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

Cast

Sean Lau Ching-Wan Sean Lau Ching-Wan Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang Andy Lau Andy Lau Mr. Cheung Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai Leung Yuen Ting Benz Hui Siu-Hung Benz Hui Siu-Hung Chief Inspector Wong Kai Fai Lam Suet Lam Suet Suet Waise Lee Chi-Hung Waise Lee Chi-Hung Mr. Chen Hung Wai-Leung Hung Wai-Leung Mr. Lee Oscar Lam Wai-Kin Oscar Lam Wai-Kin Mr. Hau Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling Head of Interpol Jimmy Wong Jimmy Wong Office Building Security Guard

Vocabulary

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爆 爆 bào to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil HSK 6
混 混 hùn to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless HSK 6
爆炸 爆炸 bào zhà explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate HSK 6
若 若 ruò to seem; like; as; if HSK 6
据 㨿 jū used in 据 HSK 6
便 便 biàn plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards HSK 6
同 同 tóng like; same; similar; together; alike; with HSK 6
如 如 rú as; as if; such as HSK 6
背黑锅 背黑鍋 bēi hēi guō to be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
胡来 胡來 hú lái to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules; to mess with sth; to make a hash of things; to cause trouble Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) Xiehouyu HSK 5
收拾 收拾 shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
匪 匪 fěi bandits, robbers, gangsters ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
启 啟 qǐ open; begin, commence; explain ∼HSK 5
督察 督察 dū chá to supervise; to superintend; inspector; censorship ∼HSK 5
旦 旦 dàn dawn; morning; day ∼HSK 5
钮 鈕 Niǔ button, knob; surname ∼HSK 5
糟了 糟了 zāo le gosh!; oh no!; darn! ∼HSK 5
怎 怎 zěn how (variant of 怎么) ∼HSK 5
挡住 擋住 dǎng zhù to obstruct ∼HSK 5
狙击手 狙擊手 jū jī shǒu sniper; marksman ∼HSK 5
军火 軍火 jūn huǒ weapons and ammunition; munitions; arms ∼HSK 5
指纹 指紋 zhǐ wén fingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers ∼HSK 5
佬 佬 lǎo (Cant.) man, person; mature ∼HSK 5
辈子 輩子 bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
械 械 xiè weapons; implements, instruments ∼HSK 5
柜 櫃 guì cabinet, cupboard; shop counter ∼HSK 5
神枪手 神槍手 shén qiāng shǒu sharpshooter ∼HSK 5
防弹 防彈 fáng dàn bulletproof ∼HSK 5
插口 插口 chā kǒu socket (for an electric plug); to interrupt (sb speaking); to butt in ∼HSK 5
霓虹 霓虹 ní hóng rainbow; neon (loanword) ∼HSK 5
和平解决 和平解決 hé píng jiě jué peace settlement; peaceful solution ∼HSK 5
老兄 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy ∼HSK 5
谋杀案 謀殺案 móu shā àn murder case ∼HSK 5
出狱 出獄 chū yù to be released from prison ∼HSK 5
胁 脅 xié ribs, armpits; flank; threaten ∼HSK 5
闭嘴 閉嘴 bì zuǐ Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴 ∼HSK 5
塘 塘 táng pond; tank; dike, embankment ∼HSK 5
娇 嬌 jiāo seductive and loveable; tender ∼HSK 5
效劳 效勞 xiào láo to serve (in some capacity); to work for ∼HSK 5
阻 阻 zǔ impede, hinder, obstruct; oppose ∼HSK 5
多礼 多禮 duō lǐ too polite; overcourteous ∼HSK 5
搞定 搞定 gǎo dìng to fix; to settle; to wangle ∼HSK 5
锁上 鎖上 suǒ shàng to lock; to lock up ∼HSK 5
锁匙 鎖匙 suǒ chí (dialect) key; Taiwan pr. [suo3 shi5] ∼HSK 5
不方便 不方便 bù fāng biàn inconvenience; inconvenient ∼HSK 5
柱 柱 zhù pillar, post; support; lean on ∼HSK 5
眼巴巴 眼巴巴 yǎn bā bā waiting anxiously; impatient ∼HSK 5
甘 甘 Gān sweetness; sweet, tasty ∼HSK 5