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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法 㳒 Fǎ France; French; abbr. for 法国; Taiwan pr. [Fà] HSK 4
治疗 治療 zhì liáo to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy HSK 4
些 些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
定 定 dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
自 自 zì self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely HSK 4
以及 以及 yǐ jí as well as; too; and HSK 4
是否 是否 shì fǒu whether (or not); if; is or isn't HSK 4
曾 曾 céng once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) HSK 4
处 處 chǔ to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish HSK 4
之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
作为 作為 zuò wéi one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be HSK 4
此 此 cǐ this; these HSK 4
无 無 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
了解 了解 liǎo jiě to understand; to realize; to find out HSK 4
之后 之後 zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
担心 擔心 dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
却 卻 què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
后会有期 後會有期 hòu huì yǒu qī I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom); Hope to see you again. Idiom ∼HSK 3
韬光养晦 韜光養晦 tāo guāng yǎng huì to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom); to hide one's light under a bushel Idiom ∼HSK 3
齐心 齊心 qí xīn to be of one mind; to work as one Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
照旧 照舊 zhào jiù as before; as in the past Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
没用 沒用 méi yòng useless Xiehouyu HSK 3
亲 親 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
自打 自打 zì dǎ (coll.) since Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
小牛 小牛 xiǎo niú calf; (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
输 輸 shū to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password) Colloquialism HSK 3
夏侯 夏侯 Xià hóu two-character surname Xiahou Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
赵子龙 趙子龍 Zhào Zǐ lóng courtesy name of Zhao Yun, general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
光复 光復 Guāng fù Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien County, east Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
村子 村子 cūn zi village Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
张飞 張飛 Zhāng Fēi Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
张三 張三 Zhāng Sān Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three:,, Tom, Dick and Harry; (dialect) wolf Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
冬节 冬節 Dōng jié Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd December-5th January Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
春秋 春秋 Chūn qiū Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
丞相 丞相 chéng xiàng the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister ∼HSK 3
吴 吳 Wú name of warring state; surname ∼HSK 3
敌 敵 dí enemy, foe, rival; resist ∼HSK 3
叔 叔 shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
赵 趙 Zhào surname; ancient state ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
程 程 Chéng journey, trip; schedule, agenda ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
上马 上馬 shàng mǎ to get on a horse; to mount ∼HSK 3
没法 沒法 méi fǎ at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice ∼HSK 3
音 音 yīn sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation ∼HSK 3
部下 部下 bù xià troops under one's command; subordinate ∼HSK 3