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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民事 民事 mín shì civil case; agricultural affairs; civil ∼HSK 4
定下 定下 dìng xià to set (the tone, a target etc); to lay down (the beat) ∼HSK 4
早些 早些 zǎo xiē a bit earlier ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
闪闪 閃閃 shǎn shǎn flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering ∼HSK 4
魏 魏 Wèi kingdom of Wei; surname ∼HSK 4
庄 莊 zhuāng village, hamlet; villa, manor ∼HSK 4
婆婆 婆婆 pó po husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma ∼HSK 4
屁 屁 pì break wind; fart; buttocks ∼HSK 4
怀 懷 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4
不清楚 不清楚 bù qīng chu unclear; not understood; currently unknown ∼HSK 4
这样子 這樣子 zhè yàng zi so; such; this way; like this ∼HSK 4
丰 豐 fēng abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty ∼HSK 4
申诉书 申訴書 shēn sù shū written appeal ∼HSK 4
国法 國法 guó fǎ national law ∼HSK 4
条规 條規 tiáo guī rule ∼HSK 4
好些 好些 hǎo xiē a good deal of; quite a lot ∼HSK 4
结婚证 結婚證 jié hūn zhèng marriage certificate ∼HSK 4
峰 峯 fēng peak, summit; hump of camel ∼HSK 4
三轮车 三輪車 sān lún chē pedicab; tricycle ∼HSK 4
放宽 放寬 fàng kuān to relax (a rule); to ease (restrictions); to extend (a time limit); to let out (a garment); to expand; to broaden ∼HSK 4
辛辛苦苦 辛辛苦苦 xīn xīn kǔ kǔ painstakingly; with great trouble ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
律师事务所 律師事務所 lǜ shī shì wù suǒ law firm ∼HSK 4
文书 文書 wén shū document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat ∼HSK 4
歉 歉 qiàn deficient, lacking, insufficient ∼HSK 4
骨 骨 gū bone; skeleton; frame, framework ∼HSK 4
办案 辦案 bàn àn to handle a (criminal) case ∼HSK 4
大肚子 大肚子 dà dù zi pregnant; potbelly; big eater ∼HSK 4
后头 後頭 hòu tou behind; the back; the rear; later; afterwards; (in) the future HSK 4
能干 能幹 néng gàn capable; competent HSK 4
导游 導遊 dǎo yóu tour guide; guidebook; to conduct a tour HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
发票 發票 fā piào invoice; receipt or bill for purchase HSK 4
个别 個別 gè bié individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare HSK 4
总共 總共 zǒng gòng altogether; in sum; in all; in total HSK 4
性质 性質 xìng zhì nature; characteristic HSK 4
穿上 穿上 chuān shang to put on (clothes etc) HSK 4
了不起 了不起 liǎo bu qǐ amazing; terrific; extraordinary HSK 4
严 嚴 yán tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father HSK 4
没错 沒錯 méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
老实 老實 lǎo shi honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible HSK 4
镜子 鏡子 jìng zi mirror HSK 4
弯 彎 wān to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc) HSK 4
误会 誤會 wù huì to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding HSK 4
办事 辦事 bàn shì to handle (affairs); to work HSK 4
淡 淡 dàn insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮) nitrogen HSK 4
构成 構成 gòu chéng to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing) HSK 4
收回 收回 shōu huí to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke HSK 4
不在乎 不在乎 bù zài hu not to care HSK 4