The Promise

The Promise 2005

An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, she will never be with the man she loves. This spell cannot be broken unless the impossible happens: snow falling in spring and the dead coming back to life. Now a grown and beautiful princess, she regrets her promise, for all of the men she's loved has always been met with tragedy.

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3.75 Beginner Director Chen Kaige 🍅 30%

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yīng gāi ought to; should; must HSK 2
zhè me so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this HSK 2
me like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case HSK 2
suǒ therefore; as a result; so; the reason why HSK 2
dāng to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at HSK 2
xiàng to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.) HSK 2
cái ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only HSK 2
gēng to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) HSK 2
gāi should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned HSK 2
dàn shì but; however HSK 2
it HSK 2
zhǐ only; merely; just; but HSK 2
yīn wèi because; owing to; on account of HSK 2
yòu (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway HSK 2
guǒ if; in case; in the event that HSK 2
jīng already HSK 2
zhè yàng this kind of; so; this way; like this; such HSK 2
can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good HSK 2
to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished HSK 2
wéi as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice) HSK 2
oneself; one's own HSK 2
dàn but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just HSK 2
ràng to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被) HSK 2
ā interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! HSK 2
duì bu I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint Xiehouyu HSK 1
huì improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
kàn kan to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
chī de (coll.) food Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
shi (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
xiǎo de (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family; (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
zhēn shi indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
kuài a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as) aspect; area; dimension (Example: "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
ròu meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 Colloquialism HSK 1
shān mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on Colloquialism HSK 1
kuài lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units Colloquialism HSK 1
(coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
zháo to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in Colloquialism HSK 1
ge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
huān happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy ∼HSK 1
huán gěi to return sth to sb ∼HSK 1
le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
guó rén compatriots (literary); fellow countrymen ∼HSK 1
ài shàng to fall in love with; to be in love with ∼HSK 1
ge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1