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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dài shang to put on (hat etc) ∼HSK 4
cuò shī fault; mistake; to miss (a chance) ∼HSK 4
ceremony, rites gifts; admire ∼HSK 4
chamber, pavilion; cabinet ∼HSK 4
qín huò to apprehend; to capture; to seize ∼HSK 4
chù every place ∼HSK 4
shǒu to defend one's property to the death; to cling obstinately to old habits; die-hard ∼HSK 4
yǒng shì a warrior; a brave person ∼HSK 4
Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
mín people ∼HSK 4
néng gàn capable; competent HSK 4
chá tea; tea leaves HSK 4
wèi r taste HSK 4
shǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) HSK 4
liú chuán to spread; to circulate; to hand down HSK 4
mèng jiàn to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream HSK 4
zǎi to write down; to record; written account HSK 4
àn design; pattern HSK 4
guā melon; gourd; squash HSK 4
fēng to close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) HSK 4
to gather; to assemble; (math.) set HSK 4
zhì to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce; to clone HSK 4
méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
bèi to be compelled; to be forced HSK 4
bàn shì to handle (affairs); to work HSK 4
tiāo xuǎn to choose; to select HSK 4
nán male-female; male and female HSK 4
hǎo yǒu close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend HSK 4
duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc HSK 4
huǒ companion; partner; group; classifier for groups of people; to combine; together HSK 4
tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man HSK 4
jiǎn to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish HSK 4
jiǎ if HSK 4
corn; maize HSK 4
shè zhì to set up; to install HSK 4
jiāo huàn to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute HSK 4
duì fu to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) HSK 4
ruò weak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than HSK 4
zài hu to care about; equivalent of 在于 HSK 4
wèi position; status; place HSK 4
huáng jīn gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time) HSK 4
jīn nowadays; now HSK 4
bīng soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike HSK 4
shén mysterious; mystery HSK 4
yán strict; stringent; tight; rigorous HSK 4
liè to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row HSK 4
biān to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up HSK 4
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4