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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怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
大过 大過 dà guò serious mistake; major demerit ∼HSK 1
做人 做人 zuò rén to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
五十 五十 wǔ shí fifty ∼HSK 1
几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years; several years; how many years? ∼HSK 1
小妹 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister; girl; (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) ∼HSK 1
三十 三十 sān shí thirty; 30 ∼HSK 1
做事 做事 zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
说好 說好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
几次 幾次 jǐ cì several times ∼HSK 1
想想看 想想看 xiǎng xiǎng kàn to think about it ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
不见了 不見了 bù jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
老爸 老爸 lǎo bà father; dad ∼HSK 1
这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days ∼HSK 1
太过 太過 tài guò excessively; too ∼HSK 1
再会 再會 zài huì to meet again; until we meet again; goodbye ∼HSK 1
学好 學好 xué hǎo to follow good examples ∼HSK 1
跟人 跟人 gēn rén to marry (of woman) ∼HSK 1
出了事 出了事 chū le shì sth bad happened ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
是的 是的 shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
前几天 前幾天 qián jǐ tiān a few days ago; a few days before; the past few days; the previous few days ∼HSK 1
七十 七十 qī shí seventy; 70 ∼HSK 1
考上 考上 kǎo shàng to pass a university entrance exam ∼HSK 1
老早 老早 lǎo zǎo a long time ago ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing... about it ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
跷课 蹺課 qiāo kè to skip class ∼HSK 1
说到 說到 shuō dào to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for ∼HSK 1
一口 一口 yī kǒu readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite ∼HSK 1
凯子 凱子 kǎi zi (slang) rich, good-looking guy ∼HSK 1
语 語 yǔ language, words; saying, expression ∼HSK 1
十几 十幾 shí jǐ more than ten; a dozen or more ∼HSK 1
一字 一字 yī zì in a row; in a line ∼HSK 1
喝茶 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") ∼HSK 1
说不过去 說不過去 shuō bu guò qù cannot be justified; inexcusable ∼HSK 1
教坏 教壞 jiāo huài to misguide; to corrupt (sb) ∼HSK 1
家老 家老 jiā lǎo (old) a senior in one's household ∼HSK 1
回事 回事 huí shì (old) to report to one's master ∼HSK 1
看不出 看不出 kàn bu chū can't discern ∼HSK 1
还给 還給 huán gěi to return sth to sb ∼HSK 1
多大 多大 duō dà how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much ∼HSK 1
下回 下回 xià huí next chapter; next time ∼HSK 1
的哥 的哥 dī gē male taxi driver; cabbie (slang) ∼HSK 1