The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman

The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman 2011

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A tale of revenge, honor and greed follows a group of misfits that gets involved with a kitchen cleaver made from the top five swords of the martial arts world in this wild and brash action comedy.

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4.76 Intermediate Director Wuershan 🍅 46%

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Vocabulary

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chóng xīn again; once more; re- HSK 2
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
biàn chéng to change into; to turn into; to become HSK 2
shù number; figure; several; a few HSK 2
shōu to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) HSK 2
hóng red; popular; revolutionary; bonus HSK 2
dǎo to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit HSK 2
shì old practice HSK 2
tíng to stop; to halt; to park (a car) HSK 2
yǎn eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) HSK 2
wǎng to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous HSK 2
zhuāng adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack HSK 2
quán whole; all HSK 2
liú to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve HSK 2
guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of HSK 2
huàn to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) HSK 2
sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse HSK 2
mài to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt HSK 2
wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) HSK 2
piàn thin piece; flake; a slice; film; TV play; to slice; to carve thin; partial; incomplete; one-sided; classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water; classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc; used with numeral 一: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc; Kangxi radical 91 HSK 2
used in 俟 HSK 2
kāi to depart; to leave HSK 2
jiǎng to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture HSK 2
diào to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) HSK 2
zhēn zhèng genuine; real; true; really; indeed HSK 2
bàn means; method; way (of doing sth) HSK 2
qián before; formerly; previous; ago HSK 2
qiú to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech HSK 2
dào road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division) HSK 2
zhōng among; in; included among these HSK 2
yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) HSK 2
yuán yīn cause; origin; root cause; reason HSK 2
gāng hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly HSK 2
xìn letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random HSK 2
hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future HSK 2
shì but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed HSK 2
quán all; whole; entire; every; complete HSK 2
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds) HSK 2
huì opportunity; chance; occasion HSK 2
cuò correct; right; not bad; pretty good HSK 2
guò (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by HSK 2
jiàn dào to see HSK 2
tou suffix for nouns HSK 2
chū xiàn to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up HSK 2
wèi shén me why?; for what reason? HSK 2
tiáo strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) HSK 2
chéng wéi to become; to turn into HSK 2
cháng length; long; forever; always; constantly HSK 2
to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily HSK 2
suǒ yǒu all; to have; to possess; to own HSK 2