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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father and daughter HSK 6
acrobatics; jugglery; trick; ploy HSK 6
xīng singing star; famous singer HSK 6
kàn jiàn can see; visible HSK 6
zhōng tóu hour HSK 6
yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
pàn wàng to hope for; to look forward to HSK 6
qiáng dào to rob (with force); bandit; robber HSK 6
gǎi zhuāng to change one's costume; to repackage; to remodel; to refit; to modify; to convert HSK 6
yǎn kàn soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens HSK 6
specially; for a special purpose HSK 6
míng fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor) HSK 6
hǎo róng with great difficulty; very difficult HSK 6
shī fu used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker HSK 6
xīn shuǐ salary; wage HSK 6
chàng to sing HSK 6
chū a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products) HSK 6
xiāo hào to use up; to consume HSK 6
rén performing artist; actor HSK 6
shàng tái to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) HSK 6
yáng ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin HSK 6
yòng xīn motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful HSK 6
xiǎng bu dào unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that HSK 6
tūn to swallow; to take HSK 6
zhài debt HSK 6
jiā bīn esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show) HSK 6
héng horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent HSK 6
yīn móu to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot HSK 6
bào qiàn to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! HSK 6
yuán land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 园, such as a botanical garden 植物园, kindergarten 幼儿园 etc HSK 6
xīn rén newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom; (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens HSK 6
diào to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person HSK 6
fu to bully HSK 6
shàng yǎn to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging HSK 6
cāng depot; storehouse; warehouse HSK 6
cóng never HSK 6
jié zòu rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat HSK 6
zhàn chǎng battlefield HSK 6
xiōng terrible; fearful HSK 6
hǎi yáng ocean HSK 6
miè to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown HSK 6
lǎo shǔ rat; mouse HSK 6
tiān xià land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule HSK 6
huà to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner HSK 6
zhǔ jué leading role; lead; protagonist HSK 6
xié zhù to provide assistance; to aid HSK 6
fān Some HSK 6
shí a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time HSK 6
tiān táng paradise; heaven HSK 6
dào qiàn to apologize HSK 6