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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烈 烈 liè fiery, violent, vehement, ardent ∼HSK 5
时势 時勢 shí shì current situation; circumstances; current trend ∼HSK 5
侮 侮 wǔ insult, ridicule, disgrace ∼HSK 5
祸 禍 huò misfortune, calamity, disaster ∼HSK 5
看清 看清 kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
一口气 一口氣 yī kǒu qì one breath; in one breath; at a stretch HSK 5
用不着 用不著 yòng bu zháo not need; have no use for HSK 5
间接 間接 jiàn jiē indirect HSK 5
面子 面子 miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
职务 職務 zhí wù post; position; job; duties HSK 5
胆 膽 dǎn gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) HSK 5
上级 上級 shàng jí higher authorities; superiors HSK 5
包围 包圍 bāo wéi to surround; to encircle; to hem in HSK 5
势力 勢力 shì li power; influence; a force (military, political etc) HSK 5
客气 客氣 kè qi polite; courteous; formal; modest HSK 5
闯 闖 chuǎng to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) HSK 5
也好 也好 yě hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
暂停 暫停 zàn tíng to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player) HSK 5
扶 扶 fú to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help HSK 5
一下子 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden HSK 5
子弹 子彈 zǐ dàn bullet HSK 5
起码 起碼 qǐ mǎ at the minimum; at the very least HSK 5
赔偿 賠償 péi cháng to compensate HSK 5
不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
买卖 買賣 mǎi mài buying and selling; business; business transactions HSK 5
局面 局面 jú miàn aspect; phase; situation HSK 5
大事 大事 dà shì major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way HSK 5
动手 動手 dòng shǒu to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch HSK 5
尝 嘗 cháng to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once HSK 5
之内 之內 zhī nèi inside; within HSK 5
盒 盒 hé small box; case HSK 5
当年 當年 dāng nián in those days; then; in those years; during that time HSK 5
线索 線索 xiàn suǒ trail; clues; thread (of a story) HSK 5
一句话 一句話 yī jù huà in a word; in short HSK 5
蛋糕 蛋糕 dàn gāo cake HSK 5
骂 罵 mà to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
害 害 hài to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity HSK 5
锁 鎖 suǒ to lock; to lock up; a lock HSK 5
拼 拼 pīn to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell HSK 5
辛苦 辛苦 xīn kǔ exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
博士 博士 bó shì doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D. HSK 5
一辈子 一輩子 yī bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
暂时 暫時 zàn shí temporary; provisional; for the time being HSK 5
猜 猜 cāi to guess HSK 5
集团 集團 jí tuán group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate HSK 5
欠 欠 qiàn to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) HSK 5
撞 撞 zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
逃 逃 táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
可惜 可惜 kě xī it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5