A Brighter Summer Day

A Brighter Summer Day 1991

牯岭街少年杀人事件 gǔ líng jiē shàonián shārén shìjiàn

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

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4.12 Intermediate Director Edward Yang 🍅 100%

Cast

Chang Chen Chang Chen Xiao Si'r Lisa Yang Lisa Yang Ming Chang Kuo-Chu Chang Kuo-Chu Father Elaine Jin Yan-Ling Elaine Jin Yan-Ling Mother Wang Chuan Wang Chuan Eldest Sister Chang Han Chang Han Elder Brother Chiang Hsiu-Chiung Chiang Hsiu-Chiung Middle Sister Stephanie Lai Youngest Sister Tan Chih-Kang Tan Chih-Kang Ma Wang Chi-tsan Wang Chi-tsan Cat

Vocabulary

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何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
迭 迭 dié repeatedly, frequently ∼HSK 5
沈 沈 Shěn sink, submerge; addicted to; surname ∼HSK 5
瑞 瑞 ruì felicitous omen; auspicious ∼HSK 5
祥 祥 xiáng good luck, good omen; happiness ∼HSK 5
萍 萍 píng duckweed; wandering, traveling ∼HSK 5
铭 銘 míng inscribe, engrave ∼HSK 5
慧 慧 huì bright, intelligent; intelligence ∼HSK 5
只见 只見 zhǐ jiàn to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) HSK 5
礼拜天 禮拜天 Lǐ bài tiān Sunday HSK 5
共计 共計 gòng jì to sum up to; to total HSK 5
钢笔 鋼筆 gāng bǐ fountain pen HSK 5
押金 押金 yā jīn deposit; down payment HSK 5
文艺 文藝 wén yì literature and art HSK 5
不耐烦 不耐煩 bù nài fán impatient; to lose patience HSK 5
火柴 火柴 huǒ chái match (for lighting fire) HSK 5
报答 報答 bào dá to repay; to requite HSK 5
台风 臺風 tái fēng stage presence, poise HSK 5
不得了 不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly HSK 5
煤 煤 méi coal HSK 5
亏 虧 kuī deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... HSK 5
猴 猴 hóu monkey HSK 5
证书 證書 zhèng shū credentials; certificate HSK 5
礼貌 禮貌 lǐ mào courtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite HSK 5
违规 違規 wéi guī to violate the rules HSK 5
盒子 盒子 hé zi box; case HSK 5
披 披 pī to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out HSK 5
面子 面子 miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
处罚 處罰 chǔ fá to penalize; to punish HSK 5
闲 閒 xián idle; unoccupied; leisure HSK 5
打架 打架 dǎ jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5
十足 十足 shí zú ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color) HSK 5
客气 客氣 kè qi polite; courteous; formal; modest HSK 5
脸色 臉色 liǎn sè complexion; look HSK 5
打扰 打擾 dǎ rǎo to disturb; to bother; to trouble HSK 5
困扰 困擾 kùn rǎo to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications HSK 5
偷偷 偷偷 tōu tōu stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly HSK 5
也好 也好 yě hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
漫画 漫畫 màn huà caricature; cartoon; Japanese manga HSK 5
扶 扶 fú to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help HSK 5
联络 聯絡 lián luò to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection HSK 5
干脆 乾脆 gān cuì candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well HSK 5
剧本 劇本 jù běn script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario HSK 5
绝望 絕望 jué wàng to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation HSK 5
一向 一向 yī xiàng always (previously); a period of time in the recent past HSK 5
稍微 稍微 shāo wēi a little bit HSK 5
倒是 倒是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you HSK 5
完了 完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
子弹 子彈 zǐ dàn bullet HSK 5
情形 情形 qíng xing circumstances; situation HSK 5