A Better Tomorrow 1986
英雄本色
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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Vocabulary
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| 压力 壓力 | pressure | |
| 步 步 | a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation | |
| 失去 失去 | to lose | |
| 敢 敢 | to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture | |
| 交易 交易 | to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal | |
| 负责 負責 | to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame; conscientious | |
| 谈 談 | to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss | |
| 下去 下去 | to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw | |
| 证明 證明 | proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of | |
| 抓 抓 | to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch | |
| 约 約 | to weigh in a balance or on a scale | |
| 各位 各位 | everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you | |
| 坚持 堅持 | to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on | |
| 派 派 | clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie | |
| 绝对 絕對 | absolute; unconditional | |
| 到底 到底 | finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last | |
| 简单 簡單 | simple; not complicated | |
| 曾经 曾經 | once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) | |
| 伤 傷 | to injure; injury; wound | |
| 线 線 | thread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) | |
| 按 按 | to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment | |
| 人员 人員 | staff; crew; personnel | |
| 合作 合作 | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together; cooperation | |
| 容易 容易 | easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to | |
| 里面 裡面 | inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] | |
| 个人 個人 | individual; personal; oneself | |
| 存在 存在 | to exist; to be; existence | |
| 比较 比較 | to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison | |
| 游戏 遊戲 | game; to play | |
| 根本 根本 | fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all | |
| 保证 保證 | guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge | |
| 整个 整個 | whole; entire; total | |
| 强 強 | stubborn; unyielding | |
| 调查 調查 | investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll | |
| 转 轉 | see 转文 | |
| 解决 解決 | to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) | |
| 消息 消息 | news; information | |
| 当然 當然 | only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt | |
| 连 連 | to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) | |
| 其实 其實 | actually; in fact; really | |
| 受 受 | to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker) | |
| 决定 決定 | to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly | |
| 由 由 | to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... | |
| 总 總 | general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc | |
| 关系 關係 | relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi | |
| 张 張 | to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes | |
| 已 已 | already; to stop; then; afterwards | |
| 心 心 | heart; mind; intention; center; core | |
| 只是 只是 | merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however | |
| 为了 為了 | for; for the purpose of; in order to |