Time and Tide 2000
顺流逆流
A streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He befriends a disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life anew. They find themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt, but their partnership ultimately can't last.
Vocabulary
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| 乔 喬 | tall, lofty; proud, stately | |
| 玛 瑪 | agate; cornelian | |
| 当归 當歸 | Angelica sinensis | |
| 杰 傑 | hero; heroic, outstanding | |
| 可不 可不 | that's just the way it is; exactly! | |
| 归队 歸隊 | to return to one's unit; to go back to one's station in life | |
| 隔日 隔日 | the next day; on alternate days | |
| 适者生存 適者生存 | survival of the fittest | |
| 不单 不單 | not the only; not merely; not simply | |
| 薇 薇 | Osmunda regalis, a species of fern | |
| 枪击 槍擊 | to shoot with a gun; shooting incident | |
| 察 察 | examine, investigate; notice | |
| 责 責 | duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame | |
| 无牌 無牌 | unlicensed; unlabeled (goods) | |
| 警局 警局 | police department; police station; abbr. of 警察局 | |
| 咖啡色 咖啡色 | coffee color; brown | |
| 安全带 安全帶 | seat belt; safety belt | |
| 管理员 管理員 | manager; administrator | |
| 一年四季 一年四季 | all year round | |
| 阳光普照 陽光普照 | (idiom) sunlight shines over all things; drenched in sunlight | |
| 季节性 季節性 | seasonal | |
| 什么人 什麼人 | what kind of person | |
| 窗 牎 | window | |
| 打散 打散 | to scatter; to break sth up; to beat (an egg) | |
| 逛街 逛街 | to take a walk; to window-shop; to stroll down the street | |
| 适 適 | go, reach; appropriate, suitable | |
| 男厕 男廁 | men's restroom; men's toilet | |
| 引开 引開 | to lure away; to divert | |
| 注意力 注意力 | attention | |
| 背弃 背棄 | to abandon; to desert; to renounce | |
| 非人 非人 | inhuman; (literary) an unworthy person (to appoint, to marry etc) | |
| 警卫 警衛 | to stand guard over; (security) guard | |
| 底细 底細 | inside information; the ins and outs of the matter; how things stand; what's up | |
| 顶楼 頂樓 | top floor; attic; loft; garret; penthouse; (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) | |
| 冲向 衝嚮 | to charge into | |
| 警 警 | guard, watch; alert, alarm | |
| 保释 保釋 | to release on bail; to bail | |
| 谢 謝 | thank | |
| 业主 業主 | owner; proprietor | |
| 知 知 | know | |
| 引出 引出 | to extract; to draw out | |
| 吸气 吸氣 | to inhale; to draw in breath | |
| 屁 屁 | break wind; fart; buttocks | |
| 就此 就此 | at this point; thus; from then on | |
| 火警 火警 | fire alarm | |
| 围观 圍觀 | to stand in a circle and watch | |
| 守住 守住 | to hold on to; to defend; to keep; to guard | |
| 指挥官 指揮官 | commander | |
| 反方 反方 | the side opposed to the proposition (in a formal debate) | |
| 际 際 | border, boundary, juncture |