Running Out of Time 1999
暗战
Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
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Vocabulary
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| 姓 姓 | family name; surname; to be surnamed | |
| 大声 大聲 | loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly | |
| 停车 停車 | to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall | |
| 车辆 車輛 | vehicle | |
| 懂得 懂得 | to understand; to know; to comprehend | |
| 不好意思 不好意思 | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) | |
| 不如 不如 | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to | |
| 重复 重複 | to repeat; to duplicate | |
| 放心 放心 | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease | |
| 同事 同事 | colleague; co-worker | |
| 多久 多久 | (of time) how long?; (not) a long time | |
| 的话 的話 | if (coming after a conditional clause) | |
| 放下 放下 | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc) | |
| 到处 到處 | everywhere | |
| 随时 隨時 | at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary | |
| 随便 隨便 | as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton | |
| 讲话 講話 | a speech; to speak; to talk; to address | |
| 差不多 差不多 | almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad | |
| 灯 燈 | lamp; light; lantern | |
| 心中 心中 | central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart | |
| 吹 吹 | to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through | |
| 经理 經理 | manager; director | |
| 黄 黃 | yellow; pornographic; to fall through | |
| 司机 司機 | chauffeur; driver | |
| 千 千 | thousand | |
| 平 平 | flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平声 | |
| 头发 頭髮 | hair (on the head) | |
| 不行 不行 | won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable | |
| 普通 普通 | common; ordinary; general; average | |
| 怎么样 怎麼樣 | how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? | |
| 油 油 | oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning | |
| 听说 聽說 | to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking | |
| 国际 國際 | international | |
| 目的 目的 | purpose; aim; goal; target; objective | |
| 通知 通知 | to notify; to inform; notice; notification | |
| 街 街 | street | |
| 层 層 | to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers | |
| 取 取 | to take; to get; to choose; to fetch | |
| 留下 留下 | to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go | |
| 正是 正是 | is precisely | |
| 收到 收到 | to receive | |
| 正确 正確 | correct; sound; right; proper | |
| 办公室 辦公室 | office; business premises; bureau | |
| 刚才 剛才 | just now; a moment ago | |
| 称 稱 | to fit; balanced; suitable | |
| 就要 就要 | will; shall; to be going to | |
| 嘴 嘴 | mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc) | |
| 假 假 | used in 掰 | |
| 查 查 | to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) | |
| 意见 意見 | idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint |