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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有心 有心 yǒu xīn to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate ∼HSK 3
有空 有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
牛肉 牛肉 niú ròu beef ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
有些人 有些人 yǒu xiē rén some people ∼HSK 3
不合 不合 bù hé to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out ∼HSK 3
留步 留步 liú bù (said by departing guest) no need to see me out ∼HSK 3
跳楼 跳樓 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself); fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) ∼HSK 3
链 鏈 liàn chain, wire, cable; chain, shack ∼HSK 3
每人 每人 měi rén each person; everybody; per person ∼HSK 3
光光 光光 guāng guāng bright; shiny; smooth; naked; bald; penniless ∼HSK 3
打游戏 打遊戲 dǎ yóu xì to play a game ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
吴 吳 Wú name of warring state; surname ∼HSK 3
阿门 阿門 ā mén amen (loanword) ∼HSK 3
谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss; to have a chat ∼HSK 3
灯管 燈管 dēng guǎn fluorescent light ∼HSK 3
婚 婚 hūn get married; marriage, wedding ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
试题 試題 shì tí exam question; test topic HSK 3
白菜 白菜 bái cài Chinese cabbage; pak choi HSK 3
认得 認得 rèn de to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know HSK 3
功课 功課 gōng kè homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study HSK 3
世界杯 世界杯 Shì jiè bēi World Cup HSK 3
老太太 老太太 lǎo tài tai elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother HSK 3
学费 學費 xué fèi tuition fee; tuition HSK 3
干吗 幹嗎 gàn má see 干嘛 HSK 3
本事 本事 běn shì source material; original story HSK 3
家属 家屬 jiā shǔ family member; (family) dependent HSK 3
不安 不安 bù ān unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried HSK 3
收费 收費 shōu fèi to charge a fee HSK 3
整天 整天 zhěng tiān all day long; whole day HSK 3
放到 放到 fàng dào Put in HSK 3
始终 始終 shǐ zhōng from beginning to end; all along HSK 3
计算 計算 jì suàn to count; to calculate; to compute HSK 3
齐 齊 qí neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out HSK 3
吵 吵 chǎo to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise HSK 3
公布 公佈 gōng bù to announce; to make public; to publish HSK 3
将来 將來 jiāng lái in the future; future; the future HSK 3
苹果 蘋果 píng guǒ apple HSK 3
甜 甜 tián sweet HSK 3
进步 進步 jìn bù progress; improvement; to improve; to progress HSK 3
念 唸 niàn to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) HSK 3
尽量 儘量 jǐn liàng as much as possible; to the greatest extent HSK 3
搬 搬 bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately HSK 3
上去 上去 shàng qù to go up HSK 3
桥 橋 qiáo bridge HSK 3
赶 趕 gǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) HSK 3
互相 互相 hù xiāng each other; mutually; mutual HSK 3
反正 反正 fǎn zhèng anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side HSK 3