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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 2

The Great Magician 大魔术师 2011

，你还是着吧
A line from its subtitles as you’d hear it at HSK 2. Tap a hidden word.

Learn these 8 and you’d follow 62%

  1. 司令sī lìngcommander; commanding officer
  2. 把bǎdisposal 把: marks the object and moves it before the verb — what is done to it
  3. 就是jiù shìexactly; precisely; is (emphatic)
  4. 张zhāngclassifier for flat objects (paper, tables, beds, faces)
  5. 如果rú guǒif
  6. 一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; must
  7. 用yòngto use; use; usefulness
  8. 又yòuagain (it already happened again); and also
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All 117 films at HSK 2

Share of the words each film says that are HSK 2 or below. Press one to see its line and words.

  1. 1Return Ticket 到阜阳六百里 2011 76%
  2. 2Curiosity Kills the Cat 好奇害死猫 2006 73%
  3. 3Driverless 无人驾驶 2010 73%
  4. 4Eighteen Springs 半生缘 1997 73%
  5. 5So Close to Paradise 扁担·姑娘 1998 71%
  6. 6Spring Subway 开往春天的地铁 2002 71%
  7. 7Aftershock 唐山大地震 2010 71%
  8. 8Buddha Mountain 观音山 2010 71%
  9. 9Eternal Moment 將愛 2011 71%
  10. 10The Sun Also Rises 太阳照常升起 2007 70%
  11. 11Waiting Alone 独自等待 2004 70%
  12. 12Keep Cool 有话好好说 1997 70%
  13. 13Everlasting Regret 长恨歌 2005 70%
  14. 14Together 和你在一起 2002 69%
  15. 15Ocean Heaven 海洋天堂 2010 69%
  16. 16Cry Woman 2002 69%
  17. 17Once Upon a Time in Tibet 西藏往事 2010 69%
  18. 18Starry Starry Night 星空 2011 69%
  19. 19Sophie's Revenge 非常完美 2009 69%
  20. 20Be There or Be Square 不见不散 1998 69%
  21. 21Go Lala Go! 杜拉拉升职记 2010 69%
  22. 22The Terrorizers 恐怖分子 1986 68%
  23. 23The Postmodern Life of My Aunt 姨妈的后现代生活 2006 68%
  24. 24Under the Hawthorn Tree 山楂树之恋 2010 68%
  25. 25Love 爱 2012 68%
  26. 26Help Me Eros 帮帮我爱神 2007 67%
  27. 27The Bedevilled 心魔 1975 67%
  28. 28Eat Drink Man Woman 饮食男女 1994 67%
  29. 29Blind Shaft 盲井 2003 67%
  30. 30The Road Home 我的父亲母亲 1999 67%
  31. 31Fit Lover 爱情呼叫转移2：爱情左右 2008 67%
  32. 32A Time for Love 1970 67%
  33. 33City of Life and Death 南京！南京！ 2009 67%
  34. 34Zombie 108 Z-108弃城 2012 67%
  35. 35Jade Goddess of Mercy 玉观音 2003 67%
  36. 3620 30 40 20 30 40 2004 67%
  37. 37If You Are the One 非诚勿扰 2008 67%
  38. 38The Big Boss 唐山大兄 1971 67%
  39. 39Police Story 2013 警察故事2013 2013 67%
  40. 40So Young 致我们终将逝去的青春 2013 67%
  41. 41Platform 站台 2000 66%
  42. 42Raise the Red Lantern 大红灯笼高高挂 1991 66%
  43. 43Song at Midnight 夜半歌声 1937 66%
  44. 44Shanghai Triad 摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥 1995 66%
  45. 45The Promise 无极 2005 66%
  46. 46The Missing Gun 寻枪 2002 66%
  47. 47The Most Distant Course 最遥远的距离 2007 66%
  48. 48Legend of a Rabbit 兔侠传奇 2011 66%
  49. 49This Life of Mine 1950 65%
  50. 50Black Snow 本命年 1990 65%
  51. 51Dangerous Liaisons 危险关系 2012 65%
  52. 52Fengming, a Chinese Memoir 和凤鸣 2007 65%
  53. 53In the Heat of the Sun 阳光灿烂的日子 1994 65%
