The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon 2012

shǎng hǎi

Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping prison Cheng quickly and violently moves his way up the ladder of Shanghais criminal underworld to become on the most powerful mob bosses in Shanghais history. But fame and notoriety take their toll when Cheng finds himself stuck between the looming Japanese army and the scheming local secret service. Matters are only made worse when he bumps into the love of his life QIU, along with her writer husband. Will love re-kindle in the dusk of an era?

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4.13 Intermediate Director Wong Jing IMDb 6.5

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mìng life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc HSK 6
ruò to seem; like; as; if HSK 6
sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit HSK 6
便 便 biàn plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards HSK 6
special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 斯, tex HSK 6
lìng other; another; separate; separately HSK 6
yǒu guān to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning HSK 6
(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by HSK 6
and; to give; together with HSK 6
寿 shòu Nán Shān Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom); Long may you live! Idiom ∼HSK 5
yún tiān supremely honorable and righteous Idiom ∼HSK 5
fēng yùn yóu cún (of an aging woman) still attractive Idiom ∼HSK 5
shén míng deities; gods Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
dòng tan bu to be unable to move a single step Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
hún dàn scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) Xiehouyu HSK 5
(coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
gǎo bu hǎo (coll.) maybe; perhaps Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
to estimate; to reckon; (coll.) to suppose Colloquialism HSK 5
very capable person; precious object ∼HSK 5
Hóng vast, immense; flood, deluge ∼HSK 5
Máo reeds, rushes, grass; surname ∼HSK 5
寿 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
tíng pavilion; erect ∼HSK 5
Péi surname; look of a flowing gown ∼HSK 5
yǎn benefit performance; charity show ∼HSK 5
dāo dàn female warrior role in Chinese opera ∼HSK 5
Líng pure; virtuous; insult; maltreat ∼HSK 5
shī péi Excuse me, I must be leaving now. ∼HSK 5
jǐn prudent, cautious; attentive ∼HSK 5
寿 shòu (polite) birthday making the beginning of new decade of life for an older person, especially over 50 years old (e.g. 60th or 70th birthday) ∼HSK 5
bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
shòu to study; to learn from a master; (pupil's first person pronoun) I, your student ∼HSK 5
bully, deceive ∼HSK 5
zhōng inner feelings ∼HSK 5
chéng (bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly ∼HSK 5
lìng zūn Your esteemed father (honorific) ∼HSK 5
dǎn boldness in pursuing one's sexual urges ∼HSK 5
lún xiàn to fall into enemy hands; to be occupied; to degenerate; to submerge ∼HSK 5
huā dàn role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera ∼HSK 5
Shào surname; various place names ∼HSK 5
chrysanthemum ∼HSK 5
jiā husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into) ∼HSK 5
rén mìng human life ∼HSK 5
zuì to get drunk ∼HSK 5
anger ∼HSK 5
zi (derog.) opera singer; actor ∼HSK 5
dàn dawn; morning; day ∼HSK 5