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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zāo gāo too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad HSK 5
dòng shǒu to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch HSK 5
chú fēi only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless HSK 5
shǔ (bound form) rat; mouse HSK 5
quán dōu all; without exception HSK 5
jǐng gào to warn; to admonish HSK 5
线 xiàn suǒ trail; clues; thread (of a story) HSK 5
chā to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose HSK 5
shā to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide HSK 5
huà in a word; in short HSK 5
huí tóu to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
hài to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity HSK 5
certainly; must; will; necessarily HSK 5
dàn crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball HSK 5
zhǐ bu guò only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... HSK 5
yìng hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial HSK 5
xīn exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
zhèng shí to confirm (sth to be true); to verify HSK 5
rēng to throw; to throw away HSK 5
làn soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad HSK 5
shuō to expound Buddhist teachings HSK 5
bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
jià price; value; (chemistry) valence HSK 5
zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
(bound form) house; (bound form) room HSK 5
zhōng yāng central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state) HSK 5
to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) HSK 5
lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
zhōu Europe (abbr. for 欧罗巴洲) HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
tōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily HSK 5
trick; drama; play; show HSK 5
yùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate HSK 5
hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
zhī zhōng inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
xìng woman; the female sex HSK 5
qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
zhì to arrive; most; to; until HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4