Red Cliff 2008
赤壁（上）
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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| 始终 始終 | from beginning to end; all along | |
| 当初 當初 | at that time; originally | |
| 福 福 | good fortune; happiness; luck | |
| 围 圍 | to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) | |
| 吵 吵 | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise | |
| 赶快 趕快 | quickly; at once | |
| 人才 人才 | talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks | |
| 前进 前進 | to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward | |
| 个性 個性 | individuality; personality | |
| 造 造 | to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops | |
| 将来 將來 | in the future; future; the future | |
| 缺 缺 | deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of | |
| 实力 實力 | strength | |
| 对待 對待 | to treat; treatment | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 胖 胖 | healthy; at ease | |
| 背后 背後 | behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back | |
| 恐怕 恐怕 | fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe | |
| 汤 湯 | rushing current | |
| 积极 積極 | active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive | |
| 成长 成長 | to mature; to grow; growth | |
| 上去 上去 | to go up | |
| 存 存 | to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive | |
| 赶 趕 | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) | |
| 互相 互相 | each other; mutually; mutual | |
| 优势 優勢 | superiority; dominance; advantage | |
| 紧急 緊急 | urgent; emergency | |
| 领 領 | neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc | |
| 糖 糖 | sugar; sweets; candy | |
| 不必 不必 | need not; does not have to; not necessarily | |
| 防 防 | to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent | |
| 信任 信任 | to trust; to have confidence in | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 立刻 立刻 | forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once | |
| 员 員 | person; employee; member | |
| 困 困 | to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute | |
| 经营 經營 | to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate | |
| 升 升 | to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 | |
| 强大 強大 | large; formidable; powerful; strong | |
| 退 退 | to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline | |
| 简直 簡直 | simply; really | |
| 前面 前面 | ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] | |
| 板 板 | board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious | |
| 接近 接近 | to approach; to get close to | |
| 千万 千萬 | ten million; countless; many; one must by all means | |
| 断 斷 | to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly | |
| 意外 意外 | unexpected; accident; mishap | |
| 布 佈 | cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known | |
| 足够 足夠 | enough; sufficient | |
| 慢慢 慢慢 | slowly |