Be There or Be Square

Be There or Be Square 1998

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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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jié joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour) HSK 2
guān xīn to be concerned about; to care about HSK 2
ài qíng romance; love (romantic) HSK 2
bàn gōng shì office; business premises; bureau HSK 2
gāng cái just now; a moment ago HSK 2
yàng zi appearance; manner; pattern; model HSK 2
tiáo jiàn condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition HSK 2
nián qīng young HSK 2
shí fēn very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts HSK 2
gǎi to change; to alter; to transform; to correct HSK 2
zuǐ mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc) HSK 2
hòu lái afterwards; later; newly arrived HSK 2
gēi used in 掰 HSK 2
for example; for instance; such as HSK 2
shǎo many; a lot; not few HSK 2
shì market; city HSK 2
zhǔ yào main; principal; major; primary HSK 2
jiǎo foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks HSK 2
jiàn idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint HSK 2
si idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc HSK 2
duō many; a lot of; much HSK 2
shuō míng to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption HSK 2
滿 Mǎn Manchu ethnic group HSK 2
lòng lane; alley HSK 2
low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline HSK 2
miàn qián in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of) HSK 2
jīng cháng frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily HSK 2
to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences HSK 2
used in 防 and 溜 HSK 2
piào liang pretty; beautiful HSK 2
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
to cry; to weep HSK 2
zhǐ néng can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice HSK 2
jīng guò to pass; to go through; process; course HSK 2
shòu dào to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) HSK 2
biàn chéng to change into; to turn into; to become HSK 2
shōu to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) HSK 2
yǎn jing eye HSK 2
xīn wén news HSK 2
biān side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously HSK 2
ài adorable; cute; lovely HSK 2
huān yíng to welcome; welcome HSK 2
yuán lái original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out HSK 2
jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage HSK 2
dǎo to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit HSK 2
gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi HSK 2
yín háng bank HSK 2
tíng to stop; to halt; to park (a car) HSK 2
qīng chu clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about HSK 2
wǎng to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous HSK 2