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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碰击 碰擊 pèng jī to knock against; to knock together; to rattle ∼HSK 5
命案 命案 mìng àn homicide case; murder case ∼HSK 5
哝 噥 nóng whisper ∼HSK 5
清早 清早 qīng zǎo first thing in the morning; at daybreak ∼HSK 5
武警 武警 wǔ jǐng armed police ∼HSK 5
红利 紅利 hóng lì bonus; dividend ∼HSK 5
小鬼 小鬼 xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp ∼HSK 5
献花 獻花 xiàn huā to offer flowers; to lay flowers (as a memorial) ∼HSK 5
半辈子 半輩子 bàn bèi zi half of a lifetime ∼HSK 5
还不如 還不如 hái bù rú to be better off...; might as well... ∼HSK 5
增幅 增幅 zēng fú growth rate; amplification ∼HSK 5
俅 俅 qiú ornamental cap ∼HSK 5
柴 柴 Chái firewood, faggots, fuel ∼HSK 5
荐 薦 jiàn repeat, reoccur; recommend ∼HSK 5
啸 嘯 xiào roar, howl, scream; whistle ∼HSK 5
铡 鍘 zhá sickle for cutting grass or hay ∼HSK 5
镏 鎦 liú distil; lutetium; surname ∼HSK 5
猥 猥 wěi vulgar, low, cheap; wanton; obscene ∼HSK 5
叹息 嘆息 tàn xī to sigh; to gasp (in admiration) ∼HSK 5
收礼 收禮 shōu lǐ to accept a gift; to receive presents ∼HSK 5
娇 嬌 jiāo seductive and loveable; tender ∼HSK 5
芳 芳 fāng fragrant; virtuous; beautiful ∼HSK 5
镖 鏢 biāo dart, spear, harpoon; escort ∼HSK 5
敲钟 敲鐘 qiāo zhōng to sound a bell; (of a clock) to chime ∼HSK 5
春运 春運 chūn yùn (increased) passenger transportation around Chinese New Year ∼HSK 5
燃 燃 rán burn; light fire, ignite ∼HSK 5
枪支 槍支 qiāng zhī a gun; guns in general ∼HSK 5
嗫 囁 niè move lips as when speaking; hesitation ∼HSK 5
燕 燕 Yān swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy ∼HSK 5
放逐 放逐 fàng zhú to banish; to deport; to send into exile; to be marooned ∼HSK 5
霓虹灯 霓虹燈 ní hóng dēng neon lamp (loanword) ∼HSK 5
贤 賢 xián virtuous, worthy ∼HSK 5
勾引 勾引 gōu yǐn to seduce; to tempt ∼HSK 5
噻 噻 sāi character used in translation ∼HSK 5
固定资产 固定資產 gù dìng zī chǎn fixed assets ∼HSK 5
屿 嶼 yǔ island ∼HSK 5
停驶 停駛 tíng shǐ (of trains, buses or ferries etc) to stop running (temporarily or permanently) ∼HSK 5
跺 跥 duò stamp feet, step ∼HSK 5
靴 靴 xuē boots ∼HSK 5
军阵 軍陣 jūn zhèn battle formation ∼HSK 5
急诊室 急診室 jí zhěn shì emergency room ∼HSK 5
包厢 包廂 bāo xiāng box (in a theater or concert hall); private room (in a restaurant or karaoke) ∼HSK 5
啵 啵 bō phonetic ∼HSK 5
咬定 咬定 yǎo dìng to assert; to insist that ∼HSK 5
凌 凌 Líng pure; virtuous; insult; maltreat ∼HSK 5
欺 欺 qī bully, deceive ∼HSK 5
颟 顢 mān dawdling; thoughtless, careless ∼HSK 5
顸 頇 hān large face, flat face; stupid ∼HSK 5
月饼 月餅 yuè bǐng mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival) HSK 5
大伙儿 大伙兒 dà huǒ r erhua variant of 大伙; everybody; everyone HSK 5