Look for a Star

Look for a Star 2009

yóu lóng fèng

Wealthy construction mogul Sam Ching and cabaret dancer Milan Sit fall madly in love with one another despite the class differences that would keep many couples apart. However, what Sit doesn't know is that Ching is the man responsible for razing a building representing cherished memories from her childhood.

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3.89 Beginner Director Andrew Lau Wai-Keung IMDb 5.6

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Vocabulary

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zhī chí to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by HSK 3
jiàng stubborn; unyielding HSK 3
fāng shì way; manner; style; mode; pattern HSK 3
Chéng gōng Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan HSK 3
jiě jué to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) HSK 3
dāng rán only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt HSK 3
lián to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) HSK 3
shí actually; in fact; really HSK 3
zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") HSK 3
rèn any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever HSK 3
yóu to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... HSK 3
Měi (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 洲); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美国) HSK 3
měi each; every HSK 3
zǒng general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc HSK 3
zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes HSK 3
already; to stop; then; afterwards HSK 3
xīn heart; mind; intention; center; core HSK 3
to continue; to proceed with; to go on with HSK 3
qíng kuàng circumstances; state of affairs; situation HSK 3
zhǐ shì merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however HSK 3
wàng to hope; a hope; a wish HSK 3
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned HSK 3
yào to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs HSK 3
shí o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period HSK 3
jiù shì exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if HSK 3
bèi quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example) HSK 3
to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
kāi xīn to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb Xiehouyu HSK 2
cài niǎo (coll.) sb new to a particular subject; rookie; beginner; newbie Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
ge tóu (coll.) my ass!; yeah, right! (used to mock a claim sb just made, as in "expert", my ass!) Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
gòu enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out Colloquialism HSK 2
tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2
to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels Colloquialism HSK 2
Xiǎo Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010 Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
lán Milano; Milan (Italy) Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
Niǔ yuē New York Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
jīn wǎn tonight ∼HSK 2
dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
Lín forest, grove; surname ∼HSK 2
jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
shōu xià to accept; to receive ∼HSK 2
liú xīng meteor; shooting star; meteor hammer ∼HSK 2
bǎi wàn million ∼HSK 2
de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
jiù certainly ∼HSK 2
shén me fang somewhere; someplace; where ∼HSK 2
guò How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad ∼HSK 2
zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
xià bàn chǎng second half of a game or contest ∼HSK 2
thing, substance, creature ∼HSK 2