Comrades, Almost a Love Story

Comrades, Almost a Love Story 1996

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Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. He meets the streetwise Qiao and they become friends. As friendship turns into love, problems develop, and although they seem meant for each other they somehow keep missing out.

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3.61 Beginner Director Peter Chan Ho-Sun 🍅 91%

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zuò zhèng variant of 作证 HSK 7
duì lián rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway HSK 7
láo jià excuse me HSK 7
jìn energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic HSK 7
yùn wèi implicit charm in rhyme or sound; hinted appeal; interest HSK 7
wàng busy season; peak period; see also 季 HSK 7
mén way of doing sth; the right social connection HSK 7
xīn fáng brand new house; bridal chamber HSK 7
pāi to shoot a movie HSK 7
shì shì to pass away; to die HSK 7
yuán to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc HSK 7
xīn novel; new; exotic HSK 7
bàn dǎo peninsula HSK 7
cháo upsurge; popular craze HSK 7
jiè yān to give up smoking HSK 7
huáng hūn dusk; evening; nightfall HSK 7
guāng to visit (as a customer) HSK 7
hǎi xiá strait; channel HSK 7
chènzhe while HSK 7
zhēn qíng real situation; the truth HSK 7
bái bái in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white HSK 7
wán shuǎ to play (as children do); to amuse oneself HSK 7
shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
shān dǐng hilltop HSK 7
pān to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status HSK 7
guān shǎng to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental HSK 7
guò to be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expire (as in expiration date) HSK 7
xiāng xia countryside; rural area HSK 7
zhāo pai signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business HSK 7
bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
zhí qián valuable; costly; expensive HSK 7
kāi zhāng to open a business; first transaction of a business day HSK 7
yīng jùn handsome HSK 7
xiāng shí to get to know each other; acquaintance HSK 7
zhǎi narrow; narrow-minded; badly off HSK 7
yíng to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face HSK 7
yào mìng to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance HSK 7
kěn to gnaw; to nibble; to bite HSK 7
jiāo to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold HSK 7
guài bu de no wonder!; so that's why! HSK 7
fēn to tell; to instruct; to command HSK 7
piàn rén to cheat sb; a scam HSK 7
bào leopard; panther HSK 7
niàn to think of; to long for; to miss HSK 7
xiāng yān cigarette; smoke from burning incense HSK 7
tián měi sweet; pleasant; happy HSK 7
tǎn carpet; rug HSK 7
zhèng rén witness HSK 7
liú to be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note of HSK 7
dǐng roof HSK 7