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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之内 之內 zhī nèi inside; within HSK 5
局长 局長 jú zhǎng bureau chief HSK 5
回头 回頭 huí tóu to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by HSK 5
忍 忍 rěn to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself HSK 5
本人 本人 běn rén I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned HSK 5
滑 滑 huá to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted HSK 5
骂 罵 mà to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
害 害 hài to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity HSK 5
所在 所在 suǒ zài place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located HSK 5
咬 咬 yǎo to bite; to nip HSK 5
恋爱 戀愛 liàn ài (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair HSK 5
拼 拼 pīn to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell HSK 5
剩 剩 shèng to remain; to be left; to have as remainder HSK 5
辛苦 辛苦 xīn kǔ exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
扔 扔 rēng to throw; to throw away HSK 5
说法 說法 shuō fǎ to expound Buddhist teachings HSK 5
凭 憑 píng to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof HSK 5
为止 為止 wéi zhǐ until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) HSK 5
撞 撞 zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
屋 屋 wū (bound form) house; (bound form) room HSK 5
骗 騙 piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
吓 嚇 hè to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
剩下 剩下 shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
丢 丟 diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
肯定 肯定 kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
搞 搞 gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
王八 王八 wáng ba softshell turtle; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
明摆着 明擺著 míng bǎi zhe evident; clear; undoubted Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
案子 案子 àn zi long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
转圈 轉圈 zhuàn quān to rotate; to twirl; to run around; to encircle; rotation; (coll.) to speak indirectly; to beat about the bush Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大同 大同 Dà tóng Datong, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province; Datong or Tatung Township in Yilan County, Taiwan; Datong or Tatung District of Taipei City, Taiwan; Datong District of Daqing City, Heilongjiang; (Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
乡里 鄉里 xiāng lǐ one's home town or village Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
牵牛 牽牛 Qiān niú Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
县城 縣城 xiàn chéng county seat; county town Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
庆 慶 qìng congratulate, celebrate ∼HSK 4
娃 娃 wá baby; doll; pretty girl ∼HSK 4
辣子 辣子 là zi cayenne pepper; chili ∼HSK 4
为啥 為啥 wèi shá dialectal equivalent of ∼HSK 4
人民法院 人民法院 rén mín fǎ yuàn people's court (of law); people's tribunal ∼HSK 4
一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while; a spell; a short time; a burst ∼HSK 4
没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
申诉 申訴 shēn sù to file a complaint; to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc); complaint; appeal ∼HSK 4