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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tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
shí consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize HSK 5
dāi to stay HSK 5
guān jiàn crucial point; crux; key; crucial; pivotal HSK 5
rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
使 使 shǐ even if; even though HSK 5
fàng to renounce; to abandon; to give up HSK 5
zhì to arrive; most; to; until HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
kòng zhì to control HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
ě xīn nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately) Xiehouyu HSK 4
bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
lín Michelin (tire company) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
shì Japanese style Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Bīng xiàn Hyōgo prefecture in the midwest of Japan's main island Honshū Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
luò Morocco Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Wēi líng dùn Wellington, capital of New Zealand (Tw); Wellington (name); Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1851) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
sài rén Gypsy Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
yīng Daying county in Suining, Sichuan; Great Britain Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Màn Bangkok, capital of Thailand Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tài Thai (language) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jiàn Diet Coke; Coca-Cola Light Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Qíng rén jié Valentine's Day Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
shì French-style Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
(Tw) Italy Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Forbes (US publisher); Forbes magazine Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
wēi pomp, power; powerful; dominate ∼HSK 4
chú kitchen; closet; cupboard ∼HSK 4
guó huà to internationalize; internationalization ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
調 tiáo wèi seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences ∼HSK 4
jǐng bào (fire) alarm; alert signal; alarm; alert; warning ∼HSK 4
chī huò chowhound; foodie; a good-for-nothing ∼HSK 4
gāo shuài "Mr Perfect" (i.e. tall, rich and handsome) (Internet slang) ∼HSK 4
huǒ jǐng fire alarm ∼HSK 4
break wind; fart; buttocks ∼HSK 4
jǐng police department; police station; abbr. of 警察局 ∼HSK 4
qīng chu unclear; not understood; currently unknown ∼HSK 4
yīn soundproofing ∼HSK 4