Tales from the Dark 1

Tales from the Dark 1 2013

huá guǐmèi xìliè

In the first of a two-part film project, three short stories from acclaimed Hong Kong writer Lilian Lee are adapted for the big screen in this horror anthology.

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4.01 Intermediate Director Lee Chi-Ngai, Fruit Chan, Simon Yam IMDb 5.6

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Vocabulary

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bào zhǐ bào dǎo newspaper report ∼HSK 4
nǎn belly ∼HSK 4
jǐn bào to hug; to embrace ∼HSK 4
怀 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4
dìng to be screwed; to be toast ∼HSK 4
shāo to burn to death ∼HSK 4
zhèn zi period of time ∼HSK 4
jiǎng to win a prize ∼HSK 4
guāi guāi (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie ∼HSK 4
belly; abdomen; bowels ∼HSK 4
fāng four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere ∼HSK 4
nián end of the year ∼HSK 4
chóng insects, worms; KangXi radical 142 ∼HSK 4
yòng in order to; so as to ∼HSK 4
zhòu to curse ∼HSK 4
shù witchcraft ∼HSK 4
ceremony, rites gifts; admire ∼HSK 4
po husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma ∼HSK 4
wǎng zhǐ website; web address; URL HSK 4
chōng diàn battery charger HSK 4
fēng social custom HSK 4
jiàng jià to cut the price; to drive down the price; to get cheaper HSK 4
tào cān set meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) HSK 4
調 tiáo naughty; mischievous; unruly HSK 4
shàng lóu to go upstairs HSK 4
yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
xiàng piàn image; photograph HSK 4
biǎo yáng to praise; to commend HSK 4
hǎi shuǐ seawater HSK 4
chēng zàn to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment HSK 4
liú chuán to spread; to circulate; to hand down HSK 4
yíng to do business; to trade HSK 4
Měi jīn US dollar; USD HSK 4
shāo to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever HSK 4
Sūn Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 HSK 4
chuán heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring) HSK 4
tou bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gú tou] HSK 4
méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
qi strength HSK 4
huì to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding HSK 4
qián prospects; future outlook; journey HSK 4
nán male-female; male and female HSK 4
yǎnli In the eyes HSK 4
dài to replace; to take the place of HSK 4
báo thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile HSK 4
fēng jǐng scenery; landscape HSK 4
yǎn jìng spectacles; eyeglasses HSK 4
tóu complaint; to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer) HSK 4
zhèn disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration HSK 4
hòu thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress HSK 4