The Sacrifice

The Sacrifice 2020

jīngāng chuān

In 1953 the Korean War is entering the final stage. The People's Volunteer Army of China has launched its last major battle in Kumsong. In order to arrive on time and deliver enough ammo to the Kumsong front line, the soldiers have to defend themselves against the never ending bombardments of enemy bombers and race against time to repair the last bridge, all while facing supply shortages and with inferior equipment.

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4.25 Intermediate Director Frant Gwo, Lu Yang, Guan Hu IMDb 5.5

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Nán chōng Shì Nanchong, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
shèng xiàn Wusheng county in Guang'an, Sichuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
shì the Revelation of St John the divine; the Apocalypse Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jiāng Yangtze and Yellow rivers Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Cáo Cāo Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
gōng bīng military engineer ∼HSK 4
Chuān stream, river; flow; boil ∼HSK 4
hōng zhà bomber (aircraft) ∼HSK 4
dàn yào ammunition ∼HSK 4
jiào to shout; to yell; (telecommunications) to call ∼HSK 4
zuò biāo coordinate (geometry) ∼HSK 4
dìng already fixed; set; established ∼HSK 4
ā ěr alpha (Greek letter Αα) ∼HSK 4
biān duì to form into columns; to organize into teams; formation (of ships or aircraft) ∼HSK 4
zhù míng to clearly indicate ∼HSK 4
niú zǎi cowboy ∼HSK 4
zhǎng guān senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; sir (term of address for senior officer) ∼HSK 4
gāo ěr golf (loanword) ∼HSK 4
shǒu zhu to hold on to; to defend; to keep; to guard ∼HSK 4
bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
yān leaf tobacco ∼HSK 4
zhēn chá to detect; to investigate ∼HSK 4
bīng tuán large military unit; formation; corps; army ∼HSK 4
jiāng shuǐ river water ∼HSK 4
jiàn zhì organizational structure ∼HSK 4
méi bàn there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
zhè yàng zi so; such; this way; like this ∼HSK 4
Qiáo tall, lofty; proud, stately ∼HSK 4
qīng chu unclear; not understood; currently unknown ∼HSK 4
dǐng shàng on top of; at the summit ∼HSK 4
zhù to block up ∼HSK 4
àn liú undercurrent ∼HSK 4
shǔ to be subordinate to; to be under the jurisdiction of ∼HSK 4
fāng our side; we ∼HSK 4
huǒ shāo to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake ∼HSK 4
yǐn xìn fuze; detonator ∼HSK 4
zhòng to hit (a target etc); to strike ∼HSK 4
hurried; at a great speed; rapid (development) ∼HSK 4
wáng dàn bastard; son of a bitch ∼HSK 4
yīng chǐ foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) ∼HSK 4
jiāng biān river bank ∼HSK 4
tóu bīng low-ranking soldier; (by extension) low-level employee ∼HSK 4
děng what kind?; how, what; somewhat ∼HSK 4
jiā family property; patrimony ∼HSK 4
ān dùn to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful ∼HSK 4
ān shēng peaceful; restful; quiet; still ∼HSK 4
jiǎo soles of the feet ∼HSK 4
lǎo bīng old soldier; veteran; veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain) ∼HSK 4
léi to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder HSK 4