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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shì to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion) HSK 1
I; me; my HSK 1
le (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) HSK 1
de of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs HSK 1
Rare
hài exclamation of regret Rare
Rare
Rare
huì shrill sound; twinkling Rare
zhè (old) aye aye! Rare
shòu old variant of Rare
è (exclamation); to hiccup Interjection
luō used in and Interjection
(onom.) for the sound of horsehoofs Onomatopoeia
(phonetic) Interjection
(onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle Interjection
oh (expression of agreement or surprise); (Cantonese) not Interjection
lóu (bound form) subordinates in a gang of bandits Interjection
bài (bound form) to chant (from Sanskrit "pāṭhaka") Interjection
(onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc Onomatopoeia
ō oh; ah (used to indicate realization); also pr. [ou4] Interjection
Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise); also pr. [yao1] Interjection
Ā abbr. for country names that begin with: Algeria, Afghanistan etc Interjection
lei (Cant.) final particle used for polite refusal Interjection
liē used in; used in; used in Interjection
(onom.) sound of wind, rain etc Onomatopoeia
é variant of Interjection
huò (onom.) expressing admiration or surprise; (onom.) sound of a laugh Onomatopoeia
ěr you; that, those; final particle Interjection