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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饱眼福 飽眼福 bǎo yǎn fú to feast one's eyes on (idiom) ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
鞍前马后 鞍前馬後 ān qián mǎ hòu to follow everywhere; to always be there for sb at their beck and call ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
小指 小指 xiǎo zhǐ little finger ∼HSK 3
相加 相加 xiāng jiā to add up (numbers); (fig.) to put together (several things of the same type, e.g. skills) ∼HSK 3
报名费 報名費 bào míng fèi registration fee ∼HSK 3
出乎 出乎 chū hū due to; to stem from; to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc); to go against (expectations) ∼HSK 3
转正 轉正 zhuǎn zhèng to transfer to full membership; to obtain tenure ∼HSK 3
传开 傳開 chuán kāi (of news) to spread; to get around ∼HSK 3
相中 相中 xiāng zhòng to find to one's taste; to pick (after looking at); Taiwan pr. [xiang4 zhong4] ∼HSK 3
展 展 Zhǎn open, unfold; stretch, extend ∼HSK 3
重要性 重要性 zhòng yào xìng importance ∼HSK 3
没准 沒準 méi zhǔn not sure; maybe ∼HSK 3
李子 李子 lǐ zi plum ∼HSK 3
转转 轉轉 zhuàn zhuan to go for a stroll ∼HSK 3
搬出去 搬出去 bān chū qù to move out (vacate); to shift sth out ∼HSK 3
压死 壓死 yā sǐ to crush to death ∼HSK 3
领工 領工 lǐng gōng to work as a foreman; foreman; supervisor ∼HSK 3
胡 胡 Hú recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
点破 點破 diǎn pò to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word; to point out bluntly ∼HSK 3
没空儿 沒空兒 méi kòng r having no time ∼HSK 3
分管 分管 fēn guǎn to be put in charge of; to be responsible for; branched passage ∼HSK 3
随你 隨你 suí nǐ as you wish ∼HSK 3
讯 訊 xùn inquire; ask; examine; reproach ∼HSK 3
费心 費心 fèi xīn to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
决 決 jué decide, determine, judge ∼HSK 3
调教 調教 tiáo jiào to instruct; to teach; to train; to raise (livestock) ∼HSK 3
复工 復工 fù gōng to return to work (after a stoppage) ∼HSK 3
受气 受氣 shòu qì to be mistreated; to be bullied ∼HSK 3
有空 有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
帐号 帳號 zhàng hào account number; account; username ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
先走一步 先走一步 xiān zǒu yī bù to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself); (euphemism) to predecease; to die first (e.g. before one's spouse) ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
部属 部屬 bù shǔ troops under one's command; subordinate; affiliated to a ministry ∼HSK 3
马年 馬年 mǎ nián Year of the Horse (e.g. 2002) ∼HSK 3
历任 歷任 lì rèn (of one person) to hold the successive posts of; (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc) ∼HSK 3
铁皮 鐵皮 tiě pí galvanized iron sheet (for building construction) ∼HSK 3
皮子 皮子 pí zi skin; fur ∼HSK 3
游街 遊街 yóu jiē to parade sb through the streets; to march or parade in the streets ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
市委 市委 shì wěi municipal committee ∼HSK 3
往心里去 往心裡去 wǎng xīn li qù to take sth to heart; to take sth seriously ∼HSK 3
志 志 zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
和合 和合 hé hé harmony ∼HSK 3
下一步 下一步 xià yī bù the next step ∼HSK 3
管他呢 管他呢 guǎn tā ne don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter; whatever; anyway ∼HSK 3
食 食 shí eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 ∼HSK 3
值夜 值夜 zhí yè on night duty ∼HSK 3