I Wish I Knew

I Wish I Knew 2010

海上传奇 hǎishàng chuánqí

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%

Cast

Zhao Tao Zhao Tao Self Chen Danqing Chen Danqing Self Hou Hsiao-hsien Hou Hsiao-hsien Self Wang Tung Wang Tung Self Wei Wei Wei Wei Self Rebecca Pan Rebecca Pan Self Han Han Han Han Self Lim Giong Lim Giong Self Ming-yi Fei Self Cao Yindi Cao Yindi Yuehong Xing

Vocabulary

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从来没有 從來沒有 cóng lái méi yǒu there has never been; has never had; (before a verb) has never ∼HSK 1
和好 和好 hé hǎo to become reconciled; on good terms with each other ∼HSK 1
候 候 hòu wait; expect; visit; greet ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
在前 在前 zài qián ahead; formerly; in the past ∼HSK 1
找不到 找不到 zhǎo bu dào can't find ∼HSK 1
年事 年事 nián shì years of age; age ∼HSK 1
叫做 叫做 jiào zuò to be called; to be known as ∼HSK 1
上天 上天 shàng tiān Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days) ∼HSK 1
男的 男的 nán de man ∼HSK 1
有一次 有一次 yǒu yī cì once; once upon a time ∼HSK 1
看不过 看不過 kàn bu guò cannot stand by idly and watch; unable to put up with it any longer; cannot stand by idly and watch; unable to put up with it any longer ∼HSK 1
有次 有次 yǒu cì once; on one occasion ∼HSK 1
着呢 著呢 zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
说到 說到 shuō dào to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for ∼HSK 1
第二天 第二天 dì èr tiān next day; the morrow ∼HSK 1
几次 幾次 jǐ cì several times ∼HSK 1
想来 想來 xiǎng lái it may be assumed that ∼HSK 1
汉奸 漢奸 hàn jiān traitor (to China) ∼HSK 1
等等 等等 děng děng et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! ∼HSK 1
五五 五五 wǔ wǔ 50-50; equal (share, partnership etc) ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
放进 放進 fàng jìn to put into ∼HSK 1
穿衣 穿衣 chuān yī to put on clothes; to get dressed ∼HSK 1
做工 做工 zuò gōng to work with one's hands; manual work; workmanship ∼HSK 1
三八 三八 sān bā International Women's Day, 8th March; foolish; stupid ∼HSK 1
十九 十九 shí jiǔ nineteen; 19 ∼HSK 1
明 明 Míng bright, light, brilliant; clear ∼HSK 1
影 影 yǐng shadow; image, reflection; photograph ∼HSK 1
说好 說好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
从影 從影 cóng yǐng to make movies; to be a movie actor (or actress) ∼HSK 1
说出 說出 shuō chū to speak out; to declare (one's view) ∼HSK 1
几号 幾號 jǐ hào (slang) heroin ∼HSK 1
后事 後事 hòu shì future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements ∼HSK 1
分子 分子 fēn zǐ (chemistry) molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction ∼HSK 1
不分 不分 bù fēn not to distinguish; to make no distinction; (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role) ∼HSK 1
不可以 不可以 bù kě yǐ may not ∼HSK 1
女的 女的 nǚ de woman ∼HSK 1
第五 第五 dì wǔ fifth ∼HSK 1
什么的 什麼的 shén me de and so on; and so forth; and what not ∼HSK 1
半月 半月 bàn yuè half-moon; fortnight ∼HSK 1
想想看 想想看 xiǎng xiǎng kàn to think about it ∼HSK 1
还给 還給 huán gěi to return sth to sb ∼HSK 1
这下 這下 zhè xià this time ∼HSK 1
国难 國難 guó nàn national calamity ∼HSK 1
大大小小 大大小小 dà dà - xiǎo xiǎo large and small; of all sizes ∼HSK 1
喝茶 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") ∼HSK 1
过客 過客 guò kè passing traveler; transient guest; sojourner ∼HSK 1
妈的 媽的 mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1