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 to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover HSK 7
ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead HSK 7
guǒ to wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth) HSK 7
jiè to care about; to take offense; to mind HSK 7
qiāng (bound form) cavity; tune; accent (in one's speech); (old) (classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock) HSK 7
dèng to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at HSK 7
bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
měi rén beauty; belle HSK 7
hōng roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) HSK 7
róng xìng honored (to have the privilege of ...) HSK 7
gùn stick; rod; truncheon HSK 7
fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
to drag; to haul HSK 7
wéi bèi to go against; to be contrary to; to violate HSK 7
tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) HSK 7
xiàn jǐng pitfall; snare; trap HSK 7
to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied HSK 7
huǐ miè to perish; to ruin; to destroy HSK 7
tǎn tank (military vehicle) (loanword) HSK 7
shén shèng divine; hallow; holy; sacred HSK 7
cháo xiào to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision HSK 7
huài shì bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things HSK 7
diàn pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money) HSK 7
jūn guān officer (military) HSK 7
shēn zi body; pregnancy; health HSK 7
bèn dàn fool; idiot HSK 7
to tear HSK 7
còu to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity HSK 7
xiāng shuǐ perfume; cologne HSK 7
lán to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) HSK 7
guǐ devil HSK 7
liū to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate HSK 7
kāi qiāng to open fire; to shoot a gun HSK 7
jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight HSK 7
yǒng héng eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) HSK 7
bài tuō to request sb to do sth; please! HSK 7
hell; infernal; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka HSK 7
chū shǒu to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task HSK 7
guī ju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved HSK 7
rén xuǎn choice of person; candidate HSK 7
dǎo méi to have bad luck; to be out of luck HSK 7
zhǐ wàng to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope HSK 7
huǎng to dazzle; to flash past HSK 7
chē truck HSK 7
āi interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing HSK 7
must; to have to; to wait HSK 7
dǎo to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer HSK 7
huà zhuāng to put on makeup HSK 7
zài to care about; to mind HSK 7