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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Vocabulary

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zài chǎng to be present; to be on the scene HSK 5
shén magical; mystical; miraculous HSK 5
dāng nián in those days; then; in those years; during that time HSK 5
páng one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂, 亻 etc) HSK 5
shā to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide HSK 5
huà in a word; in short HSK 5
dào lái to arrive; arrival; advent HSK 5
jiǎng to reward; reward (as encouragement) HSK 5
warehouse; storehouse; (file) library HSK 5
hòu huǐ to regret; to feel remorse HSK 5
běn rén I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned HSK 5
shì to attempt; to try HSK 5
jìng after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis HSK 5
xīn exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
làng màn romantic HSK 5
shí guāng time; era; period of time HSK 5
rēng to throw; to throw away HSK 5
mìng lìng order; command HSK 5
cháng shì to try; to attempt HSK 5
yǒu zhe to have; to possess HSK 5
zàn shí temporary; provisional; for the time being HSK 5
zhēn xiàng the truth about sth; the actual facts HSK 5
cāi to guess HSK 5
qiàn to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) HSK 5
zhī wài outside; excluding HSK 5
táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
to remember; to recall; memory HSK 5
zhǎng to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency HSK 5
zhǎn shì to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit HSK 5
hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
yāo qǐng to invite; invitation HSK 5
fēng kuáng crazy; frenzied; wild HSK 5
diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
wèi zhe to signify; to mean; to imply HSK 5
fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
zhí xíng to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run HSK 5
dàn in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day HSK 5
bàng stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race HSK 5
dāi to stay HSK 5
qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
使 使 shǐ even if; even though HSK 5
fàng to renounce; to abandon; to give up HSK 5
zài one more time; again; one more; once again HSK 5