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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nǎi nai paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister); (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter; (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I; me; this lady here; (coll ∼HSK 5
fēng to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind ∼HSK 5
quán to have no right; to have no authority ∼HSK 5
shǒu sniper; marksman ∼HSK 5
jǐng jiè to warn; to alert; to be on the alert; to stand guard; sentinel ∼HSK 5
xiāng to be homesick ∼HSK 5
rào guò to detour; to bypass; to circumvent; to avoid; to wind around (of a road etc) ∼HSK 5
chā whispering ∼HSK 5
jiào pit, cellar ∼HSK 5
lán zhù to stop; to bar the way ∼HSK 5
zāo le gosh!; oh no!; darn! ∼HSK 5
píng shén me (spoken) why?; for which reason? ∼HSK 5
fàng qiāng to open fire; to shoot a gun ∼HSK 5
zěn me gǎo de How did it happen?; What's wrong?; What went wrong?; What's up? ∼HSK 5
mào shi rash; impudent ∼HSK 5
jiān rén guardian ∼HSK 5
fēi cháng gǎn xiè extremely grateful; very thankful ∼HSK 5
prison, jail; case; lawsuit ∼HSK 5
huǎng lie ∼HSK 5
yóu like, similar to, just like, as ∼HSK 5
hòu tíng backyard; imperial harem; (slang) anus ∼HSK 5
míng infamy; blackened name ∼HSK 5
zhān look; look out for; respect ∼HSK 5
house; building, structure; eaves ∼HSK 5
jiǎn chéng cut into ∼HSK 5
jiǎn diào to cut off; to cut away; to trim ∼HSK 5
xiào láo to serve (in some capacity); to work for ∼HSK 5
zhuāng to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up ∼HSK 5
qiāo zhōng to sound a bell; (of a clock) to chime ∼HSK 5
fèng respectfully offer ∼HSK 5
chā bu shàng shǒu to be unable to intervene ∼HSK 5
niàng brew, ferment ∼HSK 5
jiǎn zi clippers; scissors; shears HSK 5
kuài huo happy; cheerful HSK 5
gēn qián the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date) HSK 5
wèi wèn to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc HSK 5
shě de to be willing to part with sth HSK 5
bào to repay; to requite HSK 5
chuáng dān bed sheet HSK 5
jiǎn dāo scissors HSK 5
chuāng lián window curtains HSK 5
táo zǒu to escape; to flee; to run away HSK 5
xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
dài region; district HSK 5
tao grape HSK 5
zhàn lǐng to capture; to seize; to occupy by force HSK 5
shàng higher authorities; superiors HSK 5
jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5
a drama; a play; theater; script of a play HSK 5
lǎo ancient; old; age-old HSK 5