Ju Dou

Ju Dou 1990

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Tianqing falls in love with Ju Dou, his uncle's wife who is tortured for being childless. However, after they have an affair, they discover that his uncle is impotent and try to conceal the truth.

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4.01 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 100%

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chōu to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash HSK 4
fān to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross HSK 4
chōng (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with HSK 4
xiōng brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal HSK 4
bǎo bèi treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character HSK 4
xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
chǔ to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
lǎo (derog.) old but still alive; old fart; old bastard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
liǎo Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
méi yòng useless Xiehouyu HSK 3
qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
wǎng (coll.) (to beat etc) to death Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
gǎn míng r (coll.) some day; one of these days Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
(coll.) since Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
zhěng exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb Colloquialism HSK 3
xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
Jīn shān Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai; Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Cháng shā Changsha, prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Měi Midea (brand) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
cūn village; hamlet Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
Yáng willow, poplar, aspen; surname ∼HSK 3
gàn huó to work; to be employed ∼HSK 3
hòu after death; posthumous ∼HSK 3
méi at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice ∼HSK 3
jiā chuán handed down in a family; family traditions ∼HSK 3
sāo harass, bother, annoy, disturb ∼HSK 3
Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
jiē huó to take on a piece of work; to pick up some freelance work; (of a taxi driver) to pick up a fare ∼HSK 3
jīn huáng golden yellow; golden ∼HSK 3
xīn kǒu pit of the stomach; solar plexus; words and thoughts ∼HSK 3
to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out ∼HSK 3
gǎn zǎo as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late ∼HSK 3
to die ∼HSK 3
xiāng huǒ incense burning in front of a temple; burning joss sticks ∼HSK 3
yào extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
xià shì to die; future incarnation; next life; to be born; to come into the world; future generation ∼HSK 3
dāng crotch of trousers ∼HSK 3
lǎo tiān God; Heavens ∼HSK 3
yǒu to be blessed ∼HSK 3
zhōng end; finally, in the end ∼HSK 3
wǎng xīn li to take sth to heart; to take sth seriously ∼HSK 3
shěng xīn to cause no trouble; to be spared worry; worry-free ∼HSK 3
shào ye son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 3
shì shì dài dài for many generations ∼HSK 3
shǐ jiā historian ∼HSK 3
tou slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc) HSK 3
jià qian price HSK 3