The Calm Beyond

The Calm Beyond 2020

平静之外 píngjìng zhīwài

A young woman lives, hidden in plain sight in a ruined Hong Kong building after a tsunami destroyed the city - a castaway on a concrete island. Her concealed existence is changed forever when a small child literally floats into her life.

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3.39 Beginner Director Joshua Wong IMDb 5.5

Cast

Kara Wang Kara Wang Asha Sarinna Boggs Hei Hei Terence Yin Chi-Wai Terence Yin Chi-Wai Big Brother Scavenger Joyce Cheng Yan-Yi Joyce Cheng Yan-Yi Best Friend Jai Day Jai Day Randy Scavenger Timmy Gunn Guitar Head Scavenger Jason Lim Boat Captain Scavenger Jane Wong Jane Wong One-Eyed Scavenger Rodney Wong Long-Yin Butcher Scavenger

Vocabulary

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一定要 一定要 yī dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
孩 孩 hái baby, child; children ∼HSK 2
成真 成真 chéng zhēn to come true ∼HSK 2
了无 了無 liǎo wú to completely lack; to have not even the slightest ∼HSK 2
不太 不太 bù tài Not too HSK 2
干杯 乾杯 gān bēi to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup HSK 2
饺子 餃子 jiǎo zi dumpling; pot-sticker HSK 2
打交道 打交道 dǎ jiāo dào to come into contact with; to have dealings ∼HSK 2
坏人 壞人 huài rén bad person; villain HSK 2
全家 全家 quán jiā whole family HSK 2
凉 涼 Liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) HSK 2
晚餐 晚餐 wǎn cān evening meal; dinner HSK 2
懂得 懂得 dǒng de to understand; to know; to comprehend HSK 2
碰 掽 pèng to touch; to meet with; to bump HSK 2
便宜 便宜 biàn yí convenient HSK 2
送给 送給 sòng gěi to send; to give as a present HSK 2
不如 不如 bù rú not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to HSK 2
出租车 出租車 chū zū chē taxi; (Tw) rental car HSK 2
安静 安靜 ān jìng quiet; peaceful; calm HSK 2
闻 聞 wén to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at HSK 2
主人 主人 zhǔ rén master; host; owner HSK 2
多久 多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long?; (not) a long time HSK 2
讲话 講話 jiǎng huà a speech; to speak; to talk; to address HSK 2
灯 燈 dēng lamp; light; lantern HSK 2
好多 好多 hǎo duō many; quite a lot; much better HSK 2
信号 信號 xìn hào signal HSK 2
食物 食物 shí wù food HSK 2
味道 味道 wèi dao flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight; (dialect) smell; odor HSK 2
礼物 禮物 lǐ wù gift; present HSK 2
疼 疼 téng (it) hurts; sore; to love dearly HSK 2
想起 想起 xiǎng qǐ to recall; to think of; to call to mind HSK 2
借 借 jiè to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity) HSK 2
不行 不行 bù xíng won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable HSK 2
怎么办 怎麼辦 zěn me bàn what's to be done HSK 2
重点 重點 chóng diǎn to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate HSK 2
怎么样 怎麼樣 zěn me yàng how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? HSK 2
遍 徧 biàn everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time HSK 2
养 養 yǎng to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth HSK 2
习惯 習慣 xí guàn habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to HSK 2
刚才 剛才 gāng cái just now; a moment ago HSK 2
晚安 晚安 wǎn ān Good night!; Good evening! HSK 2
省 省 shěng to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government) HSK 2
改 改 gǎi to change; to alter; to transform; to correct HSK 2
自由 自由 zì yóu freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted HSK 2
脚 腳 jiǎo foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks HSK 2
弄 弄 lòng lane; alley HSK 2
经常 經常 jīng cháng frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily HSK 2
度 度 dù to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences HSK 2
漂亮 漂亮 piào liang pretty; beautiful HSK 2
哭 哭 kū to cry; to weep HSK 2