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

Vocabulary

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调养 調養 tiáo yǎng to take care of (sb's health); to nurse ∼HSK 3
凉水 涼水 liáng shuǐ cool water; unboiled water HSK 3
不由得 不由得 bù yóu de can't help; cannot but ∼HSK 3
长城 長城 Cháng chéng the Great Wall HSK 3
功课 功課 gōng kè homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study HSK 3
老百姓 老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng ordinary people; the "person in the street" HSK 3
一方面 一方面 yī fāng miàn on the one hand HSK 3
打听 打聽 dǎ ting to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around HSK 3
老太太 老太太 lǎo tài tai elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother HSK 3
学费 學費 xué fèi tuition fee; tuition HSK 3
大夫 大夫 dà fū senior official (in imperial China) HSK 3
从前 從前 cóng qián previously; formerly; once upon a time HSK 3
屋子 屋子 wū zi house; room HSK 3
跳舞 跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance HSK 3
功夫 功夫 gōng fu skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort HSK 3
主意 主意 zhǔ yi plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] HSK 3
整天 整天 zhěng tiān all day long; whole day HSK 3
才能 才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
只好 只好 zhǐ hǎo to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to 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
赶快 趕快 gǎn kuài quickly; at once HSK 3
将来 將來 jiāng lái in the future; future; the future HSK 3
羊 羊 yáng sheep; goat HSK 3
银 銀 yín silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency HSK 3
眼前 眼前 yǎn qián before one's eyes; now; at present HSK 3
前往 前往 qián wǎng to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to HSK 3
进步 進步 jìn bù progress; improvement; to improve; to progress HSK 3
费用 費用 fèi yòng cost; expenditure; expense HSK 3
亲自 親自 qīn zì personally; in person; oneself HSK 3
显得 顯得 xiǎn de to seem; to look; to appear HSK 3
尽量 儘量 jǐn liàng as much as possible; to the greatest extent HSK 3
女子 女子 nǚ zǐ woman; female HSK 3
自从 自從 zì cóng since (a time); ever since HSK 3
恐怕 恐怕 kǒng pà fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe HSK 3
汤 湯 shāng rushing current HSK 3
游 遊 yóu to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel HSK 3
赶 趕 gǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) HSK 3
紧急 緊急 jǐn jí urgent; emergency HSK 3
赶紧 趕緊 gǎn jǐn hurriedly; without delay HSK 3
立刻 立刻 lì kè forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once HSK 3
初 初 chū at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic HSK 3
升 升 shēng to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 HSK 3
退 退 tuì to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline HSK 3
简直 簡直 jiǎn zhí simply; really HSK 3
前面 前面 qián miàn ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] HSK 3
千万 千萬 qiān wàn ten million; countless; many; one must by all means HSK 3
慢慢 慢慢 màn màn slowly HSK 3
大概 大概 dà gài roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea HSK 3
配 配 pèi to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate HSK 3