Raise the Red Lantern 1991

大红灯笼高高挂 dà hóng dēnglóng gāogāo guà

In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.

HSK 1

4.0 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 97%

Cast

Gong Li Songlian

He Saifei Meishan

Cao Cuifen Zhuoyun

Kong Lin Yan'er Zhao Qi Housekeeper

Jin Shuyuan Yuru

Ma Jingwu Chen Zuoqian

Cui Zhigang Doctor Gao Chu Xiao Feipu

Cao Zengyin Old Servant

Vocabulary

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搁擱 gē	to place; to put aside; to shelve	HSK 7
疏忽疏忽 shū hu	to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness	HSK 7
别看別看 bié kàn	don't be fooled by the fact that	HSK 7
饭碗飯碗 fàn wǎn	rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living	HSK 7
掏钱掏錢 tāo qián	to pay; to spend money; to fork out	HSK 7
伺候伺候 cì hou	to serve; to wait upon	HSK 7
光顾光顧 guāng gù	to visit (as a customer)	HSK 7
风流風流 fēng liú	distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose	HSK 7
菊花菊花 jú huā	chrysanthemum; (slang) anus	HSK 7
当着當著 dāng zhe	in front of; in the presence of	HSK 7
反过来反過來 fǎn guo lái	conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction	HSK 7
拎拎 līn	to lift up; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [līng]	HSK 7
不算不算 bù suàn	to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight	HSK 7
幸亏幸虧 xìng kuī	fortunately; luckily	HSK 7
懂事懂事 dǒng shì	to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent	HSK 7
古董古董 gǔ dǒng	curio; antique	HSK 7
要紧要緊 yào jǐn	important; urgent	HSK 7
胡说胡說 hú shuō	to talk nonsense; drivel	HSK 7
胆子膽子 dǎn zi	courage; nerve; guts	HSK 7
管家管家 guǎn jiā	(old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household	HSK 7
裁裁 cái	to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment	HSK 7
红灯紅燈 hóng dēng	red light	HSK 7
乡下鄉下 xiāng xia	countryside; rural area	HSK 7
过头過頭 guò tóu	to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead	HSK 7
点子點子 diǎn zi	spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer	HSK 7
蒸蒸 zhēng	to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old)	HSK 7
惯慣 guàn	accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)	HSK 7
盏盞 zhǎn	a small cup; classifier for lamps	HSK 7
虽说雖說 suī shuō	though; although	HSK 7
可不是可不是 kě bu shì	that's just the way it is; exactly!	HSK 7
仇仇 chóu	hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)	HSK 7
当真當真 dàng zhēn	to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!	HSK 7
享享 xiǎng	to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of	HSK 7
吩咐吩咐 fēn fù	to tell; to instruct; to command	HSK 7
叠疊 dié	to fold; to fold over in layers; to furl; to layer; to pile up; to repeat; to duplicate	HSK 7
胎儿胎兒 tāi ér	unborn child; fetus; embryo	HSK 7
迟早遲早 chí zǎo	sooner or later	HSK 7
哄哄 hōng	roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)	HSK 7
盼盼 pàn	to hope for; to long for; to expect	HSK 7
折腾折騰 zhē teng	to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money)	HSK 7
嫩嫩 nèn	young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of color) light; (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled	HSK 7
是非是非 shì fēi	right and wrong; quarrel	HSK 7
霜霜 shuāng	frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting; (skin) cream	HSK 7
何必何必 hé bì	there is no need; why should	HSK 7
糊涂糊塗 hú tu	muddled; silly; confused	HSK 7
丫头丫頭 yā tou	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)	HSK 7
身子身子 shēn zi	body; pregnancy; health	HSK 7
处置處置 chǔ zhì	to handle; to take care of; to punish	HSK 7
生死生死 shēng sǐ	life or death	HSK 7
蠢惷 chǔn	stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion	HSK 7