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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退居二线 退居二線 tuì jū èr xiàn to withdraw to the second line of duty; to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post) ∼HSK 3
婚 婚 hūn get married; marriage, wedding ∼HSK 3
空儿 空兒 kòng r spare time; free time HSK 3
管理费 管理費 guǎn lǐ fèi management fee ∼HSK 3
第一线 第一線 dì yī xiàn front line; forefront ∼HSK 3
一把手 一把手 yī bǎ shǒu working hand; member of a work team; participant; the boss (short form of 手) ∼HSK 3
复印 複印 fù yìn to photocopy; to duplicate a document HSK 3
年底 年底 nián dǐ the end of the year; year-end HSK 3
现代化 現代化 xiàn dài huà modernization HSK 3
房租 房租 fáng zū rent for a room or house HSK 3
被子 被子 bèi zi quilt HSK 3
暖和 暖和 nuǎn huo warm; nice and warm HSK 3
生动 生動 shēng dòng vivid; lively HSK 3
开业 開業 kāi yè to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business) HSK 3
搬家 搬家 bān jiā to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth) HSK 3
打听 打聽 dǎ ting to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around HSK 3
老太太 老太太 lǎo tài tai elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother HSK 3
题目 題目 tí mù subject; title; topic HSK 3
大夫 大夫 dà fū senior official (in imperial China) HSK 3
推广 推廣 tuī guǎng to extend; to spread; to popularize; generalization; promotion (of a product etc) HSK 3
底下 底下 dǐ xia the location below sth; afterwards HSK 3
价钱 價錢 jià qian price HSK 3
秋 秋 qiū autumn; fall; harvest time HSK 3
本事 本事 běn shì source material; original story HSK 3
手续 手續 shǒu xù procedure; formalities HSK 3
家属 家屬 jiā shǔ family member; (family) dependent HSK 3
合格 合格 hé gé to meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc) HSK 3
行李 行李 xíng li luggage HSK 3
发言 發言 fā yán to make a speech; statement; utterance HSK 3
巧 巧 qiǎo opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely HSK 3
屋子 屋子 wū zi house; room HSK 3
文学 文學 wén xué literature HSK 3
建设 建設 jiàn shè to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute HSK 3
迎接 迎接 yíng jiē to welcome; to greet HSK 3
体现 體現 tǐ xiàn to embody; to reflect; to incarnate HSK 3
可靠 可靠 kě kào reliable HSK 3
带领 帶領 dài lǐng to guide; to lead HSK 3
电视台 電視臺 diàn shì tái television station HSK 3
跳舞 跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance HSK 3
修改 修改 xiū gǎi to amend; to alter; to modify HSK 3
考验 考驗 kǎo yàn to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal HSK 3
裤子 褲子 kù zi trousers; pants HSK 3
商品 商品 shāng pǐn commodity; goods; merchandise HSK 3
农民 農民 nóng mín peasant; farmer HSK 3
得分 得分 dé fēn to score HSK 3
主意 主意 zhǔ yi plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] HSK 3
批评 批評 pī píng to criticize; criticism HSK 3
据说 據說 jù shuō it is said that; reportedly HSK 3
创作 創作 chuàng zuò to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation HSK 3
不论 不論 bù lùn whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss HSK 3