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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高高兴兴 高高興興 gāo gāo xìng xìng cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily ∼HSK 1
打烊 打烊 dǎ yàng to close shop in the evening; also pr. [da3 yang2] ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
茶花 茶花 chá huā camellia ∼HSK 1
好朋友 好朋友 hǎo péng you good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
女孩 女孩 nǚ hái girl; lass ∼HSK 1
几分 幾分 jǐ fēn somewhat; a bit ∼HSK 1
九十 九十 jiǔ shí ninety ∼HSK 1
大热 大熱 dà rè great heat; very popular ∼HSK 1
穿衣 穿衣 chuān yī to put on clothes; to get dressed ∼HSK 1
飞过 飛過 fēi guò to fly over; to fly past ∼HSK 1
到现在 到現在 dào xiàn zài up until now; to date ∼HSK 1
早起 早起 zǎo qǐ to get up early ∼HSK 1
要人 要人 yào rén important person ∼HSK 1
走去 走去 zǒu qù to walk over (to) ∼HSK 1
年来 年來 nián lái this past year; over the last years ∼HSK 1
对我来说 對我來說 duì wǒ lái shuō as far as I'm concerned ∼HSK 1
学号 學號 xué hào student ID number ∼HSK 1
上好 上好 shàng hǎo first-rate; top-notch ∼HSK 1
吃不下 吃不下 chī bu xià not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more ∼HSK 1
在后 在後 zài hòu behind ∼HSK 1
十二 十二 shí èr twelve; 12 ∼HSK 1
要有 要有 yào yǒu to need; to require; must have ∼HSK 1
学坏 學壞 xué huài to follow bad examples; to be corrupted by bad examples ∼HSK 1
看球 看球 kàn qiú to watch a football game (or other ball game); Fore! (golf); Watch out for the ball! ∼HSK 1
花钱 花錢 huā qián to spend money ∼HSK 1
四次 四次 sì cì fourth; four times; quartic ∼HSK 1
几岁 幾歲 jǐ suì how old are you? (familiar, or to a child) ∼HSK 1
买票 買票 mǎi piào to buy tickets; (Tw) to buy votes (in an election) ∼HSK 1
正要 正要 zhèng yào to be just about to; to be on the point of ∼HSK 1
现 現 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
第三十 第三十 dì sān shí thirtieth ∼HSK 1
好玩 好玩 hǎo wán amusing; fun; interesting ∼HSK 1
打包票 打包票 dǎ bāo piào to vouch for; to guarantee ∼HSK 1
大白 大白 dà bái to be revealed; to come out (of the truth); chalk (for whitening walls); (old) wine cup; (neologism c. 2021) healthcare worker or volunteer in full-body PPE (esp. during the COVID-19 pandemic) (from the 2014 Disney version of the Marvel Com ∼HSK 1
小过 小過 xiǎo guò little mistake; minor offense; slightly too much ∼HSK 1
小小 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small; very few; very minor ∼HSK 1
看书 看書 kàn shū to read; to study ∼HSK 1
快进 快進 kuài jìn fast-forward (media player) ∼HSK 1
是以 是以 shì yǐ therefore; thus; so ∼HSK 1
差事 差事 chà shì poor; not up to standard ∼HSK 1
好喝 好喝 hǎo hē tasty (drinks) ∼HSK 1
不住 不住 bù zhù (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly ∼HSK 1
要看 要看 yào kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 1
我人 我人 wǒ rén we ∼HSK 1
过人 過人 guò rén to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent ∼HSK 1
三八 三八 sān bā International Women's Day, 8th March; foolish; stupid ∼HSK 1