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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骗 騙 piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
尊重 尊重 zūn zhòng to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper HSK 5
厉害 厲害 lì 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
吓 嚇 hè to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
运 運 yùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate HSK 5
射 䠶 shè to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) HSK 5
愿 願 yuàn to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing HSK 5
加上 加上 jiā shàng plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that HSK 5
俱乐部 俱樂部 jù lè bù club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword) HSK 5
呆 呆 dāi foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay HSK 5
枪 槍 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
讨厌 討厭 tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
颗 顆 kē classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
执行 執行 zhí xíng to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run HSK 5
陪 陪 péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
即使 即使 jí shǐ even if; even though HSK 5
再次 再次 zài cì one more time; again; one more; once again HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
肯定 肯定 kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
唯一 唯一 wéi yī only; sole HSK 5
搞 搞 gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
案子 案子 àn zi long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
修理 修理 xiū lǐ to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
比利 比利 Bǐ lì (HK, Sg, Tw) Pelé (1940-2022), Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Brazilian football star Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清水 清水 Qīng shuǐ Qingshui (place name); Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
廉政公署 廉政公署 Lián zhèng Gōng shǔ Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong (ICAC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
港币 港幣 Gǎng bì Hong Kong currency; Hong Kong dollar Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大卫 大衛 Dà wèi (name) David Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
处女座 處女座 Chǔ nǚ zuò Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac); popular variant of Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
非洲人 非洲人 Fēi zhōu rén African (person) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中国人民解放军 中國人民解放軍 Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūn Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
越战 越戰 Yuè zhàn Vietnam War (1955-1975) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
宋 宋 Sòng Song dynasty; surname ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
蒂 蒂 dì peduncle or stem of plants ∼HSK 4
首长 首長 shǒu zhǎng senior official ∼HSK 4
怎么能 怎麼能 zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
警卫 警衛 jǐng wèi to stand guard over; (security) guard ∼HSK 4
失职 失職 shī zhí to neglect one's duty; to be guilty of dereliction of duty ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
刺刀 刺刀 cì dāo bayonet ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
教导 教導 jiào dǎo to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching ∼HSK 4
报案 報案 bào àn to report a case to the authorities ∼HSK 4