Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2011

dānshēn nán

A typical story of the classic romantic triangle, where one person ends up having to choose between two others. This time, it is set against a backdrop of offices in Hong Kong, with a focus on architecture and its designers.

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3.73 Beginner Director Johnnie To 🍅 83%

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Vocabulary

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wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
guò excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue HSK 5
fǎn huí to return to; to come (or go) back HSK 5
zhǐ incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to HSK 5
wéi (line of) thought; thinking HSK 5
zhí to resign HSK 5
chǒu clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30° HSK 5
jiān nán difficult; hard; challenging HSK 5
shuāi to throw down; to fall; to drop and break HSK 5
huó energy; vitality; vigor; vital force HSK 5
cān tīng dining hall; dining room; restaurant HSK 5
qiáo to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit HSK 5
to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule) HSK 5
jiǎn scissors; shears; clippers; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate HSK 5
Qīng abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province HSK 5
huí tóu to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by HSK 5
hòu huǐ to regret; to feel remorse HSK 5
to encourage HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
xīn exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag HSK 5
yǒu zhe to have; to possess HSK 5
cāi to guess HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
sǔn shī loss; damage; to lose; to suffer damage HSK 5
zhōu Europe (abbr. for 欧罗巴洲) HSK 5
jīn fund HSK 5
shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures HSK 5
diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
jiàn zhù to construct; building HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
dāi to stay HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
fēn to analyze; analysis HSK 5
client; customer HSK 5
fàng to renounce; to abandon; to give up HSK 5
his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of 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
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
Wēi Wylie (name); Turrell Wylie, originator of the Wylie transcription of Tibetan script Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Ān Anji county in Huzhou, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4