Caught in the Web

Caught in the Web 2012

sōusuǒ

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%

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Vocabulary

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each other; one another HSK 5
tuán group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate HSK 5
qiàn to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) HSK 5
zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) HSK 5
táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
(bound form) house; (bound form) room HSK 5
to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
sǔn shī loss; damage; to lose; to suffer damage HSK 5
shǒu duàn method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick HSK 5
to remember; to recall; memory HSK 5
tōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily HSK 5
hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
yāo qǐng to invite; invitation HSK 5
diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
jìng zhēng to compete; competition HSK 5
xié agreement; pact; protocol HSK 5
bǎn a register; block of printing; edition; version; page HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
dāi foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
bàng stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race HSK 5
dài to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
client; customer HSK 5
rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
fàng to renounce; to abandon; to give up HSK 5
yōng yǒu to have; to possess HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
wéi only; sole HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
qiān piān thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive; once you've seen one, you've seen them all Idiom ∼HSK 4
xīng shī dòng zhòng to muster large forces; to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
xīn unintentionally; not in the mood to Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
méifǎr Can't Xiehouyu HSK 4
qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
bèi r (coll.) very; really Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [lè sè] Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
Perak (state of Malaysia) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
bài Monday Proper Noun ∼HSK 4