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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not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
wéi (line of) thought; thinking HSK 5
zhí to resign HSK 5
chǒu clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30° HSK 5
guō pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing HSK 5
suí as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious HSK 5
jiā to speed up; to expedite HSK 5
jiǎn yàn to inspect; to examine; to test HSK 5
kàn chū to make out; to see HSK 5
shí now; this moment HSK 5
kào jìn to be close to; to approach; to draw near HSK 5
yòng lái to be used for HSK 5
cháng to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once HSK 5
cān tīng dining hall; dining room; restaurant HSK 5
zhī nèi inside; within HSK 5
chú fáng kitchen HSK 5
nǎo zi brains; mind HSK 5
bào jǐng to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police HSK 5
shōu to gather; to collect HSK 5
rén person in charge HSK 5
máo dùn contradiction; conflicting views; contradictory HSK 5
hòu huǐ to regret; to feel remorse HSK 5
dàn gāo cake HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
shòu thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive HSK 5
yǎo to bite; to nip HSK 5
jìng after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis HSK 5
rén private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique HSK 5
xīn exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
zuì intoxicated HSK 5
duǒ to hide; to dodge; to avoid HSK 5
gāo height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly HSK 5
xīn shǎng to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire HSK 5
jià price; value; (chemistry) valence HSK 5
shì pín video HSK 5
cāi to guess HSK 5
tuán group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate HSK 5
gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
sǔn shī loss; damage; to lose; to suffer damage HSK 5
shǒu duàn method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick HSK 5
zhǎng to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency HSK 5
diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
jiàn zhù to construct; building HSK 5
wèi zhe to signify; to mean; to imply HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
shì type; form; pattern; style HSK 5
jué to refuse; to decline; to reject HSK 5