The Way We Are

The Way We Are 2008

天水围的日与夜 tiānshuǐ wéi de rì yǔ yè

Cheung, a single mother living in an area with high crime rates, works hard to provide for her son while helping out her elderly neighbor.

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3.55 Beginner Director Ann Hui IMDb 7.5

Cast

Nina Paw Hei-Ching Nina Paw Hei-Ching Mrs. Cheung Cecilia Chan Lai-Wan Cecilia Chan Lai-Wan Granny Leung Foon Juno Leung Chun-Lung Cheung Ka-on Clifton Ko Chi-Sum Clifton Ko Chi-Sum Uncle Chuen Mary Poon Auntie Yiu YoYo Fong Cho-Yiu Yee Chan Lai-Hing Ka-on's Grandma Carson Chung Second Uncle Ma Suet-Yee Second Aunt Vincent Chui Uncle Yung

Vocabulary

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你妈 你媽 nǐ mā (interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
会考 會考 huì kǎo unified examination ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
五十 五十 wǔ shí fifty ∼HSK 1
工 工 gōng labor, work; worker, laborer ∼HSK 1
一会 一會 yī huì a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
不下 不下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
七十 七十 qī shí seventy; 70 ∼HSK 1
十六 十六 shí liù sixteen; 16 ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
早点 早點 zǎo diǎn breakfast ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
喝茶 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") ∼HSK 1
老爸 老爸 lǎo bà father; dad ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing... about it ∼HSK 1
不可以 不可以 bù kě yǐ may not ∼HSK 1
三十 三十 sān shí thirty; 30 ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
什么的 什麼的 shén me de and so on; and so forth; and what not ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
机 機 Jī desk; machine; moment ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
帮帮忙 幫幫忙 bāng bang máng to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! ∼HSK 1
看不见 看不見 kàn bu jiàn cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible ∼HSK 1
买东西 買東西 mǎi dōng xi to do one's shopping ∼HSK 1
慢走 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
难吃 難吃 nán chī unpalatable ∼HSK 1
走去 走去 zǒu qù to walk over (to) ∼HSK 1
几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years; several years; how many years? ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
坐车 坐車 zuò chē to take the car, bus, train etc ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
十几 十幾 shí jǐ more than ten; a dozen or more ∼HSK 1
差点 差點 chà diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
送人 送人 sòng rén to give away; to accompany; to see sb off ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
找回 找回 zhǎo huí to retrieve ∼HSK 1
好朋友 好朋友 hǎo péng you good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) ∼HSK 1