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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xián elegant, refined; skillful ∼HSK 5
chrysanthemum ∼HSK 5
Chāng light of sun; good, proper ∼HSK 5
duò stamp feet, step ∼HSK 5
na modal particle ∼HSK 5
jiǎn alkaline, alkali, lye, salt ∼HSK 5
fàn to break the law ∼HSK 5
furnace ∼HSK 5
niǎn suì to pulverize; to crush ∼HSK 5
cháo ridicule, deride, scorn, jeer at ∼HSK 5
shā sand; pebbles, gravel; gritty ∼HSK 5
guā Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon); honeydew melon; cantaloupe ∼HSK 5
yāng rice seedlings, young rice plants ∼HSK 5
qín jiàn a piano key ∼HSK 5
fàn lunchbox; mess tin ∼HSK 5
liú distill, distillation ∼HSK 5
Lǎo Wáng Mr Wang from next door (term used jocularly to refer to a neighbor who is supposedly sleeping with one's wife) ∼HSK 5
láo ér huò (idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others ∼HSK 5
zhuàn compose, write, compile ∼HSK 5
zhàng cane, walking stick ∼HSK 5
ǎn I, me (northern dialect) ∼HSK 5
nèi guǐ mole; spy; rat; traitor ∼HSK 5
exhale; blow out; deep sigh; hiss; praise ∼HSK 5
duō tremble, shiver, shudder, quiver ∼HSK 5
sound for calling a cat ∼HSK 5
shàng àn to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) ∼HSK 5
xún inquire into, ask about; consult ∼HSK 5
jiā shēng half-cooked; (fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc; Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5] ∼HSK 5
宿 宿 zuì hangover ∼HSK 5
do not (literary) ∼HSK 5
shāng bēi sad; sorrowful (literary) ∼HSK 5
shū door hinge; pivot; center of power ∼HSK 5
gōng woodwork; carpentry; woodworker; carpenter ∼HSK 5
dāi hui wait a minute; stop a while ∼HSK 5
zuò guǐ to play tricks; to cheat; to get up to mischief; to become a ghost; to give up the ghost ∼HSK 5
dǎo xuè méi to have rotten luck (stronger version of) ∼HSK 5
zài páng alongside; nearby ∼HSK 5
chuāng chimney ∼HSK 5
bào to blow up; to demolish (using explosives); dynamite; blast ∼HSK 5
zuì fāng xiū to get thoroughly drunk (idiom); to get plastered ∼HSK 5
zuì guī lit. to not go home until drunk (idiom); fig. let's make a night of it! ∼HSK 5
zěn nài (often used in early vernacular) but alas; however ∼HSK 5
beech ∼HSK 5
shǒu fēng qín accordion ∼HSK 5
便 便 fāng biàn inconvenience; inconvenient ∼HSK 5
qīng noble, high officer ∼HSK 5
jué dig, excavate; excavate cave ∼HSK 5
lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
Bào violent, brutal, tyrannical ∼HSK 5
zhàng rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry ∼HSK 5