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

Cast

Zhou Xun Zhou Xun Gu Xiaomeng Zhang Hanyu Zhang Hanyu Wu Zhiguo Li Bingbing Li Bingbing Li Ningyu Huang Xiaoming Huang Xiaoming Takeda / Wutian Wang Zhiwen Wang Zhiwen Wang Daoxiang Alec Su Alec Su Bai Xiaonian Ying Da Ying Da Jin Shenghuo Shi Zhaoqi Shi Zhaoqi Commander Zhao Duan Yihong Duan Yihong Ye Jianbo Zhu Xu Zhu Xu Mr. Fan

Vocabulary

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那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams ∼HSK 1
下个 下個 xià ge second (of two parts); next (week etc); subsequent; the following ∼HSK 1
等一下 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment; later; in awhile ∼HSK 1
会要 會要 huì yào dynastic records of imperial China ∼HSK 1
看不见 看不見 kàn bu jiàn cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible ∼HSK 1
天机 天機 tiān jī mystery known only to heaven (archaic); inscrutable twist of fate; fig. top secret ∼HSK 1
乍看 乍看 zhà kàn at first glance ∼HSK 1
要说 要說 yào shuō as for; when it comes to ∼HSK 1
二八 二八 èr bā 16; sixteen ∼HSK 1
十八 十八 shí bā eighteen; 18 ∼HSK 1
好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several; quite a few ∼HSK 1
来着 來著 lái zhe auxiliary showing sth happened in the past ∼HSK 1
说笑 說笑 shuō xiào to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter ∼HSK 1
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
十五 十五 shí wǔ fifteen; 15 ∼HSK 1
最多 最多 zuì duō at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal ∼HSK 1
有请 有請 yǒu qǐng to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) ∼HSK 1
三分 三分 sān fēn somewhat; to some degree ∼HSK 1
其它 其它 qí tā (adjective) other ∼HSK 1
什么的 什麼的 shén me de and so on; and so forth; and what not ∼HSK 1
手下 手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; when taking action ∼HSK 1
有钱 有錢 yǒu qián well-off; wealthy ∼HSK 1
放出 放出 fàng chū to let off; to give out ∼HSK 1
喝茶 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") ∼HSK 1
怎么着 怎麼著 zěn me zhāo what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5] ∼HSK 1
大男人 大男人 dà nán rén very masculine guy; a real man; (used ironically) a grown man ∼HSK 1
这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days ∼HSK 1
是的 是的 shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
机要 機要 jī yào (attributive) (of a person) involved in sensitive, confidential work; (of information) secret; classified ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
做出 做出 zuò chū to put out; to issue ∼HSK 1
眸子 眸子 móu zi pupil of the eye ∼HSK 1
上尉 上尉 shàng wèi captain (military rank) ∼HSK 1
慢走 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
在下 在下 zài xià under; myself (humble) ∼HSK 1
对过 對過 duì guò across; opposite; the other side ∼HSK 1
泔水 泔水 gān shuǐ slop; swill ∼HSK 1
妓女 妓女 jì nǚ prostitute; hooker ∼HSK 1
他妈的 他媽的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
找不到 找不到 zhǎo bu dào can't find ∼HSK 1
奸人 奸人 jiān rén crafty scoundrel; villain ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
去你的 去你的 qù nǐ de Get along with you! ∼HSK 1
在地 在地 zài dì (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1