Caught in the Web

Caught in the Web 2012

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The story of three women whose worlds collide - a social commentary about the 'sound bite' society we are becoming, where perception becomes reality and judgments based on limited facts quickly spread, without regard for the truth or the damage they could cause.

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4.15 Intermediate Director Chen Kaige 🍅 7%

Cast

Gao Yuanyuan Gao Yuanyuan Chen Ruoxi Mark Chao Mark Chao Yang Shoucheng Chen Hong Chen Hong Mo Xiaoyu Wang Xueqi Wang Xueqi Shen Liushu Yao Chen Yao Chen Chen Ruoxi Wang Luodan Wang Luodan Yang Jiaqi Chen Ran Chen Ran Tang Xiaohua Yu Ailei Yu Ailei Chang BaoHua Chang BaoHua Old Man in Bus Yang Qing Yang Qing [Zhang Ling's teacher]

Vocabulary

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楚楚动人 楚楚動人 chǔ chǔ dòng rén delicate and charming; exquisitely lovely and touching (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
夜长梦多 夜長夢多 yè cháng mèng duō lit. a long night brings many dreams (idiom); fig. delay invites complications; a long wait risks unforeseen trouble Idiom ∼HSK 7
沸沸扬扬 沸沸揚揚 fèi fèi yáng yáng bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz Idiom HSK 7
针锋相对 針鋒相對 zhēn fēng xiāng duì to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure Idiom HSK 7
外行 外行 wài háng layman; amateur Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢人 丟人 diū rén to lose face Xiehouyu HSK 7
愣 愣 lèng to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly Colloquialism HSK 7
外公 外公 wài gōng (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather Colloquialism HSK 7
逮 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
外婆 外婆 wài pó (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
接听 接聽 jiē tīng to answer the phone HSK 7
敦厚 敦厚 dūn hòu genuine; honest and sincere HSK 7
欠条 欠條 qiàn tiáo IOU; certificate of indebtedness HSK 7
挂失 掛失 guà shī to report the loss of something HSK 7
小曲 小曲 xiǎo qǔ popular song; folk tune; ballad HSK 7
借条 借條 jiè tiáo receipt for a loan; IOU HSK 7
豁 豁 huá to play Chinese finger-guessing game HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
公安局 公安局 gōng ān jú public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) HSK 7
正气 正氣 zhèng qì healthy atmosphere; moral spirit; unyielding integrity; probity; (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases) HSK 7
心病 心病 xīn bìng anxiety; sore point; secret worry; mental disorder; heart disease (medicine) HSK 7
敌视 敵視 dí shì hostile; malevolence; antagonism; to view as enemy; to stand against HSK 7
趁早 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late HSK 7
怨气 怨氣 yuàn qì grievance; resentment; complaint HSK 7
没落 沒落 mò luò to decline; to wane HSK 7
熨 熨 yù reconciled; smooth HSK 7
生怕 生怕 shēng pà to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to HSK 7
山寨 山寨 shān zhài fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) knockoff (goods); counterfeit; imitation HSK 7
暂且 暫且 zàn qiě for now; for the time being; temporarily HSK 7
庸俗 庸俗 yōng sú vulgar; tacky; tawdry HSK 7
调侃 調侃 tiáo kǎn to ridicule; to tease; to mock; idle talk; chitchat HSK 7
遇上 遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb); to run into HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
回扣 回扣 huí kòu brokerage; a commission paid to a middleman; euphemism for a bribe; a kickback HSK 7
搭建 搭建 dā jiàn to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up HSK 7
摆平 擺平 bǎi píng to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc) HSK 7
痛心 痛心 tòng xīn grieved; pained HSK 7
违约 違約 wéi yuē to break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract) HSK 7
法人 法人 fǎ rén legal person; corporation; see also 人 HSK 7
丑恶 醜惡 chǒu è ugly; repulsive HSK 7
郊外 郊外 jiāo wài outskirts HSK 7
顶多 頂多 dǐng duō at most; at best HSK 7
诚挚 誠摯 chéng zhì sincere; cordial HSK 7
与其 與其 yǔ qí rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) HSK 7
家政 家政 jiā zhèng housekeeping HSK 7
情调 情調 qíng diào sentiment; tone and mood; taste HSK 7
反倒 反倒 fǎn dào but on the contrary; but expectedly HSK 7
通通 通通 tōng tōng all; entire; complete HSK 7