Dumplings

Dumplings 2004

饺子 jiǎozi

Aunt Mei's famous homemade dumplings provide amazing age-defying qualities popular with middle-aged women. But her latest customer, a fading actress, is determined to find out what the secret ingredient is.

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3.86 Beginner Director Fruit Chan IMDb 6.7

Cast

Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah Mrs. Lee Bai Ling Bai Ling Mei Tony Leung Ka-fai Tony Leung Ka-fai Mr. Lee Pauline Lau Masseuse Meme Tian Pu-Jun Connie Miki Yeung Oi-Gan Miki Yeung Oi-Gan Kate Wong Siu-Foon Wong Siu-Foon Kate's Mother Wong Sum-Yuen Old Hairdresser Wu Wai-Man Mei's nurse friend Ho-Man Chan Wang Suo-yi

Vocabulary

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做错 做錯 zuò cuò to make an error ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
下回 下回 xià huí next chapter; next time ∼HSK 1
慢走 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
大国 大國 dà guó a power (i.e. a dominant country) ∼HSK 1
大有 大有 dà yǒu there is a great deal of... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in); (literary) bumper harvest; abundance ∼HSK 1
有钱 有錢 yǒu qián well-off; wealthy ∼HSK 1
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
看不出 看不出 kàn bu chū can't discern ∼HSK 1
男的 男的 nán de man ∼HSK 1
中枢 中樞 zhōng shū center; hub; the central administration ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
跟进 跟進 gēn jìn to follow; to follow up ∼HSK 1
坏话 壞話 huài huà unpleasant talk; malicious words ∼HSK 1
坐好 坐好 zuò hǎo to sit properly; to sit up straight ∼HSK 1
跑来跑去 跑來跑去 pǎo lái pǎo qù to scamper; to run around ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
走去 走去 zǒu qù to walk over (to) ∼HSK 1
不是吗 不是嗎 bù shì ma isn't that so? ∼HSK 1
医 醫 yī cure, heal; doctor, medical ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
一了百了 一了百了 yī liǎo - bǎi liǎo (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles ∼HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
请进 請進 qǐng jìn "please come in" HSK 1
包子 包子 bāo zi bao (steamed stuffed bun) HSK 1
渴 渴 kě thirsty HSK 1
后天 後天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori HSK 1
有名 有名 yǒu míng famous; well-known HSK 1
中学 中學 zhōng xué middle school HSK 1
零 零 líng zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither HSK 1
鸡蛋 雞蛋 jī dàn (chicken) egg; hen's egg HSK 1
女朋友 女朋友 nǚ péng you girlfriend HSK 1
上学 上學 shàng xué to go to school; to attend school HSK 1
唱歌 唱歌 chàng gē to sing a song HSK 1
上次 上次 shàng cì last time HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
起床 起床 qǐ chuáng to get out of bed; to get up HSK 1
妹 妹 mèi younger sister HSK 1
再见 再見 zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later HSK 1
下次 下次 xià cì next time HSK 1
记住 記住 jì zhu to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart HSK 1
贵 貴 guì expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your HSK 1
妹妹 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister; young woman HSK 1
九 九 jiǔ nine; 9 HSK 1