City Under Siege

City Under Siege 2010

quánchéng jièbèi

Sunny is a naïve circus performer who dreams of inheriting his father's knife-throwing skills. However, his hostile colleagues continue to bully him, relegating him to a lowly clown. On a tour to Malaysia, Cheung and other performers discover a cave occupied by the Japanese army during World War II. Instead of finding treasure, the performers - including Sunny - are sprayed with a mysterious chemical that turns them into superhuman mutants...

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4.06 Intermediate Director Benny Chan Muk-Sing IMDb 4.7

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Vocabulary

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jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
mén valve (esp. tire valve); accelerator (obsolete term for 油門|油门); stigma (zool.); spiracle ∼HSK 2
biàn constant; unvarying; (math.) invariant ∼HSK 2
gǎi yòng to change over to; to switch to; to use (sth different) ∼HSK 2
bàn shēng half a lifetime ∼HSK 2
gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
pái chū to discharge ∼HSK 2
wài outside the body; in vitro ∼HSK 2
shā rén homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) ∼HSK 2
xiǎng tōng to figure out; to realize; to become convinced; to come round (to an idea); to get over it ∼HSK 2
zài xià miàn underneath ∼HSK 2
jīn catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g HSK 2
chū yuàn to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital HSK 2
hǎi biān coast; seaside; seashore; beach HSK 2
huài rén bad person; villain HSK 2
kuài yào nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) HSK 2
cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age HSK 2
dào to get; to obtain HSK 2
ài ren spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) HSK 2
wǎn huì evening party HSK 2
xué jiā scientist HSK 2
tíng chē to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall HSK 2
liàn to practice; exercise; drill; practice HSK 2
quán shēn the whole body; (typography) em HSK 2
wài apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond HSK 2
jiē xià lái to accept; to take; next; following HSK 2
hǎo jiǔ quite a while HSK 2
píng shí ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime HSK 2
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to HSK 2
hǎo chǔ easy to get along with HSK 2
ān jìng quiet; peaceful; calm HSK 2
fàng xīn to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease HSK 2
xìn xīn confidence; faith (in sb or sth) HSK 2
dān wèi unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) HSK 2
liàn to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk HSK 2
bào zhǐ newspaper; newsprint HSK 2
zǎo jiù already at an earlier time HSK 2
chà bu duō almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad HSK 2
awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly HSK 2
hǎo duō many; quite a lot; much better HSK 2
liàng great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous HSK 2
滿 mǎn satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction HSK 2
qiáng wall HSK 2
qiān thousand HSK 2
píng flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平声 HSK 2
téng (it) hurts; sore; to love dearly HSK 2
shēng all one's life; throughout one's life HSK 2
dàn egg; oval-shaped thing HSK 2
fēng to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters HSK 2
jiāo gěi to give; to deliver; to hand over HSK 2