From Beijing with Love

From Beijing with Love 1994

guóchǎn líng líng

A Chinese secret agent travels to Hong Kong to reclaim a dinosaur fossil but experiences hilarious incidents because of his incompetence.

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4.5 Intermediate Director Stephen Chow, Lee Lik-Chi 🍅 50%

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Vocabulary

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xiāng zhī meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
jǐn huán xiāng lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); fig. to return home after making good; Taiwan pr. [yi4 jin3 huan2 xiang1] Idiom ∼HSK 6
guān qín shòu lit. dressed up animal (idiom); fig. immoral and despicable person Idiom ∼HSK 6
fèi huà lián piān a bunch of nonsense; verbose and rambling Idiom ∼HSK 6
quán shén - guàn zhù (idiom) to concentrate one's attention completely; with rapt attention Idiom ∼HSK 6
chū shēng from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk life and limb Idiom ∼HSK 6
shàng liáng zhèng xià liáng wāi lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices Idiom ∼HSK 6
dāng miàn to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section Idiom ∼HSK 6
dān dāo huì lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom); fig. to go alone into enemy lines Idiom ∼HSK 6
xīn hěn - shǒu (idiom) vicious; merciless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
shén zhī guǐ jué top secret; hush-hush Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
chě to chatter; nonsense; blather Xiehouyu ∼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
biǎo miàn shang outwardly; superficially; on the face of it HSK 6
diàn tǒng flashlight ∼HSK 6
dāo qiāng lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom); fig. invulnerable; untouchable; thick-skinned; impervious to criticism ∼HSK 6
(onom.) to sigh; to sob ∼HSK 6
xiāng féng to meet (by chance); to come across ∼HSK 6
bào lóng Tyrannosaurus spp.; esp. T. rex ∼HSK 6
wáng hegemon; overlord; despot ∼HSK 6
yān cigarette butt (variant of) ∼HSK 6
làng míng to have an undeserved reputation (idiom) ∼HSK 6
qiāng xiè firearm ∼HSK 6
guàn zi jar; pitcher; pot ∼HSK 6
rén my child ∼HSK 6
zuò zhǔ to decide; to have the final say ∼HSK 6
mài guó zéi traitor ∼HSK 6
xíng xíng to carry out a (death) sentence; execution ∼HSK 6
xiā zi blind person ∼HSK 6
tōu to mount a sneak attack; to raid ∼HSK 6
dào qián wéi zhǐ until now; so far ∼HSK 6
wén official written ruling in response to a submission; official approval in writing ∼HSK 6
hēi pitch-black ∼HSK 6
gēn fibrous root ∼HSK 6
chī to be a vegetarian ∼HSK 6
fēng piān piān 风: wind; air; manners, atmosphere · 度: degree, system; manner; to consider · 翩: fly, flutter · 翩: fly, flutter ∼HSK 6
juān cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟); Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花) ∼HSK 6
zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi to prepare; to make adequate preparation ∼HSK 6
kǎn (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes ∼HSK 6
qīng zǎo early in the morning ∼HSK 6
chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
zhì (high) quality ∼HSK 6
yǎn to partially obscure; (of a door, gate or window) slightly open; ajar; not fully shut; unlocked; (of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned ∼HSK 6
shén jīng guò mǐn jumpy; nervous; oversensitive ∼HSK 6
wǎng retina (anatomy) ∼HSK 6
yuǎn long-distance ∼HSK 6
pèi zhì to compound (medicines etc); to prepare (by mixing ingredients); to concoct ∼HSK 6