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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Vocabulary

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jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5
next door; neighbor HSK 5
qi polite; courteous; formal; modest HSK 5
shī fu master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men HSK 5
rǎo to disturb; to bother; to trouble HSK 5
chuǎng to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) HSK 5
hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
tiān cái talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted HSK 5
wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
dàn bullet HSK 5
at the minimum; at the very least HSK 5
广 广 yǎn "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc HSK 5
chí late; delayed; slow HSK 5
not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
yǒu companionship; fellowship; friendship HSK 5
xiāo chú to eliminate; to remove HSK 5
le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5
jiā to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jiá] HSK 5
sōu to search HSK 5
tái to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry HSK 5
dòng shǒu to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch HSK 5
rào to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex HSK 5
tiger HSK 5
zài chǎng to be present; to be on the scene HSK 5
rèn to recognize; to know; to admit HSK 5
quán dōu all; without exception HSK 5
nǎo zi brains; mind HSK 5
Qīng abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province HSK 5
huí tóu to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by HSK 5
běn rén I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned HSK 5
dài kuǎn a loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank) HSK 5
certainly; must; will; necessarily HSK 5
xīn exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
xīn shǎng to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire HSK 5
zàn shí temporary; provisional; for the time being HSK 5
zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
to remember; to recall; memory HSK 5
to dance; to wield; to brandish HSK 5
zhī zhōng inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
jué to refuse; to decline; to reject HSK 5
qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
qiǎng to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch HSK 5
lìng to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem HSK 5