The Mobfathers

The Mobfathers 2016

xuǎn lǎo dǐng

The godfather of the triad Jing Hing and his senior bosses need to select a new boss to run the daily operations of the five gangs under their control. Chuck, a lifelong member of the triad, dreams of being the elected one, but his wife wants him to leave the criminal life and spend time with their child. Wulf, a former cop, also wants take over the seat. Both will try to achieve their goal by any means necessary.

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4.08 Intermediate Director Herman Yau IMDb 5.7

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qīn father; also pr. [fù qin] HSK 3
zhuā to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch HSK 3
yāo to weigh in a balance or on a scale HSK 3
wèi everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you HSK 3
jiàn to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation HSK 3
pài clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie HSK 3
dào finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
jiǎn dān simple; not complicated HSK 3
bào gào to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture HSK 3
线 xiàn thread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) HSK 3
àn to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment HSK 3
róng easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to HSK 3
miàn inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] HSK 3
rán sudden; abrupt; unexpected HSK 3
dài biǎo representative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of HSK 3
bǎo chí to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve HSK 3
chú le besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for) HSK 3
area; region; district; small; distinguish HSK 3
rén individual; personal; oneself HSK 3
xià lai to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders) HSK 3
xiàn chǎng the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site HSK 3
jiào to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison HSK 3
gēn běn fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all HSK 3
bǎo zhèng guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge HSK 3
zhěng whole; entire; total HSK 3
pāi to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) HSK 3
zhī chí to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by HSK 3
bǎo to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection HSK 3
néng capability; ability HSK 3
調 diào chá investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll HSK 3
zhuǎi see 转文 HSK 3
zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 后 or 前 to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this HSK 3
dāng rán only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt HSK 3
lián to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) HSK 3
shí actually; in fact; really HSK 3
how; what way; what HSK 3
zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") HSK 3
jué dìng to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly HSK 3
rèn any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever HSK 3
yóu to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... HSK 3
qiè everything; every; all HSK 3
Měi (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 洲); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美国) HSK 3
nèi inside; inner; internal; within; interior HSK 3
xīn heart; mind; intention; center; core HSK 3
to continue; to proceed with; to go on with HSK 3
qíng kuàng circumstances; state of affairs; situation HSK 3
zhǐ shì merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however HSK 3
wèi le for; for the purpose of; in order to HSK 3
shēng to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out HSK 3
zhǒng seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts HSK 3