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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 5

The Sorcerer and the White Snake 白蛇传说 2011

我和跟了好久了
A line from its subtitles as you’d hear it at HSK 5. Tap a hidden word.

Learn these 5 and you’d follow 86%

  1. 师父shī fumaster; teacher (in a craft, martial art, or religion)
  2. 大师dà shīmaster; great master
  3. 害hàito harm; to hurt; to damage; harm; damage
  4. 真是zhēn shireally; truly
  5. 吻wěnto kiss; kiss
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All 117 films at HSK 5

Share of the words each film says that are HSK 5 or below. Press one to see its line and words.

  1. 1Curiosity Kills the Cat 好奇害死猫 2006 93%
  2. 2Return Ticket 到阜阳六百里 2011 93%
  3. 3So Close to Paradise 扁担·姑娘 1998 92%
  4. 4Driverless 无人驾驶 2010 92%
  5. 5Spring Subway 开往春天的地铁 2002 92%
  6. 6Eternal Moment 將愛 2011 92%
  7. 7Go Lala Go! 杜拉拉升职记 2010 92%
  8. 8Ocean Heaven 海洋天堂 2010 91%
  9. 9The Terrorizers 恐怖分子 1986 91%
  10. 10Keep Cool 有话好好说 1997 91%
  11. 11Buddha Mountain 观音山 2010 91%
  12. 12Sophie's Revenge 非常完美 2009 91%
  13. 13Fit Lover 爱情呼叫转移2：爱情左右 2008 90%
  14. 14Waiting Alone 独自等待 2004 90%
  15. 15Eighteen Springs 半生缘 1997 90%
  16. 16Together 和你在一起 2002 89%
  17. 17The Sun Also Rises 太阳照常升起 2007 89%
  18. 18Jade Goddess of Mercy 玉观音 2003 89%
  19. 19Starry Starry Night 星空 2011 89%
  20. 20Aftershock 唐山大地震 2010 89%
  21. 21Everlasting Regret 长恨歌 2005 89%
  22. 22Be There or Be Square 不见不散 1998 89%
  23. 23American Dreams in China 中国合伙人 2013 89%
  24. 24Police Story 2013 警察故事2013 2013 89%
  25. 25Song at Midnight 夜半歌声 1937 88%
  26. 26Troubled Laughter 苦恼人的笑 1979 88%
  27. 27Eat Drink Man Woman 饮食男女 1994 88%
  28. 28The Road Home 我的父亲母亲 1999 88%
  29. 29Fengming, a Chinese Memoir 和凤鸣 2007 88%
  30. 30City of Life and Death 南京！南京！ 2009 88%
  31. 31Cry Woman 2002 88%
  32. 32The Postmodern Life of My Aunt 姨妈的后现代生活 2006 88%
  33. 33The Most Distant Course 最遥远的距离 2007 88%
  34. 3420 30 40 20 30 40 2004 88%
  35. 35Under the Hawthorn Tree 山楂树之恋 2010 88%
  36. 36Love 爱 2012 88%
  37. 37If You Are the One 非诚勿扰 2008 88%
  38. 38Candy Rain 花吃了那女孩 2008 87%
  39. 39The Promise 无极 2005 87%
  40. 40Lover's Grief over the Yellow River 黄河绝恋 1999 87%
  41. 41House of Flying Daggers 十面埋伏 2004 87%
  42. 42Hong Kong Nocturne 1967 87%
  43. 43Curse of the Deserted 荒村公寓 2010 87%
  44. 44The Big Boss 唐山大兄 1971 87%
  45. 45So Young 致我们终将逝去的青春 2013 87%
  46. 46Help Me Eros 帮帮我爱神 2007 86%
  47. 47Shanghai Triad 摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥 1995 86%
  48. 48In the Heat of the Sun 阳光灿烂的日子 1994 86%
  49. 49Love in Disguise 恋爱通告 2010 86%
  50. 50A Time for Love 1970 86%
  51. 51Switch 富春山居图 2013 86%
  52. 52Once Upon a Time in Tibet 西藏往事 2010 86%
  53. 53The Missing Gun 寻枪 2002 86%
  54. 54If You Are the One 2 非诚勿扰2 2010 86%
