Once a Thief

Once a Thief 1991

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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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4.06 Intermediate Director John Woo 🍅 50%

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Vocabulary

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suí comply with, follow along; thereupon ∼HSK 4
néng gàn capable; competent HSK 4
yōu liáng fine; good; first-rate HSK 4
lún wheelchair HSK 4
yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
tòng kuài delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] HSK 4
wèi not necessarily; maybe not HSK 4
in silence; not speaking HSK 4
tái jiē steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology) HSK 4
jìn to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost HSK 4
to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from HSK 4
xiān fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods HSK 4
yǐng zi shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence HSK 4
xiāng zi suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk HSK 4
Měi jīn US dollar; USD HSK 4
lèi tears HSK 4
qiè close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention HSK 4
zuò mèng to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream HSK 4
sǎo to sweep HSK 4
zháo to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] HSK 4
nán male-female; male and female HSK 4
duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
zhèn disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration HSK 4
zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth) HSK 4
bèn stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy HSK 4
jiǎn to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish HSK 4
怀 huái niàn to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce HSK 4
zhòng Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer) HSK 4
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss HSK 4
shū shu father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] HSK 4
yǎn lèi tears; crying HSK 4
yāo waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins HSK 4
wěn settled; steady; stable HSK 4
zǒng zhī in a word; in short; in brief HSK 4
to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize HSK 4
píng jìng tranquil; undisturbed; serene HSK 4
xiǎng niàn to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again HSK 4
to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove HSK 4
sǎn scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine HSK 4
yuán 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) HSK 4
to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract HSK 4
湿 shī moist; wet HSK 4
hūn wedding ceremony; wedding HSK 4
tooth; ivory HSK 4
wàn just in case; if by any chance; contingency HSK 4
zhuī qiú to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo HSK 4
rán not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? HSK 4
guī 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 HSK 4
hào number HSK 4
fán to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy HSK 4