A Touch of Sin

A Touch of Sin 2013

天注定 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%

Cast

Jiang Wu Jiang Wu Dahai Wang Baoqiang Wang Baoqiang Zhou San Zhao Tao Zhao Tao Xiao Yu Li Meng Li Meng Lianrong Zhang Jiayi Zhang Jiayi Zhang Youliang Luo Lanshan Luo Lanshan Xiao Hui Wang Hongwei Wang Hongwei Sauna Guest Liu Lu Liu Lu Wang Qiang Wang Qiang Han Sanming Han Sanming

Vocabulary

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开国 開國 kāi guó to found a state; to open a closed country ∼HSK 1
几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years; several years; how many years? ∼HSK 1
买好 買好 mǎi hǎo to ingratiate oneself ∼HSK 1
等一会 等一會 děng yī huì Wait a moment!; after a while ∼HSK 1
说好 說好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
这下 這下 zhè xià this time ∼HSK 1
放不下 放不下 fàng bu xià to have no room to put sth; to be unable to let go ∼HSK 1
回事 回事 huí shì (old) to report to one's master ∼HSK 1
开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
上一个 上一個 shàng yī ge previous one ∼HSK 1
一说 一說 yī shuō an expression of opinion; according to some ∼HSK 1
小白 小白 xiǎo bái (slang) novice; greenhorn; (old) (slang) fool; idiot; abbr. for, pretty boy ∼HSK 1
打饭 打飯 dǎ fàn to get food at a canteen ∼HSK 1
哪一个 哪一個 nǎ yī ge which ∼HSK 1
候 候 hòu wait; expect; visit; greet ∼HSK 1
跟人 跟人 gēn rén to marry (of woman) ∼HSK 1
到现在 到現在 dào xiàn zài up until now; to date ∼HSK 1
高出 高出 gāo chū to be higher (than the stated amount) by... ∼HSK 1
我这儿 我這兒 wǒ zhe r where I am; my place ∼HSK 1
做出 做出 zuò chū to put out; to issue ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
一家 一家 yī jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
小儿 小兒 xiǎo ér young child; (humble) my son ∼HSK 1
水路 水路 shuǐ lù waterway ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
弟妹 弟妹 dì mèi younger sibling; younger brother's wife ∼HSK 1
桌 桌 zhuō table, desk, stand ∼HSK 1
买菜 買菜 mǎi cài to buy groceries ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
做事 做事 zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job ∼HSK 1
老爸 老爸 lǎo bà father; dad ∼HSK 1
等等 等等 děng děng et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! ∼HSK 1
你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
到点 到點 dào diǎn it's time (to do sth); the time has come ∼HSK 1
不忙 不忙 bù máng there's no hurry; take one's time ∼HSK 1
喝茶 喝茶 hē 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
下个 下個 xià ge second (of two parts); next (week etc); subsequent; the following ∼HSK 1
我等 我等 wǒ děng we; us (archaic) ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
进站 進站 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
家小 家小 jiā xiǎo wife and children; wife ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
上半年 上半年 shàng bàn nián first half (of a year) ∼HSK 1
三次 三次 sān cì third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) ∼HSK 1
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
昨晚 昨晚 zuó wǎn yesterday evening; last night ∼HSK 1
对我来说 對我來說 duì wǒ lái shuō as far as I'm concerned ∼HSK 1
妹子 妹子 mèi zi (dialect) younger sister; girl ∼HSK 1
洗衣 洗衣 xǐ yī laundry ∼HSK 1