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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今夜 今夜 jīnyè tonight ∼HSK 4
不测 不測 bù cè unexpected; measureless; unexpected circumstance; contingency; mishap ∼HSK 4
冲向 衝嚮 chōng xiàng to charge into ∼HSK 4
水质 水質 shuǐ zhì water quality ∼HSK 4
注意力 注意力 zhù yì lì attention ∼HSK 4
重兵 重兵 zhòng bīng massive military force ∼HSK 4
全速 全速 quán sù top speed; at full speed ∼HSK 4
死守 死守 sǐ shǒu to defend one's property to the death; to cling obstinately to old habits; die-hard ∼HSK 4
接应 接應 jiē yìng to provide support; to come to the rescue ∼HSK 4
卒 䘚 zú soldier; servant; at last, finally ∼HSK 4
失约 失約 shī yuē to miss an appointment ∼HSK 4
错失 錯失 cuò shī fault; mistake; to miss (a chance) ∼HSK 4
农夫 農夫 nóng fū peasant; farmer ∼HSK 4
治国 治國 zhì guó to rule a country ∼HSK 4
永 永 yǒng long, perpetual, eternal, forever ∼HSK 4
长江 長江 Cháng Jiāng Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang HSK 4
能干 能幹 néng gàn capable; competent HSK 4
再三 再三 zài sān over and over again; again and again HSK 4
坚固 堅固 jiān gù firm; firmly; hard; stable HSK 4
茶叶 茶葉 chá yè tea; tea leaves HSK 4
陆地 陸地 lù dì dry land (as opposed to the sea) HSK 4
讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen HSK 4
平稳 平穩 píng wěn smooth; steady HSK 4
痛快 痛快 tòng kuài delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] HSK 4
着火 著火 zháo huǒ to catch fire HSK 4
难免 難免 nán miǎn hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably HSK 4
赏 賞 shǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) HSK 4
专心 專心 zhuān xīn to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth) HSK 4
圆满 圓滿 yuán mǎn satisfactory; consummate; perfect HSK 4
两边 兩邊 liǎng bian either side; both sides HSK 4
推迟 推遲 tuī chí to postpone; to put off; to defer HSK 4
鲜 鮮 xiān fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods HSK 4
途中 途中 tú zhōng en route HSK 4
征服 征服 zhēng fú to conquer; to subdue; to vanquish HSK 4
影子 影子 yǐng zi shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence HSK 4
穿上 穿上 chuān shang to put on (clothes etc) HSK 4
老虎 老虎 lǎo hǔ tiger HSK 4
善于 善於 shàn yú to be good at; to be adept at HSK 4
打败 打敗 dǎ bài to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated HSK 4
老实 老實 lǎo shi honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible HSK 4
忽视 忽視 hū shì to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore HSK 4
说服 說服 shuō fú to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shuì fú] HSK 4
误会 誤會 wù huì to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding HSK 4
被迫 被迫 bèi pò to be compelled; to be forced HSK 4
分散 分散 fēn sàn to scatter; to disperse; to distribute HSK 4
江 江 jiāng river HSK 4
季节 季節 jì jié time; season; period HSK 4
说不定 說不定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure; maybe HSK 4
尽力 盡力 jìn lì to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort HSK 4
多次 多次 duō cì many times; repeatedly HSK 4