Be There or Be Square

Be There or Be Square 1998

bùjiànsàn

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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4.05 Intermediate Director Feng Xiaogang IMDb 7.2

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Vocabulary

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dòng to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite HSK 4
color; look; appearance; sex HSK 4
rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be HSK 4
xìng interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby HSK 4
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4
fēng style HSK 4
rán since; as; this being the case HSK 4
dǐng 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 HSK 4
xiǎng xiàng to imagine; to envision; imagination HSK 4
chōu 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 HSK 4
to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind HSK 4
chǎn pǐn goods; merchandise; product HSK 4
miǎn fèi free (of charge) HSK 4
shēn fèn 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 HSK 4
què really; indeed HSK 4
chōng thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash HSK 4
shāng hài to injure; to harm HSK 4
fǎn 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 HSK 4
shī lawyer HSK 4
dào to meet; to run into; to come across HSK 4
wáng king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great HSK 4
jìn nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood HSK 4
bǎo bèi treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character HSK 4
yīng to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall HSK 4
Fēi abbr. for 洲, Africa HSK 4
dān bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number HSK 4
mèng dream; (bound form) to dream HSK 4
jiě shì explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve HSK 4
biǎo shì to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean HSK 4
guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
kàn lai apparently; it seems that HSK 4
gōng to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish HSK 4
xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely HSK 4
duì regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to HSK 4
zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
zuò wéi 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 HSK 4
liǎo jiě to understand; to realize; to find out HSK 4
zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
guāng tiān huà the full light of day (idiom); fig. peace and prosperity; in broad daylight Idiom ∼HSK 3
shēn rén jìng in the dead of night (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
xīn shàng rén sweetheart; one's beloved Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
lián zhóu zhuàn (coll.) to work non-stop; to work around the clock Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
máo bìng fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment Xiehouyu HSK 3
qīn 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 HSK 3
zhǎng xing (coll.) to learn one's lesson; to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3