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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极了 極了 jí le extremely; exceedingly HSK 3
拍 拍 pāi to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) HSK 3
活 活 huó to live; alive; living; work; workmanship HSK 3
强 強 jiàng stubborn; unyielding HSK 3
解决 解決 jiě jué to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) HSK 3
消息 消息 xiāo xi news; information HSK 3
当然 當然 dāng rán only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt HSK 3
连 連 lián to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) HSK 3
其实 其實 qí shí actually; in fact; really HSK 3
受 受 shòu to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker) HSK 3
决定 決定 jué dìng to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly HSK 3
一切 一切 yī qiè everything; every; all HSK 3
美 美 Měi (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 洲); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美国) HSK 3
总 總 zǒng general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc HSK 3
关系 關係 guān xi relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi HSK 3
张 張 zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes HSK 3
心 心 xīn heart; mind; intention; center; core HSK 3
为了 為了 wèi le for; for the purpose of; in order to HSK 3
希望 希望 xī wàng to hope; a hope; a wish HSK 3
死 死 sǐ to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned HSK 3
需要 需要 xū yào to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs HSK 3
就是 就是 jiù shì exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if HSK 3
把 把 bǎ to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
白头到老 白頭到老 bái tóu dào lǎo (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss; until death do us part Idiom ∼HSK 2
四海为家 四海為家 sì hǎi wéi jiā to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom); to feel at home anywhere; to roam about unconstrained; to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own Idiom ∼HSK 2
不要脸 不要臉 bù yào liǎn to have no sense of shame; shameless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
说风凉话 說風涼話 shuō fēng liáng huà to sneer; to make cynical remarks; sarcastic talk Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
难看 難看 nán kàn ugly; unsightly Xiehouyu HSK 2
难过 難過 nán guò to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult Xiehouyu HSK 2
正好 正好 zhèng hǎo just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that Xiehouyu HSK 2
给脸不要脸 給臉不要臉 gěi liǎn bù yào liǎn (coll.) to respond with arrogance or disrespect when shown courtesy; to abuse sb's goodwill Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
这年头 這年頭 zhè nián tou (coll.) nowadays Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out Colloquialism HSK 2
挺 挺 tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2
拉 拉 lā to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels Colloquialism HSK 2
杭州 杭州 Háng zhōu Hangzhou, sub-provincial city and capital of Zhejiang Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
天津 天津 Tiān jīn Tianjin municipality Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
东平 東平 Dōng píng Dongping county in Tai'an, Shandong Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
贵姓 貴姓 guì xìng what is your surname?; (May I ask) your surname? Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
老街 老街 Lǎo jiē Lao Cai, Vietnam; Laokai or Laukkai, Burma (Myanmar) Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
成大 成大 Chéng - Dà National Cheng Kung University Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
见过 見過 jiànguò seen HSK 2
别提了 別提了 bié tí le say no more; don't bring it up; drop the subject ∼HSK 2
府 府 fǔ prefecture; prefect; government ∼HSK 2
喝酒 喝酒 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
表弟 表弟 biǎo dì younger male cousin via female line ∼HSK 2
表哥 表哥 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line ∼HSK 2
大红 大紅 dà hóng crimson ∼HSK 2
长得 長得 zhǎng de to look (pretty, the same etc) ∼HSK 2
巴 巴 Bā greatly desire, anxiously hope ∼HSK 2