Overheard

Overheard 2009

qiètīng fēngyún

The story revolves around three members of a police surveillance squad conducting an investigation into a financial investment group involved in criminal fraud. The focus of the plot, however, is actually on the three officers themselves who stumble upon an opportunity to capitalize on information they gathered during their surveillance.

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3.97 Beginner Director Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Felix Chong Man-Keung IMDb 7.1

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Vocabulary

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shōu dào to receive HSK 2
tòng classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) HSK 2
gāng cái just now; a moment ago HSK 2
chū to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash) HSK 2
huà to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划) HSK 2
tiáo jiàn condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition HSK 2
jiù yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 2
gǎi to change; to alter; to transform; to correct HSK 2
jiǎ fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose HSK 2
chāo guò to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip HSK 2
shǎo many; a lot; not few HSK 2
shì market; city HSK 2
chá to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) HSK 2
jiàn idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint HSK 2
si idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc HSK 2
yuè lái yuè more and more HSK 2
shuō míng to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption HSK 2
滿 Mǎn Manchu ethnic group HSK 2
lòng lane; alley HSK 2
miàn qián in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of) HSK 2
chóng xīn again; once more; re- HSK 2
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
zhǐ néng can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice HSK 2
jīng guò to pass; to go through; process; course HSK 2
biàn chéng to change into; to turn into; to become HSK 2
shōu to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) HSK 2
zěn yàng how; what kind HSK 2
yuán lái original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out HSK 2
dǎo to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit HSK 2
yín háng bank HSK 2
tíng to stop; to halt; to park (a car) HSK 2
qīng chu clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about HSK 2
gǎn dào to feel; to sense; to perceive HSK 2
yǎn eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) HSK 2
yàng that kind; that sort HSK 2
zuò seat; base; stand; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address, e.g. 师座; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects HSK 2
gǎn xiè (express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks HSK 2
zhuāng adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack HSK 2
hǎo xiàng as if; to seem like HSK 2
yuàn to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth) HSK 2
diàn inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store HSK 2
zhèng cháng regular; normal; ordinary HSK 2
gāng gang just recently; just a moment ago HSK 2
quán whole; all HSK 2
liú to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve HSK 2
yào medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); to poison HSK 2
liàng classifier for vehicles HSK 2
suàn to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute HSK 2
guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of HSK 2
bàn to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with HSK 2