A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow 1986

yīng xióng běn

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

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3.84 Beginner Director John Woo 🍅 95%

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chéng jiù accomplishment; success; achievement; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about HSK 3
to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) HSK 3
zhǎn kāi to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out HSK 3
zhēng to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) HSK 3
shǐ zhōng from beginning to end; all along HSK 3
tán pàn to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference HSK 3
chǎo to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise HSK 3
jiǔ beer (loanword) HSK 3
zhǔn to approve; to ratify HSK 3
jìn progress; improvement; to improve; to progress HSK 3
qīn personally; in person; oneself HSK 3
mìng yùn fate; destiny HSK 3
zhēng to fight for; to strive for; to win over HSK 3
lián to combine; to join; unite; alliance HSK 3
gǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) HSK 3
shēng life force; vitality HSK 3
xiàn jīn cash HSK 3
fǎn zhèng anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side HSK 3
làng fèi to waste; to squander HSK 3
tōng cháng regular; usual; normal; usually; normally HSK 3
xiāo to cancel; cancellation HSK 3
zhèng evidence; proof; testimony HSK 3
jiù old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) HSK 3
zhōng clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell HSK 3
qiān wàn ten million; countless; many; one must by all means HSK 3
wài unexpected; accident; mishap HSK 3
màn màn slowly HSK 3
tuán round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke) HSK 3
hài to be afraid; to be scared HSK 3
weapon; arms HSK 3
fan trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble HSK 3
wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance HSK 3
kōng empty; air; sky; in vain HSK 3
Cháo abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea HSK 3
Dāo surname Dao HSK 3
duī to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old) HSK 3
xiàn shí reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested HSK 3
cóng lái always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) HSK 3
luàn in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary HSK 3
wēi xiǎn danger; dangerous HSK 3
lǎo bǎn boss; business proprietor HSK 3
zhào according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before HSK 3
niú ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿); (slang) awesome HSK 3
nán dào don't tell me ...; could it be that...? HSK 3
jǐng chá police; police officer HSK 3
fǎn yìng to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction HSK 3
jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time HSK 3
tiào to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate HSK 3
běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
jié hūn to marry; to get married HSK 3