Shanghai Grand

Shanghai Grand 1996

xīn shǎng hǎi tān

Hui Man Keung is washed up on a beach near Shanghai. He is taken in by Ding Lik, a kindly beggar who is in love with Fung Ching Ching, the daughter of a prominent gangster. It isn't long before Ding Lik rises through the underworld ranks to become one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

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Vocabulary

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pán domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth ∼HSK 4
beautiful, magnificent, elegant ∼HSK 4
chǔ jué to execute (a condemned criminal) ∼HSK 4
láo labor, toil, do manual work ∼HSK 4
dāng bīng to serve in the army; to be a soldier ∼HSK 4
bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
pái to draw a tile (at mahjong); to play mahjong ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
bīng biàn mutiny; (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army ∼HSK 4
yǒng brave, courageous, fierce ∼HSK 4
luò wǎng (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net; (of a tennis ball) to hit the net; (of a criminal) to be captured ∼HSK 4
huí háng to return to port ∼HSK 4
kuò go, reach; appropriate, suitable ∼HSK 4
zuò láo to be imprisoned ∼HSK 4
chú cooking skills; culinary talent ∼HSK 4
bào bào to hug; to give a cuddle ∼HSK 4
shāo dào to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature) ∼HSK 4
touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact) ∼HSK 4
zhī know ∼HSK 4
wáng dàn bastard; son of a bitch ∼HSK 4
gān to wipe dry ∼HSK 4
zāng kuǎn booty; stolen goods ∼HSK 4
i.d. tag, tally, symbol, charm ∼HSK 4
guó huà to internationalize; internationalization ∼HSK 4
jié le that's that; that's it; that will do ∼HSK 4
shí immediate ∼HSK 4
shī shǒu a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated ∼HSK 4
lìng yǒu to have some other (reason etc) ∼HSK 4
xìng huì nice to meet you ∼HSK 4
dìng xià to set (the tone, a target etc); to lay down (the beat) ∼HSK 4
meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
jiǎo soles of the feet ∼HSK 4
zhuǎn gào to pass on; to communicate; to transmit HSK 4
chá tea; tea leaves HSK 4
arrogant idler; self-centered show-off HSK 4
zháo huǒ to catch fire HSK 4
bǎo guì valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by HSK 4
méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
lǎo shi honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible HSK 4
huì to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding HSK 4
jiāng river HSK 4
tóng qíng to sympathize with; sympathy HSK 4
shōu huí to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke HSK 4
jiǎng jīn premium; award money; bonus HSK 4
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss HSK 4
yùn qi luck (good or bad) HSK 4
jiǔ bar; pub; saloon HSK 4
nǎo dai head; skull; brains; mental capability HSK 4
to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract HSK 4
shì de seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de] HSK 4