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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梯 梯 tī ladder, steps, stairs; lean ∼HSK 3
教育学 教育學 jiào yù xué pedagogy ∼HSK 3
快照 快照 kuài zhào (photography) snapshot; (computing) snapshot; cached copy ∼HSK 3
医务室 醫務室 yī wù shì infirmary; sick bay ∼HSK 3
打伤 打傷 dǎ shāng to injure; to wound; to damage ∼HSK 3
管他的 管他的 guǎn tā de don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter; whatever; anyway ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
士 士 Shì scholar, gentleman; soldier ∼HSK 3
心急 心急 xīn jí anxious; impatient ∼HSK 3
假性近视 假性近視 jiǎ xìng jìn shì pseudomyopia ∼HSK 3
乱动 亂動 luàn dòng to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about ∼HSK 3
初二 初二 chū èr 2nd year in junior middle school; 2nd day of a lunar month; 2nd day of lunar New Year ∼HSK 3
见世面 見世面 jiàn shì miàn to see the world; to broaden one's horizons ∼HSK 3
买空 買空 mǎi kōng to buy on margin (finance) ∼HSK 3
气候变化 氣候變化 qì hòu biàn huà climate change ∼HSK 3
范 範 fàn surname; bee-like insect ∼HSK 3
补习班 補習班 bǔ xí bān cram class; cram school; evening classes ∼HSK 3
乱跑 亂跑 luàn pǎo to run around all over the place ∼HSK 3
张嘴 張嘴 zhāng zuǐ to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape ∼HSK 3
搬走 搬走 bān zǒu to carry ∼HSK 3
手头紧 手頭緊 shǒu tóu jǐn short of money; hard up ∼HSK 3
艾 艾 Ài artemisia, mugwort; translit. ∼HSK 3
籍 籍 Jí record, register, list; census ∼HSK 3
总要 總要 zǒng yào nevertheless ∼HSK 3
讲台 講台 jiǎng tái variant of ∼HSK 3
放火 放火 fàng huǒ to set on fire; to commit arson; to create a disturbance ∼HSK 3
少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 3
工作人员 工作人員 gōng zuò rén yuán staff member ∼HSK 3
传话 傳話 chuán huà to pass on a story; to communicate a message ∼HSK 3
和谈 和談 hé tán peace talks ∼HSK 3
组团 組團 zǔ tuán to form a group or delegation ∼HSK 3
静养 靜養 jìng yǎng to convalesce; to recuperate; to fully relax ∼HSK 3
时间不早了 時間不早了 shí jiān bù zǎo le it's getting late; time's getting on ∼HSK 3
火大 火大 huǒ dà to get mad; to be very angry ∼HSK 3
去死 去死 qù sǐ go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
要死 要死 yào sǐ extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
撸管 擼管 lū guǎn (slang) to masturbate ∼HSK 3
菜刀 菜刀 cài dāo vegetable knife; kitchen knife; cleaver ∼HSK 3
活着 活著 huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
上班时间 上班時間 shàng bān shí jiān working hours; office hours ∼HSK 3
西南部 西南部 xī nán bù southwest part ∼HSK 3
传教 傳教 chuán jiào to preach; missionary; to evangelize ∼HSK 3
鲁 魯 Lǔ foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar ∼HSK 3
父 父 fù father; KangXi radical 88 ∼HSK 3
小刀 小刀 xiǎo dāo knife ∼HSK 3
张开 張開 zhāng kāi to open up; to spread; to extend ∼HSK 3
转给 轉給 zhuǎn gěi to pass on to ∼HSK 3
乱说 亂說 luàn shuō to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
过世 過世 guò shì to die; to pass away ∼HSK 3