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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zài or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
guest, traveller; customer ∼HSK 1
nián lái this past year; over the last years ∼HSK 1
wèn to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off ∼HSK 1
méi le to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist ∼HSK 1
zhǎo shì to look for employment; to pick a quarrel ∼HSK 1
duō duō many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more ∼HSK 1
tài hǎo le very good ∼HSK 1
měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
fēn (chemistry) molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction ∼HSK 1
zuì duō at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal ∼HSK 1
zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
chá to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") ∼HSK 1
hái girl; lass ∼HSK 1
hǎo guò to have an easy time; (feel) well ∼HSK 1
chóng xīn zuò rén to start a new life; to make a fresh start ∼HSK 1
zuò rén to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity ∼HSK 1
rén those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us ∼HSK 1
tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
hǎo zi auspicious day; good day; happy life ∼HSK 1
(slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
lǎo father; dad ∼HSK 1
tài guò excessively; too ∼HSK 1
gēn rén to marry (of woman) ∼HSK 1
jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
tiān several days ∼HSK 1
to pick up ∼HSK 1
de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
zuò cuò to make an error ∼HSK 1
sān fēn somewhat; to some degree ∼HSK 1
sān liǎng two or three ∼HSK 1
zhèng (lit. and fig.) the right way; the correct path; the proper course ∼HSK 1
qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
bian inside HSK 1
hòu tiān the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori HSK 1
lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man ∼HSK 1
fàn lunch HSK 1
not very; not too; not often HSK 1
shēng bìng to fall ill HSK 1
kāi wán xiào to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke HSK 1
tīng jiàn to hear HSK 1
péng you girlfriend HSK 1
zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
mén kǒu doorway; gate HSK 1
gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1