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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好不 好不 hǎo bù not at all...; how very... ∼HSK 1
从来没 從來沒 cóng lái méi have never; has never ∼HSK 1
听不见 聽不見 tīng bu jiàn not be able to hear ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
去你的 去你的 qù nǐ de Get along with you! ∼HSK 1
最多 最多 zuì duō at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal ∼HSK 1
不下 不下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) ∼HSK 1
玩笑 玩笑 wán xiào to joke; joke; jest ∼HSK 1
点水 點水 diǎn shuǐ to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
要说 要說 yào shuō as for; when it comes to ∼HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
北边 北邊 běi biān north; north side; northern part; to the north of HSK 1
后边 後邊 hòu bian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards HSK 1
外边 外邊 wài bian outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home HSK 1
一回事 一回事 yī huí shì one and the same (thing); one thing (as distinct from another) ∼HSK 1
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
后天 後天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori HSK 1
看病 看病 kàn bìng to visit a doctor; to see a patient HSK 1
一点儿 一點兒 yī diǎn r erhua variant of 一点; a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more HSK 1
多年来 多年來 duō nián lái for the past many years ∼HSK 1
走路 走路 zǒu lù to walk; to go on foot HSK 1
生病 生病 shēng bìng to fall ill HSK 1
饭店 飯店 fàn diàn restaurant; hotel HSK 1
开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke HSK 1
地图 地圖 dì tú map HSK 1
那儿 那兒 nà r there HSK 1
上次 上次 shàng cì last time 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
哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? HSK 1
这儿 這兒 zhè r here HSK 1
再见 再見 zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later HSK 1
明年 明年 míng nián next year HSK 1
百 百 bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
那边 那邊 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1
九 九 jiǔ nine; 9 HSK 1
茶 茶 chá tea; tea plant HSK 1
进来 進來 jìn lái to come in HSK 1
慢 慢 màn slow 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
衣服 衣服 yī fu clothes HSK 1
房间 房間 fáng jiān room HSK 1
忘记 忘記 wàng jì to forget HSK 1
一边 一邊 yī biān one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while HSK 1
坏 壞 huài bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost HSK 1
休息 休息 xiū xi rest; to rest HSK 1