The Movie Emperor

The Movie Emperor 2024

hóngtǎn xiānsheng

In an attempt to win back the public's interest, has-been Hong Kong film star Lau Wai-chi makes a comeback film with a major director. To prepare for his role as a peasant farmer in the 1960s, he travels to the mainland China countryside to experience rural life there, but his arrogance triggers a series of farces.

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4.06 Intermediate Director Ning Hao 🍅 100%

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and; to give; together with HSK 6
xiàn shēn to commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to; to sacrifice one's life for; (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
méi (coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
zi beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; (coll.) bandit Colloquialism HSK 5
shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
chí go quickly or swiftly; hurry ∼HSK 5
wěi great, robust; extraordinary ∼HSK 5
gǎo dìng to fix; to settle; to wangle ∼HSK 5
me interrogative particle (variant of 嘛) ∼HSK 5
zāo encounter, suffer ∼HSK 5
used in translation ∼HSK 5
lǎo (Cant.) man, person; mature ∼HSK 5
Zhuó profound, brilliant, lofty ∼HSK 5
duǎn shì pín short video; video clip ∼HSK 5
tuō pín to lift oneself out of poverty ∼HSK 5
wéi to get past the qualifying round; to make it to the finals ∼HSK 5
gōng unjust; unfair ∼HSK 5
huī brightness, luster, brilliance ∼HSK 5
zhǎng palm of hand, sole of foot, paw ∼HSK 5
lán zhù to stop; to bar the way ∼HSK 5
Chāng light of sun; good, proper ∼HSK 5
Gěng bright, shining; have guts ∼HSK 5
fèng respectfully offer ∼HSK 5
Hào summer time; sky; heaven ∼HSK 5
Yān swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy ∼HSK 5
péng tent, awning; booth; shed ∼HSK 5
to hound sb to death ∼HSK 5
zhì diàn to phone; to telegram ∼HSK 5
hóng tǎn red carpet ∼HSK 5
guì xia to kneel down ∼HSK 5
xiào specially good effect; special efficacy; (cinema etc) special effects ∼HSK 5
hào great, numerous, vast, abundant ∼HSK 5
bān yùn freight; transport; portage; to transport; to carry ∼HSK 5
zhí to implant ∼HSK 5
shù gargle, rinse; wash, scour ∼HSK 5
sóng instigate, arouse, incite ∼HSK 5
访 àn fǎng to make secret inquiries; to investigate in secret ∼HSK 5
huáng guān crown (headgear) ∼HSK 5
do not (literary) ∼HSK 5
zhì piàn to produce a film; to make a movie; assistant producer; (Tw) film producer ∼HSK 5
jiǎ corset; sockpuppet (Internet slang); vest (dialect) ∼HSK 5
zōng mane; neck bristles ∼HSK 5
biān zi whip ∼HSK 5
jiǎn to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); edited version ∼HSK 5
zhuāng to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up ∼HSK 5
fast ∼HSK 5
Ài qín Hǎi Aegean Sea ∼HSK 5
ethylene; vinyl ∼HSK 5
zhòu incantation ∼HSK 5
shuāng fāng tóng bilateral agreement ∼HSK 5