The Message

The Message 2009

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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wēi critical; desperate (situation) HSK 7
xiàn hài to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against HSK 7
bié kàn don't be fooled by the fact that HSK 7
guò guān to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard) HSK 7
yuán fèn fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny HSK 7
ào màn arrogant; haughty HSK 7
fǎn guo lái conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction HSK 7
chā cuò mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap HSK 7
jiē to expose; to bring to light; to disclose; revelation HSK 7
kuì to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be HSK 7
huò yùn freight transport; cargo; transported goods HSK 7
kěn Refuse HSK 7
wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
xiè (bound form) to leak out; to discharge; (fig.) to divulge HSK 7
huá comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gǔ jī]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang HSK 7
仿 仿 fǎng to imitate; to copy HSK 7
zǎo ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time) HSK 7
jiān chá to supervise; to control HSK 7
zhī the four limbs of the body HSK 7
dài hào code name HSK 7
zhuī suí to follow; to accompany HSK 7
lìng commanding officer HSK 7
miào temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial HSK 7
bái bái in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white HSK 7
àn shā to assassinate HSK 7
jiě to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain; to unravel; to decipher; to decode; to crack (software) HSK 7
fǒu jué to veto; to overrule HSK 7
dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
cái to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment HSK 7
zhòng shāng seriously hurt; serious injury HSK 7
duì group; a large body of; production brigade; military group HSK 7
róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
zhé kòu discount HSK 7
zhēng to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old) HSK 7
àn zhōng in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously HSK 7
zuì to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪 HSK 7
margin; leeway HSK 7
qiú fàn prisoner; convict HSK 7
zhǎi narrow; narrow-minded; badly off HSK 7
to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig HSK 7
yǎn to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign HSK 7
guò jié to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) HSK 7
zhàng to fight a battle; to go to war HSK 7
shèn tòu (lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into; (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population); (of hostile forces) to infiltrate; (chemistry) osmosis HSK 7
nìng preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils HSK 7
intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously HSK 7
tǒng tǒng totally HSK 7
piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people HSK 7
rén shēn person; personal; human body HSK 7
rén shì personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life HSK 7