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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控制 控制 kòng zhì to control HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
一言为定 一言為定 yī yán wéi dìng (idiom) it's a deal; that's settled then Idiom ∼HSK 4
聊天 聊天 liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
拉肚子 拉肚子 lā dù zi (coll.) to have diarrhea Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
比利 比利 Bǐ lì (HK, Sg, Tw) Pelé (1940-2022), Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Brazilian football star Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
镇长 鎮長 zhèn zhǎng town headman; mayor (of small town or village); bailiff Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐山 唐山 Táng shān Tangshan, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province; China (a name for China used by some overseas Chinese) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
林肯 林肯 Lín kěn Lincoln (name); Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president 1861-1865; Lincoln, US car make Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
佛山 佛山 Fó shān Foshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
印第安 印第安 Yìn dì ān (American) Indian; native American; indigenous peoples of the Americas Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
巴利 巴利 Bā lì the Pali language or, more broadly, the scriptural and literary tradition of Theravada Buddhism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
密西西比 密西西比 Mì xī xī bǐ Mississippi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐人街 唐人街 Táng rén Jiē Chinatown Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
警 警 jǐng guard, watch; alert, alarm ∼HSK 4
失忆 失憶 shī yì to lose one's memory ∼HSK 4
赃款 贓款 zāng kuǎn booty; stolen goods ∼HSK 4
幸会 幸會 xìng huì nice to meet you ∼HSK 4
娜 娜 nà elegant, graceful, delicate ∼HSK 4
民团 民團 mín tuán civil corps; militia ∼HSK 4
施 施 Shī grant, bestow; give; act; name ∼HSK 4
国术 國術 guó shù martial arts ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
身处 身處 shēn chǔ in (some place); to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc); to find oneself in; placed in; surrounded by ∼HSK 4
陌生人 陌生人 mò shēng rén stranger ∼HSK 4
承 承 Chéng inherit, receive; succeed ∼HSK 4
货色 貨色 huò sè goods; (derog.) stuff; trash ∼HSK 4
黑眼圈 黑眼圈 hēi yǎn quān dark circles (under one's eyes); black eye ∼HSK 4
金沙 金沙 jīn shā gold dust; salted egg yolk sauce ∼HSK 4
肤色 膚色 fū sè skin color ∼HSK 4
阵线 陣線 zhèn xiàn a front (militant group); line of battle; alignment (towards a political party etc) ∼HSK 4
应有 應有 yīng yǒu to deserve (attention, respect etc); should have (freedoms, rights etc) ∼HSK 4
有何贵干 有何貴幹 yǒu hé guì gàn What (noble errand) brings you here?; May I help you?; What can I do for you? ∼HSK 4
他乡 他鄉 tā xiāng foreign land; away from one's native place ∼HSK 4
族人 族人 zú rén clansman; clan members; relatives; ethnic minority ∼HSK 4
别处 別處 bié chù elsewhere ∼HSK 4
避开 避開 bì kāi to avoid; to evade; to keep away from ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
春梦 春夢 chūn mèng spring dream; short-lived illusion; erotic dream ∼HSK 4
开局 開局 kāi jú opening (chess etc); early stage of game, match, work, activity etc ∼HSK 4
屎 屎 shǐ excrement, shit, dung ∼HSK 4
庄 莊 zhuāng village, hamlet; villa, manor ∼HSK 4
粮 糧 liáng food, grain, provisions ∼HSK 4