Love on a Diet

Love on a Diet 2001

shòushēn nán

A depressed, obese woman tries to lose weight in order to win back her ex-boyfriend with the help of a fellow Hong Konger whom she met in Japan.

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3.86 Beginner Director Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai IMDb 6.5

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Vocabulary

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rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be HSK 4
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4
dǐng apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc HSK 4
juān to confine; to lock up; to pen in HSK 4
pái mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal HSK 4
què really; indeed 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
bāo kuò to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of HSK 4
yán zhòng grave; serious; severe; critical HSK 4
shǒu head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc HSK 4
shì fǒu whether (or not); if; is or isn't HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
huí shēng to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery Idiom ∼HSK 3
ěr biān fēng lit. wind past your ear; fig. sth you don't pay much attention to; in one ear and out the other Idiom ∼HSK 3
shēn gēng bàn in the dead of night (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
guāng tiān huà the full light of day (idiom); fig. peace and prosperity; in broad daylight Idiom ∼HSK 3
tiáo (idiom) dead end; road to ruin Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
yǒu bàn can find methods; resourceful; creative ∼HSK 3
yīn yuè jiā musician ∼HSK 3
gàn what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
zhēng to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations ∼HSK 3
qián to pay money ∼HSK 3
quán guó every part of the country ∼HSK 3
chē fèi passenger fare ∼HSK 3
zi bandit; brigand; gambling chip; chamber pot; (slang) girl; chick; babe ∼HSK 3
shēn zào to pursue one's studies ∼HSK 3
fāng xīn the affection, or heart, of a young woman ∼HSK 3
mài guāng le to be sold out; to be out of stock ∼HSK 3
shí at what time?; when? ∼HSK 3
niú ròu beef ∼HSK 3
luàn jiào to inconsiderately shout ∼HSK 3
gāi Damn it!; damned; wretched ∼HSK 3
yào extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
měi rén each person; everybody; per person ∼HSK 3
strange, unusual, uncanny, occult ∼HSK 3
chū to exert oneself ∼HSK 3
Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
xiū nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches) ∼HSK 3
táng shuǐ syrup; sweetened water; tong sui (sweet soup) ∼HSK 3
yǒu zhǒng to have guts; to have courage; to be brave ∼HSK 3
xuè ròu flesh ∼HSK 3
máo fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge ∼HSK 3
xiǎng de měi to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation; (as an interjection) what a dreamer! ∼HSK 3
xié to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf ∼HSK 3
xià jué xīn to determine; to resolve ∼HSK 3
fáng rent for a room or house HSK 3
rèn de to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know HSK 3