Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled 1992

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A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

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4.09 Intermediate Director John Woo 🍅 92%

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Vocabulary

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wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance HSK 3
kōng empty; air; sky; in vain HSK 3
wén jiàn document; file HSK 3
to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc) HSK 3
cuò mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake HSK 3
hòu mian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards HSK 3
broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of HSK 3
gǎn qíng emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons HSK 3
shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
cóng lái always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) HSK 3
jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
shì to fit; to suit HSK 3
luàn in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary HSK 3
wēi xiǎn danger; dangerous HSK 3
yào necessary; essential; indispensable; required HSK 3
gèng jiā more (than sth else); even more HSK 3
huǒ fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86 HSK 3
huán jìng environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient HSK 3
zhào according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before HSK 3
niú ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿); (slang) awesome HSK 3
jǐng chá police; police officer HSK 3
biǎo yǎn play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate HSK 3
fǎn yìng to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction HSK 3
jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time HSK 3
běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
réng still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often HSK 3
mén department; branch; section; division HSK 3
jié hūn to marry; to get married HSK 3
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation HSK 3
yíng to beat; to win; to profit HSK 3
shī to lose HSK 3
rèn responsibility; blame; duty HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame; conscientious HSK 3
tán to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss HSK 3
zhě reporter; journalist HSK 3
xià to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw HSK 3
zhèng míng proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of HSK 3
guāng light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered HSK 3
yuē to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise HSK 3
zhuā to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch HSK 3
wèi everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you HSK 3
pài clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie HSK 3
dào finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
shāng to injure; injury; wound HSK 3
bào gào to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture HSK 3
àn to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment HSK 3
zuò to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together; cooperation HSK 3
rèn wu mission; assignment; task; duty; role HSK 3
miàn inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] HSK 3