Raise the Red Lantern

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.

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4.0 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 97%

Cast

Gong Li Gong Li Songlian He Saifei He Saifei Meishan Cao Cuifen Cao Cuifen Zhuoyun Kong Lin Kong Lin Yan'er Zhao Qi Housekeeper Jin Shuyuan Jin Shuyuan Yuru Ma Jingwu Ma Jingwu Chen Zuoqian Cui Zhigang Cui Zhigang Doctor Gao Chu Xiao Feipu Cao Zengyin Cao Zengyin Old Servant

Vocabulary

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男的 男的 nán de man ∼HSK 1
在后 在後 zài hòu behind ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
对不住 對不住 duì bu zhù to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal) ∼HSK 1
不送 不送 bù sòng don't bother to see me out ∼HSK 1
有喜 有喜 yǒu xǐ to be expecting; to be with child ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
不分 不分 bù fēn not to distinguish; to make no distinction; (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role) ∼HSK 1
矜贵 矜貴 jīn guì high-born; noble; aristocratic; conceited ∼HSK 1
好不 好不 hǎo bù not at all...; how very... ∼HSK 1
上回 上回 shàng huí last time; the previous time ∼HSK 1
哪里哪里 哪裡哪裡 nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ you're too kind; you flatter me ∼HSK 1
热茶 熱茶 rè chá hot tea ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
送医 送醫 sòng yī to send or deliver to the hospital ∼HSK 1
看不出 看不出 kàn bu chū can't discern ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
九十 九十 jiǔ shí ninety ∼HSK 1
人人 人人 rén rén everyone; every person ∼HSK 1
那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams ∼HSK 1
半年 半年 bàn nián half a year HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
说白了 說白了 shuō bái le to speak frankly ∼HSK 1
请进 請進 qǐng jìn "please come in" HSK 1
忘不了 忘不了 wàng bù liǎo cannot forget ∼HSK 1
一家人 一家人 yī jiā rén household; the whole family ∼HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
一回事 一回事 yī huí shì one and the same (thing); one thing (as distinct from another) ∼HSK 1
老人家 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man ∼HSK 1
一大早 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning ∼HSK 1
楼上 樓上 lóu shàng upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread HSK 1
不大 不大 bù dà not very; not too; not often HSK 1
生病 生病 shēng bìng to fall ill HSK 1
外国 外國 wài guó foreign (country) HSK 1
白天 白天 bái tiān daytime; during the day; day HSK 1
姐 姐 jiě older sister HSK 1
那儿 那兒 nà r there HSK 1
读书 讀書 dú shū to read a book; to study; to attend school HSK 1
听见 聽見 tīng jiàn to hear HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
常常 常常 cháng cháng frequently; often HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? HSK 1
这儿 這兒 zhè r here HSK 1
妹 妹 mèi younger sister HSK 1
再见 再見 zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later HSK 1
百 百 bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
干净 乾淨 gān jìng clean; neat HSK 1
生气 生氣 shēng qì to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness HSK 1