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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真是 真是 zhēn shi indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
打的 打的 dǎ dī (coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
吃的 吃的 chī de (coll.) food Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
就晚了 就晚了 jiù wǎn le then it's too late (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
好不好 好不好 hǎo bu hǎo (coll.) all right?; OK? Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
小的 小的 xiǎo de (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family; (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
看看 看看 kàn kan to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
菜 菜 cài dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor Colloquialism HSK 1
山 山 shān mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on Colloquialism HSK 1
爸爸 爸爸 bà ba (coll.) father; dad Colloquialism HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
中共 中共 Zhōng Gòng abbr. for, Chinese Communist Party Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
毛泽东 毛澤東 Máo Zé dōng Mao Zedong (1893-1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935-1976 Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
上海 上海 Shàng hǎi Shanghai municipality Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
美国 美國 Měi guó United States; USA; US Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
南京 南京 Nán jīng Nanjing, sub-provincial city and capital of Jiangsu Province; Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368-1421) and of the Republic of China (1927-1937 and 1946-1949) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
共产党 共產黨 Gòng chǎn dǎng Communist Party Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
香港 香港 Xiāng gǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
中山 中山 Zhōng shān Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province; Nakayama (Japanese surname); Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党; same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙 Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
苏联 蘇聯 Sū lián Soviet Union, 1922-1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
法国 法國 Fǎ guó France Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
中国人 中國人 Zhōng guó rén Chinese person Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
国大 國大 Guó Dà abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005); abbr. for 新加坡國立大學|新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS); abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (I Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
蒋中正 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōng zhèng Chiang Chung-cheng, adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
广州 廣州 Guǎng zhōu Guangzhou, sub-provincial city and capital of Guangdong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
中正 中正 Zhōng zhèng adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
美国人 美國人 Měi guó rén American; American person; American people Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
山东 山東 Shān dōng Shandong Province, capital Jinan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
陕北 陝北 Shǎn běi Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 and Yan'an 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地|革命圣地 Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
远东 遠東 Yuǎn dōng Far East (loanword) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
南京路 南京路 Nán jīng lù Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
沪上 滬上 Hù shàng alternative name for Shanghai; at (or in) Shanghai Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
上都 上都 Shàng dū Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
关外 關外 Guān wài beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass or the region west of Jiayu Pass or both Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
台湾 台灣 Tái wān variant of Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
朝鲜 朝鮮 Cháo xiǎn North Korea; Korea as geographic term; Taiwan pr. [Chao2xian1] Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
四月 四月 Sì yuè April; fourth month (of the lunar year) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
釜山 釜山 Fǔ shān Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
有一些 有一些 yǒu yī xiē somewhat; rather; some HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
军 軍 jūn army, military; soldiers, troops ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì this is; this is the ... ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
星 星 xīng a star, planet; any point of light ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1