American Dreams in China

American Dreams in China 2013

中国合伙人 zhōngguó héhuǒrén

Three Chinese friends build a successful English language school to help Chinese teenagers fulfil their dreams.

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4.19 Intermediate Director Peter Chan Ho-Sun IMDb 6.9

Cast

Huang Xiaoming Huang Xiaoming 成冬青 Deng Chao Deng Chao 孟晓骏 Tong Dawei Tong Dawei 王阳 Du Juan Du Juan 苏梅 Tong Lei Tong Lei 许文 Liu Tianzuo Liu Tianzuo 牛咏啸 Yang Yi Yang Yi 警察 Wang Zhener Wang Zhener 良琴 Zhang Zimu Zhang Zimu 良琴（6岁） Daniel Martin Berkey Daniel Martin Berkey 波诺

Vocabulary

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望其项背 望其項背 wàng qí xiàng bèi lit. to gaze at someone's back (idiom); fig. to be on a par with; to catch up to (usually negated: cannot even come close) Idiom ∼HSK 7
五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of Idiom HSK 7
丢人 丟人 diū rén to lose face Xiehouyu HSK 7
冒险 冒險 mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
受过 受過 shòu guò to take the blame (for sb else) HSK 7
东道主 東道主 dōng dào zhǔ host; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference) HSK 7
师长 師長 shī zhǎng military division level commander; teacher HSK 7
不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation HSK 7
辛酸 辛酸 xīn suān pungent (taste); bitter; fig. sad; miserable HSK 7
勤快 勤快 qín kuài diligent; hardworking HSK 7
嘲弄 嘲弄 cháo nòng to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of HSK 7
敬酒 敬酒 jìng jiǔ to toast; to propose a toast HSK 7
相比之下 相比之下 xiāng bǐ zhī xià by comparison HSK 7
下海 下海 xià hǎi to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) HSK 7
总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short; in a word; in brief HSK 7
取缔 取締 qǔ dì to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit HSK 7
审美 審美 shěn měi esthetics; appreciating the arts; taste HSK 7
检讨 檢討 jiǎn tǎo to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review HSK 7
叫好 叫好 jiào hǎo to applaud; to cheer HSK 7
属性 屬性 shǔ xìng attribute; property HSK 7
元老 元老 yuán lǎo senior figure; elder; doyen HSK 7
现成 現成 xiàn chéng ready-made; readily available HSK 7
橙汁 橙汁 chéng zhī orange juice HSK 7
害虫 害蟲 hài chóng injurious insect; pest HSK 7
摧残 摧殘 cuī cán to ravage; to ruin HSK 7
梯子 梯子 tī zi ladder; stepladder HSK 7
风水 風水 fēng shuǐ feng shui; geomancy HSK 7
修订 修訂 xiū dìng to revise HSK 7
侵权 侵權 qīn quán to infringe the rights of; to violate; infringement HSK 7
记性 記性 jì xing memory (ability to retain information) HSK 7
挽 挽 wǎn to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover HSK 7
寡妇 寡婦 guǎ fu widow HSK 7
公约 公約 gōng yuē convention (i.e. international agreement) HSK 7
比起 比起 bǐ qǐ compared with HSK 7
当众 當眾 dāng zhòng in public; in front of everybody HSK 7
身躯 身軀 shēn qū body HSK 7
妒忌 妒忌 dù jì to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy HSK 7
下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty; (of a worker) be to laid off HSK 7
麻将 麻將 má jiàng mahjong HSK 7
零钱 零錢 líng qián change (of money); small change; pocket money HSK 7
懒惰 懶惰 lǎn duò idle; lazy HSK 7
新奇 新奇 xīn qí novel; new; exotic HSK 7
私自 私自 sī zì private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval HSK 7
热衷 熱衷 rè zhōng to feel strongly about; to be fond of; obsession; deep commitment HSK 7
申办 申辦 shēn bàn to apply for; to bid for HSK 7
违章 違章 wéi zhāng to break the rules; to violate regulations HSK 7
正宗 正宗 zhèng zōng orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine HSK 7
抵御 抵禦 dǐ yù to resist; to withstand HSK 7