Running Out of Time

Running Out of Time 1999

暗战 àn zhàn

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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3.8 Beginner Director Johnnie To IMDb 7.3

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Vocabulary

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险些 險些 xiǎn xiē narrowly; almost; nearly ∼HSK 6
没命 沒命 méi mìng to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately ∼HSK 6
主犯 主犯 zhǔ fàn culprit ∼HSK 6
订制 訂製 dìng zhì custom-made; made-to-order; to have sth custom made ∼HSK 6
巡更 巡更 xún gēng to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs ∼HSK 6
探长 探長 tàn zhǎng (police) detective ∼HSK 6
塞车 塞車 sāi chē traffic jam ∼HSK 6
遮住 遮住 zhē zhù to cover (up); to block; to obstruct; to shade ∼HSK 6
搞砸 搞砸 gǎo zá to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil ∼HSK 6
面纱 面紗 miàn shā veil ∼HSK 6
憋不住 憋不住 biē bu zhù to be unable to repress sth; to be unable to contain oneself ∼HSK 6
文职 文職 wén zhí civilian post (as opposed to military); civil service; administration ∼HSK 6
代入 代入 dài rù to substitute into ∼HSK 6
查验 查驗 chá yàn inspection; to examine ∼HSK 6
黑手党 黑手黨 hēi shǒu dǎng mafia ∼HSK 6
佣金 佣金 yòng jīn commission ∼HSK 6
盯紧 盯緊 dīng jǐn to keep an eye on ∼HSK 6
抢劫案 搶劫案 qiǎng jié àn robbery; holdup ∼HSK 6
刑警 刑警 xíng jǐng criminal police ∼HSK 6
泡妞 泡妞 pào niū to pick up girls; to play around with girls; to chase after girls ∼HSK 6
鬼混 鬼混 guǐ hùn to hang around; to fool around; to live aimlessly ∼HSK 6
娘娘腔 娘娘腔 niáng niang qiāng sissy; effeminate ∼HSK 6
匪徒 匪徒 fěi tú gangster; bandit HSK 6
奶粉 奶粉 nǎi fěn powdered milk HSK 6
一行 一行 yī xíng party; delegation HSK 6
面对面 面對面 miàn duì miàn face to face HSK 6
往后 往後 wǎng hòu from now on; in the future; time to come HSK 6
师父 師父 shī fu used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker HSK 6
亲眼 親眼 qīn yǎn with one's own eyes; personally HSK 6
吸毒 吸毒 xī dú to take drugs HSK 6
珠宝 珠寶 zhū bǎo pearls; jewels; precious stones HSK 6
尖 尖 jiān pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the cream of the crop HSK 6
正当 正當 zhèng dāng timely; just (when needed) HSK 6
欺负 欺負 qī fu to bully HSK 6
仓库 倉庫 cāng kù depot; storehouse; warehouse HSK 6
直升机 直升機 zhí shēng jī helicopter HSK 6
放手 放手 fàng shǒu to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand HSK 6
从没 從沒 cóng méi never (in the past); never did HSK 6
同一 同一 tóng yī identical; the same HSK 6
支援 支援 zhī yuán to provide assistance; to support; to back HSK 6
救命 救命 jiù mìng to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! HSK 6
笑容 笑容 xiào róng smile; smiling expression HSK 6
协助 協助 xié zhù to provide assistance; to aid HSK 6
炸弹 炸彈 zhà dàn bomb HSK 6
无关 無關 wú guān unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) HSK 6
撑 撐 chēng to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support HSK 6
混乱 混亂 hùn luàn confusion; chaos; disorder HSK 6
蒙 濛 méng drizzle; mist HSK 6
咨询 咨詢 zī xún to consult; to seek advice; consultation; (sales) inquiry (formal) HSK 6
公 公 gōng public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 位; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal) HSK 6