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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Vocabulary

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shì old practice HSK 2
tíng to stop; to halt; to park (a car) HSK 2
zhào piàn photograph; picture HSK 2
gǎn xiè (express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks HSK 2
hǎo xiàng as if; to seem like HSK 2
to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares HSK 2
yuàn to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth) HSK 2
xíng wéi action; conduct; behavior; activity HSK 2
to serve; service HSK 2
diàn inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store HSK 2
gāng gang just recently; just a moment ago HSK 2
quán whole; all HSK 2
liú to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve HSK 2
suàn to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute HSK 2
guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of HSK 2
dǒng to understand; to comprehend HSK 2
rice; meter (classifier) HSK 2
zhōng xīn center; heart; core HSK 2
duàn paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc HSK 2
lái to come from (a place); From: (in email header) HSK 2
kuài happy; joyful HSK 2
kào to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) HSK 2
gǒu dog HSK 2
huàn to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) HSK 2
zuì jìn recently; soon; nearest HSK 2
fèn classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分 HSK 2
miàn face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc HSK 2
yǒng yuǎn forever; eternal HSK 2
yǐng xiǎng influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb HSK 2
mài to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt HSK 2
xuǎn to choose; to pick; to select; to elect HSK 2
zhí jiē direct (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward HSK 2
fāng method; way; means HSK 2
Yuè generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 HSK 2
wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) HSK 2
tóng shí at the same time; simultaneously HSK 2
kāi to depart; to leave HSK 2
wàn ten thousand; a great number HSK 2
jiǎng to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture HSK 2
gǎi biàn to change; to alter; to transform HSK 2
diào to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) HSK 2
zhēn zhèng genuine; real; true; really; indeed HSK 2
bié unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular HSK 2
bàn means; method; way (of doing sth) HSK 2
qián before; formerly; previous; ago HSK 2
dāng shí then; at that time; while HSK 2
to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious HSK 2
jiā to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) HSK 2
biàn to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion HSK 2
bāng zhù assistance; aid; to help; to assist HSK 2