The Night

The Night 2021

良夜不能留 liáng yè bùnéng liú

In 2019, the night in Hong Kong was still in fascinating beauty and the landscape of everyday life was gradually changing. Travelling the streets, Tsai Ming-liang documented the city's rhythm and ambience, along with an overpass.

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3.6 Beginner Director Tsai Ming-liang IMDb

Vocabulary

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怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 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
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
还好 還好 hái hǎo not bad; tolerable; fortunately ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
女巫 女巫 nǚ wū witch; sorceress ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge 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
几点 幾點 jǐ diǎn what time?; when? ∼HSK 1
是的 是的 shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
第一次 第一次 dì yī cì the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
想开 想開 xiǎng kāi to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on ∼HSK 1
等等 等等 děng děng et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! ∼HSK 1
包包 包包 bāo bāo bag or purse etc; small bump or pimple; hillock ∼HSK 1
那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams ∼HSK 1
不见了 不見了 bù jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
第二次 第二次 dì èr cì the second time; second; number two ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
一家 一家 yī jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
亚 亞 Yà Asia; second ∼HSK 1
多重 多重 duō chóng multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc) ∼HSK 1
昨晚 昨晚 zuó wǎn yesterday evening; last night ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
你我 你我 nǐ wǒ you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) ∼HSK 1
学好 學好 xué hǎo to follow good examples ∼HSK 1
从来没 從來沒 cóng lái méi have never; has never ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
太好了 太好了 tài hǎo le very good ∼HSK 1
大一 大一 dà yī first-year university student ∼HSK 1
从医 從醫 cóng yī to work as a doctor ∼HSK 1
想家 想家 xiǎng jiā homesick ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
送去 送去 sòng qù to send to; to deliver to; to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car) ∼HSK 1
女孩 女孩 nǚ hái girl; lass ∼HSK 1
不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
好过 好過 hǎo guò to have an easy time; (feel) well ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
不太好 不太好 bù tài hǎo not so good; not too well ∼HSK 1
想睡 想睡 xiǎng shuì drowsy; sleepy ∼HSK 1
手拿 手拿 shǒu ná to hold in one's hand ∼HSK 1
在后 在後 zài hòu behind ∼HSK 1