A Touch of Sin

A Touch of Sin 2013

天注定 tiān zhùdìng

Four people in different provinces are driven to violent ends: An angry miner is enraged by corruption in his village. A migrant discovers the possibilities of owning a firearm. A receptionist is pushed beyond her limits by an abusive client. A young factory worker goes from one job to the next.

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3.99 Beginner Director Jia Zhangke 🍅 95%

Cast

Jiang Wu Jiang Wu Dahai Wang Baoqiang Wang Baoqiang Zhou San Zhao Tao Zhao Tao Xiao Yu Li Meng Li Meng Lianrong Zhang Jiayi Zhang Jiayi Zhang Youliang Luo Lanshan Luo Lanshan Xiao Hui Wang Hongwei Wang Hongwei Sauna Guest Liu Lu Liu Lu Wang Qiang Wang Qiang Han Sanming Han Sanming

Vocabulary

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人来人往 人來人往 rén lái rén wǎng people coming and going; a constant stream of people (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
成天 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long; all the time Colloquialism HSK 7
现任 現任 xiàn rèn to occupy a post currently; current (president etc); incumbent; (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse) Colloquialism HSK 7
逮 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
追尾 追尾 zhuī wěi to tailgate; to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating HSK 7
腊月 臘月 Là yuè twelfth lunar month HSK 7
月初 月初 yuè chū start of month; early in the month HSK 7
改为 改為 gǎi wéi to change into HSK 7
拉动 拉動 lā dòng to pull; (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity); to motivate (people to do sth) HSK 7
铲子 鏟子 chǎn zi shovel; spade; trowel; spatula (kitchen utensil) HSK 7
一系列 一系列 yī xì liè a series of; a string of HSK 7
孝敬 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents HSK 7
外籍 外籍 wài jí foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality) HSK 7
告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit HSK 7
闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind) HSK 7
旁观 旁觀 páng guān spectator; non-participant HSK 7
邮编 郵編 yóu biān postal code; zip code HSK 7
乡亲 鄉親 xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home HSK 7
利索 利索 lì suo nimble HSK 7
遇上 遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb); to run into HSK 7
桑拿 桑拿 sāng ná sauna (loanword) HSK 7
诱发 誘發 yòu fā to induce; to cause; to elicit; to trigger HSK 7
锤子 錘子 chuí zi hammer HSK 7
承包 承包 chéng bāo to contract; to undertake (a job) HSK 7
粗鲁 粗魯 cū lǔ coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish HSK 7
路段 路段 lù duàn stretch of road; section of a highway or railway HSK 7
偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn to goof off; to be lazy HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
受贿 受賄 shòu huì to accept a bribe HSK 7
严禁 嚴禁 yán jìn to strictly prohibit HSK 7
转型 轉型 zhuǎn xíng to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of product) HSK 7
口头 口頭 kǒu tóu oral; verbal HSK 7
好歹 好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever HSK 7
分红 分紅 fēn hóng dividend; to award a bonus HSK 7
当着 當著 dāng zhe in front of; in the presence of HSK 7
前台 前臺 qián tái stage; proscenium; foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.); front desk; reception desk; (computing) front-end; foreground HSK 7
低价 低價 dī jià low price HSK 7
贪污 貪污 tān wū to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle HSK 7
跑道 跑道 pǎo dào athletic track; track; runway (i.e. airstrip) HSK 7
住宿 住宿 zhù sù to stay at; lodging; accommodation HSK 7
董事长 董事長 dǒng shì zhǎng chairman of the board of directors HSK 7
关照 關照 guān zhào to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind HSK 7
积蓄 積蓄 jī xù to save; to put aside; savings HSK 7
礼仪 禮儀 lǐ yí etiquette; ceremony HSK 7
庙 廟 miào temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial HSK 7
破解 破解 pò jiě to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain; to unravel; to decipher; to decode; to crack (software) HSK 7
操心 操心 cāo xīn to worry about HSK 7
遇难 遇難 yù nàn to perish; to be killed HSK 7
舅舅 舅舅 jiù jiu mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) HSK 7