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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negative ion; anion (physics) ∼HSK 6
xié evil influence; unhealthy trend; (a person's) evil air; aura of wickedness; (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite:, vital energy) ∼HSK 6
suàn mìng fortune-telling; to tell fortune ∼HSK 6
xīn shēng àn guǐ 疑: doubt, question, suspect · 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul · 生: life, living, lifetime; birth · 暗: dark; obscure; in secret, covert · 鬼: ghost; spirit of dead; devil ∼HSK 6
luó pán compass ∼HSK 6
yān to drown ∼HSK 6
bào chū to burst out; to appear unexpectedly; to break (media story) ∼HSK 6
zuǐ (dialect) to argue; to quarrel ∼HSK 6
wān crook of the arm ∼HSK 6
zhǔ xiū (education) to major in; major ∼HSK 6
shì jiè end of the world ∼HSK 6
gōng achievements and virtue ∼HSK 6
jié to finish school, esp. a short course; to complete a course; (of a company) to cease operations ∼HSK 6
jué unconsciously ∼HSK 6
āi yuàn grief; resentment; aggrieved; plaintive ∼HSK 6
hùn fàn to work for a living ∼HSK 6
bào to blow out; to blow off; (computer games) to zap; (phone) to ring off the hook; to be jammed; to max out (credit card etc) ∼HSK 6
rén not benevolent; heartless; numb ∼HSK 6
jīn shēng jīn shì 今: now, today, modern era · 生: life, living, lifetime; birth · 今: now, today, modern era · 世: generation; world; era ∼HSK 6
xiāng a censer (for burning incense); incense burner; thurible ∼HSK 6
líng not work; be ineffective ∼HSK 6
piān yào to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything ∼HSK 6
lái since ancient times ∼HSK 6
tóng míng tóng xìng having same given name and family name ∼HSK 6
zuò gōng (physics) to do work; non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera) ∼HSK 6
dàng kǒu stall; booth ∼HSK 6
zhé hibernation; living in seclusion ∼HSK 6
zhòu guān world view; conception of the universe ∼HSK 6
yóu video game machine; video game console HSK 6
zhèn suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell HSK 6
yǎng to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on HSK 6
duō bàn most; mostly; most likely HSK 6
wǎng web page HSK 6
chū miàn to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up HSK 6
jiù shì shuō in other words; that is HSK 6
zěn me not very; not particularly HSK 6
chū to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent HSK 6
yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
shōu to confiscate; to seize HSK 6
duàn to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone) HSK 6
mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix HSK 6
àn case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example HSK 6
cháng jiǔ (for a) long time HSK 6
energetically; vigorously HSK 6
láo firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison HSK 6
fu to bully HSK 6
to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus HSK 6
liú yán to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message HSK 6
to attempt; to try; attempt HSK 6
fàng shǒu to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand HSK 6