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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不识字 不識字 bù shí zì illiterate ∼HSK 6
公安机关 公安機關 gōng ān jī guān public security bureau ∼HSK 6
胸闷 胸悶 xiōng mēn chest pain; chest distress ∼HSK 6
儿媳妇 兒媳婦 ér xí fù daughter-in-law ∼HSK 6
街景 街景 jiē jǐng streetscape ∼HSK 6
卧车 臥車 wò chē (railroad) sleeping car ∼HSK 6
冤枉钱 冤枉錢 yuān wang qián wasted money; pointless expense ∼HSK 6
有道理 有道理 yǒu dào li to make sense; reasonable ∼HSK 6
合议 合議 hé yì to discuss together; to try to reach a common judgment; panel discussion ∼HSK 6
评议 評議 píng yì to appraise through discussion ∼HSK 6
出人命 出人命 chū rén mìng fatal; resulting in sb's death ∼HSK 6
拿主意 拿主意 ná zhǔ yi to make a decision; to make up one's mind ∼HSK 6
刮胡子 刮鬍子 guā hú zi to shave ∼HSK 6
案情 案情 àn qíng details of a case; case ∼HSK 6
行政拘留 行政拘留 xíng zhèng jū liú to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less; administrative detention ∼HSK 6
砖瓦 磚瓦 zhuān wǎ tiles and bricks HSK 6
母鸡 母雞 mǔ jī hen; don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1) HSK 6
修车 修車 xiū chē to repair a bike (car etc) HSK 6
旅店 旅店 lǚ diàn inn; small hotel HSK 6
晾 晾 liàng to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder HSK 6
打官司 打官司 dǎ guān si to file a lawsuit; to sue; to dispute HSK 6
送礼 送禮 sòng lǐ to give a present HSK 6
公安 公安 gōng ān (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security HSK 6
出面 出面 chū miàn to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up HSK 6
就是说 就是說 jiù shì shuō in other words; that is HSK 6
拐 枴 guǎi cane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
医药 醫藥 yī yào medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical HSK 6
官司 官司 guān si lawsuit HSK 6
拿走 拿走 ná zǒu to take away HSK 6
嫌 嫌 xián to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect HSK 6
挨 挨 āi in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to HSK 6
顾 顧 gù to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to HSK 6
掏 掏 tāo to fish out (from pocket); to scoop HSK 6
正当 正當 zhèng dāng timely; just (when needed) HSK 6
欺负 欺負 qī fu to bully HSK 6
磨 磨 mó to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist HSK 6
算了 算了 suàn le let it be; let it pass; forget about it HSK 6
被告 被告 bèi gào defendant HSK 6
钻 鑽 zuān to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain HSK 6
扎 扎 zhá used in 挣扎 HSK 6
判 判 pàn to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; clearly distinguishable HSK 6
肺 肺 fèi lung HSK 6
起诉 起訴 qǐ sù to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute HSK 6
趟 䠀 tàng classifier for times, round trips or rows; a time; a trip HSK 6
道歉 道歉 dào qiàn to apologize HSK 6
顺 順 shùn to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable HSK 6
闭 閉 bì to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct HSK 6
端 端 duān end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular HSK 6
再说 再說 zài shuō to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides HSK 6