Connected 2008

保持通话 bǎochí tōnghuà

A debt collector receives a call from a woman who is kidnapped by an unknown gang. He thinks it is a joke but soon, he realises that it is not a prank.

HSK 1

3.74 Beginner Director Benny Chan Muk-Sing IMDb 6.6

Cast

Louis Koo Bob

Barbie Hsu Grace Wong

Nick Cheung Ka-Fai Detective Fai

Liu Ye Senior Inspector Fok

Louis Fan Siu-Wong Tong

Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai Detective Cheung

Gong Beibi Jen

Carlos Chan Ka-Lok Roy Wong

Flora Chan Wai-Shan Jeannie

Ankie Beilke Michelle

Vocabulary

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未未 wèi	not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°	HSK 7
情人眼里出西施情人眼裡出西施 qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī	lit. in the eyes of a lover appears (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder	Idiom ∼HSK 6
打草惊蛇打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé	lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others	Idiom ∼HSK 6
死有余辜死有餘辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū	(idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment	Idiom ∼HSK 6
装蒜裝蒜 zhuāng suàn	to act stupid; to play dumb; to pretend to not know	Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
关你屁事關你屁事 guān nǐ pì shì	(coll.) None of your goddamn business!; Mind your own business!	Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算就算 jiù suàn	(coll.) even if	Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛嘛 má	used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what?	Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu	(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)?	HSK 6
刑警刑警 xíng jǐng	criminal police	∼HSK 6
我儿我兒 wǒ rén	my child	∼HSK 6
大堂大堂 dà táng	lobby	∼HSK 6
疑犯疑犯 yí fàn	a suspect	∼HSK 6
作主作主 zuò zhǔ	to decide; to have the final say	∼HSK 6
老板娘老闆娘 lǎo bǎn niáng	female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife	∼HSK 6
谈不拢談不攏 tán bù lǒng	can't come to an agreement	∼HSK 6
神探神探 shén tàn	master sleuth; lit. miraculous detective; cf Sherlock Holmes or Di Renjie	∼HSK 6
绑走綁走 bǎng zǒu	to abduct; to kidnap	∼HSK 6
拿主意拿主意 ná zhǔ yi	to make a decision; to make up one's mind	∼HSK 6
打劫打劫 dǎ jié	to loot; to rob; to plunder; to ransack	∼HSK 6
尽力而为盡力而為 jìn lì ér wéi	to try one's utmost; to strive	∼HSK 6
同党同黨 tóng dǎng	to belong to the same party or organization; member of the same party or organization; (derog.) confederate; accomplice	∼HSK 6
口供口供 kǒu gòng	oral confession (as opposed to); statement; deposition	∼HSK 6
吹口哨吹口哨 chuī kǒu shào	to whistle	∼HSK 6
糊口餬口 hú kǒu	to scrape a meager living; to get by with difficulty	∼HSK 6
登机手续登機手續 dēng jī shǒu xù	(airport) check-in; boarding formalities	∼HSK 6
可卡因可卡因 kě kǎ yīn	cocaine (loanword)	∼HSK 6
绑匪綁匪 bǎng fěi	kidnapper	∼HSK 6
心地善良心地善良 xīn dì shàn liáng	kindhearted; good-natured	∼HSK 6
客户服务客戶服務 kè hù fú wù	customer service; client service	∼HSK 6
善变善變 shàn biàn	fickle; mercurial; changeable; capricious; to be apt to change	∼HSK 6
神神叨叨神神叨叨 shén shen dāo dāo	odd; weird; abnormal	∼HSK 6
佣人傭人 yōng rén	servant	∼HSK 6
快餐店快餐店 kuài cān diàn	fast food shop	∼HSK 6
入院入院 rù yuàn	to enter hospital; to be hospitalized	∼HSK 6
婆娘婆娘 pó niáng	woman (derog.)	∼HSK 6
掠过掠過 lüè guò	to flit across; to sweep past; to glance (strike at an angle)	∼HSK 6
串谋串謀 chuàn móu	to conspire	∼HSK 6
擅闯擅闖 shàn chuǎng	to enter without permission; to trespass	∼HSK 6
短讯短訊 duǎn xùn	SMS; text message	∼HSK 6
侵吞侵吞 qīn tūn	to annex; to swallow (up); to embezzle	∼HSK 6
自知之明自知之明 zì zhī zhī míng	(idiom) self-knowledge	∼HSK 6
没命沒命 méi mìng	to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately	∼HSK 6
扯平扯平 chě píng	to make even; to balance; (fig.) to be even; to call it quits	∼HSK 6
持械持械 chí xiè	armed (robbery etc)	∼HSK 6
医治醫治 yī zhì	medical treatment	∼HSK 6
剧终劇終 jù zhōng	The End (appearing at the end of a movie etc)	∼HSK 6
内地內地 Nèi dì	mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan); Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)	HSK 6
大批大批 dà pī	large quantities of	HSK 6
开设開設 kāi shè	to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)	HSK 6