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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diǎn zi spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer HSK 7
jiào to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem HSK 7
rèn gǎn sense of responsibility HSK 7
zuì to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪 HSK 7
luò to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land HSK 7
shāo hòu in a little while; in a moment; later on HSK 7
qìng diǎn celebration HSK 7
zhù chù residence; dwelling HSK 7
chū originally; at first; at the outset HSK 7
hǎo to be just like; can be compared to HSK 7
to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity) HSK 7
zhuó to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work HSK 7
bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
yōng to employ; to hire HSK 7
fēi děi (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must HSK 7
yáo yán rumor HSK 7
shǒu to shake hands HSK 7
dòng yòng to utilize; to put sth to use HSK 7
chéng qīng clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify; to make sth clear; to be clear (about the facts) HSK 7
xìn lài to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on HSK 7
kuā used in 克 HSK 7
yào mìng to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance HSK 7
piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people HSK 7
shǒu a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help HSK 7
lěng cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard; indifference; neglect HSK 7
dān wu to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with HSK 7
线 xiàn front line HSK 7
to continue; to replenish HSK 7
pèng shàng to run into; to come upon; to meet HSK 7
fēn divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement; (math.) bifurcation HSK 7
bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
shì bathroom (room used for bathing) HSK 7
mán to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark HSK 7
chū to come from HSK 7
tīng huà to do what one is told; obedient HSK 7
bàn to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) HSK 7
pèi to admire HSK 7
zǎo early in the morning; at dawn HSK 7
hōng explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel HSK 7
é wài extra; added; additional HSK 7
to employ; to hire; to rent HSK 7
liú làng to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant HSK 7
fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
xiàn pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect HSK 7
jiā exclusive HSK 7
fěng to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm HSK 7
xiàn limit; extreme boundary HSK 7
jiǎo to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir HSK 7
lái diàn incoming telephone call (or telegram); to phone in; to send in a telegram; to have an instant attraction to sb; (of electricity, after an outage) to come back HSK 7
miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough HSK 7