Chang'an

Chang'an 2023

长安三万里 cháng'ān sānwànlǐ

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

Cast

Yang Tianxiang Yang Tianxiang Gao Shi (voice) Ling Zhenhe Ling Zhenhe Li Bai (voice) Junquan Wu Junquan Wu Gao Shi (old) (voice) Xuan Xiaoming Xuan Xiaoming Li Bai (old) (voice) Lu Lifeng Lu Lifeng Cheng Jianjun (voice) Sun Lulu Sun Lulu Du Fu (voice) Liu Xiaoyu Liu Xiaoyu Du Fu (young) / Li Bai Zong (voice) Lu Xiran Lu Xiran Gao Shi Shu Tong / Gao Shi (young) (voice) Li Shimeng Li Shimeng Pei Shi'er (voice) Hu Yajie Hu Yajie Ge Shuan (voice)

Vocabulary

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需 需 xū to require; to need; to want; necessity; need HSK 7
即 即 jí namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
贩夫走卒 販夫走卒 fàn fū zǒu zú lit. peddlers and carriers; common people; lower class Idiom ∼HSK 6
龙潭虎穴 龍潭虎穴 lóng tán - hǔ xué lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom); fig. dangerous place; hostile territory Idiom ∼HSK 6
文武双全 文武雙全 wén wǔ shuāng quán well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier; master of pen and sword Idiom ∼HSK 6
两袖清风 兩袖清風 liǎng xiù qīng fēng lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands; uncorrupted; unsoiled by corrupt practices Idiom ∼HSK 6
唾手可得 唾手可得 tuò shǒu kě dé easily obtained; readily available Idiom ∼HSK 6
赤胆忠心 赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty; to serve sb with body and soul Idiom ∼HSK 6
冲锋陷阵 衝鋒陷陣 chōng fēng xiàn zhèn to charge and break through enemy lines Idiom ∼HSK 6
挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom); fig. to spend money like water; extravagant Idiom ∼HSK 6
出生入死 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk life and limb Idiom ∼HSK 6
尽人皆知 盡人皆知 jìn rén jiē zhī known by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name Idiom ∼HSK 6
长风破浪 長風破浪 cháng fēng pò làng lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves; to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
溜须拍马 溜鬚拍馬 liū xū pāi mǎ to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants; to toady; boot-licking Idiom ∼HSK 6
卓尔不群 卓爾不群 zhuó ěr bù qún standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding; excellent and unrivaled Idiom ∼HSK 6
心惊胆战 心驚膽戰 xīn jīng dǎn zhàn lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless Idiom ∼HSK 6
海纳百川 海納百川 hǎi nà bǎi chuān all rivers run into the sea; use different means to obtain the same result (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
转眼之间 轉眼之間 zhuǎn yǎn zhī jiān (idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash Idiom ∼HSK 6
琼浆玉液 瓊漿玉液 qióng jiāng yù yè bejeweled nectar (idiom); ambrosia of the immortals; superb liquor; top quality wine Idiom ∼HSK 6
大厦将倾 大廈將傾 dà shà jiāng qīng great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation Idiom ∼HSK 6
精明强干 精明強幹 jīng míng qiáng gàn intelligent and capable (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
如履薄冰 如履薄冰 rú lǚ bó bīng lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom); fig. extremely cautious Idiom ∼HSK 6
瓮中之鳖 甕中之鱉 wèng zhōng zhī biē lit. like a turtle in a jar; to be trapped (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
出神入化 出神入化 chū shén rù huà to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement Idiom ∼HSK 6
授人以柄 授人以柄 shòu rén yǐ bǐng to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom); to give someone a hold on oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
有眼无珠 有眼無珠 yǒu yǎn wú zhū (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively); unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with; to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不拘一格 不拘一格 bù jū yī gé not stick to one pattern Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
人人自危 人人自危 rén rén zì wēi 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 自: self, private, personal; from · 危: dangerous, precarious; high Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
拍马屁 拍馬屁 pāi mǎ pì to flatter; to fawn on; to butter sb up; toadying; bootlicking Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
圣上 聖上 shèng shàng Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
相扑 相撲 xiāng pū sumo wrestling; also pr. [xiang4 pu1] ∼HSK 6
功名 功名 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory ∼HSK 6
入赘 入贅 rù zhuì to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family ∼HSK 6
客官 客官 kè guān honored customer (sir) ∼HSK 6
余生 餘生 yú shēng the remaining years of one's life; survival (after a disaster) ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
宴席 宴席 yàn xí banquet; feast ∼HSK 6
剑法 劍法 jiàn fǎ fencing; sword-play ∼HSK 6