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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专案 專案 zhuān àn project ∼HSK 4
呼叫 呼叫 hū jiào to shout; to yell; (telecommunications) to call ∼HSK 4
守信用 守信用 shǒu xìn yòng to keep one's word; trustworthy ∼HSK 4
双倍 雙倍 shuāng bèi twofold; double ∼HSK 4
动粗 動粗 dòng cū to use violence (against sb); to strong-arm sb; to manhandle ∼HSK 4
谅 諒 liàng excuse, forgive; guess, presume ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
谋 謀 móu plan, scheme; strategem ∼HSK 4
阁 閣 gé chamber, pavilion; cabinet ∼HSK 4
保释 保釋 bǎo shì to release on bail; to bail ∼HSK 4
比划 比劃 bǐ hua to gesture; to gesticulate; to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher; to fight; to come to blows ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
升职 升職 shēng zhí to get promoted (at work etc); promotion ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
死定 死定 sǐ dìng to be screwed; to be toast ∼HSK 4
正法 正法 zhèng fǎ to execute; the law ∼HSK 4
提货 提貨 tí huò to accept delivery of goods; to pick up goods ∼HSK 4
交货 交貨 jiāo huò to deliver goods ∼HSK 4
动手术 動手術 dòng shǒu shù (of a surgeon) to operate (on sb); (of a patient) to have an operation ∼HSK 4
玛 瑪 mǎ agate; cornelian ∼HSK 4
嘉 嘉 Jiā excellent; joyful; auspicious ∼HSK 4
单子 單子 dān zǐ the only son of a family; (functional programming or philosophy) monad ∼HSK 4
怜 憐 lián pity, sympathize ∼HSK 4
报应 報應 bào yìng (Buddhism) divine retribution; karma ∼HSK 4
能干 能幹 néng gàn capable; competent HSK 4
看不起 看不起 kàn bu qǐ to look down upon; to despise HSK 4
交际 交際 jiāo jì communication; social intercourse HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
西瓜 西瓜 xī guā watermelon HSK 4
避 避 bì to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from HSK 4
了不起 了不起 liǎo bu qǐ amazing; terrific; extraordinary HSK 4
美金 美金 Měi jīn US dollar; USD HSK 4
老实 老實 lǎo shi honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible HSK 4
办事 辦事 bàn shì to handle (affairs); to work HSK 4
代替 代替 dài tì to replace; to take the place of HSK 4
伙 夥 huǒ companion; partner; group; classifier for groups of people; to combine; together HSK 4
电梯 電梯 diàn tī elevator; escalator HSK 4
大哥 大哥 dà gē eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss HSK 4
隔 隔 gé to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of HSK 4
眼泪 眼淚 yǎn lèi tears; crying HSK 4
交换 交換 jiāo huàn to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute HSK 4
勇气 勇氣 yǒng qì courage; valor HSK 4
单独 單獨 dān dú alone; by oneself; on one's own HSK 4
寄 寄 jì to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc) HSK 4
似的 似的 shì de seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de] HSK 4
万一 萬一 wàn yī just in case; if by any chance; contingency HSK 4
兵 兵 bīng soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike HSK 4
批 批 pī to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) HSK 4
神秘 神秘 shén mì mysterious; mystery HSK 4