Article 20

Article 20 2024

第二十条 dì'èr shí tiáo

Tells the story of prosecutor Han Ming who is involved in a difficult case where the intentional injury of people is turned into a legitimate defense.

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4.89 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou IMDb 7.0

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出师不利 出師不利 chū shī bù lì lit. the army meets with reverses on setting out (idiom); fig. to suffer a setback at the very start of an undertaking Idiom ∼HSK 7
泣不成声 泣不成聲 qǐ bù chéng shēng to choke with sobs (idiom); to weep so bitterly one cannot speak Idiom ∼HSK 7
三番五次 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì over and over again (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
走投无路 走投無路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate Idiom HSK 7
面目全非 面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition Idiom HSK 7
胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
淘气 淘氣 táo qì naughty; mischievous Xiehouyu HSK 7
反常 反常 fǎn cháng unusual; abnormal Xiehouyu HSK 7
奔波 奔波 bēn bō to rush about; to be constantly on the move Xiehouyu HSK 7
公道 公道 gōng dào justice; fairness; public highway Xiehouyu HSK 7
多余 多餘 duō yú superfluous; unnecessary; surplus Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
闺女 閨女 guī ˙nu: maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter Colloquialism HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
人品 人品 rén pǐn moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing Colloquialism HSK 7
蹭 蹭 cèng to rub against; to walk slowly; (coll.) to freeload Colloquialism HSK 7
歪 歪 wāi askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side Colloquialism HSK 7
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
大包大揽 大包大攬 dà bāo dà lǎn to take complete charge (idiom) HSK 7
长达 長達 cháng dá to extend as long as; to lengthen out to HSK 7
拍板 拍板 pāi bǎn clapper-board; auctioneer's hammer; to beat time with clappers HSK 7
公安局 公安局 gōng ān jú public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) HSK 7
心慌 心慌 xīn huāng to be flustered; (dialect) irregular heart-beat HSK 7
一晃 一晃 yī huǎng (of passing time) in an instant; (of a sight) in a flash HSK 7
冒昧 冒昧 mào mèi bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of HSK 7
境外 境外 jìng wài outside (a country's) borders HSK 7
客运 客運 kè yùn passenger transportation; (Tw) intercity bus HSK 7
出任 出任 chū rèn to take up a post; to start in a new job HSK 7
敦促 敦促 dūn cù to press; to urge; to hasten HSK 7
叮嘱 叮囑 dīng zhǔ to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again HSK 7
见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause HSK 7
较劲 較勁 jiào jìn to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort HSK 7
特产 特產 tè chǎn special local product; (regional) specialty HSK 7
眼色 眼色 yǎn sè signal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance HSK 7
包庇 包庇 bāo bì to shield; to harbor; to cover up HSK 7
劳务 勞務 láo wù service (work done for money); services (as in "goods and services") HSK 7
推卸 推卸 tuī xiè to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck HSK 7
检讨 檢討 jiǎn tǎo to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review HSK 7
个案 個案 gè àn individual case; special case HSK 7
死心 死心 sǐ xīn to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about HSK 7
喜庆 喜慶 xǐ qìng jubilation; festive HSK 7
方方面面 方方面面 fāng fāng miàn miàn all sides; all aspects; multifaceted HSK 7
孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety HSK 7
属性 屬性 shǔ xìng attribute; property HSK 7
介于 介於 jiè yú between; intermediate; to lie between HSK 7
朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous HSK 7
摆平 擺平 bǎi píng to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc) HSK 7
凶狠 兇狠 xiōng hěn cruel; vicious; fierce and malicious; vengeful HSK 7
用人 用人 yòng rén servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff HSK 7