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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péi bàn to accompany HSK 7
bài tuō to request sb to do sth; please! HSK 7
zhèn to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 卦, symbolizing thunder; ☳ HSK 7
xiāo to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take HSK 7
chán to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy HSK 7
chún cuì pure; unadulterated; purely; completely HSK 7
zhèng miàn front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open HSK 7
cán rěn cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless HSK 7
shà (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc) HSK 7
mēn stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly HSK 7
kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job HSK 7
bàng scale (instrument for weighing); to weigh; (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams); (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type) HSK 7
innocent; innocence; not guilty (law) HSK 7
bào to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation HSK 7
āi interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing HSK 7
tiān shēng nature; disposition; innate; natural HSK 7
xiàn to envy; to admire HSK 7
shí when HSK 7
jiān double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time HSK 7
jiàn inexpensive; lowly; despicable; (bound form) (humble) my HSK 7
chèn to avail oneself of; to take advantage of HSK 7
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miǎn to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited HSK 7
zhǔn not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit HSK 7
to take a wife; to marry (a woman) HSK 7
biāo mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); prize; award; bid; target; quota; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; visible symptom; classifier for military units HSK 7
to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of HSK 7
guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
shuǎi to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb) HSK 7
pāo to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon HSK 7
jiē all; each and every; in all cases HSK 7
yào shi key HSK 7
zhèn a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time) HSK 7
怀 huái yùn pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy HSK 7
gu buttocks; bottom; butt; back part HSK 7
to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) HSK 7
gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
shuǎ to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) HSK 7
穿 穿 chuān zhuó attire; clothes; dress HSK 7
huī ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected HSK 7
yǎn shén expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect) HSK 7
jīng to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm HSK 7
zhēn xīn sincere; heartfelt HSK 7
huàn to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry HSK 7
āi interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh HSK 7
fěn powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝); to be a fan of HSK 7
gōng to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
líng quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin HSK 7
square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively HSK 7