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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rán nature; natural; naturally HSK 3
zào chéng to bring about; to create; to cause HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
ān pái to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans HSK 3
chéng city walls; city; town HSK 3
zhì shǎo at least; (to say the) least HSK 3
xià to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw HSK 3
zhèng míng proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of HSK 3
shè huì society HSK 3
jīn gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 HSK 3
zhuā to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch HSK 3
yāo to weigh in a balance or on a scale HSK 3
wèi everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you HSK 3
hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly HSK 3
dào finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature HSK 3
àn to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment HSK 3
miàn inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] HSK 3
dài biǎo representative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of HSK 3
shuāng two; double; pair; both; even (number) HSK 3
area; region; district; small; distinguish HSK 3
rén individual; personal; oneself HSK 3
xià lai to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders) HSK 3
qián at the present time; currently HSK 3
huó to live; alive; living; work; workmanship HSK 3
zhù to take note of; to pay attention to HSK 3
dāng rán only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt HSK 3
lián to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) HSK 3
shòu to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker) HSK 3
zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") HSK 3
yóu to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... HSK 3
zǒng general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc HSK 3
zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes HSK 3
already; to stop; then; afterwards HSK 3
shì jiè world HSK 3
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned HSK 3
kāi shǐ to begin; beginning; to start; initial HSK 3
yào to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs HSK 3
shí o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period HSK 3
jiù shì exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if HSK 3
to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
duì tóu correct; normal; to be on good terms with; on the right track; right Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
yào liǎn to have no sense of shame; shameless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
kāi xīn to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb Xiehouyu HSK 2
jiě fu (coll.) older sister's husband Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
gòu enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out Colloquialism HSK 2
tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2
to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels Colloquialism HSK 2
Chóng qìng Chongqing municipality Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
hàn Wuhan, sub-provincial city and capital of Hubei Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 2