Nightfall

Nightfall 2012

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Inspector Lam investigates the brutal murder of Tsui, a famous musician. Wong, the designated suspect, just spent 20 years in jail for the murder of Tsui's daughter but has always claimed his innocence.

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3.95 Beginner Director Roy Chow Hin-Yeung IMDb 6.4

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shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
àn zi long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
yún Evian, mineral water company; Évian-les-Bains, resort and spa town in south-eastern France Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Hàn lín refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
屿 Shān Lantau Island, an island in Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Huì ān Hoi An (in Vietnam) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Mary or Marie (name); Mali Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
chāi bàn gōng (law) obstructing government administration (Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Zhōu Jié lún Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
xià yuè next month HSK 4
méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified ∼HSK 4
zhǎng guān senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; sir (term of address for senior officer) ∼HSK 4
zhī know ∼HSK 4
shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
huǒ shāo to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake ∼HSK 4
fàn rén convict; prisoner; criminal ∼HSK 4
jiù àn old court case; long-standing legal dispute ∼HSK 4
fān àn to reverse a verdict; to present different views on a historical person or verdict ∼HSK 4
shì interprete, elucidate; release ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
àn (of a crime) to occur; (old) (of a crime) to be discovered; to investigate a crime on the spot ∼HSK 4
shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
zuò láo to be imprisoned ∼HSK 4
shǒu to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities) ∼HSK 4
forensic pathologist; forensic doctor; medical examiner ∼HSK 4
yǎng foster father; adoptive father ∼HSK 4
tóu r head, leader ∼HSK 4
bīng without ice; no ice (when ordering drinks) ∼HSK 4
duō mistrustful; suspicious; paranoid ∼HSK 4
jǐng police force; police officers ∼HSK 4
shēng zhí to get promoted (at work etc); promotion ∼HSK 4
shǔ public office ∼HSK 4
to go to jail; to be sent to prison ∼HSK 4
shòu qìng to be completely sold out; to sell out ∼HSK 4
on the one hand ∼HSK 4
wèi zhī unknown ∼HSK 4
fān kàn to browse; to look over (books) ∼HSK 4
guàng jiē to take a walk; to window-shop; to stroll down the street ∼HSK 4
zhuā huò to arrest ∼HSK 4
zhèng disease, illness, ailment ∼HSK 4
tiān innate talent; gift; flair; native resource; dowry ∼HSK 4
jiǎn dān not simple; rather complicated; remarkable; marvelous ∼HSK 4
wáng dàn bastard; son of a bitch ∼HSK 4
guī àn to bring to justice; to file away (a document) ∼HSK 4
xué cave, den, hole; KangXi radical 116 ∼HSK 4