A City of Sadness

A City of Sadness 1989

悲情城市 bēi qíng chéng shì

The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.

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4.08 Intermediate Director Hou Hsiao-hsien 🍅 100%

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Chiu-wai Wen-Ching Hsin Shu-Fen Hsin Shu-Fen Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome Chan Chung-Yung Chan Chung-Yung Wen-Heung Jack Kao Jack Kao Wen Leung Tai Bo Tai Bo Ah Jia Li Tian-Lu Li Tian-Lu Ah Lu Grace Chen Grace Chen Meidai Wu Nien-jen Wu Nien-jen Mr. Wu Tsai Chen-nan Tsai Chen-nan Singer King Shih-chieh King Shih-chieh Mr. Huang

Vocabulary

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身段 身段 shēn duàn a woman's physique; figure; posture on stage ∼HSK 2
有份 有份 yǒu fèn to have a share of (responsibility etc); to be concerned; to be involved ∼HSK 2
借过 借過 jiè guò excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) ∼HSK 2
听不懂 聽不懂 tīng bu dǒng unable to make sense of what one is hearing ∼HSK 2
杀人 殺人 shā rén homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) ∼HSK 2
过夜 過夜 guò yè to spend the night; overnight ∼HSK 2
开药 開藥 kāi yào to prescribe medicine ∼HSK 2
带去 帶去 dài qu to take along with one ∼HSK 2
头脸 頭臉 tóu liǎn head and face ∼HSK 2
带回 帶回 dài huí to bring back ∼HSK 2
天黑 天黑 tiān hēi to get dark; dusk ∼HSK 2
不加 不加 bù jiā without; not; un- ∼HSK 2
听信 聽信 tīng xìn to listen to information; to get the news; to believe what one hears ∼HSK 2
不得 不得 bù dé must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot ∼HSK 2
每日 每日 měi rì daily; (soup etc) of the day ∼HSK 2
专 專 zhuān monopolize, take sole possession ∼HSK 2
目 目 mù eye; look, see; division, topic ∼HSK 2
讲到 講到 jiǎng dào to talk about sth ∼HSK 2
女孩子 女孩子 nǚ hái zi girl ∼HSK 2
得很 得很 de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
喂奶 餵奶 wèi nǎi to breast-feed ∼HSK 2
在身 在身 zài shēn to possess; to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit) ∼HSK 2
做完 做完 zuò wán to finish; to complete the task ∼HSK 2
带走 帶走 dài zǒu to carry; to take away ∼HSK 2
难听 難聽 nán tīng unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful HSK 2
过年 過年 guò nián to celebrate the Chinese New Year HSK 2
干杯 乾杯 gān bēi to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup HSK 2
里头 裡頭 lǐ tou inside; interior HSK 2
照相 照相 zhào xiàng to take a photograph HSK 2
秋天 秋天 qiū tiān autumn HSK 2
找出 找出 zhǎo chū to find; to search out HSK 2
院长 院長 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; president of a university; department head; dean; premier of the Republic of China HSK 2
得出 得出 dé chū to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) HSK 2
少数 少數 shǎo shù small number; few; minority HSK 2
不满 不滿 bù mǎn resentful; discontented; dissatisfied HSK 2
从小 從小 cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age HSK 2
拿到 拿到 ná dào to get; to obtain HSK 2
多数 多數 duō shù majority; most HSK 2
等到 等到 děng dào to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) HSK 2
校长 校長 xiào zhǎng (college, university) president; headmaster HSK 2
云 云 yún (classical) to say HSK 2
平安 平安 píng ān safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace HSK 2
小时候 小時候 xiǎo shí hou in one's childhood HSK 2
做法 做法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice HSK 2
出门 出門 chū mén to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married HSK 2
好久 好久 hǎo jiǔ quite a while HSK 2
碗 㼝 wǎn bowl; cup HSK 2
不好意思 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) HSK 2
客人 客人 kè rén visitor; guest; customer; client HSK 2
送给 送給 sòng gěi to send; to give as a present HSK 2