A Man Called Hero

A Man Called Hero 1999

中华英雄 zhōnghuá yīngxióng

After Hero Hua marries Jade and leaves her in China, he goes to America to work as a servant and rebels against cruel labour conditions. Jade soon joins him in New York, where they build a family.

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4.12 Intermediate Director Andrew Lau Wai-Keung IMDb 5.7

Cast

Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Hero Hua Shu Qi Shu Qi Mu Kristy Yang Rongru Kristy Yang Rongru Jade Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung Sword Hua Yuen Biao Yuen Biao Boss of China House Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung Sheng Dion Lam Dion Lam Shadow Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Pride Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong Bigot Frankie Ng Chi-Hung Frankie Ng Chi-Hung Moon

Vocabulary

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日出 日出 rì chū sunrise ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
并不 並不 bìng bù not at all; by no means ∼HSK 1
坐好 坐好 zuò hǎo to sit properly; to sit up straight ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
汉奸 漢奸 hàn jiān traitor (to China) ∼HSK 1
等一会 等一會 děng yī huì Wait a moment!; after a while ∼HSK 1
一对 一對 yī duì couple; pair ∼HSK 1
十八 十八 shí bā eighteen; 18 ∼HSK 1
要有 要有 yào yǒu to need; to require; must have ∼HSK 1
叫做 叫做 jiào zuò to be called; to be known as ∼HSK 1
说出 說出 shuō chū to speak out; to declare (one's view) ∼HSK 1
二十多 二十多 èr shí duō over 20 ∼HSK 1
看书 看書 kàn shū to read; to study ∼HSK 1
车子 車子 chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
好汉 好漢 hǎo hàn hero; strong and courageous person ∼HSK 1
见教 見教 jiàn jiào I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble) ∼HSK 1
好朋友 好朋友 hǎo péng you good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) ∼HSK 1
点水 點水 diǎn shuǐ to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep ∼HSK 1
在地 在地 zài dì (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) ∼HSK 1
大半 大半 dà bàn more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
白饭 白飯 bái fàn plain cooked rice; rice with nothing to go with it ∼HSK 1
三十 三十 sān shí thirty; 30 ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
看不见 看不見 kàn bu jiàn cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
出家 出家 chū jiā to enter monastic life; to become a monk or nun ∼HSK 1
一会 一會 yī huì a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] ∼HSK 1
这天 這天 zhè tiān this day ∼HSK 1
从来没 從來沒 cóng lái méi have never; has never ∼HSK 1
四十 四十 sì shí forty; 40 ∼HSK 1
你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
慢走 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
跑出 跑出 pǎo chū to run out ∼HSK 1
家书 家書 jiā shū letter to or from home or family ∼HSK 1
上等 上等 shàng děng highest quality; top-notch ∼HSK 1
老天 老天 lǎo tiān God; Heavens ∼HSK 1
第一次 第一次 dì yī cì the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
一家 一家 yī jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
在一起 在一起 zài yī qǐ together ∼HSK 1
师姐 師姐 shī jiě senior female fellow student or apprentice; daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher ∼HSK 1
是日 是日 shì rì (formal) this day; that day ∼HSK 1
现今 現今 xiàn jīn now; nowadays; modern ∼HSK 1