The Chinese Feast

The Chinese Feast 1995

jīnmǎntáng

Within a few years, petty crook Chiu rises to gang leader. But his professional ambitions are actually quite different: he wants to leave illegality behind and make a career for himself and his lover in Canada... as a chef. However, this craft must first be learned and Chiu's talent in the field of cooking leaves much to be desired.

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4.66 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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huò (literary) to catch; to capture; (literary) to get; to obtain; to win HSK 4
xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon HSK 4
shì de seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de] HSK 4
fēn shǒu to part company; to split up; to break up HSK 4
huí to reply; to recover; to return (to a previous condition); Re: in reply to (email) HSK 4
to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) HSK 4
to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale HSK 4
fàng sōng to relax; to slacken; to loosen HSK 4
zhuī qiú to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo HSK 4
rán not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? HSK 4
guī to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor HSK 4
cái liào (raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job HSK 4
bīng ice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine HSK 4
to breathe HSK 4
jǐn kuài as quickly as possible; as soon as possible HSK 4
měi beautiful woman HSK 4
tiē to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip HSK 4
to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant HSK 4
zhì unanimous; identical (views or opinions) HSK 4
bǎo jewel; gem; treasure; precious HSK 4
jiāng on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of HSK 4
color; look; appearance; sex HSK 4
bǎi to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum HSK 4
rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be HSK 4
xīng fèn excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation HSK 4
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4
guān government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body HSK 4
jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result HSK 4
dài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support HSK 4
qiē to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential HSK 4
shǒu in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands HSK 4
huò goods; money; commodity HSK 4
rán since; as; this being the case HSK 4
dǐng apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc HSK 4
chōu to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash HSK 4
shī bài to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat HSK 4
tiǎo zhàn to challenge; challenge HSK 4
shēn qǐng to apply for sth; application form HSK 4
pái mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal HSK 4
xǐng to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to HSK 4
què really; indeed HSK 4
fǎn contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 切 phonetic system HSK 4
shī lawyer HSK 4
gòng common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共产党, Communist party HSK 4
zhǐ address HSK 4
xiōng brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal HSK 4
wáng king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great HSK 4
cān to participate (in sth) HSK 4
fāng square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter HSK 4
yīng to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall HSK 4