Big Brother

Big Brother 2018

shī xiōng

A soldier-turned-high school teacher uses unusual methods to reach to a class of poor students, while dealing with a greedy entrepreneur and his gang of fighters as well as the government.

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3.97 Beginner Director Kam Ka-Wai IMDb 6.3

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Vocabulary

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suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
shàng yǐn to get into a habit; to become addicted HSK 7
寿 shòu mìng life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine) HSK 7
xìng kuī fortunately; luckily HSK 7
dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent HSK 7
bái bái in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white HSK 7
yǐn to draw into; to pull into; to introduce HSK 7
fǒu jué to veto; to overrule HSK 7
chóng gāo majestic; sublime HSK 7
xīn shì a load on one's mind; worry HSK 7
shí speed per hour HSK 7
to get angry HSK 7
xué educational background; academic qualifications HSK 7
tōng xiāo all night; throughout the night HSK 7
paralysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb; (fig.) to lull; negligent; apathetic HSK 7
shì unwell; indisposed; out of sorts HSK 7
niǔ zhuǎn to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion HSK 7
bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
jiān zhí to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting HSK 7
zhàng to fight a battle; to go to war HSK 7
jiù chē ambulance HSK 7
tóng lèi similar; same type; alike HSK 7
quán tou fist; clenched fist; competitive (product) HSK 7
quān zi circle; ring; (social) circle HSK 7
guài bu de no wonder!; so that's why! HSK 7
chǔ fāng medical prescription; to write out a prescription; (fig.) recommendation; advice HSK 7
jiè to care about; to take offense; to mind HSK 7
zhuān zhù to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention HSK 7
xiāng yān cigarette; smoke from burning incense HSK 7
jué to excavate; to explore; (fig.) to unearth; to tap into HSK 7
hōng roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) HSK 7
fáng ài to hinder; to obstruct HSK 7
zǎo early in the morning; at dawn HSK 7
liú làng to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant HSK 7
fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
kāi chú to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee) HSK 7
xiàn limit; extreme boundary HSK 7
tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) HSK 7
mián hua cotton HSK 7
zhǐ yǐn to guide; to show; to point (the way); directions; guidance; guidelines HSK 7
jià chē to drive a vehicle HSK 7
stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway HSK 7
huài shì bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things HSK 7
qiào shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ké] HSK 7
xùn to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule HSK 7
xìng hǎo fortunately HSK 7
liū to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate HSK 7
zài once more; once again; one more time HSK 7
kǒng hole; classifier for cave dwellings HSK 7
bào to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce HSK 7