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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4.9 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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好胜 好勝 hào shèng eager to win; competitive; aggressive ∼HSK 3
修行 修行 xiū xíng to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism); to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft ∼HSK 3
交保 交保 jiāo bǎo to post bail; bail ∼HSK 3
马房 馬房 mǎ fáng horse stable ∼HSK 3
别管 別管 bié guǎn no matter (who, what etc) ∼HSK 3
京城 京城 jīng chéng capital of a country ∼HSK 3
饿死 餓死 è sǐ to starve to death; to be very hungry ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
干活 幹活 gàn huó to work; to be employed ∼HSK 3
乱讲 亂講 luàn jiǎng to talk nonsense; nonsense! ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
伤身 傷身 shāng shēn to be harmful to one's health ∼HSK 3
把门 把門 bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate ∼HSK 3
总有 總有 zǒng yǒu inevitably there will be ∼HSK 3
酒保 酒保 jiǔ bǎo barman; bartender ∼HSK 3
内裤 內褲 nèi kù underpants; panties; briefs ∼HSK 3
内衣裤 內衣褲 nèi yī kù underwear ∼HSK 3
人马 人馬 rén mǎ men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur ∼HSK 3
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
志 志 zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
之际 之際 zhī jì during; at the time of ∼HSK 3
出力 出力 chū lì to exert oneself ∼HSK 3
救出 救出 jiù chū to rescue; to pluck from danger ∼HSK 3
要死 要死 yào sǐ extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
会死 會死 huì sǐ mortal ∼HSK 3
死去 死去 sǐ qù to die ∼HSK 3
死伤 死傷 sǐ shāng casualties; dead and injured ∼HSK 3
不力 不力 bù lì not to do one's best; not to exert oneself ∼HSK 3
众 眾 Zhòng multitude, crowd; masses, public ∼HSK 3
刚强 剛強 gāng qiáng firm; unyielding ∼HSK 3
之至 之至 zhī zhì extremely ∼HSK 3
终 終 zhōng end; finally, in the end ∼HSK 3
乱说 亂說 luàn shuō to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks ∼HSK 3
游街 遊街 yóu jiē to parade sb through the streets; to march or parade in the streets ∼HSK 3
小聪明 小聰明 xiǎo cōng ming clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded ∼HSK 3
工夫 工夫 gōng fū (old) laborer HSK 3
被子 被子 bèi zi quilt HSK 3
老百姓 老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng ordinary people; the "person in the street" HSK 3
底下 底下 dǐ xia the location below sth; afterwards HSK 3
干吗 幹嗎 gàn má see 干嘛 HSK 3
秋 秋 qiū autumn; fall; harvest time HSK 3
功夫 功夫 gōng fu skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort HSK 3
整天 整天 zhěng tiān all day long; whole day HSK 3
退休 退休 tuì xiū to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement HSK 3
才能 才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
上来 上來 shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
静 靜 jìng still; calm; quiet; not moving HSK 3
果然 果然 guǒ rán really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed HSK 3
深入 深入 shēn rù to penetrate deeply; thorough HSK 3
保留 保留 bǎo liú to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later HSK 3