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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净 淨 jìng clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role HSK 6
放手 放手 fàng shǒu to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand HSK 6
铺 鋪 pū to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker HSK 6
路过 路過 lù guò to pass by or through HSK 6
捡 撿 jiǎn to pick up; to collect; to gather HSK 6
救命 救命 jiù mìng to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! HSK 6
天下 天下 tiān xià land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule HSK 6
算了 算了 suàn le let it be; let it pass; forget about it HSK 6
一番 一番 yì fān Some HSK 6
趟 䠀 tàng classifier for times, round trips or rows; a time; a trip HSK 6
肯 肎 kěn to agree; to consent; to be willing to HSK 6
牺牲 犧牲 xī shēng to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice HSK 6
煮 煑 zhǔ to cook; to boil HSK 6
原谅 原諒 yuán liàng to excuse; to forgive; to pardon HSK 6
露 露 lòu to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose HSK 6
托 託 tuō prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set; torr (unit of pressure) HSK 6
再说 再說 zài shuō to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides HSK 6
解 解 jiě to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection HSK 6
理 理 lǐ texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up HSK 6
样 樣 yàng manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type HSK 6
犯 犯 fàn to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) HSK 6
藏 藏 Zàng Tibet; abbr. for Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 藏 HSK 6
命 命 mìng life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc HSK 6
尽 儘 jǐn to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to HSK 6
逼 偪 bī variant of 逼; to compel; to pressure HSK 6
清 清 qīng (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts) HSK 6
入 入 rù to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入声 HSK 6
作 作 zuō worker; workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) HSK 6
啦 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
升官发财 升官發財 shēng guān fā cái to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
荣华富贵 榮華富貴 róng huá fù guì glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom); high position and great wealth Idiom ∼HSK 5
高抬贵手 高抬貴手 gāo tái guì shǒu to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break! Idiom ∼HSK 5
明哲保身 明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of principle Idiom ∼HSK 5
寸步不离 寸步不離 cùn bù bù lí to follow sb closely (idiom); to keep close to Idiom ∼HSK 5
滚蛋 滾蛋 gǔn dàn get out of here!; beat it! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
纸老虎 紙老虎 zhǐ lǎo hǔ paper tiger Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
混蛋 混蛋 hún dàn scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) Xiehouyu HSK 5
臭 臭 chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
老骨头 老骨頭 lǎo gǔ tou weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently) Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
姨妈 姨媽 yí mā (coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service; (coll.) week; (coll.) Sunday Colloquialism HSK 5
俺 俺 ǎn I, me (northern dialect) ∼HSK 5
沈 沈 Shěn sink, submerge; addicted to; surname ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
大鼓 大鼓 dà gǔ bass drum ∼HSK 5
月琴 月琴 yuè qín yueqin, a lute with oval or octagonal sound box ∼HSK 5
莺 鶯 yīng oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various) ∼HSK 5
厢 廂 xiāng side-room, wing; theatre box ∼HSK 5