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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 3

The Promise 无极 2005

你愿意做别人的吗
A line from its subtitles as you’d hear it at HSK 3. Tap a hidden word.

Learn these 7 and you’d follow 79%

  1. 杀shāto kill; to slaughter; (gaming) to kill an opponent
  2. 奴隶nú lìslave
  3. 死sǐto die; dead
  4. 主人zhǔ rénhost; master; owner
  5. 光明guāng mínglight; brightness
  6. 就是jiù shìexactly; precisely; is (emphatic)
  7. 永远yǒng yuǎnforever; always; eternally
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All 117 films at HSK 3

Share of the words each film says that are HSK 3 or below. Press one to see its line and words.

  1. 1Return Ticket 到阜阳六百里 2011 85%
  2. 2Curiosity Kills the Cat 好奇害死猫 2006 82%
  3. 3Driverless 无人驾驶 2010 81%
  4. 4Spring Subway 开往春天的地铁 2002 81%
  5. 5Eighteen Springs 半生缘 1997 81%
  6. 6Buddha Mountain 观音山 2010 80%
  7. 7Eternal Moment 將愛 2011 80%
  8. 8So Close to Paradise 扁担·姑娘 1998 79%
  9. 9The Terrorizers 恐怖分子 1986 79%
  10. 10Starry Starry Night 星空 2011 79%
  11. 11Aftershock 唐山大地震 2010 79%
  12. 12Sophie's Revenge 非常完美 2009 79%
  13. 13Everlasting Regret 长恨歌 2005 79%
  14. 14The Sun Also Rises 太阳照常升起 2007 78%
  15. 15Waiting Alone 独自等待 2004 78%
  16. 16Keep Cool 有话好好说 1997 78%
  17. 17Jade Goddess of Mercy 玉观音 2003 78%
  18. 18Be There or Be Square 不见不散 1998 78%
  19. 19Together 和你在一起 2002 77%
  20. 20Ocean Heaven 海洋天堂 2010 77%
  21. 21City of Life and Death 南京！南京！ 2009 77%
  22. 22Cry Woman 2002 77%
  23. 23Once Upon a Time in Tibet 西藏往事 2010 77%
  24. 2420 30 40 20 30 40 2004 77%
  25. 25Love 爱 2012 77%
  26. 26Go Lala Go! 杜拉拉升职记 2010 77%
  27. 27Eat Drink Man Woman 饮食男女 1994 76%
  28. 28Fit Lover 爱情呼叫转移2：爱情左右 2008 76%
  29. 29The Postmodern Life of My Aunt 姨妈的后现代生活 2006 76%
  30. 30Under the Hawthorn Tree 山楂树之恋 2010 76%
  31. 31If You Are the One 非诚勿扰 2008 76%
  32. 32Police Story 2013 警察故事2013 2013 76%
  33. 33Taipei Exchanges 第36个故事 2010 76%
  34. 34So Young 致我们终将逝去的青春 2013 76%
  35. 35The Bedevilled 心魔 1975 75%
  36. 36Blind Shaft 盲井 2003 75%
  37. 37The Road Home 我的父亲母亲 1999 75%
  38. 38The Promise 无极 2005 75%
  39. 39The Missing Gun 寻枪 2002 75%
  40. 40The Most Distant Course 最遥远的距离 2007 75%
  41. 41Zombie 108 Z-108弃城 2012 75%
  42. 42The Big Boss 唐山大兄 1971 75%
  43. 43Platform 站台 2000 74%
  44. 44Song at Midnight 夜半歌声 1937 74%
  45. 45This Life of Mine 1950 74%
  46. 46Help Me Eros 帮帮我爱神 2007 74%
  47. 47Black Snow 本命年 1990 74%
  48. 48Shanghai Triad 摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥 1995 74%
  49. 49Fengming, a Chinese Memoir 和凤鸣 2007 74%
  50. 50In the Heat of the Sun 阳光灿烂的日子 1994 74%
  51. 51Lover's Grief over the Yellow River 黄河绝恋 1999 74%
  52. 52A Time for Love 1970 74%
  53. 53Hong Kong Nocturne 1967 74%
  54. 54Pushing Hands 推手 1991 74%
  55. 55Painted Skin 画皮 2008 74%
