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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外交部 外交部 Wài jiāo bù Ministry of Foreign Affairs; foreign office; Dept. of State Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
天安门 天安門 Tiān ān mén Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
快点儿 快點兒 kuài diǎn r erhua variant of 快点; to do smh more quickly; Hurry up! HSK 2
万岁 萬歲 wàn suì Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty ∼HSK 2
中山装 中山裝 zhōng shān zhuāng Chinese tunic suit, a jacket style introduced by Sun Yat-sen and often worn by Mao Zedong ∼HSK 2
建国 建國 jiàn guó to found a country; nation-building; the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 ∼HSK 2
一定要 一定要 yī dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
万人 萬人 wàn rén ten thousand people; all the people; everyman ∼HSK 2
府 府 fǔ prefecture; prefect; government ∼HSK 2
十万 十萬 shí wàn hundred thousand ∼HSK 2
义 義 Yì right conduct, righteousness ∼HSK 2
得很 得很 de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
复 復 fù return; repeat; repeatedly ∼HSK 2
陈 陳 Chén exhibit, display; plead; a surname ∼HSK 2
不得 不得 bù dé must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot ∼HSK 2
成了 成了 chéng le to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! ∼HSK 2
林 林 Lín forest, grove; surname ∼HSK 2
着装 著裝 zhuó zhuāng to dress; dress; clothes; outfit ∼HSK 2
老夫 老夫 lǎo fū I (spoken by an old man) ∼HSK 2
在此 在此 zài cǐ hereto; here ∼HSK 2
观 觀 Guàn see, observe, view; appearance ∼HSK 2
让开 讓開 ràng kāi to get out of the way; to step aside ∼HSK 2
什么时候 什麼時候 shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
走向 走向 zǒu xiàng direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for ∼HSK 2
刘 劉 Liú surname; kill, destroy ∼HSK 2
黑市 黑市 hēi shì black market ∼HSK 2
执政 執政 zhí zhèng to hold power; in office ∼HSK 2
表哥 表哥 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line ∼HSK 2
言 言 yán words, speech; speak, say ∼HSK 2
讲求 講求 jiǎng qiú to stress; to emphasize; particular about sth; to strive for ∼HSK 2
一句 一句 yī jù a line of verse; a sentence ∼HSK 2
百万 百萬 bǎi wàn million ∼HSK 2
英 英 Yīng petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English ∼HSK 2
纳 納 Nà admit, take, receive, accept ∼HSK 2
求和 求和 qiú hé to sue for peace; to look for a draw (chess); summation (math.) ∼HSK 2
干掉 幹掉 gàn diào to get rid of ∼HSK 2
应该的 應該的 yīng gāi de (polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem ∼HSK 2
论 論 Lún debate; discuss; discourse ∼HSK 2
夫 夫 fū man, male adult, husband; those ∼HSK 2
斯 斯 Sī this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle ∼HSK 2
基 基 jī foundation, base ∼HSK 2
身为 身為 shēn wéi in the capacity of; as ∼HSK 2
向东 向東 xiàng dōng eastwards ∼HSK 2
桌面 桌面 zhuō miàn desktop; tabletop ∼HSK 2
苏 蘇 sū used in ∼HSK 2
改组 改組 gǎi zǔ to reorganize; to reshuffle (posts etc) ∼HSK 2
轻慢 輕慢 qīng màn irreverent ∼HSK 2
实 實 shí real, true; honest, sincere ∼HSK 2
介 介 jiè forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor ∼HSK 2
让位 讓位 ràng wèi to abdicate; to yield ∼HSK 2