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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rén lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams ∼HSK 1
méi guī huā rose ∼HSK 1
kàn kàn to have a look ∼HSK 1
zhēn rén a real person; Daoist spiritual master ∼HSK 1
(interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking ∼HSK 1
yào kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 1
jiàn to learn on the job; to be on probation ∼HSK 1
shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
zhèng yào to be just about to; to be on the point of ∼HSK 1
yǒu shuǐ supplied with water (of a house) ∼HSK 1
rén jia women (in general) ∼HSK 1
duō chóng multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc) ∼HSK 1
chá to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") ∼HSK 1
líng yòng qián pocket money; allowance; spending money ∼HSK 1
zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just...ing (and nothing else) ∼HSK 1
tīng bu jiàn not be able to hear ∼HSK 1
lǎo tiān God; Heavens ∼HSK 1
chà diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
èr hào 2nd day of the month ∼HSK 1
huán gěi to return sth to sb ∼HSK 1
duō ge many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) ∼HSK 1
huì huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
chá shuǐ tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves ∼HSK 1
zuò hǎo to sit properly; to sit up straight ∼HSK 1
le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
zuò chū to put out; to issue ∼HSK 1
zháo no need; need not ∼HSK 1
zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
kàn bu jiàn cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible ∼HSK 1
zǒu chū to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc) ∼HSK 1
yǒu diǎn a little; somewhat ∼HSK 1
kāi to clear land (for cultivation); to open up land ∼HSK 1
diǎn shuǐ to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep ∼HSK 1
qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
zhēn shi de Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) ∼HSK 1
shǒu jiān toilet; lavatory; washroom HSK 1
guò bu to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through ∼HSK 1
diàn shì television set HSK 1
Zhōng wén Chinese language HSK 1
fàng jià to have a holiday or vacation HSK 1
xià to rain HSK 1
lóu shàng upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread HSK 1
shàng chē to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) HSK 1
not very; not too; not often HSK 1
zǒu to walk; to go on foot HSK 1
qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...? HSK 1
bái tiān daytime; during the day; day HSK 1
xià bān to finish work; to get off work HSK 1
tīng jiàn to hear HSK 1
péng you girlfriend HSK 1