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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古老 古老 gǔ lǎo ancient; old; age-old HSK 5
军人 軍人 jūn rén serviceman; soldier; military personnel HSK 5
打扰 打擾 dǎ rǎo to disturb; to bother; to trouble HSK 5
以便 以便 yǐ biàn so that; so as to; in order to HSK 5
决不 決不 jué bù not at all; simply (can) not HSK 5
扶 扶 fú to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help HSK 5
脱离 脫離 tuō lí to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany) HSK 5
一下子 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden HSK 5
场面 場面 chǎng miàn scene; spectacle; occasion; situation HSK 5
此刻 此刻 cǐ kè this moment; now; at present HSK 5
涨 漲 zhǎng to rise (of prices, rivers) HSK 5
不止 不止 bù zhǐ incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to HSK 5
冻 凍 dòng to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly HSK 5
冲动 衝動 chōng dòng to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge HSK 5
珍惜 珍惜 zhēn xī to treasure; to value; to cherish HSK 5
搜 搜 sōu to search HSK 5
抬 抬 tái to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry HSK 5
安慰 安慰 ān wèi to comfort; to console HSK 5
随后 隨後 suí hòu soon after HSK 5
大事 大事 dà shì major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way HSK 5
耳朵 耳朵 ěr duo ear; handle (on a cup) HSK 5
时机 時機 shí jī opportunity; opportune moment HSK 5
罚 罰 fá to punish; to penalize HSK 5
邻居 鄰居 lín jū neighbor; next door HSK 5
动手 動手 dòng shǒu to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch HSK 5
虎 虎 hǔ tiger HSK 5
摔 摔 shuāi to throw down; to fall; to drop and break HSK 5
在场 在場 zài chǎng to be present; to be on the scene HSK 5
注射 注射 zhù shè injection; to inject HSK 5
厅 廳 tīng (reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department HSK 5
挤 擠 jǐ to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule) HSK 5
脑子 腦子 nǎo zi brains; mind HSK 5
当年 當年 dāng nián in those days; then; in those years; during that time HSK 5
自杀 自殺 zì shā to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide HSK 5
一句话 一句話 yī jù huà in a word; in short HSK 5
发布 發佈 fā bù to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute; also written 发布 HSK 5
本人 本人 běn rén I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned HSK 5
稍 稍 shāo somewhat; a little HSK 5
骂 罵 mà to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
瘦 瘦 shòu thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive HSK 5
缺乏 缺乏 quē fá to lack; to be short of HSK 5
躲 躲 duǒ to hide; to dodge; to avoid HSK 5
欣赏 欣賞 xīn shǎng to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire HSK 5
命令 命令 mìng lìng order; command HSK 5
仔细 仔細 zǐ xì careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out HSK 5
暂时 暫時 zàn shí temporary; provisional; for the time being HSK 5
撞 撞 zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
逃 逃 táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
滚 滾 gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
吐 吐 tǔ to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) HSK 5