The Village of No Return

The Village of No Return 2017

jiànwàng cūn

In a remote village, a con man disguised as a Taoist priest introduces a memory-erasing device to residents — but a dangerous plot looms.

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3.95 Beginner Director Chen Yu-hsun IMDb 6.1

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fēng to keep watch (during a clandestine activity); to be on the lookout ∼HSK 3
Zhào surname; ancient state ∼HSK 3
shēng tiān lit. to ascend to heaven; to die ∼HSK 3
liǎn face; cheek ∼HSK 3
fèi shì troublesome; to take a lot of trouble to do sth ∼HSK 3
fèi shì not troublesome ∼HSK 3
niú péng cowshed; makeshift detention center set up by Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution; (baseball) bullpen ∼HSK 3
guò huǒ to go too far; to go overboard (in words or actions); over the top; excessive; burned ∼HSK 3
yún yóu to wander (typically of an errant priest) ∼HSK 3
hòu after death; posthumous ∼HSK 3
móu shā to murder; to assassinate; intentional homicide ∼HSK 3
ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
antique ∼HSK 3
zǒng yǒu inevitably there will be ∼HSK 3
pèi zhǒng to breed; mating ∼HSK 3
yǒu xīn to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate ∼HSK 3
yuán wài landlord (old usage) ∼HSK 3
lǎo tiān God; Heavens ∼HSK 3
yuè guāng moonlight ∼HSK 3
go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
sòng zhōng to attend upon a dying parent or other senior family member; to handle the funeral affairs of a senior family member ∼HSK 3
strange, unusual, uncanny, occult ∼HSK 3
lǐng dào to receive ∼HSK 3
huó huó while still alive; simply; totally ∼HSK 3
bān rén average person ∼HSK 3
gàn huó to work; to be employed ∼HSK 3
xuè to carry out a bloodbath in (a place); (fig.) to wreak havoc on ∼HSK 3
huì to meet; to rendezvous; to merge; to link up; meeting; confluence ∼HSK 3
shì shàng on earth ∼HSK 3
jiào chūn to caterwaul; to call like an animal in heat ∼HSK 3
qián shì previous generations; previous incarnation (Buddhism) ∼HSK 3
guǎn no matter if; regardless of; don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter ∼HSK 3
jìn strong, unyielding, tough, power ∼HSK 3
zhuā zǒu to arrest ∼HSK 3
méi zhǔn not sure; maybe ∼HSK 3
nòng to kill; to put to death ∼HSK 3
guāng guāng bright; shiny; smooth; naked; bald; penniless ∼HSK 3
Shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 ∼HSK 3
yǒu zhǒng to have guts; to have courage; to be brave ∼HSK 3
enemy, foe, rival; resist ∼HSK 3
gǎn zǒu to drive out; to turn back ∼HSK 3
recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
zǒng guǎn to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility); person in charge; manager; (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward ∼HSK 3
rèn de to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know HSK 3
bèi zi quilt HSK 3
pǎo to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double HSK 3
jiě kāi to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery) HSK 3
senior official (in imperial China) HSK 3
qiū autumn; fall; harvest time HSK 3
cóng qián previously; formerly; once upon a time HSK 3