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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shì wèi Imperial bodyguard ∼HSK 4
zhī know ∼HSK 4
hǎo xiàng variant of 好像 ∼HSK 4
bǎo diǎn canonical text; treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom) ∼HSK 4
bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
jīn restrict, prohibit, forbid ∼HSK 4
bīng huǒ fire and ice; combination of sharply contrasting or incompatible elements ∼HSK 4
fǎn huǐ to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise) ∼HSK 4
nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
shī shǒu a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated ∼HSK 4
Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
yǒu rèn liable; responsible ∼HSK 4
yào ma either...; or... ∼HSK 4
fēng peak, summit; hump of camel ∼HSK 4
fāng four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere ∼HSK 4
gài shì unrivalled; matchless ∼HSK 4
drive, ride; chariot; manage ∼HSK 4
hěn hěn resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly ∼HSK 4
kǒu beat boxing; vocal mimicry; ventriloquism ∼HSK 4
gōng son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 4
jié bài to become sworn brothers or sisters; sworn (brothers) ∼HSK 4
yán one sentence; brief remark ∼HSK 4
wèi zhī unknown ∼HSK 4
gǒu zǎi duì paparazzi ∼HSK 4
jié hero; heroic, outstanding ∼HSK 4
yǒng brave, courageous, fierce ∼HSK 4
zhé duàn to snap sth off; to break ∼HSK 4
yǒu xíng stylish ∼HSK 4
hóng bāo money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe HSK 4
kàn bu to look down upon; to despise HSK 4
zi leaf; (slang) marijuana HSK 4
liú chuán to spread; to circulate; to hand down HSK 4
shuài handsome guy; lady-killer; handsome (form of address) HSK 4
zǒng gòng altogether; in sum; in all; in total HSK 4
sǎn umbrella; parasol HSK 4
yán tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father HSK 4
kāi to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase HSK 4
jade HSK 4
méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
bǎo shǒu conservative; to guard; to keep HSK 4
zuǐ ba mouth; slap in the face HSK 4
chě one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺谱 HSK 4
cóng from now on; since then; henceforth HSK 4
怀 huái niàn to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce HSK 4
chí dào to arrive late HSK 4
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss HSK 4
shé to snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc); (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) HSK 4
chén taciturn; uncommunicative; silent HSK 4
zǒng zhī in a word; in short; in brief HSK 4
yùn qi luck (good or bad) HSK 4