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

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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 everyone feels in danger; an atmosphere of general insecurity (idiom) 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