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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lóng gōng palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea ∼HSK 6
gōng to make a breakthrough; to break through; to breach (military) ∼HSK 6
shàn chuǎng to enter without permission; to trespass ∼HSK 6
jīn dǒu yún Sun Wukong's magical cloud ∼HSK 6
what for?; what's the reason? ∼HSK 6
shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
jìn fàn to invade ∼HSK 6
qiè by no means ∼HSK 6
xiè dài slack; lazy; remiss ∼HSK 6
zhū miè to wipe out; to exterminate ∼HSK 6
sūn monkey (pejorative) ∼HSK 6
yǒu what is there ∼HSK 6
huī jìn ashes ∼HSK 6
ráo mìng to spare sb's life ∼HSK 6
shèng great sage; mahatma; king; emperor; outstanding personage; Buddha ∼HSK 6
chéng xiān become an immortal ∼HSK 6
yuán to originate; origin; genesis; account of the origins of an endeavor ∼HSK 6
pán kāi tiān Pangu created the world (idiom); the dawn of creation in Chinese mythology; the very beginning ∼HSK 6
gān xīn not reconciled to; not resigned to ∼HSK 6
quán power; authority ∼HSK 6
hǎo wéi zhī to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself; you're on your own ∼HSK 6
to set foot on (a foreign land etc); to tread; (fig.) to enter (a new sphere) ∼HSK 6
cán yuán duàn lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom); fig. scene of devastation; ruins ∼HSK 6
shì what matter ∼HSK 6
shī patriarch (founder) ∼HSK 6
shàn yòng to be good at using (sth); to put (sth) to good use ∼HSK 6
shàn è good and evil; good versus evil ∼HSK 6
xiǎo humble disciple ∼HSK 6
cōng yǐng smart; intelligent ∼HSK 6
xiān (literary) my deceased grandfather; (literary) ancestors ∼HSK 6
xiān zhào omen ∼HSK 6
liàn gōng to do tai chi; to practice kung-fu (or other martial art); to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) ∼HSK 6
bié don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to ∼HSK 6
zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
zhēng guǒ true attainment (Buddhist) ∼HSK 6
殿 殿 bǎo diàn treasure hall ∼HSK 6
hūn yōng muddleheaded ∼HSK 6
jìn to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into ∼HSK 6
bào ēn to pay a debt of gratitude; to repay a kindness ∼HSK 6
chū píng ān lit. peace when you come or go; peace wherever you go ∼HSK 6
fāng from where ∼HSK 6
líng xìng spiritual nature; spirituality; intelligence (esp. in animals) ∼HSK 6
táo qíng cāo to cultivate one's mind; to build character ∼HSK 6
vulgar; poor taste ∼HSK 6
yǒu qíng to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
zhì shuǐ Yu the Great tames the floods (idiom); the legendary emperor Yu's flood control; great toil for the public good ∼HSK 6
shèn lóu hǎi shì mirage; castles in the air (idiom); an illusory, unattainable vision ∼HSK 6
cáng to harbor; to shelter ∼HSK 6
jiàn píng to see injustice on the road (and step in to help); to right wrongs one encounters (idiom) ∼HSK 6
zuò è to do evil ∼HSK 6