  56. 56Raise the Red Lantern 大红灯笼高高挂 1991 73%
  57. 57Troubled Laughter 苦恼人的笑 1979 73%
  58. 58Dangerous Liaisons 危险关系 2012 73%
  59. 59Ripples of Desire 花漾 2012 73%
  60. 60Love in Disguise 恋爱通告 2010 73%
  61. 61House of Flying Daggers 十面埋伏 2004 73%
  62. 62Night Train 夜车 2007 73%
  63. 63Legend of a Rabbit 兔侠传奇 2011 73%
  64. 64Curse of the Deserted 荒村公寓 2010 73%
  65. 65The Treasure Hunter 刺陵 2009 73%
  66. 66You Are the Apple of My Eye 那些年，我们一起追的女孩 2011 73%
  67. 67Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl 天浴 1998 73%
  68. 68American Dreams in China 中国合伙人 2013 73%
  69. 69The Herdsman 牧马人 1982 72%
  70. 70If You Are the One 2 非诚勿扰2 2010 72%
  71. 71Jump Ashin! 翻滚吧！阿信 2011 72%
  72. 72The Sorcerer and the White Snake 白蛇传说 2011 72%
  73. 73Candy Rain 花吃了那女孩 2008 71%
  74. 74Switch 富春山居图 2013 71%
  75. 75Little Big Soldier 大兵小将 2011 71%
  76. 76Crazy Racer 疯狂的赛车 2009 71%
  77. 77The Human Goddess 1972 70%
  78. 78The Last Supper 王的盛宴 2012 70%
  79. 79Let the Bullets Fly 让子弹飞 2010 70%
  80. 80Heroes Two 方世玉与洪熙官 1974 70%
  81. 81The Second Woman 情迷 2012 70%
  82. 82Springtime in a Small Town 小城之春 2002 69%
  83. 83Ju Dou 菊豆 1990 69%
  84. 84Dragon 武侠 2011 69%
  85. 85Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 西游·降魔篇 2013 69%
  86. 86Guns and Roses 黄金大劫案 2012 69%
  87. 87An Inaccurate Memoir 匹夫 2012 69%
  88. 88Drug War 毒戰 2012 68%
  89. 89The Guillotines 血滴子 2012 68%
  90. 90True Legend 苏乞儿 2010 68%
  91. 91Adventure of the King 龙凤店 2010 68%
  92. 92The Great Magician 大魔术师 2011 68%
  93. 93A Touch of Zen 侠女 1971 67%
  94. 94The Warlords 投名状 2007 67%
  95. 95Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 龙门飞甲 2011 67%
  96. 96Men Behind the Sun 黑太阳731 1988 66%
  97. 97A Touch of Sin 天注定 2013 66%
  98. 98The Lost Bladesman 关云长 2011 66%
  99. 99The Message 风声 2009 65%
  100. 100The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman 刀见笑 2010 64%
  101. 101An Empress and the Warriors 江山美人 2008 64%
  102. 102Farewell My Concubine 霸王别姬 1993 64%
  103. 103Delightful Forest 快活林 1972 64%
  104. 104Painted Skin: The Resurrection 画皮II 2012 63%
  105. 105Hand of Death 少林门 1976 63%
  106. 106The Taking of Tiger Mountain 智取威虎山 2014 63%
  107. 107Curse of the Golden Flower 满城尽带黄金甲 2006 60%
  108. 108Havoc in Heaven 大闹天宫 1961 60%
  109. 109Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal 钟馗伏魔之雪妖魔灵 2015 59%
  110. 110Tai Chi 0 太极1从零开始 2012 59%
  111. 111Death and Glory in Changde 喋血孤城 2010 58%
  112. 112Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame 狄仁杰之通天帝国 2010 56%
  113. 113Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon 三国之见龙卸甲 2008 55%
  114. 114The Assassins 铜雀台 2012 55%
  115. 115White Vengeance 鸿门宴 2011 54%
  116. 116The Emperor's Shadow 秦颂 1996 54%
  117. 117Hero 英雄 2002 51%

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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.