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%

Cast

Vocabulary

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tào suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior ∼HSK 2
gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
yàng different; distinctive; unlike ∼HSK 2
zuò r rickshaw seat (Beijing dialect); patron (of teahouse, cinema); passenger (in taxi, rickshaw etc) ∼HSK 2
nián qīng rén young people; youngster ∼HSK 2
mǎi fáng to buy a house ∼HSK 2
Liú surname; kill, destroy ∼HSK 2
jiāo chū to hand over ∼HSK 2
xiǎo (dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with; a couple who grew up as childhood friends ∼HSK 2
biàn liǎn to turn hostile suddenly; face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc ∼HSK 2
gěi to issue; to grant; to distribute ∼HSK 2
jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
dài zǒu to carry; to take away ∼HSK 2
dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
to withdraw (money); to collect (left luggage); to extract; to refine ∼HSK 2
duàn zi item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts); sketch ∼HSK 2
change; easy ∼HSK 2
ràng kāi to get out of the way; to step aside ∼HSK 2
liǎng (say) a few words ∼HSK 2
liǎo dàng frank; outspoken; ready; settled; in order; (old) to deal with; to handle ∼HSK 2
yǒu wàng hopeful; promising; prospective ∼HSK 2
fáng to rent an apartment ∼HSK 2
chéng míng to make one's name; to become famous ∼HSK 2
zhǎng de to look (pretty, the same etc) ∼HSK 2
fēi guǎn café; coffee shop ∼HSK 2
méi yǒu guān xi it doesn't matter ∼HSK 2
rén people's expectations ∼HSK 2
huà angry words; sth said in the moment of anger ∼HSK 2
qiān several thousand ∼HSK 2
dào shi Oh that's true! (interjection of sudden realization) ∼HSK 2
fáng mén door of a room ∼HSK 2
chū to take out; to extract; to draw out ∼HSK 2
fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though ∼HSK 2
kuǎn item, article; clause; fund ∼HSK 2
ràng zuò variant of ∼HSK 2
lǎo tóu old fellow; old man; father; husband ∼HSK 2
yǎn qiú eyeball; (fig.) attention ∼HSK 2
shàng wàn over ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands ∼HSK 2
mèi yǎn charming eyes; coquettish glances ∼HSK 2
jiā I; me; my; (often used in early vernacular literature) ∼HSK 2
huì suǒ office of an association; meeting place; clubhouse; club ∼HSK 2
dào fàng to place upside down; to play (a video) backwards ∼HSK 2
zài to reissue; (of a disease) to recur; (of a patient) to suffer a relapse ∼HSK 2
nòng cuò to err; to get sth wrong; to miscalculate; to misunderstand ∼HSK 2
liú gěi to set aside for ∼HSK 2
fàng xià - shēn duàn to get off one's high horse; to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude) ∼HSK 2
gōng large company; corporation ∼HSK 2
dài huí to bring back ∼HSK 2
jiē rén to meet a person ∼HSK 2
chǎng evening show (at a theater etc); nighttime entertainment venue (bar, nightclub, disco etc) ∼HSK 2