The Big Holdup

The Big Holdup 1975

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A group of down-on-their-luck robbers pull off a spectacular job - only to find themselves hunted by cops and possible betrayers! Chan Koon Tai leads the diverse pack of criminals, which also includes such Shaw Brothers luminaries as Ngok Wah, Chung Wong, Ling Yun, and a young Danny Lee in one of his first featured roles. The group pulls off the robbery in action-packed fashion, but betrayal and the relentless police end up marking the five robbers for death.

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qīng to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of 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
xīn exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
duǒ to hide; to dodge; to avoid HSK 5
bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
píng to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof HSK 5
zàn shí temporary; provisional; for the time being HSK 5
wéi zhǐ until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) HSK 5
qiàn to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) HSK 5
zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
huí to recall; memories HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
(bound form) house; (bound form) room HSK 5
lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on 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
cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
trick; drama; play; show HSK 5
yùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate HSK 5
yāo qǐng to invite; invitation HSK 5
dāi foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay HSK 5
qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
dāi to stay HSK 5
guàn jūn champion 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
wéi only; sole HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
àn zi long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
xiū to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 4
qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tài ān Tai'an, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province; Taian township in Miaoli county, northwest Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
lìng Darling (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Xīn jiè New Territories (in Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Láo Lái Rolls-Royce Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
zǎi small thing, child; young animal ∼HSK 4
Fēi fragrant, luxuriant; the Philippines ∼HSK 4
shǒu to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities) ∼HSK 4
shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
wáng dàn bastard; son of a bitch ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4