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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diāo dǒu sēn yán 刁: tricky, sly, crafty, cunning · 斗: Chinese peck; liquid measure · 森: forest; luxuriant vegetation · 严: strict, rigorous, rigid; stern Idiom ∼HSK 7
luò píng yáng 虎: tiger; brave, fierce; surname · 落: fall, drop; net income, surplus · 平: flat, level, even; peaceful Idiom ∼HSK 7
yǒu how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
cháng shī the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
jīng tiān dòng world-shaking (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
miàn quán fēi nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition Idiom HSK 7
cuò shǒu no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared Idiom HSK 7
tǎo jià huán jià to haggle over price; to bargain Idiom HSK 7
Gāo míng Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong Xiehouyu HSK 7
xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
shǎo shù extremely few; a small minority HSK 7
fēi qín zǒu shòu birds and animals; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air HSK 7
zhēn zhòng precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! HSK 7
xué to learn a skill or art HSK 7
shèng chū to come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc); success; victory HSK 7
unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone HSK 7
liǎo liǎo zhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite HSK 7
chū dào to start one's career; (of an entertainer) to make one's debut HSK 7
qián the other day; a few days ago HSK 7
zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
hài pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses HSK 7
fēng làng wind and waves; rough waters; (fig.) hardship HSK 7
jué consummate skill; supreme feat; tour-de-force; stunt HSK 7
pài bié group; sect; clique; faction; school HSK 7
qǐng shì to ask for instructions HSK 7
zuò duì to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair HSK 7
guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops HSK 7
tán platform; rostrum; altar HSK 7
yào secondary HSK 7
gào to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
jīng dòng to alarm; to startle; to disturb HSK 7
cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
bàn halfway; midway; on the way HSK 7
huāng zhāng flustered; agitated HSK 7
shān mountain road HSK 7
禿 bald; blunt HSK 7
zhuó zhòng to put emphasis on; to stress HSK 7
huǒ yào gunpowder HSK 7
hòu rén later generation HSK 7
shòu to suffer hardship HSK 7
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
hǎo zài luckily; fortunately HSK 7
tuǒ dang appropriate; proper; ready HSK 7
guàn chè to implement; to put into practice; to carry out HSK 7
disciple; follower HSK 7
qīng shì contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful HSK 7
fēi only; nothing else HSK 7
wēi critical; desperate (situation) HSK 7
jiè bèi to take precautions; to guard against (emergency) HSK 7
gāo shān high mountain; alpine mountain HSK 7