Chinese Zodiac 2012
十二生肖
Asian Hawk leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student and a Parisian woman, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.
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Vocabulary
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| 尊敬 尊敬 | to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) | |
| 不良 不良 | bad; harmful; unhealthy | |
| 扶 扶 | to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help | |
| 忍受 忍受 | to bear; to endure | |
| 联络 聯絡 | to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection | |
| 兔 兎 | rabbit | |
| 尽可能 儘可能 | as far as possible; to do one's utmost | |
| 一下子 一下子 | in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden | |
| 漏 漏 | to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 博物馆 博物館 | museum | |
| 子弹 子彈 | bullet | |
| 以往 以往 | in the past; formerly | |
| 起码 起碼 | at the minimum; at the very least | |
| 吨 噸 | ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dùn] | |
| 脾气 脾氣 | character; temperament; disposition; bad temper | |
| 赔偿 賠償 | to compensate | |
| 震惊 震驚 | to shock; to astonish | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 建造 建造 | to construct; to build | |
| 丑 丑 | clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30° | |
| 利润 利潤 | profits | |
| 买卖 買賣 | buying and selling; business; business transactions | |
| 检验 檢驗 | to inspect; to examine; to test | |
| 抬 抬 | to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry | |
| 随后 隨後 | soon after | |
| 扮演 扮演 | to play the role of; to act | |
| 蛇 虵 | snake; serpent | |
| 糟糕 糟糕 | too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad | |
| 卫星 衛星 | satellite; moon | |
| 专辑 專輯 | album; record (music); special collection of printed or broadcast material | |
| 摔 摔 | to throw down; to fall; to drop and break | |
| 提示 提示 | to point out; to remind (sb of sth); to suggest; suggestion; tip; reminder; notice | |
| 鼠 鼠 | (bound form) rat; mouse | |
| 回报 回報 | (in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate | |
| 神奇 神奇 | magical; mystical; miraculous | |
| 报警 報警 | to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police | |
| 盒 盒 | small box; case | |
| 频道 頻道 | frequency; (television) channel | |
| 品 品 | (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank; kind; type; variety; character; disposition; nature; temperament; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute) | |
| 插 插 | to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose | |
| 成交 成交 | to complete a contract; to reach a deal | |
| 不幸 不幸 | misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately | |
| 答 答 | bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答, used in 答应, 理 etc | |
| 库 庫 | warehouse; storehouse; (file) library | |
| 鼓励 鼓勵 | to encourage | |
| 骂 罵 | to scold; to abuse; to curse | |
| 立 立 | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately | |
| 咬 咬 | to bite; to nip | |
| 剩 剩 | to remain; to be left; to have as remainder |