The Flowers of War

The Flowers of War 2011

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.

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4.23 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 41%

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Vocabulary

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yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
exquisite; meticulous HSK 7
fēi only; nothing else HSK 7
to shave HSK 7
shǒu craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade HSK 7
yán jìn to strictly prohibit HSK 7
lóng deaf HSK 7
hǎo dǎi good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever HSK 7
hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
zhuān chéng specifically; specially (for that purpose) HSK 7
shú to redeem; to ransom HSK 7
退 退 tuì huí to return (an item); to send back; to go back HSK 7
miàn fěn flour HSK 7
wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
huá comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gǔ jī]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang HSK 7
zhǐ xuè to staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug) HSK 7
chǐ disgrace; shame; humiliation HSK 7
jiǎn to reduce speed; to slow down; to take it easy HSK 7
wén zi mosquito HSK 7
chōu ti drawer HSK 7
huǎn huǎn slowly; unhurriedly; little by little HSK 7
jiù emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods HSK 7
zhāo pai signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business HSK 7
xiàng lane; alley HSK 7
zhí qián valuable; costly; expensive HSK 7
liú river HSK 7
zhèng jīng decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards HSK 7
hōng zhà to bomb; to bombard HSK 7
shēn shì gentleman HSK 7
shì unwell; indisposed; out of sorts HSK 7
guāng cǎi luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance HSK 7
xiāng wèi fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell HSK 7
xián bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse HSK 7
zhuì to fall; to drop; to weigh down HSK 7
shuāng bāo tāi twin HSK 7
to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig HSK 7
remains (of a dead person) HSK 7
juān xiàn to donate; to contribute; donation; contribution HSK 7
xià low status; lowly; to lower (one's head) HSK 7
líng jiàn part; component HSK 7
fēi děi (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must HSK 7
diào to fish (with line and hook); to dupe HSK 7
chóu bèi preparations; to get ready for sth HSK 7
sōu chá to search HSK 7
zhú candle HSK 7
jiāo to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold HSK 7
ráo rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although HSK 7
guài bu de no wonder!; so that's why! HSK 7
dān wu to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with HSK 7
piàn rén to cheat sb; a scam HSK 7