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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líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) 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
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
like this; so; such HSK 5
wéi only; sole HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of 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
cuò guài to blame sb wrongly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
tián Takeda (Japanese surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Níng Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Bǎo dìng Baoding, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Táng shān Tangshan, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province; China (a name for China used by some overseas Chinese) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
kōng chéng the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed while making it evident that his city is undefended, hoping his adversary will suspect an ambush); double bluff Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Lào tíng Laoting county in Tangshan, Hebei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西 西 gòng Saigon, capital of former South Vietnam; Sai Kung town in New Territories, Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
lán Sri Lanka Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
ěr diàn Morse code Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Cáo Wèi Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Yán ān Yan'an, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Yuè yáng Yueyang, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Shā Sand River Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Bīn xué University of Pennsylvania Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
lóng gǎng Wollongong, Australia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
É Zhàn zhēng the war of 1904-1905 between Russia and Japan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
zhǎng guān senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; sir (term of address for senior officer) ∼HSK 4
wěi tail, extremity; end, stern ∼HSK 4
zhōng jiàng lieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal ∼HSK 4
wu special assignment (military); special agent; operative; spy ∼HSK 4
diàn coded telegram; secret telegram ∼HSK 4
shǎn kāi to get out of the way ∼HSK 4
fǎn anti-Japan ∼HSK 4
break wind; fart; buttocks ∼HSK 4
huí shì rén what's the matter ∼HSK 4
jiān xi a spy; a crafty person ∼HSK 4
shì is both...(and...); since; as; being the case that ∼HSK 4
bone; skeleton; frame, framework ∼HSK 4
zhī know ∼HSK 4
àn hào secret signal (sign); countersign; password ∼HSK 4
zhuāng village, hamlet; villa, manor ∼HSK 4
退 退 jié jié bài tuì to retreat again and again in defeat; to suffer defeat after defeat ∼HSK 4
chún zhèng pure; unadulterated; (of motives etc) honest ∼HSK 4
怀 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4