all ages; eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead) ∼HSK 3
zhōu yóu to travel around; to tour; to cross ∼HSK 3
plain cotton clothing; (literary) the common people ∼HSK 3
yuán a member (of an organization) ∼HSK 3
zǒng yào nevertheless ∼HSK 3
bìng variant of ∼HSK 3
liú lián to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave); to linger on ∼HSK 3
shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
xīn anxious; impatient ∼HSK 3
gǎn lái to rush over ∼HSK 3
shí at what time?; when? ∼HSK 3
nose; first; KangXi radical 209 ∼HSK 3
jiǔ bié a long period of separation ∼HSK 3
kāi xīn yán to rejoice; smiling ∼HSK 3
Liáng bridge; beam; rafters; surname ∼HSK 3
lǐng shòu to accept; to receive ∼HSK 3
dēng shàng to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount ∼HSK 3
Róng looks, appearance; figure, form ∼HSK 3
Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
zài shì to be alive ∼HSK 3
zhě the dead; the deceased ∼HSK 3
shāng casualties; dead and injured ∼HSK 3
xiàng guó prime minister (in ancient China) ∼HSK 3
shàng to get on a horse; to mount ∼HSK 3
zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
jiàng lǐng high-ranking military officer ∼HSK 3
xīn rèn newly-appointed; newly elected; new (in a political office) ∼HSK 3
chuán to circulate (a protest or call to arms); to promulgate ∼HSK 3
luàn shì the world in chaos; troubled times; (in Buddhism) the mortal world ∼HSK 3