Aberdeen

Aberdeen 2014

· rénjiān · xiǎo tuányuán

The extended Cheng family, which, like Aberdeen harbor's Chinese namesake, represents today's Little Hong Kong and its myriad of contradictions between traditions and modernity; superstitions and materialism; family and individuality.

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4.02 Intermediate Director Edmond Pang Ho-Cheung IMDb 6.2

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Vocabulary

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zhèng mèi (Tw) beautiful woman; sexy woman ∼HSK 1
yǒu qián rén rich person; the rich ∼HSK 1
yòng qián to spend money ∼HSK 1
nián yuè months and year; time; days of one's life ∼HSK 1
hǎo several; quite a few ∼HSK 1
shì shì kàn to give it a try ∼HSK 1
pǎo lái pǎo to scamper; to run around ∼HSK 1
shí seventy; 70 ∼HSK 1
zhù hotel guest; tenant ∼HSK 1
xíng five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 ∼HSK 1
sān diǎn shuǐ name of "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85) ∼HSK 1
yǒu once; on one occasion ∼HSK 1
zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
chī huài to upset (one's stomach) by eating bad food or overeating ∼HSK 1
zài xià under; myself (humble) ∼HSK 1
nán yǒu boyfriend ∼HSK 1
hái girl; lass ∼HSK 1
xiào bǐng a matter for ridicule; an object of ridicule; laughingstock ∼HSK 1
shí forty; 40 ∼HSK 1
Míng bright, light, brilliant; clear ∼HSK 1
yǒu once; once upon a time ∼HSK 1
xiǎo mèi little sister; girl; (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) ∼HSK 1
yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
guest, traveller; customer ∼HSK 1
duì kāi running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc) ∼HSK 1
chū to come and go; to roam about; (of a ghost) to haunt (a place); (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets); (of the sun) to rise and set ∼HSK 1
zài (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) ∼HSK 1
shì xiǎng to consider (a cogent point) (usu. used as an imperative – "Think about it:...") ∼HSK 1
hái hǎo not bad; tolerable; fortunately ∼HSK 1
jiào chē to call a cab (by phone); to request a ride (via an app) ∼HSK 1
chī nǎi to suck the breast (for milk) ∼HSK 1
huí shì (old) to report to one's master ∼HSK 1
zuó wǎn yesterday evening; last night ∼HSK 1
kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
shí seventeen; 17 ∼HSK 1
kuài jìn fast-forward (media player) ∼HSK 1
jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
pǎo chū to run out ∼HSK 1
huì huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
xiǎo my daughter (humble) ∼HSK 1
jiā rén household; the whole family ∼HSK 1
yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
hòu tiān the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori HSK 1
guān shàng to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) HSK 1
younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) HSK 1
xiǎo péng yǒu child HSK 1
kāi huì to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting HSK 1
shēng bìng to fall ill HSK 1
zhōng xué middle school HSK 1