Once Upon a Time in China and America

Once Upon a Time in China and America 1997

鸿西 huángfēihóng zhī 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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shù narrate, state, express ∼HSK 5
shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
foreign things ∼HSK 5
shén jīng bìng mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case ∼HSK 5
chéng punish, reprimand; warn ∼HSK 5
jiān crafty, villainous, false ∼HSK 5
zhèn raise, excite, arouse action ∼HSK 5
zěn how (variant of 怎么) ∼HSK 5
耀 耀 yào shine, sparkle, dazzle; glory ∼HSK 5
that, there, those ∼HSK 5
me interrogative particle (variant of 嘛) ∼HSK 5
rèn zuì to admit guilt; to plead guilty ∼HSK 5
qiú prisoner, convict; confine ∼HSK 5
xiào to kindly accept (an offering) ∼HSK 5
Huì favor, benefit, confer kindness ∼HSK 5
shān slander; ridicule; proceed slowly ∼HSK 5
dāi hui wait a minute; stop a while ∼HSK 5
xiōng kǒu chest ∼HSK 5
zěn néng how can ∼HSK 5
dàn bear children, give birth; birth ∼HSK 5
tiān shén god; deity ∼HSK 5
how could (rhetorical) ∼HSK 5
anger ∼HSK 5
cóng mìng to obey an order; to comply; to do sb's bidding; to do as requested ∼HSK 5
kuàng gōng miner ∼HSK 5
tǎn strip; lay bare; bared; naked ∼HSK 5
shù forgive ∼HSK 5
shī péi Excuse me, I must be leaving now. ∼HSK 5
dǎo to knock down; knocked down ∼HSK 5
huì zhàn (military) to meet for a decisive battle; (military) battle; (fig.) large-scale concerted effort ∼HSK 5
yáng ocean; (old) silver dollar; (slang) Chinese yuan ∼HSK 5
àn riverside; river bank ∼HSK 5
yàn zhào nude picture ∼HSK 5
zhà cheat, defraud, swindle; trick ∼HSK 5
qiāng zhàn gun battle; firefight ∼HSK 5
liè bad, inferior; slightly ∼HSK 5
disciple ∼HSK 5
cái yuán financial resources; source of revenue ∼HSK 5
huán to hit back; to return fire ∼HSK 5
nián qīng youthful ∼HSK 5
huò misfortune, calamity, disaster ∼HSK 5
qín industrious, diligent, attentive ∼HSK 5
xiǎng yòng to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) ∼HSK 5
xiàn filling, stuffing; secret ∼HSK 5
duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb) ∼HSK 5
shì announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice HSK 5
nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
bào to repay; to requite HSK 5
zèng to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old) HSK 5
tíng incessant HSK 5