House of Flying Daggers

House of Flying Daggers 2004

shímiànmái

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

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4.54 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 87%

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Vocabulary

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hòu after death; posthumous ∼HSK 3
rán already; to be already so; to have long been the case ∼HSK 3
bié guǎn no matter (who, what etc) ∼HSK 3
xīn xìng one's nature; temperament ∼HSK 3
bìng variant of ∼HSK 3
jiù chū to rescue; to pluck from danger ∼HSK 3
(martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse) ∼HSK 3
horse's hoof; horseshoe; Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta) ∼HSK 3
xīn tiào heartbeat; pulse ∼HSK 3
chéng xìng to become second nature; by nature ∼HSK 3
chū to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1] ∼HSK 3
zhàn split seam; (fig.) flaw; weak point ∼HSK 3
dòng xīn to be moved; to be tempted ∼HSK 3
使 使 chāi shǐ to send; to assign; to appoint; servants of an official; official messenger ∼HSK 3
lǐng dào to receive ∼HSK 3
jiē rèn to take over (as minister, manager etc) ∼HSK 3
strange, unusual, uncanny, occult ∼HSK 3
zhī known (to science) ∼HSK 3
bǐng bào to report (to one's superior) ∼HSK 3
yào extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
zhōng end; finally, in the end ∼HSK 3
zhěng zhěng whole; full HSK 3
yǒu advantageous; favorable HSK 3
hòu guǒ consequences; aftermath HSK 3
chuán shuō legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... HSK 3
guǒ rán really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed HSK 3
rén cái talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks HSK 3
yín silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency HSK 3
quán miàn all-around; comprehensive; total; overall HSK 3
woman; female HSK 3
cóng since (a time); ever since HSK 3
to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused HSK 3
need not; does not have to; not necessarily HSK 3
fáng to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent HSK 3
gǎn jǐn hurriedly; without delay HSK 3
qián miàn ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] HSK 3
qiān wàn ten million; countless; many; one must by all means HSK 3
gòu enough; sufficient HSK 3
jiàn to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct HSK 3
tuán round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke) HSK 3
pèi to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate HSK 3
shòu shāng to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed HSK 3
zhí value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty HSK 3
gǎn shòu to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience HSK 3
Dāo surname Dao HSK 3
broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of HSK 3
duī to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old) HSK 3
shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
luàn in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary HSK 3