Call of the Sea

Call of the Sea 1965

hǎi qíng qiú

The son of the town bully lusts after a local beauty in this action-filled thriller of the passions and violence to be found in a fishing village.

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4.3 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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fēn tóu separately; severally; parted hair ∼HSK 2
qiú shēng to seek survival; to possess the will to live ∼HSK 2
Lín forest, grove; surname ∼HSK 2
guò lit. can pass through (an opening); fig. can get by (in life); tolerably well; not too bad; How are you getting by?; How's life? ∼HSK 2
guò How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad ∼HSK 2
man, male adult, husband; those ∼HSK 2
滿 zhuāng mǎn to fill up ∼HSK 2
zhuāng garment ∼HSK 2
yǒu dào to have attained the Way; (of a government or a ruler) enlightened; wise and just ∼HSK 2
liǎng (say) a few words ∼HSK 2
jiè gěi to lend to sb ∼HSK 2
zhèng dāng zhōng dead center; the very middle ∼HSK 2
shéi zhī who would have thought; unexpectedly ∼HSK 2
jiē shang on the street; in town ∼HSK 2
huí tóu jiàn See you!; Bye! ∼HSK 2
shàng shēn upper part of the body ∼HSK 2
chéng eighty percent; most probably; most likely ∼HSK 2
gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
zhǐ not only; not merely ∼HSK 2
zhǒng that kind of ∼HSK 2
right conduct, righteousness ∼HSK 2
dāng tóu coming right into one's face; imminent; to put first ∼HSK 2
wàn zhàng lit. ten thousand fathoms; fig. extremely high or deep; lofty; bottomless ∼HSK 2
滿 mǎn yuè full moon; whole month; baby's one-month old birthday ∼HSK 2
jiē fāng neighborhood; neighbor ∼HSK 2
tóu size; height ∼HSK 2
xiǎo si small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts) ∼HSK 2
jiǔ qián tip ∼HSK 2
chéng huà unreasonable; shocking; outrageous ∼HSK 2
tóu shàng overhead; above ∼HSK 2
nèi zhōng within it; among them ∼HSK 2
dài qu to take along with one ∼HSK 2
huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc); a bonus; crab apple (Malus asiatica) ∼HSK 2
zan at that time (old) ∼HSK 2
chéng submit, show; appear; petition ∼HSK 2
píng to level the land; level ground; plain ∼HSK 2
chī wán to finish eating ∼HSK 2
zhè xiē ge these ∼HSK 2
gàn diào to get rid of ∼HSK 2
shén me fang somewhere; someplace; where ∼HSK 2
pīn tou lover; mistress ∼HSK 2
nòng cuò to err; to get sth wrong; to miscalculate; to misunderstand ∼HSK 2
zǎi load; carry; transport, convey ∼HSK 2
dài zǒu to carry; to take away ∼HSK 2
dài huí to bring back ∼HSK 2
zhè yàng lái thus; if this happens then ∼HSK 2
gān bēi to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup HSK 2
pèng jiàn to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into HSK 2
kàn yàng zi it seems; it looks as if ∼HSK 2
xíng rén pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor HSK 2