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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tóu tāi to be reincarnated ∼HSK 6
lín facing death; at death's door ∼HSK 6
shí shù to know how to count and do sums; numerate; numeracy ∼HSK 6
nán (dialect) boy; guy ∼HSK 6
shì miscellaneous tasks; various chores ∼HSK 6
yǎn zhū zi eyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person) ∼HSK 6
huáng jūn imperial army (esp. Japanese) ∼HSK 6
liǎng shǒu one's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy); both aspects, eventualities etc; skills; expertise HSK 6
zhào yìng to correlate with; to correspond to HSK 6
zhí not worth HSK 6
mán tou steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread HSK 6
lǎo xiāng fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown HSK 6
liàng to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder HSK 6
xíng party; delegation HSK 6
kuò rich; wide; broad HSK 6
yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
āi zhe near HSK 6
Japanese language HSK 6
zi poem for singing; tune; music HSK 6
zhū wèi (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs HSK 6
tōng xíng to go through; to pass through; to be in general use HSK 6
zhàn yǒu comrade-in-arms; battle companion HSK 6
shōu yǎng to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption HSK 6
zhì unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as HSK 6
wǎng hòu from now on; in the future; time to come HSK 6
xīn yuàn cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration HSK 6
hǎo róng with great difficulty; very difficult HSK 6
chàng to sing HSK 6
guǎi cane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff HSK 6
surname Yi; alternative name for 绛 capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC) HSK 6
yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
yàn huì banquet; feast; dinner party HSK 6
guò hòu after the event HSK 6
qián fāng ahead; the front HSK 6
gān shè to interfere; to meddle; interference HSK 6
xián to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect HSK 6
dān yōu to worry; to be concerned HSK 6
wài chū to go out; to go away (on a trip etc) HSK 6
āi in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to HSK 6
jiào táng church; chapel HSK 6
jǐng (bound form) scenery; circumstance; situation; scene (of a play); (literary) sunlight HSK 6
to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to HSK 6
xiǎo de to know HSK 6
cán cruel; cruelty HSK 6
kān hǎo to keep an eye on HSK 6
bào qiàn to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! HSK 6
yuán land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 园, such as a botanical garden 植物园, kindergarten 幼儿园 etc HSK 6
ér orphan HSK 6
fu to bully HSK 6
míng name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose HSK 6