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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是以 是以 shì yǐ therefore; thus; so ∼HSK 1
这下 這下 zhè xià this time ∼HSK 1
一对 一對 yī duì couple; pair ∼HSK 1
看上 看上 kàn shàng to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for ∼HSK 1
看做 看做 kàn zuò to regard as; to look upon as ∼HSK 1
大一 大一 dà yī first-year university student ∼HSK 1
九十 九十 jiǔ shí ninety ∼HSK 1
住手 住手 zhù shǒu to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand ∼HSK 1
想起来 想起來 xiǎng qi lai to remember; to recall ∼HSK 1
小事 小事 xiǎo shì trifle; trivial matter ∼HSK 1
个个 個個 gè gè each one individually; each and every ∼HSK 1
要看 要看 yào kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 1
最多 最多 zuì duō at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal ∼HSK 1
衙门 衙門 yá men yamen, government office in dynastic China ∼HSK 1
要钱 要錢 yào qián to charge; to demand payment ∼HSK 1
车行 車行 chē háng car-related business; car dealership; taxi company; (commercial) garage ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
出了事 出了事 chū le shì sth bad happened ∼HSK 1
家门 家門 jiā mén house door; family clan ∼HSK 1
老天 老天 lǎo tiān God; Heavens ∼HSK 1
语 語 yǔ language, words; saying, expression ∼HSK 1
放风 放風 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air; to allow a prisoner out for exercise; to give out information ∼HSK 1
上回 上回 shàng huí last time; the previous time ∼HSK 1
里子 裡子 lǐ zi lining; (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance) ∼HSK 1
拿人 拿人 ná rén making things awkward; to cause difficulties; to exert influence; to attract ∼HSK 1
做事 做事 zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job ∼HSK 1
这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days ∼HSK 1
达 達 Dá arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery ∼HSK 1
不和 不和 bù hé not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord ∼HSK 1
说起 說起 shuō qǐ to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
这天 這天 zhè tiān this day ∼HSK 1
还给 還給 huán gěi to return sth to sb ∼HSK 1
月工 月工 yuè gōng worker employed by the month ∼HSK 1
半月 半月 bàn yuè half-moon; fortnight ∼HSK 1
哥儿 哥兒 gē r brothers; boys ∼HSK 1
没的说 沒的說 méi de shuō nothing to pick on; really good; nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem ∼HSK 1
家去 家去 jiā qù (dialect) to go home; to return home ∼HSK 1
好玩 好玩 hǎo wán amusing; fun; interesting ∼HSK 1
坐好 坐好 zuò hǎo to sit properly; to sit up straight ∼HSK 1
地儿 地兒 dì r place; space ∼HSK 1
哪里哪里 哪裡哪裡 nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ you're too kind; you flatter me ∼HSK 1
车子 車子 chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) ∼HSK 1
一了百了 一了百了 yī liǎo - bǎi liǎo (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles ∼HSK 1
多多 多多 duō duō many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more ∼HSK 1
百十 百十 bǎi shí a hundred or so ∼HSK 1
一说 一說 yī shuō an expression of opinion; according to some ∼HSK 1
等一等 等一等 děng yī děng wait a moment ∼HSK 1
天大 天大 tiān dà gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1