Once a Thief 1991
纵横四海
Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.
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Vocabulary
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| 遂 遂 | comply with, follow along; thereupon | |
| 能干 能幹 | capable; competent | |
| 优良 優良 | fine; good; first-rate | |
| 轮椅 輪椅 | wheelchair | |
| 不要紧 不要緊 | unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but | |
| 痛快 痛快 | delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] | |
| 未必 未必 | not necessarily; maybe not | |
| 默默 默默 | in silence; not speaking | |
| 台阶 臺階 | steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology) | |
| 促进 促進 | to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost | |
| 避 避 | to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from | |
| 鲜 鮮 | fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods | |
| 影子 影子 | shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence | |
| 箱子 箱子 | suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk | |
| 美金 美金 | US dollar; USD | |
| 泪 淚 | tears | |
| 密切 密切 | close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention | |
| 做梦 做夢 | to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream | |
| 扫 掃 | to sweep | |
| 着急 著急 | to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] | |
| 男女 男女 | male-female; male and female | |
| 多年 多年 | many years; for many years; longstanding | |
| 阵 陣 | disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration | |
| 抓紧 抓緊 | to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth) | |
| 笨 笨 | stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy | |
| 减 減 | to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish | |
| 怀念 懷念 | to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce | |
| 大众 大眾 | Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer) | |
| 大哥 大哥 | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss | |
| 叔叔 叔叔 | father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] | |
| 眼泪 眼淚 | tears; crying | |
| 腰 腰 | waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins | |
| 稳 穩 | settled; steady; stable | |
| 总之 總之 | in a word; in short; in brief | |
| 聚 聚 | to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize | |
| 平静 平靜 | tranquil; undisturbed; serene | |
| 想念 想念 | to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again | |
| 移 移 | to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove | |
| 散 㪚 | scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine | |
| 圆 圓 | circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) | |
| 摸 摸 | to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract | |
| 湿 濕 | moist; wet | |
| 婚礼 婚禮 | wedding ceremony; wedding | |
| 牙 牙 | tooth; ivory | |
| 万一 萬一 | just in case; if by any chance; contingency | |
| 追求 追求 | to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo | |
| 不然 不然 | not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? | |
| 归 歸 | to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor | |
| 号码 號碼 | number | |
| 烦 煩 | to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy |