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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yòu (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway HSK 2
yīn wèi because; owing to; on account of HSK 2
guǒ if; in case; in the event that HSK 2
zhè yàng this kind of; so; this way; like this; such HSK 2
jīng already HSK 2
to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished HSK 2
wéi as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice) HSK 2
can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good HSK 2
oneself; one's own HSK 2
dàn but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just HSK 2
ràng to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被) HSK 2
ā interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! HSK 2
chū shǒu to come to blows; to start a fight; (derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手[da3 chu1 shou3]) Idiom ∼HSK 1
sān - (idiom) dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
duō shì meddlesome; eventful Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
liǎo at worst; if worst comes to worst; (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
hǎo chī tasty; delicious Xiehouyu HSK 1
hǎo kàn good-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc); embarrassed; humiliated Xiehouyu HSK 1
duì bu I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint Xiehouyu HSK 1
gān (bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with; one of the ten heavenly stems 干; (archaic) shield Xiehouyu HSK 1
zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
shi (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
(coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
kàn kan to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
huì improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
zhēn shi indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
kuài a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
hǎo bu hǎo (coll.) all right?; OK? Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
chī de (coll.) food Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
xiǎo sān mistress; the other woman (coll.); grade 3 in elementary school Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
jīn r (coll.) today Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
yǒu bìng to be ill; (coll.) to be not right in the head Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
men Brothers!; brethren; dude (colloquial); brother (diminutive form of address between males) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
duō le le (coll.) aplenty; millions of Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
míng r (coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
duì duì right or wrong?; Is it right?; OK, yes? (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
shàng chuáng to go to bed; (coll.) to have sex Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
cài dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor Colloquialism HSK 1
ba (coll.) father; dad Colloquialism HSK 1
kuài lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units Colloquialism HSK 1
huā flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful Colloquialism HSK 1
(coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
zhāo (chess) move; trick; all right!; (dialect) to add HSK 1
Shàng hǎi Shanghai municipality (abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4]) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
Diǎn diǎn Diandian (Chinese microblogging and social networking website) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
Wài abbr. for 大連外國語大學|大连外国语大学[Da4 lian2 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2] Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
Lǎo Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
zhī dào who would have thought that ...? ∼HSK 1
shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1