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

Cast

Océane Zhu Océane Zhu Lee Tae-ri Lee Tae-ri

Vocabulary

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泥菩萨过江 泥菩薩過江 ní pú sà guò jiāng lit. a clay Buddha crossing a river — unable even to save itself (idiom); fig. powerless to help others when one is in trouble oneself Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
瞎扯 瞎扯 xiā chě to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
伏笔 伏筆 fú bǐ foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story) ∼HSK 6
产区 產區 chǎn qū place of production; manufacturing location ∼HSK 6
刑警 刑警 xíng jǐng criminal police ∼HSK 6
瞳孔 瞳孔 tóng kǒng pupil (of the eye) ∼HSK 6
翻涌 翻湧 fān yǒng to roll over and over (of billows or clouds) ∼HSK 6
先验 先驗 xiān yàn (philosophy) a priori ∼HSK 6
吸氧 吸氧 xī yǎng to breathe; to absorb oxygen ∼HSK 6
静脉 靜脈 jìng mài vein ∼HSK 6
用尽 用盡 yòng jìn to exhaust; to use up completely ∼HSK 6
牛逼 牛逼 niú bī variant of ∼HSK 6
就寝 就寢 jiù qǐn to go to sleep; to go to bed (literary) ∼HSK 6
啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
拖住 拖住 tuō zhù to hold up; to hinder; to stall ∼HSK 6
误诊 誤診 wù zhěn to misdiagnose; to be late in giving medical treatment ∼HSK 6
磨叽 磨嘰 mò ji (dialect) to dawdle; to waste time; also written ∼HSK 6
原地踏步 原地踏步 yuán dì tà bù to mark time (military); to make no headway ∼HSK 6
无妄之灾 無妄之災 wú wàng zhī zāi unexpected calamity; undeserved disaster (idiom); a bolt from the blue ∼HSK 6
疏失 疏失 shū shī to make a (careless) mistake; oversight ∼HSK 6
家公 家公 jiā gōng head of a family; (polite) my father; (polite) my grandfather; your esteemed father ∼HSK 6
恍惚 恍惚 huǎng hū absent-minded; distracted; dazzled; vaguely; dimly ∼HSK 6
卑微 卑微 bēi wēi lowly; humble ∼HSK 6
涂抹 塗抹 tú mǒ to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate HSK 6
一道 一道 yī dào together HSK 6
面对面 面對面 miàn duì miàn face to face HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
裂 裂 liè to split; to crack; to break open; to rend HSK 6
病房 病房 bìng fáng ward (of a hospital); sickroom HSK 6
阴影 陰影 yīn yǐng (lit. and fig.) shadow HSK 6
崇拜 崇拜 chóng bài to worship; adoration HSK 6
凶手 兇手 xiōng shǒu murderer; assassin HSK 6
抱歉 抱歉 bào qiàn to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! HSK 6
指定 指定 zhǐ dìng to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated HSK 6
欺负 欺負 qī fu to bully HSK 6
开通 開通 kāi tōng to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service) HSK 6
外科 外科 wài kē surgery (branch of medicine) HSK 6
妙 妙 miào clever; wonderful HSK 6
鉴定 鑑定 jiàn dìng to appraise; to identify; to evaluate HSK 6
循环 循環 xún huán to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop HSK 6
摩托车 摩托車 mó tuō chē (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle HSK 6
救命 救命 jiù mìng to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! HSK 6
协助 協助 xié zhù to provide assistance; to aid HSK 6
赚钱 賺錢 zhuàn qián to earn money; moneymaking HSK 6
当天 當天 dāng tiān on that day HSK 6
当作 當作 dàng zuò to treat as; to regard as HSK 6
猛 猛 měng ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome HSK 6