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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shā to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide HSK 5
máo dùn contradiction; conflicting views; contradictory HSK 5
Qīng abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province HSK 5
zhī xià under; beneath; less than HSK 5
zhǔ guǎn in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager HSK 5
to encourage HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
hài to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity HSK 5
song HSK 5
shèng to remain; to be left; to have as remainder HSK 5
rén private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique HSK 5
làng màn romantic HSK 5
huò shì or; either one or the other HSK 5
duǒ to hide; to dodge; to avoid HSK 5
bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag HSK 5
tuán group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate HSK 5
rén shì person; figure; public figure HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
(bound form) house; (bound form) room HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
jiā shàng plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that HSK 5
yāo qǐng to invite; invitation HSK 5
diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
dāi foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay HSK 5
shì type; form; pattern; style HSK 5
qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
fēn to analyze; analysis HSK 5
zhì to arrive; most; to; until HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
abbr. for 哈萨克斯坦, Kazakhstan; abbr. for 哈尔滨, Harbin HSK 5
zhī to organize; organization; (biology) tissue; (textiles) weave HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
wéi only; sole HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
hán xīn to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship; to bear one's cross Idiom ∼HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
chāng Yichang, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4