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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消气 消氣 xiāo qì to cool one's temper ∼HSK 6
置业 置業 zhì yè to buy real estate ∼HSK 6
进餐 進餐 jìn cān to have a meal ∼HSK 6
卷铺盖走人 捲鋪蓋走人 juǎn pū gài zǒu rén to pack one's things and leave ∼HSK 6
劈叉 劈叉 pǐ chà the splits (move in dancing); to do the splits; Taiwan pr. [pi3 cha1] ∼HSK 6
正人君子 正人君子 zhèng rén jūn zi upright gentleman; man of honor ∼HSK 6
挪开 挪開 nuó kāi to move (sth) aside; to step aside; to move over (when sitting on a bench); to shift (one's gaze) ∼HSK 6
人寿保险 人壽保險 rén shòu bǎo xiǎn life insurance ∼HSK 6
积德 積德 jī dé to accumulate merit; to do good; to give to charity; virtuous actions ∼HSK 6
打劫 打劫 dǎ jié to loot; to rob; to plunder; to ransack ∼HSK 6
阴宅 陰宅 yīn zhái (feng shui term) tomb ∼HSK 6
血光之灾 血光之災 xuè guāng zhī zāi (idiom) mortal danger; fatal disaster ∼HSK 6
展露 展露 zhǎn lù to expose; to reveal ∼HSK 6
海景 海景 hǎi jǐng seascape; sea view ∼HSK 6
凑热闹 湊熱鬧 còu rè nao to join in the fun; to get in on the action; (fig.) to butt in; to create more trouble ∼HSK 6
坟地 墳地 fén dì graveyard; cemetery ∼HSK 6
监工 監工 jiān gōng workplace overseer; foreman ∼HSK 6
贼船 賊船 zéi chuán pirate ship; fig. venture of dubious merit; criminal gang; reactionary faction ∼HSK 6
张罗 張羅 zhāng luo to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc) ∼HSK 6
重担 重擔 zhòng dàn heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility ∼HSK 6
招待所 招待所 zhāo dài suǒ guesthouse; hostel ∼HSK 6
享福 享福 xiǎng fú to live comfortably; happy and prosperous life ∼HSK 6
人贩子 人販子 rén fàn zi human trafficker ∼HSK 6
贪玩 貪玩 tān wán to only want to have a good time; to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline ∼HSK 6
音讯 音訊 yīn xùn letters; mail; news; messages; correspondence ∼HSK 6
昏过去 昏過去 hūn guo qu to faint ∼HSK 6
瞎子 瞎子 xiā zi blind person ∼HSK 6
废人 廢人 fèi rén handicapped person; useless person ∼HSK 6
憧憬 憧憬 chōng jǐng to long for; to look forward to ∼HSK 6
漆黑 漆黑 qī hēi pitch-black ∼HSK 6
听觉 聽覺 tīng jué sense of hearing; auditory ∼HSK 6
幽默感 幽默感 yōu mò gǎn sense of humor ∼HSK 6
苍蝇拍 蒼蠅拍 cāng ying pāi flyswatter ∼HSK 6
秃子 禿子 tū zi bald-headed person; baldy ∼HSK 6
为人民服务 為人民服務 wèi rén mín fú wù Serve the People!, CCP political slogan ∼HSK 6
结业 結業 jié yè to finish school, esp. a short course; to complete a course; (of a company) to cease operations ∼HSK 6
拿主意 拿主意 ná zhǔ yi to make a decision; to make up one's mind ∼HSK 6
上杆 上桿 shàng gān backswing (golf) ∼HSK 6
天仙 天仙 tiān xiān immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman ∼HSK 6
利落 利落 lì luo agile; nimble; all settled; in order ∼HSK 6
因材施教 因材施教 yīn cái shī jiào (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability ∼HSK 6
打冲锋 打衝鋒 dǎ chōng fēng to lead the charge ∼HSK 6
闹情绪 鬧情緒 nào qíng xù to be in a bad mood ∼HSK 6
饶了 饒了 ráo le to spare; to forgive ∼HSK 6
经历风雨 經歷風雨 jīng lì fēng yǔ to go through thick and thin (idiom) ∼HSK 6
南坡 南坡 nán pō south slope ∼HSK 6
四季如春 四季如春 sì jì rú chūn four seasons like spring; favorable climate throughout the year ∼HSK 6
终年积雪 終年積雪 zhōng nián jī xuě permanent snow cover ∼HSK 6
身陷 身陷 shēn xiàn to be trapped; to be imprisoned ∼HSK 6
世界屋脊 世界屋脊 shì jiè wū jǐ the roof of the world (usually refers to Tibet or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau) ∼HSK 6