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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cóng to obey (an order); to comply; to defer HSK 5
hóu zi monkey HSK 5
rén jiān the human world; the earth HSK 5
zāo dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined HSK 5
nán seldom; rare; hard to come by HSK 5
rǎo to disturb; to bother; to trouble HSK 5
chuǎng to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) HSK 5
zēng (bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to HSK 5
dǎn brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless HSK 5
to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help HSK 5
to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful HSK 5
huǒ zāi serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) HSK 5
not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
zūn shǒu to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) HSK 5
chǒu clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30° HSK 5
to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize HSK 5
zhēn to treasure; to value; to cherish HSK 5
to punish; to penalize HSK 5
lín neighbor; next door HSK 5
jīn today HSK 5
quán dōu all; without exception HSK 5
dài jià price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) HSK 5
jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 甲 system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75° HSK 5
dāng nián in those days; then; in those years; during that time HSK 5
shōu to gather; to collect HSK 5
chā to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose HSK 5
dào lái to arrive; arrival; advent HSK 5
zhī xià under; beneath; less than HSK 5
chéng to reach (an agreement); to accomplish HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
suǒ to lock; to lock up; a lock HSK 5
suǒ zài place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located HSK 5
certainly; must; will; necessarily HSK 5
gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy HSK 5
làn soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad HSK 5
duǒ to hide; to dodge; to avoid HSK 5
xīn shǎng to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire HSK 5
píng to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
tōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily HSK 5
yāo qǐng to invite; invitation HSK 5
zhī zhōng inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during HSK 5
bàng stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race HSK 5
dāi to stay HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
使 使 shǐ even if; even though HSK 5
fàng to renounce; to abandon; to give up HSK 5