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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有问必答 有問必答 yǒu wèn bì dá to answer every question put to one (idiom); ready with an answer to all questions ∼HSK 6
三族 三族 sān zú (old) three generations (father, self and sons); three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's) ∼HSK 6
都护 都護 dū hù (old) highest administrative post in border areas; governor of a march ∼HSK 6
蝌蚪 蝌蚪 kē dǒu tadpole ∼HSK 6
下葬 下葬 xià zàng to bury; to inter ∼HSK 6
斗笠 斗笠 dǒu lì conical bamboo hat ∼HSK 6
侠客 俠客 xiá kè chivalrous person; knight-errant ∼HSK 6
相救 相救 xiāng jiù rescue ∼HSK 6
盗贼 盜賊 dào zéi robber ∼HSK 6
休要 休要 xiū yāo do not ∼HSK 6
难辞其咎 難辭其咎 nán cí qí jiù cannot escape censure (idiom); has to bear the blame ∼HSK 6
安葬 安葬 ān zàng to bury (the dead) ∼HSK 6
原居 原居 yuán jū indigenous ∼HSK 6
诸侯 諸侯 zhū hóu dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers ∼HSK 6
识破 識破 shí pò to penetrate; to see through ∼HSK 6
良人 良人 liáng rén husband (arch.) ∼HSK 6
异乡 異鄉 yì xiāng foreign land; a place far from home ∼HSK 6
朝露 朝露 zhāo lù morning dew; fig. precarious brevity of human life; ephemeral ∼HSK 6
转瞬即逝 轉瞬即逝 zhuǎn shùn jí shì (idiom) fleeting; transitory ∼HSK 6
怪力乱神 怪力亂神 guài lì luàn shén prodigies, force, disorder and spirits (idiom, from Confucius); supernatural and aberrant phenomena that the wise do not discuss ∼HSK 6
功成名遂 功成名遂 gōng chéng míng suì to win success and recognition (idiom); to achieve fame and rank ∼HSK 6
贤才 賢才 xián cái a genius; a talented person ∼HSK 6
文士 文士 wén shì literati; scholar ∼HSK 6
解职 解職 jiě zhí to dismiss from office; to discharge; to sack ∼HSK 6
卖命 賣命 mài mìng to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause) ∼HSK 6
一般见识 一般見識 yī bān - jiàn shi (idiom) to lower oneself to (sb's) level ∼HSK 6
以求 以求 yǐ qiú in order to ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
璀璨 璀璨 cuǐ càn bright; resplendent ∼HSK 6
由来已久 由來已久 yóu lái yǐ jiǔ to be of long standing; to have a long history (idiom); going back a long way ∼HSK 6
空余 空餘 kòng yú free; vacant; unoccupied ∼HSK 6
萋萋 萋萋 qī qī luxuriant; lavish; abundant ∼HSK 6
鹦鹉 鸚鵡 yīng wǔ parrot ∼HSK 6
烟波 煙波 yān bō mist covered water ∼HSK 6
俊秀 俊秀 jùn xiù well-favored; elegant; pretty ∼HSK 6
扬眉 揚眉 yáng méi to raise eyebrows ∼HSK 6
殿试 殿試 diàn shì court examination, the top grade imperial exam ∼HSK 6
铲除 剷除 chǎn chú to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish ∼HSK 6
一党 一黨 yī dǎng one-party (state) ∼HSK 6
担待 擔待 dān dài to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility ∼HSK 6
满堂彩 滿堂彩 mǎn táng cǎi everyone present applauds; universal acclaim; a standing ovation; to bring the house down ∼HSK 6
自求多福 自求多福 zì qiú duō fú to seek one's own blessings (idiom); you're on your own ∼HSK 6
飘香 飄香 piāo xiāng (of a fragrance) to waft about; (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well ∼HSK 6
诋毁 詆毀 dǐ huǐ to vilify; to slander; vilification ∼HSK 6
一袭 一襲 yī xí an outfit of (clothing) ∼HSK 6
仰慕 仰慕 yǎng mù to admire ∼HSK 6
识得 識得 shí de to know ∼HSK 6
采摘 採摘 cǎi zhāi to pluck; to pick ∼HSK 6
故里 故里 gù lǐ home town; native place ∼HSK 6
一年一度 一年一度 yī nián yī dù once a year; annual ∼HSK 6