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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4.5 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
坏话 壞話 huài huà unpleasant talk; malicious words ∼HSK 1
累坏 累壞 lèi huài to become exhausted ∼HSK 1
会客 會客 huì kè to receive a visitor ∼HSK 1
最新 最新 zuì xīn latest; newest ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
早点 早點 zǎo diǎn breakfast ∼HSK 1
找不着 找不著 zhǎo bu zháo to be unable to find ∼HSK 1
吆喝 吆喝 yāo he to shout; to bawl; to yell (to urge on an animal); to hawk (one's wares); to denounce loudly; to shout slogans ∼HSK 1
唱本 唱本 chàng běn opera libretto ∼HSK 1
不着 不著 bù zháo no need; need not ∼HSK 1
送人 送人 sòng rén to give away; to accompany; to see sb off ∼HSK 1
女孩 女孩 nǚ hái girl; lass ∼HSK 1
没了 沒了 méi le to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist ∼HSK 1
还好 還好 hái hǎo not bad; tolerable; fortunately ∼HSK 1
从来没 從來沒 cóng lái méi have never; has never ∼HSK 1
有钱 有錢 yǒu qián well-off; wealthy ∼HSK 1
买菜 買菜 mǎi cài to buy groceries ∼HSK 1
在一起 在一起 zài yī qǐ together ∼HSK 1
回见 回見 huí jiàn See you later! ∼HSK 1
男的 男的 nán de man ∼HSK 1
婊子 婊子 biǎo zi prostitute; whore ∼HSK 1
兴 興 Xīng thrive, prosper, flourish ∼HSK 1
我这儿 我這兒 wǒ zhe r where I am; my place ∼HSK 1
变得 變得 biàn de to become ∼HSK 1
半年 半年 bàn nián half a year HSK 1
出毛病 出毛病 chū máo bìng a problem appears; to break down ∼HSK 1
前边 前邊 qián bian front; the front side; in front of HSK 1
后边 後邊 hòu bian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards HSK 1
外边 外邊 wài bian outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home HSK 1
没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind HSK 1
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
后天 後天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori HSK 1
看病 看病 kàn bìng to visit a doctor; to see a patient HSK 1
一大早 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning ∼HSK 1
一点儿 一點兒 yī diǎn r erhua variant of 一点; a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more HSK 1
杯子 杯子 bēi zi cup; glass HSK 1
下雨 下雨 xià yǔ to rain HSK 1
打球 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball; to play with a ball HSK 1
爱好 愛好 ài hào to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby HSK 1
北京 北京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China HSK 1
开会 開會 kāi huì to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting HSK 1
外国 外國 wài guó foreign (country) HSK 1
楼下 樓下 lóu xià downstairs HSK 1
日期 日期 rì qī date HSK 1
桌子 桌子 zhuō zi table; desk HSK 1
坐下 坐下 zuò xia to sit down HSK 1
那儿 那兒 nà r there HSK 1
听见 聽見 tīng jiàn to hear HSK 1
上学 上學 shàng xué to go to school; to attend school HSK 1