  54. 54Lover's Grief over the Yellow River 黄河绝恋 1999 65%
  55. 55Night Train 夜车 2007 65%
  56. 56Curse of the Deserted 荒村公寓 2010 65%
  57. 57The Treasure Hunter 刺陵 2009 65%
  58. 58The Sorcerer and the White Snake 白蛇传说 2011 65%
  59. 59Pushing Hands 推手 1991 65%
  60. 60Painted Skin 画皮 2008 65%
  61. 61Taipei Exchanges 第36个故事 2010 65%
  62. 62The Herdsman 牧马人 1982 64%
  63. 63Ripples of Desire 花漾 2012 64%
  64. 64Love in Disguise 恋爱通告 2010 64%
  65. 65If You Are the One 2 非诚勿扰2 2010 64%
  66. 66Little Big Soldier 大兵小将 2011 64%
  67. 67You Are the Apple of My Eye 那些年，我们一起追的女孩 2011 64%
  68. 68Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl 天浴 1998 64%
  69. 69Crazy Racer 疯狂的赛车 2009 64%
  70. 70Springtime in a Small Town 小城之春 2002 63%
  71. 71Troubled Laughter 苦恼人的笑 1979 63%
  72. 72House of Flying Daggers 十面埋伏 2004 63%
  73. 73Hong Kong Nocturne 1967 63%
  74. 74American Dreams in China 中国合伙人 2013 63%
  75. 75Ju Dou 菊豆 1990 62%
  76. 76The Last Supper 王的盛宴 2012 62%
  77. 77Switch 富春山居图 2013 62%
  78. 78Dragon 武侠 2011 62%
  79. 79Jump Ashin! 翻滚吧！阿信 2011 62%
  80. 80Heroes Two 方世玉与洪熙官 1974 62%
  81. 81Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 西游·降魔篇 2013 62%
  82. 82The Second Woman 情迷 2012 62%
  83. 83Guns and Roses 黄金大劫案 2012 62%
  84. 84Candy Rain 花吃了那女孩 2008 61%
  85. 85The Human Goddess 1972 61%
  86. 86Let the Bullets Fly 让子弹飞 2010 61%
  87. 87An Inaccurate Memoir 匹夫 2012 61%
  88. 88Drug War 毒戰 2012 60%
  89. 89The Guillotines 血滴子 2012 60%
  90. 90True Legend 苏乞儿 2010 60%
  91. 91A Touch of Zen 侠女 1971 59%
  92. 92The Warlords 投名状 2007 59%
  93. 93Adventure of the King 龙凤店 2010 59%
  94. 94The Great Magician 大魔术师 2011 59%
  95. 95A Touch of Sin 天注定 2013 58%
  96. 96Farewell My Concubine 霸王别姬 1993 57%
  97. 97The Message 风声 2009 57%
  98. 98Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 龙门飞甲 2011 57%
  99. 99The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman 刀见笑 2010 56%
  100. 100Men Behind the Sun 黑太阳731 1988 56%
  101. 101Delightful Forest 快活林 1972 56%
  102. 102Painted Skin: The Resurrection 画皮II 2012 56%
  103. 103The Lost Bladesman 关云长 2011 56%
  104. 104An Empress and the Warriors 江山美人 2008 55%
  105. 105Curse of the Golden Flower 满城尽带黄金甲 2006 54%
  106. 106The Taking of Tiger Mountain 智取威虎山 2014 54%
  107. 107Havoc in Heaven 大闹天宫 1961 53%
  108. 108Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal 钟馗伏魔之雪妖魔灵 2015 53%
  109. 109Hand of Death 少林门 1976 53%
  110. 110Tai Chi 0 太极1从零开始 2012 51%
  111. 111Death and Glory in Changde 喋血孤城 2010 49%
  112. 112Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame 狄仁杰之通天帝国 2010 48%
  113. 113Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon 三国之见龙卸甲 2008 47%
  114. 114The Assassins 铜雀台 2012 47%
  115. 115White Vengeance 鸿门宴 2011 46%
  116. 116The Emperor's Shadow 秦颂 1996 46%
  117. 117Hero 英雄 2002 44%

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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.