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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Vocabulary

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往 往 wǎng to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous HSK 2
装 裝 zhuāng adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack HSK 2
行为 行為 xíng wéi action; conduct; behavior; activity HSK 2
服务 服務 fú wù to serve; service HSK 2
店 店 diàn inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store HSK 2
刚刚 剛剛 gāng gang just recently; just a moment ago HSK 2
交 交 jiāo to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); variant of 跤 HSK 2
留 㽞 liú to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve HSK 2
药 藥 yào medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); to poison HSK 2
算 算 suàn to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute HSK 2
过来 過來 guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of HSK 2
办 辦 bàn to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with HSK 2
带来 帶來 dài lái to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce HSK 2
懂 懂 dǒng to understand; to comprehend HSK 2
检查 檢查 jiǎn chá inspection; to examine; to inspect HSK 2
换 換 huàn to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) HSK 2
面 面 miàn face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc HSK 2
影响 影響 yǐng xiǎng influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb HSK 2
卖 賣 mài to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt HSK 2
直接 直接 zhí jiē direct (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward HSK 2
越 越 Yuè generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 HSK 2
以为 以為 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) HSK 2
生 生 shēng to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student HSK 2
万 万 mò used in 俟 HSK 2
讲 講 jiǎng to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture HSK 2
掉 掉 diào to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) HSK 2
办法 辦法 bàn fǎ means; method; way (of doing sth) HSK 2
当时 當時 dāng shí then; at that time; while HSK 2
加 加 jiā to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) HSK 2
求 求 qiú to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech HSK 2
道 道 dào road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division) HSK 2
不同 不同 bù tóng different; distinct; not the same; not alike HSK 2
虽然 雖然 suī rán although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc) HSK 2
刚 剛 gāng hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly HSK 2
相信 相信 xiāng xìn to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true HSK 2
接 接 jiē to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb HSK 2
信 信 xìn letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random HSK 2
要求 要求 yāo qiú to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand HSK 2
以后 以後 yǐ hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future HSK 2
全 全 quán all; whole; entire; every; complete HSK 2
可是 可是 kě shì but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed HSK 2
计划 計劃 jì huà plan; project; program; to plan; to map out HSK 2
发 發 fā to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds) HSK 2
完 完 wán to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire HSK 2
完全 完全 wán quán complete; whole; totally; entirely HSK 2
或者 或者 huò zhě or; possibly; maybe; perhaps HSK 2
结果 結果 jiē guǒ to bear fruit HSK 2
参加 參加 cān jiā to participate; to take part; to join HSK 2
过去 過去 guò qù (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by HSK 2
头 頭 tóu head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock HSK 2