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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所得税 所得稅 suǒ dé shuì income tax ∼HSK 6
地税 地稅 dì shuì local tax; land tax ∼HSK 6
卑微 卑微 bēi wēi lowly; humble ∼HSK 6
识相 識相 shí xiàng sensitive; tactful ∼HSK 6
蛮力 蠻力 mán lì brute force ∼HSK 6
洁身自爱 潔身自愛 jié shēn zì ài to keep oneself pure and uncorrupted (idiom); to maintain one's integrity ∼HSK 6
尽欢 盡歡 jìn huān to thoroughly enjoy oneself ∼HSK 6
难得糊涂 難得糊塗 nán dé hú tú it is hard to be muddled (idiom); rare wisdom lies in feigning ignorance; sometimes it is best to overlook things ∼HSK 6
收税 收稅 shōu shuì to collect tax ∼HSK 6
出入平安 出入平安 chū rù píng ān lit. peace when you come or go; peace wherever you go ∼HSK 6
磕头 磕頭 kē tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) ∼HSK 6
尸首 屍首 shī shou dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like or, decapitation is implied.) ∼HSK 6
禀告 稟告 bǐng gào to report (to one's superior) ∼HSK 6
遵命 遵命 zūn mìng obey the order ∼HSK 6
以下犯上 以下犯上 yǐ xià fàn shàng to disrespect one's superiors; to offend one's elders ∼HSK 6
众怒 眾怒 zhòng nù public anger; public outrage ∼HSK 6
不计 不計 bù jì to disregard; to take no account of ∼HSK 6
不甘心 不甘心 bù gān xīn not reconciled to; not resigned to ∼HSK 6
欺凌 欺凌 qī líng to bully and humiliate ∼HSK 6
碎尸万段 碎屍萬段 suì shī - wàn duàn (idiom) to cut up sb's body into thousands of pieces (a hyperbolic threat) ∼HSK 6
人单势孤 人單勢孤 rén dān shì gū few people and weak in influence (idiom); isolated and outnumbered ∼HSK 6
尿急 尿急 niào jí urinary urgency ∼HSK 6
尿尿 尿尿 niào niào to pee ∼HSK 6
自毁 自毀 zì huǐ to destroy one's (reputation etc); (of a device etc) to self-destruct ∼HSK 6
服众 服眾 fú zhòng to convince the masses ∼HSK 6
格杀勿论 格殺勿論 gé shā wù lùn to be executed on the spot without trial (idiom); shoot/kill on sight without question ∼HSK 6
有福同享 有福同享 yǒu fú tóng xiǎng to share in the good fortune (idiom); to share blessings together (often: 有福同享有难同当, share joys and hardships alike) ∼HSK 6
赏识 賞識 shǎng shí to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation ∼HSK 6
兵权 兵權 bīng quán military leadership; military power ∼HSK 6
套交情 套交情 tào jiāo qing to try to gain sb's friendship ∼HSK 6
违抗 違抗 wéi kàng to disobey ∼HSK 6
听命 聽命 tīng mìng to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs ∼HSK 6
佳绩 佳績 jiā jì good result; success ∼HSK 6
滋事 滋事 zī shì to cause trouble; to provoke a dispute ∼HSK 6
面圣 面聖 miàn shèng (old) to have an audience with the emperor ∼HSK 6
烤焦 烤焦 kǎo jiāo to burn (food by overroasting etc) ∼HSK 6
大嫂 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) ∼HSK 6
贪心 貪心 tān xīn greedy ∼HSK 6
无利 無利 wú lì no profit; not profitable; a hindrance; (to lend money) at no interest ∼HSK 6
绵绵 綿綿 mián mián continuous; uninterrupted ∼HSK 6
遇强则强 遇強則強 yù qiáng zé qiáng tough adversaries make you stronger ∼HSK 6
同党 同黨 tóng dǎng to belong to the same party or organization; member of the same party or organization; (derog.) confederate; accomplice ∼HSK 6
诬赖 誣賴 wū lài to accuse falsely ∼HSK 6
作恶 作惡 zuò è to do evil ∼HSK 6
生死有命 生死有命 shēng sǐ yǒu mìng life and death are ruled by fate (idiom) ∼HSK 6
宗师 宗師 zōng shī great scholar respected for learning and integrity ∼HSK 6
计谋 計謀 jì móu stratagem; scheme ∼HSK 6
论功 論功 lùn gōng to evaluate the merit of sth ∼HSK 6
替天行道 替天行道 tì tiān xíng dào to enforce justice on Heaven's behalf (idiom); to right wrongs as Heaven's agent ∼HSK 6
拳法 拳法 quán fǎ boxing; fighting technique ∼HSK 6