Island of Greed

Island of Greed 1997

黑金 hēi jīn

A gutsy police detecive and his team of cops probe into the widespread illegal dealings of a criminal mastermind who schemes to redeem himself by running for government office in taiwan.

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4.43 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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拥有 擁有 yōng yǒu to have; to possess HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
肯定 肯定 kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
搞 搞 gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
将 將 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
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
大方 大方 dà fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea Xiehouyu HSK 4
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
聊天 聊天 liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
问候 問候 wèn hòu to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) Colloquialism HSK 4
老公 老公 lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
绿岛 綠島 Lǜ dǎo Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung County, southeast Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
桃园 桃園 Táo yuán Taoyuan city and county in Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中华民国 中華民國 Zhōng huá Mín guó Republic of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
士林 士林 Shì lín Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
妈祖 媽祖 Mā zǔ Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
海协会 海協會 Hǎi Xié huì Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS); abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
台独 台獨 Tái dú Taiwan independence; (of Taiwan) to declare independence Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
麦当劳 麥當勞 Mài dāng láo McDonald's (fast food company) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
辣妹 辣妹 Là mèi Spice Girls (1990s UK pop group) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
梅兰芳 梅蘭芳 Méi Lán fāng Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), famous master of Beijing opera, specialist in female roles Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
贵妃醉酒 貴妃醉酒 Guì fēi Zuì jiǔ The Drunken Beauty, Qing Dynasty Beijing opera Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
北投 北投 Běi tóu Beitou or Peitou District of Taipei City, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
德昌 德昌 Dé chāng Dechang County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southern Sichuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
六合彩 六合彩 liù hé cǎi Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
劳斯莱斯 勞斯萊斯 Láo sī Lái sī Rolls-Royce Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
兰屿 蘭嶼 Lán yǔ Lanyu or Orchid Island township in Taitung County, southeast Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
警政署 警政署 Jǐng zhèng shǔ National Police Agency (Taiwan); abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
日本鬼子 日本鬼子 Rì běn guǐ zi Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
警员 警員 jǐng yuán police officer; policeman (general term for any police officer); police constable (lowest rank in mainland China and Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
杜月笙 杜月笙 Dù Yuè shēng Du Yuesheng (1888-1951), Shanghai secret-society leader, banker, industrialist Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
县长 縣長 xiàn zhǎng county's head commissioner Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
镇长 鎮長 zhèn zhǎng town headman; mayor (of small town or village); bailiff Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
新党 新黨 Xīn dǎng New Party (Republic of China) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
佳冬 佳冬 Jiā dōng Chiatung township in Pingtung County, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
署 署 shǔ public office ∼HSK 4
宋 宋 Sòng Song dynasty; surname ∼HSK 4
傅 傅 Fù tutor, teacher; assist; surname ∼HSK 4
这样子 這樣子 zhè yàng zi so; such; this way; like this ∼HSK 4
例行 例行 lì xíng routine (task, procedure etc); as usual ∼HSK 4
济 濟 Jǐ help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
仔 仔 zǎi small thing, child; young animal ∼HSK 4