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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tu muddled; silly; confused HSK 7
to arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite HSK 7
yǎn maneuver; exercise; practice; to maneuver HSK 7
shì to vow; to pledge; to swear HSK 7
shān to delete HSK 7
jiān to pan fry; to sauté HSK 7
còu to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity HSK 7
chǔn silly; stupid HSK 7
xiāng to meet; to encounter; to come across HSK 7
guī ju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved HSK 7
měi miào beautiful; wonderful; splendid HSK 7
hún soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) HSK 7
jiāng ginger HSK 7
調 diào low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued; low-key; low-profile HSK 7
zhā slag (in mining or smelting); dregs HSK 7
yǒu to intend; intentionally; interested in HSK 7
jiǎ zhuāng to feign; to pretend HSK 7
cuī to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite HSK 7
kǒu wèi a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor HSK 7
huà zhuāng to put on makeup HSK 7
āo to boil; to simmer HSK 7
tǎo to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study HSK 7
jià to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) HSK 7
huì city; metropolis HSK 7
to be jealous of; to envy HSK 7
qíng rén lover; sweetheart HSK 7
yào otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
便 便 shùn biàn conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort HSK 7
shùn jiān in an instant; in a flash HSK 7
gǎn to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful HSK 7
shuǎi to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb) HSK 7
dǒng shì huì board of directors HSK 7
zhī juice HSK 7
yào shi key HSK 7
mán barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless HSK 7
to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) HSK 7
yuán běn originally; original HSK 7
zhì to install; to place; to put; to buy HSK 7
dān shēn unmarried; single HSK 7
raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever HSK 7
rén another person; sb else; other people HSK 7
fěn bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; Chinese vermicelli; cellophane noodles; fan (loanword); enthusiast for sb or sth HSK 7
fěn powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝); to be a fan of HSK 7
xìng gǎn sex appeal; eroticism; sexuality; sexy HSK 7
shēng organism; living creature; life form; biological HSK 7
āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle HSK 7
to require; to need; to want; necessity; need HSK 7
suǒ wèi so-called; what is called HSK 7
silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc HSK 7