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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alone; independent; single; sole; only HSK 7
kǎn to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb HSK 7
mán barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless HSK 7
shī zōng to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for HSK 7
xǐng lái to waken HSK 7
dīng male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 干; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl HSK 7
to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) HSK 7
wàng full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards HSK 7
Dǒu abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 星 HSK 7
jīng to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm HSK 7
zhēn xīn sincere; heartfelt HSK 7
rén another person; sb else; other people HSK 7
dīng to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at HSK 7
jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
luó gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift HSK 7
namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
chéng fēng làng to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions Idiom ∼HSK 6
fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm (at sea) Idiom ∼HSK 6
kuáng fēng - bào (idiom) howling wind and torrential rain; furious storm; (fig.) (idiom) difficult circumstances; dangerous situation Idiom ∼HSK 6
láng lit. like wolves and tigers; ruthless Idiom ∼HSK 6
tūn tūn to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back Idiom ∼HSK 6
móu cái hài mìng to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money Idiom ∼HSK 6
hǎo xiǎn to have a close call; to have a narrow escape Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
nang fèi (coll.) spineless coward; wimp; a good-for-nothing Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
béng guǎn (coll.) regardless of; no matter (where, who etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
xiǎo yàng galley proof (printing); unimpressive; (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
jiǎng to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable ∼HSK 6
píng to judge between right and wrong; to reason things out ∼HSK 6
mìng to be born under an ill star ∼HSK 6
zhòng public anger; public outrage ∼HSK 6
xiū yāo do not ∼HSK 6
shì to cause trouble ∼HSK 6
yǒu qíng to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
ráo le to spare; to forgive ∼HSK 6
cháng mìng to pay with one's life ∼HSK 6
wéi gān mast ∼HSK 6
mìng hard lot; bitter fate; unfortunate ∼HSK 6
liào material for clothing ∼HSK 6
wǎng fishing net; fishnet ∼HSK 6
suàn miáo garlic shoot; garlic sprouts ∼HSK 6
luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
jiā (old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female) ∼HSK 6