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Which Chinese movies can you understand?

Pick your HSK level. Every film’s subtitles are counted word by word, so you see how much of it you’d follow.

At HSK 4

Police Story 2013 警察故事2013 2013

还跟我谈什么啊
A line from its subtitles as you’d hear it at HSK 4. You know every word.

Learn these 7 and you’d follow 85%

  1. 人质rén zhìhostage
  2. 老板lǎo bǎnboss; owner (of a shop or business)
  3. 枪qiānggun; firearm
  4. 废话fèi huànonsense; superfluous words
  5. 报警bào jǐngto call the police; to report to the police
  6. 酒吧jiǔ bābar; pub
  7. 家伙jiā huoguy; fellow
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All 117 films at HSK 4

Share of the words each film says that are HSK 4 or below. Press one to see its line and words.

  1. 1Return Ticket 到阜阳六百里 2011 90%
  2. 2So Close to Paradise 扁担·姑娘 1998 88%
  3. 3Curiosity Kills the Cat 好奇害死猫 2006 88%
  4. 4Driverless 无人驾驶 2010 88%
  5. 5Spring Subway 开往春天的地铁 2002 88%
  6. 6The Terrorizers 恐怖分子 1986 87%
  7. 7Buddha Mountain 观音山 2010 87%
  8. 8Eternal Moment 將愛 2011 87%
  9. 9Together 和你在一起 2002 86%
  10. 10Sophie's Revenge 非常完美 2009 86%
  11. 11Eighteen Springs 半生缘 1997 86%
  12. 12Go Lala Go! 杜拉拉升职记 2010 86%
  13. 13The Sun Also Rises 太阳照常升起 2007 85%
  14. 14Waiting Alone 独自等待 2004 85%
  15. 15Keep Cool 有话好好说 1997 85%
  16. 16Starry Starry Night 星空 2011 85%
  17. 17Aftershock 唐山大地震 2010 85%
  18. 18Everlasting Regret 长恨歌 2005 85%
  19. 19Be There or Be Square 不见不散 1998 85%
  20. 20The Road Home 我的父亲母亲 1999 84%
  21. 21Jade Goddess of Mercy 玉观音 2003 84%
  22. 22Police Story 2013 警察故事2013 2013 84%
  23. 23Eat Drink Man Woman 饮食男女 1994 83%
  24. 24Ocean Heaven 海洋天堂 2010 83%
  25. 25Fit Lover 爱情呼叫转移2：爱情左右 2008 83%
  26. 26The Promise 无极 2005 83%
  27. 27Cry Woman 2002 83%
  28. 28The Postmodern Life of My Aunt 姨妈的后现代生活 2006 83%
  29. 29Under the Hawthorn Tree 山楂树之恋 2010 83%
  30. 30Love 爱 2012 83%
  31. 31If You Are the One 非诚勿扰 2008 83%
  32. 32American Dreams in China 中国合伙人 2013 83%
  33. 33So Young 致我们终将逝去的青春 2013 83%
  34. 34Song at Midnight 夜半歌声 1937 82%
  35. 35Troubled Laughter 苦恼人的笑 1979 82%
  36. 36Fengming, a Chinese Memoir 和凤鸣 2007 82%
  37. 37Lover's Grief over the Yellow River 黄河绝恋 1999 82%
  38. 38City of Life and Death 南京！南京！ 2009 82%
  39. 39The Missing Gun 寻枪 2002 82%
  40. 40The Most Distant Course 最遥远的距离 2007 82%
  41. 4120 30 40 20 30 40 2004 82%
  42. 42Curse of the Deserted 荒村公寓 2010 82%
  43. 43The Big Boss 唐山大兄 1971 82%
  44. 44Taipei Exchanges 第36个故事 2010 82%
  45. 45Platform 站台 2000 81%
  46. 46Help Me Eros 帮帮我爱神 2007 81%
  47. 47Blind Shaft 盲井 2003 81%
  48. 48Shanghai Triad 摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥 1995 81%
  49. 49Love in Disguise 恋爱通告 2010 81%
  50. 50Once Upon a Time in Tibet 西藏往事 2010 81%
  51. 51Hong Kong Nocturne 1967 81%
  52. 52Zombie 108 Z-108弃城 2012 81%
  53. 53The Treasure Hunter 刺陵 2009 81%
  54. 54You Are the Apple of My Eye 那些年，我们一起追的女孩 2011 81%
  55. 55Pushing Hands 推手 1991 81%
  56. 56Painted Skin 画皮 2008 81%
  57. 57This Life of Mine 1950 80%
  58. 58Black Snow 本命年 1990 80%
  59. 59In the Heat of the Sun 阳光灿烂的日子 1994 80%
  60. 60House of Flying Daggers 十面埋伏 2004 80%
  61. 61A Time for Love 1970 80%
  62. 62Switch 富春山居图 2013 80%
  63. 63If You Are the One 2 非诚勿扰2 2010 80%
  64. 64Night Train 夜车 2007 80%
  65. 65Legend of a Rabbit 兔侠传奇 2011 80%
  66. 66The Sorcerer and the White Snake 白蛇传说 2011 80%
  67. 67Candy Rain 花吃了那女孩 2008 79%
  68. 68Raise the Red Lantern 大红灯笼高高挂 1991 79%
  69. 69The Bedevilled 心魔 1975 79%
  70. 70Dangerous Liaisons 危险关系 2012 79%
  71. 71The Herdsman 牧马人 1982 79%
  72. 72Ripples of Desire 花漾 2012 79%
  73. 73Jump Ashin! 翻滚吧！阿信 2011 79%
  74. 74Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl 天浴 1998 79%
  75. 75Crazy Racer 疯狂的赛车 2009 79%
  76. 76Dragon 武侠 2011 78%
  77. 77Little Big Soldier 大兵小将 2011 78%
  78. 78The Second Woman 情迷 2012 78%
  79. 79The Human Goddess 1972 77%
  80. 80The Last Supper 王的盛宴 2012 77%
  81. 81Drug War 毒戰 2012 77%
  82. 82Let the Bullets Fly 让子弹飞 2010 77%
  83. 83The Guillotines 血滴子 2012 77%
  84. 84Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 西游·降魔篇 2013 77%
  85. 85An Inaccurate Memoir 匹夫 2012 77%
  86. 86Ju Dou 菊豆 1990 76%
  87. 87Heroes Two 方世玉与洪熙官 1974 76%
  88. 88Guns and Roses 黄金大劫案 2012 76%
  89. 89The Great Magician 大魔术师 2011 76%
  90. 90The Warlords 投名状 2007 75%
  91. 91Men Behind the Sun 黑太阳731 1988 75%
  92. 92True Legend 苏乞儿 2010 75%
  93. 93Springtime in a Small Town 小城之春 2002 74%
  94. 94The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman 刀见笑 2010 74%
  95. 95A Touch of Sin 天注定 2013 74%
  96. 96The Message 风声 2009 74%
  97. 97Adventure of the King 龙凤店 2010 74%
  98. 98The Lost Bladesman 关云长 2011 73%
  99. 99Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 龙门飞甲 2011 73%
  100. 100A Touch of Zen 侠女 1971 72%
  101. 101An Empress and the Warriors 江山美人 2008 72%
  102. 102Delightful Forest 快活林 1972 72%
  103. 103Painted Skin: The Resurrection 画皮II 2012 72%
  104. 104The Taking of Tiger Mountain 智取威虎山 2014 72%
  105. 105Farewell My Concubine 霸王别姬 1993 71%
  106. 106Hand of Death 少林门 1976 70%
  107. 107Death and Glory in Changde 喋血孤城 2010 69%
  108. 108Havoc in Heaven 大闹天宫 1961 68%
  109. 109Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal 钟馗伏魔之雪妖魔灵 2015 68%
  110. 110Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon 三国之见龙卸甲 2008 66%
  111. 111Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame 狄仁杰之通天帝国 2010 66%
  112. 112Tai Chi 0 太极1从零开始 2012 66%
  113. 113Curse of the Golden Flower 满城尽带黄金甲 2006 65%
  114. 114White Vengeance 鸿门宴 2011 65%
  115. 115The Emperor's Shadow 秦颂 1996 64%
  116. 116The Assassins 铜雀台 2012 63%
  117. 117Hero 英雄 2002 61%

