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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带走 帶走 dài zǒu to carry; to take away ∼HSK 2
够用 夠用 gòu yòng adequate; sufficient; enough ∼HSK 2
够意思 夠意思 gòu yì si wonderful; great; delightful; very kind; generous ∼HSK 2
八成 八成 bā chéng eighty percent; most probably; most likely ∼HSK 2
天亮 天亮 tiān liàng to grow light (at daybreak) ∼HSK 2
改过 改過 gǎi guò to correct one's errors; to mend one's ways ∼HSK 2
省得 省得 shěng de to avoid; so as to save (money or time) ∼HSK 2
讲到 講到 jiǎng dào to talk about sth ∼HSK 2
九月份 九月份 jiǔ yuè fèn September; ninth month ∼HSK 2
应该的 應該的 yīng gāi de (polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem ∼HSK 2
轻轻 輕輕 qīng qīng lightly; softly ∼HSK 2
满嘴 滿嘴 mǎn zuǐ a full mouth of (sth physical); to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises etc) ∼HSK 2
打气 打氣 dǎ qì to inflate; to pump up; (fig.) to encourage; to boost morale ∼HSK 2
举起 舉起 jǔ qǐ to heave; to lift; to raise up; to uphold ∼HSK 2
不带 不帶 bù dài not to have; without; un- ∼HSK 2
坏掉 壞掉 huài diào to get broken; to get damaged; to get ruined ∼HSK 2
实 實 shí real, true; honest, sincere ∼HSK 2
想通 想通 xiǎng tōng to figure out; to realize; to become convinced; to come round (to an idea); to get over it ∼HSK 2
说哭 說哭 shuō kū to make (sb) cry (with one's harsh words) ∼HSK 2
男孩 男孩 nán hái boy ∼HSK 2
有头有脸 有頭有臉 yǒu tóu - yǒu liǎn (idiom) (of a person) to be highly respected; to enjoy prestige ∼HSK 2
半夜三更 半夜三更 bàn yè - sān gēng (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night ∼HSK 2
案 案 àn table, bench; legal case ∼HSK 2
不太 不太 bù tài Not too HSK 2
难听 難聽 nán tīng unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful HSK 2
看得出 看得出 kàn de chū can see; can tell ∼HSK 2
出发点 出發點 chū fā diǎn starting point; (fig.) basis; motive ∼HSK 2
黑板 黑板 hēi bǎn blackboard HSK 2
玩意儿 玩意兒 wán yì r erhua variant of 玩意; toy; thing; trick ∼HSK 2
一不小心 一不小心 yī bù xiǎo xīn to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness ∼HSK 2
到头来 到頭來 dào tóu lái in the end; finally; as a result ∼HSK 2
公共汽车 公共汽車 gōng gòng qì chē bus HSK 2
有点儿 有點兒 yǒu diǎn r slightly; a little; somewhat HSK 2
作文 作文 zuò wén to write an essay; composition (student essay) HSK 2
组长 組長 zǔ zhǎng group leader HSK 2
开学 開學 kāi xué foundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term HSK 2
请客 請客 qǐng kè to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner HSK 2
里头 裡頭 lǐ tou inside; interior HSK 2
班长 班長 bān zhǎng class monitor; squad leader; team leader HSK 2
斤 斤 jīn catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g HSK 2
送到 送到 sòng dào Deliver HSK 2
走开 走開 zǒu kāi to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside HSK 2
老朋友 老朋友 lǎo péng you old friend; (slang) period; menstruation HSK 2
骑车 騎車 qí chē to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle) HSK 2
英文 英文 Yīng wén English (language) HSK 2
出国 出國 chū guó to go abroad; to leave the country HSK 2
找出 找出 zhǎo chū to find; to search out HSK 2
音乐会 音樂會 yīn yuè huì concert HSK 2
手表 手錶 shǒu biǎo wristwatch HSK 2
坏人 壞人 huài rén bad person; villain HSK 2