The Singing Killer

The Singing Killer 1970

xiǎo shā xīng

David Chiang stars as a nightclub vocalist whose former criminal friends blackmail him into working with them again.

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Vocabulary

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niàn to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) HSK 3
pán healthy; at ease HSK 3
dāng zhōng among; in the middle; in the center HSK 3
dòng automatic; voluntarily HSK 3
gōng tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc) HSK 3
cóng since (a time); ever since HSK 3
tiě iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) HSK 3
shēng life force; vitality HSK 3
need not; does not have to; not necessarily HSK 3
xiāng fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick HSK 3
duì xiàng target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend HSK 3
forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once HSK 3
kùn to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute HSK 3
zhèng evidence; proof; testimony HSK 3
退 退 tuì to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline 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
fēng xiǎn risk; hazard HSK 3
màn màn slowly HSK 3
gài roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea HSK 3
jǐn tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten HSK 3
shì shí shàng in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto HSK 3
yǎn chū to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show HSK 3
pèi to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate HSK 3
fan trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble HSK 3
niang girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) HSK 3
chéng degree; level; extent HSK 3
to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) HSK 3
zhǔn to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of HSK 3
shì room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy HSK 3
wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance HSK 3
to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc) HSK 3
hòu mian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards HSK 3
dāo knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs 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
duī to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old) HSK 3
shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
zhù to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies HSK 3
lǎo bǎn boss; business proprietor HSK 3
zhào according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before HSK 3
nán dào don't tell me ...; could it be that...? HSK 3
kùn nan difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation HSK 3
jià zhí value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc) HSK 3
jǐng chá police; police officer HSK 3
biǎo yǎn play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate HSK 3
jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time HSK 3
běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
guà to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) HSK 3
réng rán still; as before; yet HSK 3