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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kǎo to think over; to consider; consideration HSK 4
dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely HSK 4
zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
this; these HSK 4
not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
guò yǎn yún yān ephemeral (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
sòng to throw away one's life Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
luàn lái to act recklessly; to mess around Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
tiáo (idiom) dead end; road to ruin Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
(coll.) since Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
shū to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password) Colloquialism HSK 3
xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
tài (respectful for) one's grandfather; sb's father; older people; the head of the house (used by servants); a district magistrate Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Zhāng Sān Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three:,, Tom, Dick and Harry; (dialect) wolf Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Cháo yáng Chaoyang, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province; Chaoyang, a county in Chaoyang City, Liaoning; Chaoyang, an inner district of Beijing; Chaoyang, a district of Changchun City, Jilin; Chaoyang, a district of Shantou City, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Martha (biblical name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
tiě to forge ironware ∼HSK 3
go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
gàn what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
cháo tíng court; imperial household; dynasty ∼HSK 3
tǒng govern, command, control; unite ∼HSK 3
guì riches and honor ∼HSK 3
mén pài sect; school (group of followers of a particular doctrine) ∼HSK 3
zhǐ to give directions ∼HSK 3
yíng to win; to beat (one's opponent) ∼HSK 3
father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
lián lei to implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4] ∼HSK 3
Shì scholar, gentleman; soldier ∼HSK 3
gāi Damn it!; damned; wretched ∼HSK 3
shǔ xià subordinate; affiliated to; subsidiary ∼HSK 3
xiū dào to practice Daoism ∼HSK 3
退 退 tuì hòu to stand back; to go back (in time); to yield; to make concessions ∼HSK 3
shū gěi to lose to (sb); to be outdone by ∼HSK 3
qiáng shēn jiàn to keep fit and healthy ∼HSK 3
tree; wood, lumber; wooden ∼HSK 3
(martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse) ∼HSK 3
Shā sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated ∼HSK 3
shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
tiě bǎn iron panel; hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan) ∼HSK 3
xiū liàn to practice (an activity); to perform ∼HSK 3
duì xīn congenial; to one's liking ∼HSK 3