Song of Orchid Island

Song of Orchid Island 1965

兰屿之歌 lányǔ zhī gē

Dr. Ho decides to move to a backward island off the coast of Taiwan to look for his missing father. He meets nurse Ya Lan (Cheng Pei-Pei) who falls in love with him. But dastardly doings are afoot as Dr. Ho's enemies plot against him.

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Vocabulary

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不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
三十 三十 sān shí thirty; 30 ∼HSK 1
早点儿 早點兒 zǎo diǎn r a bit earlier ∼HSK 1
明天见 明天見 míng tiān jiàn see you tomorrow; (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms) ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
在前 在前 zài qián ahead; formerly; in the past ∼HSK 1
你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
等一下 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment; later; in awhile ∼HSK 1
太好了 太好了 tài hǎo le very good ∼HSK 1
小子 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) ∼HSK 1
不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
哪里哪里 哪裡哪裡 nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ you're too kind; you flatter me ∼HSK 1
还好 還好 hái hǎo not bad; tolerable; fortunately ∼HSK 1
二月 二月 Èr yuè February; second month (of the lunar year) ∼HSK 1
五号 五號 wǔ hào the fifth; fifth day of a month ∼HSK 1
一家 一家 yī jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
你我 你我 nǐ wǒ you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) ∼HSK 1
老弟 老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal ∼HSK 1
多大 多大 duō dà how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much ∼HSK 1
要钱 要錢 yào qián to charge; to demand payment ∼HSK 1
花儿 花兒 huā ér style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia ∼HSK 1
穿衣 穿衣 chuān yī to put on clothes; to get dressed ∼HSK 1
好朋友 好朋友 hǎo péng you good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) ∼HSK 1
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
做事 做事 zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job ∼HSK 1
说不出 說不出 shuō bu chū unable to say ∼HSK 1
关门 關門 guān mén to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently) ∼HSK 1
看上 看上 kàn shàng to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for ∼HSK 1
外地人 外地人 wài dì rén stranger; outsider ∼HSK 1
从来没有 從來沒有 cóng lái méi yǒu there has never been; has never had; (before a verb) has never ∼HSK 1
比一比 比一比 bǐ yi bǐ to make a comparison; to engage in a contest ∼HSK 1
天哪 天哪 tiān na good heavens!; oh my God! ∼HSK 1
等等 等等 děng děng et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! ∼HSK 1
三次 三次 sān cì third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) ∼HSK 1
有一点 有一點 yǒu yī diǎn a little; somewhat ∼HSK 1
走去 走去 zǒu qù to walk over (to) ∼HSK 1
女的 女的 nǚ de woman ∼HSK 1
走你 走你 zǒu nǐ (neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this!; Come on, you can do this! ∼HSK 1
车子 車子 chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) ∼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
要看 要看 yào kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 1
我这儿 我這兒 wǒ zhe r where I am; my place ∼HSK 1
看不见 看不見 kàn bu jiàn cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible ∼HSK 1
在教 在教 zài jiào to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam) ∼HSK 1
吃不下 吃不下 chī bu xià not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1