The Myth

The Myth 2005

shénhuà

When a fellow scientist asks for Jack's help in locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the present as Jack discovers his amazing visions are based in fact.

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4.25 Intermediate Director Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai 🍅 20%

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hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
to dance; to wield; to brandish HSK 5
width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures HSK 5
fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
dàn in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day HSK 5
bàng stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race 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
guān jiàn crucial point; crux; key; crucial; pivotal HSK 5
fēn to analyze; analysis HSK 5
jǐn guǎn despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating HSK 5
zhì to arrive; most; to; until HSK 5
líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
like this; so; such HSK 5
wéi only; sole HSK 5
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
shén huà legend; fairy tale; myth; mythology Xiehouyu HSK 4
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
Jié Jack (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Wēi lián William or Wilhelm (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Nán gōng two-character surname Nangong; Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai, Hebei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Hǎi lín Hailin, county-level city in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Shā guó Saudi Arabia (Tw), abbr. for 沙烏地阿拉伯王國|沙乌地阿拉伯王国 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Xián yáng Xianyang, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Dòng kǒu Dongkou county in Shaoyang, Hunan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor); Tiangong, Chinese space station program Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Qín Shǐ Huáng the First Emperor 259-210 BC Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Shǐ Smith (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
xué School of Principle; Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi and Zhu Xi) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
hǎi jīng juàn Dead Sea Scrolls Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
luò Carlos (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Zhàn guó the Warring States period (475-221 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
gōng Wugong County in Xianyang, Shaanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
beautiful, magnificent, elegant ∼HSK 4
Qín surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor; short name for ∼HSK 4
jié hero; heroic, outstanding ∼HSK 4
slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified ∼HSK 4
mèng jìng dreamland ∼HSK 4
chū liè (military) to leave one's place in the ranks; to fall out; (fig.) to emerge; to become prominent ∼HSK 4
drive, ride; chariot; manage ∼HSK 4
jīn huì foundation (institution supported by an endowment) ∼HSK 4
ceremony, rites gifts; admire ∼HSK 4
Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
yǒng long, perpetual, eternal, forever ∼HSK 4