Ash Is Purest White

Ash Is Purest White 2018

江湖儿女 jiāng hú érnǚ

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%

Cast

Zhao Tao Zhao Tao Zhao Qiao Liao Fan Liao Fan Guo Bin Diao Yinan Diao Yinan Lin Jiadong Ding Jiali Ding Jiali Woman on Boat Dong Zijian Dong Zijian Policeman in Fengjie Xu Zheng Xu Zheng Man from Karamay Zhang Yibai Zhang Yibai First Man in Fengjie Restaurant Zhang Yi Zhang Yi Second Man in Fengjie Restaurant Feng Xiaogang Feng Xiaogang Feng Jiamei Feng Jiamei

Vocabulary

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枪支 槍支 qiāng zhī a gun; guns in general ∼HSK 5
欠费 欠費 qiàn fèi to be in arrears; to be out of credit; amount owing ∼HSK 5
岸边 岸邊 àn biān shore ∼HSK 5
歌舞团 歌舞團 gē wǔ tuán song and dance troupe ∼HSK 5
吕 呂 Lǚ surname; a musical note ∼HSK 5
径 徑 jìng narrow path; diameter; direct ∼HSK 5
宇 宇 yǔ house; building, structure; eaves ∼HSK 5
婚宴 婚宴 hūn yàn wedding reception ∼HSK 5
赚得 賺得 zhuàn dé to earn ∼HSK 5
营养品 營養品 yíng yǎng pǐn nourishment; nutrient ∼HSK 5
奸 奸 jiān crafty, villainous, false ∼HSK 5
摩的 摩的 mó dī motorcycle taxi; abbr. for ∼HSK 5
出狱 出獄 chū yù to be released from prison ∼HSK 5
火盆 火盆 huǒ pén brazier; fire pan; hibachi ∼HSK 5
沧 滄 cāng blue, dark green; cold ∼HSK 5
劳力 勞力 láo lì labor; able-bodied worker; laborer; work force ∼HSK 5
还不如 還不如 hái bù rú to be better off...; might as well... ∼HSK 5
私企 私企 sī qǐ private enterprise; abbr. of ∼HSK 5
国企 國企 guó qǐ state-owned enterprise; (Tw) international business management (as a subject of study) ∼HSK 5
咒 呪 zhòu curse, damn, incantation ∼HSK 5
摔打 摔打 shuāi da to knock; to grasp sth in the hand and beat it; to toughen oneself up ∼HSK 5
上辈子 上輩子 shàng bèi zi one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation ∼HSK 5
丈母娘 丈母孃 zhàngmuniáng mother-in-law ∼HSK 5
闭嘴 閉嘴 bì zuǐ Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴 ∼HSK 5
两岸 兩岸 liǎng àn bilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainland HSK 5
单一 單一 dān yī single; only; sole HSK 5
输出 輸出 shū chū to export; to output HSK 5
摩托 摩托 mó tuō motor (loanword); motorbike HSK 5
课题 課題 kè tí task; problem; issue HSK 5
无奈 無奈 wú nài to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately HSK 5
高温 高溫 gāo wēn high temperature HSK 5
关怀 關懷 guān huái care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to HSK 5
煤 煤 méi coal HSK 5
周期 週期 zhōu qī period; cycle HSK 5
挣钱 掙錢 zhèng qián to make money HSK 5
出差 出差 chū chāi to go on an official or business trip HSK 5
歇 歇 xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
一带 一帶 yī dài region; district HSK 5
悄悄 悄悄 qiāo qiāo quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy; anxious; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiǎo qiǎo] HSK 5
学位 學位 xué wèi academic degree; place in school HSK 5
外界 外界 wài jiè the outside world; external HSK 5
客气 客氣 kè qi polite; courteous; formal; modest HSK 5
打扰 打擾 dǎ rǎo to disturb; to bother; to trouble HSK 5
也好 也好 yě hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
正义 正義 zhèng yì justice; righteousness; just; righteous HSK 5
完了 完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
码头 碼頭 mǎ tóu dock; pier; wharf HSK 5
宿舍 宿舍 sù shè dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel HSK 5
吨 噸 dūn ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dùn] HSK 5
涨 漲 zhǎng to rise (of prices, rivers) HSK 5