  55. 55The Treasure Hunter 刺陵 2009 86%
  56. 56You Are the Apple of My Eye 那些年，我们一起追的女孩 2011 86%
  57. 57Pushing Hands 推手 1991 86%
  58. 58Taipei Exchanges 第36个故事 2010 86%
  59. 59Platform 站台 2000 85%
  60. 60Raise the Red Lantern 大红灯笼高高挂 1991 85%
  61. 61This Life of Mine 1950 85%
  62. 62Black Snow 本命年 1990 85%
  63. 63Blind Shaft 盲井 2003 85%
  64. 64The Herdsman 牧马人 1982 85%
  65. 65Zombie 108 Z-108弃城 2012 85%
  66. 66Night Train 夜车 2007 85%
  67. 67Legend of a Rabbit 兔侠传奇 2011 85%
  68. 68The Sorcerer and the White Snake 白蛇传说 2011 85%
  69. 69Painted Skin 画皮 2008 85%
  70. 70Crazy Racer 疯狂的赛车 2009 85%
  71. 71The Bedevilled 心魔 1975 84%
  72. 72Dangerous Liaisons 危险关系 2012 84%
  73. 73Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl 天浴 1998 84%
  74. 74The Second Woman 情迷 2012 84%
  75. 75The Human Goddess 1972 83%
  76. 76Men Behind the Sun 黑太阳731 1988 83%
  77. 77Ripples of Desire 花漾 2012 83%
  78. 78Little Big Soldier 大兵小将 2011 83%
  79. 79Drug War 毒戰 2012 83%
  80. 80Jump Ashin! 翻滚吧！阿信 2011 83%
  81. 81Ju Dou 菊豆 1990 82%
  82. 82Dragon 武侠 2011 82%
  83. 83Let the Bullets Fly 让子弹飞 2010 82%
  84. 84Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 西游·降魔篇 2013 82%
  85. 85Guns and Roses 黄金大劫案 2012 82%
  86. 86The Great Magician 大魔术师 2011 82%
  87. 87An Inaccurate Memoir 匹夫 2012 82%
  88. 88The Last Supper 王的盛宴 2012 81%
  89. 89The Guillotines 血滴子 2012 81%
  90. 90The Message 风声 2009 81%
  91. 91The Warlords 投名状 2007 80%
  92. 92A Touch of Sin 天注定 2013 80%
  93. 93Heroes Two 方世玉与洪熙官 1974 80%
  94. 94Adventure of the King 龙凤店 2010 80%
  95. 95Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 龙门飞甲 2011 80%
  96. 96True Legend 苏乞儿 2010 79%
  97. 97The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman 刀见笑 2010 78%
  98. 98Farewell My Concubine 霸王别姬 1993 78%
  99. 99The Lost Bladesman 关云长 2011 78%
  100. 100A Touch of Zen 侠女 1971 77%
  101. 101Springtime in a Small Town 小城之春 2002 77%
  102. 102An Empress and the Warriors 江山美人 2008 77%
  103. 103Delightful Forest 快活林 1972 77%
  104. 104Painted Skin: The Resurrection 画皮II 2012 77%
  105. 105Hand of Death 少林门 1976 76%
  106. 106The Taking of Tiger Mountain 智取威虎山 2014 76%
  107. 107Death and Glory in Changde 喋血孤城 2010 74%
  108. 108Havoc in Heaven 大闹天宫 1961 73%
  109. 109Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal 钟馗伏魔之雪妖魔灵 2015 73%
  110. 110Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame 狄仁杰之通天帝国 2010 73%
  111. 111White Vengeance 鸿门宴 2011 72%
  112. 112Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon 三国之见龙卸甲 2008 72%
  113. 113Tai Chi 0 太极1从零开始 2012 72%
  114. 114The Emperor's Shadow 秦颂 1996 70%
  115. 115Curse of the Golden Flower 满城尽带黄金甲 2006 69%
  116. 116The Assassins 铜雀台 2012 69%
  117. 117Hero 英雄 2002 69%

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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.