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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如此 如此 rú cǐ like this; so; such HSK 5
唯一 唯一 wéi yī only; sole HSK 5
搞 搞 gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
将 將 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
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
无用 無用 wú yòng useless; worthless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
贴心 貼心 tiē xīn intimate; close; considerate Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
高潮 高潮 gāo cháo high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity; climax (of a story, a competition etc); to have an orgasm Xiehouyu HSK 4
受不了 受不了 shòu bù liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
冷静 冷靜 lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
脱光 脫光 tuō guāng to strip naked; to strip nude; (coll.) to find oneself a partner Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
单车 單車 dān chē (coll.) bicycle; bike (esp. in Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern China and, more generally, used across China to refer to a bike-share bicycle) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
女同 女同 nǚ tóng a lesbian (coll.) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
潮 潮 cháo tide; damp; moist; humid; fashionable; trendy; (coll.) inferior; substandard Colloquialism HSK 4
垃圾 垃圾 lā jī trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [lè sè] Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
抱 抱 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
立法会 立法會 lì fǎ huì legislative council; LegCo (Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
元朗 元朗 Yuán Lǎng Yuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
林郑 林鄭 Lín Zhèng Carrie Lam (1957-), chief executive of Hong Kong 2017-, full name Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
揽炒 攬炒 lǎn chǎo (Hong Kong) to seek mutual destruction Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
新界 新界 Xīn jiè New Territories (in Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
警员 警員 jǐng yuán police officer; policeman (general term for any police officer); police constable (lowest rank in mainland China and Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
蔡英文 蔡英文 Cài Yīng wén Tsai Ing-wen (1956-), Taiwanese DPP politician, president of the Republic of China 2016-2024 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
特首 特首 tè shǒu chief executive of Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong or Macao); abbr. for 特別行政區首席執行官|特别行政区首席执行官 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
全港 全港 Quán Gǎng whole territory of Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中英 中英 Zhōng Yīng Sino-British; Chinese-English Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
一国两制 一國兩制 yī guó liǎng zhì one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
湾仔 灣仔 Wān Zǎi Wan Chai district of Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
空城计 空城計 kōng chéng jì the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed while making it evident that his city is undefended, hoping his adversary will suspect an ambush); double bluff Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大武 大武 Dà wǔ Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung County, southeast Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
香港警察 香港警察 Xiāng gǎng Jǐng chá Hong Kong Police Force (since 1997) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
港独 港獨 Gǎng dú Hong Kong independence Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
尖沙咀 尖沙咀 Jiān shā zuǐ Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
国际特赦组织 國際特赦組織 Guó jì Tè shè Zǔ zhī Amnesty International Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大同 大同 Dà tóng Datong, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province; Datong or Tatung Township in Yilan County, Taiwan; Datong or Tatung District of Taipei City, Taiwan; Datong District of Daqing City, Heilongjiang; (Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
村落 村落 cūn luò village Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
巴利 巴利 Bā lì the Pali language or, more broadly, the scriptural and literary tradition of Theravada Buddhism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
旺角 旺角 Wàng Jiǎo Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
纳粹 納粹 Nà cuì Nazi (loanword) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
黄大仙 黃大仙 huáng dà xiān Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
拘捕 拘捕 jū bǔ to arrest ∼HSK 4
示威者 示威者 shì wēi zhě demonstrator; protester ∼HSK 4
警 警 jǐng guard, watch; alert, alarm ∼HSK 4
仔 仔 zǎi small thing, child; young animal ∼HSK 4
伯 伯 bà variant of ∼HSK 4
冲出 衝出 chōng chū to rush out ∼HSK 4