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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4.5 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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发扬 發揚 fā yáng to develop; to make full use of HSK 7
小看 小看 xiǎo kàn to look down on; to underestimate HSK 7
地段 地段 dì duàn section; district HSK 7
秘方 祕方 mì fāng secret recipe HSK 7
兴致 興致 xìng zhì mood; spirits; interest HSK 7
路子 路子 lù zi method; way; approach HSK 7
加紧 加緊 jiā jǐn to intensify; to speed up; to step up HSK 7
错觉 錯覺 cuò jué misconception; illusion; misperception HSK 7
惦记 惦記 diàn jì to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about HSK 7
惊险 驚險 jīng xiǎn perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
议程 議程 yì chéng agenda; agenda item HSK 7
干部 幹部 gàn bù cadre; official; officer; manager HSK 7
图纸 圖紙 tú zhǐ blueprint; drawing; design plans; graph paper HSK 7
做主 做主 zuò zhǔ see 主 HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
报销 報銷 bào xiāo to submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement; to write off; to wipe out HSK 7
向来 向來 xiàng lái always (previously) HSK 7
伺候 伺候 cì hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
扣除 扣除 kòu chú to deduct HSK 7
多亏 多虧 duō kuī thanks to; luckily HSK 7
宽敞 寬敞 kuān chang spacious; wide HSK 7
解雇 解僱 jiě gù to fire; to sack; to dismiss; to terminate employment HSK 7
灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb; see also 电灯泡; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) HSK 7
滋润 滋潤 zī rùn moist; humid; to moisten; to provide moisture; comfortably off HSK 7
结算 結算 jié suàn to settle a bill; to close an account HSK 7
攒 攢 cuán to bring together HSK 7
插手 插手 chā shǒu to get involved in; to meddle; interference HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than HSK 7
公款 公款 gōng kuǎn public money HSK 7
看中 看中 kàn zhòng to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on HSK 7
周到 周到 zhōu dào thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao] HSK 7
指点 指點 zhǐ diǎn to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at HSK 7
踹 踹 chuài to kick; to trample; to tread on HSK 7
票房 票房 piào fáng box office HSK 7
布局 佈局 bù jú arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon) HSK 7
贪污 貪污 tān wū to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle HSK 7
敬意 敬意 jìng yì respect; esteem; high regard HSK 7
芝麻 芝麻 zhī ma sesame (seed) HSK 7
贪 貪 tān to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt HSK 7
特长 特長 tè cháng personal strength; one's special ability or strong points HSK 7
活儿 活兒 huó r work; (lots of) things to do HSK 7
放映 放映 fàng yìng to show (a movie); to screen HSK 7
胜任 勝任 shèng rèn qualified; competent (professionally); to be up to a task HSK 7
上任 上任 shàng rèn to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor HSK 7
仿 仿 fǎng to imitate; to copy HSK 7
带头 帶頭 dài tóu to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example HSK 7
患有 患有 huàn yǒu to contract (an illness); to be afflicted with; to suffer from HSK 7