The Storm Riders

The Storm Riders 1998

fēngyún xióng tiānxià

Heeding a prophecy, a warlord trains two orphans after killing their parents. But the skills he teaches could lead to his downfall.

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5.28 Advanced Director Andrew Lau Wai-Keung 🍅 100%

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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
shēn nán bǎo powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless Idiom ∼HSK 4
rén dìng shèng tiān man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature Idiom ∼HSK 4
qiān bǎi guài fantastic oddities of every description (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
liàng to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
two-character surname Dugu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
gōng Wugong County in Xianyang, Shaanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Shào lín the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Líng yún Lingyun county in Baise, Guangxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tiān mìng Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
zhàn World War I (1914-1918) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Persia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
qiū Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
bǎo Taiho (a Japanese era) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Fèng tiān old name for Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Bīng Xīn Bing Xin (1900-1999), female poet and children's writer Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
yùn World University Games (formerly "Universiade") Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jiāng shān Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
xióng male of species; hero; manly ∼HSK 4
shuāng incomparable; matchless; unique ∼HSK 4
jiāng rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf.); ( ∼HSK 4
military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
jìn forbidden area; restricted area; (fig.) sth considered off-limits ∼HSK 4
gài shì unrivalled; matchless ∼HSK 4
Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
zhuāng village, hamlet; villa, manor ∼HSK 4
Qín surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor; short name for ∼HSK 4
jié méng to form an alliance; to ally oneself with; allied with; aligned; to bond with ∼HSK 4
shì interprete, elucidate; release ∼HSK 4
qiǎn shuǐ shallow water ∼HSK 4
怀 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4
xiá chivalrous person; knight-errant ∼HSK 4
cháng variable; changeable; fickle; impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya); ghost taking away the soul after death; to pass away; to die ∼HSK 4
zhú bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118 ∼HSK 4
nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
zhī know ∼HSK 4
wéi term used by a father to refer to himself when speaking to his child ∼HSK 4
bone; skeleton; frame, framework ∼HSK 4
gān what business? ∼HSK 4
shì is both...(and...); since; as; being the case that ∼HSK 4
kān shǒu to guard; to watch over ∼HSK 4
shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit); Taiwan pr. [na2 mo2] ∼HSK 4
sàn coming together and separating; aggregation and dissipation ∼HSK 4
zhǔ main engine; (military) lead aircraft; (computing) host computer; main processor; server ∼HSK 4