Swordsman

Swordsman 1990

笑傲江湖 xiào ào jiāng hú

A kung-fu manual known as the Sacred Scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.

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4.72 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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刁斗森严 刁斗森嚴 diāo dǒu sēn yán lit. the watchmen's clappers are strict (idiom); fig. tight military guard; heavily fortified Idiom ∼HSK 7
虎落平阳 虎落平陽 hǔ luò píng yáng lit. a tiger fallen to the flatlands (idiom); fig. a fallen hero stripped of power and bullied by lesser folk Idiom ∼HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
得不偿失 得不償失 dé bù cháng shī the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
惊天动地 驚天動地 jīng tiān dòng dì world-shaking (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
面目全非 面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition Idiom HSK 7
措手不及 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared Idiom HSK 7
讨价还价 討價還價 tǎo jià huán jià to haggle over price; to bargain Idiom HSK 7
高明 高明 Gāo míng Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù extremely few; a small minority HSK 7
飞禽走兽 飛禽走獸 fēi qín zǒu shòu birds and animals; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air HSK 7
珍重 珍重 zhēn zhòng precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! HSK 7
学艺 學藝 xué yì to learn a skill or art HSK 7
胜出 勝出 shèng chū to come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc); success; victory HSK 7
骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone HSK 7
不了了之 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite HSK 7
出道 出道 chū dào to start one's career; (of an entertainer) to make one's debut HSK 7
日前 日前 rì qián the other day; a few days ago HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
利害 利害 lì hài pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses HSK 7
风浪 風浪 fēng làng wind and waves; rough waters; (fig.) hardship HSK 7
绝技 絕技 jué jì consummate skill; supreme feat; tour-de-force; stunt HSK 7
派别 派別 pài bié group; sect; clique; faction; school HSK 7
请示 請示 qǐng shì to ask for instructions HSK 7
作对 作對 zuò duì to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair HSK 7
官兵 官兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops HSK 7
坛 壇 tán platform; rostrum; altar HSK 7
次要 次要 cì yào secondary HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
惊动 驚動 jīng dòng to alarm; to startle; to disturb HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
半路 半路 bàn lù halfway; midway; on the way HSK 7
慌张 慌張 huāng zhāng flustered; agitated HSK 7
山路 山路 shān lù mountain road HSK 7
秃 禿 tū bald; blunt HSK 7
着重 著重 zhuó zhòng to put emphasis on; to stress HSK 7
火药 火藥 huǒ yào gunpowder HSK 7
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation HSK 7
受苦 受苦 shòu kǔ to suffer hardship HSK 7
上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time HSK 7
好在 好在 hǎo zài luckily; fortunately HSK 7
妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang appropriate; proper; ready HSK 7
贯彻 貫徹 guàn chè to implement; to put into practice; to carry out HSK 7
弟子 弟子 dì zǐ disciple; follower HSK 7
轻视 輕視 qīng shì contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful HSK 7
无非 無非 wú fēi only; nothing else HSK 7
危急 危急 wēi jí critical; desperate (situation) HSK 7
戒备 戒備 jiè bèi to take precautions; to guard against (emergency) HSK 7
高山 高山 gāo shān high mountain; alpine mountain HSK 7