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A moment of impulsiveness turns Gao Zhilei into a "stay-at-home" individual, but he never expected his life to take a turn in the opposite direction. A series of changes compel him to take on his responsibilities as the head of the family. When life's burdens hit hard, he must confront himself and start anew.

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4.08 Intermediate Director Xu Zheng IMDb 7.1

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(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by HSK 6
and; to give; together with HSK 6
guò - chāi qiáo lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom); fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal Idiom ∼HSK 5
寿 shòu Nán Shān Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom); Long may you live! Idiom ∼HSK 5
gǔn dàn get out of here!; beat it! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
qiàn chōu (coll.) to deserve a slap in the face Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
zi beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; (coll.) bandit Colloquialism HSK 5
shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
to estimate; to reckon; (coll.) to suppose Colloquialism HSK 5
miǎo second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly Colloquialism HSK 5
èr wéi two-dimensional barcode; QR code HSK 5
lěi rampart, military wall ∼HSK 5
hòu tíng backyard; imperial harem; (slang) anus ∼HSK 5
sòng to deliver; to serve notice (law) ∼HSK 5
na modal particle ∼HSK 5
fáng dài home loan ∼HSK 5
xiǎo dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit ∼HSK 5
mǐn fast, quick, clever, smart ∼HSK 5
maid, servant girl; cute girl ∼HSK 5
cuī destroy, break, injure ∼HSK 5
dān jià unit price ∼HSK 5
qián to fine ∼HSK 5
chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light; failing to stop at a red traffic light; (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating ∼HSK 5
Yáo a legendary ancient emperor-sage ∼HSK 5
nóng I; you; family name ∼HSK 5
niǎn drive away, expel, oust ∼HSK 5
to beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous ∼HSK 5
Cuī high, lofty, towering; surname ∼HSK 5
píng rating ∼HSK 5
anger ∼HSK 5
piān to deviate; to diverge; to wander ∼HSK 5
quán qín (of an individual) to have a perfect attendance record; (of a group) to have no absentees ∼HSK 5
zhuàng chē to crash (into another car); (fig.) (of opinions, schedules etc) to clash; (of subject matter) to be the same ∼HSK 5
used in transliterations ∼HSK 5
rain poncho; rain cape ∼HSK 5
Qiū hill; elder; empty; a name ∼HSK 5
niǎor bird ∼HSK 5
hào great, numerous, vast, abundant ∼HSK 5
house; building, structure; eaves ∼HSK 5
dòu yóu soy bean oil; (dialect) soy sauce ∼HSK 5
gōu kind of aspen found in Sichuan ∼HSK 5
nòng diū to lose ∼HSK 5
宿 宿 mín (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 民宿 "minshuku") property rented via Airbnb or similar platform; guesthouse; bed-and-breakfast; homestay; pension ∼HSK 5
huì shì meeting room; conference room ∼HSK 5
shěn first instance (law) ∼HSK 5
rén yuán human resources ∼HSK 5
gāng post; position ∼HSK 5
chéng yuán programmer ∼HSK 5
zhāi xià to take off; to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc); to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc); (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) ∼HSK 5