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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五毛 五毛 wǔ máo fifty cents (0.5 RMB); (fig.) paltry sum of money; hired Internet commenter ∼HSK 1
小车 小車 xiǎo chē small model car; mini-car; small horse-cart; barrow; wheelbarrow; type of folk dance ∼HSK 1
这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days ∼HSK 1
忙着 忙著 máng zhe to be occupied with (doing sth) ∼HSK 1
小小 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small; very few; very minor ∼HSK 1
十五 十五 shí wǔ fifteen; 15 ∼HSK 1
校 校 jiào school; military field officer ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
坐好 坐好 zuò hǎo to sit properly; to sit up straight ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
大老远 大老遠 dà lǎo yuǎn very far away ∼HSK 1
现钱 現錢 xiàn qián cash ∼HSK 1
车子 車子 chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) ∼HSK 1
上个 上個 shàng ge first (of two parts); last (week etc); previous; the above ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
后路 後路 hòu lù escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative course of action; room for maneuver ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
十几 十幾 shí jǐ more than ten; a dozen or more ∼HSK 1
不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
做出 做出 zuò chū to put out; to issue ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
想开 想開 xiǎng kāi to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on ∼HSK 1
没了 沒了 méi le to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
对上 對上 duì shàng to fit one into the other; to bring two things into contact ∼HSK 1
看上 看上 kàn shàng to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for ∼HSK 1
第二天 第二天 dì èr tiān next day; the morrow ∼HSK 1
一家 一家 yī jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
大半 大半 dà bàn more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely ∼HSK 1
开票 開票 kāi piào to open ballot boxes; to count votes; to make out a voucher or invoice etc; to write out a receipt ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
要钱 要錢 yào qián to charge; to demand payment ∼HSK 1
我等 我等 wǒ děng we; us (archaic) ∼HSK 1
点水 點水 diǎn shuǐ to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep ∼HSK 1
果 果 guǒ fruit; result ∼HSK 1
不着 不著 bù zháo no need; need not ∼HSK 1
从来没 從來沒 cóng lái méi have never; has never ∼HSK 1
男人家 男人家 nán rén jia a man (rather than a woman) ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
等一会儿 等一會兒 děng yī huì r erhua variant of ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
一来 一來 yī lái firstly,... ∼HSK 1
上回 上回 shàng huí last time; the previous time ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing... about it ∼HSK 1
等一会 等一會 děng yī huì Wait a moment!; after a while ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
大过年 大過年 dà guò nián Chinese New Year ∼HSK 1