The Dream Factory

The Dream Factory 1997

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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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xià r erhua variant of 一下; one time; once; all of sudden HSK 1
shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
ge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
ge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
西西 西西 cubic centimeter (cc) (loanword) ∼HSK 1
ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
Asia; second ∼HSK 1
jūn army, military; soldiers, troops ∼HSK 1
méi le to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist ∼HSK 1
(slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) ∼HSK 1
mi mommy (loanword) ∼HSK 1
first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
xiǎo (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
xīng a star, planet; any point of light ∼HSK 1
yào yǒu to need; to require; must have ∼HSK 1
zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather ∼HSK 1
shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
tiān several days ∼HSK 1
yǒu qǐng to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) ∼HSK 1
xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
zhù (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly ∼HSK 1
nín hǎo hello (polite) ∼HSK 1
fàng xíng to let pass ∼HSK 1
zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
zǎo shang hǎo Good morning! ∼HSK 1
jiào school; military field officer ∼HSK 1
xià to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) ∼HSK 1
le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
zhuō table, desk, stand ∼HSK 1
lái zhe auxiliary showing sth happened in the past ∼HSK 1
huí jiàn See you later! ∼HSK 1
huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
hǎo wán amusing; fun; interesting ∼HSK 1
tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
guó my country; our country ∼HSK 1
ài shàng to fall in love with; to be in love with ∼HSK 1