Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled 1992

shǒu shéntàn

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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线 xiàn suǒ trail; clues; thread (of a story) HSK 5
shā to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide HSK 5
huà in a word; in short HSK 5
warehouse; storehouse; (file) library HSK 5
hòu huǐ to regret; to feel remorse HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
hài to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity HSK 5
pīn to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell HSK 5
xīn exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
huò shì or; either one or the other HSK 5
rēng to throw; to throw away HSK 5
duǒ to hide; to dodge; to avoid HSK 5
shuō to expound Buddhist teachings HSK 5
quán shì jiè worldwide; entire world HSK 5
xīn shǎng to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire HSK 5
mìng lìng order; command HSK 5
zàn shí temporary; provisional; for the time being 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
tuán group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate HSK 5
táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
zūn zhòng to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
shǒu duàn method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
trick; drama; play; show HSK 5
fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
zhí xíng to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
qiǎng to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch HSK 5
xiǎng shòu to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure HSK 5
rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
zhì to arrive; most; to; until HSK 5
lìng to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely 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
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
bīng tiān xuě a world of ice and snow Idiom ∼HSK 4
jìng - chóng yuán lit. the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom); fig. long-separated lovers are reunited; a broken relationship is restored Idiom ∼HSK 4
tuō liǎo shēn busy and unable to get away Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
àn zi long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job Colloquialism ∼HSK 4