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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yùn be pregnant, pregnancy ∼HSK 5
tóu outline; main threads ∼HSK 5
exhale; blow out; deep sigh; hiss; praise ∼HSK 5
shuǎng not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate ∼HSK 5
穿 穿 chuān dòng pierce ∼HSK 5
zhuǎn yùn to forward; to transfer; to transship; to have luck turn in one's favor ∼HSK 5
plan a project; stand on tiptoe ∼HSK 5
demon ∼HSK 5
shāo děng to wait a moment ∼HSK 5
zuǐ yìng reluctant to admit a mistake ∼HSK 5
zǒu yùn to have good luck; to be in luck ∼HSK 5
cuī decline, falter, decrease; weaken ∼HSK 5
yǎn to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush ∼HSK 5
meddling woman; nosy parker (Cantonese) ∼HSK 5
ants ∼HSK 5
curse; swear, pledge ∼HSK 5
to sacrifice, worship ∼HSK 5
coerce, force, compel; urgent ∼HSK 5
shě de to be willing to part with sth HSK 5
xiān hòu early or late; priority; in succession; one after another HSK 5
shēn whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes HSK 5
to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish HSK 5
yōu huì privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment); discount (price) HSK 5
cháng intestines HSK 5
xué wèi academic degree; place in school HSK 5
miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
next door; neighbor HSK 5
péi to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss HSK 5
nán seldom; rare; hard to come by HSK 5
guāng róng honor and glory; glorious HSK 5
shōu gòu to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company) HSK 5
liǎn complexion; look HSK 5
gāng qín piano HSK 5
shī fu master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men HSK 5
hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
qíng jié circumstances; plot; storyline HSK 5
jiě chú to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement) HSK 5
dào shi contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you HSK 5
lòu to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) HSK 5
chǎng position; standpoint HSK 5
qi character; temperament; disposition; bad temper HSK 5
chí late; delayed; slow HSK 5
àn massage; to massage HSK 5
míng míng obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely HSK 5
wèn adviser; consultant HSK 5
quàn to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe HSK 5
zhǐ shì to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions HSK 5
shì major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way HSK 5
shé snake; serpent HSK 5
chāi to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open HSK 5