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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忘不了 忘不了 wàng bù liǎo cannot forget ∼HSK 1
包子 包子 bāo zi bao (steamed stuffed bun) HSK 1
一天到晚 一天到晚 yī tiān dào wǎn all day long; the whole day ∼HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind HSK 1
下课 下課 xià kè to finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to be fired HSK 1
看病 看病 kàn bìng to visit a doctor; to see a patient HSK 1
半天 半天 bàn tiān half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair HSK 1
打球 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball; to play with a ball HSK 1
不大 不大 bù dà not very; not too; not often HSK 1
小朋友 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child HSK 1
走路 走路 zǒu lù to walk; to go on foot HSK 1
生病 生病 shēng bìng to fall ill HSK 1
开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke HSK 1
图书馆 圖書館 tú shū guǎn library HSK 1
小学 小學 xiǎo xué elementary school; primary school HSK 1
晚饭 晚飯 wǎn fàn evening meal; dinner; supper HSK 1
桌子 桌子 zhuō zi table; desk HSK 1
坐下 坐下 zuò xia to sit down HSK 1
姐 姐 jiě older sister HSK 1
那儿 那兒 nà r there HSK 1
读书 讀書 dú shū to read a book; to study; to attend school HSK 1
水果 水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit HSK 1
男朋友 男朋友 nán péng you boyfriend HSK 1
听见 聽見 tīng jiàn to hear HSK 1
上课 上課 shàng kè to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class HSK 1
女朋友 女朋友 nǚ péng you girlfriend HSK 1
上学 上學 shàng xué to go to school; to attend school HSK 1
唱歌 唱歌 chàng gē to sing a song HSK 1
上次 上次 shàng cì last time HSK 1
男生 男生 nán shēng schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male) HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
常常 常常 cháng cháng frequently; often HSK 1
门口 門口 mén kǒu doorway; gate HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
中午 中午 zhōng wǔ noon; midday HSK 1
不对 不對 bù duì incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer HSK 1
哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? HSK 1
这儿 這兒 zhè r here HSK 1
妹 妹 mèi younger sister HSK 1
再见 再見 zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later HSK 1
百 百 bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
在家 在家 zài jiā to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) HSK 1
弟弟 弟弟 dì di younger brother HSK 1
那边 那邊 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1
页 頁 xié head HSK 1
下次 下次 xià cì next time HSK 1
记住 記住 jì zhu to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart HSK 1
贵 貴 guì expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your HSK 1