Ash Is Purest White

Ash Is Purest White 2018

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Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.

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3.87 Beginner Director Jia Zhangke 🍅 99%

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Xīng Monday Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Jiǎ surname; merchant; buy, trade ∼HSK 3
diàn chǎng power plant ∼HSK 3
shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
chuán kāi (of news) to spread; to get around ∼HSK 3
fēn fēn zhōng any minute now; in next to no time; at every minute; constantly ∼HSK 3
Zhào surname; ancient state ∼HSK 3
chuán huà to pass on a story; to communicate a message ∼HSK 3
huó life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me ∼HSK 3
rén zhèng witness testimony ∼HSK 3
father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
mén to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate ∼HSK 3
shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
rén zhèng zhèng human testimony and material evidence ∼HSK 3
liú lián to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave); to linger on ∼HSK 3
měi nightly ∼HSK 3
xiāng suí to tag along (with sb); (in combination with or) to accompany (sb); (fig.) (of one situation) to go hand in hand (with another) ∼HSK 3
huó huǒ shān active volcano ∼HSK 3
huǒ shān extinct volcano ∼HSK 3
jué in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
ā mén amen (loanword) ∼HSK 3
guǎn variant of ∼HSK 3
diǎn zhōng (indicating time of day) o'clock ∼HSK 3
qiáng jiān to rape ∼HSK 3
lìng another; the other ∼HSK 3
xiāng ài to love each other ∼HSK 3
jūn fāng military ∼HSK 3
xiǎo mài kiosk; snack counter; retail department or section inside a larger business ∼HSK 3
lǐng gōng to work as a foreman; foreman; supervisor ∼HSK 3
property; wealth; capital ∼HSK 3
diǎn dàng to pawn; pawnshop ∼HSK 3
shì power, force; tendency ∼HSK 3
nǎo chū xuè cerebral hemorrhage ∼HSK 3
gāi Damn it!; damned; wretched ∼HSK 3
xīn nián kuài Happy New Year! ∼HSK 3
tán bu shàng to be out of the question ∼HSK 3
xīn concentrating one's thoughts and efforts; single-minded; bent on; intently ∼HSK 3
qīn péng hǎo yǒu friends and family; kith and kin ∼HSK 3
shí huà shí shuō to tell the truth; to tell it as it is ∼HSK 3
jiāo jǐng traffic police (abbr. for 察) HSK 3
rèn de to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know HSK 3
zhí gōng workers; staff HSK 3
lǎo tài tai elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother HSK 3
jià qian price HSK 3
jiān jué firm; resolute; determined HSK 3
jiā shǔ family member; (family) dependent HSK 3
guāng míng light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted HSK 3
qiǎo opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely HSK 3
shēn fèn zhèng identity card; ID HSK 3