Shadow

Shadow 2018

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In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a shadow, a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want.

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4.13 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 94%

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jìng after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis HSK 5
mào to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover HSK 5
suì (transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous HSK 5
mìng lìng order; command HSK 5
cháng shì to try; to attempt HSK 5
qiàn to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) HSK 5
zhī wài outside; excluding HSK 5
to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) HSK 5
lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
zūn zhòng to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper HSK 5
cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
zhǎng to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency HSK 5
hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
wèi zhe to signify; to mean; to imply HSK 5
xié agreement; pact; protocol HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
shì type; form; pattern; style HSK 5
jué to refuse; to decline; to reject HSK 5
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
xìng woman; the female sex HSK 5
bàng stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race HSK 5
huī to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate HSK 5
guān jiàn crucial point; crux; key; crucial; pivotal HSK 5
xiǎng shòu to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure HSK 5
jǐn guǎn despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating HSK 5
fàng to renounce; to abandon; to give up HSK 5
zài one more time; again; one more; once again HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
like this; so; such HSK 5
wéi only; sole HSK 5
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
xīn fán luàn lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety Idiom ∼HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
wèn hòu to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
Tài diagram of cosmological scheme; Yin-Yang symbol ☯ Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
zhǐ huī guān commander ∼HSK 4
xuē jiǎn to cut down; to reduce; to lower ∼HSK 4
zhī know ∼HSK 4
assassin ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
yào gāo ointment ∼HSK 4