The Bittersweet

The Bittersweet 2017

苦乐参半 kǔ lè cānbàn

As a killer stalks the streets, a troubled young courier suspects that a doctor may be the long-lost sister he hasn't seen since childhood.

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3.76 Beginner Director D. Ho IMDb 5.1

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换 換 huàn to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) HSK 2
最近 最近 zuì jìn recently; soon; nearest HSK 2
份 份 fèn classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分 HSK 2
面 面 miàn face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc HSK 2
方面 方面 fāng miàn respect; aspect; field; side HSK 2
永远 永遠 yǒng yuǎn forever; eternal HSK 2
句 句 jù sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse HSK 2
直接 直接 zhí jiē direct (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward HSK 2
以为 以為 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) HSK 2
生 生 shēng to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student HSK 2
万 万 mò used in 俟 HSK 2
讲 講 jiǎng to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture HSK 2
掉 掉 diào to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) HSK 2
特别 特別 tè bié unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular HSK 2
办法 辦法 bàn fǎ means; method; way (of doing sth) HSK 2
当时 當時 dāng shí then; at that time; while HSK 2
努力 努力 nǔ lì to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious HSK 2
道 道 dào road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division) HSK 2
有人 有人 yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) HSK 2
只要 只要 zhǐ yào if only; so long as HSK 2
原因 原因 yuán yīn cause; origin; root cause; reason HSK 2
相信 相信 xiāng xìn to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true HSK 2
接 接 jiē to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb HSK 2
队 隊 duì squadron; team; group HSK 2
以后 以後 yǐ hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future HSK 2
可是 可是 kě shì but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed HSK 2
发 發 fā to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds) HSK 2
完 完 wán to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire HSK 2
结果 結果 jiē guǒ to bear fruit HSK 2
过去 過去 guò qù (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by HSK 2
或 或 huò maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or HSK 2
为什么 為什麼 wèi shén me why?; for what reason? HSK 2
场 場 cháng threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout HSK 2
然后 然後 rán hòu then; after that; afterwards HSK 2
感觉 感覺 gǎn jué feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive HSK 2
事情 事情 shì qing affair; matter; thing; business HSK 2
成为 成為 chéng wéi to become; to turn into HSK 2
长 長 cháng length; long; forever; always; constantly HSK 2
所有 所有 suǒ yǒu all; to have; to possess; to own HSK 2
不要 不要 bù yào don't!; must not HSK 2
公司 公司 gōng sī company; firm; corporation HSK 2
一直 一直 yī zhí straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through HSK 2
位 位 wèi position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential HSK 2
应该 應該 yīng gāi ought to; should; must HSK 2
这么 這麼 zhè me so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this HSK 2
向 向 xiàng towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ... HSK 2
那么 那麼 nà me like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case HSK 2
所以 所以 suǒ yǐ therefore; as a result; so; the reason why HSK 2
当 噹 dāng (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell) HSK 2
像 像 xiàng to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.) HSK 2