Revolution of Our Times 2021
时代革命
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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Vocabulary
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| 被告 被告 | defendant | |
| 作战 作戰 | combat; to fight | |
| 升级 升級 | to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity); (computing) to upgrade | |
| 惨 慘 | miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy | |
| 一时 一時 | a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time | |
| 本地 本地 | local; this locality | |
| 夺 奪 | to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose | |
| 爆发 爆發 | to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out | |
| 炸弹 炸彈 | bomb | |
| 判 判 | to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; clearly distinguishable | |
| 运作 運作 | to operate; operations; workings; activities (usu. of an organization); thread (computing) | |
| 当作 當作 | to treat as; to regard as | |
| 民主 民主 | democracy | |
| 职责 職責 | duty; responsibility; obligation | |
| 撑 撐 | to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support | |
| 定位 定位 | to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche | |
| 智慧 智慧 | wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence | |
| 混乱 混亂 | confusion; chaos; disorder | |
| 全力 全力 | with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support) | |
| 气氛 氣氛 | atmosphere; mood | |
| 愤怒 憤怒 | angry; indignant; wrath; ire | |
| 肯 肎 | to agree; to consent; to be willing to | |
| 选举 選舉 | to elect; election | |
| 牺牲 犧牲 | to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice | |
| 策略 策略 | strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit | |
| 踩 跴 | to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote | |
| 界 界 | (bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm | |
| 物品 物品 | articles; goods | |
| 暴力 暴力 | violence; force; violent | |
| 蒙 濛 | drizzle; mist | |
| 赌 賭 | to bet; to gamble | |
| 毁 毀 | to destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander | |
| 护 護 | to protect | |
| 危机 危機 | crisis | |
| 装备 裝備 | equipment; to equip; to outfit | |
| 市民 市民 | city resident | |
| 斗争 鬥爭 | a struggle; fight; battle | |
| 心脏 心臟 | heart | |
| 托 託 | prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set; torr (unit of pressure) | |
| 本身 本身 | itself; in itself; per se | |
| 除 除 | to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including | |
| 进攻 進攻 | to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports) | |
| 能否 能否 | whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible? | |
| 母 母 | mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female | |
| 法庭 法庭 | court of law | |
| 聊 聊 | to chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightly | |
| 疾病 疾病 | disease; sickness; ailment | |
| 权力 權力 | power; authority | |
| 赚 賺 | to earn; to make a profit | |
| 党 黨 | party; association; club; society |