The Flowers of War 2011

金陵十三钗 jīnlíng shísān chāi

A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.

HSK 1

4.23 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 41%

Cast

Christian Bale John Miller

Ni Ni Yu Mo

Zhang Xinyi Shu

Huang Tianyuan George Chen

Han Xiting Yi

Zhang Doudou Ling

Tong Dawei Major Li

Cao Kefan Mr. Meng

Atsuro Watabe Colonel Hasegawa

Yuan Yangchunzi Mosquito

Vocabulary

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绣花枕头繡花枕頭 xiù huā zhěn tóu	lit. an embroidered pillow (idiom); fig. attractive on the outside but worthless within; all show and no substance	Idiom ∼HSK 7
轻而易举輕而易舉 qīng ér yì jǔ	easy; with no difficulty	Idiom HSK 7
扫兴掃興 sǎo xìng	to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited	Xiehouyu HSK 7
无家可归無家可歸 wú jiā kě guī	homeless	Xiehouyu HSK 7
完蛋完蛋 wán dàn	(coll.) to be done for	Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情無情 wú qíng	pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless	Xiehouyu HSK 7
冒险冒險 mào xiǎn	to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure	Xiehouyu HSK 7
揍揍 zòu	to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth)	Colloquialism HSK 7
外婆外婆 wài pó	(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother	Colloquialism HSK 7
逗逗 dòu	to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读)	Colloquialism HSK 7
撒撒 sā	to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee	Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙傢伙 jiā huo	household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon	Colloquialism HSK 7
啰唆囉唆 luō suo	variant of 啰嗦	HSK 7
改日改日 gǎi rì	another day; some other day	HSK 7
不服不服 bù fú	not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to	HSK 7
晃荡晃蕩 huàng dang	to rock; to sway; to shake	HSK 7
山川山川 shān chuān	mountains and rivers; landscape	HSK 7
要领要領 yào lǐng	main aspects; essentials; gist	HSK 7
艳丽艷麗 yàn lì	gorgeous; garish and beautiful	HSK 7
请柬請柬 qǐng jiǎn	invitation card; written invitation	HSK 7
受惊受驚 shòu jīng	startled	HSK 7
口哨口哨 kǒu shào	whistle	HSK 7
继父繼父 jì fù	stepfather	HSK 7
上火上火 shàng huǒ	to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)	HSK 7
爱惜愛惜 ài xī	to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly	HSK 7
祖宗祖宗 zǔ zōng	ancestor; forebear	HSK 7
托付托付 tuō fù	to entrust	HSK 7
舞厅舞廳 wǔ tīng	dance hall; ballroom	HSK 7
枪毙槍斃 qiāng bì	to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of	HSK 7
竟敢竟敢 jìng gǎn	to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to	HSK 7
告辞告辭 gào cí	to say goodbye; to take one's leave	HSK 7
糟蹋糟蹋 zāo tà	to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zāo ta]	HSK 7
念书念書 niàn shū	to read; to study	HSK 7
带路帶路 dài lù	to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; (fig.) to instruct	HSK 7
半路半路 bàn lù	halfway; midway; on the way	HSK 7
凑合湊合 còu he	to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad	HSK 7
诚挚誠摯 chéng zhì	sincere; cordial	HSK 7
天主教天主教 Tiān zhǔ jiào	Catholicism	HSK 7
风水風水 fēng shuǐ	feng shui; geomancy	HSK 7
教养教養 jiào yǎng	to educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture	HSK 7
没劲沒勁 méi jìn	to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest	HSK 7
胡闹胡鬧 hú nào	to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble	HSK 7
受苦受苦 shòu kǔ	to suffer hardship	HSK 7
传单傳單 chuán dān	leaflet; flier; pamphlet	HSK 7
收留收留 shōu liú	to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care	HSK 7
好意好意 hǎo yì	good intention; kindness	HSK 7
拱拱 gǒng	to cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch; to dig earth with the snout; arched	HSK 7
体面體面 tǐ miàn	dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable	HSK 7
毁坏毀壞 huǐ huài	to damage; to devastate; to vandalize; damage; destruction	HSK 7
搁擱 gē	to place; to put aside; to shelve	HSK 7