Be There or Be Square 1998
不见不散
The story of two Chinese immigrants' struggles in America. Yuan Liu has lived in LA for years. He has no stable job, no family and lives in a wagon. He seems content with his life until the day he meets Qing Li, a woman with the big "American dream".
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Vocabulary
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| 激动 激動 | to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite | |
| 色 色 | color; look; appearance; sex | |
| 人家 人家 | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be | |
| 兴趣 興趣 | interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby | |
| 替 替 | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for | |
| 风格 風格 | style | |
| 既然 既然 | since; as; this being the case | |
| 顶 頂 | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc | |
| 想象 想象 | to imagine; to envision; imagination | |
| 抽 抽 | to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash | |
| 落 落 | to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind | |
| 产品 產品 | goods; merchandise; product | |
| 免费 免費 | free (of charge) | |
| 身份 身份 | identity; aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank | |
| 的确 的確 | really; indeed | |
| 冲 沖 | thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash | |
| 伤害 傷害 | to injure; to harm | |
| 反 反 | contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 切 phonetic system | |
| 律师 律師 | lawyer | |
| 遇到 遇到 | to meet; to run into; to come across | |
| 王 王 | king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great | |
| 附近 附近 | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood | |
| 宝贝 寶貝 | treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character | |
| 应 應 | to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall | |
| 非 非 | abbr. for 洲, Africa | |
| 单 單 | bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number | |
| 梦 夢 | dream; (bound form) to dream | |
| 解释 解釋 | explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve | |
| 表示 表示 | to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean | |
| 不管 不管 | not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter | |
| 看来 看來 | apparently; it seems that | |
| 提供 提供 | to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish | |
| 些 些 | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 自 自 | self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely | |
| 对于 對於 | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to | |
| 之前 之前 | before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand | |
| 呀 呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 作为 作為 | one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be | |
| 了解 了解 | to understand; to realize; to find out | |
| 之后 之後 | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | |
| 却 卻 | but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though | |
| 而 而 | and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) | |
| 光天化日 光天化日 | the full light of day (idiom); fig. peace and prosperity; in broad daylight | Idiom |
| 夜深人静 夜深人靜 | in the dead of night (idiom) | Idiom |
| 心上人 心上人 | sweetheart; one's beloved | Xiehouyu |
| 连轴转 連軸轉 | (coll.) to work non-stop; to work around the clock | Xiehouyu |
| 毛病 毛病 | fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment | Xiehouyu |
| 亲 親 | parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear | Xiehouyu |
| 长记性 長記性 | (coll.) to learn one's lesson; to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes | Colloquialism |
| 要是 要是 | (coll.) if | Colloquialism |