Tai-Chi Master

Tai-Chi Master 1993

太极张三丰 tàijí zhāngsān fēng

Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.

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Vocabulary

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天空海阔 天空海闊 tiān kōng hǎi kuò 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 空: empty, hollow, bare, deserted · 海: sea, ocean; maritime · 阔: broad, ample, wide; be apart Idiom ∼HSK 7
一草一木 一草一木 yī cǎo yī mù 一: one; a, an; alone · 草: grass, straw, thatch, herbs · 一: one; a, an; alone · 木: tree; wood, lumber; wooden Idiom ∼HSK 7
是是非非 是是非非 shì shì fēi fēi 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that · 非: not, negative, non-; oppose · 非: not, negative, non-; oppose Idiom ∼HSK 7
死不足惜 死不足惜 sǐ bù zú xī 死: die; dead; death · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 足: foot; attain, satisfy, enough · 惜: pity, regret, rue, begrudge 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
措手不及 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared Idiom HSK 7
不定 不定 bù dìng indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious Xiehouyu HSK 7
霸道 霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent Xiehouyu HSK 7
反常 反常 fǎn cháng unusual; abnormal Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile 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
废物 廢物 fèi wù rubbish; waste material; useless person Xiehouyu HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
不服气 不服氣 bù fú qì unwilling to concede; defiant; indignant; to find it galling HSK 7
捉迷藏 捉迷藏 zhuō mí cáng to play hide-and-seek HSK 7
过奖 過獎 guò jiǎng to overpraise; to flatter HSK 7
驰名 馳名 chí míng famous HSK 7
操练 操練 cāo liàn drill; practice HSK 7
少林寺 少林寺 Shào lín Sì Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks HSK 7
姑且 姑且 gū qiě for the time being; tentatively HSK 7
不平 不平 bù píng uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied HSK 7
扩充 擴充 kuò chōng to expand HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
乡亲 鄉親 xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
存心 存心 cún xīn deliberately HSK 7
包庇 包庇 bāo bì to shield; to harbor; to cover up HSK 7
名利 名利 míng lì fame and profit HSK 7
无忧无虑 無憂無慮 wú yōu wú lǜ carefree and without worries (idiom) HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
告示 告示 gào shi announcement HSK 7
反之 反之 fǎn zhī on the other hand...; conversely... HSK 7
作对 作對 zuò duì to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair HSK 7
太极 太極 Tài jí the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology HSK 7
胸怀 胸懷 xiōng huái one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish HSK 7
征收 徵收 zhēng shōu to levy (a tax); to expropriate HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
官兵 官兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
清静 清靜 qīng jìng quiet; peaceful and quiet HSK 7
急躁 急躁 jí zào irritable; irascible; impetuous HSK 7
英明 英明 yīng míng wise; brilliant HSK 7
用人 用人 yòng rén servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
心得 心得 xīn dé what one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge; insight; understanding; tips HSK 7
冒犯 冒犯 mào fàn to offend HSK 7
立足 立足 lì zú to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on HSK 7
收留 收留 shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7