Island of Greed

Island of Greed 1997

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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yōng yǒu to have; to possess HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) 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
fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea Xiehouyu HSK 4
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
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
lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
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 dǎo Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung County, southeast Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Táo yuán Taoyuan city and county in Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Zhōng huá Mín guó Republic of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Shì lín Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Hǎi Xié huì Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS); abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tái Taiwan independence; (of Taiwan) to declare independence Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Mài dāng láo McDonald's (fast food company) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
mèi Spice Girls (1990s UK pop group) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Méi Lán fāng Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), famous master of Beijing opera, specialist in female roles Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Guì fēi Zuì jiǔ The Drunken Beauty, Qing Dynasty Beijing opera Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Běi tóu Beitou or Peitou District of Taipei City, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
chāng Dechang County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southern Sichuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
liù cǎi Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Láo Lái Rolls-Royce Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
屿 Lán Lanyu or Orchid Island township in Taitung County, southeast Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jǐng zhèng shǔ National Police Agency (Taiwan); abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
běn guǐ zi Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
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
Yuè shēng Du Yuesheng (1888-1951), Shanghai secret-society leader, banker, industrialist Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
xiàn zhǎng county's head commissioner Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
zhèn zhǎng town headman; mayor (of small town or village); bailiff Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Xīn dǎng New Party (Republic of China) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jiā dōng Chiatung township in Pingtung County, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
shǔ public office ∼HSK 4
Sòng Song dynasty; surname ∼HSK 4
tutor, teacher; assist; surname ∼HSK 4
zhè yàng zi so; such; this way; like this ∼HSK 4
xíng routine (task, procedure etc); as usual ∼HSK 4
help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross ∼HSK 4
meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
zǎi small thing, child; young animal ∼HSK 4