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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(particle used to exaggerate certain adjectives, in particular 神經兮兮|神经兮兮, 髒兮兮|脏兮兮, 可憐兮兮|可怜兮兮, and 慘兮兮|惨兮兮) ∼HSK 6
gān yìng huà cirrhosis ∼HSK 6
zhǔ fàn to cook ∼HSK 6
huó mái to bury alive ∼HSK 6
zhuāng shè to install; to fit (e.g. a light bulb) ∼HSK 6
chāo zhòng overweight (baggage, freight) ∼HSK 6
xùn immediately; promptly; quickly ∼HSK 6
pào niū to pick up girls; to play around with girls; to chase after girls ∼HSK 6
mián shā cotton yarn ∼HSK 6
hǎo wéi zhī to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself; you're on your own ∼HSK 6
biǎo speedometer; stopwatch; cyclocomputer; (computing) code table ∼HSK 6
da shēng tick (tock) ∼HSK 6
cǎi shuǐ to tread water; to paddle or tramp in shallow water ∼HSK 6
(onom.) patter of rain ∼HSK 6
piǎo bái bleach ∼HSK 6
rǎn liào dye ∼HSK 6
suì xiè fragments; particles ∼HSK 6
jiù rén yuán rescue worker ∼HSK 6
chuǎn bu guò lái to be unable to breathe ∼HSK 6
crispy, deep-fried (variant of) ∼HSK 6
jiē to access; to transfer passengers between two railway lines ∼HSK 6
gāng bǎn steel plate ∼HSK 6
zhēng biàn a dispute; to wrangle ∼HSK 6
yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
qiáo liáng bridge (lit. and fig.) HSK 6
to recover (health, economic); to resuscitate; anabiosis HSK 6
yǎng oxygen HSK 6
yào rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
xīn shuǐ salary; wage HSK 6
xiào shēng laughter HSK 6
xué yuán student; member of an institution of learning; officer cadet HSK 6
chū dòng to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops HSK 6
yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
zǒu to take away HSK 6
cháng jiǔ (for a) long time HSK 6
pài chū to send; to dispatch HSK 6
instrument; apparatus HSK 6
guǎn dào tubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel; means HSK 6
bào qiàn to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! HSK 6
diào to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person HSK 6
fu to bully HSK 6
to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over HSK 6
píng tái platform; terrace; flat-roofed building HSK 6
jié zòu rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat HSK 6
xiōng terrible; fearful HSK 6
mud; clay; paste; pulp HSK 6
zhī yuán to provide assistance; to support; to back HSK 6
沿 沿 yán zhe to go along; to follow HSK 6
jiù mìng to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! HSK 6
suàn le let it be; let it pass; forget about it HSK 6