The Yellow Muffler

The Yellow Muffler 1972

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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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qián prospects; future outlook; journey HSK 4
zuò mèng to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream HSK 4
jiāng river HSK 4
dēng guāng (stage) lighting; light HSK 4
guàng to stroll; to visit HSK 4
rán shāo to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming HSK 4
xiàn unlimited; unbounded HSK 4
fèn dòu to strive; to struggle HSK 4
qīng chūn youth; youthfulness HSK 4
duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
yǎn jìng spectacles; eyeglasses HSK 4
fǎn yìng to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render HSK 4
shi nurse HSK 4
hòu thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress HSK 4
jiǎ if HSK 4
怀 huái niàn to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce HSK 4
fǎn ér on the contrary; instead HSK 4
mào zi hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name HSK 4
jīng energy HSK 4
yǎn lèi tears; crying HSK 4
yāo waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins HSK 4
hán to keep in the mouth; to contain HSK 4
hēi àn dark; darkly; darkness HSK 4
jiě mèi sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc) HSK 4
píng jìng tranquil; undisturbed; serene HSK 4
yáo to shake; to rock; to row; to crank HSK 4
yǒng courage; valor HSK 4
xiǎng niàn to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again HSK 4
zhēn needle; pin; injection; stitch HSK 4
sǎn scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine HSK 4
yǒng gǎn brave; courageous HSK 4
shǎn to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine HSK 4
shuì zháo to fall asleep HSK 4
dēng to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) HSK 4
huǒ bàn partner; companion; comrade HSK 4
àn dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant HSK 4
湿 shī moist; wet HSK 4
jìng tóu camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene HSK 4
fēn shǒu to part company; to split up; to break up HSK 4
jīn nowadays; now HSK 4
to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) HSK 4
fàng sōng to relax; to slacken; to loosen HSK 4
tuō to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from HSK 4
zhuī qiú to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo HSK 4
rán not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? HSK 4
yán strict; stringent; tight; rigorous HSK 4
liáng to measure HSK 4
shī wàng disappointed; to lose hope; to despair HSK 4
fán to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy HSK 4
to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant HSK 4