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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善 善 shàn good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect HSK 7
皆 皆 jiē all; each and every; in all cases HSK 7
引发 引發 yǐn fā to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions) HSK 7
栋 棟 dòng classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) HSK 7
蛮 蠻 mán barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless HSK 7
幕 幕 mù curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play) HSK 7
老大 老大 lǎo dà old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang HSK 7
天使 天使 tiān shǐ angel HSK 7
丁 丁 dīng male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 干; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl HSK 7
屁股 屁股 pì gu buttocks; bottom; butt; back part HSK 7
望 望 wàng full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards HSK 7
跟踪 跟蹤 gēn zōng to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking HSK 7
告 告 gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
置 置 zhì to install; to place; to put; to buy HSK 7
官员 官員 guān yuán official (in an organization or government); administrator HSK 7
尿 尿 niào to urinate; urine HSK 7
业 業 yè line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already HSK 7
率 率 lǜ rate; frequency HSK 7
单身 單身 dān shēn unmarried; single HSK 7
拨 撥 bō to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch HSK 7
设 設 shè to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if HSK 7
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
非法 非法 fēi fǎ illegal HSK 7
许 許 xǔ to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
即 即 jí namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
偷工减料 偷工減料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom); jerry-building; sloppy work Idiom ∼HSK 6
国泰民安 國泰民安 guó tài mín ān the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity Idiom ∼HSK 6
蠢蠢欲动 蠢蠢欲動 chǔn chǔn yù dòng to begin to stir (idiom); to get restless; to become threatening Idiom ∼HSK 6
自投罗网 自投羅網 zì tóu luó wǎng to walk right into the trap Idiom ∼HSK 6
赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to brave any danger; to go to any lengths (for a noble cause) Idiom ∼HSK 6
内忧外患 內憂外患 nèi yōu wài huàn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad Idiom ∼HSK 6
乌烟瘴气 烏煙瘴氣 wū yān zhàng qì billowing smoke (idiom); foul atmosphere; (fig.) murky atmosphere; in a turmoil Idiom ∼HSK 6
妖魔鬼怪 妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài demons and ghosts Idiom ∼HSK 6
罪有应得 罪有應得 zuì yǒu yīng dé guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement; the punishment fits the crime Idiom ∼HSK 6
不伦不类 不倫不類 bù lún bù lèi out of place; inappropriate; incongruous Idiom ∼HSK 6
堂堂正正 堂堂正正 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square Idiom ∼HSK 6
借题发挥 借題發揮 jiè tí fā huī to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas; to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
为民请命 為民請命 wèi mín qǐng mìng 为: do, handle, govern, act; be · 民: people, subjects, citizens · 请: ask, request; invite; please · 命: life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 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