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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shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
婿 婿 zhuì son-in-law living at wife's parent's house ∼HSK 6
shī discourteous ∼HSK 6
jié jìng shortcut ∼HSK 6
tàn huā candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf.); (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet ∼HSK 6
(orig.) tents forming the offices of a commanding officer; administration of a military government; (medieval Japan) "bakufu", administration of the shogun ∼HSK 6
biān sài frontier fortress ∼HSK 6
cái féng diàn tailor's shop ∼HSK 6
xià you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation); below the foot ∼HSK 6
jiǔ wine shop; liquor store; bottle shop; bar; pub ∼HSK 6
pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard ∼HSK 6
guī to convert to (a religion) ∼HSK 6
shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
gōng achievement; outstanding work; glorious deed ∼HSK 6
shì cái just now (literary) ∼HSK 6
xiè zuì to apologize for an offense; to offer one's apology for a fault ∼HSK 6
jué miào exquisite ∼HSK 6
yǒu to have; to have always had ∼HSK 6
shǎng shí to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation ∼HSK 6
yōng rén mediocre person ∼HSK 6
shì what matter ∼HSK 6
chǔn cái idiot ∼HSK 6
jǐn xiù beautiful ∼HSK 6
zhāng huáng alarmed; flustered ∼HSK 6
jīng zhào capital of a country ∼HSK 6
qín - - shū - huà (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person ∼HSK 6
láng jūn young gentleman, husband ∼HSK 6
jiàn to perform a sword-dance ∼HSK 6
wèi to console; to comfort; to soothe ∼HSK 6
jìn huān to thoroughly enjoy oneself ∼HSK 6
yǒu what is there ∼HSK 6
liè liè zōng 列: a line; to arrange in order, classify · 祖: ancestor, forefather; grandfather · 列: a line; to arrange in order, classify · 宗: lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan ∼HSK 6
xiōng xiǎn dangerous; ruthless; treacherous ∼HSK 6
páo zi Chinese-style gown ∼HSK 6
xiān huáng emperor of a former dynasty ∼HSK 6
zhé xiān a genius (literally, an immortal who has been banished from heaven to live on earth), an epithet for exceptional individuals such as the Tang poet Li Bai; (fig.) banished official ∼HSK 6
xiān rén Daoist immortal; celestial being ∼HSK 6
bēn liú to flow at great speed; to pour; racing current ∼HSK 6
guest-house; inn ∼HSK 6
xiǎo daybreak; approach of dawn ∼HSK 6
jiù qíng old affection ∼HSK 6
jīng bīng elite troops ∼HSK 6
chóng dǎo (fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised) ∼HSK 6
zhé the tracks of a cart that overturned; (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past ∼HSK 6
dǎo to launder clothes by pounding ∼HSK 6
cháng ān shào nián 长: long; length; excel in; leader · 安: peaceful, tranquil, quiet · 少: few, less, inadequate ∼HSK 6
yóu xiá knight-errant ∼HSK 6
cāng cāng ash gray; vast and hazy; flourishing ∼HSK 6
xīng chén stars ∼HSK 6
yàn míng to ascertain; to identify; to verify (sb's identity etc) ∼HSK 6