Election 2

Election 2 2006

2: hēishèhuì wéiguì

As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.

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3.87 Beginner Director Johnnie To 🍅 96%

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Vocabulary

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stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway HSK 7
liū to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate HSK 7
bài tuō to request sb to do sth; please! HSK 7
used in 虾蟆 HSK 7
zhuàng classifier for buildings; carriage curtain (old) HSK 7
guī ju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved HSK 7
zuò fēng style; style of work; way HSK 7
shǎ guā idiot; fool HSK 7
jìng xuǎn to take part in an election; to run for office HSK 7
bào guāng to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure; Taiwan pr. [pù guāng] HSK 7
gōng meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) HSK 7
innocent; innocence; not guilty (law) HSK 7
variant of 麻; hemp HSK 7
lùn whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means HSK 7
pīn mìng to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it HSK 7
huì city; metropolis HSK 7
shí when HSK 7
zhì order (orderly); order (sequence); social order; the state (of society) HSK 7
fán nǎo to be worried; to be distressed; worries HSK 7
zōng school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs HSK 7
zhǔn not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit HSK 7
yào otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
xún to search; to look for; to seek HSK 7
gǎng harbor; port HSK 7
táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
chí to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control HSK 7
kǎn to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb HSK 7
lǎo old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang HSK 7
zhì (bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite HSK 7
to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) HSK 7
gēn zōng to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking HSK 7
shī dead body; corpse; carcass HSK 7
fēi illegal HSK 7
to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
to require; to need; to want; necessity; need HSK 7
zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
bèi jǐng xiāng to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
jué xióng to have a showdown; to fight for mastery; to compete for a championship Idiom ∼HSK 6
dān jīng - shòu (idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious Idiom ∼HSK 6
Dōng Hǎi may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
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
gān diē adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) ∼HSK 6
wéi guì harmony is to be prized ∼HSK 6