Running Out of Time

Running Out of Time 1999

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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jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
xián huà casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind) HSK 7
tíng to anchor; anchorage; mooring (of a ship) HSK 7
mén way of doing sth; the right social connection HSK 7
shàng to come across (sb); to run into HSK 7
ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
yòng rén servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff HSK 7
wén máng illiterate HSK 7
pāi to shoot a movie HSK 7
wēi tiny; minute; fine; subtle; sensitive (instruments) HSK 7
private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval HSK 7
chōu xiàng abstract; abstraction HSK 7
shí to measure time; to time; to reckon by time HSK 7
zǒu jìn to approach; to draw near to HSK 7
jiǎ mào to impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine) HSK 7
xìng kuī fortunately; luckily HSK 7
dǒng curio; antique HSK 7
xiū to mend HSK 7
suǒ shǔ one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself); belonging to; affiliated; under one's command HSK 7
shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
huà yàn chemical examination; to do a lab test HSK 7
liào to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking HSK 7
guān diào to switch off; to shut off HSK 7
bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
diào to fish (with line and hook); to dupe HSK 7
tuǒ suitable; adequate; ready; settled HSK 7
zhí yuán office worker; staff member HSK 7
object; body; substance HSK 7
fēn to tell; to instruct; to command HSK 7
tuǒ xié to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise HSK 7
fàng guò to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth HSK 7
tōng wǎng to lead to HSK 7
jǐng guān constable; police officer HSK 7
shàng si boss; superior HSK 7
róng rěn to put up with; to tolerate HSK 7
huā yàng pattern; way of doing sth; trick; ruse; fancy-style (as in 花样滑冰 figure skating) HSK 7
shǒu qiāng pistol HSK 7
liú xuè to bleed; to shed blood HSK 7
suspicious; dubious HSK 7
miáo zhǔn to take aim at; to target HSK 7
zhèng rén witness HSK 7
zhì to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees) HSK 7
chēng hu to call; to address as; form of address; appellation HSK 7
tóu xiáng to surrender; surrender HSK 7
selfish; selfishness HSK 7
rén zhì hostage HSK 7
zǒu láng corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda HSK 7
kāi qiāng to open fire; to shoot a gun HSK 7
fēng suǒ to blockade; to seal off; to lock down HSK 7
chuáng banner HSK 7