The Singing Killer

The Singing Killer 1970

小煞星 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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聪明 聰明 cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
接触 接觸 jiē chù to touch; to contact; access; in touch with HSK 5
偷 偷 tōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily HSK 5
恨 恨 hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
拍摄 拍攝 pāi shè to take (a picture); to shoot (a film) HSK 5
舞 舞 wǔ to dance; to wield; to brandish HSK 5
呆 呆 dāi foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay HSK 5
疯 瘋 fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
枪 槍 qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
傻 傻 shǎ foolish HSK 5
抢 搶 qiǎng to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch HSK 5
陪 陪 péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
唯一 唯一 wéi yī only; sole HSK 5
搞 搞 gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
里应外合 裡應外合 lǐ yìng wài hé to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom); (fig.) to act together Idiom ∼HSK 4
死无对证 死無對證 sǐ wú duì zhèng the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales Idiom ∼HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
案子 案子 àn zi long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
穷 窮 qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
永春 永春 Yǒng chūn Yongchun County in Quanzhou, Fujian Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大英 大英 Dà yīng Daying county in Suining, Sichuan; Great Britain Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
曼 曼 màn long, extended, vast; beautiful ∼HSK 4
荷 荷 Hé lotus, water lily, holland ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
守卫 守衛 shǒu wèi to guard; to defend ∼HSK 4
自首 自首 zì shǒu to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities) ∼HSK 4
如花 如花 rú huā flowery ∼HSK 4
呼号 呼號 hū háo to wail; to cry out in distress ∼HSK 4
一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while; a spell; a short time; a burst ∼HSK 4
无罪 無罪 wú zuì innocent; guileless; not guilty (of crime) ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
坚 堅 jiān hard, strong, firm; resolute ∼HSK 4
国术 國術 guó shù martial arts ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
细小 細小 xì xiǎo tiny; fine; minute ∼HSK 4
无瑕 無瑕 wú xiá faultless; perfect ∼HSK 4
禁 禁 jīn restrict, prohibit, forbid ∼HSK 4
刺穿 刺穿 cì chuān to skewer; to impale; to pierce through ∼HSK 4
预支 預支 yù zhī to pay in advance; to get payment in advance ∼HSK 4
摇钱树 搖錢樹 yáo qián shù legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken; (fig.) source of easy money ∼HSK 4
配戴 配戴 pèi dài to put on; to wear (mouthguard, contact lenses, hearing aid etc) ∼HSK 4
沉沉 沉沉 chén chén deeply; heavily ∼HSK 4