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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zhǐ incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to HSK 5
not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
nuǎn warm; to warm HSK 5
bēi shāng sad; sorrowful HSK 5
le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5
shuāng shǒu both hands HSK 5
tái to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry HSK 5
kàn chū to make out; to see HSK 5
shí opportunity; opportune moment HSK 5
dòng shǒu to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch HSK 5
yòng lái to be used for HSK 5
chú fēi only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless HSK 5
cháng to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once HSK 5
rèn to recognize; to know; to admit HSK 5
ruǎn soft; flexible HSK 5
quán dōu all; without exception HSK 5
zhī nèi inside; within HSK 5
jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 甲 system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75° HSK 5
shōu to gather; to collect HSK 5
dào lái to arrive; arrival; advent HSK 5
to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
hài to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity HSK 5
suǒ zài place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located HSK 5
certainly; must; will; necessarily HSK 5
shèng to remain; to be left; to have as remainder HSK 5
rēng to throw; to throw away HSK 5
làn soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad HSK 5
mìng lìng order; command HSK 5
dòng cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) HSK 5
zhī wài outside; excluding HSK 5
táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
tōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily HSK 5
zhī zhōng inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during HSK 5
shì type; form; pattern; style HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
xiǎng shòu to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure HSK 5
rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
lìng to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem HSK 5
zhī to organize; organization; (biology) tissue; (textiles) weave HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
like this; so; such 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