Be There or Be Square

Be There or Be Square 1998

不见不散 bùjiànbùsàn

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

Cast

Ge You Ge You Liu Yuan Xu Fan Xu Fan Li Qing Bobby C. King Bobby C. King Masked robber Feng Xiaogang Feng Xiaogang Cameo

Vocabulary

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齐头 齊頭 qí tóu at the same time; simultaneously; (when stating a quantity that is a round number) exactly ∼HSK 3
并举 並舉 bìng jǔ to develop simultaneously; to undertake concurrently ∼HSK 3
收心 收心 shōu xīn to concentrate on the task; to curb one's evil instincts ∼HSK 3
非要 非要 fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
直飞 直飛 zhí fēi to fly non-stop; to fly direct (to...) ∼HSK 3
检 檢 jiǎn check; examine ∼HSK 3
音信 音信 yīn xìn message ∼HSK 3
感觉到 感覺到 gǎn jué dào to feel; to sense; to detect; to perceive; to become aware ∼HSK 3
离开人世 離開人世 lí kāi rén shì to die; to leave this world ∼HSK 3
活着 活著 huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
系上 繫上 jì shang to tie on; to buckle up; to fasten ∼HSK 3
救生衣 救生衣 jiù shēng yī life jacket; life vest ∼HSK 3
出主意 出主意 chū zhǔ yi to come up with ideas; to make suggestions; to offer advice ∼HSK 3
谈不上 談不上 tán bu shàng to be out of the question ∼HSK 3
华人 華人 Huá rén ethnic Chinese person or people HSK 3
好奇心 好奇心 hào qí xīn interest in sth; curiosity; inquisitive ∼HSK 3
旅行社 旅行社 lǚ xíng shè travel agency HSK 3
房租 房租 fáng zū rent for a room or house HSK 3
子女 子女 zǐ nǚ children; sons and daughters HSK 3
不光 不光 bù guāng not the only one; not only HSK 3
近期 近期 jìn qī near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent HSK 3
可乐 可樂 kě lè amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola HSK 3
气候 氣候 qì hòu (meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs) HSK 3
亲切 親切 qīn qiè amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar HSK 3
束 束 shù to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control HSK 3
中部 中部 zhōng bù middle part; central section HSK 3
学费 學費 xué fèi tuition fee; tuition HSK 3
干吗 幹嗎 gàn má see 干嘛 HSK 3
证件 證件 zhèng jiàn certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID HSK 3
发达 發達 fā dá well-developed; flourishing; to develop; to promote; to expand; (literary) to achieve fame and fortune; to prosper HSK 3
旅馆 旅館 lǚ guǎn hotel HSK 3
优点 優點 yōu diǎn merit; benefit; strong point; advantage HSK 3
录音 錄音 lù yīn to record (sound); sound recording HSK 3
光明 光明 guāng míng light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted HSK 3
场合 場合 chǎng hé situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue HSK 3
行李 行李 xíng li luggage HSK 3
亲人 親人 qīn rén one's close relatives HSK 3
克服 克服 kè fú (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with; to endure HSK 3
乐观 樂觀 lè guān optimistic; hopeful HSK 3
民族 民族 mín zú nationality; ethnic group HSK 3
体会 體會 tǐ huì to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience HSK 3
主意 主意 zhǔ yi plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] HSK 3
防止 防止 fáng zhǐ to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions HSK 3
才能 才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
国内 國內 guó nèi domestic; internal (to a country); civil HSK 3
订 訂 dìng to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order HSK 3
福 福 fú good fortune; happiness; luck HSK 3
纪念 紀念 jì niàn to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir HSK 3
齐 齊 qí neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out HSK 3
前进 前進 qián jìn to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward HSK 3