The Bodyguard from Beijing

The Bodyguard from Beijing 1994

中南海保镖 zhōngnán hǎi bǎobiāo

A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.

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Vocabulary

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浑身 渾身 hún shēn all over; from head to foot HSK 7
闷 悶 mēn stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly HSK 7
趴 趴 pā to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent HSK 7
监视 監視 jiān shì to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance HSK 7
哎呀 哎呀 āi yā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7
烦恼 煩惱 fán nǎo to be worried; to be distressed; worries HSK 7
宗 宗 zōng school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs HSK 7
绑架 綁架 bǎng jià to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking HSK 7
不准 不准 bù zhǔn not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
贼 賊 zéi thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely HSK 7
杀手 殺手 shā shǒu killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player HSK 7
乖 乖 guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
甩 甩 shuǎi to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb) HSK 7
保障 保障 bǎo zhàng to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard HSK 7
蛮 蠻 mán barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless HSK 7
抢劫 搶劫 qiǎng jié to rob; looting HSK 7
致 緻 zhì (bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite HSK 7
告 告 gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
耍 耍 shuǎ to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) HSK 7
惊 驚 jīng to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm HSK 7
哼 哼 hēng to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! HSK 7
一面 一面 yī miàn one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face HSK 7
唉 唉 āi interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh HSK 7
尸体 屍體 shī tǐ dead body; corpse; carcass HSK 7
注 註 zhù to inject; to pour into; to concentrate; to pay attention; stake (gambling); classifier for sums of money; variant of 注 HSK 7
许 許 xǔ to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
袭击 襲擊 xí jī attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack HSK 7
需 需 xū to require; to need; to want; necessity; need HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
同志 同志 tóng zhì comrade; (slang) homosexual HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
习惯成自然 習慣成自然 xí guàn chéng zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable; second nature Idiom ∼HSK 6
身经百战 身經百戰 shēn jīng bǎi zhàn lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom); fig. experienced; seasoned Idiom ∼HSK 6
鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom); fig. trivial (matter) Idiom ∼HSK 6
滔天大罪 滔天大罪 tāo tiān dà zuì heinous crime Idiom ∼HSK 6
一清二楚 一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ to be very clear about sth (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
吊儿郎当 吊兒郎當 diào r láng dāng sloppy Idiom ∼HSK 6
惹不起 惹不起 rě bu qǐ can't afford to offend; dare not provoke; difficult to deal with; insufferable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作主张 自作主張 zì zuò - zhǔ zhāng (idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
见死不救 見死不救 jiàn sǐ bù jiù 见: see, observe, behold; perceive · 死: die; dead; death · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 救: save, rescue, relieve; help, aid Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
开眼界 開眼界 kāi yǎn jiè to broaden one's horizons Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
同归于尽 同歸於盡 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself; to end in mutual destruction Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] Xiehouyu HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6