A Man Called Hero

A Man Called Hero 1999

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

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Vocabulary

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xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
chū sunrise ∼HSK 1
yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
bìng not at all; by no means ∼HSK 1
zuò hǎo to sit properly; to sit up straight ∼HSK 1
(slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
hàn jiān traitor (to China) ∼HSK 1
děng huì Wait a moment!; after a while ∼HSK 1
duì couple; pair ∼HSK 1
shí eighteen; 18 ∼HSK 1
yào yǒu to need; to require; must have ∼HSK 1
jiào zuò to be called; to be known as ∼HSK 1
shuō chū to speak out; to declare (one's view) ∼HSK 1
èr shí duō over 20 ∼HSK 1
kàn shū to read; to study ∼HSK 1
chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) ∼HSK 1
zài or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
hǎo hàn hero; strong and courageous person ∼HSK 1
jiàn jiào I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble) ∼HSK 1
hǎo péng you good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) ∼HSK 1
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
zài (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) ∼HSK 1
bàn more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely ∼HSK 1
tiān several days ∼HSK 1
bái fàn plain cooked rice; rice with nothing to go with it ∼HSK 1
sān shí thirty; 30 ∼HSK 1
first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
kàn bu jiàn cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible ∼HSK 1
zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
chū jiā to enter monastic life; to become a monk or nun ∼HSK 1
huì a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] ∼HSK 1
zhè tiān this day ∼HSK 1
cóng lái méi have never; has never ∼HSK 1
shí forty; 40 ∼HSK 1
děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
pǎo chū to run out ∼HSK 1
jiā shū letter to or from home or family ∼HSK 1
shàng děng highest quality; top-notch ∼HSK 1
lǎo tiān God; Heavens ∼HSK 1
the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
zài together ∼HSK 1
shī jiě senior female fellow student or apprentice; daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher ∼HSK 1
shì (formal) this day; that day ∼HSK 1