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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| 生路 生路 | a way to make a living; a way to survive; a way out of a predicament | |
| 陈 陳 | exhibit, display; plead; a surname | |
| 今晚 今晚 | tonight | |
| 提取 提取 | to withdraw (money); to collect (left luggage); to extract; to refine | |
| 例 例 | precedent, example; regulation | |
| 出海 出海 | to go out to sea; (neologism) to expand into overseas markets | |
| 早知道 早知道 | If I had known earlier... | |
| 开船 開船 | to set sail | |
| 干杯 乾杯 | to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup | |
| 做生意 做生意 | to do business | |
| 里头 裡頭 | inside; interior | |
| 休假 休假 | to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave | |
| 走开 走開 | to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside | |
| 出院 出院 | to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital | |
| 英文 英文 | English (language) | |
| 坏人 壞人 | bad person; villain | |
| 快要 快要 | nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) | |
| 公斤 公斤 | kilogram (kg) | |
| 椅子 椅子 | chair | |
| 等到 等到 | to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) | |
| 商量 商量 | to consult; to talk over; to discuss | |
| 凉 涼 | the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) | |
| 好人 好人 | good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle | |
| 停车 停車 | to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall | |
| 队长 隊長 | captain; team leader | |
| 练习 練習 | to practice; exercise; drill; practice | |
| 小时候 小時候 | in one's childhood | |
| 熟 熟 | ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shóu] | |
| 全体 全體 | all; entire | |
| 早晨 早晨 | early morning; also pr. [zǎo chen] | |
| 题 題 | topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention | |
| 放心 放心 | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease | |
| 信心 信心 | confidence; faith (in sb or sth) | |
| 同事 同事 | colleague; co-worker | |
| 骑 騎 | (Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier | |
| 的话 的話 | if (coming after a conditional clause) | |
| 早就 早就 | already at an earlier time | |
| 放下 放下 | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc) | |
| 答应 答應 | to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise | |
| 随时 隨時 | at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary | |
| 随便 隨便 | as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton | |
| 空气 空氣 | air; atmosphere | |
| 差不多 差不多 | almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad | |
| 吹 吹 | to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through | |
| 经理 經理 | manager; director | |
| 轻 輕 | light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage | |
| 千 千 | thousand | |
| 亮 亮 | bright; clear; resonant; to shine; to show; to reveal | |
| 礼物 禮物 | gift; present | |
| 照顾 照顧 | to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after |