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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有意 有意 yǒu yì to intend; intentionally; interested in HSK 7
须 須 xū must; to have to; to wait HSK 7
残 殘 cán to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus HSK 7
姿势 姿勢 zī shì posture; position HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7
兼 兼 jiān double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time HSK 7
烦恼 煩惱 fán nǎo to be worried; to be distressed; worries HSK 7
瞎 瞎 xiā blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose HSK 7
不准 不准 bù zhǔn not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit HSK 7
贼 賊 zéi thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely HSK 7
乖 乖 guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
涂 塗 tú to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street HSK 7
荣誉 榮譽 róng yù honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary HSK 7
寻 尋 xún to search; to look for; to seek HSK 7
堂 堂 táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
皆 皆 jiē all; each and every; in all cases HSK 7
砍 砍 kǎn to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb HSK 7
蛮 蠻 mán barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless HSK 7
烤 烤 kǎo to roast; to bake; to broil HSK 7
之所以 之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)" HSK 7
创 創 chuāng a wound; cut; injury; trauma HSK 7
拳 拳 quán fist; boxing HSK 7
告 告 gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
耍 耍 shuǎ to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) HSK 7
斗 斗 Dǒu abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 星 HSK 7
计 計 jì to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge HSK 7
尿 尿 niào to urinate; urine HSK 7
惊 驚 jīng to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm HSK 7
业 業 yè line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already HSK 7
哼 哼 hēng to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! HSK 7
唉 唉 āi interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh HSK 7
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
哎 哎 āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
灵 靈 líng quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin HSK 7
罗 羅 luó gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift HSK 7
即 即 jí namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
刀光剑影 刀光劍影 dāo guāng jiàn yǐng lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom); fig. intense conflict Idiom ∼HSK 6
先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt Idiom ∼HSK 6
雕虫小技 雕蟲小技 diāo chóng xiǎo jì insignificant talent; skill of no high order; minor accomplishment Idiom ∼HSK 6
降龙伏虎 降龍伏虎 xiáng lóng fú hǔ to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
胡作非为 胡作非為 hú zuò fēi wéi to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages Idiom ∼HSK 6