A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow 2018

2018 yīng xióng běn 08

A former smuggler attempts to start his life anew and repair his relationship with his estranged brother after his release from prison.

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3.77 Beginner Director Ding Sheng IMDb 4.9

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Vocabulary

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xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) HSK 7
bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
fàng guò to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth HSK 7
mán to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark HSK 7
tīng huà to do what one is told; obedient HSK 7
pèi to admire HSK 7
qīn shǒu personally; with one's own hands HSK 7
nèn young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of color) light; (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled HSK 7
fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
tuán huǒ (criminal) gang; gang member; accomplice; crony HSK 7
suspicious; dubious HSK 7
miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough HSK 7
zhào cover; fish trap (basket); shade HSK 7
chēng hu to call; to address as; form of address; appellation HSK 7
yǒng never; will never HSK 7
zuì fàn criminal HSK 7
emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain HSK 7
shēng life or death HSK 7
rén zhì hostage HSK 7
huò goods; commodity; merchandise HSK 7
lán to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) HSK 7
kāi qiāng to open fire; to shoot a gun HSK 7
chǔn stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion HSK 7
lāo to fish up; to dredge up HSK 7
zhān to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch HSK 7
bài tuō to request sb to do sth; please! HSK 7
zhèn to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 卦, symbolizing thunder; ☳ HSK 7
dān to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility HSK 7
guī ju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved HSK 7
chè to remove; to take away HSK 7
liú máng rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior HSK 7
suì dào tunnel HSK 7
tiān shēng nature; disposition; innate; natural HSK 7
cán to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus HSK 7
diē dad HSK 7
làng wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble HSK 7
huì city; metropolis HSK 7
piàn to deceive; to cheat HSK 7
shí huà truth HSK 7
xiā blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose HSK 7
zhǔn not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit HSK 7
zéi thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely HSK 7
zhù dìng to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably HSK 7
dān lone; lonely; loneliness HSK 7
lǎo old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang HSK 7
dīng male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 干; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl HSK 7
wàng full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards HSK 7
gēn zōng to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking HSK 7
yuán běn originally; original HSK 7
shuǎ to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) HSK 7