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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yāo demon, monster ∼HSK 5
zhèn I/We (royal we, used by emperors) ∼HSK 5
chù sheng domestic animal; brute; bastard ∼HSK 5
sān variant of ∼HSK 5
qiān one thousand; leader of one thousand men ∼HSK 5
number one ∼HSK 5
bǎi hundred ∼HSK 5
tōu chī to eat on the sly; to pilfer food; to be unfaithful ∼HSK 5
jiǎn exterminate, destroy; blessing ∼HSK 5
páo long gown, robe, cloak ∼HSK 5
ancestor, forefather; grandfather ∼HSK 5
Líng pure; virtuous; insult; maltreat ∼HSK 5
xiāo sky; clouds, mist; night ∼HSK 5
li fox; fig. sly and treacherous person ∼HSK 5
yuán karmic affinity ∼HSK 5
bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch ∼HSK 5
reside ∼HSK 5
Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
zhòng shēng all sentient beings ∼HSK 5
tiān shén god; deity ∼HSK 5
dǎn gǎn to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth) ∼HSK 5
mén shén door god ∼HSK 5
殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
have interview with; meet ∼HSK 5
na modal particle ∼HSK 5
zhì bǎo most valuable treasure; most precious asset ∼HSK 5
zhà scold, bellow, shout at, roar ∼HSK 5
horse ∼HSK 5
guì xia to kneel down ∼HSK 5
axe, hatchet; chop, hew ∼HSK 5
jiāo zhàn to fight; to wage war ∼HSK 5
huī brightness, luster, brilliance ∼HSK 5
shù forgive ∼HSK 5
biǎn decrease, lower; censure, criticize ∼HSK 5
tiān zāi natural disaster ∼HSK 5
shě shēn to give one's life ∼HSK 5
to apprehend, realize, become aware ∼HSK 5
bàng by side of, beside, near, close ∼HSK 5
huàn huà to be transformed; to metamorphose; transformation; metamorphosis ∼HSK 5
shū neglect; careless, lax ∼HSK 5
used in the transliteration of Greek letters ∼HSK 5
cut down, subjugate, attack ∼HSK 5
fēng zāi damaging storm; destructive typhoon ∼HSK 5
寿 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
rán burn; light fire, ignite ∼HSK 5
xián zhí sinecure; position with practically no obligations ∼HSK 5
bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
lián flag-sign of a tavern ∼HSK 5
ǒu lotus root ∼HSK 5
footwear, shoes; walk on, tread ∼HSK 5