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%

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bān jiā to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth) HSK 3
guāng not the only one; not only HSK 3
amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola HSK 3
huì news conference; briefing ∼HSK 3
yōu diǎn merit; benefit; strong point; advantage HSK 3
quē diǎn weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage HSK 3
rèn to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK HSK 3
to meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc) HSK 3
xíng li luggage HSK 3
pái míng to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking HSK 3
調 kōng tiáo air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) HSK 3
chuàng xīn to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation HSK 3
bǎo cún to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing) HSK 3
zhěng tiān all day long; whole day HSK 3
gài niàn concept; idea HSK 3
gǎi zào to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold HSK 3
nián age HSK 3
cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
néng néng Can you HSK 3
guǒ rán really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed HSK 3
kàn lai seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be HSK 3
qíng gǎn feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally) HSK 3
tán pàn to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference HSK 3
wán zhěng complete; intact HSK 3
neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out HSK 3
gǎn kuài quickly; at once HSK 3
shuāng fāng bilateral; both sides; both parties involved HSK 3
shāng xīn to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt HSK 3
earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 HSK 3
dòng automatic; voluntarily HSK 3
pèi matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine HSK 3
zhuān mén specialist; specialized; customized HSK 3
bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately HSK 3
kǒng fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe HSK 3
shāng rushing current HSK 3
active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive HSK 3
to carve wood HSK 3
gōng néng function; capability HSK 3
shàng to go up HSK 3
yān cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke HSK 3
fáng to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent HSK 3
chū to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) HSK 3
fǎn zhèng anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side HSK 3
làng fèi to waste; to squander HSK 3
xiāo to cancel; cancellation HSK 3
jīng yíng to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate HSK 3
shēng to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 HSK 3
quán qiú entire; total; global; the (whole) world; worldwide HSK 3
yuán gōng staff; personnel; employee HSK 3
gōng kāi open; overt; public; to make public; to release HSK 3