Lifeline 1997
十万火急
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.
Vocabulary
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| 早安 早安 | Good morning! | |
| 火烧 火燒 | to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake | |
| 怎么能 怎麼能 | how could one | |
| 戴套 戴套 | to wear a condom | |
| 抱抱 抱抱 | to hug; to give a cuddle | |
| 仪 儀 | ceremony, rites gifts; admire | |
| 指挥官 指揮官 | commander | |
| 戴上 戴上 | to put on (hat etc) | |
| 烧死 燒死 | to burn to death | |
| 翻倒 翻倒 | to overturn; to overthrow; to capsize; to collapse | |
| 泰 泰 | great, exalted, superior; big | |
| 署 署 | public office | |
| 失手 失手 | a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated | |
| 引爆 引爆 | to ignite; to detonate | |
| 开水 開水 | boiled water; boiling water | |
| 轮子 輪子 | wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner | |
| 平方 平方 | square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) | |
| 打针 打針 | to give or have an injection | |
| 不要紧 不要緊 | unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but | |
| 及格 及格 | to pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard | |
| 食堂 食堂 | dining hall; cafeteria | |
| 着火 著火 | to catch fire | |
| 未必 未必 | not necessarily; maybe not | |
| 了不起 了不起 | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | |
| 严 嚴 | tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father | |
| 集合 集合 | to gather; to assemble; (math.) set | |
| 力气 力氣 | strength | |
| 误会 誤會 | to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding | |
| 着急 著急 | to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] | |
| 男女 男女 | male-female; male and female | |
| 担任 擔任 | to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as | |
| 面试 面試 | to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview | |
| 投诉 投訴 | complaint; to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer) | |
| 电梯 電梯 | elevator; escalator | |
| 大陆 大陸 | mainland China (reference to the PRC) | |
| 护士 護士 | nurse | |
| 街道 街道 | street; subdistrict; residential district | |
| 过分 過分 | excessive; undue; overly | |
| 地面 地面 | floor; ground; surface | |
| 关闭 關閉 | to close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down | |
| 固定 固定 | to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular | |
| 大型 大型 | large; large-scale | |
| 医学 醫學 | medicine; medical science; study of medicine | |
| 袋 袋 | pouch; bag; sack; pocket | |
| 地下 地下 | underground; subterranean; covert | |
| 引 引 | to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈, one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters | |
| 结构 結構 | structure; composition; makeup; architecture | |
| 松 松 | pine | |
| 摸 摸 | to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract | |
| 指挥 指揮 | to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra) |