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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案 案 àn table, bench; legal case ∼HSK 2
收条 收條 shōu tiáo receipt ∼HSK 2
款 款 kuǎn item, article; clause; fund ∼HSK 2
不该 不該 bù gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
为重 為重 wéi zhòng to attach most importance to ∼HSK 2
不满意 不滿意 bù mǎn yì dissatisfied ∼HSK 2
提包 提包 tí bāo handbag; bag; valise ∼HSK 2
小汽车 小汽車 xiǎo qì chē compact car ∼HSK 2
人像 人像 rén xiàng likeness of a person (sketch, photo, sculpture etc) ∼HSK 2
专 專 zhuān monopolize, take sole possession ∼HSK 2
名医 名醫 míng yī famous doctor ∼HSK 2
吃药 吃藥 chī yào to take medicine ∼HSK 2
操 撡 cāo conduct, run, control, manage ∼HSK 2
不可能 不可能 bù kě néng impossible; cannot; not able ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
备 備 bèi prepare, ready, perfect ∼HSK 2
气不过 氣不過 qì bu guò so angry it's unbearable; bitter about unbearable grievances ∼HSK 2
一句 一句 yī jù a line of verse; a sentence ∼HSK 2
咱家 咱家 zá jiā I; me; my; (often used in early vernacular literature) ∼HSK 2
留后路 留後路 liú hòu lù to leave oneself a way out ∼HSK 2
杀人 殺人 shā rén homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) ∼HSK 2
一级 一級 yī jí first class; category A ∼HSK 2
想不通 想不通 xiǎng bu tōng unable to understand; unable to get over ∼HSK 2
又来了 又來了 yòu lái le Here we go again. ∼HSK 2
年轻人 年輕人 nián qīng rén young people; youngster ∼HSK 2
往前 往前 wǎng qián (in) the past; ahead; forward; in the future ∼HSK 2
身 身 shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 ∼HSK 2
街上 街上 jiē shang on the street; in town ∼HSK 2
百万 百萬 bǎi wàn million ∼HSK 2
拉生意 拉生意 lā shēng yì to tout; to solicit customers ∼HSK 2
吃油 吃油 chī yóu (of food) to absorb oil; (of a vehicle) to guzzle fuel ∼HSK 2
茅房 茅房 máo fáng toilet (rural euphemism); thatched hut or house ∼HSK 2
带回 帶回 dài huí to bring back ∼HSK 2
不怕 不怕 bù pà fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though ∼HSK 2
谁知 誰知 shéi zhī who would have thought; unexpectedly ∼HSK 2
成了 成了 chéng le to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! ∼HSK 2
办好 辦好 bàn hǎo to take care of (a matter); to get (a task) done; to handle (a project) expeditiously ∼HSK 2
头上 頭上 tóu shàng overhead; above ∼HSK 2
生孩子 生孩子 shēng hái zi to give birth to a baby ∼HSK 2
急事 急事 jí shì urgent matter ∼HSK 2
头一 頭一 tóu yī the first ∼HSK 2
男孩 男孩 nán hái boy ∼HSK 2
后怕 後怕 hòu pà lingering fear; fear after the event; post-traumatic stress ∼HSK 2
洗脸 洗臉 xǐ liǎn to wash the face ∼HSK 2
带走 帶走 dài zǒu to carry; to take away ∼HSK 2
不太 不太 bù tài Not too HSK 2
一年到头 一年到頭 yī nián dào tóu all year round ∼HSK 2
中级 中級 zhōng jí middle level (in a hierarchy) HSK 2
难听 難聽 nán tīng unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful HSK 2
过年 過年 guò nián to celebrate the Chinese New Year HSK 2