Swordsman

Swordsman 1990

xiào ào jiāng

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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zhǎng guì shopkeeper ∼HSK 5
cruel; sinister; vicious ∼HSK 5
zhū precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl ∼HSK 5
shī shì to lose power and influence ∼HSK 5
yǒu wéi to run counter to ∼HSK 5
guān authorities; feudal official ∼HSK 5
yán illegally-traded salt (with salt tax not paid) ∼HSK 5
guān to attend a ritual ∼HSK 5
rude; rudely ∼HSK 5
Wēng old man; father, father-in-law ∼HSK 5
shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
tíng court ∼HSK 5
nián qīng youthful ∼HSK 5
duò rudder, helm ∼HSK 5
Chāng light of sun; good, proper ∼HSK 5
wáng death, destroyed; lose, perish ∼HSK 5
pàn traitor; turncoat; rebel; renegade; insurgent ∼HSK 5
qīng tiān clear sky; blue sky; upright and honorable (official) ∼HSK 5
kào àn (of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore; landfall ∼HSK 5
Cāng blue; green ∼HSK 5
zhī xiǎo to know; to understand ∼HSK 5
yáo far away, distant, remote ∼HSK 5
tāo large waves ∼HSK 5
hóng chén the world of mortals (Buddhism); human society; worldly affairs ∼HSK 5
yuán karmic affinity ∼HSK 5
lǎo bèi older generation ∼HSK 5
chéng a large, pear-shaped earthenware jar ∼HSK 5
fèi bark ∼HSK 5
xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp ∼HSK 5
dùn hide, conceal oneself; escape ∼HSK 5
partition wall; walls of a house ∼HSK 5
furnace ∼HSK 5
zhǎn chì to spread wings ∼HSK 5
kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
liāo lift up, raise; leave, depart ∼HSK 5
cuò push down; chop down; grind ∼HSK 5
ròu blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood ∼HSK 5
body ∼HSK 5
fork of road; branching off ∼HSK 5
shī master and disciple ∼HSK 5
lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy ∼HSK 5
宿 宿 tóu to lodge; to stay (for the night) ∼HSK 5
shā murderous spirit; aura of death; to vent one's anger ∼HSK 5
shī mèi younger sister disciple ∼HSK 5
resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
bèi (literary) we; us ∼HSK 5
cǎn zāo to suffer (defeat, death etc) ∼HSK 5
bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
way, road, path, journey; course ∼HSK 5
liǎng àn bilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainland HSK 5