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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xiǎo xīn to be careful; to take care HSK 2
suàn to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation HSK 2
zěn me yàng how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? HSK 2
wéi hello (when answering the phone) HSK 2
guàn habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to HSK 2
xié shoe HSK 2
jiē street HSK 2
xīn li chest; heart; mind HSK 2
liú xià to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go HSK 2
jié joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour) HSK 2
fish HSK 2
pái a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc HSK 2
shōu dào to receive HSK 2
ài qíng romance; love (romantic) HSK 2
gāng cái just now; a moment ago HSK 2
yàng zi appearance; manner; pattern; model HSK 2
广 guǎng gào to advertise; a commercial; advertisement HSK 2
shí fēn very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts HSK 2
hǎi ocean; sea; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous HSK 2
gǎi to change; to alter; to transform; to correct HSK 2
zuǐ mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc) HSK 2
hòu lái afterwards; later; newly arrived HSK 2
shǎo many; a lot; not few HSK 2
jiǎo foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks HSK 2
chá to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) 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
滿 Mǎn Manchu ethnic group HSK 2
zuò yòng to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 用, inhibition HSK 2
lòng lane; alley HSK 2
jīng cháng frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily HSK 2
to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences HSK 2
chóng xīn again; once more; re- HSK 2
piào liang pretty; beautiful HSK 2
to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 卦, symbolizing fire; ☲ HSK 2
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
to cry; to weep 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
yǎn jing eye HSK 2
yuán lái original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out HSK 2
dǎo to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit HSK 2
gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi HSK 2
qīng chu clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about HSK 2
zhào piàn photograph; picture HSK 2
yǎn eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) HSK 2
yàng that kind; that sort HSK 2
yīn yuè music HSK 2
hǎo xiàng as if; to seem like HSK 2
yuàn to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth) HSK 2
xiǎng dào to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate HSK 2