The Night

The Night 2021

liáng néng 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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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
yǒu once; once upon a time ∼HSK 1
fēng hurricane ∼HSK 1
shí forty; 40 ∼HSK 1
bái chī idiocy; idiot ∼HSK 1
tīng cuò to mishear ∼HSK 1
shù kǒu shuǐ mouthwash ∼HSK 1
lǎo yuǎn very far away ∼HSK 1
rén yǐng the shadow of a human figure; a trace of a person's presence (usu. combined with a negative verb) ∼HSK 1
de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) ∼HSK 1
huì huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
shuō chū to speak out; to declare (one's view) ∼HSK 1
duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
qǐng jìn "please come in" HSK 1
zhēn shi de Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) ∼HSK 1
tiān dào wǎn all day long; the whole day ∼HSK 1
bēi zi cup; glass HSK 1
shàng chē to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) HSK 1
yǒu yòng useful HSK 1
lóu xià downstairs HSK 1
fàn diàn restaurant; hotel HSK 1
kāi wán xiào to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke HSK 1
wǎn fàn evening meal; dinner; supper HSK 1
qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...? HSK 1
tīng jiàn to hear HSK 1
niú nǎi cow's milk HSK 1
mén kǒu doorway; gate HSK 1
nǎi breast; milk; to breastfeed HSK 1
kāi chē to drive a car HSK 1
zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later HSK 1
bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
zài jiā to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) HSK 1
mèi mei younger sister; young woman HSK 1
chē shàng Car HSK 1
jiàn miàn to meet; to see each other HSK 1
jìn lái to come in HSK 1
bāng máng to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn HSK 1
nán south HSK 1
shang on the road; on a journey; road surface HSK 1
méi shén me nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind HSK 1
ge older brother HSK 1
jìn to go in HSK 1
xiǎo jie young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute HSK 1
yǒu shí sometimes; now and then HSK 1
jiā rén family member; (old) servant HSK 1
fu clothes HSK 1
fáng jiān room HSK 1
wàng to forget HSK 1