Shanghai Grand

Shanghai Grand 1996

新上海滩 xīn shǎng hǎi tān

Hui Man Keung is washed up on a beach near Shanghai. He is taken in by Ding Lik, a kindly beggar who is in love with Fung Ching Ching, the daughter of a prominent gangster. It isn't long before Ding Lik rises through the underworld ranks to become one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

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Vocabulary

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想开 想開 xiǎng kāi to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on ∼HSK 1
喜 喜 xǐ like, love, enjoy; joyful thing ∼HSK 1
昨晚 昨晚 zuó wǎn yesterday evening; last night ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
看不见 看不見 kàn bu jiàn cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
最高 最高 zuì gāo tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) ∼HSK 1
跑出 跑出 pǎo chū to run out ∼HSK 1
车子 車子 chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) ∼HSK 1
不见了 不見了 bù jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
今早 今早 jīn zǎo this morning ∼HSK 1
自己人 自己人 zì jǐ rén those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us ∼HSK 1
人人 人人 rén rén everyone; every person ∼HSK 1
和好 和好 hé hǎo to become reconciled; on good terms with each other ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
好日子 好日子 hǎo rì zi auspicious day; good day; happy life ∼HSK 1
要看 要看 yào kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 1
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
电影院 電影院 diàn yǐng yuàn cinema; movie theater HSK 1
下车 下車 xià chē to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) HSK 1
楼上 樓上 lóu shàng upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread HSK 1
上车 上車 shàng chē to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) HSK 1
不大 不大 bù dà not very; not too; not often HSK 1
北京 北京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China HSK 1
开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke HSK 1
坐下 坐下 zuò xia to sit down HSK 1
听见 聽見 tīng jiàn to hear HSK 1
火车 火車 huǒ chē train HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
不对 不對 bù duì incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer 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
在家 在家 zài jiā to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) HSK 1
弟弟 弟弟 dì di younger brother HSK 1
那边 那邊 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1
记住 記住 jì zhu to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart HSK 1
贵 貴 guì expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your HSK 1
九 九 jiǔ nine; 9 HSK 1
见面 見面 jiàn miàn to meet; to see each other HSK 1
进来 進來 jìn lái to come in HSK 1
北 北 běi north; (classical) to be defeated HSK 1
最好 最好 zuì hǎo best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) HSK 1
没什么 沒什麼 méi shén me nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind HSK 1
进去 進去 jìn qù to go in HSK 1
小姐 小姐 xiǎo jie young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute HSK 1
一半 一半 yī bàn half HSK 1
衣服 衣服 yī fu clothes HSK 1
七 七 qī seven; 7 HSK 1