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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yuǎn yáng (fame) spreads far and wide ∼HSK 6
míng zhī bèi unknown person; nobody ∼HSK 6
zuò huà to paint ∼HSK 6
shèng yàn feast ∼HSK 6
miào shǒu miraculous hands of a healer; highly skilled person; brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋 ∼HSK 6
kàn bu qīng not able to see clearly ∼HSK 6
qiān jīn mǎi xiào 千: thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler · 金: gold; metals in general; money · 买: buy, purchase; bribe, persuade · 笑: smile, laugh, giggle; snicker ∼HSK 6
xiāo to not need; needless (to say) ∼HSK 6
jiàn gōng to achieve or accomplish goals ∼HSK 6
jūn gōng (military) meritorious service ∼HSK 6
jiā wedding day; day of tryst ∼HSK 6
bàn nán zhuāng (of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom) ∼HSK 6
jūn qíng military situation; military intelligence ∼HSK 6
qīn yǎn to see for oneself; to see with one's own eyes ∼HSK 6
tián barren field; poor land ∼HSK 6
chì tiáo tiáo stark naked ∼HSK 6
tài gōng great-grandfather; (old) grandfather; father ∼HSK 6
wàng without hope; hopeless; without prospects ∼HSK 6
to take a wife; to get married (man) ∼HSK 6
qià just like; exactly like ∼HSK 6
è hào news of sb's death; sad news ∼HSK 6
zhuàng nián lit. robust years; prime of life; summer; able-bodied (fit for military service); mature (talent, garden etc) ∼HSK 6
jiā chǎn family property ∼HSK 6
zhī jiān (lit. and fig.) overnight ∼HSK 6
luò down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4] ∼HSK 6
làng dàng to loiter; to hang around; dissolute; licentious ∼HSK 6
zuò to drop (subject etc) ∼HSK 6
xiān jìng fairyland; wonderland; paradise ∼HSK 6
jué unconsciously ∼HSK 6
shuāng arms; both arms; two arms ∼HSK 6
pen and ink; words; writing ∼HSK 6
jué quatrain (poetic form) ∼HSK 6
zhēng zhàn campaign; expedition ∼HSK 6
xiào (literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy ∼HSK 6
xiān (literary) my deceased grandfather; (literary) ancestors ∼HSK 6
shā to fight and kill; to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players) ∼HSK 6
fèng mìng by order ∼HSK 6
chì hòu to reconnoiter; to scout; scout ∼HSK 6
nán lái běi wǎng 南: south; southern part; southward · 来: come, coming; return, returning · 北: north; northern; northward · 往: go, depart; past, formerly ∼HSK 6
tàn charcoal ∼HSK 6
héng xíng to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck ∼HSK 6
zhēng rén traveler (on a long journey); participant in an expedition; garrison soldier; new recruit ∼HSK 6
táo mìng to escape; to flee; to run for one's life ∼HSK 6
jiā family property ∼HSK 6
jiù shí former acquaintance; old friend ∼HSK 6
shēn jiān holding two jobs simultaneously ∼HSK 6
zhòng to rely heavily upon ∼HSK 6
xué apprentice; to serve an apprenticeship ∼HSK 6
miàn zhī one side of the story; one-sided statement ∼HSK 6
bǎng arm ∼HSK 6