Shanghai Triad

Shanghai Triad 1995

yáo ā yáoyáo dào wài qiáo

Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.

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3.69 Beginner Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 90%

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zhè r here HSK 1
míng nián next year HSK 1
bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
gān jìng clean; neat HSK 1
bian over there; yonder HSK 1
zhu to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart HSK 1
huì r a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r] HSK 1
shang on the ground; on the floor HSK 1
shēng to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness HSK 1
jiǔ nine; 9 HSK 1
rain HSK 1
jìn lái to come in HSK 1
páng biān side; adjacent place HSK 1
méi shén me nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind HSK 1
jìn to go in HSK 1
xiǎo jie young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute HSK 1
fàn cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan; devotee HSK 1
shēng birthday HSK 1
shù tree; to cultivate; to set up HSK 1
fu clothes HSK 1
seven; 7 HSK 1
chī fàn to have a meal; to eat; to make a living HSK 1
fáng jiān room HSK 1
to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording) HSK 1
huí qu to return; to go back HSK 1
elder brother HSK 1
guān mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve HSK 1
to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots HSK 1
cháng always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant HSK 1
jiào religion; teaching; to make; to cause; to tell HSK 1
huí dào to return to HSK 1
chuáng bed; couch; classifier for beds HSK 1
shuì jiào to go to bed; to sleep HSK 1
bái white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera HSK 1
gāo xìng happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood HSK 1
letter; symbol; character; word; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China HSK 1
shuō huà to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word HSK 1
ér daughter HSK 1
kàn jiàn to see; to catch sight of HSK 1
shí ten; 10 HSK 1
jīn nián this year HSK 1
shàng at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force) HSK 1
men they; them (for females) HSK 1
míng zi name (of a person or thing) HSK 1
chàng to sing; to call loudly; to chant HSK 1
liù six; 6 HSK 1
chū to go out HSK 1
lóu house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor HSK 1
bāo to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet HSK 1
where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪里 HSK 1