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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这不 這不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact,... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
菜 菜 cài dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor Colloquialism HSK 1
肉 肉 ròu meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 Colloquialism HSK 1
山 山 shān mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on Colloquialism HSK 1
块 塊 kuài lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units Colloquialism HSK 1
花 花 huā flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful Colloquialism HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
十一 十一 Shí Yī PRC National Day (October 1st) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
上都 上都 Shàng dū Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
里人 里人 lǐ rén person from the same village, town or province; peasant (derog.); (of a school of thought etc) follower Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
妹子 妹子 mèi zi (dialect) younger sister; girl ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì this is; this is the ... ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
着呢 著呢 zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather ∼HSK 1
不下 不下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
我这儿 我這兒 wǒ zhe r where I am; my place ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
慢走 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
不送 不送 bù sòng don't bother to see me out ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
三十 三十 sān shí thirty; 30 ∼HSK 1
五十 五十 wǔ shí fifty ∼HSK 1
等一下 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment; later; in awhile ∼HSK 1
不用谢 不用謝 bù yòng xiè You're welcome; Don't mention it ∼HSK 1
过多 過多 guò duō too many; excessive ∼HSK 1
拿来 拿來 ná lái to bring; to fetch; to get ∼HSK 1
再怎么 再怎麼 zài zěn me no matter how... ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
跟人 跟人 gēn rén to marry (of woman) ∼HSK 1
两下 兩下 liǎng xià twice; for a little while ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
第一次 第一次 dì yī cì the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
四十 四十 sì shí forty; 40 ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1