A Touch of Sin

A Touch of Sin 2013

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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Vocabulary

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tài tai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife HSK 2
cān guān to look around; to tour; to visit HSK 2
dìng not necessarily; maybe HSK 2
xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
yǐng piàn a copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie HSK 2
fēn kāi to separate; to part HSK 2
qīng nián youth; youthful years; young person; the young HSK 2
tíng chē to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall HSK 2
亿 100 million HSK 2
chū mén to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married HSK 2
yǒu si interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun HSK 2
pèng to touch; to meet with; to bump HSK 2
rén visitor; guest; customer; client HSK 2
hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead HSK 2
ān jìng quiet; peaceful; calm HSK 2
yuàn courtyard; institution HSK 2
fàng xīn to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease HSK 2
jiǎo angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) HSK 2
xiǎng echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises HSK 2
gāo high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking HSK 2
便 便 suí biàn as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton HSK 2
jiǎng huà a speech; to speak; to talk; to address HSK 2
Yīng English (language) HSK 2
chà bu duō almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad HSK 2
to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up HSK 2
xuě snow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc) HSK 2
qiú the earth HSK 2
shén me yàng what kind?; what sort? HSK 2
huáng yellow; pornographic; to fall through HSK 2
chauffeur; driver HSK 2
qiān thousand HSK 2
chū to set off; to start (on a journey) HSK 2
píng flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平声 HSK 2
liàng bright; clear; resonant; to shine; to show; to reveal HSK 2
niǎo bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn HSK 2
fēng to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters HSK 2
jiè to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity) HSK 2
wǎng net; network HSK 2
xíng won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable HSK 2
dòng animal HSK 2
zěn me bàn what's to be done HSK 2
zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [zá men] HSK 2
zhòng diǎn important point; main point; focus; key (project etc); to focus on; to put the emphasis on HSK 2
yǎng to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth HSK 2
chuán boat; vessel; ship HSK 2
wéi hello (when answering the phone) HSK 2
pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals HSK 2
zi day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life HSK 2
jié joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour) HSK 2
fish HSK 2