Red Cliff

Red Cliff 2008

赤壁（上） chìbì （ shǎng ）

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.

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5.5 Advanced Director John Woo 🍅 89%

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Chiu-wai Zhou Yu Takeshi Kaneshiro Takeshi Kaneshiro Zhu Ge Liang Zhang Fengyi Zhang Fengyi Cao Cao Chang Chen Chang Chen Sun Quan Vicky Zhao Vicky Zhao Sun Shang Xiang Hu Jun Hu Jun Zhao Yun Shido Nakamura Shido Nakamura Gan Xing Lin Chi-ling Lin Chi-ling Xiao Qiao You Yongzhi You Yongzhi Liu Bei Hou Yong Hou Yong Lu Su

Vocabulary

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顽 頑 wán obstinate, stubborn; recalcitrant ∼HSK 5
推崇 推崇 tuī chóng to esteem; to think highly of; to accord importance to; to revere ∼HSK 5
道义 道義 dào yì morality; righteousness and justice ∼HSK 5
联营 聯營 lián yíng joint venture; under joint management ∼HSK 5
利于 利於 lì yú to be beneficial to; to be conducive to ∼HSK 5
神速 神速 shén sù lightning speed; amazingly rapid; incredible pace of development ∼HSK 5
洪 洪 Hóng vast, immense; flood, deluge ∼HSK 5
辽 遼 Liáo distant, far ∼HSK 5
诱 誘 yòu persuade, entice, induce; guide ∼HSK 5
陆路 陸路 lù lù land route; overland route ∼HSK 5
彀 彀 gòu enough, adequate fully, quite ∼HSK 5
杀出重围 殺出重圍 shā chū chóng wéi to force one's way out of encirclement; to break through ∼HSK 5
陆上 陸上 lù shàng land-based; on land ∼HSK 5
壁 壁 bì partition wall; walls of a house ∼HSK 5
挫 挫 cuò push down; chop down; grind ∼HSK 5
襄 襄 Xiāng aid, help, assist; undress ∼HSK 5
樊 樊 Fán a railing; a fence an enclosed place ∼HSK 5
诊 診 zhěn examine patient, diagnose ∼HSK 5
宴 宴 yàn banquet ∼HSK 5
刀枪 刀槍 dāo qiāng sword and spear; weapons ∼HSK 5
杀掉 殺掉 shā diào to kill ∼HSK 5
他杀 他殺 tā shā homicide (law) ∼HSK 5
拦住 攔住 lán zhù to stop; to bar the way ∼HSK 5
行酒令 行酒令 xíng jiǔ lìng to play a drinking game ∼HSK 5
张狂 張狂 zhāng kuáng brash; insolent; frantic ∼HSK 5
逸 逸 yì flee, escape, break loose ∼HSK 5
身子骨 身子骨 shēn zi gǔ posture; upright posture ∼HSK 5
讨伐 討伐 tǎo fá to suppress by armed force; to send a punitive expedition against; to crusade against ∼HSK 5
军士 軍士 jūn shì soldier; noncommssioned officer (NCO) ∼HSK 5
不可收拾 不可收拾 bù kě - shōu shi (idiom) irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless ∼HSK 5
兵器 兵器 bīng qì weapon ∼HSK 5
盔甲 盔甲 kuī jiǎ armor; body armor and helmet ∼HSK 5
军心 軍心 jūn xīn (military) troop morale; (fig.) team morale ∼HSK 5
丧 喪 sāng mourning; mourn; funeral ∼HSK 5
何以 何以 hé yǐ (literary) why; how ∼HSK 5
衿 衿 jīn collar or lapel of garment ∼HSK 5
悠悠 悠悠 yōu yōu lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space; unhurried; a great number (of events); preposterous; pensive ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
鸣 鳴 míng cry of bird or animal; make sound ∼HSK 5
瑟 瑟 sè large stringed musical instrument; dignified, massive; sound of wind ∼HSK 5
笙 笙 shēng small gourd-shaped musical instrument ∼HSK 5
掇 掇 duō collect, gather up, pick up ∼HSK 5
鹊 鵲 què magpie; Pica species (various) ∼HSK 5
匝 匝 zā full circle; encircle ∼HSK 5
并肩 並肩 bìng jiān alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast ∼HSK 5
难以实现 難以實現 nán yǐ shí xiàn hard to accomplish; difficult to achieve ∼HSK 5
侵 侵 qīn invade, encroach upon, raid ∼HSK 5
掠 掠 lüè rob, ransack, plunder; pass by ∼HSK 5
恭 恭 gōng respectful, polite, reverent ∼HSK 5
敌方 敵方 dí fāng enemy ∼HSK 5