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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shǎo many; a lot; not few HSK 2
duǎn short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault HSK 2
shēn biān at one's side; on hand HSK 2
tóng yàng same; equal; equivalent HSK 2
滿 Mǎn Manchu ethnic group HSK 2
jié program; item (on a program) HSK 2
to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences HSK 2
used in 防 and 溜 HSK 2
chī mythical beast (archaic) HSK 2
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
zhǐ néng can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice HSK 2
jīng guò to pass; to go through; process; course HSK 2
shǔ to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list HSK 2
shēng yīn voice; sound HSK 2
shōu to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) HSK 2
zěn yàng how; what kind HSK 2
jìn near; close to; approximately HSK 2
biān side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously HSK 2
bān same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general HSK 2
yuán lái original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out HSK 2
jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage HSK 2
dǎo to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit HSK 2
gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi HSK 2
tíng to stop; to halt; to park (a car) HSK 2
wǎng to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous HSK 2
yàng that kind; that sort HSK 2
zuò seat; base; stand; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address, e.g. 师座; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects HSK 2
yīn yuè music HSK 2
zhuāng adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack HSK 2
yuàn to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth) HSK 2
xiǎng dào to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate HSK 2
gāng gang just recently; just a moment ago HSK 2
quán whole; all HSK 2
jiāo to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); variant of 跤 HSK 2
liú to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve HSK 2
suàn to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute HSK 2
bàn to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with HSK 2
dǒng to understand; to comprehend HSK 2
xíng dòng operation; action; to move about; mobile HSK 2
huàn to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) HSK 2
fèn classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分 HSK 2
miàn face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc HSK 2
perhaps; maybe HSK 2
sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse HSK 2
zhí jiē direct (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward HSK 2
Yuè generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 HSK 2
wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) HSK 2
piān disk; sheet HSK 2
shēng to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student HSK 2
used in 俟 HSK 2