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%

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自 自 zì self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely HSK 4
对于 對於 duì yú regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to HSK 4
之前 之前 zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
甚至 甚至 shèn zhì even; so much so that HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
作为 作為 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
此 此 cǐ this; these HSK 4
无 無 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
了解 了解 liǎo jiě to understand; to realize; to find out HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
本来面目 本來面目 běn lái - miàn mù (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance Idiom ∼HSK 3
突出 突出 tū chū prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude; to project Xiehouyu HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
整 整 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
管 筦 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
村长 村長 cūn zhǎng village chief; village head Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
金山 金山 Jīn shān Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai; Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
村里 村裡 cūn lǐ village; hamlet Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
村子 村子 cūn zi village Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
断桥 斷橋 Duàn Qiáo The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
和县 和縣 Hé Xiàn He County or Hexian, a county in Ma'anshan, Anhui Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
村上 村上 Cūn shàng Murakami (Japanese surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
音 音 yīn sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation ∼HSK 3
湾 灣 wān bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
火车票 火車票 huǒ chē piào train ticket ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
胡 胡 Hú recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
水果刀 水果刀 shuǐ guǒ dāo paring knife; fruit knife ∼HSK 3
上钟 上鐘 shàng zhōng to clock in for work ∼HSK 3
岭 嶺 líng mountain ridge, mountain peak ∼HSK 3
乱花钱 亂花錢 luàn huā qián to spend money recklessly; to squander ∼HSK 3
转给 轉給 zhuǎn gěi to pass on to ∼HSK 3
监 監 jiān supervise, control, direct ∼HSK 3
转卖 轉賣 zhuǎn mài to resell ∼HSK 3
牛屄 牛屄 niú bī awesome; capable (vulgar); arrogant; cocky; bastard (vulgar) ∼HSK 3
齐家 齊家 qí jiā to govern one's family; to manage one's household ∼HSK 3
挂号信 掛號信 guà hào xìn registered letter ∼HSK 3
村民 村民 cūn mín villager ∼HSK 3
好久不见 好久不見 hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn long time no see ∼HSK 3
状 狀 zhuàng form; appearance; shape; official ∼HSK 3
杀死 殺死 shā sǐ to kill ∼HSK 3
指明 指明 zhǐ míng to show clearly; to designate; to indicate ∼HSK 3
非要 非要 fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
把儿 把兒 bà r a handle ∼HSK 3
之际 之際 zhī jì during; at the time of ∼HSK 3
叔 叔 shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
老天爷 老天爺 lǎo tiān yé God; Heavens ∼HSK 3
在台 在臺 zài Tái in Taiwan (used attributively) ∼HSK 3