The Story of Qiu Ju

The Story of Qiu Ju 1992

秋菊打官司 qiū jú dǎguānsi

When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureaucrats and find justice.

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3.81 Beginner Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 87%

Cast

Gong Li Gong Li Qiu Ju Liu Peiqi Liu Peiqi Wan Qinglai Liuchun Yang Meizi Lei Kesheng Lei Kesheng Wang Shantang Ge Zhijun Ge Zhijun Officer Li Wanqing Zhu Luowen Cui Huiqin Yang Jianfa Wang Zi Lin

Vocabulary

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芝麻 芝麻 zhī ma sesame (seed) HSK 7
要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
手头 手頭 shǒu tóu on hand; at hand; one's financial situation HSK 7
操心 操心 cāo xīn to worry about HSK 7
不容 不容 bù róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
乡下 鄉下 xiāng xia countryside; rural area HSK 7
当面 當面 dāng miàn to sb's face; in sb's presence HSK 7
电线 電線 diàn xiàn wire; power cord HSK 7
点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert HSK 7
殴打 毆打 ōu dǎ to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law) HSK 7
把手 把手 bǎ shǒu to shake hands HSK 7
裁决 裁決 cái jué ruling; adjudication HSK 7
卸 卸 xiè to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of HSK 7
名声 名聲 míng shēng reputation HSK 7
代理人 代理人 dài lǐ rén agent HSK 7
要命 要命 yào mìng to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance HSK 7
续 續 xù to continue; to replenish HSK 7
安定 安定 Ān dìng Anting township in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan HSK 7
拘留 拘留 jū liú to detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody HSK 7
咳嗽 咳嗽 ké sou to cough HSK 7
盛 盛 chéng to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
权益 權益 quán yì rights; interests; rights and benefits HSK 7
憋 憋 biē to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) HSK 7
上诉 上訴 shàng sù to appeal (a judicial case); appeal HSK 7
审理 審理 shěn lǐ to hear (a case) HSK 7
丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) HSK 7
胎 胎 tāi fetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding); womb carrying a fetus; (fig.) origin; source; (loanword) tire HSK 7
共和国 共和國 gòng hé guó republic HSK 7
席 席 xí woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc HSK 7
身子 身子 shēn zi body; pregnancy; health HSK 7
处置 處置 chǔ zhì to handle; to take care of; to punish HSK 7
凑 湊 còu to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity HSK 7
丝毫 絲毫 sī háo the slightest amount or degree; a bit HSK 7
兹 茲 zī now; here; this; time; year HSK 7
浑身 渾身 hún shēn all over; from head to foot HSK 7
闷 悶 mēn stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly HSK 7
片子 片子 piān zi film; movie; film reel; phonograph record; X-ray image HSK 7
条例 條例 tiáo lì regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes HSK 7
割 割 gē to cut; to cut apart HSK 7
骨折 骨折 gǔ zhé to suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break; fracture HSK 7
窝 窩 wō nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
行政 行政 xíng zhèng administration; (attributive) administrative; executive HSK 7
判决 判決 pàn jué judgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on; to sentence HSK 7
寻 尋 xún to search; to look for; to seek HSK 7
堂 堂 táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
诉讼 訴訟 sù sòng lawsuit HSK 7
善 善 shàn good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect HSK 7