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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break wind; fart; buttocks ∼HSK 4
luò xuǎn to fail to be chosen (or elected); to lose an election ∼HSK 4
dìng to be screwed; to be toast ∼HSK 4
huò shì freed (from prison); to obtain release ∼HSK 4
shǒu to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities) ∼HSK 4
marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance ∼HSK 4
xìng cún zhě survivor ∼HSK 4
shǐ zhì to take an oath to do sth; to pledge; to vow ∼HSK 4
xīng bīng to send troops ∼HSK 4
jìn forbidden area; restricted area; (fig.) sth considered off-limits ∼HSK 4
jǐng wèi to stand guard over; (security) guard ∼HSK 4
sēn yán strict; rigid; tight (security) ∼HSK 4
bài tiān to worship heaven and earth; ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony; also called 拜堂 ∼HSK 4
zūn shī revered master ∼HSK 4
Chéng inherit, receive; succeed ∼HSK 4
shǒu to gather; to meet ∼HSK 4
wéi term used by a father to refer to himself when speaking to his child ∼HSK 4
xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
wěi tail, extremity; end, stern ∼HSK 4
zuò láo to be imprisoned ∼HSK 4
meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
jiāng rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf.); ( ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
zhí hold in hand; keep; carry out ∼HSK 4
yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen HSK 4
liú chuán to spread; to circulate; to hand down HSK 4
wèi not necessarily; maybe not HSK 4
shǒu gōng handwork; manual HSK 4
míng piàn (business) card HSK 4
xiān fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods HSK 4
Yán cháng Yanchang county in Yan'an 安, Shaanxi HSK 4
tiān zhēn naive; innocent; artless HSK 4
shàng mén to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family HSK 4
méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
dān bǎo to guarantee; to vouch for HSK 4
bǎo shǒu conservative; to guard; to keep HSK 4
bàn shì to handle (affairs); to work HSK 4
shuō bu dìng can't say for sure; maybe HSK 4
zuǐ ba mouth; slap in the face HSK 4
duō many times; repeatedly HSK 4
ā maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) HSK 4
duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
huǒ companion; partner; group; classifier for groups of people; to combine; together HSK 4
suǒ wèi to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be HSK 4
tóu complaint; to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer) HSK 4
mainland China (reference to the PRC) HSK 4
pāi zhào to take a picture HSK 4
xíng shì circumstances; situation; terrain HSK 4
jiǎ if HSK 4