Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

Once Upon a Time in Shanghai 2014

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A laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. Remake of The Boxer From Shantung.

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3.76 Beginner Director Wong Ching-Po IMDb 6.7

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piàn opium (loanword) ∼HSK 4
bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
jiǔ liàng capacity for liquor; how much one can drink ∼HSK 4
pán domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth ∼HSK 4
zhī know ∼HSK 4
shā to kill ∼HSK 4
tóu kào to rely on help from sb ∼HSK 4
huó unskilled labor; heavy manual work ∼HSK 4
shì zhě shēng cún survival of the fittest ∼HSK 4
féi ròu fat (e.g. pork fat); fatty meat; (fig.) a gold mine; cash cow ∼HSK 4
méi bàn there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
shā chǎng sandpit; battleground; battlefield ∼HSK 4
bīng soldiers; troops ∼HSK 4
ér wéi what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth) ∼HSK 4
shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
jiān hard, strong, firm; resolute ∼HSK 4
diǎn huò to do an inventory count ∼HSK 4
guāi guāi (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie ∼HSK 4
military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
huǒ shāo to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake ∼HSK 4
xióng male of species; hero; manly ∼HSK 4
sǎo to sweep the floor; (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low ∼HSK 4
dài mào zi to wear a hat; (fig.) to stigmatize; to be branded as ∼HSK 4
zhè yàng zi so; such; this way; like this ∼HSK 4
break wind; fart; buttocks ∼HSK 4
wu special assignment (military); special agent; operative; spy ∼HSK 4
art; talent, ability; craft ∼HSK 4
jiāng rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf.); ( ∼HSK 4
néng gàn capable; competent HSK 4
zhuǎn gào to pass on; to communicate; to transmit HSK 4
chá tea; tea leaves HSK 4
tòng kuài delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] HSK 4
xián all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious HSK 4
lǎo jiā native place; place of origin; home state or region HSK 4
jǐn inseparably close HSK 4
liǎo bu amazing; terrific; extraordinary HSK 4
lǎo tiger HSK 4
bài to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated HSK 4
jade HSK 4
méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
qi strength HSK 4
shì to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore HSK 4
dān bǎo to guarantee; to vouch for HSK 4
jiāng river HSK 4
sǎo to sweep HSK 4
shōu huí to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke HSK 4
ā maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) HSK 4
mín to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant HSK 4
fān to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation HSK 4