Between Tears and Smiles

Between Tears and Smiles 1964

故都春梦 gù dōu chūnmèng

Fan Chia-soo is a kind-hearted student whose heart is captured by the sweet song of Shen Feng-hsien. However, he is not the only one who has eyes for Shen. The General's henchmen are also determined to present the songstress to their superior as a gift. Fan received help from an unexpected quarter to save the woman he loves.

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4.52 Intermediate

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福气 福氣 fú qi good fortune; a blessing HSK 7
吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately HSK 7
敬礼 敬禮 jìng lǐ to salute; salute HSK 7
迈进 邁進 mài jìn to step in; to stride forward; to forge ahead HSK 7
好意 好意 hǎo yì good intention; kindness HSK 7
性情 性情 xìng qíng nature; temperament HSK 7
惦记 惦記 diàn jì to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about HSK 7
贵重 貴重 guì zhòng precious HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
责备 責備 zé bèi to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach HSK 7
启程 啟程 qǐ chéng to set out on a journey HSK 7
复原 復原 fù yuán to restore (sth) to (its) former condition; to recover from illness; recovery HSK 7
追问 追問 zhuī wèn to question closely; to investigate in detail; to examine minutely; to get to the heart of the matter HSK 7
别看 別看 bié kàn don't be fooled by the fact that HSK 7
天桥 天橋 Tiān qiáo Tianqiao district of Jinan city 济南市, Shandong; Tianqiao district in Beijing, formerly a center of folk culture HSK 7
伺候 伺候 cì hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
四季 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 HSK 7
女婿 女婿 nǚ xu daughter's husband; son-in-law HSK 7
认错 認錯 rèn cuò to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake HSK 7
退回 退回 tuì huí to return (an item); to send back; to go back HSK 7
惭愧 慚愧 cán kuì ashamed HSK 7
姨 姨 yí mother's sister; aunt HSK 7
当着 當著 dāng zhe in front of; in the presence of HSK 7
恨不得 恨不得 hèn bu de wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth HSK 7
君子 君子 jūn zǐ nobleman; person of noble character HSK 7
出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than HSK 7
辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
玄 玄 xuán black; mysterious HSK 7
皇上 皇上 huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7
幸亏 幸虧 xìng kuī fortunately; luckily HSK 7
懂事 懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent HSK 7
电报 電報 diàn bào telegram; cable; telegraph HSK 7
要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
手掌 手掌 shǒu zhǎng palm HSK 7
胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
不容 不容 bù róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
发财 發財 fā cái to get rich HSK 7
要点 要點 yào diǎn main point; essential HSK 7
苍蝇 蒼蠅 cāng ying housefly HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
得罪 得罪 dé zui to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 罪 HSK 7
况且 況且 kuàng qiě moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore HSK 7
落地 落地 luò dì to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land HSK 7
好心 好心 hǎo xīn kindness; good intentions HSK 7
弦 弦 xián bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse HSK 7
点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert HSK 7
虽说 雖說 suī shuō though; although HSK 7