Tai Chi Zero 2012
太极1：从零开始
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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Vocabulary
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| 劲儿 勁兒 | erhua variant of | |
| 应战 應戰 | to take up a challenge; to face an attack and meet it | |
| 策 策 | scheme, plan; to whip; urge | |
| 中枪 中槍 | to be hit by a gun; shot | |
| 放枪 放槍 | to open fire; to shoot a gun | |
| 驱 驅 | spur a horse on; expel, drive away | |
| 孰 孰 | who? which? what? which one? | |
| 何 何 | what (literary) | |
| 肃静 肅靜 | solemnly silent | |
| 抵 抵 | resist, oppose; deny; off-set | |
| 谨记 謹記 | to remember with reverence; to bear in mind; to keep in mind | |
| 我辈 我輩 | (literary) we; us | |
| 酷刑 酷刑 | cruelty; torture | |
| 呐 吶 | modal particle | |
| 傻帽 傻帽 | fool; idiot; foolish; stupid | |
| 老兄 老兄 | elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy | |
| 勤 勤 | industrious, diligent, attentive | |
| 海岸线 海岸線 | coastline; seaboard; shoreline | |
| 大炮 大砲 | big gun; cannon; artillery; one who talks big | |
| 乱党 亂黨 | the rebel party | |
| 大伙儿 大伙兒 | erhua variant of 大伙; everybody; everyone | |
| 因而 因而 | therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ... | |
| 预备 預備 | to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory | |
| 逃走 逃走 | to escape; to flee; to run away | |
| 交代 交代 | to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end | |
| 抬头 抬頭 | to raise one's head; to gain ground; account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc | |
| 分成 分成 | to divide (into); to split a bonus; to break into; tenths; percentage allotment | |
| 沟 溝 | ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine | |
| 紫 紫 | purple; violet | |
| 难得 難得 | seldom; rare; hard to come by | |
| 许可 許可 | to allow; to permit | |
| 献 獻 | to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) | |
| 握 握 | to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful | |
| 一向 一向 | always (previously); a period of time in the recent past | |
| 目光 目光 | gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 子弹 子彈 | bullet | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 匹 匹 | mate; one of a pair | |
| 顾问 顧問 | adviser; consultant | |
| 劝 勸 | to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 鼻子 鼻子 | nose | |
| 拆 拆 | to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open | |
| 罚 罰 | to punish; to penalize | |
| 动手 動手 | to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch | |
| 沟通 溝通 | to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate | |
| 今日 今日 | today | |
| 瞧 瞧 | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit | |
| 局长 局長 | bureau chief |