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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lóng dragon; imperial HSK 3
xiāo shī to disappear; to fade away HSK 3
fan trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble HSK 3
xià miàn below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian] HSK 3
leather; skin; fur; pico- (one trillionth); naughty HSK 3
wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance HSK 3
shì undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation HSK 3
zhí value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty HSK 3
hòu mian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards HSK 3
broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of HSK 3
duī to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old) HSK 3
guān zhòng spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) HSK 3
cóng lái always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) HSK 3
zhèng shì formal; official HSK 3
lǎo bǎn boss; business proprietor HSK 3
huán jìng environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient HSK 3
zhào according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before HSK 3
niú ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿); (slang) awesome HSK 3
nán dào don't tell me ...; could it be that...? HSK 3
jǐng chá police; police officer HSK 3
jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time HSK 3
tiào to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate HSK 3
běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
jǐn zhāng nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce HSK 3
shǔ to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of HSK 3
qīn mother; also pr. [mǔ qin] HSK 3
bào to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
zhě reporter; journalist HSK 3
xià to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw HSK 3
shè huì society HSK 3
guāng light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered HSK 3
yāo to weigh in a balance or on a scale HSK 3
zhuā to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch HSK 3
wèi everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you HSK 3
hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly HSK 3
jué duì absolute; unconditional HSK 3
dào finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
lìng wài additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore HSK 3
céng jīng once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) HSK 3
shāng to injure; injury; wound HSK 3
shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature HSK 3
bào gào to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture HSK 3
miàn inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] HSK 3
zǒng shì always HSK 3
rén individual; personal; oneself HSK 3
xià lai to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders) HSK 3
jiào to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison HSK 3
horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess HSK 3
gēn běn fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all HSK 3