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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佣人 傭人 yōng rén servant ∼HSK 6
事到如今 事到如今 shì dào rú jīn as matters stand; things having reached this stage ∼HSK 6
清廉 清廉 qīng lián honest; uncorrupted ∼HSK 6
哭丧着脸 哭喪著臉 kū sang zhe liǎn to pull a long face; to wear a mournful expression ∼HSK 6
横行 橫行 héng xíng to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck ∼HSK 6
不清 不清 bù qīng unclear ∼HSK 6
出嫁 出嫁 chū jià to get married (of woman) ∼HSK 6
宽衣解带 寬衣解帶 kuān yī jiě dài to undress ∼HSK 6
没命 沒命 méi mìng to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately ∼HSK 6
浪荡 浪蕩 làng dàng to loiter; to hang around; dissolute; licentious ∼HSK 6
两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu one's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy); both aspects, eventualities etc; skills; expertise HSK 6
霞 霞 xiá rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset HSK 6
腮 腮 sāi cheek HSK 6
处长 處長 chù zhǎng department head; section chief HSK 6
甭 甭 béng (contraction of 用) need not; please don't HSK 6
挨打 挨打 ái dǎ to take a beating; to get thrashed; to come under attack HSK 6
造反 造反 zào fǎn to rebel; to revolt HSK 6
一齐 一齊 yī qí at the same time; simultaneously HSK 6
钟头 鐘頭 zhōng tóu hour HSK 6
母女 母女 mǔ nǚ mother and daughter; mother-daughter HSK 6
要好 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
治病 治病 zhì bìng to treat an illness HSK 6
徒弟 徒弟 tú dì apprentice; disciple HSK 6
打牌 打牌 dǎ pái to play mahjong or cards HSK 6
吉利 吉利 Jí lì Geely, Chinese car make HSK 6
一路上 一路上 yī lù shàng along the way; the whole way; (fig.) the whole time HSK 6
上当 上當 shàng dàng taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped HSK 6
书房 書房 shū fáng study (room); studio HSK 6
就是说 就是說 jiù shì shuō in other words; that is HSK 6
来往 來往 lái wǎng to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with HSK 6
一道 一道 yī dào together HSK 6
早晚 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening; (dialect) some time in the future; some day HSK 6
要不然 要不然 yào bù rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
壶 壺 hú pot; classifier for bottled liquid HSK 6
好不容易 好不容易 hǎo bù róng yì with great difficulty; very difficult HSK 6
师父 師父 shī fu used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker HSK 6
低头 低頭 dī tóu to bow the head; to yield; to give in HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
懒 懶 lǎn lazy HSK 6
大力 大力 dà lì energetically; vigorously HSK 6
嫌 嫌 xián to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect HSK 6
想不到 想不到 xiǎng bu dào unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that HSK 6
顾 顧 gù to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to HSK 6
晓得 曉得 xiǎo de to know HSK 6
吞 吞 tūn to swallow; to take HSK 6
债 債 zhài debt HSK 6
掏 掏 tāo to fish out (from pocket); to scoop HSK 6
赶上 趕上 gǎn shàng to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for HSK 6
横 橫 héng horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent HSK 6
串 串 chuàn to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string; bunch; skewer; classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across HSK 6