The Flowers of War

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.

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4.23 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 41%

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掩护 掩護 yǎn hù to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover HSK 7
墨 墨 mò ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead HSK 7
裹 裹 guǒ to wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth) HSK 7
介意 介意 jiè yì to care about; to take offense; to mind HSK 7
腔 腔 qiāng (bound form) cavity; tune; accent (in one's speech); (old) (classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock) HSK 7
瞪 瞪 dèng to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
美人 美人 měi rén beauty; belle HSK 7
哄 哄 hōng roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) HSK 7
荣幸 榮幸 róng xìng honored (to have the privilege of ...) HSK 7
棍 棍 gùn stick; rod; truncheon HSK 7
废话 廢話 fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
拽 拽 yè to drag; to haul HSK 7
违背 違背 wéi bèi to go against; to be contrary to; to violate HSK 7
丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) HSK 7
陷阱 陷阱 xiàn jǐng pitfall; snare; trap HSK 7
乐意 樂意 lè yì to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied HSK 7
毁灭 毀滅 huǐ miè to perish; to ruin; to destroy HSK 7
坦克 坦克 tǎn kè tank (military vehicle) (loanword) HSK 7
神圣 神聖 shén shèng divine; hallow; holy; sacred HSK 7
嘲笑 嘲笑 cháo xiào to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision HSK 7
坏事 壞事 huài shì bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things HSK 7
垫 墊 diàn pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money) HSK 7
军官 軍官 jūn guān officer (military) HSK 7
身子 身子 shēn zi body; pregnancy; health HSK 7
笨蛋 笨蛋 bèn dàn fool; idiot HSK 7
撕 撕 sī to tear HSK 7
凑 湊 còu to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity HSK 7
香水 香水 xiāng shuǐ perfume; cologne HSK 7
拦 攔 lán to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) HSK 7
魔鬼 魔鬼 mó guǐ devil HSK 7
溜 溜 liū to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate HSK 7
开枪 開槍 kāi qiāng to open fire; to shoot a gun HSK 7
见识 見識 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight HSK 7
永恒 永恆 yǒng héng eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) HSK 7
拜托 拜託 bài tuō to request sb to do sth; please! HSK 7
地狱 地獄 dì yù hell; infernal; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka HSK 7
出手 出手 chū shǒu to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task HSK 7
规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved HSK 7
人选 人選 rén xuǎn choice of person; candidate HSK 7
倒霉 倒霉 dǎo méi to have bad luck; to be out of luck HSK 7
指望 指望 zhǐ wàng to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope HSK 7
晃 㨪 huǎng to dazzle; to flash past HSK 7
卡车 卡車 kǎ chē truck HSK 7
哎呀 哎呀 āi yā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
保佑 保佑 bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing HSK 7
须 須 xū must; to have to; to wait HSK 7
祈祷 祈禱 qí dǎo to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer HSK 7
化妆 化妝 huà zhuāng to put on makeup HSK 7
在意 在意 zài yì to care about; to mind HSK 7