The Monkey King

The Monkey King 2014

西 yóu zhī nàotiāngōng

Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China.

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4.68 Intermediate Director Soi Cheang IMDb 4.9

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guī rules, regulations, customs, law ∼HSK 4
tiān wáng emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also ∼HSK 4
duó to take (after a struggle); to wrest; to seize; to capture; to win (a trophy) ∼HSK 4
cǎi five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue); multicolored ∼HSK 4
xīn to put one's heart (and soul) into sth; with great care ∼HSK 4
bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
tiān innate talent; gift; flair; native resource; dowry ∼HSK 4
skill, ability, talent, ingenuity ∼HSK 4
kān shǒu to guard; to watch over ∼HSK 4
怀 xīn huái to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions) ∼HSK 4
fān shēn to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to bring about a change of one's fortunes ∼HSK 4
Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit); Taiwan pr. [na2 mo2] ∼HSK 4
chéng bài success or failure ∼HSK 4
bǎo to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation ∼HSK 4
shǒu mén to keep goal; on duty as gatekeeper ∼HSK 4
Guàn cap, crown, headgear ∼HSK 4
shēn qiǎn deep or shallow; depth (of the sea); limits of decorum ∼HSK 4
dìng (electricity) stator ∼HSK 4
shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
large, great, enormous; chief ∼HSK 4
yǒng brave, courageous, fierce ∼HSK 4
wèi liè to rank ∼HSK 4
bǎi bèi a hundredfold; (fig.) markedly; to increase markedly (transitive or intransitive) (often in reference to abstract attributes) ∼HSK 4
xiǎo guān petty official; minor functionary ∼HSK 4
everlasting; unbounded ∼HSK 4
Suǒ large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated ∼HSK 4
shāo to burn to death ∼HSK 4
cháng variable; changeable; fickle; impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya); ghost taking away the soul after death; to pass away; to die ∼HSK 4
Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
lún huí variant of ∼HSK 4
duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame ∼HSK 4
tiān zhí vocation; duty; mission in life ∼HSK 4
kāi huā to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burst with joy; (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish HSK 4
zháo huǒ to catch fire HSK 4
liú chuán to spread; to circulate; to hand down HSK 4
to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from HSK 4
jade HSK 4
méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
chéng rén adult HSK 4
báo thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile HSK 4
chén to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy HSK 4
zhèn disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration HSK 4
bèn stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy HSK 4
tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man HSK 4
jiàng to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend HSK 4
to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance HSK 4
huáng jīn gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time) HSK 4
wéi chí to keep; to maintain; to preserve HSK 4
bīng soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike HSK 4
zhǐ to prevent; to block HSK 4