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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shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
dōng mián to hibernate; hibernation ∼HSK 5
shì yán to pledge; to promise; oath; vow ∼HSK 5
huàn illusion, fantasy, mirage ∼HSK 5
jiān jiào to screech; to shriek ∼HSK 5
huǎng lie ∼HSK 5
bīng dòng to freeze ∼HSK 5
nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
shū calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship HSK 5
zhèng just as; precisely as HSK 5
shī poem HSK 5
yǒu poisonous HSK 5
gāo greater than; to exceed HSK 5
zài (not) any more HSK 5
yán words; speech; (spoken) language HSK 5
gēn suí to follow HSK 5
jiān nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes) HSK 5
shì wéi to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem HSK 5
huí to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc) HSK 5
shēn depth; (of a speech etc) profundity; advanced stage of development HSK 5
wài exception; to be an exception HSK 5
zhēn truth HSK 5
kàn dài to look upon; to regard HSK 5
zhòng to be poisoned HSK 5
qín guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general HSK 5
xiàng zhēng emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for HSK 5
duǒ flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc HSK 5
shī fu master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men HSK 5
táo pǎo to flee from sth; to run away; to escape HSK 5
zāi nàn disaster; catastrophe HSK 5
xiàn to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) HSK 5
shuì mián sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode HSK 5
qiǎng to compel; to force HSK 5
jué not at all; simply (can) not HSK 5
tōu tōu stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly HSK 5
rěn shòu to bear; to endure HSK 5
jué wàng to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation HSK 5
guāng gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision HSK 5
zhèng justice; righteousness; just; righteous HSK 5
chāo yuè to surpass; to exceed; to transcend HSK 5
wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
fǎn huí to return to; to come (or go) back HSK 5
zhí to resign HSK 5
tīng hall; lounge HSK 5
xún qiú to seek; to look for 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
zi nose HSK 5
wàng to thirst for; to long for HSK 5
kào jìn to be close to; to approach; to draw near HSK 5
shì to point out; to remind (sb of sth); to suggest; suggestion; tip; reminder; notice HSK 5