The Yellow Muffler

The Yellow Muffler 1972

chūn

Two sisters, Ching-ping (Irene Chen I-ling) and Pai-hung (Betty Ting Pei) struggle to find a workable act after their magician father and younger sister leave to try their luck in Taiwan. A good friend gets them cast in a new movie, and the rest is history....

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4.26 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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wàng to thirst for; to long for HSK 5
kōng zhōng in the sky; in the air HSK 5
zāo gāo too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad HSK 5
rào to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex HSK 5
shuāi to throw down; to fall; to drop and break HSK 5
cháng to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once HSK 5
rèn to recognize; to know; to admit HSK 5
ruǎn soft; flexible HSK 5
quán dōu all; without exception HSK 5
suí zhe along with; in the wake of; following HSK 5
wèi stomach HSK 5
qiáo to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit HSK 5
páng one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂, 亻 etc) HSK 5
rén person in charge HSK 5
Qīng abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province HSK 5
huí tóu to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by HSK 5
shāo somewhat; a little HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
dàn crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball HSK 5
zhǐ bu guò only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... HSK 5
liàn ài (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair HSK 5
xīn exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
shí guāng time; era; period of time HSK 5
yóu especially; particularly HSK 5
bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
píng to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof HSK 5
careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out HSK 5
zàn shí temporary; provisional; for the time being HSK 5
cāi to guess HSK 5
wéi zhǐ until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) HSK 5
to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) HSK 5
táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
trick; drama; play; show HSK 5
yuàn to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing HSK 5
jiā shàng plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that HSK 5
to dance; to wield; to brandish HSK 5
fēng kuáng crazy; frenzied; wild HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
huī to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate HSK 5
dāi to stay HSK 5
rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
fàng to renounce; to abandon; to give up HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5