The Grand Substitution

The Grand Substitution 1965

万古流芳 mò gǔ 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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天啊 天啊 tiān a good heavens!; oh my God! ∼HSK 2
不该 不該 bù gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
韩 韓 Hán fence; surname; Korea ∼HSK 2
多时 多時 duō shí long time ∼HSK 2
目 目 mù eye; look, see; division, topic ∼HSK 2
草莽 草莽 cǎo mǎng a rank growth of grass; uncultivated land; wilderness ∼HSK 2
易 易 Yì change; easy ∼HSK 2
交友 交友 jiāo yǒu to make friends ∼HSK 2
三更半夜 三更半夜 sān gēng - bàn yè (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night ∼HSK 2
少不得 少不得 shǎo bu dé cannot be avoided; cannot do without ∼HSK 2
熟知 熟知 shú zhī to be well acquainted with ∼HSK 2
实 實 shí real, true; honest, sincere ∼HSK 2
上座 上座 shàng zuò seat of honor ∼HSK 2
不当 不當 bù dàng unsuitable; improper; inappropriate ∼HSK 2
成了 成了 chéng le to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! ∼HSK 2
眼熟 眼熟 yǎn shú familiar-looking; to seem familiar ∼HSK 2
观 觀 Guàn see, observe, view; appearance ∼HSK 2
出气 出氣 chū qì to vent one's anger; to breathe out; to exhale ∼HSK 2
贞节 貞節 zhēn jié chastity; virginity (of women); moral integrity (of men); loyalty; constancy ∼HSK 2
向外 向外 xiàng wài outward ∼HSK 2
改天 改天 gǎi tiān another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check ∼HSK 2
小意思 小意思 xiǎo yì si small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts) ∼HSK 2
一句 一句 yī jù a line of verse; a sentence ∼HSK 2
满门 滿門 mǎn mén the whole family ∼HSK 2
在位 在位 zài wèi to be on the throne; to reign; to hold a particular leadership position ∼HSK 2
我司 我司 wǒ sī our company (used in business correspondence, contracts etc) ∼HSK 2
举国上下 舉國上下 jǔ guó shàng xià the entire nation; the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file ∼HSK 2
两全 兩全 liǎng quán to satisfy both sides; to accommodate both (demands) ∼HSK 2
一路平安 一路平安 yī lù píng ān to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage! HSK 2
不见得 不見得 bù jiàn de not necessarily; not likely ∼HSK 2
站住 站住 zhàn zhù to stand HSK 2
请客 請客 qǐng kè to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner HSK 2
斤 斤 jīn catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g HSK 2
普通人 普通人 pǔ tōng rén ordinary person; private citizen; people; the person in the street ∼HSK 2
找出 找出 zhǎo chū to find; to search out HSK 2
全家 全家 quán jiā whole family HSK 2
座位 座位 zuò wèi seat HSK 2
不但 不但 bù dàn not only (... but also ...) HSK 2
姓 姓 xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
好人 好人 hǎo rén good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle HSK 2
平安 平安 píng ān safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace HSK 2
出门 出門 chū mén to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married HSK 2
懂得 懂得 dǒng de to understand; to know; to comprehend HSK 2
不久 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after HSK 2
不如 不如 bù rú not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to HSK 2
提到 提到 tí dào to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to HSK 2
草 艸 cǎo grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough HSK 2
放心 放心 fàng xīn to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease HSK 2
闻 聞 wén to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at HSK 2
大人 大人 dà ren adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors HSK 2