The Rat Catcher

The Rat Catcher 1974

zhuō shǔ

This light-hearted action comedy hybrid-where crooks and cops work together to make a better Hong Kong - was hailed for its British humor and Italian style as well as its unique Chinese flavor. In fact, the Hong Kong Movie New named it "one of the most hilarious comedies among the Mandarin productions in recent years." Enjoy the fast-moving and funny tale of a pretty pickpocket tangling with jewel heists, wallet snatchings, and a drug trafficking ring.

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Vocabulary

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zhuǎn biàn to change; to transform; shift; transformation HSK 3
zhǐ hǎo to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to HSK 3
zhǎn kāi to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out HSK 3
rich; abundant; wealthy HSK 3
zhēng to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) HSK 3
shí yóu oil; petroleum HSK 3
fēn bié to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually HSK 3
good fortune; happiness; luck HSK 3
gǎn kuài quickly; at once HSK 3
qìng zhù to celebrate HSK 3
tián sweet HSK 3
pán healthy; at ease HSK 3
shēng cún to exist; to survive HSK 3
nán a man; a male HSK 3
pèi matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine HSK 3
lèi similar; analogous HSK 3
shēng life force; vitality HSK 3
yān cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke HSK 3
lǐng neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc HSK 3
táng sugar; sweets; candy HSK 3
fèi to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses HSK 3
fǎn zhèng anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side HSK 3
forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once HSK 3
shēng to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 HSK 3
qián miàn ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] HSK 3
jiù old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) HSK 3
zhōng clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell HSK 3
qiān wàn ten million; countless; many; one must by all means HSK 3
guān chá to observe; to watch; to survey HSK 3
fēi coffee (loanword) HSK 3
guài strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled HSK 3
dùn to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal HSK 3
jǐn tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten HSK 3
zhì zào to manufacture; to make HSK 3
hài to be afraid; to be scared HSK 3
zhuā zhù to grab hold of; to capture HSK 3
fan trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble HSK 3
wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance HSK 3
zuǒ yòu left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence HSK 3
kōng empty; air; sky; in vain HSK 3
zhí value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty HSK 3
zhí occupation; profession; vocation; professional HSK 3
cuò mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake HSK 3
hòu mian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards HSK 3
broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of HSK 3
zhuī to chase; to pursue; to look into; to investigate; to reminisce; to recall; to court (one's beloved); to binge-watch (a TV drama); retroactively; posthumously HSK 3
shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
luàn in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary HSK 3
wēi xiǎn danger; dangerous HSK 3