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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mín folk song HSK 6
hěn xīn callous; heartless; to resolve (to do sth); firm resolve (as in 心) HSK 6
xiǎo fèi tip; gratuity HSK 6
wài tou outside; out HSK 6
nèi wài inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about HSK 6
lǎo xiāng fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown HSK 6
jié zhì up to (a time); by (a time) HSK 6
jué to come to understand; to realize; consciousness; awareness; Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) HSK 6
bǎi fēn diǎn percentage point HSK 6
guān ài to show concern and care for HSK 6
shí to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shì] HSK 6
hǎo róng with great difficulty; very difficult HSK 6
arm HSK 6
āi hey; ow; ouch; interjection of pain or surprise HSK 6
yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
zhàng account; bill; debt HSK 6
yào medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical HSK 6
qián fāng ahead; the front HSK 6
láo firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison HSK 6
xián to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect HSK 6
āi in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to HSK 6
chá chū to find out; to discover HSK 6
xiǎo de to know HSK 6
piān small boat HSK 6
xiōng shǒu murderer; assassin HSK 6
kān hǎo to keep an eye on HSK 6
jìng clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role HSK 6
chū shì to have an accident; to meet with a mishap HSK 6
lài to depend on; to be dependent on HSK 6
mud; clay; paste; pulp HSK 6
dialectal equivalent of 怎么 HSK 6
zǒng general headquarters HSK 6
jǐng a well; neat; orderly HSK 6
shí a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time HSK 6
běn local; this locality HSK 6
suǒ toilet; lavatory HSK 6
dìng wèi to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche HSK 6
pǐn articles; goods HSK 6
méng drizzle; mist HSK 6
gòng xiàn to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution HSK 6
field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral HSK 6
hāi oh alas; hey!; hi! (loanword); a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword) HSK 6
liào material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess HSK 6
yào me or; either one or the other HSK 6
duān end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular HSK 6
to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy HSK 6
tuō to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on HSK 6
theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe HSK 6
zuì guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin HSK 6
hùn to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless HSK 6