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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| 面前 面前 | in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of) | |
| 经常 經常 | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily | |
| 重新 重新 | again; once more; re- | |
| 离 離 | mythical beast (archaic) | |
| 怕 怕 | to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps | |
| 哭 哭 | to cry; to weep | |
| 只能 只能 | can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice | |
| 受到 受到 | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) | |
| 变成 變成 | to change into; to turn into; to become | |
| 声音 聲音 | voice; sound | |
| 怎样 怎樣 | how; what kind | |
| 近 近 | near; close to; approximately | |
| 做到 做到 | to accomplish; to achieve | |
| 眼睛 眼睛 | eye | |
| 新闻 新聞 | news | |
| 边 邊 | side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously | |
| 红 紅 | red; popular; revolutionary; bonus | |
| 原来 原來 | original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out | |
| 倒 倒 | to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit | |
| 气 氣 | gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi | |
| 停 停 | to stop; to halt; to park (a car) | |
| 感到 感到 | to feel; to sense; to perceive | |
| 清楚 清楚 | clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about | |
| 照片 照片 | photograph; picture | |
| 眼 眼 | eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) | |
| 感谢 感謝 | (express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks | |
| 好像 好像 | as if; to seem like | |
| 愿意 願意 | to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth) | |
| 行为 行為 | action; conduct; behavior; activity | |
| 想到 想到 | to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate | |
| 黑 黑 | abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 | |
| 正常 正常 | regular; normal; ordinary | |
| 刚刚 剛剛 | just recently; just a moment ago | |
| 全部 全部 | whole; all | |
| 留 㽞 | to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve | |
| 辆 輛 | classifier for vehicles | |
| 算 算 | to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute | |
| 过来 過來 | to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of | |
| 办 辦 | to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with | |
| 卡 卡 | to block; to be stuck; to be wedged; customs station; a clip; a fastener; a checkpost; Taiwan pr. [kǎ] | |
| 懂 懂 | to understand; to comprehend | |
| 行动 行動 | operation; action; to move about; mobile | |
| 米 米 | rice; meter (classifier) | |
| 检查 檢查 | inspection; to examine; to inspect | |
| 段 段 | paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc | |
| 来自 來自 | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) | |
| 使用 使用 | to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of | |
| 快乐 快樂 | happy; joyful | |
| 脸 臉 | face | |
| 靠 靠 | to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) |