The Naval Commandos

The Naval Commandos 1977

hǎijūn jīduì

The "Godfather Of The Kung-Fu Film" created this rousing epic of a seemingly suicidal mission to destroy the Japanese Navy's flagship in 1937, featuring many great actors he had worked with over the years. Their courageous and desperate attempts to do just that comprise the remarkable action in this rousing epic, featuring some of the greatest actors Chang had ever made, was making, and would ever make famous. (IVL)

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Dōng bìng (derog.) the sick man of Asia (term used in the West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to refer to China in its weakened state after the Opium Wars) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Cóng jiāng Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Guizhou Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Huáng Jiāng Huangpu River, major river flowing through Shanghai, dividing the city into Puxi (west of the river) and Pudong (east of the river) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tángcháo Tang dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Sòng Song dynasty; surname ∼HSK 4
shào jiàng major general; rear admiral; air vice marshal ∼HSK 4
léi to lay mines ∼HSK 4
bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
lún turbine; engine (of a ship) ∼HSK 4
shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
wáng dàn bastard; son of a bitch ∼HSK 4
Méi plums; prunes; surname ∼HSK 4
inside information; the ins and outs of the matter; how things stand; what's up ∼HSK 4
xià chén to sink down ∼HSK 4
zhǎng guān senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; sir (term of address for senior officer) ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
lǐng háng navigation; navigator; to navigate ∼HSK 4
dān shēn hàn bachelor; single man ∼HSK 4
slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified ∼HSK 4
shì taxi (loanword) ∼HSK 4
线 háng xiàn air or shipping route ∼HSK 4
gòng cún to coexist ∼HSK 4
便 便 biàn chē to hitchhike ∼HSK 4
zhì shāng to treat an injury ∼HSK 4
jiàn guài to mind; to take offense ∼HSK 4
xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
zài to get together ∼HSK 4
jiāng biān river bank ∼HSK 4
meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
hài to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death ∼HSK 4
nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
zhí shǒu duty; responsibility; post ∼HSK 4
chuán to abandon ship ∼HSK 4
zhù to wish sb (success, bon voyage etc) ∼HSK 4
chǎo xǐng to wake sb up with a noise ∼HSK 4
jiǔ wèi smell of alcohol; flavoring of rum or other liquor in food; aroma or nose (of wine) ∼HSK 4
dàn yào ammunition ∼HSK 4
Cháng Jiāng Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang HSK 4
yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
xiàng piàn image; photograph HSK 4
tòng kuài delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] HSK 4
shǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) HSK 4
yǐng zi shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence HSK 4
liǎo bu amazing; terrific; extraordinary HSK 4
jade HSK 4
qiè close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention HSK 4
huì to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding HSK 4
jiāng river HSK 4
zhì to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy HSK 4