Once Upon a Time in China and America

Once Upon a Time in China and America 1997

鸿西 huángfēihóng zhī xióngshī

So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.

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zhuān monopolize, take sole possession ∼HSK 2
shí wàn hundred thousand ∼HSK 2
shēn fèn variant of ∼HSK 2
àn table, bench; legal case ∼HSK 2
dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
jiào tíng (sports) to call a time-out; to halt; to put a stop to; to put on hold ∼HSK 2
tīng jiàn audible ∼HSK 2
jiē shàng to connect (a cable etc); to hook up (a device); to resume (a conversation); to set (a bone) ∼HSK 2
zhuāng chéng to pretend ∼HSK 2
chī (video games) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG); battle royale game; last-man-standing game; to play PUBG (or similar game); to win at PUBG (or similar game) ∼HSK 2
jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
Yīng petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English ∼HSK 2
míng r name; fame ∼HSK 2
yàng different; distinctive; unlike ∼HSK 2
chī wán to finish eating ∼HSK 2
dàng unsuitable; improper; inappropriate ∼HSK 2
gàn diào to get rid of ∼HSK 2
precedent, example; regulation ∼HSK 2
dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo to come to blows; to paw; to grope; to get fresh ∼HSK 2
de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
ràng kāi to get out of the way; to step aside ∼HSK 2
jiā diǎn to work extra hours; to do overtime ∼HSK 2
jiē shang on the street; in town ∼HSK 2
shēn shǒu skill; talent; agility ∼HSK 2
shēng shì to make trouble ∼HSK 2
xīn new idea ∼HSK 2
luò tribe ∼HSK 2
chū to vent one's anger; to breathe out; to exhale ∼HSK 2
méi yǒu guān xi it doesn't matter ∼HSK 2
shǐ to defecate; to shit; to crap ∼HSK 2
hái zi girl ∼HSK 2
diàn laundry (commercial establishment) ∼HSK 2
Wēi small, prefix micro-, trifling ∼HSK 2
liǎn to put on theatrical makeup; (neologism c. 2014) to debunk sb's claim; to put egg on sb's face ∼HSK 2
cái by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! ∼HSK 2
míng zhī to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well ∼HSK 2
change; easy ∼HSK 2
pái háng to rank; ranking; seniority (among siblings) ∼HSK 2
chū qiān to cheat (in gambling) ∼HSK 2
yòng qi you're welcome; don't mention it; no need to stand on ceremony ∼HSK 2
jiāo chū to hand over ∼HSK 2
Shǐ history, chronicle, annals ∼HSK 2
fēn diàn branch (of a chain store); annex ∼HSK 2
shēng to give birth to a child or children ∼HSK 2
zài hereto; here ∼HSK 2
kuǎn item, article; clause; fund ∼HSK 2
huí to retrieve ∼HSK 2
lǐng dǎo rén leader ∼HSK 2
diǎn diǎn a little bit HSK 2
pèng jiàn to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into HSK 2