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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要钱 要錢 yào qián to charge; to demand payment ∼HSK 1
人见人爱 人見人愛 rén jiàn rén ài loved by all; to have universal appeal ∼HSK 1
找着 找著 zhǎo zháo to find ∼HSK 1
差点 差點 chà diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
不见了 不見了 bù jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
二奶 二奶 èr nǎi mistress; second wife; lover ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
要说 要說 yào shuō as for; when it comes to ∼HSK 1
车子 車子 chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) ∼HSK 1
客 客 kè guest, traveller; customer ∼HSK 1
关门 關門 guān mén to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently) ∼HSK 1
大一 大一 dà yī first-year university student ∼HSK 1
乍看 乍看 zhà kàn at first glance ∼HSK 1
这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days ∼HSK 1
桌 桌 zhuō table, desk, stand ∼HSK 1
什么的 什麼的 shén me de and so on; and so forth; and what not ∼HSK 1
果 果 guǒ fruit; result ∼HSK 1
高高兴兴 高高興興 gāo gāo xìng xìng cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily ∼HSK 1
这下 這下 zhè xià this time ∼HSK 1
行好 行好 xíng hǎo to be charitable; to do a good deed ∼HSK 1
帮帮忙 幫幫忙 bāng bang máng to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! ∼HSK 1
开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
要着 要著 yào zhuó important thing; crucial thing ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
吃人 吃人 chī rén exploitative; oppressive ∼HSK 1
半个 半個 bàn ge half of sth ∼HSK 1
走你 走你 zǒu nǐ (neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this!; Come on, you can do this! ∼HSK 1
我这儿 我這兒 wǒ zhe r where I am; my place ∼HSK 1
看开 看開 kàn kāi to come to accept an unpleasant fact; to get over sth; to cheer up ∼HSK 1
你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
一等 一等 yī děng first class; grade A ∼HSK 1
在前 在前 zài qián ahead; formerly; in the past ∼HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
说不上 說不上 shuō bu shàng to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning ∼HSK 1
真是的 真是的 zhēn shi de Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) ∼HSK 1
北边 北邊 běi biān north; north side; northern part; to the north of HSK 1
忘不了 忘不了 wàng bù liǎo cannot forget ∼HSK 1
一家人 一家人 yī jiā rén household; the whole family ∼HSK 1
包子 包子 bāo zi bao (steamed stuffed bun) HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
过日子 過日子 guò rì zi to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along ∼HSK 1
老人家 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man ∼HSK 1
火车站 火車站 huǒ chē zhàn train station HSK 1
北京 北京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China HSK 1
大学生 大學生 dà xué shēng university student; college student HSK 1
开会 開會 kāi huì to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting HSK 1
生病 生病 shēng bìng to fall ill HSK 1