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 Zhou Yu

Takeshi Kaneshiro Zhu Ge Liang

Zhang Fengyi Cao Cao

Chang Chen Sun Quan

Vicky Zhao Sun Shang Xiang

Hu Jun Zhao Yun

Shido Nakamura Gan Xing

Lin Chi-ling Xiao Qiao

You Yongzhi Liu Bei

Hou Yong Lu Su

Vocabulary

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汉漢 Hàn	Chinese people; Chinese language	∼HSK 1
这位這位 zhè wèi	this (person)	∼HSK 1
一下一下 yī xià	(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly	∼HSK 1
这种這種 zhè zhǒng	this kind of	∼HSK 1
不了不了 bù le	no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)	∼HSK 1
不好不好 bù hǎo	no good	∼HSK 1
八十八十 bā shí	eighty; 80	∼HSK 1
不可不可 bù kě	cannot; should not; must not	∼HSK 1
一个人一個人 yī gè rén	by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company)	∼HSK 1
不到不到 bù dào	not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than	∼HSK 1
怎么了怎麼了 zěn me le	What's up?; What's going on?; What happened?	∼HSK 1
那个那個 nàge	that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler	∼HSK 1
东风東風 dōng fēng	easterly wind; spring breeze; (fig.) revolutionary momentum; favorable circumstances	∼HSK 1
二哥二哥 èr gē	second brother	∼HSK 1
在一起在一起 zài yī qǐ	together	∼HSK 1
不在不在 bù zài	not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased	∼HSK 1
一次一次 yī cì	first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one)	∼HSK 1
二十二十 èr shí	twenty; 20	∼HSK 1
没事沒事 méi shì	it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble)	∼HSK 1
这就這就 zhè jiù	immediately; at once	∼HSK 1
我等我等 wǒ děng	we; us (archaic)	∼HSK 1
还好還好 hái hǎo	not bad; tolerable; fortunately	∼HSK 1
我去我去 wǒ qù	(slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane!	∼HSK 1
一来一來 yī lái	firstly,...	∼HSK 1
对了對了 duì le	Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,...	∼HSK 1
在前在前 zài qián	ahead; formerly; in the past	∼HSK 1
兴興 Xīng	thrive, prosper, flourish	∼HSK 1
站起来站起來 zhàn qǐ lai	to stand up	∼HSK 1
水师水師 shuǐ shī	navy (in Qing times)	∼HSK 1
拿下拿下 ná xià	to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc)	∼HSK 1
有了有了 yǒu le	I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven	∼HSK 1
水路水路 shuǐ lù	waterway	∼HSK 1
先行先行 xiān xíng	to start off before the others; to precede; to proceed in advance	∼HSK 1
有点有點 yǒu diǎn	a little	∼HSK 1
从来没有從來沒有 cóng lái méi yǒu	there has never been; has never had; (before a verb) has never	∼HSK 1
要看要看 yào kàn	(it) depends on...	∼HSK 1
快点快點 kuài diǎn	to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on!	∼HSK 1
没了沒了 méi le	to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist	∼HSK 1
跟着跟著 gēn zhe	to follow after; immediately afterwards	∼HSK 1
大一大一 dà yī	first-year university student	∼HSK 1
天子天子 tiān zǐ	the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)	∼HSK 1
家眷家眷 jiā juàn	one's wife and children	∼HSK 1
手下手下 shǒu xià	under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; when taking action	∼HSK 1
不下不下 bù xià	to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)	∼HSK 1
家的家的 jiā de	(old) wife	∼HSK 1
从来没從來沒 cóng lái méi	have never; has never	∼HSK 1
今今 jīn	now, today, modern era	∼HSK 1
十几十幾 shí jǐ	more than ten; a dozen or more	∼HSK 1
说出說出 shuō chū	to speak out; to declare (one's view)	∼HSK 1
变得變得 biàn de	to become	∼HSK 1