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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| 西门 西門 | two-character surname Ximen | Proper Noun |
| 美国 美國 | United States; USA; US | Proper Noun |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 还给 還給 | to return sth to sb | |
| 一点 一點 | 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 | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 没事 沒事 | 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) | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 走出 走出 | to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc) | |
| 我等 我等 | we; us (archaic) | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 会不会 會不會 | (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not | |
| 每个 每個 | each; every | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 十二 十二 | twelve; 12 | |
| 第一次 第一次 | the first time; first; number one | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 小子 小子 | (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) | |
| 跛子 跛子 | lame person; cripple | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 走错 走錯 | to go the wrong way; to take the wrong (road, exit etc) | |
| 有钱 有錢 | well-off; wealthy | |
| 碟子 碟子 | saucer; small dish | |
| 好不 好不 | not at all...; how very... | |
| 对过 對過 | across; opposite; the other side | |
| 你真行 你真行 | you're incredible (often an ironic expression of vexation, but can also express approbation) | |
| 说起 說起 | to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for | |
| 学坏 學壞 | to follow bad examples; to be corrupted by bad examples | |
| 要看 要看 | (it) depends on... | |
| 在教 在教 | to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam) | |
| 好玩 好玩 | amusing; fun; interesting | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 有了 有了 | I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven | |
| 出了事 出了事 | sth bad happened | |
| 坐好 坐好 | to sit properly; to sit up straight | |
| 你我 你我 | you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) | |
| 不住 不住 | (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly | |
| 还好 還好 | not bad; tolerable; fortunately | |
| 从来没 從來沒 | have never; has never |