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How is each film counted?

From its own subtitles: the simplified Chinese subtitles of 117 films made in Mandarin, from OpenSubtitles. Our reader cuts every line into words and each word gets its level from the official HSK list (2025 syllabus); names are left out. A film’s share at a level is how many of all the words it says are on the list at that level or below, so a word said 300 times counts 300 times.

How much do I need to understand to enjoy a film?

Following a story with ease takes knowing about 95 to 98% of its words, and people pick up more new words from what they watch when they already follow more of it (Nation 2006; Peters and Webb 2018). With HSK 1–4, the easiest films here are at 88 to 90%; watched with Chinese subtitles and a dictionary for the rest, they are within reach.

Why are martial arts and history films the hardest?

They talk in older, formal words that the HSK list teaches late or not at all: titles, weapons, ranks and set phrases. Films about people’s lives today use the everyday words the list teaches first.

What should I do with the eight words?

Add them to your Backpack before you watch. They are the words the film says most that your level doesn’t cover, so knowing them takes you furthest, and Review brings each one back until you know it. When you hear them in the film, they will already be yours.

Where can I watch these films with Chinese subtitles?

They are on the usual streaming and rental services, which differ by country; turn on the Chinese subtitles, not the English. To start with something you can watch right now, our Chinese YouTube videos are graded the same way and play here with pinyin over every line.

More to watch and read

Counted from OpenSubtitles’ Mandarin subtitles (2018 release), each film’s names and year from Wikidata, levels from the official HSK list (2025 syllabus) and our reader. Subtitles can differ a little from what is said; only one short line of each is quoted.