The Wasted Times

The Wasted Times 2016

罗曼蒂克消亡史 luómàndìkè xiāowáng shǐ

Shanghai gangsters grapple with lust and loyalty on the eve of war with Japan as they try to navigate an alliance with the enemy's army.

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3.83 Beginner Director Cheng Er 🍅 20%

Cast

Ge You Ge You Mr. Lu Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi Xiao Liu Tadanobu Asano Tadanobu Asano Watabe Du Chun Du Chun Killer Gillian Chung Gillian Chung Xiao Wu Zhao Baogang Zhao Baogang Northern Guest Ni Dahong Ni Dahong Mr. Wang Yuan Quan Yuan Quan Miss Wu Yan Ni Yan Ni Mama Wang Han Geng Han Geng Mr. Zhao

Vocabulary

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其实 其實 qí shí actually; in fact; really HSK 3
受 受 shòu to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker) HSK 3
只有 只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") HSK 3
由 由 yóu to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... HSK 3
一切 一切 yī qiè everything; every; all HSK 3
每 每 měi each; every HSK 3
总 總 zǒng general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc HSK 3
关系 關係 guān xi relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi HSK 3
张 張 zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes HSK 3
已 已 yǐ already; to stop; then; afterwards HSK 3
心 心 xīn heart; mind; intention; center; core HSK 3
继续 繼續 jì xù to continue; to proceed with; to go on with HSK 3
世界 世界 shì jiè world HSK 3
只是 只是 zhǐ shì merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however HSK 3
为了 為了 wèi le for; for the purpose of; in order to HSK 3
希望 希望 xī wàng to hope; a hope; a wish HSK 3
种 種 zhǒng seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts HSK 3
死 死 sǐ to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned HSK 3
所 所 suǒ actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive HSK 3
需要 需要 xū yào to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs HSK 3
就是 就是 jiù shì exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if HSK 3
被 被 bèi quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example) HSK 3
把 把 bǎ to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
靠不住 靠不住 kào bu zhù unreliable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
假的 假的 jiǎ de bogus; ersatz; fake; mock; phony Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
难看 難看 nán kàn ugly; unsightly Xiehouyu HSK 2
正好 正好 zhèng hǎo just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that Xiehouyu HSK 2
开心 開心 kāi xīn to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb Xiehouyu HSK 2
要脸 要臉 yào liǎn (coll.) to have a sense of shame Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
挺 挺 tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2
拉 拉 lā to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels Colloquialism HSK 2
浙江 浙江 Zhè jiāng Zhejiang Province, capital Hangzhou Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
重庆 重慶 Chóng qìng Chongqing municipality Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
上海话 上海話 Shàng hǎi huà Shanghainese; Shanghai dialect Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
江苏 江蘇 Jiāng sū Jiangsu Province, capital Nanjing Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
云南 雲南 Yún nán Yunnan Province, capital Kunming Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
表哥 表哥 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line ∼HSK 2
一定要 一定要 yī dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
妹夫 妹夫 mèi fu younger sister's husband ∼HSK 2
身 身 shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 ∼HSK 2
什么时候 什麼時候 shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
看懂 看懂 kàn dǒng to understand what one is reading or watching ∼HSK 2
备 備 bèi prepare, ready, perfect ∼HSK 2
得很 得很 de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
带走 帶走 dài zǒu to carry; to take away ∼HSK 2
什么地方 什麼地方 shén me dì fang somewhere; someplace; where ∼HSK 2
才不 才不 cái bù by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! ∼HSK 2
杀人 殺人 shā rén homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) ∼HSK 2
不可能 不可能 bù kě néng impossible; cannot; not able ∼HSK 2