Five Tough Guys

Five Tough Guys 1974

五大汉 wǔ dàhàn

The plot follows the titular gang of misfits, gathered together by Chen Kuan Tai (a real life martial arts champion who starred in many films for the studio) in order to protect a patriotic general from a scheming usurper. To this end, the unlikely heroes act as the general’s escorts on a dangerous journey to a distant British consulate, beset by enemies and sinister Japanese interference along the way.

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尽快 儘快 jǐn kuài as quickly as possible; as soon as possible HSK 4
贴 貼 tiē to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip HSK 4
编 編 biān to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up HSK 4
人家 人家 rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be HSK 4
替 替 tì to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4
官 官 guān government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body HSK 4
戴 戴 dài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support HSK 4
怀疑 懷疑 huái yí to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that HSK 4
手里 手裡 shǒu lǐ in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands HSK 4
既 既 jì already; since; both... (and...) HSK 4
既然 既然 jì rán since; as; this being the case HSK 4
落 落 là to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind HSK 4
身份 身份 shēn fèn identity; aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank HSK 4
怪 怪 guài bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather HSK 4
冲 沖 chōng (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with HSK 4
方 方 fāng square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter HSK 4
单 單 dān bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number HSK 4
梦 夢 mèng dream; (bound form) to dream HSK 4
不管 不管 bù guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
些 些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
定 定 dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
自 自 zì self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely HSK 4
处 處 chǔ to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish HSK 4
之前 之前 zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
此 此 cǐ this; these HSK 4
无 無 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
找死 找死 zhǎo sǐ to court death; to take a big risk Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
管不着 管不著 guǎn bu zháo to have no right or ability to interfere in sth; it's none of your business! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
输 輸 shū to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password) Colloquialism HSK 3
袁世凯 袁世凱 Yuán Shì kǎi Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
城防 城防 chéng fáng city defense Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
保镖 保鏢 bǎo biāo bodyguard ∼HSK 3
士 士 Shì scholar, gentleman; soldier ∼HSK 3
少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 3
大刀 大刀 dà dāo broadsword; large knife; machete ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
高强 高強 gāo qiáng excellent; outstanding ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
追上 追上 zhuī shàng to overtake ∼HSK 3
点儿 點兒 diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
胡 胡 Hú recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
全国各地 全國各地 quán guó gè dì every part of the country ∼HSK 3
旧部 舊部 jiù bù one's former subordinates ∼HSK 3
传话 傳話 chuán huà to pass on a story; to communicate a message ∼HSK 3