Chungking Express

Chungking Express 1994

chóngqìng sēnlín

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

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3.45 Beginner Director Wong Kar-Wai 🍅 89%

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Vocabulary

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liàn ài (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair HSK 5
pīn to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell HSK 5
shèng to remain; to be left; to have as remainder HSK 5
xīn exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
rén private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique HSK 5
huò shì or; either one or the other HSK 5
rēng to throw; to throw away HSK 5
duǒ to hide; to dodge; to avoid HSK 5
zàn shí temporary; provisional; for the time being HSK 5
cāi to guess HSK 5
zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
jiē chù to touch; to contact; access; in touch with HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
to remember; to recall; memory HSK 5
diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
fēn xiǎng to share (let others have some of sth good) 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
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
xīn yàn jiù lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old Idiom ∼HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
liáo tiān to chat; to gossip 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
wèn hòu to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
Yìn rén Indian (person); Indian people Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
rén jié April Fools' Day Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
wén Japanese (language) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
shā (loanword) salad ∼HSK 4
military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
mèng yóu to sleepwalk; to journey in a dream ∼HSK 4
zhī know ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
Fēi fragrant, luxuriant; the Philippines ∼HSK 4
zhè yàng zi so; such; this way; like this ∼HSK 4
bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
dēng zhèng (HK, Tw) boarding pass ∼HSK 4
shēn ér guò to brush past ∼HSK 4
rǎo le sorry to interrupt you, but...; sorry to have bothered you; sorry, I have to go; (slang) (coined c. 2017) used facetiously to terminate a conversation (esp. online) when the other person is being insufferable ∼HSK 4
yǒu shī to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions) ∼HSK 4
liàn love; long for, yearn for; love ∼HSK 4
guàng jiē to take a walk; to window-shop; to stroll down the street ∼HSK 4
tài yáng yǎn jìng sunglasses ∼HSK 4