The Message

The Message 2009

风声 fēngshēng

After a series of assassinations in Nanking, a Japanese spy master gathers a group of suspects in a mansion, then a tense cat-and-mouse game erupts as the Chinese agent tries to keep his or her identity a secret.

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4.57 Intermediate Director Chen Kuofu, Gao Qunshu IMDb 7.4

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急功近利 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return Idiom HSK 7
一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess Idiom HSK 7
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled Idiom HSK 7
诉苦 訴苦 sù kǔ to grumble; to complain; grievance Xiehouyu HSK 7
一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
逮 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
耗 耗 hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally Colloquialism HSK 7
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
慰劳 慰勞 wèi láo to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort HSK 7
娇气 嬌氣 jiāo qì delicate; squeamish; finicky HSK 7
旗袍 旗袍 qí páo Chinese-style dress; cheongsam HSK 7
久仰 久仰 jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last. HSK 7
急迫 急迫 jí pò urgent; pressing; imperative HSK 7
推敲 推敲 tuī qiāo to think over HSK 7
查获 查獲 chá huò to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) HSK 7
分寸 分寸 fēn cun propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms HSK 7
立功 立功 lì gōng to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 朽); to make worthy contributions; to distinguish oneself HSK 7
一系列 一系列 yī xì liè a series of; a string of HSK 7
全长 全長 quán cháng overall length; span HSK 7
较劲 較勁 jiào jìn to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort HSK 7
诬陷 誣陷 wū xiàn to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb HSK 7
屯 屯 tún to station (soldiers); to store up; village HSK 7
惨痛 慘痛 cǎn tòng bitter; painful; deeply distressed HSK 7
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
字迹 字跡 zì jì handwriting HSK 7
门路 門路 mén lù way of doing sth; the right social connection HSK 7
告示 告示 gào shi announcement HSK 7
航运 航運 háng yùn shipping; transport HSK 7
口令 口令 kǒu lìng oral command; a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts); password (used by sentry) HSK 7
窃取 竊取 qiè qǔ to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc) HSK 7
枪毙 槍斃 qiāng bì to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of HSK 7
管教 管教 guǎn jiào to discipline; to teach; to guarantee HSK 7
疑点 疑點 yí diǎn a doubtful point HSK 7
生平 生平 shēng píng life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life HSK 7
含糊 含糊 hán hu ambiguous; vague; careless; perfunctory HSK 7
无话可说 無話可說 wú huà kě shuō to have nothing to say (idiom) HSK 7
口子 口子 kǒu zi hole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wife; classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc); precedent HSK 7
耽搁 耽擱 dān ge to tarry; to delay; to stop over HSK 7
香料 香料 xiāng liào spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume HSK 7
反倒 反倒 fǎn dào but on the contrary; but expectedly HSK 7
通通 通通 tōng tōng all; entire; complete HSK 7
算计 算計 suàn ji to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme HSK 7
断定 斷定 duàn dìng to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment HSK 7
丰盛 豐盛 fēng shèng rich; sumptuous HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
人道 人道 rén dào human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse HSK 7
译 譯 yì to translate; to interpret HSK 7