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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chēng wéi to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." HSK 3
good fortune; happiness; luck HSK 3
chǎo to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise HSK 3
zhěng to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage) HSK 3
kàn shang qu it would appear; it seems (that) HSK 3
shāng xīn to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt HSK 3
xiàn xiàng phenomenon; appearance HSK 3
duì dài to treat; treatment HSK 3
lián continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive HSK 3
gōng tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc) HSK 3
cóng since (a time); ever since HSK 3
shāng rushing current HSK 3
yóu to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel HSK 3
zhǔ rèn director; head HSK 3
qiáo bridge HSK 3
gǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) HSK 3
shēng life force; vitality HSK 3
yìn xiàng impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory HSK 3
lǐng neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc HSK 3
need not; does not have to; not necessarily HSK 3
gǎn jǐn hurriedly; without delay HSK 3
nèi xīn heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter HSK 3
làng fèi to waste; to squander HSK 3
forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once HSK 3
to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things HSK 3
jiào liàn instructor; sports coach; trainer HSK 3
jiù old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) HSK 3
zhōng clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell HSK 3
qiān wàn ten million; countless; many; one must by all means HSK 3
duàn to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly HSK 3
duì yuán team member HSK 3
to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure HSK 3
màn màn slowly HSK 3
shèng victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear; equal to (a task) HSK 3
complicated; complex HSK 3
guài strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled HSK 3
wén huà culture; civilization; cultural HSK 3
gài roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea HSK 3
happy; cheerful; to laugh HSK 3
hài to be afraid; to be scared HSK 3
zhǒng every kind of; all kinds of; various HSK 3
zhuā zhù to grab hold of; to capture HSK 3
fan trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble HSK 3
niang girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) HSK 3
xià miàn below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian] HSK 3
zhí straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters HSK 3
zēng jiā to raise; to increase HSK 3
to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) HSK 3
(onom.) laughing out loud HSK 3
zhuàng kuàng condition; state; situation HSK 3