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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sōu classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sāo] HSK 7
to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch HSK 7
fěn powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝); to be a fan of HSK 7
dīng to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at HSK 7
xìng gǎn sex appeal; eroticism; sexuality; sexy HSK 7
āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
tóng zhì comrade; (slang) homosexual HSK 7
é to chant HSK 7
chóng cāo jiù to resume one's old trade (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm (at sea) Idiom ∼HSK 6
shāng tiān hài to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven; outrageous acts Idiom ∼HSK 6
huó bèng luàn tiào to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively; healthy and active Idiom ∼HSK 6
ròu sickening; corny; sappy; maudlin; fulsome (of praise) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
jīng false alarm; panic rumor Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
láo lao dāo dāo to chatter; to babble Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
tóng háng person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry Xiehouyu HSK 6
gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
qué zi lame person (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
jīn rubber band ∼HSK 6
zhàng to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by ∼HSK 6
yǒu yuán related; brought together by fate ∼HSK 6
rén my child ∼HSK 6
yīng xióng běn 英: petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English · 雄: male of species; hero; manly · 本: root, origin, source; basis · 色: color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty ∼HSK 6
zuò bàn to accompany; to keep sb company ∼HSK 6
kào reliable; reasonable; probable ∼HSK 6
to counter narcotics trafficking; drug enforcement ∼HSK 6
niàn dao to talk about often; to reminisce about; to keep repeating; to keep harping on; to discuss ∼HSK 6
héng shi probably; most likely ∼HSK 6
xiǎo hùn hùn hooligan; rogue; a good-for-nothing ∼HSK 6
jiā to go at full throttle; (fig.) to go all out; to kick into high gear ∼HSK 6
míng qiāng to fire warning shots ∼HSK 6
pào niū to pick up girls; to play around with girls; to chase after girls ∼HSK 6
tiān fan to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience ∼HSK 6
to suppress smugglers; to search for smuggled goods ∼HSK 6
jié huò to intercept; to cut off and capture ∼HSK 6
sǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) ∼HSK 6
yáng trash or used goods from Western countries; the dregs of society of Western countries; Taiwan pr. [yang2 le4 se4] ∼HSK 6
fán shì everything ∼HSK 6
jié zhàng variant of ∼HSK 6
tòng dead end; blind alley ∼HSK 6
zhuā zéi to catch a thief ∼HSK 6
lín facing death; at death's door ∼HSK 6
bài 一: one; a, an; alone · 拜: do obeisance, bow, kowtow ∼HSK 6
dào li major principle; general truth; sermon (reproof); bombastic talk ∼HSK 6
ba a mute; mute; silent ∼HSK 6
lín zǒu before leaving; on departure ∼HSK 6