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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乱作一团 亂作一團 luàn zuò yī tuán 乱: confusion, state of chaos, revolt · 作: make; work; compose, write; act, perform · 一: one; a, an; alone · 团: sphere, ball, circle; mass, lump Idiom ∼HSK 7
一表人才 一表人才 yī biǎo rén cái 一: one; a, an; alone · 表: show, express, manifest, display · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 才: talent, ability; just, only Idiom ∼HSK 7
铁杵磨成针 鐵杵磨成針 tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn 铁: iron; strong, solid, firm · 杵: pestle; baton used beat clothes · 磨: grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone · 成: completed, finished, fixed · 针: needle; pin; tack; acupuncture Idiom ∼HSK 7
披坚执锐 披堅執銳 pī jiān zhí ruì 披: wear; split; crack · 坚: hard, strong, firm; resolute · 执: hold in hand; keep; carry out · 锐: sharp, keen, acute, pointed Idiom ∼HSK 7
燕雀之居 燕雀之居 yàn què zhī jū 燕: swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy · 雀: sparrow · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 居: live, dwell, reside, sit Idiom ∼HSK 7
万里长征 萬里長征 wàn lǐ cháng zhēng 万: ten thousand; innumerable · 里: unit of distance; village; lane · 长: long; length; excel in; leader · 征: invade, attack, conquer Idiom ∼HSK 7
摧眉折腰 摧眉折腰 cuī méi zhé yāo 摧: destroy, break, injure · 眉: eyebrows; upper margin of book · 折: break off, snap; bend · 腰: waist; kidney Idiom ∼HSK 7
凌云之志 凌雲之志 líng yún zhī zhì 凌: pure; virtuous; insult; maltreat · 云: say, speak; clouds · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 志: purpose, will, determination; annals Idiom ∼HSK 7
日以继夜 日以繼夜 rì yǐ jì yè 日: sun; day; daytime · 以: by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to · 继: continue, maintain, carry on · 夜: night, dark; in night; by night Idiom ∼HSK 7
钟鼓馔玉 鐘鼓饌玉 zhōng gǔ zhuàn yù 钟: clock; bell · 鼓: drum; beat, top, strike · 馔: to feed, support, provide for; food · 玉: jade, precious stone, gem Idiom ∼HSK 7
驰骋疆场 馳騁疆場 chí chěng jiāng chǎng 驰: go quickly or swiftly; hurry · 骋: gallop horse; hasten, hurry · 疆: boundary, border, frontier · 场: open space, field, market Idiom ∼HSK 7
约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement; customary convention Idiom HSK 7
一目了然 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán obvious at a glance (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
自始至终 自始至終 zì shǐ zhì zhōng from start to finish (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
自以为是 自以為是 zì yǐ wéi shì to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated Idiom HSK 7
刻苦 刻苦 kè kǔ hardworking; assiduous Xiehouyu HSK 7
高明 高明 Gāo míng Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong Xiehouyu HSK 7
贪婪 貪婪 tān lán avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad Colloquialism HSK 7
耗 耗 hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally Colloquialism HSK 7
宰 宰 zǎi to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) Colloquialism HSK 7
逗 逗 dòu to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
啰唆 囉唆 luō suo variant of 啰嗦 HSK 7
耿直 耿直 gěng zhí honest; frank; candid HSK 7
过奖 過獎 guò jiǎng to overpraise; to flatter HSK 7
荷花 荷花 hé huā lotus HSK 7
骤然 驟然 zhòu rán suddenly; abruptly HSK 7
亭子 亭子 tíng zi pavilion HSK 7
久仰 久仰 jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last. HSK 7
艰险 艱險 jiān xiǎn difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils HSK 7
了却 了卻 liǎo què to resolve; to settle HSK 7
圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine HSK 7
酒楼 酒樓 jiǔ lóu restaurant HSK 7
口吃 口吃 kǒu chī to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kǒu jí] HSK 7
发扬光大 發揚光大 fā yáng guāng dà to develop and promote; to carry forward; to bring to great height of development HSK 7
边远 邊遠 biān yuǎn far from the center; remote; outlying HSK 7
文人 文人 wén rén scholar; literati HSK 7
兴隆 興隆 Xīng lóng Xinglong county in Chengde 德, Hebei HSK 7
无不 無不 wú bù none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception HSK 7
正月 正月 Zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
传人 傳人 chuán rén to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant HSK 7
声势 聲勢 shēng shì fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears HSK 7
比试 比試 bǐ shì to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring HSK 7