The Stool Pigeon

The Stool Pigeon 2010

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Living in the guilt of sacrificing his informant in a previous operation, Criminal Intelligence Inspector Don Lee is wary when his superior orders him to send another informant to spy on the criminal operations of Barbarian, a vicious gangster plotting a jewelry heist. He seeks ex-convict Ghost, who agrees to work for Don despite vowing to go straight since he's desperately in need of money to repay a debt and save his sister. Ghost's driving skills help him infiltrate Barbarian's gang and earn his trust, but by feeding information to Don and hooking up with Barbarian's girlfriend Dee, Ghost is pushing himself into a tight and deadly corner...

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3.9 Beginner Director Dante Lam Chiu-Yin IMDb 6.7

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huì opportunity; chance; occasion HSK 2
cuò correct; right; not bad; pretty good HSK 2
huò zhě or; possibly; maybe; perhaps HSK 2
cān jiā to participate; to take part; to join HSK 2
guò (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by HSK 2
tōng guò to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via HSK 2
jiàn dào to see HSK 2
huò maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or HSK 2
wèi shén me why?; for what reason? HSK 2
jiàn item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc HSK 2
cháng threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout HSK 2
rán hòu then; after that; afterwards HSK 2
gǎn jué feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive HSK 2
shì qing affair; matter; thing; business HSK 2
chéng wéi to become; to turn into HSK 2
cháng length; long; forever; always; constantly HSK 2
to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily HSK 2
ér qiě (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore HSK 2
suǒ yǒu all; to have; to possess; to own HSK 2
míng name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people HSK 2
chéng to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth HSK 2
yào don't!; must not HSK 2
gōng company; firm; corporation HSK 2
guò only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival) HSK 2
shēng huó to live; life; livelihood HSK 2
zhí straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through HSK 2
jiā everyone; influential family; great expert HSK 2
xiàn to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery HSK 2
dài band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise HSK 2
wèi position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential HSK 2
yīng gāi ought to; should; must HSK 2
zhè me so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this HSK 2
xiàng towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ... HSK 2
me like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case HSK 2
suǒ therefore; as a result; so; the reason why HSK 2
dāng to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at HSK 2
xiàng to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.) HSK 2
cái ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only HSK 2
néng might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps HSK 2
gēng to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) HSK 2
gāi should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned HSK 2
it HSK 2
wèn question; problem; issue; topic HSK 2
zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc HSK 2
yīn wèi because; owing to; on account of HSK 2
yòu (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway HSK 2
guǒ if; in case; in the event that HSK 2
zhè yàng this kind of; so; this way; like this; such HSK 2
jīng already HSK 2
to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished HSK 2