The Equation of Love and Death

The Equation of Love and Death 2008

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When a mysterious death occurs, the lives of five unexpected strangers are suddenly intertwined together. A drug trafficking crime is unveiled, and through the twist and turns of the investigation, their stories unravel, and a bizarre connection is gradually discovered between them.

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3.52 Beginner Director Cao Baoping IMDb 7.0

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chéng city walls; city; town HSK 3
father and mother; parents HSK 3
jiě to comprehend; to understand HSK 3
tán to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss HSK 3
xià to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw HSK 3
guāng light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered HSK 3
yòng to exploit; to make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize HSK 3
shù technology; technique; skill HSK 3
hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly HSK 3
dào finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
jiǎn dān simple; not complicated HSK 3
céng jīng once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) HSK 3
àn to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment HSK 3
miàn inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] HSK 3
rán sudden; abrupt; unexpected HSK 3
rén individual; personal; oneself HSK 3
xià lai to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders) HSK 3
zhōng at last; in the end; finally; eventually HSK 3
cún zài to exist; to be; existence HSK 3
horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess HSK 3
chéng shì city; town HSK 3
gēn běn fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all HSK 3
huó to live; alive; living; work; workmanship HSK 3
調 diào chá investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll HSK 3
zhuǎi see 转文 HSK 3
jié shù termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close HSK 3
jiě jué to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) HSK 3
ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc HSK 3
shí actually; in fact; really HSK 3
zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") HSK 3
rèn any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever HSK 3
qiè everything; every; all HSK 3
měi each; every HSK 3
zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes HSK 3
shēng to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out HSK 3
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned HSK 3
kāi shǐ to begin; beginning; to start; initial HSK 3
shí o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period HSK 3
jiù shì exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if HSK 3
bèi quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example) HSK 3
to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
wán shì to be finished (with sth) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
kào bu zhù unreliable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
zhèng hǎo just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that Xiehouyu HSK 2
kāi xīn to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb Xiehouyu HSK 2
ge tóu (coll.) my ass!; yeah, right! (used to mock a claim sb just made, as in "expert", my ass!) Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
jiē tóu connector; joint; coupling; (coll.) to contact; to get in touch with; to have knowledge of; to be familiar with Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
dài zi belt; band; ribbon; strap; girdle; (coll.) audio or video tape; Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri); comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata) Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
gòu enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out Colloquialism HSK 2
tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2