Tai Chi Hero

Tai Chi Hero 2012

太极2：英雄崛起 tàijí ： yīngxióng juéqǐ

Chinese steampunk martial arts blockbuster about the early years of Tai chi master Yang Luchan, the man who founded in the 19th century what has now become the most popular Tai Chi style in the world. The second instalment of the "Tai Chi" trilogy continues the journey of Yang Luchan, a gifted child with a fleshy growth on his forehead who helped save a village from a frightening army of steampunk soldiers bearing strange machines with the knowledge of Tai Chi that they entrusted him with.

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5.07 Advanced Director Stephen Fung 🍅 45%

Cast

Jayden Yuan Jayden Yuan Yang Lu Chan Yuan Wenkang Yuan Wenkang Prince Dun AngelaBaby AngelaBaby Chen Yu Niang Shu Qi Shu Qi Mother Yang Stephen Fung Stephen Fung Nan Xiong Xinxin Xiong Xinxin Uncle Qin Shen Si Shen Si Brother Tofu Wei Ai-Xuan Zhao Di Eddie Peng Yu-Yan Eddie Peng Yu-Yan Fang Zi Jing William Feng William Feng Chen Zai Yang

Vocabulary

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总督 總督 zǒng dū governor-general; viceroy; governor ∼HSK 3
万物 萬物 wàn wù all things; all that exists ∼HSK 3
总得 總得 zǒng děi must; have to; be bound to ∼HSK 3
外传 外傳 wài chuán to tell others (a secret); to divulge to an outsider; to be rumored ∼HSK 3
吴 吳 Wú name of warring state; surname ∼HSK 3
伤人 傷人 shāng rén to injure sb ∼HSK 3
赵 趙 Zhào surname; ancient state ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
赶走 趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out; to turn back ∼HSK 3
领教 領教 lǐng jiào much obliged; thank you; to ask advice; (ironically or humorously) to experience; to taste ∼HSK 3
信物 信物 xìn wù keepsake; token ∼HSK 3
相合 相合 xiāng hé to conform to; to fit with; to be compatible with ∼HSK 3
失 失 shī lose; make mistake, neglect ∼HSK 3
突 突 tū suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
转头 轉頭 zhuǎn tóu to turn one's head; to change direction; U-turn; volte face; to repent ∼HSK 3
一般人 一般人 yī bān rén average person ∼HSK 3
他性 他性 tā xìng otherness ∼HSK 3
板凳 板凳 bǎn dèng wooden bench or stool ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
奇 奇 jī strange, unusual, uncanny, occult ∼HSK 3
食 食 shí eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
众 眾 Zhòng multitude, crowd; masses, public ∼HSK 3
被褥 被褥 bèi rù bedding; bedclothes ∼HSK 3
检点 檢點 jiǎn diǎn to examine; to check; to keep a lookout; cautious; restrained (in speech or mannerisms) ∼HSK 3
调教 調教 tiáo jiào to instruct; to teach; to train; to raise (livestock) ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
史上 史上 shǐ shàng in history ∼HSK 3
静心 靜心 jìng xīn meditation ∼HSK 3
源 源 yuán spring; source, head; surname ∼HSK 3
输不起 輸不起 shū bù qǐ to take defeat with bad grace; to be a sore loser; cannot afford to lose ∼HSK 3
朝廷 朝廷 cháo tíng court; imperial household; dynasty ∼HSK 3
整套 整套 zhěng tào entire set ∼HSK 3
好使 好使 hǎo shǐ easy to use; to function well; so that; in order to ∼HSK 3
任由 任由 rèn yóu to let (sb do sth); to allow; regardless of ∼HSK 3
接任 接任 jiē rèn to take over (as minister, manager etc) ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
力道 力道 lì dào strength; power; efficacy ∼HSK 3
都什么年代了 都什麼年代了 dōu shén me nián dài le What decade are you living in?; That's so out-of-date! ∼HSK 3
别管 別管 bié guǎn no matter (who, what etc) ∼HSK 3
真传 真傳 zhēn chuán authentic tradition; handed-down teachings or techniques ∼HSK 3
银子 銀子 yín zi money; silver ∼HSK 3
过目 過目 guò mù to look over ∼HSK 3
直通 直通 zhí tōng to lead directly to ∼HSK 3
有办法 有辦法 yǒu bàn fǎ can find methods; resourceful; creative ∼HSK 3
名目 名目 míng mù name; designation; item; rubric; (formal usage) fame ∼HSK 3
相随 相隨 xiāng suí to tag along (with sb); (in combination with or) to accompany (sb); (fig.) (of one situation) to go hand in hand (with another) ∼HSK 3
受累 受累 shòu lěi to get dragged into; to get involved (on sb else's account) ∼HSK 3
一线生机 一線生機 yī xiàn - shēng jī (idiom) a chance of survival; a fighting chance; a ray of hope ∼HSK 3