Tai-Chi Master

Tai-Chi Master 1993

tài 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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4.9 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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huò misfortune, calamity, disaster ∼HSK 5
shèn act with care, be cautious ∼HSK 5
lún be lost; sink, be submerged ∼HSK 5
xié ribs, armpits; flank; threaten ∼HSK 5
zào dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered ∼HSK 5
kuài huo happy; cheerful HSK 5
寿 Cháng shòu Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan HSK 5
shě bu de to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge HSK 5
shēn whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes HSK 5
to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish HSK 5
táo zǒu to escape; to flee; to run away HSK 5
yáo tóu to shake one's head HSK 5
jiāo dài to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end HSK 5
chóu to worry about HSK 5
jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5
zài nèi (included) in it; among them HSK 5
zāo dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined HSK 5
péi to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss HSK 5
shì li power; influence; a force (military, political etc) HSK 5
nán seldom; rare; hard to come by HSK 5
qín guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general HSK 5
liǎn complexion; look HSK 5
jūn rén serviceman; soldier; military personnel HSK 5
dǎn brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless HSK 5
gān cuì candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well HSK 5
lián luò to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection HSK 5
wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
at the minimum; at the very least HSK 5
qiāo to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge HSK 5
zhǐ incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to HSK 5
chōng dòng to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge HSK 5
mate; one of a pair HSK 5
le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5
shuāng shǒu both hands HSK 5
wàng to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope HSK 5
miàn aspect; phase; situation HSK 5
shì major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way HSK 5
to punish; to penalize HSK 5
yòng lái to be used for HSK 5
cháng to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once HSK 5
rèn to recognize; to know; to admit HSK 5
dàng to arrange; to put in order HSK 5
jīn today HSK 5
quán dōu all; without exception HSK 5
jǐng gào to warn; to admonish HSK 5
Qīng abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province HSK 5
rěn to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself HSK 5
huá to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately HSK 5