The Secret of the Magic Gourd

The Secret of the Magic Gourd 2007

bǎohúlude

When schoolboy Wang Bao discovers a magical gourd that can instantly grant his every wish, the awkward child suddenly becomes a hero amongst his curious classmates. When the gourd proves more of a burden than a blessing and the boy decides to get rid of it, he quickly discovers that's easier said than done.

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3.52 Beginner Director Frankie Chung Chi-Hang, John Chu Ka-Yan IMDb 5.1

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area; region; district; small; distinguish HSK 3
zǒng shì always HSK 3
xià lai to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders) HSK 3
zhōng at last; in the end; finally; eventually HSK 3
cún zài to exist; to be; existence HSK 3
horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess HSK 3
yóu game; to play HSK 3
gēn běn fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all HSK 3
bǎo zhèng guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge HSK 3
pāi to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) HSK 3
zhù to take note of; to pay attention to HSK 3
jiě jué to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) HSK 3
dāng rán only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt HSK 3
lián to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) HSK 3
zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") HSK 3
rèn any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever HSK 3
qiè everything; every; all HSK 3
Měi (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 洲); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美国) HSK 3
měi each; every HSK 3
zǒng general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc HSK 3
guān xi relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi HSK 3
zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes HSK 3
to continue; to proceed with; to go on with HSK 3
sài competition (sports etc); match; to compete HSK 3
shì jiè world HSK 3
zhǐ shì merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however HSK 3
wàng to hope; a hope; a wish HSK 3
zhǒng seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts HSK 3
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned HSK 3
suǒ actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive HSK 3
kāi shǐ to begin; beginning; to start; initial HSK 3
yào to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs HSK 3
jiù shì exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if HSK 3
bèi quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example) HSK 3
to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
bàn bu dào impossible; can't be done; no can do; unable to accomplish Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
zhèng hǎo just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that Xiehouyu HSK 2
gòu péng you (coll.) to be a true friend Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2
Daihatsu, Japanese car company Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
tǐng hǎo very good HSK 2
zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
Liú surname; kill, destroy ∼HSK 2
used in ∼HSK 2
méi wèn no problem ∼HSK 2
crucian carp ∼HSK 2
滿 mǎn zuò fully booked; every seat taken ∼HSK 2
xiǎo si small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts) ∼HSK 2
jiè gěi to lend to sb ∼HSK 2
zhàn war, fighting, battle ∼HSK 2