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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管制 管制 guǎn zhì to control; to restrict; (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations) ∼HSK 3
了断 了斷 liǎo duàn to bring to a conclusion; to settle (a dispute); to do away with (oneself); to break off (a relationship); resolution (of a problem) ∼HSK 3
梁 梁 Liáng bridge; beam; rafters; surname ∼HSK 3
点儿 點兒 diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
修好 修好 xiū hǎo to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds ∼HSK 3
修齐 修齊 xiū qí to make level; to make even; to trim ∼HSK 3
抓手 抓手 zhuā shǒu starting point; mechanical hand; gripper ∼HSK 3
高架桥 高架橋 gāo jià qiáo high trestle bridge; viaduct; flyover ∼HSK 3
择 擇 zé select, choose, pick out ∼HSK 3
去火 去火 qù huǒ to reduce internal heat (TCM) ∼HSK 3
上班时间 上班時間 shàng bān shí jiān working hours; office hours ∼HSK 3
卫 衛 Wèi guard, protect, defend ∼HSK 3
点钟 點鐘 diǎn zhōng (indicating time of day) o'clock ∼HSK 3
上线 上線 shàng xiàn to go online; to put sth online; to reach a specific standard; to put into production; handler ∼HSK 3
百强 百強 bǎi qiáng top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns) ∼HSK 3
更深 更深 gēng shēn deep at night ∼HSK 3
长期以来 長期以來 cháng qī yǐ lái for a long time ∼HSK 3
年初 年初 nián chū beginning of the year HSK 3
带动 帶動 dài dòng to spur; to provide impetus; to drive HSK 3
夜总会 夜總會 yè zǒng huì nightclub; nightspot ∼HSK 3
沙子 沙子 shā zi sand; grit HSK 3
现代化 現代化 xiàn dài huà modernization HSK 3
干吗 幹嗎 gàn má see 干嘛 HSK 3
服务员 服務員 fú wù yuán waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel HSK 3
推动 推動 tuī dòng to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to HSK 3
写作 寫作 xiě zuò to write; to compose; writing; written works HSK 3
创新 創新 chuàng xīn to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation HSK 3
建设 建設 jiàn shè to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute HSK 3
迎接 迎接 yíng jiē to welcome; to greet HSK 3
收费 收費 shōu fèi to charge a fee HSK 3
身份证 身份證 shēn fèn zhèng identity card; ID HSK 3
电视剧 電視劇 diàn shì jù TV series; TV drama HSK 3
春 旾 chūn spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life HSK 3
热烈 熱烈 rè liè enthusiastic; ardent; warm HSK 3
集体 集體 jí tǐ collective (decision); joint (effort); a group; a team; en masse; as a group HSK 3
高速 高速 gāo sù high speed; expressway (abbr. for 路) HSK 3
增长 增長 zēng zhǎng to grow; to increase HSK 3
应当 應當 yīng dāng should; ought to HSK 3
广播 廣播 guǎng bō broadcast; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize HSK 3
才能 才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
上来 上來 shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
能不能 能不能 néng bùnéng Can you HSK 3
赶快 趕快 gǎn kuài quickly; at once HSK 3
苹果 蘋果 píng guǒ apple HSK 3
工资 工資 gōng zī wages; pay HSK 3
前往 前往 qián wǎng to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to HSK 3
服装 服裝 fú zhuāng dress; clothing; costume; clothes HSK 3
村 村 cūn village HSK 3
进步 進步 jìn bù progress; improvement; to improve; to progress HSK 3
当中 當中 dāng zhōng among; in the middle; in the center HSK 3