Chang'an 2023
长安三万里
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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Vocabulary
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| 围 圍 | to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) | |
| 吵 吵 | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise | |
| 人才 人才 | talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks | |
| 将来 將來 | in the future; future; the future | |
| 羊 羊 | sheep; goat | |
| 银 銀 | silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency | |
| 古 古 | ancient; old; paleo- | |
| 实力 實力 | strength | |
| 村 村 | village | |
| 进步 進步 | progress; improvement; to improve; to progress | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 亲自 親自 | personally; in person; oneself | |
| 背后 背後 | behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back | |
| 专门 專門 | specialist; specialized; customized | |
| 女子 女子 | woman; female | |
| 铁 鐵 | iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) | |
| 游 遊 | to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel | |
| 进展 進展 | to make headway; to make progress | |
| 上去 上去 | to go up | |
| 桥 橋 | bridge | |
| 赶 趕 | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) | |
| 生意 生意 | life force; vitality | |
| 领 領 | neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc | |
| 不必 不必 | need not; does not have to; not necessarily | |
| 化 化 | to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 | |
| 赶紧 趕緊 | hurriedly; without delay | |
| 发出 發出 | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) | |
| 信任 信任 | to trust; to have confidence in | |
| 文章 文章 | article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning | |
| 任 任 | to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) | |
| 员 員 | person; employee; member | |
| 初 初 | at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic | |
| 困 困 | to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute | |
| 经营 經營 | to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate | |
| 证据 證據 | evidence; proof; testimony | |
| 退 退 | to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline | |
| 旧 舊 | old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) | |
| 修 修 | to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) | |
| 板 板 | board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious | |
| 断 斷 | to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly | |
| 意外 意外 | unexpected; accident; mishap | |
| 建 建 | to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct | |
| 胜 勝 | victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear; equal to (a task) | |
| 合 合 | 100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 | |
| 对手 對手 | opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match | |
| 紧 緊 | tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten | |
| 团 團 | round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke) | |
| 乐 樂 | happy; cheerful; to laugh | |
| 配 配 | to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate | |
| 龙 龍 | dragon; imperial |