The Crimson Palm

The Crimson Palm 1964

血手印 xuè shǒuyìn

Ling Bo is Lin, a young man engaged to the daughter of a rich man, who now despises Lin because of his family's declining status. Lin visits his beloved fiancee before he heads towards the imperial city to participate in the civil service examination, only to find her maid lying dead in blood. Lin is then accused of murder. How can Judge Bao prove his innocence?

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上来 上來 shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
只好 只好 zhǐ hǎo to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to HSK 3
果然 果然 guǒ rán really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed HSK 3
富 富 fù rich; abundant; wealthy HSK 3
福 福 fú good fortune; happiness; luck HSK 3
银 銀 yín silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency HSK 3
伤心 傷心 shāng xīn to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt HSK 3
念 唸 niàn to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) HSK 3
亲自 親自 qīn zì personally; in person; oneself HSK 3
恐怕 恐怕 kǒng pà fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe HSK 3
桥 橋 qiáo bridge HSK 3
存 存 cún to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive HSK 3
生意 生意 shēng yì life force; vitality HSK 3
烟 煙 yān cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke HSK 3
互相 互相 hù xiāng each other; mutually; mutual HSK 3
领 領 lǐng neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc HSK 3
不必 不必 bù bì need not; does not have to; not necessarily HSK 3
反正 反正 fǎn zhèng anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side HSK 3
困 困 kùn to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute HSK 3
升 升 shēng to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 HSK 3
退 退 tuì to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline HSK 3
简直 簡直 jiǎn zhí simply; really HSK 3
板 板 bǎn board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious HSK 3
千万 千萬 qiān wàn ten million; countless; many; one must by all means HSK 3
断 斷 duàn to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly HSK 3
慢慢 慢慢 màn màn slowly HSK 3
证 証 zhèng to admonish; variant of 证 HSK 3
保 保 Bǎo Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚 HSK 3
龙 龍 lóng dragon; imperial HSK 3
抓住 抓住 zhuā zhù to grab hold of; to capture HSK 3
代 代 dài to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon HSK 3
直 直 zhí straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters HSK 3
外面 外面 wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance HSK 3
空 空 kōng empty; air; sky; in vain HSK 3
朝 朝 Cháo abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea HSK 3
后面 後面 hòu mian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards HSK 3
传 傳 chuán to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity) HSK 3
刀 刀 Dāo surname Dao HSK 3
理由 理由 lǐ yóu reason; grounds; justification HSK 3
图 圖 tú diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek HSK 3
从来 從來 cóng lái always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) HSK 3
救 捄 jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
乱 亂 luàn in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary HSK 3
祝 祝 zhù to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies HSK 3
火 火 huǒ fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86 HSK 3
环境 環境 huán jìng environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient HSK 3
难道 難道 nán dào don't tell me ...; could it be that...? HSK 3
跳 跳 tiào to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate HSK 3
各 各 gè each; every HSK 3
深 㴱 shēn deep (lit. and fig.) HSK 3