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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公议 公議 gōng yì public discussion ∼HSK 6
小灶 小灶 xiǎo zào mess hall for high-ranking cadres; (fig.) special treatment; cf. ∼HSK 6
盯紧 盯緊 dīng jǐn to keep an eye on ∼HSK 6
行踪 行蹤 xíng zōng whereabouts; (lose) track (of) ∼HSK 6
始料未及 始料未及 shǐ liào wèi jí not expected at the outset (idiom); unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of events ∼HSK 6
记仇 記仇 jì chóu to hold a grudge ∼HSK 6
暂定 暫定 zàn dìng temporary arrangement; provisional; tentative ∼HSK 6
稀缺 稀缺 xī quē scarce; scarcity ∼HSK 6
撑腰 撐腰 chēng yāo to support; to brace ∼HSK 6
大计 大計 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance; project of paramount importance; to think big; annual national audit ∼HSK 6
接洽 接洽 jiē qià to discuss a matter with sb; to get in touch with; to arrange ∼HSK 6
古稀之年 古稀之年 gǔ xī zhī nián 古: old, classic, ancient · 稀: rare, unusual, scarce; sparse · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to ∼HSK 6
挪动 挪動 nuó dòng to move; to shift ∼HSK 6
全权 全權 quán quán full powers; total authority; plenipotentiary powers ∼HSK 6
野菜 野菜 yě cài wild herb; potherb ∼HSK 6
陷入僵局 陷入僵局 xiàn rù jiāng jú 陷: submerge, sink, plunge; trap · 入: enter, come in(to), join · 僵: stiff and motionless, stock still · 局: bureau, office; circumstance ∼HSK 6
亲赴 親赴 qīn fù to travel to (a place where duty calls) ∼HSK 6
国难当头 國難當頭 guó nàn dāng tóu 国: nation, country, nation-state · 难: difficult, arduous, hard; unable · 当: bear, accept, undertake; just · 头: head; top; chief, first; boss ∼HSK 6
卖国贼 賣國賊 mài guó zéi traitor ∼HSK 6
翘楚 翹楚 qiáo chǔ person of outstanding talent ∼HSK 6
尽职 盡職 jìn zhí to discharge one's duties; conscientious ∼HSK 6
商界 商界 shāng jiè business world; business community ∼HSK 6
不吝指教 不吝指教 bù lìn zhǐ jiào 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 吝: stingy, miserly, parsimonious · 指: finger, toe; point, indicate · 教: teach, class ∼HSK 6
犬子 犬子 quǎn zǐ (literary) (humble) my son ∼HSK 6
精兵 精兵 jīng bīng elite troops ∼HSK 6
撤职 撤職 chè zhí to eliminate; to sack; to remove from office ∼HSK 6
赴会 赴會 fù huì to go to a meeting ∼HSK 6
葬身 葬身 zàng shēn to bury a corpse; to be buried; (fig.) to die (at sea, in a fire etc) ∼HSK 6
以华制华 以華制華 yǐ huá zhì huá use Chinese collaborators to subdue the Chinese (imperialist policy) ∼HSK 6
权术 權術 quán shù art of politics; political tricks (often derog.); power play; to play at politics; underhand trickery ∼HSK 6
大权在握 大權在握 dà quán zài wò to be in a position of power ∼HSK 6
传讯 傳訊 chuán xùn to summon (a witness); to subpoena ∼HSK 6
大费周章 大費周章 dà fèi zhōu zhāng to take great pains; to go to a lot of trouble ∼HSK 6
伏法 伏法 fú fǎ to be executed ∼HSK 6
货币贬值 貨幣貶值 huò bì biǎn zhí currency devaluation; to devaluate a currency ∼HSK 6
黎民 黎民 lí mín the common people; the great unwashed ∼HSK 6
慈善家 慈善家 cí shàn jiā philanthropist; humanitarian; charity donor ∼HSK 6
病菌 病菌 bìng jūn harmful bacteria; pathogenic bacteria; germs ∼HSK 6
瘦骨如柴 瘦骨如柴 shòu gǔ rú chái 瘦: thin, emaciated, lean; meager · 骨: bone; skeleton; frame, framework · 如: if, supposing; as if; like, as · 柴: firewood, faggots, fuel ∼HSK 6
反贪腐 反貪腐 fǎn tān fǔ anti-corruption ∼HSK 6
亡国 亡國 wáng guó (of a nation) to be destroyed; to be subjugated; a fallen nation ∼HSK 6
偷袭 偷襲 tōu xí to mount a sneak attack; to raid ∼HSK 6
莫大 莫大 mò dà greatest; most important ∼HSK 6
收拢 收攏 shōu lǒng to draw to oneself; to gather up; to collect; to fold up (an umbrella, wings etc); to assemble (a party of persons); to rope in (some people) ∼HSK 6
纵队 縱隊 zòng duì column; file (formation of people) (CL:,); PLA army corps (1946-1949) (CL:) ∼HSK 6
最后期限 最後期限 zuì hòu qī xiàn deadline; final time limit (for project) ∼HSK 6
敬悉 敬悉 jìng xī (honorific) revered news; the most valuable information (in your recent letter, book etc); Thank you for your letter. ∼HSK 6
电告 電告 diàn gào to inform by telegraph, telephone etc ∼HSK 6
共商大计 共商大計 gòng shāng dà jì to discuss matters of vital importance ∼HSK 6
用心良苦 用心良苦 yòng xīn liáng kǔ to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to sth ∼HSK 6