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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想不开 想不開 xiǎng bu kāi cannot figure out; to be unable to take a lighter view; to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
一对儿 一對兒 yī duì r a pair; a couple Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
二百五 二百五 èr bǎi wǔ idiot; stupid person; a dope Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
多事 多事 duō shì meddlesome; eventful Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
多谢 多謝 duō xiè many thanks; thanks a lot Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
走后门 走後門 zǒu hòu mén lit. to enter by the back door; fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels; back door or under the counter connections Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
不客气 不客氣 bù kè qi you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt Xiehouyu HSK 1
好听 好聽 hǎo tīng pleasant to hear Xiehouyu HSK 1
没关系 沒關係 méi guān xi it doesn't matter Xiehouyu HSK 1
好吃 好吃 hǎo chī tasty; delicious Xiehouyu HSK 1
好看 好看 hǎo kàn good-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc); embarrassed; humiliated Xiehouyu HSK 1
对不起 對不起 duì bu qǐ I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint Xiehouyu HSK 1
干 乾 gān (bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with; one of the ten heavenly stems 干; (archaic) shield Xiehouyu HSK 1
看看 看看 kàn kan to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
这不 這不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact,... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as) aspect; area; dimension (Example: "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
不会 不會 bù huì improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
那是 那是 nà shi (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
真是 真是 zhēn shi indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
今儿 今兒 jīn r (coll.) today Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
走人 走人 zǒu rén (coll.) to leave; to beat it Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
有本事 有本事 yǒu běn shi to have what it takes; (coll.) (often followed by) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever,..., if she's so tough,... etc; Example: Hit me if you dare! Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
好不好 好不好 hǎo bu hǎo (coll.) all right?; OK? Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
上床 上床 shàng chuáng to go to bed; (coll.) to have sex Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
小的 小的 xiǎo de (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family; (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
对不对 對不對 duì bù duì right or wrong?; Is it right?; OK, yes? (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
哪门子 哪門子 nǎ mén zi (coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what; what kind; why on earth Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
有病 有病 yǒu bìng to be ill; (coll.) to be not right in the head Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
打的 打的 dǎ dī (coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
明儿 明兒 míng r (coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
不行了 不行了 bù xíng le (coll.) on the point of death; dying Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
最好是 最好是 zuì hǎo shì (as a complete expression, or followed by) (coll.) Yeah, right! As if! Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
这会儿 這會兒 zhè huì r (coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhè huǐ r] Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
一块儿 一塊兒 yī kuài r erhua variant of 一块; a piece; a chunk; (coll.) one yuan; one dollar Colloquialism HSK 1
爷爷 爺爺 yé ye (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather Colloquialism HSK 1
爸爸 爸爸 bà ba (coll.) father; dad Colloquialism HSK 1
块 塊 kuài lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units Colloquialism HSK 1
花 花 huā flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful Colloquialism HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
着 著 zhāo (chess) move; trick; all right!; (dialect) to add HSK 1
老子 老子 Lǎo zǐ Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, by Laozi Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
太白 太白 Tài bái Taibai County in Baoji, Shaanxi; Venus Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
上都 上都 Shàng dū Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
广州 廣州 Guǎng zhōu Guangzhou, sub-provincial city and capital of Guangdong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
香港 香港 Xiāng gǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
人大 人大 Rén dà Renmin University of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
上水 上水 Shàng shuǐ Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
点点 點點 Diǎn diǎn Diandian (Chinese microblogging and social networking website) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
谁知道 誰知道 shéi zhī dào God knows...; Who would have imagined...? ∼HSK 1