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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jiāng lái in the future; future; the future HSK 3
ancient; old; paleo- HSK 3
qián wǎng to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to HSK 3
niàn to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) HSK 3
pán healthy; at ease HSK 3
qīn personally; in person; oneself HSK 3
xiǎn de to seem; to look; to appear HSK 3
kǒng fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe HSK 3
shēng chǎn to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child HSK 3
chǔ base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental HSK 3
cún to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive HSK 3
jǐn urgent; emergency HSK 3
lǐng neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc HSK 3
need not; does not have to; not necessarily HSK 3
yuán person; employee; member HSK 3
chū at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic HSK 3
zhèng evidence; proof; testimony HSK 3
jiǎn zhí simply; really HSK 3
qiān wàn ten million; countless; many; one must by all means HSK 3
duàn to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly HSK 3
màn màn slowly HSK 3
shèng victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear; equal to (a task) HSK 3
guài strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled HSK 3
zhèng to admonish; variant of 证 HSK 3
jǐn tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten HSK 3
Bǎo Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚 HSK 3
děng dài to wait; to wait for HSK 3
zhuā zhù to grab hold of; to capture HSK 3
niang girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) HSK 3
dài to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon HSK 3
fǎn duì to oppose; to be against; to object to HSK 3
wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance HSK 3
Cháo abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea HSK 3
Dāo surname Dao HSK 3
tòng ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly HSK 3
diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek HSK 3
jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
luàn in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary HSK 3
nán dào don't tell me ...; could it be that...? HSK 3
jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time HSK 3
běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
xùn liàn to train; to drill; training HSK 3
qīn mother; also pr. [mǔ qin] HSK 3
bào to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge HSK 3
zhī to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions HSK 3
mǒu some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
ān pái to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans HSK 3
chéng city walls; city; town HSK 3
tán to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss HSK 3