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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Vocabulary

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临死 臨死 lín sǐ facing death; at death's door ∼HSK 6
斩获 斬獲 zhǎn huò to kill or capture (in battle); (fig.) (sports) to score (a goal); to win (a medal); (fig.) to reap rewards; to achieve gains ∼HSK 6
入席 入席 rù xí to take one's seat ∼HSK 6
堂堂 堂堂 táng táng grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance ∼HSK 6
出人命 出人命 chū rén mìng fatal; resulting in sb's death ∼HSK 6
以死明志 以死明志 yǐ sǐ míng zhì to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying ∼HSK 6
殃及 殃及 yāng jí to bring disaster to ∼HSK 6
惟独 惟獨 wéi dú only; solely; this one alone ∼HSK 6
戴罪立功 戴罪立功 dài zuì lì gōng to redeem oneself by good deeds while bearing guilt (idiom); to atone for a crime through meritorious service ∼HSK 6
有惊无险 有驚無險 yǒu jīng wú xiǎn to be more scared than hurt (idiom); to get through a daunting experience without mishap ∼HSK 6
不甘心 不甘心 bù gān xīn not reconciled to; not resigned to ∼HSK 6
瞎猜 瞎猜 xiā cāi to make a wild guess; blind guess ∼HSK 6
凡人 凡人 fán rén ordinary person; mortal; earthling ∼HSK 6
被窝 被窩 bèi wō (traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding; bed cover ∼HSK 6
犯上 犯上 fàn shàng to offend one's superiors ∼HSK 6
布告栏 佈告欄 bù gào lán bulletin board ∼HSK 6
同僚 同僚 tóng liáo colleague; coworker ∼HSK 6
异样 異樣 yì yàng difference; peculiar ∼HSK 6
中计 中計 zhòng jì to fall into a trap; to be taken in ∼HSK 6
圣旨 聖旨 shèng zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 6
半死不活 半死不活 bàn sǐ bù huó half-dead; barely alive (idiom); listless and lifeless ∼HSK 6
顶罪 頂罪 dǐng zuì to take the blame for sb else; to compensate for one's crime; to get charges dropped (by paying money etc) ∼HSK 6
原定 原定 yuán dìng originally planned; originally determined ∼HSK 6
设伏 設伏 shè fú to prepare an ambush; to waylay ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
陈情 陳情 chén qíng to present a petition; to submit an appeal; to express a grievance to an authority ∼HSK 6
缝补 縫補 féng bǔ to darn (clothing); to sew and mend ∼HSK 6
唱腔 唱腔 chàng qiāng vocal music (in opera); aria ∼HSK 6
绷着脸 繃著臉 běng zhe liǎn to have a taut face; to pull a long face; to look displeased ∼HSK 6
奉命 奉命 fèng mìng by order ∼HSK 6
曲调 曲調 qǔ diào tune; melody ∼HSK 6
昏迷不醒 昏迷不醒 hūn mí bù xǐng to remain unconscious ∼HSK 6
炼狱 煉獄 liàn yù purgatory ∼HSK 6
存亡 存亡 cún wáng to live or die; to exist or perish ∼HSK 6
长短 長短 cháng duǎn length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits HSK 6
处长 處長 chù zhǎng department head; section chief HSK 6
清洁工 清潔工 qīng jié gōng cleaner; janitor; garbage collector HSK 6
老乡 老鄉 lǎo xiāng fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown HSK 6
祖父 祖父 zǔ fù father's father; paternal grandfather HSK 6
挨着 挨著 āi zhe near HSK 6
出面 出面 chū miàn to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up HSK 6
诸位 諸位 zhū wèi (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs HSK 6
眼看 眼看 yǎn kàn soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens HSK 6
凡是 凡是 fán shì each and every; every; all; any HSK 6
早晚 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening; (dialect) some time in the future; some day HSK 6
好不容易 好不容易 hǎo bù róng yì with great difficulty; very difficult HSK 6
陆军 陸軍 lù jūn army; ground forces HSK 6
一贯 一貫 yī guàn consistent; constant; from start to finish; all along; persistent HSK 6
拐 枴 guǎi cane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff HSK 6
哎哟 哎喲 āi yō hey; ow; ouch; interjection of pain or surprise HSK 6