Back to Back, Face to Face

Back to Back, Face to Face 1994

背靠背，脸对脸 bèikàobèi， liǎn duì liǎn

Wang Shuangli is Deputy Director of the local Cultural Centre, and hopes to be appointed Director. However Old Ma is brought in from the country and installed as Director. This starts a long train of events with Wang's cronies using the bureaucracy to try to oust the new director.

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害得 害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad ∼HSK 5
副主任 副主任 fù zhǔ rèn deputy director; assistant head ∼HSK 5
挤兑 擠兌 jǐ duì a run on a bank ∼HSK 5
胆儿 膽兒 dǎn r courage; nerve; guts ∼HSK 5
巴掌 巴掌 bā zhang palm of the hand; classifier: slap ∼HSK 5
赔不是 賠不是 péi bú shi to apologize ∼HSK 5
呐 吶 na modal particle ∼HSK 5
悠着 悠著 yōu zhe to take it easy ∼HSK 5
跟丢 跟丟 gēn diū to lose track of ∼HSK 5
小老婆 小老婆 xiǎo lǎo pó concubine; mistress; (dialect) woman ∼HSK 5
扶正 扶正 fú zhèng to set sth upright or straight; to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal); (old) to raise from concubine to wife status ∼HSK 5
鞭子 鞭子 biān zi whip ∼HSK 5
神经病 神經病 shén jīng bìng mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case ∼HSK 5
小广播 小廣播 xiǎo guǎng bō grapevine; gossip; to spread rumors ∼HSK 5
不管怎样 不管怎樣 bù guǎn zěn yàng in any case; no matter what ∼HSK 5
山乡 山鄉 shān xiāng mountain area ∼HSK 5
懵 懵 měng stupid, ignorant, dull ∼HSK 5
歹 歹 dǎi bad, vicious, depraved, wicked ∼HSK 5
珠 珠 zhū precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl ∼HSK 5
犯法 犯法 fàn fǎ to break the law ∼HSK 5
高寿 高壽 gāo shòu longevity; venerable age; your venerable age? ∼HSK 5
咒 呪 zhòu curse, damn, incantation ∼HSK 5
乱搞男女关系 亂搞男女關係 luàn gǎo nán nǚ guān xì to be promiscuous; to sleep around ∼HSK 5
缘 緣 yuán karmic affinity ∼HSK 5
认人 認人 rèn rén to recognize people (of babies); to be able to tell people apart ∼HSK 5
减价 減價 jiǎn jià to cut prices; to discount; to mark down; price cutting ∼HSK 5
茬 茬 chá harvest ∼HSK 5
财会 財會 cái kuài finance and accounting ∼HSK 5
事业单位 事業單位 shì yè dān wèi public institution; (Tw) business enterprise; company; firm ∼HSK 5
声张 聲張 shēng zhāng to make public; to disclose ∼HSK 5
赔款 賠款 péi kuǎn reparations; to pay reparations ∼HSK 5
成何体统 成何體統 chéng hé tǐ tǒng What a scandal!; Whatever next? ∼HSK 5
壁橱 壁櫥 bì chú a built-in wardrobe or cupboard; closet ∼HSK 5
搬运 搬運 bān yùn freight; transport; portage; to transport; to carry ∼HSK 5
屉 屜 tì drawer; tray; pad; screen ∼HSK 5
柜 櫃 guì cabinet, cupboard; shop counter ∼HSK 5
怎么搞的 怎麼搞的 zěn me gǎo de How did it happen?; What's wrong?; What went wrong?; What's up? ∼HSK 5
舞池 舞池 wǔ chí dance floor ∼HSK 5
搞基 搞基 gǎo jī (slang) to engage in male homosexual practices ∼HSK 5
肠子 腸子 cháng zi intestines ∼HSK 5
醉鬼 醉鬼 zuì guǐ drunkard ∼HSK 5
有胆量 有膽量 yǒu dǎn liàng courageous ∼HSK 5
振 振 zhèn raise, excite, arouse action ∼HSK 5
承建 承建 chéng jiàn to construct under contract ∼HSK 5
油锅 油鍋 yóu guō a deep fryer ∼HSK 5
欠款 欠款 qiàn kuǎn to owe a debt; balance due; debts ∼HSK 5
敲打 敲打 qiāo dǎ to beat sb; to beat (a drum) ∼HSK 5
玲 玲 líng tinkling of jade ∼HSK 5
岗 崗 gāng post; position ∼HSK 5
囊 囊 náng bag, purse, sack; put in bag ∼HSK 5