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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shǒu to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining HSK 4
(onom.) whoosh HSK 4
fēn shǒu to part company; to split up; to break up HSK 4
tuō to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from HSK 4
rán not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? HSK 4
jiǎn to detect; to test; detection; sensing HSK 4
gài lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build HSK 4
to breathe HSK 4
yào medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug HSK 4
jǐn kuài as quickly as possible; as soon as possible HSK 4
zhēn duì to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to HSK 4
zài to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with HSK 4
rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be HSK 4
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4
guān government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body HSK 4
jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result HSK 4
dài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support HSK 4
怀 huái to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that HSK 4
jué role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiǎo sè] HSK 4
huò goods; money; commodity HSK 4
chōu 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 HSK 4
ān (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) HSK 4
zhù míng famous; noted; well-known; celebrated HSK 4
to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind HSK 4
shì to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area); a test; (computing) beta (version of software) HSK 4
pái mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal HSK 4
zhàng fu husband HSK 4
xíng mold; type; style; model HSK 4
chōng (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 HSK 4
xīn psychology; mentality HSK 4
shì thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence HSK 4
lùn no matter what or how; regardless of whether... HSK 4
lún wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn HSK 4
wáng king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great HSK 4
jìn nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood HSK 4
jiě shì explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve HSK 4
guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
biǎo shì to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean HSK 4
yán zhòng grave; serious; severe; critical HSK 4
kàn lai apparently; it seems that HSK 4
narrow HSK 4
xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
shì fǒu whether (or not); if; is or isn't HSK 4
tǒng system HSK 4
chù place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point HSK 4
zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
shèn zhì even; so much so that HSK 4
zhī jiān (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) HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4