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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shuō dào to talk rubbish ∼HSK 5
yǒu reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational ∼HSK 5
pín poor, impoverished, needy ∼HSK 5
rèn píng no matter what; despite; to allow (sb to act arbitrarily) ∼HSK 5
dried out, withered, decayed ∼HSK 5
shī corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; KangXi radical 44 ∼HSK 5
zào dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered ∼HSK 5
bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
wàng absurd, foolish, reckless; false ∼HSK 5
pēi bah! (contempt) ∼HSK 5
jiǔ fēng to get wildly drunk ∼HSK 5
zuì dǎo to pass out drunk ∼HSK 5
kān investigate; compare; collate ∼HSK 5
nài to have no alternative; to be helpless ∼HSK 5
xīn láo laborious ∼HSK 5
bèi shā (slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind; sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face; abbr. for ∼HSK 5
cháng repay, recompense; restitution ∼HSK 5
děng xián ordinary; common; unimportant; idly; for no reason ∼HSK 5
zhǎng duò to steer (a ship) ∼HSK 5
hunger, starving; hungry; a famine ∼HSK 5
jiān difficult, hard; distressing ∼HSK 5
duò rudder, helm ∼HSK 5
寿 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
shī péi Excuse me, I must be leaving now. ∼HSK 5
宿 宿 yīxiǔ one night's stay ∼HSK 5
xīn ruǎn to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted ∼HSK 5
liè a woman who dies fighting for her honor or follows her husband in death ∼HSK 5
gōng (literary) excrement; feces ∼HSK 5
àn shàng ashore; on the riverbank HSK 5
táo huā peach blossom; (fig.) love affair HSK 5
wèi wèn to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc HSK 5
kǒu one breath; in one breath; at a stretch HSK 5
bào to repay; to requite HSK 5
shēng chéng to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with HSK 5
shén qíng look; expression HSK 5
nài to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately HSK 5
zāi disaster; calamity HSK 5
shēn whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes HSK 5
shí from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently HSK 5
yòng bu zháo not need; have no use for HSK 5
xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
àn bank; shore; beach; coast HSK 5
zài (not) any more HSK 5
yuàn to blame; (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge HSK 5
gēn suí to follow HSK 5
cháng intestines HSK 5
chóu to worry about HSK 5
chéng In the city HSK 5
jiǎo footstep; step HSK 5
jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5