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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tou inside; interior HSK 2
jīn catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g HSK 2
sòng dào Deliver HSK 2
xiǎo shēng in a low voice; (speak) in whispers HSK 2
hǎi biān coast; seaside; seashore; beach HSK 2
lǎo shi always HSK 2
zhè shíhòu At this moment HSK 2
hǎi sea; ocean HSK 2
zǒu guò to walk past; to pass by HSK 2
yuè liang the moon HSK 2
bǎo to eat till full; satisfied HSK 2
cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age HSK 2
dàn not only (... but also ...) HSK 2
Liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) HSK 2
shào nián early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man HSK 2
xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
hǎo rén good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle HSK 2
píng ān safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace HSK 2
chū mén to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married HSK 2
zǎo chén early morning; also pr. [zǎo chen] HSK 2
dǒng de to understand; to know; to comprehend HSK 2
pèng dào to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit HSK 2
pèng to touch; to meet with; to bump HSK 2
píng shí ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime HSK 2
jiǔ not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after HSK 2
sòng gěi to send; to give as a present HSK 2
hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead HSK 2
dào li reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification HSK 2
fàng xīn to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease HSK 2
ren adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors HSK 2
shū fu comfortable; feeling well HSK 2
de huà if (coming after a conditional clause) HSK 2
zǎo jiù already at an earlier time HSK 2
ying to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise HSK 2
suí shí at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary HSK 2
便 便 suí biàn as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton HSK 2
hǎn to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person) HSK 2
chà bu duō almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad HSK 2
chuī to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through HSK 2
qīng light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage HSK 2
liàng great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous HSK 2
píng flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平声 HSK 2
liàng bright; clear; resonant; to shine; to show; to reveal HSK 2
gift; present HSK 2
urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious HSK 2
zhào gu to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after HSK 2
shēng all one's life; throughout one's life HSK 2
xiǎng to recall; to think of; to call to mind HSK 2
fēng to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters HSK 2
jiāo gěi to give; to deliver; to hand over HSK 2