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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局 侷 jú narrow HSK 4
法 㳒 Fǎ France; French; abbr. for 法国; Taiwan pr. [Fà] HSK 4
根据 根據 gēn jù according to; based on; basis; foundation HSK 4
些 些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
考虑 考慮 kǎo lǜ to think over; to consider; consideration HSK 4
研究 研究 yán jiū research; a study; to research; to look into HSK 4
之前 之前 zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
关于 關於 guān yú pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
之后 之後 zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
毛病 毛病 máo bìng fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment Xiehouyu HSK 3
痛苦 痛苦 tòng kǔ pain; suffering; painful Xiehouyu HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
台大 臺大 Tái Dà abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
太平洋 太平洋 Tài píng Yáng Pacific Ocean Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
美的 美的 Měi dí Midea (brand) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
兰 蘭 Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
大头目 大頭目 dà tóu mù the boss ∼HSK 3
土人 土人 tǔ rén native; aborigine; clay figure ∼HSK 3
头目 頭目 tóu mù ringleader; gang leader; chieftain ∼HSK 3
夜光 夜光 yè guāng luminous ∼HSK 3
赶走 趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out; to turn back ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
点儿 點兒 diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
开化 開化 kāi huà to become civilized; to be open-minded; (of ice) to thaw ∼HSK 3
赶来 趕來 gǎn lái to rush over ∼HSK 3
拍出 拍出 pāi chū to sell at auction; to reach a given price at auction ∼HSK 3
谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss; to have a chat ∼HSK 3
会死 會死 huì sǐ mortal ∼HSK 3
活着 活著 huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
抓走 抓走 zhuā zǒu to arrest ∼HSK 3
朱 朱 Zhū cinnabar, vermilion; surname ∼HSK 3
气死 氣死 qì sǐ to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger ∼HSK 3
花环 花環 huā huán garland; floral hoop ∼HSK 3
没法 沒法 méi fǎ at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice ∼HSK 3
有空 有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
一方面 一方面 yī fāng miàn on the one hand HSK 3
打听 打聽 dǎ ting to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around HSK 3
价钱 價錢 jià qian price HSK 3
旅馆 旅館 lǚ guǎn hotel HSK 3
本事 本事 běn shì source material; original story HSK 3
行李 行李 xíng li luggage HSK 3
吵架 吵架 chǎo jià to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel HSK 3
决心 決心 jué xīn determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind HSK 3
跳舞 跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance HSK 3
裤子 褲子 kù zi trousers; pants HSK 3
游泳 游泳 yóu yǒng swimming; to swim HSK 3
纪录 紀錄 jì lù variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") HSK 3
才能 才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
文明 文明 wén míng civilized; civilization; culture HSK 3