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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gōng to make a breakthrough; to break through; to breach (military) ∼HSK 6
thick fog ∼HSK 6
bào shǒu dynamiter ∼HSK 6
wáng guó conquered people ∼HSK 6
bài táng chapel; church (Protestant) ∼HSK 6
yān zhī rouge ∼HSK 6
jiǎng to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable ∼HSK 6
fàng dàng licentious; wanton; morally unrestrained ∼HSK 6
ér yuàn orphanage; child asylum ∼HSK 6
xiāo to not need; needless (to say) ∼HSK 6
yáng wén foreign language (esp. Western) (old) ∼HSK 6
bàn female companion ∼HSK 6
jià price tag ∼HSK 6
調 tiáo qíng to flirt ∼HSK 6
lún incomparable ∼HSK 6
kǎi xuán to return in triumph; to return victorious ∼HSK 6
láo gōng gāo 劳: labor, toil, do manual work · 苦: bitter; hardship, suffering · 功: achievement, merit, good result · 高: high, tall; lofty, elevated ∼HSK 6
qiāng pào firearm ∼HSK 6
bǎo mìng to preserve one's life; to ensure one's survival ∼HSK 6
sāo horny; lecherous ∼HSK 6
què sparrow; (dialect) mahjong ∼HSK 6
zhā zhā (onom.) crunch (of marching feet etc) ∼HSK 6
jiàn mài to sell cheaply; sacrifice; low price; discount sale ∼HSK 6
便 便 biàn civilian clothes; plain clothes; plainclothesman ∼HSK 6
rén dào zhǔ humanism; humanitarian (aid) ∼HSK 6
qīng diǎn to check; to make inventory ∼HSK 6
shǒu léi grenade ∼HSK 6
fèng mìng by order ∼HSK 6
gǎng shào lookout post; sentry post; sentry ∼HSK 6
饿 ái è to go hungry; to endure starvation; famished ∼HSK 6
tóng yáo nursery rhyme ∼HSK 6
to bet; to make a bet; a wager ∼HSK 6
xiā zi blind person ∼HSK 6
zhòng tián to farm; farming ∼HSK 6
chè zǒu to retire; to remove; to withdraw; to evacuate ∼HSK 6
xiào school uniform ∼HSK 6
piāo (of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor; (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence ∼HSK 6
yáo zi (old) low-grade brothel ∼HSK 6
tu variant of ∼HSK 6
zhe to protect; to guard; to shield ∼HSK 6
wáng guó (of a nation) to be destroyed; to be subjugated; a fallen nation ∼HSK 6
fully; no less than; as much as; extremely ∼HSK 6
yǒu qíng yǒu affectionate and true; loyal (idiom) ∼HSK 6
máo kēng latrine pit; latrine ∼HSK 6
shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
to tear; to rip ∼HSK 6
xiù zi sleeve ∼HSK 6
jǐn xiù beautiful ∼HSK 6
fēng cultured; sophisticated ∼HSK 6
niáng tāi womb ∼HSK 6