A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow 1986

英雄本色 yīng xióng běn sè

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%

Cast

Ti Lung Ti Lung Sung Chi Ho Chow Yun-Fat Chow Yun-Fat Mark Lee Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung Sung Chi Kit Emily Chu Bo-Yee Emily Chu Bo-Yee Jackie Waise Lee Chi-Hung Waise Lee Chi-Hung Shing Tien Feng Tien Feng Mr. Sung John Woo John Woo Inspector Wu Sek Yin-Tsi Sek Yin-Tsi Mr. Yiu Kenneth Tsang Kenneth Tsang Kin Wang Hsieh Wang Hsieh Boss Wang

Vocabulary

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有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
客 客 kè guest, traveller; customer ∼HSK 1
年来 年來 nián lái this past year; over the last years ∼HSK 1
不问 不問 bù wèn to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off ∼HSK 1
没了 沒了 méi le to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist ∼HSK 1
找事 找事 zhǎo shì to look for employment; to pick a quarrel ∼HSK 1
多多 多多 duō duō many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more ∼HSK 1
太好了 太好了 tài hǎo le very good ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
分子 分子 fēn zǐ (chemistry) molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction ∼HSK 1
最多 最多 zuì duō at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
喝茶 喝茶 hē 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
女孩 女孩 nǚ hái girl; lass ∼HSK 1
好过 好過 hǎo guò to have an easy time; (feel) well ∼HSK 1
重新做人 重新做人 chóng xīn zuò rén to start a new life; to make a fresh start ∼HSK 1
做人 做人 zuò rén to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity ∼HSK 1
自己人 自己人 zì jǐ rén those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
好日子 好日子 hǎo rì zi auspicious day; good day; happy life ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
老爸 老爸 lǎo bà father; dad ∼HSK 1
太过 太過 tài guò excessively; too ∼HSK 1
跟人 跟人 gēn rén to marry (of woman) ∼HSK 1
不见了 不見了 bù jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
拿起 拿起 ná qǐ to pick up ∼HSK 1
他妈的 他媽的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
是的 是的 shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
做错 做錯 zuò cuò to make an error ∼HSK 1
三分 三分 sān fēn somewhat; to some degree ∼HSK 1
三两 三兩 sān liǎng two or three ∼HSK 1
正路 正路 zhèng lù (lit. and fig.) the right way; the correct path; the proper course ∼HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
后天 後天 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
老人家 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man ∼HSK 1
午饭 午飯 wǔ fàn lunch HSK 1
不大 不大 bù dà not very; not too; not often HSK 1
生病 生病 shēng bìng to fall ill HSK 1
开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke HSK 1
听见 聽見 tīng jiàn to hear HSK 1
女朋友 女朋友 nǚ péng you girlfriend HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
门口 門口 mén kǒu doorway; gate HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1