The Grand Substitution

The Grand Substitution 1965

liú fāng

With China under control of a weak Emperor, two officials compete to steer the future destiny of the land. Chiu believes the people are the future of China, while the diabolical Tu wishes to grind the people beneath an iron heel. Tu decides to take out Chiu's family, but one lone infant escapes.

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Vocabulary

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unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental HSK 5
qíng xing circumstances; situation HSK 5
míng míng obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely HSK 5
not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
quàn to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe HSK 5
le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5
shuāng shǒu both hands HSK 5
chū due to; to stem from HSK 5
zhǐ shì to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions HSK 5
sōu to search HSK 5
pái chú to eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out HSK 5
shì major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way HSK 5
dòng shǒu to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch HSK 5
tiger HSK 5
chú fēi only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless HSK 5
rèn to recognize; to know; to admit HSK 5
jīn today HSK 5
zhī nèi inside; within HSK 5
chú fáng kitchen HSK 5
insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not HSK 5
shā to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide HSK 5
huà in a word; in short HSK 5
zhī xià under; beneath; less than HSK 5
huí tóu to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by HSK 5
rěn to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself HSK 5
hòu huǐ to regret; to feel remorse HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
hài to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity HSK 5
certainly; must; will; necessarily HSK 5
yìng hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial HSK 5
pīn to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell HSK 5
shèng to remain; to be left; to have as remainder HSK 5
huò shì or; either one or the other HSK 5
gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy HSK 5
rēng to throw; to throw away HSK 5
bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
píng to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof HSK 5
careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out HSK 5
cāi to guess HSK 5
wéi zhǐ until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) HSK 5
táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
tōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily HSK 5
trick; drama; play; show HSK 5
shè to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) HSK 5
hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
zhī zhōng inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during HSK 5
jué to refuse; to decline; to reject HSK 5
rén person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); figure painting (as a genre of traditional Chinese painting) HSK 5