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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shēn yuān abyss ∼HSK 3
huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
退 退 tuì hòu to stand back; to go back (in time); to yield; to make concessions ∼HSK 3
insignificant; trifling; merely ∼HSK 3
使 使 xìn shǐ messenger; courier ∼HSK 3
chuán gěi to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; (in football etc) to pass to ∼HSK 3
zhào kàn to look after; to attend to; to have in care ∼HSK 3
Zhū cinnabar, vermilion; surname ∼HSK 3
shī lose; make mistake, neglect ∼HSK 3
yǒu zhāo one day; sometime in the future ∼HSK 3
qǐng jiào to ask for guidance; to consult HSK 3
xiāng home; homeland; native place HSK 3
lǎo tài tai elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother HSK 3
shēng singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet HSK 3
senior official (in imperial China) HSK 3
qiū autumn; fall; harvest time HSK 3
rán inevitable; certain; necessity HSK 3
cóng qián previously; formerly; once upon a time HSK 3
chuán lái (of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive HSK 3
jiān jué firm; resolute; determined HSK 3
zǎo for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past HSK 3
gào bié to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to HSK 3
zhěng zhěng whole; full HSK 3
ān unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried HSK 3
qiǎo opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely HSK 3
zi house; room HSK 3
yíng jiē to welcome; to greet HSK 3
wén character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology HSK 3
chūn spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life HSK 3
tiào to dance HSK 3
gōng fu skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort HSK 3
shì to pass away; to die HSK 3
shuō it is said that; reportedly HSK 3
lùn whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss HSK 3
cóng shì to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do HSK 3
zhì system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution HSK 3
nián age HSK 3
cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
zhì jīn so far; to this day; until now HSK 3
zhǐ hǎo to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to HSK 3
jìng still; calm; quiet; not moving HSK 3
guǒ rán really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed HSK 3
chéng jiù accomplishment; success; achievement; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about HSK 3
in all parts of (a country); various regions HSK 3
zhēng to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) HSK 3
chēng wéi to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." HSK 3
fēn bié to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually HSK 3
dāng chū at that time; originally HSK 3
to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement HSK 3