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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现 現 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible ∼HSK 1
衣 衣 yī clothes, clothing; cover, skin ∼HSK 1
学到 學到 xué dào to learn (sth); to learn about ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
学好 學好 xué hǎo to follow good examples ∼HSK 1
外人 外人 wài rén outsider; foreigner; stranger ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
看不出 看不出 kàn bu chū can't discern ∼HSK 1
这天 這天 zhè tiān this day ∼HSK 1
讪笑 訕笑 shàn xiào to ridicule; to mock ∼HSK 1
好不 好不 hǎo bù not at all...; how very... ∼HSK 1
想来 想來 xiǎng lái it may be assumed that ∼HSK 1
习 習 Xí practice; flapping wings ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
找不着 找不著 zhǎo bu zháo to be unable to find ∼HSK 1
上书 上書 shàng shū to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition ∼HSK 1
在一起 在一起 zài yī qǐ together ∼HSK 1
还口 還口 huán kǒu to retort; to answer back ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
外国人 外國人 wài guó rén foreigner ∼HSK 1
做错 做錯 zuò cuò to make an error ∼HSK 1
回事 回事 huí shì (old) to report to one's master ∼HSK 1
朋 朋 péng friend, pal, acquaintance ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
不下 不下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) ∼HSK 1
拿来 拿來 ná lái to bring; to fetch; to get ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
不着 不著 bù zháo no need; need not ∼HSK 1
女的 女的 nǚ de woman ∼HSK 1
打小 打小 dǎ xiǎo (dialect) from childhood; from a young age ∼HSK 1
等等 等等 děng děng et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! ∼HSK 1
差一点 差一點 chà yī diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
中尉 中尉 zhōng wèi lieutenant (navy); first lieutenant (army); subaltern ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
今 今 jīn now, today, modern era ∼HSK 1
不住 不住 bù zhù (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly ∼HSK 1
飞过 飛過 fēi guò to fly over; to fly past ∼HSK 1
八字 八字 bā zì the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
客 客 kè guest, traveller; customer ∼HSK 1
关口 關口 guān kǒu pass; gateway; (fig.) juncture ∼HSK 1
师姐 師姐 shī jiě senior female fellow student or apprentice; daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher ∼HSK 1
别有 別有 bié yǒu to have other...; to have a special... ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
中人 中人 zhōng rén go-between; mediator; intermediary ∼HSK 1
上菜 上菜 shàng cài to serve food ∼HSK 1