Article 20

Article 20 2024

'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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yán zhòng grave; serious; severe; critical HSK 4
France; French; abbr. for 法国; Taiwan pr. [Fà] HSK 4
gēn according to; based on; basis; foundation HSK 4
zhì liáo to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy HSK 4
shǒu head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc HSK 4
dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely HSK 4
tǒng system HSK 4
céng once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) HSK 4
zhèng government HSK 4
chù place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point HSK 4
duì regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to HSK 4
zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
shèn zhì even; so much so that HSK 4
guān pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of HSK 4
zhī jiān (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
zuò wéi one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be HSK 4
xuǎn to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative HSK 4
not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
liǎo jiě to understand; to realize; to find out HSK 4
zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
guāng tiān huà the full light of day (idiom); fig. peace and prosperity; in broad daylight Idiom ∼HSK 3
xīn píng tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress Idiom ∼HSK 3
lián zhóu zhuàn (coll.) to work non-stop; to work around the clock Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
guǎn bu zháo to have no right or ability to interfere in sth; it's none of your business! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
chū prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude; to project Xiehouyu HSK 3
tòng pain; suffering; painful Xiehouyu HSK 3
qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
shí shí (coll.) rock-solid; no-nonsense; undeniably genuine (esp. of skills, effort, performance or service) Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
tiě men (coll.) very close male friends Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
zhěng exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb Colloquialism HSK 3
xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
Kuí Li Kui, character in the novel Water Margin 水滸全傳|水浒全传[Shui3 hu3 quan2 zhuan4] Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
cūn village; hamlet Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
xiù ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
jiǎn check; examine ∼HSK 3
jiǎn chá yuàn prosecutor's office; procuratorate ∼HSK 3
qiáng jiān to rape ∼HSK 3
Kāng peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy ∼HSK 3
Zhào surname; ancient state ∼HSK 3
gàn what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
pài chū suǒ local police station ∼HSK 3
lǎo zi my (your etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male ∼HSK 3
使 使 zhǐ shǐ to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth) ∼HSK 3
méi at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice ∼HSK 3