The Duel

The Duel 2000

juézhàn jīn zhī diān

The sword saint requests a duel with god of sword at the apex of the forbidden city to determine the worlds best. As the date of the duel nears troubles befall the imperial town until everything is revealed at the climactic fight.

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4.23 Intermediate Director Andrew Lau Wai-Keung IMDb 5.8

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Vocabulary

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jīng already HSK 2
zhè yàng this kind of; so; this way; like this; such HSK 2
can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good HSK 2
to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished HSK 2
wéi as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice) HSK 2
oneself; one's own HSK 2
dàn but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just HSK 2
ràng to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被) HSK 2
ā interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! HSK 2
tiān xià first under heaven; number one in the country Idiom ∼HSK 1
duō xiè many thanks; thanks a lot Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
gān (bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with; one of the ten heavenly stems 干; (archaic) shield Xiehouyu HSK 1
zhēn shi indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
kàn kan to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
hǎo bu hǎo (coll.) all right?; OK? Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
duì duì right or wrong?; Is it right?; OK, yes? (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
fàng diàn electrical discharge; (coll.) to lure; to entice Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
yǒu běn shi to have what it takes; (coll.) (often followed by) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever,..., if she's so tough,... etc; Example: Hit me if you dare! Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
huì improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
ròu meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 Colloquialism HSK 1
kuài lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units Colloquialism HSK 1
huā flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful Colloquialism HSK 1
(coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
zháo to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in Colloquialism HSK 1
西 西 mén two-character surname Ximen Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
Tiān Shān Tian Shan, mountain range straddling the border between China and Kyrgyzstan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
Tiān Wài abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
Yuán yuè first month (of either lunar or Western calendars) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
ge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
shī jiě senior female fellow student or apprentice; daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher ∼HSK 1
kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
hǎo péng you good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) ∼HSK 1
ge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
may not ∼HSK 1
shàng shū to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition ∼HSK 1
yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
huán gěi to return sth to sb ∼HSK 1
hǎo wán amusing; fun; interesting ∼HSK 1
dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
kuí huā sunflower ∼HSK 1
rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
de woman ∼HSK 1
(slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
shí sān thirteen; 13 ∼HSK 1
lǎo mother; mom ∼HSK 1
zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1