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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男孩儿 男孩兒 nán hái r erhua variant of 男孩; boy HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
着呢 著呢 zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather ∼HSK 1
他妈的 他媽的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
桌 桌 zhuō table, desk, stand ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
四十 四十 sì shí forty; 40 ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
茶杯 茶杯 chá bēi teacup; tea-glass; cup; mug ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
喜 喜 xǐ like, love, enjoy; joyful thing ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
六十 六十 liù shí sixty; 60 ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
水电 水電 shuǐ diàn hydroelectric power; plumbing and electricity ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
讹人 訛人 é rén to blackmail; to extort ∼HSK 1
影碟 影碟 yǐng dié DVD ∼HSK 1
几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years; several years; how many years? ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
最高 最高 zuì gāo tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) ∼HSK 1
这么着 這麼著 zhè me zhe thus; in this way; like this ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
说好 說好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
要说 要說 yào shuō as for; when it comes to ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
五十 五十 wǔ shí fifty ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
慢走 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
拿来 拿來 ná lái to bring; to fetch; to get ∼HSK 1
打分 打分 dǎ fēn to grade; to give a mark ∼HSK 1
怎么着 怎麼著 zěn me zhāo what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5] ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
工 工 gōng labor, work; worker, laborer ∼HSK 1