Mahjong 1996
麻将
Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters, and expats collide, with a naive French teenager and a sensitive young local who tries to protect her caught dangerously in the middle.
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Vocabulary
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| 相比 相比 | to compare | |
| 双方 雙方 | bilateral; both sides; both parties involved | |
| 将来 將來 | in the future; future; the future | |
| 伤心 傷心 | to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt | |
| 生存 生存 | to exist; to survive | |
| 亲自 親自 | personally; in person; oneself | |
| 联合 聯合 | to combine; to join; unite; alliance | |
| 反正 反正 | anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 任 任 | to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) | |
| 浪费 浪費 | to waste; to squander | |
| 付 付 | to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things | |
| 简直 簡直 | simply; really | |
| 千万 千萬 | ten million; countless; many; one must by all means | |
| 慢慢 慢慢 | slowly | |
| 表达 表達 | to express; to convey | |
| 杂志 雜誌 | magazine | |
| 演 演 | to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act | |
| 制造 製造 | to manufacture; to make | |
| 世纪 世紀 | century | |
| 满足 滿足 | to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content | |
| 害怕 害怕 | to be afraid; to be scared | |
| 消失 消失 | to disappear; to fade away | |
| 事故 事故 | accident | |
| 麻烦 麻煩 | trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble | |
| 系 係 | to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) | |
| 上面 上面 | on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] | |
| 从来 從來 | always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) | |
| 危险 危險 | danger; dangerous | |
| 必要 必要 | necessary; essential; indispensable; required | |
| 老板 老闆 | boss; business proprietor | |
| 难道 難道 | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? | |
| 价值 價值 | value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc) | |
| 警察 警察 | police; police officer | |
| 久 久 | (long) time; (long) duration of time | |
| 紧张 緊張 | nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce | |
| 结婚 結婚 | to marry; to get married | |
| 至少 至少 | at least; (to say the) least | |
| 下去 下去 | to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw | |
| 父亲 父親 | father; also pr. [fù qin] | |
| 约 約 | to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise | |
| 抓 抓 | to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch | |
| 绝对 絕對 | absolute; unconditional | |
| 另外 另外 | additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore | |
| 按 按 | to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment | |
| 容易 容易 | easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to | |
| 里面 裡面 | inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] | |
| 精神 精神 | spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist | |
| 个人 個人 | individual; personal; oneself | |
| 马 馬 | horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess |