I Wish I Knew

I Wish I Knew 2010

hǎishàng chuán

Focuses on the people, their stories and architecture spanning from the mid-1800s, when Shanghai was opened as a trading port, to the present day.

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4.07 Intermediate Director Jia Zhangke 🍅 100%

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Vocabulary

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Táng Tang dynasty; Chinese ∼HSK 3
wén xiāng mosquito-repellent incense or coil ∼HSK 3
huà gōng chemical industry; chemical engineering ∼HSK 3
bǎo biāo bodyguard ∼HSK 3
Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
zhuā to attempt all tasks at once; to manage every detail regardless of its importance ∼HSK 3
xíng death penalty; capital punishment ∼HSK 3
gǎn pǎo to drive away; to force out; to repel ∼HSK 3
kàng zhàn war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) ∼HSK 3
yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
gāng qiǎo by chance; by coincidence; by good luck ∼HSK 3
land, continental; army ∼HSK 3
xiǎo chéng small town ∼HSK 3
Ān huī Anhui Province, capital Hefei ∼HSK 3
yóu jiē to parade sb through the streets; to march or parade in the streets ∼HSK 3
shēng huó fāng shì way of life; lifestyle ∼HSK 3
Yáng willow, poplar, aspen; surname ∼HSK 3
zhuā to arrest and take away ∼HSK 3
tǒng govern, command, control; unite ∼HSK 3
tóu labor contractor; gangmaster ∼HSK 3
zǒng gàn shi secretary-general ∼HSK 3
cǎo mào straw hat ∼HSK 3
cháo qián facing forwards ∼HSK 3
pèi jué supporting role; minor role; (of actors) to perform together ∼HSK 3
měi rén each person; everybody; per person ∼HSK 3
yín zi money; silver ∼HSK 3
tiào chū to jump out; fig. to appear suddenly ∼HSK 3
lǐng tóu to take the lead; to be first to start ∼HSK 3
zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
hūn get married; marriage, wedding ∼HSK 3
diàn chǎng power plant ∼HSK 3
xué sheng yùn dòng student movement ∼HSK 3
zuì míng charge; accusation; stigma; bad name; stained reputation ∼HSK 3
cuò luàn in disorder; deranged (mentally) ∼HSK 3
chī jǐn in short supply; dire; tense; critical; hard-pressed; important ∼HSK 3
wéi zhù to surround; to gird ∼HSK 3
wéi to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence in ∼HSK 3
suí cóng to accompany; to follow; to attend; entourage; attendant ∼HSK 3
měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
jīn tiáo gold bar ∼HSK 3
kōng leaving none left; (sold etc) out ∼HSK 3
huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
yóu to tour; to travel ∼HSK 3
zài Tái in Taiwan (used attributively) ∼HSK 3
wān bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream ∼HSK 3
xiāng qīn blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]); to be deeply attached to each other ∼HSK 3
zhí dào xiàn zài even now; until now; right up to the present ∼HSK 3
mào jiān cloakroom ∼HSK 3
tái xià off the stage; in the audience ∼HSK 3
Ào Austria ∼HSK 3