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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xiǎo small; tiny; few; young HSK 1
ne particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?"); (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action; particle indicating strong affirmation HSK 1
zài again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis) HSK 1
zuì most; the most; -est (superlative suffix) HSK 1
tài highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely HSK 1
chū to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc HSK 1
děng class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once HSK 1
tiān day; sky; heaven HSK 1
liǎng two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old) HSK 1
duō many; much; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]); (bound form) multi-; poly- HSK 1
yòng to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore HSK 1
nián year HSK 1
xiàn zài now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays HSK 1
zhēn really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine HSK 1
lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 里 HSK 1
zhōng within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right HSK 1
xià down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action HSK 1
cóng from; through; via; to follow; to obey; to engage in (an activity); never (in negative sentence); (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) retainer; assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor HSK 1
big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 姐); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother) HSK 1
méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not HSK 1
guò to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too- HSK 1
ba (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume. HSK 1
diǎn point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更; dot stroke in Chinese characters; classifier for items HSK 1
shén me what?; something; anything HSK 1
zuò to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner) HSK 1
kān to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard HSK 1
men they HSK 1
gěi to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier) HSK 1
néng can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy HSK 1
méi yǒu haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be HSK 1
xiǎng to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) HSK 1
to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) HSK 1
she HSK 1
hái still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else HSK 1
hěn (adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully HSK 1
lái to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来) HSK 1
shǎng used in 上声 HSK 1
dào to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough HSK 1
duì right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair HSK 1
dōu all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all HSK 1
(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 HSK 1
huì can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [huǐ]) HSK 1
one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit HSK 1
hǎo good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello HSK 1
shuō to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine HSK 1
rén person; people HSK 1
yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce HSK 1
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese HSK 1
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual HSK 1
men we; us; ourselves; our HSK 1