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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| 守 守 | to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining | |
| 刺 刺 | (onom.) whoosh | |
| 分手 分手 | to part company; to split up; to break up | |
| 脱 脫 | to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from | |
| 不然 不然 | not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? | |
| 检测 檢測 | to detect; to test; detection; sensing | |
| 盖 蓋 | lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build | |
| 呼吸 呼吸 | to breathe | |
| 药物 藥物 | medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug | |
| 尽快 儘快 | as quickly as possible; as soon as possible | |
| 针对 針對 | to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to | |
| 在于 在於 | to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with | |
| 人家 人家 | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be | |
| 替 替 | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for | |
| 官 官 | government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body | |
| 究竟 究竟 | to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result | |
| 戴 戴 | to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support | |
| 怀疑 懷疑 | to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that | |
| 角色 角色 | role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiǎo sè] | |
| 货 貨 | goods; money; commodity | |
| 抽 抽 | to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash | |
| 安 安 | (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安于); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 培) | |
| 著名 著名 | famous; noted; well-known; celebrated | |
| 落 落 | to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind | |
| 测试 測試 | to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area); a test; (computing) beta (version of software) | |
| 牌 牌 | mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal | |
| 丈夫 丈夫 | husband | |
| 型 型 | mold; type; style; model | |
| 冲 沖 | (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with | |
| 心理 心理 | psychology; mentality | |
| 于是 於是 | thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence | |
| 无论 無論 | no matter what or how; regardless of whether... | |
| 轮 輪 | wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn | |
| 王 王 | king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great | |
| 附近 附近 | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood | |
| 解释 解釋 | explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve | |
| 不管 不管 | not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter | |
| 表示 表示 | to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean | |
| 严重 嚴重 | grave; serious; severe; critical | |
| 看来 看來 | apparently; it seems that | |
| 局 侷 | narrow | |
| 些 些 | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 定 定 | to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order | |
| 是否 是否 | whether (or not); if; is or isn't | |
| 系统 系統 | system | |
| 处 處 | place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point | |
| 之前 之前 | before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand | |
| 甚至 甚至 | even; so much so that | |
| 之间 之間 | (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) | |
| 呀 呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) |