The Founding of a Republic

The Founding of a Republic 2009

建国大业 jiànguó dàyè

The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

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5.12 Advanced Director Huang Jianxin, Han Sanping IMDb 4.9

Cast

Tang Guoqiang Tang Guoqiang Mao Zedong Liu Jin Liu Jin Zhou Enlai Wang Wufu Wang Wufu Zhu De Liu Sha Liu Sha Liu Shaoqi Zhang Guoli Zhang Guoli Chiang Kai-shek Andy Lau Andy Lau Yu Jishi Donnie Yen Donnie Yen Tian Han Xu Qing Xu Qing Soong Ching-ling Jackie Chan Jackie Chan Reporter Chen Kun Chen Kun Chiang Ching-kuo

Vocabulary

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老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss; sir (person with a leading role in an organization); (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA; (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official; (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
关内 關內 Guān nèi the region inside the major mountain passes of ancient China Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
哈尔滨 哈爾濱 Hā ěr bīn Harbin, sub-provincial city and capital of Heilongjiang Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
沈阳 瀋陽 Shěn yáng Shenyang, sub-provincial city and capital of Liaoning Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
美军 美軍 Měi jūn US army; US armed forces Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
青岛 青島 Qīng dǎo Qingdao, sub-provincial city in Shandong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
新华社 新華社 Xīn huá shè Xinhua News Agency, official press agency of the People's Republic of China, founded in 1931 Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
大马 大馬 Dà mǎ Malaysia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
中美 中美 Zhōng Měi China-USA Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
国防部 國防部 Guó fáng bù Defense Department; Ministry of National Defense Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
工部 工部 Gōng Bù Ministry of Works (in imperial China) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
大连 大連 Dà lián Dalian, sub-provincial city in Liaoning Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
南北朝 南北朝 Nán Běi cháo Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
进城 進城 jìn chéng to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
红军 紅軍 Hóng jūn Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA; (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
韩美 韓美 Hán Měi South Korean-US Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
鲁 魯 Lǔ foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
内战 內戰 nèi zhàn civil war ∼HSK 3
居中 居中 jū zhōng to be between two parties (as in mediation); to be in the middle; to be in between; (page layout) to be centered ∼HSK 3
调停 調停 tiáo tíng to reconcile; to mediate; to bring warring parties to agreement; to arbitrate ∼HSK 3
使不得 使不得 shǐ bu de cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable ∼HSK 3
和谈 和談 hé tán peace talks ∼HSK 3
抗战 抗戰 kàng zhàn war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) ∼HSK 3
点儿 點兒 diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
起火 起火 qǐ huǒ to catch fire; to cook; to get angry ∼HSK 3
人民政府 人民政府 rén mín zhèng fǔ people's government ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
国防部长 國防部長 guó fáng bù zhǎng Defense secretary; Defense Minister ∼HSK 3
志 志 zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
在即 在即 zài jí near at hand; imminent; within sight ∼HSK 3
大部 大部 dà bù the greater part; the majority; most ∼HSK 3
深知 深知 shēn zhī to know well; to be fully aware of ∼HSK 3
赶走 趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out; to turn back ∼HSK 3
普 普 pǔ universal, general, widespread ∼HSK 3
失 失 shī lose; make mistake, neglect ∼HSK 3
保人 保人 bǎo rén guarantor; person paying bail ∼HSK 3
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
各界 各界 gè jiè all walks of life; all social circles ∼HSK 3
管制 管制 guǎn zhì to control; to restrict; (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations) ∼HSK 3
卫 衛 Wèi guard, protect, defend ∼HSK 3
活人 活人 huó rén living person ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
亲口 親口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally ∼HSK 3
千古 千古 qiān gǔ for all eternity; throughout all ages; eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead) ∼HSK 3
委 委 Wěi appoint, send, commission ∼HSK 3
资本家 資本家 zī běn jiā capitalist ∼HSK 3
朱 朱 Zhū cinnabar, vermilion; surname ∼HSK 3
抗日 抗日 kàng Rì to resist Japan (esp. during WW2); anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities) ∼HSK 3