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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poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics HSK 5
lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on HSK 5
zūn zhòng to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
yùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate HSK 5
yuàn to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing HSK 5
qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
zhí xíng to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
jǐn guǎn despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating HSK 5
fàng to renounce; to abandon; to give up HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
zhī to organize; organization; (biology) tissue; (textiles) weave HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
àn zi long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
dài huò (coll.) to smuggle Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
dān chē (coll.) bicycle; bike (esp. in Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern China and, more generally, used across China to refer to a bike-share bicycle) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) Colloquialism HSK 4
西 西 shā Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Xīn jiè New Territories (in Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Xìn Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Taipei City, Taiwan; Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Keelung City, Taiwan; Xinyi or Hsinyi Township in Nantou County, central Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
de Shì jiè Minecraft (video game) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Gǎng Tái Hong Kong and Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
jié hero; heroic, outstanding ∼HSK 4
Sòng Song dynasty; surname ∼HSK 4
jiān hard, strong, firm; resolute ∼HSK 4
jǐng guard, watch; alert, alarm ∼HSK 4
zhī know ∼HSK 4
shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
variant of ∼HSK 4
zuò láo to be imprisoned ∼HSK 4
jiāng rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf.); ( ∼HSK 4
jǐng chá police station; police department; police headquarters ∼HSK 4
shǒu to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities) ∼HSK 4
hài to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death ∼HSK 4
wēi pomp, power; powerful; dominate ∼HSK 4
xiān immortal ∼HSK 4
slave, servant ∼HSK 4
shā bāo sandbag; punching bag (trad. filled with sand); sand dune; footbag; hacky sack ∼HSK 4
kuài shǎn to depart as quick as a flash; flash mob ∼HSK 4