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%

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麻烦 麻煩 má fan trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble HSK 3
调 調 diào to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody HSK 3
姑娘 姑娘 gū niang girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) HSK 3
不仅 不僅 bù jǐn not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) HSK 3
下面 下面 xià miàn below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian] HSK 3
领导 領導 lǐng dǎo lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader HSK 3
按照 按照 àn zhào according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of HSK 3
经济 經濟 jīng jì economy; economic HSK 3
外面 外面 wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance HSK 3
文件 文件 wén jiàn document; file HSK 3
理由 理由 lǐ yóu reason; grounds; justification HSK 3
变化 變化 biàn huà (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation HSK 3
上面 上面 shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
图 圖 tú diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek HSK 3
管理 管理 guǎn lǐ to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration HSK 3
危险 危險 wēi xiǎn danger; dangerous HSK 3
照 炤 zhào according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before HSK 3
规定 規定 guī dìng to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations HSK 3
牛 牛 niú ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿); (slang) awesome HSK 3
基本 基本 jī běn basic; fundamental; main; elementary HSK 3
本来 本來 běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
仍 仍 réng still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often HSK 3
部门 部門 bù mén department; branch; section; division HSK 3
同意 同意 tóng yì to agree; to consent; to approve HSK 3
结婚 結婚 jié hūn to marry; to get married HSK 3
步 步 bù a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation HSK 3
人民 人民 rén mín the people HSK 3
赢 贏 yíng to beat; to win; to profit HSK 3
支 支 zhī to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions HSK 3
敢 敢 gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
安排 安排 ān pái to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans HSK 3
首先 首先 shǒu xiān first (of all); in the first place HSK 3
负责 負責 fù zé to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame; conscientious HSK 3
谈 談 tán to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss HSK 3
确实 確實 què shí indeed; really; reliable; real; true HSK 3
证明 證明 zhèng míng proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of HSK 3
抓 抓 zhuā to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch HSK 3
建议 建議 jiàn yì to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation HSK 3
好好 好好 hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly HSK 3
到底 到底 dào dǐ finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
伤 傷 shāng to injure; injury; wound HSK 3
按 按 àn to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment HSK 3
精神 精神 jīng shén spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist HSK 3
指 指 zhǐ finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end HSK 3
总是 總是 zǒng shì always HSK 3
区 區 qū area; region; district; small; distinguish HSK 3
个人 個人 gè rén individual; personal; oneself HSK 3
下来 下來 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
比较 比較 bǐ jiào to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison HSK 3
保证 保證 bǎo zhèng guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge HSK 3