Farewell to a Warrior

Farewell to a Warrior 1976

láng zhōu

Disillusioned by years of futile bloodshed, General Chang Ta initially refuses the emperor’s call to defend the collapsing dynasty. It is his wife, Chen Pi-niang, a woman of exceptional intelligence and resolve, who urges him to answer his duty. At Tzu Lang Chow, she bids him farewell with a lock of her hair, a symbol of devotion and sacrifice, as he marches toward a seemingly hopeless battle. While Chang Ta fights at the front, Chen Pi-niang organizes local militias and leads a daring volunteer fleet of fishing boats to deliver supplies and strike the enemy. As defeat closes in and betrayal looms, husband and wife each face their fate with unyielding loyalty to their country.

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huí to look back; to review HSK 5
jué not at all; simply (can) not HSK 5
zàn tíng to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player) HSK 5
chéng to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc) HSK 5
zhēn chéng sincere; genuine; true HSK 5
to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help HSK 5
lián luò to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection HSK 5
cùn a unit of length; inch; thumb HSK 5
wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
qiāo to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge HSK 5
undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure HSK 5
zhèn jīng to shock; to astonish HSK 5
to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc) HSK 5
to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize HSK 5
quàn to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe HSK 5
jiā to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jiá] HSK 5
jiā to speed up; to expedite HSK 5
xiǎn to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero- HSK 5
wàng to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope HSK 5
shì major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way HSK 5
chāi to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open HSK 5
rào to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex HSK 5
tiger HSK 5
jiān nán difficult; hard; challenging HSK 5
jīn today HSK 5
jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 甲 system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75° HSK 5
chéng to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed HSK 5
dāng nián in those days; then; in those years; during that time HSK 5
dào lái to arrive; arrival; advent HSK 5
xìng misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately HSK 5
Qīng abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province HSK 5
bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答, used in 答应, 理 etc HSK 5
rěn to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
suǒ to lock; to lock up; a lock HSK 5
yǎo to bite; to nip HSK 5
certainly; must; will; necessarily HSK 5
dàn crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball HSK 5
pīn to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell HSK 5
zuì intoxicated HSK 5
mào to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover HSK 5
píng to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof HSK 5
kuáng mad; wild; violent HSK 5
zhī wài outside; excluding HSK 5
gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics HSK 5
lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on HSK 5
shè to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) HSK 5
nán hard to (predict, imagine etc) HSK 5