The Guillotines

The Guillotines 2012

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In the time of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Yongzheng created a secret army known as the Guillotines. It was the job of the Guillotines to protect the Emperor by killing anyone who posed a threat to him or his rule. After 348 successful missions to eliminate their target, the 349th assignment proves to be their last.

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4.23 Intermediate Director Andrew Lau Wai-Keung 🍅 14%

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gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
duì incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer HSK 1
zhè r here HSK 1
míng nián next year HSK 1
bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
bian over there; yonder HSK 1
zhu to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart HSK 1
zhōng jiān the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime HSK 1
běi north; (classical) to be defeated HSK 1
màn slow HSK 1
zuì hǎo best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) HSK 1
shang on the road; on a journey; road surface HSK 1
ge older brother HSK 1
jiā rén family member; (old) servant HSK 1
fàn cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan; devotee HSK 1
dōng east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord HSK 1
shù tree; to cultivate; to set up HSK 1
fáng jiān room HSK 1
yǒu de (there are) some (who are...); some (exist) HSK 1
bān team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles HSK 1
xiū xi rest; to rest HSK 1
huí qu to return; to go back HSK 1
elder brother HSK 1
guān mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve HSK 1
to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots HSK 1
cháng always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant HSK 1
lěng cold HSK 1
wàng to forget; to overlook; to neglect HSK 1
yòng need not HSK 1
jiào religion; teaching; to make; to cause; to tell HSK 1
jiā home HSK 1
huí dào to return to HSK 1
lái dào to arrive; to come HSK 1
bái white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera HSK 1
gāo xìng happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood HSK 1
letter; symbol; character; word; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China HSK 1
ér daughter HSK 1
kàn jiàn to see; to catch sight of HSK 1
shí ten; 10 HSK 1
máng busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush HSK 1
jīn nián this year HSK 1
míng zi name (of a person or thing) HSK 1
bìng illness; disease; to fall ill; defect HSK 1
chàng to sing; to call loudly; to chant HSK 1
liù six; 6 HSK 1
chū to go out HSK 1
where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪里 HSK 1
de to remember HSK 1
ér zi son HSK 1
kǒu mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls HSK 1