Chungking Express

Chungking Express 1994

重庆森林 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%

Cast

Brigitte Lin Brigitte Lin Woman in Blonde Wig Takeshi Kaneshiro Takeshi Kaneshiro He Zhiwu / Cop 223 Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Chiu-wai Cop 663 Faye Wong Faye Wong Faye Valerie Chow Valerie Chow Air Hostess Piggy Chan Kam-Chuen Owner of Eatery Kwan Lee-Na Kwan Lee-Na May Leung San K Store Clerk Zhiming Huang Man Liang Zhen The 2nd May

Vocabulary

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摆出 擺出 bǎi chū to assume; to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc); to bring out for display ∼HSK 4
保鲜纸 保鮮紙 bǎo xiān zhǐ plastic wrap; cling wrap; cling film ∼HSK 4
傅 傅 Fù tutor, teacher; assist; surname ∼HSK 4
材 材 cái material, stuff; timber; talent ∼HSK 4
白日梦 白日夢 bái rì mèng daydream; reverie ∼HSK 4
卫生纸 衛生紙 wèi shēng zhǐ toilet paper; bathroom tissue ∼HSK 4
会厌 會厭 huì yàn epiglottis ∼HSK 4
没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
心血来潮 心血來潮 xīn xuè lái cháo to be prompted by a sudden impulse; carried away by a whim; to have a brainstorm ∼HSK 4
纸巾 紙巾 zhǐ jīn paper towel; napkin; facial tissue ∼HSK 4
观察力 觀察力 guān chá lì power of observation; perception ∼HSK 4
阵子 陣子 zhèn zi period of time ∼HSK 4
着火 著火 zháo huǒ to catch fire HSK 4
降落 降落 jiàng luò to descend; to land HSK 4
阳台 陽臺 yáng tái balcony; porch HSK 4
毛巾 毛巾 máo jīn towel HSK 4
泪 淚 lèi tears HSK 4
期限 期限 qī xiàn time limit; deadline; allotted time HSK 4
消化 消化 xiāo huà to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process HSK 4
做梦 做夢 zuò mèng to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream HSK 4
江 江 jiāng river HSK 4
逛 逛 guàng to stroll; to visit HSK 4
尺 尺 chě one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺谱 HSK 4
唱片 唱片 chàng piàn gramophone record; LP; music CD; musical album HSK 4
装修 裝修 zhuāng xiū to decorate; interior decoration; to fit up; to renovate HSK 4
窗户 窗戶 chuāng hu window HSK 4
无所谓 無所謂 wú suǒ wèi to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be HSK 4
减肥 減肥 jiǎn féi to lose weight HSK 4
笨 笨 bèn stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy HSK 4
稳 穩 wěn settled; steady; stable HSK 4
密码 密碼 mì mǎ cipher; secret code; password; PIN HSK 4
想念 想念 xiǎng niàn to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again HSK 4
酒吧 酒吧 jiǔ bā bar; pub; saloon HSK 4
睡着 睡著 shuì zháo to fall asleep HSK 4
寄 寄 jì to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc) HSK 4
肚子 肚子 dù zi belly; abdomen; stomach HSK 4
摸 摸 mō to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract HSK 4
新鲜 新鮮 xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon HSK 4
湿 濕 shī moist; wet HSK 4
维持 維持 wéi chí to keep; to maintain; to preserve HSK 4
分手 分手 fēn shǒu to part company; to split up; to break up HSK 4
万一 萬一 wàn yī just in case; if by any chance; contingency HSK 4
箱 箱 xiāng box; trunk; chest HSK 4
脱 脫 tuō to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from HSK 4
不然 不然 bù rán not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? HSK 4
闹 鬧 nào noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke HSK 4
失望 失望 shī wàng disappointed; to lose hope; to despair HSK 4
卷 卷 juǎn to roll up; roll; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) HSK 4
烦 煩 fán to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy HSK 4
依然 依然 yī rán still; as before HSK 4