Revolution of Our Times

Revolution of Our Times 2021

时代革命 shídài gémìng

Throughout Hong Kong’s history, Hongkongers have fought for freedom and democracy but have yet to succeed. In 2019, a controversial extradition bill was introduced that would allow Hongkongers to be tried in mainland China. This decision spurred massive protests, riots, and resistance against heavy-handed Chinese rule over the City-State. Award-winning director Kiwi Chow documents the events to tell the story of the movement, with both a macro view of its historical context and footage and interviews from protestors on the front lines.

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Cast

Hongkongers Self Benny Tai Yiu-ting Self Gwyneth Ho Self

Vocabulary

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正视 正視 zhèng shì to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to HSK 7
惊险 驚險 jīng xiǎn perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful HSK 7
主权 主權 zhǔ quán sovereignty HSK 7
小路 小路 xiǎo lù minor road; lane; pathway; trail HSK 7
危急 危急 wēi jí critical; desperate (situation) HSK 7
集结 集結 jí jié to assemble; to concentrate; to mass; to build up; to marshal HSK 7
转型 轉型 zhuǎn xíng to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of product) HSK 7
输送 輸送 shū sòng to transport; to convey; to deliver HSK 7
迁 遷 qiān to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote HSK 7
天桥 天橋 Tiān qiáo Tianqiao district of Jinan city 济南市, Shandong; Tianqiao district in Beijing, formerly a center of folk culture HSK 7
鼻涕 鼻涕 bí tì nasal mucus; snivel; snot HSK 7
丢弃 丟棄 diū qì to discard; to abandon HSK 7
安抚 安撫 ān fǔ to placate; to pacify; to appease HSK 7
疑虑 疑慮 yí lǜ hesitation; misgivings; doubt HSK 7
粗暴 粗暴 cū bào rough; cruel HSK 7
退缩 退縮 tuì suō to shrink back; to cower HSK 7
趁着 趁著 chènzhe while HSK 7
惊慌 驚慌 jīng huāng to panic; to be alarmed HSK 7
抗争 抗爭 kàng zhēng to resist; to make a stand and fight (against) HSK 7
埋伏 埋伏 mái fú to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush HSK 7
走近 走近 zǒu jìn to approach; to draw near to HSK 7
退回 退回 tuì huí to return (an item); to send back; to go back HSK 7
海绵 海綿 hǎi mián sponge (zoology); sponge (piece of absorbent material, either natural or made from plastic etc); foam rubber HSK 7
撇 撇 piē to cast away; to fling aside HSK 7
反过来 反過來 fǎn guo lái conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction HSK 7
销 銷 xiāo to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell; to expend; to spend; pin; bolt; to fasten with a pin or bolt HSK 7
宣读 宣讀 xuān dú to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) HSK 7
局限 侷限 jú xiàn to limit; to confine; to restrict sth within set boundaries HSK 7
担当 擔當 dān dāng to take upon oneself; to assume 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
捍卫 捍衛 hàn wèi to defend; to uphold; to safeguard HSK 7
气管 氣管 qì guǎn windpipe; trachea; respiratory tract; air duct; gas pipe HSK 7
梳 梳 shū a comb; to comb HSK 7
火山 火山 huǒ shān volcano HSK 7
雇主 僱主 gù zhǔ employer HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
克制 克制 kè zhì to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control HSK 7
荒谬 荒謬 huāng miù absurd; ridiculous HSK 7
上游 上游 shàng yóu upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream HSK 7
蒸发 蒸發 zhēng fā to evaporate; evaporation HSK 7
监察 監察 jiān chá to supervise; to control HSK 7
忧虑 憂慮 yōu lǜ to worry; anxiety (about) HSK 7
纳税人 納稅人 nà shuì rén taxpayer HSK 7
武力 武力 wǔ lì military force HSK 7
触动 觸動 chù dòng to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions); to move (sb's emotions or worry) HSK 7
潇洒 瀟灑 xiāo sǎ confident and at ease; free and easy HSK 7
笼罩 籠罩 lǒng zhào to envelop; to shroud HSK 7
根源 根源 gēn yuán origin; root (cause) HSK 7
声誉 聲譽 shēng yù reputation; fame HSK 7
阵地 陣地 zhèn dì (military) position; front HSK 7