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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绿 shù trees; greenery ∼HSK 2
xià jiǔ to be appropriate to have with alcohol; to down one's drink ∼HSK 2
xiàng elephant; ivory; figure, image ∼HSK 2
qiān nián millennium ∼HSK 2
liáo dǎo down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated ∼HSK 2
quán rán completely ∼HSK 2
wife ∼HSK 2
liǎn miàn face ∼HSK 2
kāi chuán to set sail ∼HSK 2
dàng unsuitable; improper; inappropriate ∼HSK 2
jiàn cháng to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: to be known for one's research) ∼HSK 2
cái talent (usually literary or artistic) ∼HSK 2
shù yuè several months ∼HSK 2
trip, journey; travel; traveler ∼HSK 2
xiǎo creek; stream; brook ∼HSK 2
desire, want, long for; intend ∼HSK 2
yuǎn fáng distantly related; a distant relative ∼HSK 2
shēng lái from birth; by one's nature ∼HSK 2
píng to level the land; level ground; plain ∼HSK 2
shēn hòu the time after one's death; a place behind sb; (fig.) one's social background ∼HSK 2
bǎi xìng common people ∼HSK 2
shēng shì to make trouble ∼HSK 2
děi yào to need; must ∼HSK 2
yǒu dào to have attained the Way; (of a government or a ruler) enlightened; wise and just ∼HSK 2
jiè wèn (honorific) May I ask? ∼HSK 2
tóu in front; in advance of the field ∼HSK 2
Huá flowery; illustrious; Chinese ∼HSK 2
nián zhǎng senior ∼HSK 2
fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though ∼HSK 2
liǎng (say) a few words ∼HSK 2
zhī huì to inform; to tell; to notify; notification ∼HSK 2
to leave; to exit ∼HSK 2
xiǎo jié a minor matter; trivia; bar (music) ∼HSK 2
dào bié to say goodbye; to bid farewell; to pay a farewell call ∼HSK 2
shēng qín to capture alive ∼HSK 2
zhǐ 一: one; a, an; alone · 只: only, just, simply ∼HSK 2
xīn jìn newly ∼HSK 2
bái white or gray hair ∼HSK 2
Chén exhibit, display; plead; a surname ∼HSK 2
yán words, speech; speak, say ∼HSK 2
liú xīng meteor; shooting star; meteor hammer ∼HSK 2
dào héng skills acquired through religious practice; (fig.) ability; skill; Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5] ∼HSK 2
zhǐ I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely ∼HSK 2
西 西 xiàng westward ∼HSK 2
affairs, business; must, should ∼HSK 2
zhèng xiàng forward (direction); positive (thinking, mood, values etc) ∼HSK 2
xiàng dōng eastwards ∼HSK 2
lóu chuán ship with several decks; turreted junk ∼HSK 2
wàn zhàng lit. ten thousand fathoms; fig. extremely high or deep; lofty; bottomless ∼HSK 2
zhōng duàn middle section; middle period; middle area; mid- ∼HSK 2