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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jiā mén house door; family clan ∼HSK 1
kāi guó to found a state; to open a closed country ∼HSK 1
nián a few years; several years; how many years? ∼HSK 1
mǎi hǎo to ingratiate oneself ∼HSK 1
děng huì Wait a moment!; after a while ∼HSK 1
shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
zhè xià this time ∼HSK 1
fàng bu xià to have no room to put sth; to be unable to let go ∼HSK 1
huí shì (old) to report to one's master ∼HSK 1
kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
shàng ge previous one ∼HSK 1
shuō an expression of opinion; according to some ∼HSK 1
xiǎo bái (slang) novice; greenhorn; (old) (slang) fool; idiot; abbr. for, pretty boy ∼HSK 1
fàn to get food at a canteen ∼HSK 1
ge which ∼HSK 1
hòu wait; expect; visit; greet ∼HSK 1
gēn rén to marry (of woman) ∼HSK 1
dào xiàn zài up until now; to date ∼HSK 1
gāo chū to be higher (than the stated amount) by... ∼HSK 1
zhe r where I am; my place ∼HSK 1
zuò chū to put out; to issue ∼HSK 1
jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
xiǎo ér young child; (humble) my son ∼HSK 1
shuǐ waterway ∼HSK 1
duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
mèi younger sibling; younger brother's wife ∼HSK 1
zhuō table, desk, stand ∼HSK 1
mǎi cài to buy groceries ∼HSK 1
rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job ∼HSK 1
lǎo father; dad ∼HSK 1
děng děng et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! ∼HSK 1
děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
dào diǎn it's time (to do sth); the time has come ∼HSK 1
máng there's no hurry; take one's time ∼HSK 1
chá to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") ∼HSK 1
xià ge second (of two parts); next (week etc); subsequent; the following ∼HSK 1
děng we; us (archaic) ∼HSK 1
xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
jìn zhàn (of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station; to arrive at a stop; (of a person) to enter a station; to visit a website; to formally begin a temporary postdoctoral research position (China has postdoctoral research "stations" 博士後流動站|博士后流动站[ ∼HSK 1
jiā xiǎo wife and children; wife ∼HSK 1
xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
zài or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
shàng bàn nián first half (of a year) ∼HSK 1
sān third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) ∼HSK 1
zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
zuó wǎn yesterday evening; last night ∼HSK 1
duì lái shuō as far as I'm concerned ∼HSK 1
mèi zi (dialect) younger sister; girl ∼HSK 1