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.

HSK 1

3.45 Beginner Director Wong Kar-Wai 🍅 89%

Cast

Brigitte Lin Woman in Blonde Wig

Takeshi Kaneshiro He Zhiwu / Cop 223

Tony Leung Chiu-wai Cop 663

Faye Wong Faye

Valerie Chow Air Hostess Piggy Chan Kam-Chuen Owner of Eatery

Kwan Lee-Na May Leung San K Store Clerk Zhiming Huang Man Liang Zhen The 2nd May

Vocabulary

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地区性地區性 dì qū xìng	regional; local	∼HSK 3
伤身傷身 shāng shēn	to be harmful to one's health	∼HSK 3
骚騷 sāo	harass, bother, annoy, disturb	∼HSK 3
做空做空 zuò kōng	to sell short (finance)	∼HSK 3
楚楚 Chǔ	name of feudal state; clear	∼HSK 3
阳光明媚陽光明媚 yáng guāng míng mèi	the sun shines brightly (idiom)	∼HSK 3
水龙头水龍頭 shuǐ lóng tóu	faucet; tap	∼HSK 3
子女子女 zǐ nǚ	children; sons and daughters	HSK 3
跑步跑步 pǎo bù	to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double	HSK 3
可乐可樂 kě lè	amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola	HSK 3
干吗幹嗎 gàn má	see 干嘛	HSK 3
巧巧 qiǎo	opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely	HSK 3
功夫功夫 gōng fu	skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort	HSK 3
整天整天 zhěng tiān	all day long; whole day	HSK 3
才能才能 cái néng	talent; ability; capacity	HSK 3
上来上來 shàng lái	to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)	HSK 3
看起来看起來 kàn qǐ lai	seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be	HSK 3
性格性格 xìng gé	nature; disposition; temperament; character	HSK 3
分别分別 fēn bié	to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually	HSK 3
温暖溫暖 wēn nuǎn	warm	HSK 3
丰富豐富 fēng fù	to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant	HSK 3
吵吵 chǎo	to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise	HSK 3
啤酒啤酒 pí jiǔ	beer (loanword)	HSK 3
坚强堅強 jiān qiáng	staunch; strong	HSK 3
庆祝慶祝 qìng zhù	to celebrate	HSK 3
伤心傷心 shāng xīn	to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt	HSK 3
胖胖 pán	healthy; at ease	HSK 3
尽量儘量 jǐn liàng	as much as possible; to the greatest extent	HSK 3
自从自從 zì cóng	since (a time); ever since	HSK 3
搬搬 bān	to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately	HSK 3
游遊 yóu	to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel	HSK 3
适应適應 shì yìng	to adapt; to fit; to suit	HSK 3
存存 cún	to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive	HSK 3
赶趕 gǎn	to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time)	HSK 3
烟煙 yān	cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke	HSK 3
费費 fèi	to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses	HSK 3
反正反正 fǎn zhèng	anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side	HSK 3
浪费浪費 làng fèi	to waste; to squander	HSK 3
取消取消 qǔ xiāo	to cancel; cancellation	HSK 3
升升 shēng	to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗	HSK 3
接近接近 jiē jìn	to approach; to get close to	HSK 3
千万千萬 qiān wàn	ten million; countless; many; one must by all means	HSK 3
咖啡咖啡 kā fēi	coffee (loanword)	HSK 3
合合 hé	to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒	HSK 3
世纪世紀 shì jì	century	HSK 3
配配 pèi	to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate	HSK 3
害怕害怕 hài pà	to be afraid; to be scared	HSK 3
麻烦麻煩 má fan	trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble	HSK 3
哈哈哈哈 hā hā	(onom.) laughing out loud	HSK 3
经济經濟 jīng jì	economy; economic	HSK 3