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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change; easy ∼HSK 2
kàn qíng kuàng depending on the situation ∼HSK 2
yào good; fine ∼HSK 2
gǎi tiān another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check ∼HSK 2
shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
hēi chē unlicensed or unofficial taxi; unlicensed motor vehicle ∼HSK 2
chē to rent a car; rental car ∼HSK 2
shuō tōng to get sb to understand; to persuade ∼HSK 2
dài shàng to take along with one ∼HSK 2
dài huí to bring back ∼HSK 2
kāi wǎng (of a bus, train etc) to leave for; heading for ∼HSK 2
shēng xià to give birth to ∼HSK 2
jiào science education; popular science ∼HSK 2
Lún debate; discuss; discourse ∼HSK 2
quán tào an entire set; full complement ∼HSK 2
xiǎo bái liǎn attractive young man (usually derog.); pretty boy; gigolo ∼HSK 2
shā rén homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) ∼HSK 2
gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
shì thus ∼HSK 2
yòu míng also known as; alternative name; to also be called ∼HSK 2
this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle ∼HSK 2
zhǐ 一: one; a, an; alone · 只: only, just, simply ∼HSK 2
fàng shēng to set free a captive animal (in some cases, as an act of Buddhist mercy) ∼HSK 2
lái shēng next life ∼HSK 2
míng jiào called; named ∼HSK 2
yǒng zhuāng swimsuit ∼HSK 2
hái zi girl ∼HSK 2
a line of verse; a sentence ∼HSK 2
chē departure (of a coach or train); to dispatch a vehicle ∼HSK 2
nián qīng rén young people; youngster ∼HSK 2
huàn gōng to change workshifts ∼HSK 2
yún yún and so on; so and so; many and confused ∼HSK 2
tài Not too HSK 2
huì r at that time (in the past or the future); also pr. [nèi huì r] HSK 2
chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2
zhàn zhù to stand HSK 2
méi si boring; of no interest ∼HSK 2
tou inside; interior HSK 2
wài parts of the country other than where one is HSK 2
Yīng wén English (language) HSK 2
xià xuě to snow HSK 2
Guó yuàn State Council (PRC); State Department (USA) ∼HSK 2
Dōng běi Northeast China; Manchuria HSK 2
shí to practice; field work; to intern; internship HSK 2
traveler; tourist HSK 2
hǎi sea; ocean HSK 2
zǒu guò to walk past; to pass by HSK 2
gōng to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation HSK 2
gòng altogether HSK 2
shāng liang to consult; to talk over; to discuss HSK 2