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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丰美 豐美 fēng měi abundant and prosperous ∼HSK 4
坚 堅 jiān hard, strong, firm; resolute ∼HSK 4
荷 荷 Hé lotus, water lily, holland ∼HSK 4
后头 後頭 hòu tou behind; the back; the rear; later; afterwards; (in) the future HSK 4
汽水 汽水 qì shuǐ soda pop; carbonated soft drink HSK 4
一律 一律 yī lǜ same; uniformly; all; without exception HSK 4
打针 打針 dǎ zhēn to give or have an injection HSK 4
单调 單調 dān diào monotonous HSK 4
茶叶 茶葉 chá yè tea; tea leaves HSK 4
点名 點名 diǎn míng roll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name HSK 4
上楼 上樓 shàng lóu to go upstairs HSK 4
改正 改正 gǎi zhèng to correct; to amend; to put right; correction HSK 4
叶子 葉子 yè zi leaf; (slang) marijuana HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen HSK 4
大姐 大姐 dà jiě big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) HSK 4
表扬 表揚 biǎo yáng to praise; to commend HSK 4
零食 零食 líng shí between-meal nibbles; snacks HSK 4
专心 專心 zhuān xīn to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth) HSK 4
奖学金 獎學金 jiǎng xué jīn scholarship HSK 4
暑假 暑假 shǔ jià summer vacation HSK 4
抄 抄 chāo to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms HSK 4
得意 得意 dé yì proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent HSK 4
上个月 上個月 shàng gè yuè last month HSK 4
避 避 bì to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from HSK 4
考察 考察 kǎo chá to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation HSK 4
穿上 穿上 chuān shang to put on (clothes etc) HSK 4
了不起 了不起 liǎo bu qǐ amazing; terrific; extraordinary HSK 4
孙子 孫子 Sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 HSK 4
宝贵 寶貴 bǎo guì valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by HSK 4
老虎 老虎 lǎo hǔ tiger HSK 4
赞成 贊成 zàn chéng to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist HSK 4
玉 玉 yù jade HSK 4
老实 老實 lǎo shi honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible HSK 4
录取 錄取 lù qǔ to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to admit (a student); to hire (a job candidate) HSK 4
招呼 招呼 zhāo hu to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not HSK 4
浓 濃 nóng concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc) HSK 4
误会 誤會 wù huì to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding HSK 4
前途 前途 qián tú prospects; future outlook; journey HSK 4
江 江 jiāng river HSK 4
说不定 說不定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure; maybe HSK 4
嘴巴 嘴巴 zuǐ ba mouth; slap in the face HSK 4
口袋 口袋 kǒu dài pocket; bag; sack HSK 4
会计 會計 kuài jì accountant; accountancy; accounting HSK 4
小伙子 小伙子 xiǎo huǒ zi young man; young guy; lad; youngster HSK 4
多年 多年 duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
不在乎 不在乎 bù zài hu not to care HSK 4
有限 有限 yǒu xiàn limited; finite HSK 4
唱片 唱片 chàng piàn gramophone record; LP; music CD; musical album HSK 4
填 填 tián to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in HSK 4