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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dǒng to understand; to comprehend HSK 2
xíng dòng operation; action; to move about; mobile HSK 2
rice; meter (classifier) HSK 2
jiǎn chá inspection; to examine; to inspect HSK 2
duàn paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc HSK 2
lái to come from (a place); From: (in email header) HSK 2
liǎn face HSK 2
kào to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) HSK 2
gǒu dog HSK 2
huàn to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) HSK 2
zuì jìn recently; soon; nearest HSK 2
fèn classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分 HSK 2
miàn face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc HSK 2
fāng miàn respect; aspect; field; side HSK 2
perhaps; maybe HSK 2
yǐng xiǎng influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb HSK 2
mài to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt HSK 2
xuǎn to choose; to pick; to select; to elect HSK 2
to form; to organize; group; team; classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries HSK 2
Yuè generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 HSK 2
wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) HSK 2
tóng shí at the same time; simultaneously HSK 2
piān disk; sheet HSK 2
wàn ten thousand; a great number HSK 2
kāi to depart; to leave HSK 2
jiǎng to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture HSK 2
diào to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) HSK 2
zhēn zhèng genuine; real; true; really; indeed HSK 2
bàn means; method; way (of doing sth) HSK 2
qián before; formerly; previous; ago HSK 2
dāng shí then; at that time; while HSK 2
to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious HSK 2
jiā to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) HSK 2
bāng zhù assistance; aid; to help; to assist HSK 2
qiú to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech HSK 2
wán chéng to complete; to accomplish HSK 2
néng gòu to be capable of; to be able to; can HSK 2
dào road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division) HSK 2
jiē shòu to accept; to receive HSK 2
fēn zhōng minute HSK 2
yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) HSK 2
zhǐ yào if only; so long as HSK 2
yuán yīn cause; origin; root cause; reason HSK 2
gāng hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly HSK 2
jiē to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb HSK 2
xìn letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random HSK 2
yāo qiú to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand HSK 2
hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future HSK 2
quán all; whole; entire; every; complete HSK 2
shì but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed HSK 2