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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zǎo ān Good morning! ∼HSK 4
huǒ shāo to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
dài tào to wear a condom ∼HSK 4
bào bào to hug; to give a cuddle ∼HSK 4
ceremony, rites gifts; admire ∼HSK 4
zhǐ huī guān commander ∼HSK 4
dài shang to put on (hat etc) ∼HSK 4
shāo to burn to death ∼HSK 4
fān dǎo to overturn; to overthrow; to capsize; to collapse ∼HSK 4
Tài great, exalted, superior; big ∼HSK 4
shǔ public office ∼HSK 4
shī shǒu a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated ∼HSK 4
yǐn bào to ignite; to detonate ∼HSK 4
kāi shuǐ boiled water; boiling water HSK 4
lún zi wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner HSK 4
píng fāng square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) HSK 4
zhēn to give or have an injection HSK 4
yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
to pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard HSK 4
shí táng dining hall; cafeteria HSK 4
zháo huǒ to catch fire HSK 4
wèi not necessarily; maybe not HSK 4
liǎo bu amazing; terrific; extraordinary HSK 4
yán tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father HSK 4
to gather; to assemble; (math.) set HSK 4
qi strength HSK 4
huì to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding HSK 4
zháo to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] HSK 4
nán male-female; male and female HSK 4
dān rèn to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as HSK 4
miàn shì to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview HSK 4
tóu complaint; to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer) HSK 4
diàn elevator; escalator HSK 4
mainland China (reference to the PRC) HSK 4
shi nurse HSK 4
jiē dào street; subdistrict; residential district HSK 4
guò fèn excessive; undue; overly HSK 4
miàn floor; ground; surface HSK 4
guān to close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down HSK 4
dìng to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular HSK 4
xíng large; large-scale HSK 4
xué medicine; medical science; study of medicine HSK 4
dài pouch; bag; sack; pocket HSK 4
xià underground; subterranean; covert HSK 4
yǐn 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 HSK 4
jié gòu structure; composition; makeup; architecture HSK 4
sōng pine HSK 4
to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract HSK 4
zhǐ huī to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra) HSK 4