Sparrow

Sparrow 2008

wén qiāo

Kei is the experienced leader of a team of pickpockets — also known as "Sparrows" in HK slang. He enjoys a carefree lifestyle taking photos. One day a dashing beauty, Chun-Lei, suddenly appears in Kei's viewfinder. Kei is mesmerized. But behind Chun-Lei's attractive facade lies a mysterious past and a mission to set herself free.

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3.34 Beginner Director Johnnie To 🍅 93%

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Vocabulary

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liú xià to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go HSK 2
si idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc HSK 2
lòng lane; alley HSK 2
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
biàn chéng to change into; to turn into; to become HSK 2
shōu to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) HSK 2
zěn yàng how; what kind HSK 2
jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage HSK 2
qīng chu clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about HSK 2
yǎn eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) HSK 2
zhuāng adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack HSK 2
gāng gang just recently; just a moment ago HSK 2
guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of HSK 2
liǎn face HSK 2
fèn classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分 HSK 2
wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) HSK 2
used in 俟 HSK 2
kāi to depart; to leave HSK 2
diào to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) HSK 2
qián before; formerly; previous; ago HSK 2
dào road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division) HSK 2
yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) HSK 2
hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future HSK 2
huà plan; project; program; to plan; to map out HSK 2
jiàn dào to see HSK 2
tóu head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock HSK 2
wèi shén me why?; for what reason? HSK 2
cháng threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout HSK 2
shì qing affair; matter; thing; business HSK 2
yào don't!; must not HSK 2
guò only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival) HSK 2
shēng huó to live; life; livelihood HSK 2
wèi position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential HSK 2
dài band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise HSK 2
yīng gāi ought to; should; must HSK 2
zhè me so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this HSK 2
me like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case HSK 2
dāng to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at HSK 2
xiàng to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.) HSK 2
néng might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps HSK 2
dàn shì but; however HSK 2
it HSK 2
wèn question; problem; issue; topic HSK 2
zhǐ only; merely; just; but HSK 2
yòu (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway HSK 2
guǒ if; in case; in the event that HSK 2
zhè yàng this kind of; so; this way; like this; such HSK 2
can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good HSK 2
to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished HSK 2
oneself; one's own HSK 2