The Way We Are

The Way We Are 2008

tiānshuǐ wéi de

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

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Vocabulary

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míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
xià ge the next one ∼HSK 1
jiě female taxi driver ∼HSK 1
děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
fàng jìn to put into ∼HSK 1
shí eighteen; 18 ∼HSK 1
děng we; us (archaic) ∼HSK 1
huā qián to spend money ∼HSK 1
jiāo shū to teach (in a school) ∼HSK 1
dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery ∼HSK 1
shí jiǔ nineteen; 19 ∼HSK 1
xiǎo mèi little sister; girl; (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) ∼HSK 1
shù gàn tree trunk ∼HSK 1
zuì yuǎn furthest; most distant; at maximum distance ∼HSK 1
穿 穿 chuān to put on clothes; to get dressed ∼HSK 1
zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
shì shì kàn to give it a try ∼HSK 1
nián huì annual meeting ∼HSK 1
yào qián to charge; to demand payment ∼HSK 1
huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
děng děng wait a moment ∼HSK 1
jīn zǎo this morning ∼HSK 1
shàng ge first (of two parts); last (week etc); previous; the above ∼HSK 1
xiǎo shì trifle; trivial matter ∼HSK 1
màn màn chī Enjoy your meal!; Bon appetit! ∼HSK 1
zài le to be dead; to have passed away ∼HSK 1
rén those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us ∼HSK 1
xué huài to follow bad examples; to be corrupted by bad examples ∼HSK 1
zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job ∼HSK 1
huán gěi to return sth to sb ∼HSK 1
shí fourteen; 14 ∼HSK 1
Míng bright, light, brilliant; clear ∼HSK 1
hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
first-year university student ∼HSK 1
lái to bring; to fetch; to get ∼HSK 1
zài hòu behind ∼HSK 1
guest, traveller; customer ∼HSK 1
xiān rén ancestor; forefather; sb's late father ∼HSK 1
dào xiàn zài up until now; to date ∼HSK 1
měi each; every ∼HSK 1
duō how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much ∼HSK 1
zuì xīn latest; newest ∼HSK 1
shén file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous ∼HSK 1
tài hǎo not so good; not too well ∼HSK 1
yòng qián to spend money ∼HSK 1
ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
zuò rén to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity ∼HSK 1