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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有权 有權 yǒu quán to have the right to; to be entitled to; to have authority; powerful ∼HSK 2
例 例 lì precedent, example; regulation ∼HSK 2
大只 大隻 dà zhī big ∼HSK 2
到头 到頭 dào tóu to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end ∼HSK 2
分队 分隊 fēn duì military platoon or squad ∼HSK 2
长眼 長眼 zhǎng yǎn to have eyes; (fig.) to look where one is going; to watch one's step; to be cautious ∼HSK 2
篮子 籃子 lán zi basket ∼HSK 2
查封 查封 chá fēng to sequester; to seize (assets); to seal up; to close down ∼HSK 2
三条 三條 sān tiáo three of a kind (poker) ∼HSK 2
得看 得看 děi kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 2
不该 不該 bù gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
吃完 吃完 chī wán to finish eating ∼HSK 2
司 司 Sī take charge of, control, manage; officer ∼HSK 2
务 務 wù affairs, business; must, should ∼HSK 2
备 備 bèi prepare, ready, perfect ∼HSK 2
变节 變節 biàn jié betrayal; defection; turncoat; to change sides politically ∼HSK 2
职 職 zhí duty, profession; office, post ∼HSK 2
数年 數年 shù nián several years; many years ∼HSK 2
跟头 跟頭 gēn tou tumble; somersault ∼HSK 2
放在眼里 放在眼裡 fàng zài yǎn lǐ to pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to ∼HSK 2
接风 接風 jiē fēng to hold a welcoming dinner or reception ∼HSK 2
所有人 所有人 suǒ yǒu rén everyone; owner ∼HSK 2
包办 包辦 bāo bàn to undertake to do everything by oneself; to run the whole show ∼HSK 2
只怕 只怕 zhǐ pà I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely ∼HSK 2
维 維 Wéi maintain, preserve, safeguard ∼HSK 2
字头 字頭 zì tóu single-character headword (in a dictionary); first character of a Chinese word; the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character; the initial of a Chinese syllable ∼HSK 2
跑掉 跑掉 pǎo diào to run away; to take to one's heels ∼HSK 2
老生 老生 lǎo shēng venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera) ∼HSK 2
专 專 zhuān monopolize, take sole possession ∼HSK 2
看着办 看著辦 kàn zhe bàn to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances) ∼HSK 2
变天 變天 biàn tiān to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse); (fig.) to experience a major upheaval; to undergo sweeping change ∼HSK 2
百姓 百姓 bǎi xìng common people ∼HSK 2
着数 著數 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as ∼HSK 2
墙角 牆角 qiáng jiǎo corner (junction of two walls) ∼HSK 2
后院 後院 hòu yuàn rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.) ∼HSK 2
要得 要得 yào dé good; fine ∼HSK 2
不可能 不可能 bù kě néng impossible; cannot; not able ∼HSK 2
党员 黨員 dǎng yuán party member ∼HSK 2
出问题 出問題 chū wèn tí to have sth go wrong; to have a problem arise; to give problems ∼HSK 2
关系到 關係到 guān xì dào relates to; bears upon ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
国务卿 國務卿 guó wù qīng Secretary of State ∼HSK 2
某些 某些 mǒu xiē some; certain (things) ∼HSK 2
大院 大院 dà yuàn courtyard; compound ∼HSK 2
器 器 qì receptacle, vessel; instrument ∼HSK 2
说了算 說了算 shuō le suàn to have the final say; to be the one in charge ∼HSK 2
战 戰 zhàn war, fighting, battle ∼HSK 2
吃掉 吃掉 chī diào to eat up; to consume ∼HSK 2
大战 大戰 dà zhàn war; to wage war ∼HSK 2
成全 成全 chéng quán to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off ∼HSK 2