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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试探 試探 shì tàn to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out HSK 7
皇室 皇室 huáng shì royal family; imperial household; member of the royal family HSK 7
葬 塟 zàng to bury (the dead); to inter HSK 7
相差 相差 xiāng chà to differ; discrepancy between HSK 7
抗争 抗爭 kàng zhēng to resist; to make a stand and fight (against) HSK 7
埋伏 埋伏 mái fú to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush HSK 7
城墙 城牆 chéng qiáng city wall HSK 7
直奔 直奔 zhí bèn to go straight to; to make a beeline for HSK 7
君子 君子 jūn zǐ nobleman; person of noble character HSK 7
点火 點火 diǎn huǒ to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate; to start an engine; ignition; fig. to stir up trouble HSK 7
阵容 陣容 zhèn róng troop arrangement; battle formation; lineup (of a sports team etc) HSK 7
玩弄 玩弄 wán nòng to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to HSK 7
不愧 不愧 bù kuì to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be HSK 7
常人 常人 cháng rén ordinary person HSK 7
自如 自如 zì rú unobstructed; unconstrained; smoothly; with ease; freely HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
务必 務必 wù bì must; to need to; to be sure to HSK 7
忠于 忠於 zhōng yú to be loyal to HSK 7
玄 玄 xuán black; mysterious HSK 7
防卫 防衛 fáng wèi to defend; defensive; defense HSK 7
追随 追隨 zhuī suí to follow; to accompany HSK 7
阵营 陣營 zhèn yíng group of people; camp; faction; sides in a dispute HSK 7
泥土 泥土 ní tǔ earth; soil; mud; clay HSK 7
团聚 團聚 tuán jù to reunite; to have a reunion HSK 7
俘虏 俘虜 fú lǔ captive HSK 7
狡猾 狡猾 jiǎo huá crafty; cunning; sly HSK 7
潇洒 瀟灑 xiāo sǎ confident and at ease; free and easy HSK 7
顾虑 顧慮 gù lǜ misgivings; apprehensions HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
亲生 親生 qīn shēng one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents) HSK 7
有幸 有幸 yǒu xìng fortunately HSK 7
功劳 功勞 gōng láo contribution; meritorious service; credit HSK 7
漂 漂 piāo to float; to drift HSK 7
扰乱 擾亂 rǎo luàn to disturb; to perturb; to harass HSK 7
逢 逢 féng to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon HSK 7
当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
营救 營救 yíng jiù to rescue HSK 7
料到 料到 liào dào to foresee; to anticipate HSK 7
减弱 減弱 jiǎn ruò to weaken; to diminish HSK 7
全力以赴 全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort HSK 7
斩 斬 zhǎn to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop HSK 7
气势 氣勢 qì shì imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor HSK 7
不容 不容 bù róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
鸽子 鴿子 gē zi pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae HSK 7
坚守 堅守 jiān shǒu to hold fast to; to stick to HSK 7
暗中 暗中 àn zhōng in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously HSK 7
竖 豎 shù to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) HSK 7
一心 一心 yī xīn wholeheartedly; heart and soul HSK 7
惯 慣 guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7