Lifeline

Lifeline 1997

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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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jié hero; heroic, outstanding ∼HSK 4
shēng jiàng rising and falling ∼HSK 4
huǒ jǐng fire alarm ∼HSK 4
jǐng siren ∼HSK 4
jiào to shout; to yell; (telecommunications) to call ∼HSK 4
Zhèng the name of a state in the Zhou dynasty in the vicinity of present-day Xinzheng, a county-level city in Henan; surname Zheng; abbr. for Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan ∼HSK 4
shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
elegant, graceful, delicate ∼HSK 4
jǐng bào (fire) alarm; alert signal; alarm; alert; warning ∼HSK 4
shēng jiàng aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift); lift; elevator ∼HSK 4
shì yīn beep ∼HSK 4
zhī know ∼HSK 4
luò sundown; sunset ∼HSK 4
Ān Annie (name) ∼HSK 4
bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
xùn information; news; message; text message; SMS ∼HSK 4
guāng cǎi disgraceful; dishonorable ∼HSK 4
fēng abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty ∼HSK 4
Suǒ large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated ∼HSK 4
shēng zhí to get promoted (at work etc); promotion ∼HSK 4
peduncle or stem of plants ∼HSK 4
Ān Anle District of Keelung City, Taiwan ∼HSK 4
chuán to notify sb of a call; to call sb to the phone ∼HSK 4
chǔ nán virgin (male) ∼HSK 4
zhī (onom.) creaking ∼HSK 4
méi bàn there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
jiē yìng to provide support; to come to the rescue ∼HSK 4
wēi pomp, power; powerful; dominate ∼HSK 4
tuō xià to take off (clothing) ∼HSK 4
鸿 hóng species of wild swan; vast ∼HSK 4
wèi shēng zhǐ toilet paper; bathroom tissue ∼HSK 4
diào luò to fall down ∼HSK 4
shā kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats ∼HSK 4
variant of ∼HSK 4
chōu xuè to take blood; to draw blood (e.g. for a test) ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
wěi tail, extremity; end, stern ∼HSK 4
kǎo guān an examiner (for tests, interviews etc); (old) imperial examination official ∼HSK 4
chén xiāng caisson; sink box ∼HSK 4
táo to run out; to escape ∼HSK 4
cái material, stuff; timber; talent ∼HSK 4
chú kitchen; closet; cupboard ∼HSK 4
chuāng window ∼HSK 4
ān quán safe period; safe days of a woman's menstrual cycle (low risk of conception) ∼HSK 4
break wind; fart; buttocks ∼HSK 4
qīng yán to say, without careful consideration ∼HSK 4
burning hot; scorching; (of food) spicy hot; (of news, topics etc) sensational; attention-grabbing; emotionally intense ∼HSK 4
shā shā rustle ∼HSK 4
cottage, hut; surname; black ∼HSK 4
Jiā excellent; joyful; auspicious ∼HSK 4