Once Upon a Time in China and America

Once Upon a Time in China and America 1997

黄飞鸿之西域雄狮 huángfēihóng zhī xīyù xióngshī

So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.

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且 且 qiě and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) HSK 7
罗 羅 luó gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift HSK 7
所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi so-called; what is called HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
养精蓄锐 養精蓄銳 yǎng jīng xù ruì to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push Idiom ∼HSK 6
吉人天相 吉人天相 jí rén tiān xiàng Heaven helps the worthy (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
人命关天 人命關天 rén mìng guān tiān human life is beyond value (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
易如反掌 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all Idiom ∼HSK 6
多多益善 多多益善 duō duō yì shàn the more the better Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
受宠若惊 受寵若驚 shòu chǒng ruò jīng overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
未婚妻 未婚妻 wèi hūn qī fiancée ∼HSK 6
洋鬼子 洋鬼子 yáng guǐ zi foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners ∼HSK 6
清白 清白 qīng bái pure; innocent ∼HSK 6
幽默感 幽默感 yōu mò gǎn sense of humor ∼HSK 6
一程 一程 yī chéng a journey ∼HSK 6
浆糊 漿糊 jiàng hu paste; Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2] ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
睹物思人 睹物思人 dǔ wù sī rén (idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them ∼HSK 6
阴虚 陰虛 yīn xū deficiency of yin (TCM) ∼HSK 6
切磋 切磋 qiē cuō to compare notes; to learn from one another ∼HSK 6
洋人 洋人 yáng rén foreigner; Westerner ∼HSK 6
守望相助 守望相助 shǒu wàng xiāng zhù to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors; mutual help and protection ∼HSK 6
劫匪 劫匪 jié fěi bandit; robber ∼HSK 6
行刑 行刑 xíng xíng to carry out a (death) sentence; execution ∼HSK 6
荒山野岭 荒山野嶺 huāng shān yě lǐng wild, mountainous country ∼HSK 6
野人 野人 yě rén a savage; uncivilized person; (old) commoner ∼HSK 6
男婴 男嬰 nán yīng male baby ∼HSK 6
奇装异服 奇裝異服 qí zhuāng yì fú bizarre dress ∼HSK 6
没命 沒命 méi mìng to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately ∼HSK 6
通融 通融 tōng róng flexible; to accommodate; to stretch or get around regulations; a short-term loan ∼HSK 6
撕掉 撕掉 sī diào to tear out (and throw away); to rip away ∼HSK 6
收监 收監 shōu jiān to imprison; to take into custody ∼HSK 6
高姓大名 高姓大名 gāo xìng dà míng 高: high, tall; lofty, elevated · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 名: name, rank, title, position ∼HSK 6
副手 副手 fù shǒu assistant ∼HSK 6
缠身 纏身 chán shēn (of an illness, debt etc) to plague one; to bog one down; to preoccupy one ∼HSK 6
这般 這般 zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
奉陪 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company ∼HSK 6
友谊赛 友誼賽 yǒu yì sài friendly match; friendly competition ∼HSK 6
赌注 賭注 dǔ zhù stake (in a gamble); (what is at) stake ∼HSK 6
岂敢 豈敢 qǐ gǎn how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise ∼HSK 6