The Conmen in Vegas

The Conmen in Vegas 1999

xiá zhàn wéijiā

Three conmen are assigned to help the Chinese government capture a legendary swindler in Las Vegas and they will not be arrested in return for their aid.

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4.1 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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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
cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
tōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
dāi foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay HSK 5
shì type; form; pattern; style HSK 5
fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
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
rén person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); figure painting (as a genre of traditional Chinese painting) HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
dāi to stay HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
qiǎng to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch HSK 5
guān jiàn crucial point; crux; key; crucial; pivotal HSK 5
rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
jǐn guǎn despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating HSK 5
fàng to renounce; to abandon; to give up HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
kòng zhì to control HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
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
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
wáng ba softshell turtle; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
hào to want sex; given to lust; lecherous; lascivious; horny Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea Xiehouyu HSK 4
shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
tuō guāng to strip naked; to strip nude; (coll.) to find oneself a partner Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [lè sè] Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
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
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
Lǎo shǔ Mickey Mouse Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Wéi jiā Las Vegas, Nevada Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jiā chéng Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Nán Yugoslavia (former country that existed in various forms from 1918 to 2003) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Xiāng gǎng Jǐng chá Hong Kong Police Force (since 1997) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
guó liǎng zhì one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Zhèn Koo Chen-fu (1917-2005), Taiwanese businessman and diplomat Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Yīng jiǔ Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, president of Republic of China 2008-2016 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
tóng xiāng person from the same village, town, or province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Shā shì Shakespeare (name); William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tái New Taiwan dollar Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Huá shì Fahrenheit Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Màn Lián Manchester United Football Club Proper Noun ∼HSK 4