A Better Tomorrow 2018
英雄本色2018
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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Vocabulary
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| 走调 走調 | out of tune; off-key | |
| 在台 在臺 | in Taiwan (used attributively) | |
| 湾 灣 | bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream | |
| 借一步 借一步 | could I have a word with you? (in private) | |
| 转正 轉正 | to transfer to full membership; to obtain tenure | |
| 转行 轉行 | to change profession | |
| 随叫随到 隨叫隨到 | to be available at any time; to be on call | |
| 到齐 到齊 | to be all present | |
| 时分 時分 | time; period during the day; one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 | |
| 没法 沒法 | at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice | |
| 现场报道 現場報道 | on-the-spot report | |
| 无人 無人 | unmanned; uninhabited | |
| 修好 修好 | to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds | |
| 非要 非要 | to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) | |
| 别管 別管 | no matter (who, what etc) | |
| 调发 調發 | to requisition; to dispatch | |
| 资 資 | property; wealth; capital | |
| 转头 轉頭 | to turn one's head; to change direction; U-turn; volte face; to repent | |
| 左转 左轉 | to turn left | |
| 右转 右轉 | to turn right | |
| 有种 有種 | to have guts; to have courage; to be brave | |
| 空着手 空著手 | empty-handed | |
| 准备好了 準備好了 | to be ready | |
| 想得美 想得美 | to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation; (as an interjection) what a dreamer! | |
| 空手 空手 | empty-handed; unarmed; (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model; karate | |
| 弄死 弄死 | to kill; to put to death | |
| 心领 心領 | I appreciate your kindness (conventional reply to turn down an offer) | |
| 救出 救出 | to rescue; to pluck from danger | |
| 要死 要死 | extremely; awfully | |
| 以此 以此 | with this; thereby; thus; because of this | |
| 有的是 有的是 | have plenty of; there's no lack of | |
| 打听 打聽 | to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around | |
| 大夫 大夫 | senior official (in imperial China) | |
| 散步 散步 | to take a walk; to go for a walk | |
| 底下 底下 | the location below sth; afterwards | |
| 本事 本事 | source material; original story | |
| 亲人 親人 | one's close relatives | |
| 吵架 吵架 | to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel | |
| 改进 改進 | to improve; to make better; improvement | |
| 得分 得分 | to score | |
| 据说 據說 | it is said that; reportedly | |
| 改造 改造 | to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold | |
| 先进 先進 | advanced (technology); to advance | |
| 上来 上來 | to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) | |
| 能不能 能不能 | Can you | |
| 需求 需求 | requirement; to require; (economics) demand | |
| 富 富 | rich; abundant; wealthy | |
| 卫生 衛生 | health; hygiene; sanitation | |
| 订 訂 | to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order | |
| 始终 始終 | from beginning to end; all along |