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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Vocabulary

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当代 當代 dāng dài the present age; the contemporary era HSK 5
鸭子 鴨子 yā zi duck; male prostitute (slang) HSK 5
风光 風光 fēng guāng scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect) HSK 5
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5
挣钱 掙錢 zhèng qián to make money HSK 5
出差 出差 chū chāi to go on an official or business trip HSK 5
歇 歇 xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
怨 怨 yuàn to blame; (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge HSK 5
鼓掌 鼓掌 gǔ zhǎng to applaud; to clap HSK 5
拜访 拜訪 bài fǎng to pay a visit; to call on HSK 5
艰苦 艱苦 jiān kǔ difficult; hard; arduous HSK 5
优惠 優惠 yōu huì privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment); discount (price) HSK 5
猴 猴 hóu monkey HSK 5
低于 低於 dī yú to be lower than HSK 5
服从 服從 fú cóng to obey (an order); to comply; to defer HSK 5
盆 盆 pén basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters HSK 5
面子 面子 miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
乡 鄉 xiāng country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) HSK 5
城里 城裡 chénglǐ In the city HSK 5
猴子 猴子 hóu zi monkey HSK 5
处罚 處罰 chǔ fá to penalize; to punish HSK 5
展览 展覽 zhǎn lǎn to put on display; to exhibit; exhibition; show HSK 5
严厉 嚴厲 yán lì severe; strict HSK 5
从中 從中 cóng zhōng from within; therefrom HSK 5
签字 簽字 qiān zì to sign (one's name); signature HSK 5
赔 賠 péi to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss HSK 5
客气 客氣 kè qi polite; courteous; formal; modest HSK 5
师傅 師傅 shī fu master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men HSK 5
自愿 自願 zì yuàn voluntary HSK 5
上下 上下 shàng xià up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about HSK 5
以便 以便 yǐ biàn so that; so as to; in order to HSK 5
劳动 勞動 láo dòng work; toil; physical labor HSK 5
减轻 減輕 jiǎn qīng to lighten; to ease; to alleviate HSK 5
福利 福利 fú lì material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare HSK 5
前提 前提 qián tí premise; precondition; prerequisite HSK 5
也好 也好 yě hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
改革 改革 gǎi gé reform; to reform HSK 5
干脆 乾脆 gān cuì candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well HSK 5
骗子 騙子 piàn zi swindler; a cheat HSK 5
稍微 稍微 shāo wēi a little bit HSK 5
完了 完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
博物馆 博物館 bó wù guǎn museum HSK 5
起码 起碼 qǐ mǎ at the minimum; at the very least HSK 5
群众 群眾 qún zhòng mass; multitude; the masses HSK 5
明明 明明 míng míng obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely HSK 5
代理 代理 dài lǐ to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy HSK 5
不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
辞职 辭職 cí zhí to resign HSK 5
冲动 衝動 chōng dòng to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge HSK 5
耐心 耐心 nài xīn to be patient; patience HSK 5