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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Tái wān variant of Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
Tiān hòu Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu; Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
Dōng jīng Tokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
Yuè Cantonese language Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
Zhōng Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
Lǎo Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, by Laozi Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
shuō lái Say ∼HSK 1
zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
ge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
lǎo father; dad ∼HSK 1
xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
ge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
hǎo wán amusing; fun; interesting ∼HSK 1
(slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
zháo no need; need not ∼HSK 1
shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
děng we; us (archaic) ∼HSK 1
yǒu qián well-off; wealthy ∼HSK 1
zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
wài rén outsider; foreigner; stranger ∼HSK 1
xiǎo (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) ∼HSK 1
huān happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of ∼HSK 1
zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
xiǎo little brother; I, your little brother (humble) ∼HSK 1
huì a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] ∼HSK 1
kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
xià shuǐ downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot ∼HSK 1
huì huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
fàng kāi to let go; to release ∼HSK 1