This Is Not What I Expected

This Is Not What I Expected 2017

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Lu Jin is a handsome, wealthy hotel executive whose drive for perfection is matched only by his taste for fine cuisine. When he checks into the Rosebud, he's dissatisfied with everything he sees and is ready to take action... until flamboyant female sous chef Gu Shengnan creates the perfectionist what may be a perfect meal. Now, these bitter rivals find themselves brought together in the kitchen in this light-hearted romantic comedy, infused with fun and flavors to create a delicious dish that foodies around the world wouldn't dare to miss.

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3.97 Beginner Director Derek Hui Wang-Yu 🍅 78%

Cast

Takeshi Kaneshiro Takeshi Kaneshiro Lu Jin Zhou Dongyu Zhou Dongyu Gu Shengnan Xi Mengyao Xi Mengyao Xu Zhaodi Tony Yang Tony Yang Cheng Ziqian Sun Yizhou Sun Yizhou Meng Xinjie Chang Kuo-Chu Chang Kuo-Chu Jin's Father Lin Chi-ling Lin Chi-ling Lu Jin's Personal Chef Gao Xiaosong Gao Fushuai Quan Tong Quan Tong Chef Shuai Yuan Zhong Yuan Yuan Zhong Yuan Acquisition Representative

Vocabulary

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无聊 無聊 wú liáo bored; boring; senseless HSK 4
擦 擦 cā to rub; to scratch; to towel; to wipe with a towel; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to touch; to brush (past); to shred (vegetables etc) HSK 4
答案 答案 dá àn answer; solution HSK 4
采访 採訪 cǎi fǎng to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover HSK 4
发挥 發揮 fā huī to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme) HSK 4
摆 擺 bǎi to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum HSK 4
人家 人家 rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be HSK 4
兴趣 興趣 xìng qù interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby HSK 4
替 替 tì to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4
戴 戴 dài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support HSK 4
敌人 敵人 dí rén enemy HSK 4
距离 距離 jù lí distance; to be apart from HSK 4
既然 既然 jì rán since; as; this being the case HSK 4
否则 否則 fǒu zé otherwise; if not; or (else) HSK 4
身份 身份 shēn fèn identity; aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank HSK 4
的确 的確 dí què really; indeed HSK 4
嗯 嗯 ēn (a groaning sound) HSK 4
竟然 竟然 jìng rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to HSK 4
空间 空間 kōng jiān space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space HSK 4
伤害 傷害 shāng hài to injure; to harm HSK 4
资料 資料 zī liào material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet) HSK 4
遇到 遇到 yù dào to meet; to run into; to come across HSK 4
加入 加入 jiā rù to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in HSK 4
而是 而是 ér shì rather HSK 4
项目 項目 xiàng mù item; project; (sports) event HSK 4
历史 歷史 lì shǐ history HSK 4
不管 不管 bù guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
表示 表示 biǎo shì to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean HSK 4
项 項 xiàng back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc HSK 4
包括 包括 bāo kuò to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of HSK 4
严重 嚴重 yán zhòng grave; serious; severe; critical HSK 4
未来 未來 wèi lái future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending HSK 4
法 㳒 Fǎ France; French; abbr. for 法国; Taiwan pr. [Fà] HSK 4
些 些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
考虑 考慮 kǎo lǜ to think over; to consider; consideration HSK 4
研究 研究 yán jiū research; a study; to research; to look into HSK 4
以及 以及 yǐ jí as well as; too; and HSK 4
之前 之前 zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
关于 關於 guān yú pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of HSK 4
之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
此 此 cǐ this; these HSK 4
选择 選擇 xuǎn zé to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative HSK 4
之后 之後 zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
却 卻 què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
不值得 不值得 bù zhí de unworthy Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
毛病 毛病 máo bìng fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment Xiehouyu HSK 3
土狗 土狗 tǔ gǒu native dog; mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa) Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
感冒 感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold; (common) cold; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand Colloquialism HSK 3