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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公报私仇 公報私仇 gōng bào sī chóu to use public office to avenge private wrongs ∼HSK 6
故作 故作 gù zuò to pretend; to feign ∼HSK 6
皮筋 皮筋 pí jīn rubber band ∼HSK 6
白跑一趟 白跑一趟 bái pǎo yī tàng to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase ∼HSK 6
淋巴系统 淋巴系統 lín bā xì tǒng lymphatic system ∼HSK 6
犯得上 犯得上 fàn de shàng worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile) ∼HSK 6
重样 重樣 chóng yàng same; similar; same type ∼HSK 6
惊艳 驚艷 jīng yàn variant of ∼HSK 6
嫁女 嫁女 jià nǚ to marry off a daughter ∼HSK 6
娶媳妇 娶媳婦 qǔ xí fù to get oneself a wife; to take a daughter-in-law ∼HSK 6
西服 西服 xī fú suit; Western-style clothes (historical usage) ∼HSK 6
妙龄 妙齡 miào líng (of a girl) in the prime of youth ∼HSK 6
偷情 偷情 tōu qíng to carry on a clandestine love affair ∼HSK 6
安之若素 安之若素 ān zhī ruò sù bear hardship with equanimity; regard wrongdoing with equanimity ∼HSK 6
大凡 大凡 dà fán generally; in general ∼HSK 6
跌眼镜 跌眼鏡 diē yǎn jìng to be taken aback ∼HSK 6
炒菜 炒菜 chǎo cài to stir-fry; to do the cooking; stir-fried dish ∼HSK 6
闭上 閉上 bì shang to close; to shut up ∼HSK 6
加薪 加薪 jiā xīn to raise salary ∼HSK 6
便衣 便衣 biàn yī civilian clothes; plain clothes; plainclothesman ∼HSK 6
保险柜 保險櫃 bǎo xiǎn guì a safe; strongbox ∼HSK 6
浇水 澆水 jiāo shuǐ to water (plants etc) ∼HSK 6
形色 形色 xíng sè shape and color; appearance; facial expression ∼HSK 6
转账 轉賬 zhuǎn zhàng to transfer (money to a bank account) ∼HSK 6
公愤 公憤 gōng fèn public anger; popular indignation ∼HSK 6
利己 利己 lì jǐ personal profit; to benefit oneself ∼HSK 6
大盗 大盜 dà dào thief; bandit (esp. one who has gained notoriety) ∼HSK 6
私藏 私藏 sī cáng to keep hidden; to keep in one's private possession; secret store; stash ∼HSK 6
羡慕嫉妒恨 羨慕嫉妒恨 xiàn mù jí dù hèn to be green with envy (neologism c. 2009) ∼HSK 6
喊冤叫屈 喊冤叫屈 hǎn yuān jiào qū 喊: shout, call out, yell; howl; cry · 冤: grievance, injustice, wrong · 叫: cry, shout; hail, greet, call · 屈: bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch ∼HSK 6
污辱 汙辱 wū rǔ to humiliate; to insult; to tarnish; to sully ∼HSK 6
轰走 轟走 hōng zǒu to drive away ∼HSK 6
眯缝 眯縫 mī feng to squint ∼HSK 6
炒热 炒熱 chǎo rè to raise prices by speculation; to hype ∼HSK 6
两码事 兩碼事 liǎng mǎ shì two things that are fundamentally different from each other; two very different things ∼HSK 6
心甘情愿 心甘情願 xīn gān qíng yuàn delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do ∼HSK 6
白粥 白粥 bái zhōu plain rice congee ∼HSK 6
好端端 好端端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason ∼HSK 6
大餐 大餐 dà cān sumptuous meal; banquet ∼HSK 6
权贵 權貴 quán guì influential officials; bigwigs ∼HSK 6
女主人 女主人 nǚ zhǔ rén hostess; mistress ∼HSK 6
抓贼 抓賊 zhuā zéi to catch a thief ∼HSK 6
纠结 糾結 jiū jié to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss; to struggle (mentally) with (sth); to overthink; to feel conflicted ∼HSK 6
大堂 大堂 dà táng lobby ∼HSK 6
水煮鱼 水煮魚 shuǐ zhǔ yú Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil ∼HSK 6
寻死 尋死 xún sǐ to attempt suicide; to court death ∼HSK 6
私奔 私奔 sī bēn to elope ∼HSK 6
不清 不清 bù qīng unclear ∼HSK 6
咆哮 咆哮 páo xiào (of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar ∼HSK 6
淋巴癌 淋巴癌 lín bā ái lymphoma (lay term for) ∼HSK 6