Lifeline

Lifeline 1997

shíwànhuǒ

A heroic but cocky firefighter pays no regard to the dangers of the job but lacks the courage to face his personal demons. When faced with a giant and volatile inferno, he must put aside personal differences with his boss if they are both to survive.

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4.31 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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làn soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad HSK 5
duǒ to hide; to dodge; to avoid HSK 5
mìng lìng order; command HSK 5
cháng shì to try; to attempt HSK 5
qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag HSK 5
dòng cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) HSK 5
zàn shí temporary; provisional; for the time being HSK 5
zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
shú to be familiar with; to know well HSK 5
gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
dòng to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan) HSK 5
to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over 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
shè community; neighborhood HSK 5
shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
yùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate HSK 5
hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
jiàn zhù to construct; building HSK 5
shì type; form; pattern; style HSK 5
fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
huī to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
fàng to renounce; to abandon; to give up HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
kòng zhì to control HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
huí wèi qióng to have a rich aftertaste; (fig.) memorable; to linger in one's memory Idiom ∼HSK 4
bài huài flustered and exasperated; utterly discomfited Idiom ∼HSK 4
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
lǎo gōng (coll.) husband 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
shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) Colloquialism HSK 4
bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
Quán wān Tsuen Wan district of New Territories, Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
DiDi, app-based transportation company Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Dòng kǒu Dongkou county in Shaoyang, Hunan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Lái ān Lai'an, a county in Chuzhou, Anhui Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Quán Gǎng whole territory of Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Louis or Lewis (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
bào zhà Big Bang (cosmology) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
zhǎng guān senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; sir (term of address for senior officer) ∼HSK 4