Red Cliff

Red Cliff 2008

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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%

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tiào to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate HSK 3
běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
guà to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) HSK 3
jǐn barely; only; merely HSK 3
réng rán still; as before; yet HSK 3
each; every HSK 3
shēn deep (lit. and fig.) HSK 3
xùn liàn to train; to drill; training HSK 3
miàn duì to face; to confront HSK 3
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation HSK 3
rén mín the people HSK 3
bào to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge HSK 3
yíng to beat; to win; to profit HSK 3
rán nature; natural; naturally HSK 3
rén shēng life (one's time on earth) HSK 3
zhī to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions HSK 3
mǒu some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
liang power; force; strength HSK 3
ān pái to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans HSK 3
chéng city walls; city; town HSK 3
tán to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss HSK 3
power; force; strength; ability; strenuously HSK 3
què shí indeed; really; reliable; real; true HSK 3
xià to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw HSK 3
qīn father; also pr. [fù qin] HSK 3
sense; meaning; significance; importance HSK 3
guāng light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered HSK 3
zhuā to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch HSK 3
wèi everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you HSK 3
xìng nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence HSK 3
yòng to exploit; to make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize HSK 3
hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly HSK 3
pài clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie HSK 3
jiān chí to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on HSK 3
jué duì absolute; unconditional HSK 3
dào finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
jiǎn dān simple; not complicated HSK 3
lìng wài additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore HSK 3
céng jīng once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) HSK 3
shāng to injure; injury; wound HSK 3
bào gào to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture HSK 3
线 xiàn thread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) HSK 3
àn to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment HSK 3
zuò to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together; cooperation HSK 3
róng easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to HSK 3
rèn wu mission; assignment; task; duty; role HSK 3
biāo target; goal; objective HSK 3
miàn inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] HSK 3
bǎo chí to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve HSK 3