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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xiè lòu (of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information) HSK 7
jìng jiè boundary; state; realm HSK 7
tǒng tǒng totally HSK 7
shang Buddhist monk HSK 7
shǒu a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help HSK 7
rén shì personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life HSK 7
wàng diào to forget HSK 7
shuì shōu taxation HSK 7
kuǎ to collapse (lit. or fig.) HSK 7
xiǎng to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of HSK 7
dān wu to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with HSK 7
piàn rén to cheat sb; a scam HSK 7
shī mián to suffer from insomnia HSK 7
yǒu organic HSK 7
chí zǎo sooner or later HSK 7
hài xiū shy; embarrassed; bashful HSK 7
pèi to admire HSK 7
gùn stick; rod; truncheon HSK 7
to insult; to humiliate; dishonor HSK 7
chū mài to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray HSK 7
liáng xīn conscience HSK 7
shā tān beach; sandy shore HSK 7
guà the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经; gossip; gossipy HSK 7
liú xuè to bleed; to shed blood HSK 7
fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
there is no need; why should HSK 7
to confer; to bestow; to grant; Taiwan pr. [sì] HSK 7
zhì zhǐ to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit HSK 7
yòng to exert oneself physically HSK 7
zhēng journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack HSK 7
earth; mother earth HSK 7
xīn shēng new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student HSK 7
chǔ zhì to handle; to take care of; to punish HSK 7
bēn to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope HSK 7
selfish; selfishness HSK 7
gāng steel HSK 7
xià shǒu to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest HSK 7
hell; infernal; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka HSK 7
chū shǒu to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task HSK 7
dān to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility HSK 7
guī ju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved HSK 7
fèi to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste HSK 7
nán guài (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that) HSK 7
cán rěn cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless HSK 7
gōng meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) HSK 7
variant of 麻; hemp HSK 7
tóng copper (chemistry); see also 红铜 HSK 7
āi interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
hǎo xiào laughable; funny; ridiculous HSK 7
bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing HSK 7