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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并不 並不 bìng bù not at all; by no means ∼HSK 1
行事 行事 xíng shì to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct ∼HSK 1
手下 手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; when taking action ∼HSK 1
小儿 小兒 xiǎo ér young child; (humble) my son ∼HSK 1
均 均 jūn equal, even, fair; all, also ∼HSK 1
小事 小事 xiǎo shì trifle; trivial matter ∼HSK 1
人人 人人 rén rén everyone; every person ∼HSK 1
是以 是以 shì yǐ therefore; thus; so ∼HSK 1
不太好 不太好 bù tài hǎo not so good; not too well ∼HSK 1
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
一男半女 一男半女 yī nán - bàn nǚ (idiom) a son or daughter; a child ∼HSK 1
分娩 分娩 fēn miǎn to give birth to a baby; (of animals) to give birth to young ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
不下 不下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) ∼HSK 1
有请 有請 yǒu qǐng to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) ∼HSK 1
人儿 人兒 rén r figurine ∼HSK 1
候 候 hòu wait; expect; visit; greet ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
事机 事機 shì jī confidential aspects of a matter; secrets; key moment for action ∼HSK 1
果 果 guǒ fruit; result ∼HSK 1
半百 半百 bàn bǎi fifty (usually referring to sb's age) ∼HSK 1
友 友 yǒu friend, companion; fraternity ∼HSK 1
一来 一來 yī lái firstly,... ∼HSK 1
二来 二來 èr lái secondly,... ∼HSK 1
要人 要人 yào rén important person ∼HSK 1
上前 上前 shàng qián to advance; to step forward ∼HSK 1
对过 對過 duì guò across; opposite; the other side ∼HSK 1
不遂 不遂 bù suì to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way ∼HSK 1
门对 門對 mén duì couplet (hung on each side of the door frame) ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
京师 京師 jīng shī capital of a country (literary) ∼HSK 1
早点 早點 zǎo diǎn breakfast ∼HSK 1
重地 重地 zhòng dì location of political, economic, military, or cultural importance (usu. not open to the general public); sensitive area ∼HSK 1
不可以 不可以 bù kě yǐ may not ∼HSK 1
拿来 拿來 ná lái to bring; to fetch; to get ∼HSK 1
做人 做人 zuò rén to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity ∼HSK 1
要有 要有 yào yǒu to need; to require; must have ∼HSK 1
说不出 說不出 shuō bu chū unable to say ∼HSK 1
几岁 幾歲 jǐ suì how old are you? (familiar, or to a child) ∼HSK 1
说起 說起 shuō qǐ to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for ∼HSK 1
看一看 看一看 kàn yī kàn to have a look ∼HSK 1
手拿 手拿 shǒu ná to hold in one's hand ∼HSK 1
不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
太过 太過 tài guò excessively; too ∼HSK 1
三分 三分 sān fēn somewhat; to some degree ∼HSK 1
小小 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small; very few; very minor ∼HSK 1
住手 住手 zhù shǒu to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand ∼HSK 1
住口 住口 zhù kǒu shut up; shut your mouth; stop talking ∼HSK 1
走出 走出 zǒu chū to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc) ∼HSK 1