The Piano in a Factory

The Piano in a Factory 2011

gāng de qín

To fight for custody of his daughter who loves playing the piano, a steel factory worker decides to forge a piano from scratch.

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4.08 Intermediate Director Zhang Meng IMDb 7.4

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kāi huǒ to open fire; to start shooting; to light the flame (for cooking) ∼HSK 3
zhěng diǎn time of day exactly on the hour (i.e. 12:00, 1:00 etc); to make an inventory; (math.) point that has integer coordinates ∼HSK 3
shì r matter, affair ∼HSK 3
shēng to produce a sound; to vocalize; to give voice; to articulate views or demands ∼HSK 3
zhuā jǐn shí jiān to waste no time in (doing sth); to hurry up ∼HSK 3
fēng to keep watch (during a clandestine activity); to be on the lookout ∼HSK 3
chū to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1] ∼HSK 3
large strides ∼HSK 3
yǒu zhǒng to have guts; to have courage; to be brave ∼HSK 3
zǒng yào nevertheless ∼HSK 3
gàn what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
yǒu de shì have plenty of; there's no lack of HSK 3
qǐng jiào to ask for guidance; to consult HSK 3
jiē shí to bear fruit HSK 3
tou slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc) HSK 3
zhí gōng workers; staff HSK 3
xué fèi tuition fee; tuition HSK 3
gōng chéng shī engineer HSK 3
guāng míng light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted HSK 3
jiā xiāng hometown; native place HSK 3
chūn spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life HSK 3
yuè duì band; pop group HSK 3
jiā kuài to accelerate; to speed up HSK 3
gōng fu skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort HSK 3
zhǔ yi plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] HSK 3
退 退 tuì xiū to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement HSK 3
gǎi zào to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold HSK 3
cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
zhǐ hǎo to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to HSK 3
jìng still; calm; quiet; not moving HSK 3
guǒ rán really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed HSK 3
kāi to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop HSK 3
fēn bié to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually HSK 3
neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out HSK 3
gǎn kuài quickly; at once HSK 3
hūn to divorce HSK 3
gōng chǎng factory HSK 3
machine HSK 3
jiǔ beer (loanword) HSK 3
qián jìn to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward HSK 3
zào to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops HSK 3
quán miàn all-around; comprehensive; total; overall HSK 3
shāng xīn to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt HSK 3
xiāng each other; mutual HSK 3
xíng shì outer appearance; form; shape; formality HSK 3
zhǔ dòng to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc) HSK 3
pán healthy; at ease HSK 3
hǎn "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc HSK 3
jǐn liàng as much as possible; to the greatest extent HSK 3