The Dream Factory

The Dream Factory 1997

jiǎfāng fāng

Four friends come up with an unusual idea to make some money and have fun doing it. For a small fee, they will impersonate and act out any character role for their customers. In the course of executing this novel service, they encounter a whole spectrum of people in society, finding ways to genuinely help them boost their morale and overcome their fears, while gaining unusual and new insights into the human condition.

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4.44 Intermediate Director Feng Xiaogang IMDb 7.3

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péi to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss HSK 5
xiǎo tōu thief HSK 5
qín guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general HSK 5
qi polite; courteous; formal; modest HSK 5
bǎo wèi to defend; to safeguard HSK 5
gāng qín piano HSK 5
shī fu master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men HSK 5
rǎo to disturb; to bother; to trouble HSK 5
xiàn to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) HSK 5
chǔ zài to be situated at; to find oneself at HSK 5
仿 仿 fǎng to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model HSK 5
zūn jìng to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) HSK 5
hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
zhēng used in 挣扎 HSK 5
liáng bad; harmful; unhealthy HSK 5
to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help HSK 5
gān cuì candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well HSK 5
běn script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario HSK 5
dòng motive; motivation HSK 5
tuō to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany) HSK 5
wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
宿 宿 shè dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel HSK 5
at the minimum; at the very least HSK 5
qún zhòng mass; multitude; the masses HSK 5
míng míng obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely HSK 5
dài to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy HSK 5
péi cháng to compensate HSK 5
not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
nuǎn warm; to warm HSK 5
chōng dòng to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge HSK 5
quàn to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe HSK 5
le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5
jiā to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jiá] HSK 5
tái to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry HSK 5
shì major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way HSK 5
zhù to congratulate; congratulations HSK 5
zhù shè injection; to inject HSK 5
cháng to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once HSK 5
rèn to recognize; to know; to admit HSK 5
qiān míng to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature HSK 5
wěi tuō to entrust; to trust; to commission HSK 5
cān tīng dining hall; dining room; restaurant HSK 5
quán dōu all; without exception HSK 5
qiáo to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit HSK 5
business; professional work; service HSK 5
insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not HSK 5
duī to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount HSK 5
shā to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide HSK 5
huà in a word; in short HSK 5
xìng misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately HSK 5