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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self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely HSK 4
duì regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to HSK 4
zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
shèn zhì even; so much so that HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
zuò wéi one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be HSK 4
this; these HSK 4
not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
liǎo jiě to understand; to realize; to find out HSK 4
ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
běn lái - miàn (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance Idiom ∼HSK 3
chū prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude; to project Xiehouyu HSK 3
yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
zhěng exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb Colloquialism HSK 3
guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
cūn zhǎng village chief; village head Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Jīn shān Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai; Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
cūn village; hamlet Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
cūn zi village Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Duàn Qiáo The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Xiàn He County or Hexian, a county in Ma'anshan, Anhui Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Cūn shàng Murakami (Japanese surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
yīn sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation ∼HSK 3
wān bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream ∼HSK 3
gàn what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
huǒ chē piào train ticket ∼HSK 3
dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
shuǐ guǒ dāo paring knife; fruit knife ∼HSK 3
shàng zhōng to clock in for work ∼HSK 3
líng mountain ridge, mountain peak ∼HSK 3
luàn huā qián to spend money recklessly; to squander ∼HSK 3
zhuǎn gěi to pass on to ∼HSK 3
jiān supervise, control, direct ∼HSK 3
zhuǎn mài to resell ∼HSK 3
niú awesome; capable (vulgar); arrogant; cocky; bastard (vulgar) ∼HSK 3
jiā to govern one's family; to manage one's household ∼HSK 3
guà hào xìn registered letter ∼HSK 3
cūn mín villager ∼HSK 3
hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn long time no see ∼HSK 3
zhuàng form; appearance; shape; official ∼HSK 3
shā to kill ∼HSK 3
zhǐ míng to show clearly; to designate; to indicate ∼HSK 3
fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
r a handle ∼HSK 3
zhī during; at the time of ∼HSK 3
shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
lǎo tiān God; Heavens ∼HSK 3
zài Tái in Taiwan (used attributively) ∼HSK 3