Susanna

Susanna 1967

shān shān

Nineteen-year old Li Ching scored a major success playing the title character, Susanna. Li's youthful exuberance is given free rein in a role that embraces rebellion, love, betrayal, tragedy, and ultimately, redemption.

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Vocabulary

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tīng huà to do what one is told; obedient HSK 7
wéi rén to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character HSK 7
qīn shǒu personally; with one's own hands HSK 7
liú xuè to bleed; to shed blood HSK 7
fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
there is no need; why should HSK 7
lái diàn incoming telephone call (or telegram); to phone in; to send in a telegram; to have an instant attraction to sb; (of electricity, after an outage) to come back HSK 7
ái cancer; carcinoma; also pr. [yán] HSK 7
ān xīn at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth HSK 7
to tear HSK 7
selfish; selfishness HSK 7
shì jué sight; vision; visual HSK 7
rén xuǎn choice of person; candidate HSK 7
nán guài (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that) HSK 7
hún soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) HSK 7
lùn whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means HSK 7
bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing HSK 7
yǒu to intend; intentionally; interested in HSK 7
féng to sew; to stitch HSK 7
líng gǎn inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor HSK 7
cuī to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite HSK 7
tiān shēng nature; disposition; innate; natural HSK 7
to complement; to make up for a deficiency HSK 7
shàng chǎng on stage; to go on stage; to take the field HSK 7
yào otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
shàn benevolent; charitable HSK 7
guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
gǎn to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful HSK 7
táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
mán barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless HSK 7
shī zōng to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for HSK 7
curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play) HSK 7
zhèn a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time) HSK 7
dīng male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 干; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl HSK 7
to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) HSK 7
zhēn xīn sincere; heartfelt HSK 7
gōng to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
- kào (idiom) having nothing to rely on; on one's own Idiom ∼HSK 6
líng dīng solitary and impoverished (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
duō chóu - shàn gǎn (idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy Idiom ∼HSK 6
méi qīng xiù pretty; with delicate features Idiom ∼HSK 6
jīng chéng suǒ zhì no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
pín bìng jiāo beset by poverty and illness (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
rén dān yōu to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues Idiom ∼HSK 6
zhí to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
hún lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits; beside oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
liáng yào kǒu good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow Idiom ∼HSK 6
dòu to have a grudge against Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6