Legend of the Demon Cat

Legend of the Demon Cat 2017

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During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.

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4.29 Intermediate Director Chen Kaige 🍅 91%

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báo thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile HSK 4
shàn liáng good and honest; kindhearted HSK 4
zhù to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in HSK 4
zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) HSK 4
qiǎo skill; technique HSK 4
yǐn dǎo to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer HSK 4
jiǎng jīn premium; award money; bonus HSK 4
alone HSK 4
shū shu father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] HSK 4
cái wealth; riches HSK 4
jiàn to meet HSK 4
chún pure; simple; unmixed; genuine HSK 4
qīng xǐng clear-headed; sober; awake HSK 4
sēn lín forest HSK 4
guān to close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down HSK 4
píng jìng tranquil; undisturbed; serene HSK 4
zhēn needle; pin; injection; stitch HSK 4
sǎn scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine HSK 4
shuì zháo to fall asleep HSK 4
jìn zhǐ to prohibit; to forbid; to ban HSK 4
wèi position; status; place HSK 4
sōng pine HSK 4
xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon HSK 4
Shī abbr. for Shijing 诗经, the Book of Songs HSK 4
chōng fèn ample; sufficient; adequate; full; fully; to the full HSK 4
xiāng box; trunk; chest HSK 4
zhǐ to prevent; to block HSK 4
rán not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? HSK 4
ren lady; madam; Mrs. HSK 4
yuán principle; doctrine HSK 4
shì lady; madam; Miss; Ms HSK 4
zhì to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research HSK 4
to breathe HSK 4
dòng to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable HSK 4
měi beautiful woman HSK 4
bǎo bao darling; baby HSK 4
to rub; to scratch; to towel; to wipe with a towel; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to touch; to brush (past); to shred (vegetables etc) HSK 4
guī rule; regulation; rules and regulations HSK 4
àn answer; solution HSK 4
bǎo jewel; gem; treasure; precious HSK 4
jiāng on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of HSK 4
huī to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme) HSK 4
zhàn dòu to fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle HSK 4
yíng to win; to gain HSK 4
already; since; both... (and...) HSK 4
tóu to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed HSK 4
jué role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiǎo sè] HSK 4
yǐn to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate HSK 4
shī bài to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat HSK 4
secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret HSK 4