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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fāng xiàng direction; orientation HSK 2
shōu dào to receive HSK 2
gāng cái just now; a moment ago HSK 2
tiáo jiàn condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition HSK 2
night HSK 2
shěng to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government) HSK 2
jiā yóu to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on HSK 2
jiù yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 2
gǎi to change; to alter; to transform; to correct HSK 2
hòu lái afterwards; later; newly arrived HSK 2
tǎo lùn to discuss; to talk over HSK 2
zhǔ yào main; principal; major; primary HSK 2
chá to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) HSK 2
si idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc HSK 2
yuè lái yuè more and more HSK 2
lòng lane; alley HSK 2
jiàn kāng health; healthy HSK 2
jié program; item (on a program) HSK 2
low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline HSK 2
to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences HSK 2
chī mythical beast (archaic) HSK 2
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
to cry; to weep HSK 2
jīng guò to pass; to go through; process; course HSK 2
biàn chéng to change into; to turn into; to become HSK 2
shōu to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) HSK 2
jìn near; close to; approximately HSK 2
bān same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general HSK 2
huān yíng to welcome; welcome HSK 2
yuán lái original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out HSK 2
jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage HSK 2
dǎo to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit HSK 2
yín háng bank HSK 2
tíng to stop; to halt; to park (a car) HSK 2
qīng chu clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about HSK 2
wǎng to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous HSK 2
zhuāng adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack HSK 2
hǎo xiàng as if; to seem like HSK 2
to serve; service HSK 2
diàn inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store HSK 2
gāng gang just recently; just a moment ago HSK 2
jiāo to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); variant of 跤 HSK 2
liàng classifier for vehicles HSK 2
suàn to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute HSK 2
guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of HSK 2
bàn to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with HSK 2
dǒng to understand; to comprehend HSK 2
zhōng xīn center; heart; core HSK 2
jiǎn chá inspection; to examine; to inspect HSK 2
duàn paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc HSK 2