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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转入 轉入 zhuǎn rù to change over to; to shift to; to switch to ∼HSK 5
不公 不公 bù gōng unjust; unfair ∼HSK 5
出庭 出庭 chū tíng to appear in court ∼HSK 5
宣判 宣判 xuān pàn to deliver one's judgement; to give one's verdict ∼HSK 5
予 予 yú I, me; to give ∼HSK 5
送达 送達 sòng dá to deliver; to serve notice (law) ∼HSK 5
庭 庭 tíng courtyard; spacious hall or yard ∼HSK 5
吕 呂 Lǚ surname; a musical note ∼HSK 5
人命 人命 rén mìng human life ∼HSK 5
看戏 看戲 kàn xì to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd) ∼HSK 5
玲 玲 líng tinkling of jade ∼HSK 5
柴 柴 Chái firewood, faggots, fuel ∼HSK 5
婶 嬸 shěn wife of father's younger brother ∼HSK 5
个儿 個兒 gè r size; height; stature HSK 5
一口气 一口氣 yī kǒu qì one breath; in one breath; at a stretch HSK 5
辈 輩 bèi lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people HSK 5
调解 調解 tiáo jiě to mediate; to bring parties to an agreement HSK 5
依法 依法 yī fǎ legal (proceedings); according to law HSK 5
为主 為主 wéi zhǔ to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to HSK 5
亏 虧 kuī deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... HSK 5
拾 拾 shè to ascend in light steps HSK 5
歇 歇 xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
罚款 罰款 fá kuǎn to fine; penalty; fine (monetary) HSK 5
向上 向上 xiàng shàng upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress HSK 5
沟 溝 gōu ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine HSK 5
法规 法規 fǎ guī legislation; statute HSK 5
如下 如下 rú xià as follows HSK 5
披 披 pī to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out HSK 5
面子 面子 miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
乡 鄉 xiāng country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) HSK 5
城里 城裡 chénglǐ In the city HSK 5
上级 上級 shàng jí higher authorities; superiors HSK 5
闲 閒 xián idle; unoccupied; leisure HSK 5
打架 打架 dǎ jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5
赔 賠 péi to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss HSK 5
扶 扶 fú to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help HSK 5
干脆 乾脆 gān cuì candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well HSK 5
稍微 稍微 shāo wēi a little bit HSK 5
完了 完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
群众 群眾 qún zhòng mass; multitude; the masses HSK 5
赔偿 賠償 péi cháng to compensate HSK 5
锅 鍋 guō pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing HSK 5
抬 抬 tái to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry HSK 5
治安 治安 zhì ān law and order; public security HSK 5
动手 動手 dòng shǒu to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch HSK 5
认 認 rèn to recognize; to know; to admit HSK 5
软 軟 ruǎn soft; flexible HSK 5
委托 委託 wěi tuō to entrust; to trust; to commission HSK 5
违反 違反 wéi fǎn to violate (a law) HSK 5
厅 廳 tīng (reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department HSK 5