A Touch of Sin

A Touch of Sin 2013

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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%

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Vocabulary

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guì bīn honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP HSK 7
áo to stay up late or all night HSK 7
cái to get rich HSK 7
méi kuàng coal mine; coal seam HSK 7
cāng ying housefly HSK 7
zhāo pai signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business HSK 7
chē jiān workshop HSK 7
cuàn to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish; to amend or edit HSK 7
míng dawn; daybreak HSK 7
bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
quán prerogative; privilege; privileged HSK 7
zhāo dài to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) HSK 7
probability; odds HSK 7
zhuó xiǎng to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zháo xiǎng] HSK 7
gǎi biān to adapt; to rearrange; to revise HSK 7
rén shēn person; personal; human body HSK 7
yàn to examine; to test; to check HSK 7
jiě tuō to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries HSK 7
guài bu de no wonder!; so that's why! HSK 7
zhuàng to strike; to hit; to ram HSK 7
wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring HSK 7
chuán rǎn to infect; contagious HSK 7
chē xiāng carriage HSK 7
dèng to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at HSK 7
chū mài to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray HSK 7
shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
尿 尿 táng niào bìng diabetes; diabetes mellitus HSK 7
gōng construction site HSK 7
zhì to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees) HSK 7
è huà to worsen HSK 7
chēng hu to call; to address as; form of address; appellation HSK 7
yǐn mán to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth HSK 7
miáo vaccine HSK 7
bēn to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope HSK 7
kāi qiāng to open fire; to shoot a gun HSK 7
lāo to fish up; to dredge up HSK 7
bài tuō to request sb to do sth; please! HSK 7
rén xuǎn choice of person; candidate HSK 7
bo arm HSK 7
expel breath; my goodness HSK 7
chè to remove; to take away HSK 7
hún shēn all over; from head to foot HSK 7
qīn qi a relative (i.e. family relation) HSK 7
jiāo burnt; scorched; charred; worried; anxious; coke; joule (abbr. for 耳) HSK 7
āi interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
xié dài to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xī dài] HSK 7
cán to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus HSK 7
jià to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) HSK 7
yòu huò to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract HSK 7