Election

Election 2005

hēishèhuì

After losing an election to become chairman of the Wo Lin Shing triad, a gang leader lashes out and tries to seize the dragon-head baton, the official symbol of a chairman's authority.

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4.65 Intermediate Director Johnnie To 🍅 86%

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píng to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof HSK 5
qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag HSK 5
wéi zhǐ until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) HSK 5
zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) HSK 5
táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
zūn zhòng to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper HSK 5
jiē chù to touch; to contact; access; in touch with HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
yùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate HSK 5
yuàn to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing HSK 5
jiā shàng plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that HSK 5
diū to lose; to put aside; to throw 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
dāi foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay HSK 5
fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
client; customer HSK 5
jǐn guǎn despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) HSK 5
zhī to organize; organization; (biology) tissue; (textiles) weave HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely 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
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
yǒu shǐ zhōng to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span Idiom ∼HSK 4
xīng xīng - xiāng lit. people of talent appreciate one another (idiom); fig. to feel an affinity with (sb); to feel a bond with Idiom ∼HSK 4
wáng ba softshell turtle; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
Quán wān Tsuen Wan district of New Territories, Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Hóng mén Tiandihui (Chinese fraternal organization) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Yuán Lǎng Yuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Wān Zǎi Wan Chai district of Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Cháo zhōu Chaozhou, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province; Chaozhou, township in Pingtung County, Taiwan; Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect spoken in east Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Luò zhōu Lok Ma Chau (place in Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Wàng Jiǎo Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
shǒu chief executive of Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong or Macao); abbr. for 特別行政區首席執行官|特别行政区首席执行官 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Màn Lián Manchester United Football Club Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Qīng shān Qingshan district of Wuhan city, Hubei; Qingshan district of Baotou city, Inner Mongolia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
屿 Shān Lantau Island, an island in Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tián wān Tianwan in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港, site of large nuclear power plant Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Shā tián Sha Tin town in New Territories, Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Shí mén Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4