Our Shining Days

Our Shining Days 2017

shǎnguāng shào

A youth inspirational film, about how a group of high school students try to revive Chinese orchestra ensemble. They face many challenges along the way to compete nationally, including a rivalry with the more popular Western orchestra club.

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4.16 Intermediate Director Wang Ran IMDb 6.6

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Vocabulary

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shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
méifǎr Can't Xiehouyu HSK 4
nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
ě xīn nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately) Xiehouyu HSK 4
qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
xiǎo xiān ròu (coll.) teen idol (male) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
Mín yuè Minyue county in Zhangye, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西 西 yáng the West (Europe and North America); countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Péng you quān Moments (social networking function of smartphone app WeChat) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Persia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Luó ōu Zhū Romeo and Juliet, 1594 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Táng Great Tang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Sān guó Yǎn Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[ Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
dan Tíng The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Xiāo bāng Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), Polish pianist and composer Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
zhā Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
Wēi xìn Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 腾讯) HSK 4
Bèi sea shell; money, currency ∼HSK 4
zǎi small thing, child; young animal ∼HSK 4
biān zhōng set of bells (old Chinese music instrument) ∼HSK 4
bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
qián chéng future (career etc) prospects ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
sàn huì to disperse a meeting; to adjourn; finished ∼HSK 4
zhào huàn to summon; to beckon; to call ∼HSK 4
pāi to take a picture or video of oneself; to take a selfie; a selfie ∼HSK 4
huí shì rén what's the matter ∼HSK 4
ǒu to meet by chance ∼HSK 4
peduncle or stem of plants ∼HSK 4
shì to ignore; to disregard ∼HSK 4
Fēi fragrant, luxuriant; the Philippines ∼HSK 4
strike, hit, beat; attack, fight ∼HSK 4
chuāng window ∼HSK 4
pán domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth ∼HSK 4
nán men's restroom; men's toilet ∼HSK 4
yīn sēn gloomy; sinister; eerie ∼HSK 4