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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活人 活人 huó rén living person ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
非要 非要 fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
皮蛋 皮蛋 pí dàn century egg; preserved egg ∼HSK 3
谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss; to have a chat ∼HSK 3
别管 別管 bié guǎn no matter (who, what etc) ∼HSK 3
点钟 點鐘 diǎn zhōng (indicating time of day) o'clock ∼HSK 3
死皮 死皮 sǐ pí dead skin ∼HSK 3
放在心上 放在心上 fàng zài xīn shàng to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart ∼HSK 3
皮条 皮條 pí tiáo thong; leather strap; pimp; procurer ∼HSK 3
安全感 安全感 ān quán gǎn sense of security ∼HSK 3
死刑 死刑 sǐ xíng death penalty; capital punishment ∼HSK 3
各界 各界 gè jiè all walks of life; all social circles ∼HSK 3
康 康 Kāng peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy ∼HSK 3
吴 吳 Wú name of warring state; surname ∼HSK 3
杨 楊 Yáng willow, poplar, aspen; surname ∼HSK 3
健 健 jiàn strong, robust, healthy; strength ∼HSK 3
朱 朱 Zhū cinnabar, vermilion; surname ∼HSK 3
有的是 有的是 yǒu de shì have plenty of; there's no lack of HSK 3
收音机 收音機 shōu yīn jī radio HSK 3
功课 功課 gōng kè homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study HSK 3
报到 報到 bào dào to report for duty; to check in; to register HSK 3
搬家 搬家 bān jiā to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth) HSK 3
打听 打聽 dǎ ting to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around HSK 3
气候 氣候 qì hòu (meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs) HSK 3
证件 證件 zhèng jiàn certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID HSK 3
爱心 愛心 ài xīn compassion; kindness; care for others; love; charity (bazaar, golf day etc); heart (the symbol ♥) HSK 3
牌子 牌子 pái zi sign; trademark; brand HSK 3
裙子 裙子 qún zi skirt HSK 3
录音 錄音 lù yīn to record (sound); sound recording HSK 3
本事 本事 běn shì source material; original story HSK 3
家属 家屬 jiā shǔ family member; (family) dependent HSK 3
光明 光明 guāng míng light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted HSK 3
衬衫 襯衫 chèn shān shirt; blouse HSK 3
南部 南部 nán bù southern part HSK 3
家乡 家鄉 jiā xiāng hometown; native place HSK 3
屋子 屋子 wū zi house; room HSK 3
文学 文學 wén xué literature HSK 3
特色 特色 tè sè characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality HSK 3
文字 文字 wén zì character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology HSK 3
春 旾 chūn spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life HSK 3
其次 其次 qí cì next; secondly HSK 3
跳舞 跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance HSK 3
演唱会 演唱會 yǎn chàng huì vocal recital or concert HSK 3
夏 夏 xià summer HSK 3
好奇 好奇 hào qí inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity HSK 3
整天 整天 zhěng tiān all day long; whole day HSK 3
应当 應當 yīng dāng should; ought to HSK 3
从事 從事 cóng shì to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do HSK 3
年纪 年紀 nián jì age HSK 3