Tai Chi Zero

Tai Chi Zero 2012

太极1：从零开始 tàijí ： cónglíngkāishǐ

In legendary Chen Village, everyone is a martial arts master, using their powerful Chen Style Tai Chi in all aspects of their lives. Lu Chan has arrived to train, but the villagers are forbidden to teach Chen Style to outsiders, and do their best to discourage him by challenging him to a series of fights. Everyone, from strong men to young children, defeats him using their Tai Chi moves. But when a man from the village's past returns with a frightening steampowered machine and plans to build a railroad through the village at any costs, the villagers realize they may have no choice but to put their faith in Lu Chan... who has a secret power of his own.

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4.29 Intermediate Director Stephen Fung 🍅 61%

Cast

Jayden Yuan Jayden Yuan The Freak Fung Hak-On Fung Hak-On Lao Zhao Stephen Fung Stephen Fung Nan Shu Qi Shu Qi Mother Yang Andrew Lau Wai-Keung Andrew Lau Wai-Keung Father Yang Bruce Leung Siu-Lung Bruce Leung Siu-Lung Dong AngelaBaby AngelaBaby Chen Yu Niang Eddie Peng Yu-Yan Eddie Peng Yu-Yan Fang Zi Jing Dillon Wu Di Dillon Wu Di Chen You Zhi Chen Sicheng Chen Sicheng Chen Geng Yun

Vocabulary

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趴 趴 pā to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent HSK 7
功 功 gōng meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) HSK 7
绑 綁 bǎng to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap HSK 7
劫 刦 jié to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 波 HSK 7
逃避 逃避 táo bì to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk HSK 7
有意 有意 yǒu yì to intend; intentionally; interested in HSK 7
敬 敬 jìng (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely HSK 7
爹 爹 diē dad HSK 7
熬 熬 āo to boil; to simmer HSK 7
穿越 穿越 chuān yuè to pass through; to traverse; to cross HSK 7
趁 趁 chèn to avail oneself of; to take advantage of HSK 7
免 免 miǎn to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited HSK 7
不准 不准 bù zhǔn not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
贼 賊 zéi thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely HSK 7
杀手 殺手 shā shǒu killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player 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
竟 竟 jìng unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed HSK 7
拳 拳 quán fist; boxing HSK 7
望 望 wàng full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards 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
眼神 眼神 yǎn shén expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect) HSK 7
家族 家族 jiā zú family; clan HSK 7
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
并非 並非 bìng fēi really isn't HSK 7
嫁 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
毫无 毫無 háo wú not in the least; to completely lack HSK 7
哎 哎 āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
需 需 xū to require; to need; to want; necessity; need HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 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
及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for 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
命在旦夕 命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī to be at death's door (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
绰绰有余 綽綽有餘 chuò chuò - yǒu yú (idiom) more than enough Idiom ∼HSK 6
指腹为婚 指腹為婚 zhǐ fù wéi hūn to propose the future marriage of two unborn babies on condition that one turns out to be a boy, and the other, a girl (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
民脂民膏 民脂民膏 mín zhī mín gāo lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation); the people's blood, sweat and tears Idiom ∼HSK 6
上天入地 上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom); fig. to go to great lengths; to search heaven and earth Idiom ∼HSK 6
依葫芦画瓢 依葫蘆畫瓢 yī hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom); fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification Idiom ∼HSK 6
公事公办 公事公辦 gōng shì gōng bàn to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
易如反掌 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all Idiom ∼HSK 6
在所难免 在所難免 zài suǒ nán miǎn to be unavoidable (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
妙不可言 妙不可言 miào bù kě yán too wonderful for words Idiom ∼HSK 6
有余 有餘 yǒu yú to have an abundance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
胡扯 胡扯 hú chě to chatter; nonsense; blather Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6